History moments mark Dec 6 and notable events
Today in history recalls Vanguard TV3 failure at Cape Canaveral in 1957, mining disaster at Monongah in 1907, Halifax blast in 1917, AFL-CIO Teamsters expulsion in 1957, Ford sworn in as vice president in 1973, and related shifts in labor and politics. It also notes a 1957 congressional move to Philadelphia.
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New York
U.S
Monongah
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Afl-Cio
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Teamsters
House
Gerald R. Ford
Spiro T. Agnew
Lapses in Mumbai attack response blamed by Indian ministers
Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram acknowledged lapses after 10 suspected militants rampaged through Mumbai killing 171 and wounding 239. He linked an Indian national to the plot, challenging claims Pakistanis acted alone, while Pakistan-based elements faced scrutiny.
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Palaniappan Chidambaram
Chidambaram
India
Obese dog survives subfreezing night in Wisconsin
A 120 plus pound border collie mix named Jiffy froze to a Sheboygan sidewalk overnight. Authorities say layers of fat likely insulated him while a 59 year old owner was arrested on animal neglect. The owner told police she could not bring the dog inside and checked on him periodically.
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Sheboygan County Humane Society
Jiffy
Carey Payne
Sheboygan
Tim Eirich
Half million US jobs vanish as economy slides sharply
The economy shed about 500000 jobs last month the worst layoff wave in 35 years GM announced more cuts with 2000 workers laid off and mortgage foreclosures rising Across the nation unemployment climbed to 6.7 percent and economists warned of further losses with calls for federal action while Obama and Bush urged steps to stabilize housing credit and energy policy and rebuild infrastructure to revive growth.
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General Motors
Wall Street
Dow Jones
U.S
Richard Yamarone
Argus Research
Mark Zandi
Moody’s Economy.com
Barack Obama
United States
Mortgage Bankers Association
Congress
George W. Bush
Bush
Obama
Amnesia patient Henry Molaison dies at 82 scholar of memory
Henry Molaison the amnesia patient who helped reveal two memory systems died at 82 in Wester New Haven Conn. He endured decades of profound memory loss after a bicycle accident at age 9 and later underwent brain operations guiding scientists in memory research.
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Conn
Henry Molaison
Molaison
L Ford
Brenda Milner
McGill University
The
New York
M.R.I
News contact sheet for Lawrence Journal-World staff
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Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
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Agardner
Lworldcom
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Lworld
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Ljworldcom
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Liworld.com
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
L Jworld.com
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