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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 2010
Page
2
On February 3 1943 the U S transport Dorchester sank after a German torpedo struck it sending troops to Greenland. Of the 900 plus aboard only about 230 survived. Four Army chaplains gave their life belts and perished with the ship.
Senior U S intelligence officials told Congress that Al-Qaida plans attacks in the next three to six months and is deploying operatives to the United States including clean recruits. Panetta warned the threat is evolving as authorities track Abdulmutallab and homegrown plots. The assessment notes militants move quickly and are harder to detect, with the greatest risk from adapted methods rather than another 9/11-scale strike.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on state TV floated a possible exchange of Iranians held in the United States for three American hikers detained in Tehran. He said talks were under way and that negotiators had recently sent messages about releasing both sides’ prisoners, expressing hope for freeing all prisoners.
Punxsutawney Phil posted a text message and a Twitter update about six more weeks of winter two hours after seeing his shadow at Gobbler's Knob. Groundhog Club officials did not immediately respond. The tradition ties Candlemas shadow sighting to winter duration near Punxsutawney.
Democrats refine a payroll tax credit plan to spur hiring with Social Security relief for new workers and a potential $10 billion ten year cost. The proposal mirrors Schumer Hatch and seeks GOP buy in while Obama pursues broader tax cut efforts and extensions for unemployment, COBRA, and small business incentives.
The Lancet formally retracts Dr. Andrew Wakefield's 1998 study claiming MMR vaccine causes autism, following a GMC verdict of false information and “callous disregard.” The retraction seeks to restore trust in vaccines and scientific literature amid ongoing debate and subsequent refutations. Wakefield defends himself while other researchers push to uncover true autism causes.
Journal World lists editors and contact emails for Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and Jonathan Kealing with phone numbers and emails for assignments sports entertainment and online roles.
Tuesday’s poll asks readers to pick their favorite awards show. Oscars lead with 36 percent, followed by Other 27 percent, Grammy 21 percent, Golden Globes 5 percent, Tony 4 percent, and Emmy 4 percent. Visit LJWorld.com to view more responses and vote.
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