Today in History Potsdam Ends Big Three Meeting
Key events include the Potsdam conference closing with Truman Stalin and Attlee on August 2, 1945. Other notable moments mark Wild Bill Hickok's 1876 death in Deadwood during a poker game, the 1943 PT-109 sinking under JFK, the 1964 Tonkin Gulf attacks, and Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
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Truman
Josef Stalin
Clement Attlee
Wild Bill" Hickok
Deadwood
Dakota Territory
John F Kennedy
Solomon Islands
Pentagon
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Iraq
Kuwait
Bush bypasses Senate to appoint Bolton UN ambassador
President Bush moved to sidestep Senate confirmation by naming John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations. Critics said Bolton is temperamentally ill suited for the post.
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Bush
Bolton
U.N
Senate
John Bolton
United Nations
Lawrence Parks Chief Sees Minor Tennis Facility Flaws
Fred DeVictor, head of Lawrence Parks and Recreation, notes eight surface blemishes at the Lawrence Tennis Center but says all courts are playable. The piece also mentions college and pro basketball links and regional business notes across pages 1 and 10.
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Lawrence Tennis Center
DeVictor
Parks and Recreation
Pilot project seeks volunteers to weed park
A group promoting pesticide free parks in the city seeks more volunteers to maintain flower beds in Watson Park as part of a pilot project to care for the property without chemicals. The item appears on page 1B with other briefs mentioning local events and governance.
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Watson Park
State tobacco tax hike to fund health care expansion
Discussion weighs raising tobacco taxes to broaden health care services. Advocates cite revenue for public programs. opponents warn higher costs may burden consumers and reduce smoking. Comments invited at www2.jworld.com/onthestreet.
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Jworld.com
Journal World Staff and contact directory notes
A reader friendly staff directory lists editors for the Journal World including Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Mike Shields Ann Gardner Chuck Woodling Mindle Paget Jon Niccum and Mark Fagan with direct lines emails and roles. It also lists News Partners 6News World Online and other contacts for advertising circulation and subscriptions with phone numbers and web addresses.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Bill Snead
Bsnead
Ijworld
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Chuck Woodling
Batall slams Cruise as inappropr ia te and vulgar in Time interview
Lauren Bacall calls Tom Cruise’s behavior shocking and unsuitable for selling private life in a Time magazine interview. The piece traces Cruise and Katie Holmes engagement, Bacall’s past digs at Nicole Kidman, and other star notes from Pamela Anderson to Angelina Jolie and the auction of Star Wars props.
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New York
Lauren Batall
Tom Cruise
Time Magazine
Bacall
Cruise
Katie Holmes
Holmes
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Nicole Kidman
Kidman
Angelina
Thornton
Jolie
Maddox
Cambodia
California
Brad Pitt
Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker
Joe Maddalena
Profiles In History
Darth Vader
Harrison Ford
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Gary Kurtz
Birthday ages for actors and creators listed
Actor Peter O'Toole turns 73, director Wes Craven 66, actor Butch Patrick 52 from The Munsters, actress Apollonia 46, actress Mary Louise Parker 41, and writer director Kevin Smith 35.
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Peter O'Toole
Wes Craven
Butch Patrick
the Munsters
Apollonia
Mary- Louise Parker
Kevin Smith
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