Today in History Highlights from December 5 entries
On December 5 1933 Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment ending national Prohibition. Other notes include Phi Beta Kappa’s 1776 founding at William and Mary, Mozart’s 1791 death in Vienna, Polk’s 1848 Gold Rush trigger, and Walt Disney’s 1901 birth in Chicago.
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Utah
America
Phi Beta Kappa
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vienna
Austria
Polk
California
Walt Disney
Chicago
Kennedy Center Honors salute honors Turner Bennett legends
Tina Turner and Tony Bennett were feted at the Kennedy Center with star tributes from a wide array of performers. Queen Latifah Melissa Etheridge and Beyonce performed Turner numbers, while Wynton Marsalis John Legend and Diana Krall honored Bennett. The White House welcomed the honorees earlier, and CBS will air the ceremony on December 27.
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Washington
Tina Turner
Tony Bennett
Kennedy Center
Turner
Queen Latifah
Melissa Etheridge
Beyonce Knowles
Oprah Winfrey
Tina
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Bennett
San Francisco
Wynton Marsalis
John Legend
Diana Krall
Mances
Spacey
Harris
Christine Branski
Karen Ziemba
Leslie Uggams
Michele Lee
Tyne Daly
Stephen Sondheim
Suzanne Farrell
New York City Ballet
Jacques d'Amboise
George Balanchine
American Ballet
d’Amboise
Farrell
Eric Draper
White House
Bush
Julie Harris
Robert Redford
Diddy visits teen cancer patient at Evert charity event
Sean Combs surprised Chalon Keen 17 of Sunrise at Chris Evert’s charity tennis tournament. Keen, treated at Chris Evert Children’s Hospital Broward General, met him through Make A Wish, crying with joy as her family prepared for Mayo Clinic tests for a possible bone marrow transplant. The event has raised over 13 million dollars for at risk South Florida children.
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Delray Beach
Fla
Sean “Diddy
Combs
Chris Evert
Chalon Keen
Sunrise
Chalon
Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
Ava Keen
Evert
Florida
Rock Star Birthday Lineup Highlights Five Celebrities
Singer Little Richard turns 73 while author Joan Didion reaches 71. Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik is 40. Comedian actress Margaret Cho is 37. Frankie Muniz of Malcolm in the Middle hits 20.
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Little Richard
Joan Didion
John Rzeznik
Margaret Cho
Frankie Muniz
Subscriptions Information For Delivery And Redelivery
Subscriptions and billing details list phone line B32 7199 for subscriptions and delivery. Weekday hours are 6 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Weekend hours 6 a.m. to noon. If the paper is missing call before 11 a.m. on weekdays or noon on weekends. In town redelivery is guaranteed the same day.
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Los Angeles
Rick Springfield
Springfield
Noah Drake
General Hospital
Jessie
Contact info and feedback channels for J World
The item lists newsroom contact numbers for Local news City government County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Business Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters to the editor Obituaries and Photo reprints All lines include specific phone extensions and an outside Lawrence number for general inquiries.
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Jworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Editor contact list for Lawrence Journal-World staff
A compiled roster lists editors Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Mike Shields Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindle Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan with phone lines and emails. News partners 6News Cody Howard and World Online Dave Toplikar also appear. Other contacts include Al Bonner advertising manager and classifieds line.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Ljworld
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
World Online
Dave Toplikar
al Bonner
Abonner
Ljworld.com
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Quincy Jones
Tony
Paul Newman
Redford
Newman
Glenn Close
Tom Brokaw
Willie Nelson
Kevin Spacey
Perfor
Worldcom
Ijworld.com
Diddy
Munich
New York
Steven Spielberg
Germany
Middle East
Spielberg
Time Magazine
Eric Bana
Troy
Mossad
Tony Kushner
Bana
Geoffrey Rush
Daniel Craig
Mathieu Kassovitz
Betty White
Los Angeles Zoo
Antonio Villaraigosa
Billy
Gita
Ruby
White
Nity
Japan
United States
Marilyn Manson
Ireland
People Magazine
Brian Warner - Manson
Heather Sweet
Castle Gurteen
Kllsheelan
County Tipperary
Sweet
Dita von Tease
Manson
People
Trimspa
Anna Nicole Smith
Live 8
Smith
Manson, von Teese
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Journal-World
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