Notable historical events on January 10
On January 10 1776 Thomas Paine anonymously published Common Sense. In 1810 Napoleon divorced Josephine. In 1870 John D Rockefeller formed Standard Oil. In 1946 the first UN General Assembly met in London. In 1957 Harold Macmillan became UK prime minister. In 1967 Edward Brooke became the first black elected to the Senate by popular vote. In 1978 Soyuz 27 launched for Salyut 6 rendezvous. In 1984 the US and Vatican established full diplomatic relations.
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Napoleon
Josephine
Florida
John.d. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
General Assembly
United Nations
London
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Massachusetts
Edward W. Brooke
U.S. Senate
Soviet Union
Salyut 6 Space Laboratory
United States
Vatican
Secret Service logs deletions marked in federal ruling
A federal judge ruled the Bush era failed to keep White House visitor identities secret and found that Secret Service computer records were illegally deleted before 2004. The case traces deletions to 2001 under Bush, halted after the archivist’s instruction and court actions. United States officials said deletions began long before and continued into the early presidency.
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Bush Administration
White House
Secret Service
Royce Lamberth
United States
George W. Bush
BBC Persian channel sparks controversy before launch
The BBC Persian service faces scrutiny over potential espionage links after Iran accused it of attempting recruitment for spying and psychological warfare. The BBC defends the channel as providing high quality impartial news for Persian speakers in Iran and beyond, while Iran-Mideast tensions complicate access.
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British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Islamic Republic
Iran
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Mike Gardner
Associated Press
Moose Calf Falls Into Spokane Bedroom
A baby moose foraging near a Spokane home fell into a basement window well and into a bedroom. A wildlife biologist tranquilized the moose and, with four others, hauled the 375 pound calf up a narrow staircase using a tarp. Wildlife officers then tracked the calf’s mother and sibling nearby.
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Spokane
Spokesman Review
Illinois impeachment of Gov Blagojevich shocks state
Illinois lawmakers impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich by a 114 to 1 vote in the House, triggering a Senate trial set to begin Jan. 26. The vote came after a swift debate with no defense offered for the governor, who faces charges including trying to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat and expanding health care programs without authority. The impeachment marks the first for a state governor in decades.
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Ill
Rod Blagojevich
Ilinois
Senate
Illinois
Blagojevich
Barack Obama
Chicago
House
Lucio Guerrero
U.S
Arizona
Evan Mecham
Investi
George Ryan
Barbara Flynn Currie
Elga Jefferies
Milton Patterson
Patterson
Roland Burris
Burris
Illinois Supreme Court
Timothy Wright
Jesse White
Nathan Maddox
Dick Durbin
D-Nl
Illinois Senate
Defendant flees before probation verdict in Texas
Fort Worth area reports a man named James Carroll Franklin fled before a jury verdict on probation for a drug conviction. He led deputies on a high speed chase through Wise and Parker counties, was captured in Tarrant County after deputies used a stun gun and their car ram to stop him. The case involves potential probation and an appeal bond, with authorities seeking sentencing outcomes.
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Fort Worth
Texas
James Carroll Franklin
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Franklin
Shaw
Sega
Wise County
Contact details for Lawrence Journal-World News Desk
Local news and department lines are listed for the Lawrence Journal-World including city and county government Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts and entertainment letters to the editor obituaries photo reprints and an outside Lawrence number. Calls and emails are directed to respective desks with extension numbers or numbers provided.
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