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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2011
Page
2
In Reading Pennsylvania Richard Paylor 55 of Fairless Hills choked while driving on a busy highway. He reportedly dislodged the apple by striking his chest on the steering wheel, regaining consciousness after a crash through a median. Investigators and doctors back the conclusion.
Online readers can win a family four-pack to the Ringling Bros. circus during the weekend of April 15 at SIU Arena. Enter via the Southern Illinoisans Facebook page by looking for the Circus link under the profile picture.
Smokey the gray and white tabby purrs at 73 decibels, far above typical car noise. Ruth Adams started a local contest, drew media attention, and Northampton College helped record the sound for Guinness World Records submission.
Cayden Wallace, 2, of Harrisburg reaches for a pepperoni slice as his aunt Brenda Holup of Marion supervises at the new DiMaggio's Italian Ristorante on East Walnut Street Carbondale. The eatery moved from East Park Street to the former Godfather's Pizza and has been open for over a week.
Oscar winner Kevin Kline discusses learning French for Queen to Play and boosting chess for his Corsican role, also noting piano prep for De-Lovely. He highlights choosing varied projects to avoid on screen boredom. In New Jersey a defamation suit targets a doctored reality show sketch on E! and Talk Soup.
On March 31 various notable events occurred across history including Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1968 decision not to seek re election. Birth of Robert Bunsen in 1811 and Eiffel Tower completion in 1889. US possession of the Virgin Islands in 1917. CCC creation in 1933. Oklahoma! opened in 1943. Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949. Quinlan case in 1976. Warsaw Pact dissolution in 1991. Selena Quintanilla Perez murdered in 1995.
Readers alerted to report inaccuracies in The Southern via three phone lines, with numbers 618-351-5033, 618-351-5807, and 618-351-5078 provided for feedback and corrections.
Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri lottery numbers listed for Pick Three, Pick Four, Little Lotto, Lotto, Mega Millions, and Powerball. Results include midday and evening draws, jackpots such as Lotto at 8.25 million, Mega Millions at 19 million, and Powerball at 153 million.
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