Articulate leader left lasting calm in King era
Patti Miller and Thomas share memories of meeting Martin Luther King Jr in Chicago and Iowa. They recall his nonviolent example and the belief that injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere. King spoke in Iowa City Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon Davenport and left a legacy celebrated by museums and researchers.
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King
Patti Miller
Fairfield
Chicago
Thomas
Miller
Iowa
Drake University
South
Montgomery
Alabama
Mohandas Gandhi
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Davenport
Susan Kuecker
Coretta Scott King
Phoebe Smith
Cornell
Coe
Vernon
Commission seeks replacement director for veterans building
Craig, a former Resources Department employee on varied leaves between Oct 2, 2007 and Feb 29, 2008, resigned March 1 after attending truck driving school during leave. The Cedar Rapids based commission plans a replacement with curator skills to manage the building and catalog military collectibles for veterans services.
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Craig
Welch
Commission
Crawford Sullivan Read & Roemerman
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Building
City Hall
Jim Bruner
Ees
Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Kernels
Rick.smith
Gazettecommunications.com
Ancient Americans Left Few Traces in Cold Era Caves
Researchers cite sparse artifacts in a cave and in Siberia from a warmer period. Jenkins suggests short stays and possible food-driven moves. Coprolites reveal a diet including squirrels, bison hair, fish, birds and dogs, with plant remains. The oldest sample dates to 14 340 calendar years ago.
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Siberia
Jenkins
Eske Willerslev
Centre For Ancient Genetics
Denmark
University of Copenhagen
Paisley Cave
Earliest Amerindian DNA Linked to Oregon Coprolites
Researchers report ancient human DNA from Oregon coprolites dating near early Clovis times, suggesting pre Clovis human presence in North America. Scientists caution limited artifacts prevent precise ethnicity. findings align with Siberian/East Asian origins and diet clues. Funding from University of Oregon Museum, Association of Oregon Archaeologists, and Marie Curie Actions.
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Michael Waters
Center For the Study of the
Texas A&m University
North America
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
University of Oregon
Association of Oregon Archaeologists
Marie Curie Actions Program
Plane crash kills 19 in Suriname
A twin engine Antonov AN28 operated by Blue Wing Airlines crashed near Bentdorp in southern Suriname on approach to a remote airstrip. All 19 aboard died including the pilot and co pilot. officials expect Dutch experts to assist with identifications. President Venetiaan offered condolences and called for safety reviews of interior airstrips. The cause remains under investigation.
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Paramaribo
Suriname
Blue Wing Airlines
Bentdorp
French Guiana
Samarain Joeglall
Brian Desouza
Wendy Lugard
Lennard
Ronald Venetiaan
John Veira
Aviation Authority
Netherlands
Ramdien Sardjoe
Aries Verkuyl
Blue Wing
Associated Press
Man Threatened Virginia Tech Style Attack Online
Florida authorities say 20 year old Calin Chi Wong posted a Virginia Tech style massacre threat online and was found with 13 firearms and 5,000 rounds. Homestead police seized weapons from his family home and he was charged with written threats to kill or injure. Bond set at 7500 dollars.
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Florida
Man
Virginia Tech
Miami
Aquino
Wong
Associated Press
Homestead
FBI
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Seung-Hui Cho
Internet scams top $240 million in the year
FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center report Internet crimes totaled about 240 million dollars last year, up 40 million from the prior period. Men faced higher losses than women, with averages of 765 and 552 dollars respectively, and older victims reported larger losses. The surge is linked to pet scams online dating, spam and phishing with auction fraud most common.
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Washington
FBI
National White Collar Crime Center
Internet Crime Com
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