Notable historical events and tragedies across centuries
The notes cover Anne Frank’s 1944 arrest and death in 1945, the Revenue Cutter Service forming in 1790, Chicago’s city plan in 1830, the 1892 Fall River killings and Lizzie Borden’s acquittal, Queen Elizabeth born in 1900, and the 1964 discovery of three civil rights workers’ bodies in Mississippi.
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Revenue Cutter Service
City of
Chicago
Andrew
Abby Borden
Fall River
Mass
Lizzie Bor
Den
Britain
Elizabeth
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Mississippi
World in Brief: Kabul Rockets Near Embassy and Iran Polls
Five rockets struck Kabul near the international airport and the U S Embassy area causing minor damage and no casualties. In Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei withheld a kiss as Ahmadinejad sought endorsement after a disputed election. A 6.9 magnitude Baja California earthquake rattled Mexico’s Gulf coast, prompting evacuations in Phoenix with no injuries reported.
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Kabul
U.S
Interior Ministry
Ghulam Basu
Afghan National Army
Ahmadinejad
Mexico
Gulf of California
Phoenix
U.S. National Earthquake Information Center
Santa Isabel
Baja California
Tijuana
Phoenix Fire Department
Alex Rangel
Turbulence injures 26 on Houston bound Continental jet
Turbulence jolted Continental Flight 128 from Rio de Janeiro to Houston, injuring 26 passengers, four seriously, as the Boeing 767 diverted to Miami for emergency treatment. The report recalls an Air France disaster from June, where 228 died in a mid Atlantic crash during storms.
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Atlantic
Miami
Rio de Janeiro
Houston
Air France
Rio
mid-Atlantic
Clinton makes surprise visit to North Korea
Former President Bill Clinton arrives in Pyongyang amid rising nuclear tensions and the case of two U.S. reporters sentenced to 12 years hard labor. Kim Kye Gwan meets him at the airport as Washington seeks amnesty for Laura Ling and Euna Lee. Analysts see aims to secure the journalists’ release and ease U.S.-North Korea ties.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.S
Bill Clinton
North Korea
Pyongyang
Clinton
Kim Kye Gwan
U.N
Washington
Laura Ling
Euna Lee
al Gore
Current TV Media
Hillary Rodham Clinton
California
Lee
Michael Saldate
Iain Clayton
Ling
Jimmy Carter
Kim Il Sung
Kim Jong IL
Kim Yong-hyun
White House
Tommy Vietor
China
Japan
Cash for clunkers boosts July auto sales in U S
The cash for clunkers program drew buyers back to showrooms fueling July as the best month for auto sales in nearly a year. Hyundai and Suzuki posted solid gains while automakers warned the rebound could wane without continued rebates. Government officials urged swift Senate action to extend the $2 billion program.
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Detroit
Rogram
General Motors
Chrysler
Dave Zuchowski
Hyundai Motor Co
U.S
Suzuki
Washington
White House
Senate
Congress
The
United States
Lawrence
Crown Automotive
Dale Backs
Laird Noller Ford
Ington
George Pipas
Ford
Pipas
House
Journal World Contact and Staff Directory Update
The Lawrence Journal-World lists newsroom departments and staff contacts including Local news Kansas University Lawrence schools and editorial desks with direct phone lines and emails. It also provides subscription lines and delivery policies plus references to external partners 6News and Mediaphormedia for additional services.
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World.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Poll results invite views on shelter site and pedestrian mall
The poll asks if Don's Steakhouse should become the Lawrence Community Shelter site and whether part of downtown should become a pedestrian mall. Monday results show 51 percent yes for the mall idea, 42 percent no, and 6 percent not sure.
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Don's Steakhouse
Lawrence Community Shelter
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Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Aquino
Ken Thomas
Tom Krisher
AP Business
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Dale Willey
Dale Willey Automotive
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Danderson
Ljworld
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Drowbridge
Lworld
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Agardner
Tom Keegan
Keegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
World
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
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Dcox
L Jworld
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Cbell
I Jworld
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