Today in History Highlights From 1914 to 1986
Key events span 1914 Austria Hungary ultimatum to Serbia starting World War I. 1885 Ulysses S. Grant dies at 63 in New York. 1958 Britain ushers first woman into Lords. 1967 Detroit riots claim 43 lives. 1984 Vanessa Williams resigns Miss America title after Penthouse photos. 1986 Prince Andrew wed Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
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Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Franz Ferdinand
Ulysses S. Grant
United States
Mount McGregor
Detroit
Vanessa Williams
Penthouse
Britain
Prince Andrew
Sarah Ferguson
Westminster Abbey
London
Dole Birthday Celebration Returns Home After Illness
Former Kansas Senator Bob Dole turns 86 after hospital stay for ulcers and leg surgeries. He reports walking daily, enjoying three cakes and homemade soup from family and friends while regaining strength. President Obama and Iraqi PM Maliki meet to discuss Iraq relations and sanctions. Lindsey Graham endorses Sotomayor amid bipartisan signals. A U.S. man once linked to al Qaeda acts as secret witness in terrorism cases.
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Kansas
Bob Dole
Dole
South Carolina
Lindsey Graham
Supreme Court
Sonia Sotomayor
Six shot at Texas Southern University drive by shooting
Six people were shot and wounded at a TSU campus rally in a suspected gang related drive by attack. A car sped past an outdoor event promoting voter registration, firing on attendees. Injuries are serious but not life threatening. The incident targets a Missouri City gang rival and a Fresno faction.
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Texas Southern University
Houston
TSU
Eva Pickens
Pickens
Missouri City
Fresno
New Jersey Anti Meat Group Seeks Hot Dog Warnings
The Cancer Project filed a New Jersey lawsuit demanding warning labels on processed meats including hot dogs from Kraft Foods Oscar Mayer Sara Lee Nathan's Hebrew National and Sabrett. It cites an American Cancer Research report linking regular processed meat consumption to higher cancer risk. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council counters that many studies disagree.
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Cancer Project
New Jersey
Kraft Foods Inc
Oscar Mayer
Sara Lee Corp
Nathan's Famous
Sabrett
American Institute For Cancer Research
National Hot Dog and Sausage Council
Obama Pushes Health Care Reform Amid White House Push
President Obama seeks to rally support for sweeping health care legislation six months into his term while defending a midsummer deadline. He vows any reform must avoid funding primarily through middle class taxes and highlights the broader goal of rebuilding the economy, amid rising deficits and public criticism. He also addressed the Cambridge Gates incident, noting concerns about racial profiling and the disproportionate stops of blacks and Latinos, while reiterating personal support for health coverage for all Americans.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Congress
Obama
Cambridge
Mass
Henry Louis Gates Jr
Harvard
Gates
House
Senate
White House
Contact information and staff for JourNaL-WorLD in Lawrence
The Lawrence Journal-World lists contact numbers for departments including Local news City government County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Consumer affairs Sports Arts and entertainment and obituaries. It provides editor and staff emails and office lines for departments such as 6News Mediaphormedia and advertising. Subscriptions and redelivery policies are also noted with phone numbers and hours.
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Ijworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
New York City Mayor Idling Policy Contradicted by SUVs
The AP timed idling by city owned SUVs used by Mayor Bloomberg, finding cars idled eight times for 10 minutes to over an hour. The mayor strengthened the anti idling law this year, but emergency vehicles are exempt and devices allow a limited power draw without engine use.
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New York City
New York
Michael Bloomberg
Associated Press
Bloomberg
Stu Loeser
Loeser
Poll on Real Names and Nut Favorites
A brief poll update asks if online commentators should use real names and presents favorite nut results with cashew 35 percent and almond 15 percent among others. Readers are directed to LJWorld.com for full responses and voting options.
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House of Lords
Washington, D.C
al-Maliki
Iraq
Nouri al-Maliki
U.S
United Nations
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Security Council
al- Maliki
Graham
Sotomayor
Senate Judiciary Committee
Feds
al-Qaida Subway
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Kabul
the Farmers’ Market
Vermont
Rafiq Maqbool
Care International
Journal-World
N.H
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
Tjworld.com
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Tjworld
Chris Bell
Tony Berg
Ljworld.com
Sara Kugler
Ste
Lawrencemarketplace
Scamarketplace
Djworld.com
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