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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 2000
Page
1
Divers found the bodies of two missing airmen Friday after a two day search. The MH 53E Sea Dragon crashed about 17 miles off the Texas coast during a minesweeping training mission. Four others were recovered Thursday, including two dead and two injured.
Three white officers at California State University Fresno sued alleging minorities received preferential treatment from 1994 to 1997 under department chief Willie Shell. A jury awarded more than 4 million dollars, while Fresno State denies the charges and considers an appeal.
United Nations officials announced October 28 as Kosovo's first international supervised elections to elect 30 municipal assemblies. Serbs largely refused to register despite extended deadlines, while the UN urged broad minority participation to legitimize the ballot.
Italian police towed a damaged boat carrying 240 irregular migrants into a southern Italian port after days adrift with a broken rudder. Among the passengers were 113 children in poor condition. Police Commissioner Giuseppe Caruso noted the group appeared Kurdish and declined to name their point of departure. Turkish, Syrian and Iraqi ties were reported by Italian media.
1846 marks the first raising of the American flag over Los Angeles. 1932 Adolf Hitler declined the vice chancellorship and claimed he would hold out for all or nothing. 1934 Li'l Abner debuted as a comic strip. 1960 Echo 1 aided the first two way satellite telephone conversation. 1961 East Berlin closed its border to stop refugee flights.
The obscure birthday roundup marks Fidel Castro at 74, noting his long rule since the revolution 41 years ago. It also lists other notable birthdays: Don Ho turning 70, Joycelyn Elders at 67, Kathleen Battle 52, Dan Fogelberg 49, and Danny Bonaduce 41.
In Monday's Journal-World, readers learn how once moonbound breakthroughs now equip daily devices from humorous robot dogs to wince inducing gadgets. The article highlights rapid tech strides turning grand research into common tools, reshaping daily life.
Dateline NBC reporter Hoda Kotbe and producer Maia Samuel traveled as tourists to Myanmar to interview Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi under strict government scrutiny. They used covert techniques and disguises to smuggle tapes out, highlighting Suu Kyi's fragile, isolated position and her sacrifices for her country.
The New York Post reports MGM will not screen Autumn in New York domestically to keep the plot a surprise. Ads hint at Ryder's shift from healthy to ill, while critics question chemistry with Gere. The film opened Friday amid negative early buzz from foreign-press screenings.
At Evergreen Cemetery in Brit, Iowa, 75 hobos and kin paused for a graveside memorial during the 100th National Hobo Convention. The crowd, about 150 including locals, heard a flute and remembered migrant workers while officials note tourism will swell town crowds of about 20,000 for the event’s finale and Hobo King and Queen coronation.
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