Timeline highlights from December 26 through 1996 disasters and deaths
A survey of historic events notes the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami killing over 200,000 people. 1947 heavy Northeast snow. 1957 Bergman film Wild Strawberries premieres in Sweden. 1967 Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs. 1972 Harry S Truman dies in Kansas City. 1996 JonBenet Ramsey case where the six year old was found dead in Boulder with the case remaining unsolved.
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Asia
Indian Ocean
New York City
Ingmar Bergman
United States
Harry S. Truman
Kansas City
JonBenet Ramsey
Boulder
Colo
John Mark Karr
Coast guard hunts 14 sailors after cargo ship sinks near Korea
Coast guard boats and helicopters search for 14 missing sailors off Yeosu after their 2000 ton nitric acid cargo ship reportedly sank in high seas. One rescued. 18 drum cans and life jackets found. No survivors confirmed. Nearby Panama crash fatal also reported with four dead, a 12 year old survivor, rescue efforts ongoing.
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Coast Guard
South Korea
Yeosu
Seoul
Kang Byung-mun
Kang
Tiger Escapes Zoo Pen Kills One Injures Two
A Siberian tiger named Tatiana escaped its pen at the San Francisco Zoo after 5 p.m. Tuesday near the Terrace Cafe, fatally mauling one man and injuring two others before police shot the animal dead. The victims were not zoo employees and were in their 20s. police said the tiger had attacked a zookeeper last December.
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San Francisco
Steve Mannina
Tatiana
Mannina
World leaders urge peace amid Christmas prayers and hope
On Christmas Day leaders from politics and religion called for peace and reconciliation as Christians in Iraq and Bethlehem filled churches amid renewed hope from Israeli-Palestinian talks. Pope Benedict urged humane, lasting solutions while Iraqi clergy praised unity across sects.
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St. Peter's Square
Vatican
St. Peter's Basilica
L’osservatore Romano
Darfur
Iraq
Afghanistan
Congo
Rome
Baghdad
West Bank
Bethlehem
Jesuis
Benedict
St. Peter’s Basilica
Christ
Mar Eliya
Emmanuel III Delly
Hadi al-Jazail
Jesus
Israel
Kiel Tilley
Charlevoix
Mich
Helmand
U.S
Kabul
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury
Rowan Williams
Puerto Rico
Old San Juan
clothing with built in tourniquets aids battlefield care
Rich Mono Virginia. Army surgeon Keith Rose links a dead comrade's bleed to lack of quick tourniquet. He teams with Black Hawk to test Warrior Wear uniforms embedding eight tourniquets. Clothing to retail under $200, military cost varies by volume. officials say ready access to tourniquets saves lives in modern, fluid combat.
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Rich Mono
Middle East
Keith Rose
Rose
U.S
Black Hawk
Col
Patricia R. Hastings
Terry Naughton
Naughton
BlackHawk Was
Mike Noell
Newspaper Staff Contacts and Subscription Info
Editor contacts include Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and Mark Fagan. News partners 6News Cody Howard Chris Bell Al Bonner. Classified classifieds and subscription desk details list phone numbers and hours for redelivery guarantees and circulation inquiries.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Ljworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Ijworld
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Jworld.com
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Chris Bell
Celi
al Bonner
Tuesday's poll on Lawrence ice rink question ends with yes
A local poll conducted on Tuesday shows a majority support building an ice rink in Lawrence. Voters favored the idea with the Yes option prevailing over No.
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Lawrence
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