Notable events on December 24 through 1943
On December 24 1968 Apollo 8 astronauts read Genesis during a Christmas Eve telecast while Earth appeared live. In 1814 Peace treaty ended the War of 1812 at Ghent Belgium. 1851 Library of Congress fire destroyed about 35000 volumes. 1865 Ku Klux Klan formed in Pulaski Tennessee. 1908 New York Mayor McClellan closed city movie theaters. 1943 Roosevelt appointed Eisenhower supreme Allied commander for Overlord.
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World in Brief shows Obama aides met investigators on Blagojevich case
President elect Barack Obama and aides Rahm Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett met federal investigators probing Illinois Governor Blagojevich. The internal report says there was no inappropriate contact with Blagojevich or his office. Prosecutors say Obama is not implicated.
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Beauty queen arrested with gun-filled truck in Mexico
Miss Sinaloa 2008 Laura Zuniga and six men were detained at a Guadalajara area checkpoint after soldiers found two trucks loaded with firearms including AR-15 rifles, handguns, ammunition, magazines, and $53,300 in cash. Police tied one detainee to a drug trafficker family from Ciudad Juarez and said the man was her alleged boyfriend.
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Vatican backs iBreviary prayer book on iTunes
The Vatican endorses iBreviary, an iTunes app by Rev Paolo Padri ni and an Italian designer, delivering the Breviary in Italian and multiple languages including English Spanish French and Latin. It also offers daily Mass prayers and other prayers. The app costs $1.10 with free upgrades and proceeds go to charity.
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Economy Sags as Housing Slumps Darken 1982 Benchmark
The article reports a deepening recession with a potential 6 percent GDP drop in Q4, the worst since 1982, and plunging home sales. It notes tight credit markets, a $700 billion rescue, and a looming $850 billion stimulus as Obama teams push for rapid action amid ongoing economic pain.
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Obama to Use Lincoln Bible for Inauguration
President elect Barack Obama will take the oath on the Lincoln Bible from the Library of Congress, becoming the first president since Lincoln to use the same Bible. The Burgundy velvet Bible, purchased by Supreme Court clerk William Thomas Carroll, will be exhibited at the LOC Feb 12 to May 9, then tour Sacramento Chicago Indianapolis Atlanta and Omaha for Lincoln bicentennial events.
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Contact options for IJWorld features and departments
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Newspaper Staff Contacts and Delivery Hours
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Do you leave cookies for Santa poll result
Today's poll asks if readers leave cookies for Santa with options Yes or No. The article notes the winner is Yes and directs readers to LJWorld.com to view more responses and cast their vote.
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