Today in History highlights milestones across centuries
Aug 18 1587 Virginia Dare born on Roanoke Island marking first English child born in the Americas. 1227 Genghis Khan dies. 1914 Wilson proclaims neutrality in World War I. 1920 Tennessee ratifies the 19th Amendment granting women the vote. 1969 Woodstock ends in Sullivan County with Hendrix. 1982 NYSE trades 132.69 million shares. 2002 Pope John Paul II bids farewell Mass in Krakow, says return is God’s will.
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Miners Trapped After Rain Flood Hits Chinese Coal Mine
A dike burst on the Wen river in Shan dong province flooding the Xintai mine. Officials say 172 miners are trapped with slim chances of survival as water inundates work areas. Xinhua cites Wang Ziqi of Shandong coal mine safety. No survivors confirmed yet.
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Fossil Pliosaur Skeleton Found in Volga Region
Russian paleontologists in the Ulyanovsk Region report the discovery of a Jurassic period pliosaur lizard skeleton. Geologist Vladimir Yefimov notes only a paw has been unearthed so far and funding is needed to expose the complete 120 to 150 million year old fossil. The specimen would be the region’s oldest reptile find.
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Russia
Volga
Vladimir Yefimov
Ulyanovsk
Egypt arrests 16 in Muslim Brotherhood crackdown
Egyptian security forces arrested the head of the Brotherhood's political bureau and at least 15 other officials on Friday as part of a government crackdown. Essam al-Erian and Mahmoud Hussein were taken into custody in Cairo area operations, along with several regional Brotherhood leaders.
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Egypt
Essam al-Erian
Cairo
Said Abdel Monem Abo el-Fetouh
Mahmoud Hussein
Abu el-Fetauh
Mine rescue halted after three deaths in Utah
Indefinite suspension of a Utah mine rescue followed a Thursday cave in that killed three rescuers and injured six others. Crews had been drilling a fourth bore to reach six trapped miners, as officials noted the mountain’s slow collapse and ongoing safety concerns. President Bush offered condolences to the injured and bereaved while Governor Huntsman ordered flags at half staff.
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Yuma
Rob Dolan
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Utah
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Richard Stickler
Rob Moore
Murray Energy Corp
Crandall Canyon
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Bush
Huntsman
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Journal World contact and staff directory notice
Contact information for the Lawrence Journal World including email and phone numbers for Local news City government County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Business Sports Arts and entertainment Obituaries Photo reprints Outside Lawrence and staff listings for editors and departments. Subscription lines provide hours and redelivery guarantee.
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Wren moms invest less energy when coop helpers present
A study of superb fairy-wrens shows mothers with many helpers lay smaller eggs and provide less energy per chick yet offspring in both solitary and cooperative nests fare similarly. Researchers led by Andrew F. Russell found coop groups received 19 percent more food, yet eggs were smaller and leaner, suggesting reduced parental investment to save resources for future breeding.
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Andrew F. Russell
University of Sheffield
England
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