History’s defining crashes and firsts
On February 3, 1959 a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa killed Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens and J P Richardson. American Airlines Lockheed Electra crashed into New York’s East River killing 65 of 73 onboard. In 1913 the 16th Amendment granting federal income tax was ratified. In 1930 Chief Justice Taft resigned for health. In 1943 Dorchester sank after torpedo hit. four Army chaplains sacrificed. In 1966 Luna 9 achieved first soft moon landing. In 1995 Discovery launched with Lt Col Eileen Collins piloting, first for NASA.
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Richardson
American Airlines
New York
East River
United States
William Howard Taft
U.S
Dorchester
Discovery
Air Force
Eileen Collins
NASA
Holloway case deepens as mother believes daughter dead
Natalee Holloway’s mother Beth Twitty, after viewing Dutch footage, says she is certain her daughter is dead and mourns the lost hope. Joran van der Sloot denies involvement in Aruba disappearance in a TV interview following crime reporter Peter de Vries’s footage. In Atlanta suburb, two off duty officers wound each other in a road gunfight. one, Duluth officer Daily, is charged with aggravated assault and the Duluth chief calls the incident baffling and an embarrassment.
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Natalee Holloway
Beth Twitty
de Telegraaf
Joran van der Sloot
Holloway
Aruba
van der Sloot
Pauw & Witteman
Peter R. de Vries
Twitty
Netherlands
Atlanta
Jay Daily
Duluth
Fulton County
Paul Phillips
Daily
Ilana Spellman
Gwinnett County
Spellman
Randy ‘Belcher
Heathrow Airport adds iris scans and fingerprints for some travelers
Heathrow Terminal 1 passengers may undergo iris scans and fingerprinting before boarding to access the larger international lounge or during international to domestic transfers. Biometric data are destroyed within 24 hours and domestic passengers not using the lounge are not required to provide data.
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Heathrow Airport
Heathrow
BAA PLC
BAA
Terminal 1
Kenya Violence Surges After End‑Deal Clashes in West
Fighting erupts as rival youth hunt each other through a western Kenyan town burning houses and blocking roads a day after political rivals agreed to seek an end to weeks of bloodshed. Kibaki accuses opponents of orchestrating the violence and Odinga condemns aggressive rhetoric as efforts to quell the fighting continue.
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Kenya
Mwai Kibaki
Raila Odinga
Kibaki
Bush budget faces squeeze on education health and programs
President Bush's 3 trillion dollar budget heightens Medicaid costs and Medicare reductions, risking cuts to education housing and anti poverty programs. Deficits near 400 billion are forecast, with Congress likely to reject plans to trim 141 programs and cut Medicare by 178 billion over five years. State health insurance and flood protection funding rise, while health care providers protest cuts.
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China
Japan
Finance Ministry
Washington
Bush
Monay
Kent Conrad
D-N.d
Congressional
Congress
Capitol Hill
Conrad
New Orleans
Extra long jacket keeps Oakland giraffe warm this winter
In Oakland, Tiki the 18 year old giraffe will wear a custom tailored forest green coat with removable liner to handle Bay Area winters. Zoo staff enlisted a horse blanket designer to tailor the oversized 40 extra, extra long jacket after careful measurements by keeper Melissa McCartney.
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Oakland
Calif
Tiki
Oakland Zoo
San Francisco Bay Area
Zoo
Melissa McCartney
Bay Area
Nancy Filippi
McCartney
Contact details for Lawrence Journal-World staff and departments
The Lawrence Journal-World lists contact numbers and emails for local news city and county government KU Lawrence schools business sports arts letters obituaries photo reprints and outside Lawrence reports. It also provides editor and department heads with direct lines and emails plus service numbers for subscriptions redelivery and classified ads.
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Ljworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
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