Winterlike weather tests early bloomers in garden risk
Forecasters predict temperatures dipping to 29 degrees by Monday pressuring gardeners and orchard owners to shield early bloomers. The brief notes student movements and local arts and business items on pages 1 and 2A.
FCC fines over Stern show drop hit six Clear Channel stations
John Hogan president of Clear Channel Radio cites Federal Communications Commission fines tied to the decision to drop Howard Stern's show from six radio stations. The remarks appear on Page 24.
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Boeing Looks to Sell Wichita Oklahoma Jet Parts Ops
Boeing Co plans to explore selling its commercial jet parts and support operations in Wichita Tulsa and McAlester Oklahoma. The move could threaten about 9,000 Wichita white collar and 1,200 Oklahoma jobs while defense work in Wichita likely remains. The company says market interest and valuation are the next steps.
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Siberia as cradle of early life linked to trilobites
Research by KU geologist Bruce Lieberman and Joe Meert of Florida connects trilobite origins to balmy prehistoric Siberia, where Pannotia formed near the South Pole and drifted toward the equator over 80 million years. The study, to be published in the London Journal of the Geological Society, notes origination around 580 million years ago with Siberia then warm and aquatic.
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Senator Brownback Pushes Asteroid Defense Plan
Senator Brownback warned a near Earth object could strike and wipe out metropolitan areas. He urged funding for enhanced NEO detection after NASA testimony. He cited a 100 foot asteroid passing within 25,000 miles on March 18 and noted a 1 kilometer asteroid could unleash 100,000 megatons.
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Iraq conflict worsens as 13 foreigners held by militiamen
Militias loyal to Moqtada al Sadr seize 13 foreign captives and threaten to burn three Japanese as Tokyo muster troops. U.S. toll for the week rises with another Marine killed in Fallujah. Gen Abizaid weighs extending tours and recalling divisions to blunt uprisings across central and southern Iraq.
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