Significant world and US historical milestones across decades
A compact recap of notable events: the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia ending Prague Spring. 1866 Johnson’s formal statement that the Civil War was over. 1920 Detroit radio station 8MK beginning daily broadcasts. 1953 USSR acknowledges hydrogen bomb test. 1964 Johnson signs the Economic Opportunity Act. 1986 Edmond post office massacre by Patrick Henry Sherrill. 2006 AP photographer Joe Rosenthal dies at 94 in Novato.
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Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
Andrew Johnson
8MK
Detroit
WWJ
Johnson
Patrick
Henry Sherrill
Edmond
Okla
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
Iwo Jima
Novato
Calif
Body recovered in I-35W bridge collapse death toll rises
The body of Scott Sathers, 30, of Maple Grove, was identified by Hennepin County as the latest confirmed death from the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. He worked at Capella University and was returning home during rush hour on Aug. 1. Divers continue searching for the remaining missing person, Greg Jolstad, 45, of Mora.
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Mississippi River
Hennepin County
Scott Sathers
Maple Grove
Sathers
Capella University
Greg Jolstad
Mora
Kazakhstan President's party sweeps parliamentary seats
President Nazarbayev's party wins all seats as preliminary results declare a sweeping victory. OSCE observers note some international standards unmet but see progress toward democracy. Nazarbayev seeks OSCE chairmanship in 2009 amid ongoing concerns about free elections in Kazakhstan.
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Nursultan Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan
Organization For Security and Cooperation In Europe
Nazarbayev
OSCE
Hurricane Dean pummels Jamaica as Mexico path looms
Hurricane Dean battered Jamaica with gusting winds and heavy rain forcing shelters and airport closures. Prime Minister urged evacuations while tourists sheltered in resorts. Forecasters expected Dean to strengthen toward Category 5 and threaten Mexico's Yucatan, with dozens of shelters prepared and flights canceled or rerouted.
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Yucatan
Kingston
Jamaica
Dean
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
Texas
Space Shuttle
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Son
Yucatan Peninsula
Rebecca Waddington
Hurricane Center
Waddington
Cecil Bailey
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
Cancun
Eduardo Rivadeneira
Flooding kills 13 in Midwest across three states
Rivers rose up to a foot, lifting houses from foundations and washing out roads. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma reported fatalities as floods forced evacuations and prompted National Guard deployment. A mudslide in Vernon County Wisconsin, a van swept in Oklahoma, and dozens of flight cancellations at O'Hare marked the broad impact.
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Houston
Endeavour
Winona
Minn
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Tim Pawlenty
National Guard
Red Cross
Oklahoma
Tiny Witoka
Brownsville
Winona Daily News
Erin
Billy Horse
Richard Kauahque
Oklahoman
Fort Cobb
Kingfisher
Okla
Cimarron
Taylor County
Texas
Vernon County
Lori Getter
Chicago
O'Hare International
Journal World contact details and numbers
Local news city government and county lines are listed with direct dial numbers. Kansas University Lawrence schools and various sections including business sports arts and letters to editor provide contact lines for readers. Obituaries and photo reprints have separate numbers and an outside Lawrence toll free line is available.
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Ljworld.com
Jworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Editors contact list for Lawrence Journal-World staff
The notice lists staff editors with roles and phone lines including Dennis Anderson managing editor Caroline Trowbridge assignment director Ann Gardner editorial page editor Tom Keegan sports editor Mindie Paget arts editor Jon Niccum entertainment editor Mark Fagan business editor and emails at ljworld.com for each.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
L Jworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Mindie Paget
News Partners and Contact Info for 6News and Local Staff
Contact details for News Partners 6News Cody Howard and Mediapharmedia Joel Mathis, plus other staff: Chris Bell circulation manager, Al Bonner advertising director. Classified ads line and subscription numbers 832-2222 and 832-7199 with redelivery guarantee if paper not received by deadlines.
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Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediapharmedia LLC
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
Ljworld.com
Chris Bell
Cbell
Ljworld
al Bonner
Abonner
Mark Mangino’s QB call: Reesing starts for Kansas
Poll readers weigh in on Mark Mangino’s choice to start Todd Reesing at quarterback. Opinions split on the decision while KU sits at 38th in US News rankings.
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Mark Mangino
Todd Reesing
US News & World Report
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