Today in History Highlights From 1860 to 1968
Key events include the Pony Express starting service on April 3 1860 between St Joseph Missouri and Sacramento California. George Washington received an honorary LLD from Harvard in 1776. Union forces occupied Richmond Virginia in 1865. Jesse James killed in St Joseph in 1882. Bruno Hauptmann executed in Trenton 1936. MLK Jr spoke in Memphis 1968 before his assassination. North Vietnam agreed to meet U S representatives for preliminary peace talks.
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House approves FDA regulation of tobacco industry
The House passed legislation 298 to 112 granting the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate cigarettes and other tobacco products for the first time, though not ban them. The Senate may consider its version later this month.
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Budget clashes: House and Senate pass Obama-aligned plans
The House and Senate approved rival budgets meeting Obama goals, outlining $3.6 trillion and $3.5 trillion spending with $1.2 trillion deficits. Party-line votes followed fierce debate over Medicare changes and long-term debt, as reconciliation looms. Key actions come after swift passage of stimulus, bailouts, and health care expansions.
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Washington
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Kentucky
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Father-daughter holdup suspect fled after video
In Ellensburg Washington a man used a gun to threaten a convenience store clerk during a Tuesday holdup while his 9 year old daughter in a pink jacket stood nearby. The suspect Robert Daniel Webb 42 fled with Meadow Webb after police traced him to Yakima and Fortuna California. Meadow was later found safe with friends along the Northern California coast. Webb remains at large as officers pursue him.
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Washington
Meadow Webb
California
Robert Daniel Webb
Fortuna
Calif
Webb
Eric Owens
Kingtv
Kittitas County
Clay Myers
Yakima
Bill Dobberstein
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Poll explores fees for city programs at local center
The city asks residents if charging fees for free programs like recreation center equipment or raising fees for facilities such as swimming pools would affect use. A separate poll asks about attendance at the WNIT championship game Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse with the winner and more responses on LJWorld.com.
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