Today in history highlights from Aug 19 events
Fifty years ago, severe flooding in the northeastern U S claimed about 200 lives on Aug 19 1955. In 1812 the U S S Constitution defeated the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia during the War of 1812. In 1960 a Moscow tribunal convicted U S U 2 pilot Francis Gary Powers of espionage. In 1991 Soviet hard-liners announced Gorbachov had been removed from power, a coup that collapsed two days later.
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U.S.S. Constitution
Nova Scotia
Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Cocoa's flavanols spark heart health interest in chocolate
An Associated Press report notes cocoa beans contain flavanols with potential heart benefits though most chocolate lacks them. Experts urge prudent consumption as researchers at Mars Inc and universities study flavanol effects and new products like Cocoa Via bars emerge.
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Washington
Dolly Sullivan
Sullivan
Warwick
R.I
Neuhaus
Union Station
Clementine Loeman
Norm Hollenberg
Harvard Medical School
NASA
Mars Inc
Harold Schmitz
Hollenberg
United States
Carl Keen
University of California, Davis
Hershey’s
Hershey
Stephanie Moritz
Jacques Torres
New York
Martha Stewart to star in new daytime series and Apprentice spin off
Martha Stewart unveils a live audience daytime show featuring cooking crafts and home design from Chelsea studios with segments like What’s Really for Dinner. She also will headline The Apprentice Martha Stewart premiering Sept. 21 on NBC while preparing for Aug. 31 release from home confinement.
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Martha Stewart
Martha
Mark Burnett
NBC Universal
Stewart
Chelsea Television
NBC
Bedford
Birthdays: Clinton, Gore, Frakes, Gallagher, Sedgwick, Fat Joe
Former President Clinton turns 59 while Tipper Gore is 57. Jonathan Frakes is 53 and Peter Gallagher 50. Kyra Sedgwick reaches 40, rapper Fat Joe is 35.
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Tipper Gore
al Gore
Jonathan Frakes
Peter Gallagher
Kyra Sedgwick
Rapper Fat Joe
Contact numbers for Lawrence Journal-World staff
The Lawrence Journal World lists phone lines for local news city government county government KU Lawrence schools business sports arts and letters to the editor plus obituaries and photo reprints with an outside Lawrence line for wider coverage. Include separate lines for each department.
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Journal staff contacts and customer service numbers
A directory of newsroom editors and department heads with phone numbers and emails, plus News Partners and contact options for subscriptions, advertising, and deliveries. Includes hours for missed delivery redelivery and weekend service details.
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