On This Day in History January First to New Year
A compact history note lists key events from 1808 slave import ban to 2007 Ban Ki Moon becoming UN secretary general. It mentions 1863 Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation, 1892 Ellis Island opening, 1898 NYC borough consolidation, 1901 Australian federation, 1953 Hank Williams death, 1959 Cuban revolution, 1994 NAFTA, 1999 euro adoption, and 2007 UN chief installed.
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United States
Lincoln
Ellis Island
New York
New York City
Cio Batista
Ban Ki-moon
U.N
Kenya turmoil looms as riot toll rises to 135
Kenya faces a third day of violent protests against President Mwai Kibaki with at least 135 killed nationwide. Rioters in Nairobi slums clash with police as shops close and calls grow for a million-person march on Uhuru Park. Opposition leader Raila Odinga urged mass action despite police warnings.
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Kenya
East Africa
Nairobi
Indian Ocean
Mwai Kibaki
Kibaki
James Onyango
Kibera
Associated Press
Ralla Odinga
Uhuru Park
Diners Find Rare Pearl in Plate of Clams at Florida Bar
Florida man George Brock with wife Leslie found a rare iridescent purple pearl in a $10 plate of steamed clams at Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar in Lake Worth. The clams came from Apalachicola, fluorescent violet interiors noted. pearl will be appraised with potential sale.
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Florida
George Brock
Leslie
Dave
Tom Gerry
Bracks
Royal Palm Beach
Sleep disruptions tied to higher diabetes risk study finds
University of Chicago researchers report that disturbing deep slow wave sleep impairs the body's glucose regulation, lowering insulin efficiency and raising type 2 diabetes risk. In a small study of nine healthy volunteers, disrupted sleep reduced blood sugar control by about 25 percent after three nights, highlighting sleep quality as a potential diabetes factor.
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Washington
Shakespeare
University of Chicago Medical Center
Esra Tasali
Proceedings
The
National Academy of Sciences
New Year Celebrations Hit Times Square Amid Global Festivities
More than a million revelers in Times Square welcomed 2008 as the crystal ball descended for its 100th drop while confetti showered the crowd. UNC juniors Reid Medlin and friends joined the scene, planning to stay up all night without a hotel. Worldwide, cities from Sydney to Rio de Janeiro marked the new year with fireworks and security in place, while Europe saw smoking bans tighten in venues and the euro debut in Cyprus and Malta.
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New York
Times Square
University of North Carolina
Reid Medlin
Rachel Rand
Jeremy Crouthamel
Medlin
Rand
New York Times
Adolph Ochs
Ochs
Sydney
Beijing
Baghdad
Brussels
Belgium
al- Qaida
Paris
Champs-Elysees Avenue
Eiffel Tower
Thailand
Sungai Kolok
Akara Thiprote
Iraq
Palestine
Sheraton
Harbor Bridge
London
Trafalgar Square
River Thames
China
Brazil
Copacabana Beach
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
South America
Avenida Paulista
Globe
Contact numbers for Lawrence Journal-World staff and departments
The Lawrence Journal-World lists department and desk phone lines for local and outside inquiries. Local news B32 7154 City government 832 6362 County government 832 7165 KU 832 746 Lawrence schools 832 7151 Business 832 7188 Sports 832 7147 Arts 832 7178 Letters 832 7153 Obituaries 832 7154 832 6349 Photo reprints 832 6397 Outside Lawrence 800 578 A748
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Ljworld
Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Editors and Contacts at Journal World Listed
A roster lists Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Arin Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and Mark Fagan as editors with phone numbers and emails. News partners include 6News Cody Howard and Sunflower Broadband contact details.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Etrowbridge
Arin Gardner
Agardner
Ljworld
Tom Keegan
Theegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
World.com
Mark Fagan
Mlagan
Jworld.com
News Partners
6News
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Contact details for newspaper staff and redelivery policy
The notice lists Chris Bell and Al Bonner contact numbers and emails for circulation and advertising. It also provides classified ad phone and website, subscription and billing lines, and hours. A guarantee targets redelivery if the paper isn’t received, with call times for weekdays and weekends.
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Chris Bell
Bell
Ljworld
al Bonner
Bhutto faced vague security threats reviewed by U S officials
U S diplomats shared intelligence on threats against Benazir Bhutto with her aides and Pakistan's government before her assassination. Officials said much of the information was non actionable and no major schedule changes were made without specific credible threats. The Bush administration urged international experts join the probe, with Scotland Yard likely to play a key role.
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India
Bay Area
San Francisco
American Airlines
New Delhi
Chicago
Internatiornal
United States
U.S
Washington
Benazir Bhutto
Bhutto
Pakistan People’s Party
Pakistan
Associated Press
al- Qaida
Britain
Channel 4
Bush
Scotland Yard
Mahmud Ali Durrani
New York Times
Durrant
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Commonwealth of Australia
Hank Williams
Canton
Ohio
Fidel Castro
Fulgen
Ford
Sara Jane Moore
Charles Manson
Moore
Dublin
Bureau of Prisons
Bureau
Felicia Ponce
Oliver Sipple
Secret Service
St. Francis Hotel
Lawr
What's News Today
France
European Union
Cyprus
Malta
Mediterranean Islands
Nicolas Sarkozy
Russia
Vladimir Putin
Vatican City
Benedict XVI
St. Peter's Basilica
Peter Marge
Journal-World
N.H
Www
Kansas
By Matthew Lee
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