Today in History Highlights From 1783 to 1968
Events span 1783 Washington resigns as commander in chief and retires to Mount Vernon. 1788 Maryland approves ceding land for federal capital, later forming District of Columbia. 1823 Troy Sentinel prints Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas later known as Twas the Night Before Christmas. 1928 NBC establishes coast to coast network. 1967 Johnson meets Pope Paul VI at the Vatican. 1968 Pueblo crew released after 11 months captivity by North Korea.
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U.S
Pueblo
North Korea
George Washington
Continental Army
Mount Vernon
Maryland
District of Columbia
St. Nicholas
Troy
Sentinel
Clement C. Moore
NBC
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paul VI
Vatican
Snowstorm disrupts West Midwest amid white Christmas forecast
A fast moving blizzard threatens travel across the West and Midwest with heavy snow, road closures, and a dust storm fatal incidents south of Phoenix. Blizzard warnings loom for Christmas Eve as the storm shifts eastward. House Democrat Parker Griffith defectes to GOP, criticizing the health care overhaul and citing harm to doctors patients and future generations.
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Midwest
Arizona
Phoenix
Colorado
Utah
Kansas
Plains
U.S. House
GOP
U.S
Parker Griffith
Alabama
Griffith
Virginia
Huntsville
Decatur
Barack Obama
John McCain
Congress
House
Obama asks community bankers for lenient approach
President Obama urged small and regional bankers to ease lending constraints while avoiding harsh regulation, contrasting his tone with last week’s remarks to Wall Street fat cats. The piece notes bankers’ support for lending to small businesses and includes a swine flu update about the New York dog and CDC guidance on animal transmission.
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Barack Obama
Obama
White House
Wall Street
New York
Michael San Filippo
American Veterinary Medical Association
Anne Schuchat
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Pregnant Soldiers Won't Be Court Martialed in Iraq
In northern Iraq, Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo said he will not seek jail for pregnant soldiers over pregnancy disclosures. He defended a policy previously considering court martial for pregnant soldiers and their partners, saying troops leave units short handed when mothers go home, and he needs every solider for the deployment.
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AUS
Iraq
Anthony Cucclo
Cucolo
U.S
Health care overhaul brings pain before gain in U S
The health care reform battle heads toward a Senate vote with Democrats pushing through a plan that imposes taxes and fees on high earners and insurers and trims Medicare, while offering gradual benefits such as subsidies and consumer protections. experts warn of an early premium rise and an eventual shift to a government regulated exchange system starting in 2013.
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Washington
Congress
Drew Altman
Nonpartisan
Kaiser Family Foundation
Congressional Budget Office
Senate
White House
Robert Gibbs
Obama
House
House Democrats
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Exchange
Court orders two men disfigured by amputation
An anti-terrorism court in Lahore Pakistan ordered Sher Mohammad and Amanat Mohammad to have their noses and ears cut off after they had mutilated a young woman whose family spurned one man’s marriage proposal. Each man received 50 years in prison plus fines and compensation in the late Sept case.
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LaHore
Pakistan
Chaudhry Ali Ahmed
Sher Moham
Mad
Sher Mohammad
Amanat Mohammad
Raiwind
Ahmed
Journal-World Contact Info Page Details
The Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas lists newsroom and staff contacts for departments including Local News City and County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Consumer affairs Sports Arts and entertainment Letters to the editor Obituaries and Health Transportation Photo reprints plus external contacts. It names editors such as Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and Jonathan Kealing with phone lines and emails.
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Ljworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
News Partners and Mediaphormedia Contact Details
Cody Howard of News Partners and Dan Cox of Mediaphormedia provide contact lines and emails. Subscriptions queries, billing, and redelivery policy are listed with hours for weekdays and weekends. Readers are urged to call 832-7199 for redelivery if a paper is missing before set cutoffs.
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News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Ljworld
Salvation Army bell ringer poll draws donations
A reader poll asks if people have dropped money in Salvation Army kettles this season. Seventy percent? The post reports 61 percent yes and 38 percent no, with a prompt to visit LJWorld.com for more responses and to vote.
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Salvation Army
Ljworld.com
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Lucasfilm Ltd
Babar Dogar
Associated Press
Journal-World
N.H
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tony Berg
Hal
Pearson Collision Repair
Connecticut
Joseph R. Gatti
D.D.S
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Gattidds.com
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