Today in History August events span disasters and politics
On August 11 1909 the S O S distress signal was first used by the steamship Arapahoe near Cape Hatteras. In 1934 federal prisoners arrived at Alcatraz San Francisco Bay. In 1949 Truman nominated Omar Bradley to head the Joint Chiefs. In 1956 Jackson Pollock died in a Long Island car crash. In 1965 Watts unrest left 34 dead. In 1984 Reagan joked about outlawing Russia and bombing in five minutes.
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Omar N. Bradley
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Jackson Pollock
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Russia
World in Brief: Tokyo Quake, Indian Ocean tremor, blasts in Iraq
A dawn earthquake near Tokyo halted trains and shut two nuclear reactors for safety checks with over 30 injuries reported. An unrelated 7.6 magnitude quake hit the Indian Ocean north of Port Blair. a tsunami watch for several Asian nations was lifted without waves. In Iraq, a double bombing in Mosul and attacks in Baghdad pushed the death toll beyond 100 in four days, marking a major insurgent surge after U.S. forces left urban security duties.
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Baghdad
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Oil theft by cartels widens across U S border
The U S Justice Department says Mexican drug cartels now run illegal oil operations feeding a cross border smuggling network. Criminals tap or build pipelines to steal hundreds of millions yearly from Mexican state oil. At least one U S executive pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Homeland Security will return 2.4 million to Mexico as the first seized batch.
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Suu Kyi Guilty in Myanmar House Arrest Ruling
Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of violating her house arrest by a Myanmar court. The junta chief Than Shwe ordered her sentence halved to 11 months and 2 weeks, allowing service under house arrest. She has spent 14 of the past 20 years in detention.
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Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi
Than Shwe
Fewer Afghan civilians killed by Western airstrikes
In July 2009 civilian deaths from airstrikes dropped compared with July 2008, a sign Western restrictions may be reducing harm. Officials credit more precise targeting and lower force use, amid ongoing Afghan opposition and a push to win over locals.
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NATO
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Associated Press
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Nilgham
Kandahar
Clinton insists on own role as secretary of state in Congo talk
Hillary Clinton faced a question about a multibillion-dollar Chinese loan to Congo but refused to discuss her husband Bill Clinton. She asserted she is secretary of state, not acting through him, and urged the moderator to move on after a student mistakenly asked about Obama’s views. Clinton later told the student not to worry and emphasized her own viewpoint.
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Kinshasa
Congo
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Africa
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Barack Obama
Joe Biden
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Bill Clinton
Journal World Contact Information Lineup
The Lawrence Journal World lists department contacts for tips and notices including Local News City Government County Government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Consumer Affairs Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters to the Editor Obituaries Health Transportation Photo Reprints and Outside Lawrence with respective phone lines for each area.
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Newspaper staff and contact numbers for IJ World and 6News
Editorial, online, entertainment and features staff listed with direct lines and emails. Advertising and circulation contacts provided, plus subscription and redelivery information with hours and in-town guarantee.
Do summer internships help you find a job early
Readers are asked at LJWorld.com if summer internship experience aided early career jobs. Response options include Yes No I’ve never had an internship and a separate Monday poll asks if you would hire an ex convict with results 37 37 24 percent respectively.
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