This Day In History Highlights Major Milestones
On January 29 1820 King George III died at Windsor ending a long reign. In 1845 Poe The Raven first published. 1861 Kansas enters the Union as the 34th state. 1936 Hall of Fame inductees Cobb Ruth named in Cooperstown. 1958 Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward wed in Las Vegas. 1963 Pro Football Hall of Fame names its first members. 1979 Carter welcomes Deng Xiaoping to the White House marking diplomatic ties.
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New York Evening Mirror
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Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Cooperstown
Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
Las Vegas
Canton
Ohio
Carter
Deng Xiaoping
White House
World in Brief: Christodoulos dies as pope visit looms
Hundreds mourn Archbishop Christodoulos at Athens Cathedral as Greece bids farewell to the outspoken church leader who opened dialogue with the Vatican. He dies at 69 after a cancer fight, leaving a contested succession and broad influence on Greece's Orthodox Church. In Indonesia, bird flu deaths hit 100 as authorities brace for Lunar New Year. Separately, a Taliban-linked school hostage crisis ends without injuries in Pakistan, while U.S. troops suffer multiple fatalities in Mosul amid renewed Iraqi offensives.
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Christodoulos
Greece
Indonesia
Asia
Jakarta
Joko Suyono
National
Bird Flu Center
Suyono
Preliminary charges filed against trader in bank loss case
Investigating judges charged Jerome Kerviel with breach of trust and unauthorized computer activity on Monday. He was released from custody as the probe continues. Prosecutors sought fraud charges and forgery but were not pursued. Paris officials say the 31-year-old futures trader acted for adrenaline and a potential bonus, not greed. His lawyers call him a modest boy overwhelmed by events.
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Jerome Kerviel
Christian Charriere-Bournazel
Paris
Jean-Claude Marin
Kerviel
Aid workers sentenced on kidnapping charges
A French court sentenced six charity workers to eight years in prison after Chad conviction for attempting to kidnap 103 orphans from Darfur. The sentence, originally eight years hard labor in Chad, was converted to prison time in France under a bilateral accord.
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Chad
Darfur
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Kennedy endorses Obama as new generation of leadership
Senator Edward Kennedy endorses Barack Obama, calling him a man of grit and grace and urging change. The endorsement signals a push to unite Democrats before the February 5 primaries, with Kennedy citing Obama’s Iraq stance and promising campaign support to appeal to Hispanics, unions, and lower income voters. Caroline Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy add to Obama’s visibility as he plans a Kansas rally amid questions of Sebelius endorsement.
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Barack Obama
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Rhode Island
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Caroline Kennedy
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Clinton
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Kathleen Sebelius
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Robert
America
Harry S. Truman
John Kennedy
Journal-World contact details and newsroom lineups
Lawrence Journal-World lists newsroom and department contacts including local news city county KU Lawrence schools and obituaries. It provides editor and editorials staff emails and phone numbers for departments and sections plus general subscription and delivery lines.
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lIjworld
Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Sebelius Responds to State of the Union Debate
Monday poll finds Kansas voters split on Governor Sebelius performance in the Democratic response to President Bushs State of the Union speech. Most say they did not watch or have no opinion, while some rate her performance as very well or OK. Readers urged to visit wwwljworldcom for more responses and to vote.
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Butler County Community College
Kansas
Kennedy
Bill Clinton
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House
Hillary Clinton
CDC estimates 7000 children in ER yearly from cold medicines
The CDC reports about 7000 children under 18 go to emergency rooms annually after taking cough and cold medicines. Two thirds were unsupervised young children, while about a quarter had proper dosing but still faced allergic or other reactions. The study covers OTC and prescription meds and informs FDA talks on 2 to 6 year olds.
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U.S
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
CDC
Melissa Schaefer
Schaefer
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