Notable historical firsts and royal separations in world events
A compact history of key dates: 1854 Tennyson published The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1892 Shaw's Widowers Houses opens in London, 1940 British North Africa offensive begins, 1942 Khachaturian’s Gayane debuts, 1987 Palestinian uprising in Gaza and West Bank, 1990 Lech Walesa wins Poland’s presidential runoff, 1992 Charles and Diana announce separation with divorce finalized in 1996.
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Bernard Shaw
Royalty Theater
London
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China
Japan
Germany
Italy
Kirov Ballet
Gaza
West
World in Brief Bush declares federal disaster in Pacific Northwest
President Bush issues a federal disaster declaration for 11 counties in Oregon and Washington after severe storms. The designation covers five northwestern Oregon and six southwestern Washington counties, with 75 percent reimbursement for public costs. It does not provide individual assistance and outlines potential future grants to reduce damage. FEMA officials say more counties and aid types could follow as floodwaters recede.
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Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Washington
FEMA
Debbie Wing
Truck bomber hits Baghdad police station at Beiji
A suicide truck bomb struck a police station north of Baghdad at Beiji, home to Iraq's largest refinery. The blast killed eight and wounded 16 as guards let the driver pass with sand for a construction site. The attack follows a week of violence leaving nearly 80 dead.
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Beiji
Iraq
NASA eyes one minute Atlantis launch window today
NASA aims for a slim one minute launch window for Space Shuttle Atlantis with fuel gauge uncertainties prompting extra flight-rule safeguards. LeRoy Cain, head of the mission management team, says a plan remains to proceed if criteria are met, otherwise scrub and test.
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Space Shuttle
Atlantis
International Space Station
LeRoy Cain
Cain
Westroads Mall Reopens After Holiday Shopping Returns
Omaha residents return to Westroads Mall for the holidays while the Von Maur store remains closed after the shooting that killed eight people and the gunman. Security is heightened with Red Cross and Salvation Army aid outside, and a memorial marks the store entrance. The Hawkins family offers condolences as prosecutors note his history of state care and treatment while acknowledging limited intervention.
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von Maur
Westroads
Omaha
Neb
Robert Hawkins
Nes
Marge Andrews
John
John Andrews
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Hawkins
Mark Miller
Faith Presbyterian Church
la Vista
Sandra Markley
Sarpy County
Sarpy
Lee Polikov
Gifts to Bush Show Expensive Ties With Foreign Leaders
The State Department list of gifts to President Bush and others in 2006 reveals pricey items from foreign leaders, including an $11,000 Cartier watch from Thailand and riding boots from Hungary. Laura Bush and Condeleezza Rice received gifts such as a gold jewelry set worth up to $20,000 and an $800 decorative orb. The records note gifts to Vice President Cheney and others, with some items turned over to the government.
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Cartier Santos Dumont
Bush
Thailand
Thaksin Shinawatra
Texas
Ferenc Gyurcsany
Laura Bush
State Department
U.S
Ghana
John Kufuor
Condoleezza Rice
Rice
Abdullah
Dick Cheney
Cheney
Lynne
Sean McCormack
David Welch
Justice Department
Alberto Gonzales
Qatar
Congress
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The notice lists contact options for story tips and feedback including email and a feedback form. It provides direct phone numbers for Local News City Government County Government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Business Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters Obituaries and Photo Reprints along with an outside Lawrence toll free line.
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Editorial staff contacts and assignments
Editors listed include Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and Mark Fagan with direct phone lines and email addresses for newsroom departments and assignments across editorial pages sports entertainment business.
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Worldcom
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
World.com
Ann Gardner
Agardner
World
Tom Keegan
Theegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
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Magan
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Cody Howard of News Partners with 6News is listed as GNews director contact 832-6321 and email howard sunflower broadband com. Mediapharmedia LLC lists Joel Mathis as managing editor convergence contact 832-7142 and jmathis l jworld com.
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Howard
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Convergence
Jmathis
Jworld
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