Today in History: From Paris crash to Mounting milestones
Reports from August 30 1997 note the Paris car crash that killed Princess Diana Dodi Fayed and Henri Paul with August 31 time zone. 1797 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley born in London. 1861 Fremont martial law order in Missouri later countermanded. 1862 Bull Run defeat. 1967 Thurgood Marshall confirmed Supreme Court justice. 1991 Azerbaijan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
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World in Brief Highlights Political Fallout and Weather Toll
Idaho Senator Larry Craig faces growing GOP pressure to resign after pleading guilty to a charge from an undercover airport encounter. Greece endures heat wave relief as fires burn on. 64 dead, thousands displaced. Abu Ghraib officer Steven Jordan avoids prison with a reprimand after disobeying a ban on discussing the probe. Phoenix endures 29 days of 110F+ heat, tying or breaking records. forecast remains hot.
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Musharraf to give up military role in civilian rule plan
Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said Musharraf agreed to step down as army chief to become a civilian leader, a move she called a deal to keep him in power. She spoke from London in a telephone interview with the Associated Press, expecting the step before the upcoming presidential election. Musharraf had not confirmed the decision.
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Bush visits New Orleans as Katrina recall fuels protests
On Katrina's second anniversary in New Orleans prayers and protests marked the day as residents lament promised aid. President Bush toured a Ninth Ward school while critics voiced distrust over federal response and ongoing displacement. Memorial plans honor unclaimed bodies amid a city still recovering.
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Houston
Ray Nagin
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Journal World Newsroom Contacts and Editors
Contact information for the Lawrence Journal-World newsroom lists offices at 609 and 645 North H, phone numbers for departments including Local News City Government County Government KU Lawrence Schools Business Sports Arts Letters Obituaries and editors Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindie Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan with emails and outside office number 800 578 8748.
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Local News Contact Lines and Delivery Details
Cody Howard 6News director can be reached at 832-6321 or howard sunflower broadband.com Mediapharmedia LLC contact Joel Mathis managing editor convergence at 832-7142 jmathis ljworld.com Subscriptions and billing at 832-7199 weekdays 6 am to 5 30 pm weekends 6 am to noon Redelivery guaranteed if the newspaper is not delivered by 11 am on weekdays or noon on weekends.
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KU football opener sparks tailgate chatter poll
Question asks if you will attend KU's first game while readers await basketball. A Wednesday poll asks opinions on Toby Young's 27 month prison sentence for giving an inmate a firearm as part of an escape. Readers urged to vote at ijworld.
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