Timeline events mark key historic moments across years
A sequence of notable moments includes the Titanic’s 1912 voyage departure from Southampton, the 1866 formation of the ASPCA, Hindenburg’s 1932 re election with Hitler as runner up, the 1963 USS Thresher disaster near Cape Cod, the 1972 biology warfare ban accord by US and USSR with 70 nations, Sam Kinison’s 1992 death near Needles, and the 1998 Northern Ireland peace talks reaching a landmark settlement ending decades of violence.
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England
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Paul van Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Sam Kinison
Needles
Calif.a
Ieland
World in Brief Mortar attacks hit homes on anniversary of Baghdad siege
Errant mortar shells struck houses and a funeral tent killing three children during clashes in a Shiite militia stronghold under siege by American and Iraqi forces on the fifth anniversary of the U S capture of Baghdad. The US military announced five more soldier deaths, raising American toll to 17 since Sunday.
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Saddam Hussein
Khalid Ibrahim
Azamiyah
Baghdad
Saddam
Summit Called On Zimbabwe Crisis By Southern Africa
Zambia will host an emergency regional summit to address Zimbabwe's political crisis after the opposition claims Mugabe delayed election results. Morgan Tsvangirai seeks court orders to publish results. regional leaders plan to coordinate a response amid fears of a runoff.
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Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
Levy Mwanawasa
Morgan Tsvangirai
High Court
Tsvangirai
Movement For Democratic Change
The
Election Commission
Mugabe
Massachusetts mumps outbreak points to vaccine failure
The New England Journal of Medicine study cites a large 2006 mumps outbreak with about 6,600 cases across eight Midwest states. It found that most affected college students aged 18 to 24 had received two MMR shots, prompting questions about waning immunity and the need for a booster or new vaccine.
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U.S
Midwest
Kansas
Missouri
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
New England Journal of Medicine
Torch Relay Faked Out By Crowd In San Francisco
The Olympic torch parade in San Francisco was rerouted and shortened amid large protests over China’s human rights record. The closing ceremony moved to the airport with the flame placed on a plane and not displayed, preventing many spectators from witnessing the moment.
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San Francisco
United States
San Francisco International Airport
London
Paris
China
Tibet
Gavin Newsom
Associated Press
At&t Park
Beijing
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco International
Abubaker Azam
Dave Dummer
Feedback contacts for local Lawrence News sections
The law journal listing provides phone lines for Local news 832-7154 City government 832-6362 County government 832-7165 Kansas University 832-7146 Lawrence schools 832-7151 Business 832-7188 Sports 832-7147 Arts and entertainment 832-7178 Letters to the editor 832-7153 Obituaries 832-7154 or 832-6349 Photo reprints 832-6397 Outside Lawrence 800-578-8748.
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World.com
Lawrence
Newspaper staff and contacts for editions
A roster lists editors and contacts including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Mark Fagan Terry Rombeck and News Partners 6News Cody Howard Mediaphormedia Dan Cox with phone and email addresses Subscriptions line gives lines for delivery and redelivery guarantees and hours
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Danderson
Jworld
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Iworld
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Agardner
Ljworld
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Theegan
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World.com
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Kansas University parade poll and 2008-09 repeat question
A reader poll asks if they will attend Sunday's Kansas University basketball parade and asks which program can repeat 2007-08 success in 2008-09. The KU football program leads the debate as the winner in this prompt poll.
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Kansas University
American Airlines cancels 900 flights in third day of grounding
American Airlines canceled more than 900 flights on a third straight day to inspect wiring on hundreds of MD-80 jets. Executives apologized and offered vouchers as regulators warned nearly half the fleet could violate a safety rule. Groundings affect 100 passengers per canceled flight and hit stock prices.
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American Airlines
American
Federal Aviation Administration
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