Notable historic events and misc dates summary
The fragment notes several historic milestones from 1777 to 1982 including the first Battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War, Bruno Hauptmann’s 1934 arrest in Lindbergh Jr. case, Khrushchev’s Disneyland visit reaction in 1959, a 970s Mary Tyler Moore show cue on CBS, and the 1982 invention of the emoticon by Scott E. Fahlman at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Saratoga
Bruno Hauptmann
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Nikita Khrushchev
Los Angeles
Disneyland
Mary Tyler Moore
Cbs-Tv
Carnegie Mellon University
Scott E. Fahlman
Great white shark tagged off Cape Cod by Ocearch crew
Researchers aboard the Ocearch vessel tag a 14 ft 8 in female great white named Genie off Cape Cod in a rapid 16 minute operation. The tagging expands real time satellite tracking and aids migration, breeding sites, and public awareness while highlighting safety and conservation needs.
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Cape Cod
Chatham
Mass
Greg Skomal
Skomal
Massachusetts
Chris Fischer
Ocearch
South Africa
History Channel
Fischer
Jody Whitworth
Australia
Bob Hueter
Mote Marine Laboratory
Chum
Brett McBride
Oceardh
McBride
Genie
Eugenie Clark
Nantucket
Chicago teachers vote to end city strike and return to classrooms
Chicago teachers voted 98 percent to 2 percent to suspend the weeklong strike and resume classes on Wednesday after negotiating a proposed contract. Mayor Emanuel called the settlement honest and a new direction for the schools, while union president Karen Lewis said the move ends the walkout and moves the contract to a full member vote.
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Chicago
Rahm Emanuel
South Side Union Hall
America Olmedo
Karen Lewis
Lewis
Alpha to cut production and lay off workers in coal shift
Alpha plans to cut production by 16 million tons by early 2013 and reduce overhead by 150 million dollars as it shifts away from thermal coal to metallurgical coal for steelmaking. The move follows a restructuring reducing regions from four to two and a wave of layoffs, with two executives retiring November 1.
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Alpha
Crutchfield
U.S
Massey Energy
Gulf of Mexico
Brian Sullivan
Alpha Australia LLC
Powder River
Wyoming
Alpha Coal West
Eagle Butte
Belle Ayre
Barack Obama
Joe Manchin
D-W.va
EPA
Morgan Griffith
Rva
Obama
Griffith
MoveOn.org
Sierra Club
Consol
Anthony Flaccavento
Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Dw.va
Rockefeller
West
Sterne Agee
Michael Dudas
Meth concerns rise as labs found across Tazewell County
Daily Telegraph reports widespread meth indicators across Tazewell County including odor and public tips. Local officials note shake and bake single pot labs in homes and cautious reporting to police. Indictments cite seven defendants for meth manufacture and related charges, with no large scale labs found.
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Dorton
Harold Heatley
Tazewell County
Heatley
Proffitt Sentenced To Three To Fifteen Years In Mercer County
Proffitt received an indeterminate term of three to 15 years with probation to begin after release. He earned 355 days credit for time served and faced transport concerns as he escaped briefly at the Mercer County Courthouse Annex. Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney George Sitler led the state case.
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Mercer County
William Sadler
Proffitt
George Sitler
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Mike Lepchitz
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Rahall
Tennessee
Christopher Cody Lester
Richlands
Goldin Elizabeth Plaster
Nathaniel Ryan Tatum
Jewell Ridge
Trampas Shawn Wingo
Bandy
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