Today in History Highlights From Dec 8 Through 1980
A digest of notable events: Reagan and Gorbachev sign a treaty at the White House to eliminate intermediate range missiles. Washington leads a Delaware Crossing during the Revolutionary War. Pope Pius X proclaims the Immaculate Conception. Lincoln unveils reconstruction plans. 1941 U S declares war on Japan after Pearl Harbor. 1980 John Lennon is assassinated outside his NYC residence.
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Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
White House
George Washington
Delaware River
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
United States
Congress
Japan
Pearl Harbor
John Lennon
New York City
Mark David Chapman
Gunmen Attack Bhutto Office in Pakistan Killing Three Supporters
Gunmen attacked a Nasirabad party office of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto killing three of her supporters ahead of parliamentary elections slated for January 8. Police cited no motive or suspects and noted violence has long marked Pakistan political contests.
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Bhutto
Karachi
Pakistan
Pervezehuenavear
Man sues Burger King owner over condom found in sandwich
In Vermont, Van Miguel Hartless of Fair Haven sues Carrall Corp. owner of a Syracuse NY Burger King after finding an unwrapped condom in a Southwestern Whopper in Rutland on June 18. He seeks damages for pain, suffering, emotional distress, and medical expenses.
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van Miguel Hartless
Fair Haven
Rutland
Carrall Corp
Syracuse
Talks Break Down as Writers Strike Widens
In Los Angeles, negotiations between Hollywood writers and studios collapsed Friday, ending a round of talks that began Tuesday. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said it was puzzled by the Writers Guild of America strategy aimed at delaying talks, while the guild accused the negotiator of slamming the door on bargaining amid disputes over new media compensation.
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Hollywood
Alliance of
Motion Picture and Television Producers
Writers Guild of America
Lawmakers demand probe into destroyed CIA interrogation tapes
Democratic leaders press Attorney General Mukasey to investigate why the CIA destroyed videotapes of two terrorism suspects. They allege possible law violations and call the destruction a cover up while White House officials face questions about involvement.
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Washington
Justice Department
CIA
Senate
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Michael Mukasey
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Richard Nixon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Carl Levin
D-Mich
House
Judiciary Committee
Michael Hayden
Mukasey
White House
Dana Perino
Bush
Perino
Harriet Miers
al-Qaida
ABC News
Miers
Spy Agency
Congress
U.S
Senate Intelligence Committee
Sen
Jay Rockefeller
Dwya
Hayden
Dieting may boost breast cancer survival odds after diagnosis
New research tracking 4021 women with breast cancer from Wisconsin Massachusetts and New Hampshire links weight gain after diagnosis to higher death risk. Each extra pound gained raises death risk about 14 percent, with obese patients facing more than double the risk versus normal weight.
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Hazel Nichols
Johns
Susan G. Komen
For the
Cure Breast Cancer Foundation
United States
Joanne Dorgan
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia
Dorgan
Newspaper Staff Contacts and Redelivery Notice
A list details newsroom editors and departments including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and Mark Fagan with contact numbers and emails. Also notes NEWS PARTNERS 6News Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia Joel Mathis. It warns readers who didn’t receive their paper to call a redelivery line before specified hours.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Ctrowbridge
World
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Teegan
Ljworld
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
World.com
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Ljworld.com
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia LLC
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
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Pius X
Mary
Jesus
Lincoln
South
Bhutto Party
Vermont
Denver
William Gray
Atlantic
Gray
Colorado State University
Los Angeles
Bahgat Abu Dakai
Dakai
Israel
Gaza Strip
Khan Younes
Gaza
Sip
Craig Thompson
Abramson Cancer Center
University of Pennsylvania
Journal-World
Lawrence
Chris Bell
Cbell
al Bonner
Slath St
Kansas
Com
Iamonds
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