Mountaintop Speech Marks MLK Assassination-Eve Rally
On April 3 1968 Martin Luther King Jr gave his Mountaintop speech to striking sanitation workers the day before his assassination in Memphis Tennessee. The slice of history notes other events including the start of the Pony Express in 1860 and leadership shifts in Richmond and St Joseph across the 19th and 20th centuries.
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River rescue turns to recovery after bridge fall
A construction crew on a highway bridge platform collapsed and fell about 100 feet into the swollen Arkansas River. One worker was recovered dead, two others remain missing as divers cannot reach the swift water.
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Arkansas
Swoller
Interstate 430
Little Rock
Jason Weaver
Australian lawmaker pushes Toad Day Out plan
Queensland politician Shane Knuth proposes a designated day for residents to hunt and remove the invasive cane toad. The RSPCA backs humane euthanasia as a method, acknowledging reluctance to store dying toads but endorsing humane disposal. Cane toads were imported in 1935 to control beetles on sugar cane.
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Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Queensland
Shane Knuth
Michael Beatty
Society
South America
Australia
Ahern resigns as Ireland steps down in scandal cloud
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern announces resignation amid a financial scandal shadowing his 11-year tenure. He will step down as Fianna Fail leader on May 6 after defending his innocence and amid cabinet support during the alleged 1990s cash payments affair. He will address Congress in Washington next week as his peace era in Northern Ireland nears a turning point.
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Ireland
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Ahern
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Fianna Fail
Congress
Washington
Bernanke says recession possible amid housing and credit crunch
Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke told Congress a recession is possible as housing woes, credit strains, and job losses mount. He warned the economy may contract in the first half, with rates likely cut again, while inflation remains a worry and a $168 billion stimulus package is rolling out to spur growth.
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Contact information and staff listings for Lawrence Journal-World
The Lawrence Journal-World provides newsroom contacts and staff listings for departments including Local News, City and County Government, Kansas University, Lawrence Schools, Business, Sports, Arts, Letters to the Editor, Obituaries, and Photo Reprints. It lists editors and managers with phone numbers and emails, plus advertising and circulation contacts and redelivery guarantees.
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lIjworld.com
Jworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Tasers for law enforcement in online poll prompt
A Wednesday poll asks if law enforcement should be armed with Tasers. The poll contests whether Big Oil should keep tax breaks amid large annual profits. Readers are directed to visit liworld com and ijworld com to vote and view results.
Boy 12 Nabs Attacker Killing Man Protecting Mother
In Hyattsville Maryland a 12 year old boy fatally stabbed a man during an attack on his mother at a boarding house in Landover. Police said prosecutors will review possible charges. The boy described entering the scene and saying he stabbed him because the man was killing his mother. The victim, Salomon Noubissie, was 64 and died later. The boy and mother, Cheryl Stamp, are Cameroonian immigrants who had moved into the house recently. Authorities noted Maryland allows third party defense in violent attacks.
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Salomon Noubissie
Landover
Diane Richardson
Prince George’s County
Cheryl
Stamp
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Noubissie
Maryland
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