Historical fires and sieges mark key April dates
On April 19 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord opened the American Revolution. The 1993 Branch Davidian siege near Waco ended in fire with dozens dead, including David Koresh. In 1995 the Oklahoma City truck bombing killed 168. Timothy McVeigh was convicted and executed. In 2005 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI.
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Alias Returns With Loose Ends and Old Friends
The stylish series Alias returns for a two hour episode at 7 p.m. on ABC tying up plot threads and reintroducing familiar faces such as Michael Vaughn Irina Derevko and Eric Weiss while Sydney Bristow faces motherhood. Also on PBS and CBS Tonight are The Standard of Perfection Show Cats and Amazing Race 9 with other prime time offerings across networks.
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes welcome daughter Suri
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes welcomed their daughter Suri in Los Angeles weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces and 20 inches long. The couple said mother and baby are well, with Suri meaning princess or red rose in Hebrew and Persian.
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Etheridge and Michaels announce twins pregnancy
New York singer Tammy Lynn Michaels is pregnant with twins, announced on Etheridge's website. The couple confirmed using an anonymous donor from a sperm bank. Etheridge, 44, and Michaels, 31, previously wed in 2003 and have two older children with Cypher.
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Contact details for The World Journal staff and support lines
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Contact numbers for KU and city officials listed
The Lawrence Journal-World provides departmental phone lines for Local news City government County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Business Sports Arts and entertainment and Obituaries plus outside Lawrence contact numbers for readers to submit story ideas and feedback.
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Birthday ages for entertainment figures
Actress Ashley Judd turns 38 with Tim Curry at 60, Suge Knight 41, Kate Hudson 27, and Hayden Christensen 25 noted in a celebrity birthday brief. The items list prominent actors and a recording executive’s ages in a concise entertainment update.
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