Today in History Highlights Major WWII Victory and Key Milestones
On February 2 1943 Soviet forces surrendered the remaining Nazi units at Stalingrad signaling a turning point in World War II. Noteable milestones include 1653 New Amsterdam’s incorporation, 1848 Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty, 1870 Cardiff Giant reveal, 1876 National League formation, 1882 James Joyce birth, 1897 Harrisburg Capitol fire, and 1948 Truman civil rights proposal.
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Stalingrad
New Amsterdam
New York City
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Cardiff
National League of
New York
James Joyce
Dublin
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Harry Truman
Congress
Plane crashes near North Carolina airport killing six
A twin-engine King Air C90A crashed Friday while landing in fog at a small North Carolina airport. All six aboard were killed. no ground injuries reported. The plane, from Cedar town Georgia, was bound for Primland resort in Meadows of Dan.
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North Carolina
Stephanie Conner
Surry County
Emergency Services
Warren Woodberry
Federal Aviation Administration
King Air
Push for nonflammable furniture standard advances
A U S safety agency the Consumer Product Safety Commission moved a proposal to require upholstery to be smolder and flame resistant. The measure backed 2 0 and opens a 75 day public comment period. If adopted it could cut fires deaths and injuries by preventing fires caused by upholstered furniture.
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U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Julie Vallese
Vallese
Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Flooded Forest Outside Trinidad
A charter Boeing 727 diverted from Cobija to Trinidad after weather cut power. The plane landed in a flooded forest near the eastern lowland city, injuring several passengers who were hospitalized. No fatalities were reported by airline regional manager Patricia Aruz. reporter Juan Carlos Zambrano cited local radios.
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Theastern
Trinidad
Patricia Aruz
Juan Carlos Zambrano
Radio
Cobija
New Mexican prosecutor to lead expanded violence against women unit
Guadalupe Morfin becomes head of a renewed Mexican federal post tackling violence against women and human exploitation. The role, reporting to Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora, will include migrant smuggling and child labor cases, replacing a 2006 post.
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Mexico
U.S
Guadalupe Morfin
Ciudad Juarez
Eduardo Medina Mora
Reporter subpoenaed over book on CIA
The New York Times reporter James Risen faces a federal grand jury subpoena in Alexandria Virginia seeking the sources for a chapter in his 2006 book State of War about CIA efforts to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program. Risen plans to resist, citing confidentiality agreements with sources. Newsroom officials support the reporter and condemn government leak investigations targeting journalists.
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New York Times
CIA
David N. Kelley
James Risen
Risen
Kelly
Alexandria
Kelley
Times
Katherine Mathis
Iran
Mathis
Justice Department
Brian Roehrkasse
Grand Jury
Eric Lichtblau
Exxon Mobil posts record 2007 quarterly and yearly profits
Exxon Mobil, Irving Texas, posted a fourth quarter net income of 11.7 billion and annual profit of 39.5 billion, driven by oil prices near 90 to 100 a barrel. Revenue rose to 116.6 billion in Q4 and 404.5 billion for the year, with upstream earnings up 32 percent and downstream earnings improving despite margins. Shares traded around 85.95 on Friday.
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Houston
Exxon Metrofit
U.S
Exxon
Exxon Mobil
Irving
Upstream
Itiven
Europe
ConocoPhillips
Chevron Corp
Chevron
Royal Dutch Shell PLC
Sheil
Journal World contact information and staff list
Local contact numbers for Lawrence Journal World include departments for news city and county government schools and business sports arts and letters plus obituaries and photo reprints. Staff listed include Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Mark Fagan Terry Rombeck and others with direct email addresses. Subscription and redelivery policies are provided.
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Wwwliworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
World
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Ljworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jriccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Loophole blocks charges in pharmacist gynecologist scam
In Springfield a pharmacist who posed as a gynecologist to exam a pregnant woman faces a stalled case. Prosecutors say fraud obtained consent but a 50 year old law prevents rape charges unless force is proven. The state Supreme Court has urged closing the loophole, while critics warn it deters reporting.
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Boston
Hampden County
Tors
Nicholas Creanza
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Elizabeth Dineen
Vic
Tim
Wendy Murphy
New England School of Law
Creanza
Louis & Clark
Springfield
William Bennett
Bennett
Greanza
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Mexico City
Julie Gerberding
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Mississippi
New Mexico
Texas
Virginia
Bolivia
Noah Berger
Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco
Sacramento River
California
Exxon Mobil Corp
Journal-World Contact US
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News Partners
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Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
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Dcox
Chris Bell
Bell
Lworld
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Swilhelm
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