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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 2008
Page
1
A historical note recalls John Hay announcing the Open Door Policy on January 2 1900 to facilitate trade with China. Also cited are Georgia joining the Union in 1788 as the fourth state, and a 1929 accord between the U S and Canada to protect Niagara Falls.
A suicide bomber hit a crowded Shiite funeral in Baghdad killing at least 35 and wounding 37 as Iraqis marked New Year, amid ongoing violence. The attack followed nationwide December tolls and comes as U S drone use and military redeployments expand across the region.
A fugitive wriggled free from Oceanside officers as he fled on a GMC pickup. He leaped off the San Diego Coronado Bridge with a German shepherd named Stryker, the dog killed in the fall while the man survived and was hospitalized Tuesday. Police described the chase along Interstate 5 before the fatal plunge.
In Eldoret, Kenya, a mob set fire to the Assembly of God Church where hundreds had sought refuge, with witnesses saying up to 50 people died in the attack amid four days of rioting over the election. Survivors recount harrowing escapes as violence spreads from Nairobi to the Rift Valley, pitting Kikuyu against Luo and other groups.
The notice lists editorial staff with phone numbers and emails for Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and Mark Fagan plus 6News Cody Howard. It also states customers should call 832 7199 before 1am on weekdays or noon weekends for in town redelivery if the newspaper is not received.
Readers name city spending as Lawrence top concern for 2008 with a poll result showing faculty retention and KU hospital affiliations among options. The prompt directs readers to visit a website for more responses and voting participation.
The FBI releases new details and portraits in a renewed effort to identify Dan Cooper who hijacked a Northwest flight from Portland to Seattle on November 24 1971, took 200000 and four parachutes, then jumped over Washington. Authorities note he likely did not survive the jump and highlight past clues including a 1980 discovery of 5800 dollars of ransom money along the Columbia River.
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