Notable historic injuries and deaths on July 18 anniversaries
On July 18 1969 Senator Edward M Kennedy swam free after his car left a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island while his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne drowned. Kennedy later pleaded guilty to leaving the scene with a suspended two month sentence. Also marked: the Great Fire of Rome began in AD 64 and John Paul Jones died in Paris in 1792. In 1947 Harry S Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act. In 1989 Rebecca Schaeffer was killed in Los Angeles by a stalker. Robert Bardo was later sentenced to life in prison.
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World in Brief Zelaya presses talks to restore him
Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya gave U S backed talks in Costa Rica until today to win restoration. He warned he would return to Honduras with or without an agreement and that a secret return and rejection of a power sharing plan could follow if no deal is reached by midnight. He said Hondurans have a constitutional right to insurrection against an illegitimate government.
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Helmsman gets ten months for San Francisco Bay spill
John Cota pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor environmental crimes for illegally discharging oil in San Francisco Bay and killing thousands of birds. He was sentenced Friday to ten months in prison. Cota apologized to the court.
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Walter Cronkite dies at 92 trusted TV journalist dies
Walter Cronkite, famed CBS Evening News anchor and longtime symbol of trusted American news, died at 92 in Manhattan after a long illness. CBS and Obama tributes highlight his fairness and impact on journalism.
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Newspaper staff contacts and subscription line
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What is your favorite thing to grill winner steaks
The Friday poll on LJWorld.com asks readers for their favorite grill item. Steaks lead with 48 percent, followed by hamburgers at 21 percent, with more responses available online.
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