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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2011
Page
3
Flash floods in a southern Philippines region killed at least 450 people while nearly 300 remained missing. Defense Secretary Gazmin and top officials planned to fly to Cagayan de Oro to oversee search and rescue as thousands were displaced. Coffins and body bags were urgently needed.
Qatar's prime minister said Arab foreign ministers plan a decisive Cairo meeting to decide on next steps after Syria is given until Wednesday to allow observers. He noted near unanimity on taking the Arab League plan to the Security Council to pressure Damascus, with at least 20 killed in Homs as violence continues.
NATO has ended its seven year training mission in Iraq with a ceremony in the Green Zone. Iraqi commanders praised NATO for training the army and security forces since 2004 as NATO announced it will permanently shut down and withdraw all soldiers by December 31 due to stalled extension talks over legal immunity for foreign trainers. NATO currently deploys about 130 advisers from 13 member nations and Ukraine.
Hundreds of Japanese American veterans from World War II were celebrated in a Honolulu parade, honoring the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th Infantry Battalion who earned the Congressional Gold Medal last month. Health issues kept many veterans, the youngest in their 80s, from attending the Washington ceremony, prompting a Hawaii celebration for two thirds of the honorees. The float-filled march honored their wartime service in Italy, France and Germany and reflected the gratitude of tourists, families and residents.
Kansas Advocates for Better Care released a three year list of 81 nursing homes with above average deficiencies in inspections. Brandon Woods at Alvamar shows an average of 20 deficiencies per year, well above the state and national averages, highlighting a pattern across three years.
About 30 Santas gathered at the Sandbar on Eighth Street for the second annual SantaCon in Lawrence a pub crawl with a holiday theme. Participants donated to Just Food Douglas County food bank as part of the event. Ali Brox wore an elf costume and joined the festive afternoon.
A mostly amateur ornithology group plus a few biologists conducted the annual winter bird count on Saturday starting at 5 45 a m. They surveyed North Lawrence and the Kansas River bank spotting at least 65 species. Stan Roth led the effort with longtime involvement in winter counts dating to 1956. The survey aims to aid science and feed data to the Audubon Society. Bill Busby noted efforts to boost scientific rigor and data usefulness.
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