Historical highlights from August and mid 20th century events
This history brief recalls key events: the Nagasaki bombing in 1945 with about 74 000 deaths, Thoreau's Walden published in 1854, Jesse Owens 1936 Olympic golds, Tate murder in 1969, Nixon’s resignation in 1974, and Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroshima
Japan
United States
Nagasaki
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Walden Pond
Massachusetts
Richard Nixon
Gerald 8. Ford
Jerry Garcia
The
Grateful Dead
Forest Knolls
Calif
World in Brief raises floods of global peril and oddities
The world in brief recounts a sinking ferry off Tonga with 93 missing as divers search the Princess Ashika near Nuku alofa. It notes Australia considering camel culling by helicopters to reduce a one million strong herd. In Georgia a 14 year old killed his stepsister after a bad dream. In Texas an obese inmate concealed a handgun under folds of skin at two jails.
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Tonga
South Pacific
Sokopeti To'ia
Associated Press
New Zealand
To'ia
Nuku'alofa
Australia
Outback
Georgia
Richmond County
Scott Peebles
Eric Lee Phillips Whitehead
Whitehead
Patricia Ann Troglen
Peebles
Texas
George Vera
Harris County
The
Houston Chronicle
Vera
Hawaii Beach Closures Ahead of Felicia Hurricane
Hawaii County officials announce closures of several Big Island beach parks this afternoon as Felicia approaches. Forecasters expect the storm to weaken to a tropical system near land, with winds up to 85 mph and hurricane winds within 35 miles of its center, about 800 miles east of Hilo.
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Hawaii
Big Island
Felicia
Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency
National Weather Service
Honolulu
Central Pacific
Hilo
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Plane and helicopter collision over Hudson River claims nine lives
A private Piper PA-32 collided with a Liberty Tours helicopter over the Hudson River near New York City on Saturday. Nine people aboard both aircraft are presumed dead as debris rained onto the New Jersey shoreline. Officials noted low visibility and ongoing recovery efforts as reunions and warnings spread along Hoboken and Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hudson River
New Jersey
Liberty Tours
Raymond-Kelly
National Transportation Safety Board
Deborah Hersman
Michael Bloomberg
Kelly Owen
Florida
Manhattan
US Airways
Bloomberg
New York City
Queens
New York Yankees
Cory Lidle
Heisman
Buzz Nahal
Hoboken
N.J
Ocean City
Teterboro
Port Authority of
Pennsylvania
LCA Partnership
Fort Washington
Steven Altman
Ambler
Altman
Sinatra Drive
Katie Tanski
Contact list and newsroom numbers for JWorld newspaper
A directory of contact lines for local and area departments including city and county government Kansas University Lawrence schools Consumer affairs sports arts letters obituaries health transportation and staff email contacts with station hours and redelivery guarantee details.
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Jworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
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Jesse Owens
Sharon Tate
Tate
Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Sydney
Houston
Londe
Kansas
Scott Salcher
Barkshend Ke Deever, Mat
Nancy Nowlin
Chartye J. Sadler
Cotton-O'Neil
Liswicke
Arkansas
Stormont Voll Healthtca
Abbey Road
Sang Tan
London
Paul McCartney
Journal- World
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ijworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Iljworld
Tom Keegan
Niccum
Ljworld
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Jonathan Keating
Jkealing
World
News Partners
bNews
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tony Berg
Berg
L Jworld
Elpe
Tripod
Jeanovesyoy
School of Sports Physicals
Clinton Place
Clintant Parkway
Kasold
Sun
Liam
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