Today in History Highlights From Select Dates
July 6 1944 a Hartford circus fire killed about 168 during a Ringling Bros performance. 1957 Althea Gibson became the first black Wimbledon singles champion defeating Darlene Hard 6 3 6 2. 1988 North Sea oil workers 167 died in platform explosions and fires.
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Hartford
Conn
New York
Althea Gibson
Darlene Hard
North Sea
North Korea tests missiles may include longer range Scud ER
South Korea reports seven missiles launched by North Korea over the weekend may include three Scud-ER missiles with up to 620 mile range. The weapon is described as more accurate and a greater threat to Japan.
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North Korea
Japan
Pyongyang
U.N
South Korea
Chosun
Ibo
Spy chief Sawers family photos posted online
A Mail on Sunday report states photos from John Sawers family Facebook page showed him with his three children on a beach wearing a Santa hat and playing Frisbee. The newspaper said the postings included vacation images and the couple's London home details, later removed after government notification.
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Britain
Mi6
Mail On Sunday
John Sawers
Sawers
London
Zelaya blocked from landing as Honduras crisis deepens
Ex president Manuel Zelaya failed to land at the main Honduran airport when runways were blocked by military vehicles and soldiers amid clashes with thousands of supporters. He diverted to Nicaragua then El Salvador while interim leader Roberto Micheletti vows no negotiations until order returns. Zelaya seeks UN and OAS support to restore his ousted government.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Manuel Zelaya
Zelaya
el Salvador
Roberto Micheletti
Micheletti
Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega
Associated Press
Red Cross
U.N
United Nations
OAS
United States
Argentina
Paraguay
Ecuador
Organization of American States
Jose
Miguel Insulza
Washington
Mauricio Funes
Telesur
U.N. General Assembly
Miguel D’escoto Brockmann
Congress
Supreme Court
Hugo Chavez
Venezuela
Obama plan would curb power of financial giants
The Obama administration proposes tighter rules for systemically important firms like Citi Goldman Sachs and AIG plus uses stronger capital cushions and rapid unwinding plans to prevent a repeat of the 2008 bailouts. GE opposes curbs on mixing banking with commerce while Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley face weighing costs of stricter rules against scale.
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Washington
Citigroups
Goldman Sachses
Aigs
Obama
Wall Street
TBTF
Citigroup
Citi
Goldman Sachs
Diana Farrell
White House
National Economic Council
General Electric Co
GE Capital
Wells Fargo & Co
Morgan Stanley
Journal World contact and staff directory listing
A contact page from the Lawrence Journal World provides phone numbers and emails for departments and editors including Local News City Government and KU. It lists staff members such as Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Kealing Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia plus subscription lines and delivery hours.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
Today’s Poll at LJWorld Com What to Do After a Bad Restaurant Experience
Readers respond to a poll on LJWorld Com about handling poor dining experiences. Options include complain to management or wait staff, file a health department complaint, or do nothing and not return. Cast your vote at the site.
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Health Department
Ljworld.com
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St. Thomas More
England
Pius VII
Napoleon I
Louis Pasteur
Mexico
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Felipe Calderon
National Action Party
PAN
Beatriz Paredes
Ocracoke
N.C
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Anchorage Marina
Ocracoke Island
Earl Woodham
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
China
Far West
Xinjiang
Urumai
Central Asian
Bobbie Jo Vial
Sydney
Taronga Zoo
Thong Dee
Thailand
Australia
Honduran
Journal-World
N.H
Lawrence
Kansas University
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Ijworld
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tony Berg
Jworld
Today’s Poll
Kansas
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