History milestones from 1866 to 1978 in brief
Key dates include Ulysses S. Grant named General of the Army in 1866, Wyoming Territory created in 1868, Bikini Atoll underwater atomic test in 1946, Puerto Rico becoming a U S commonwealth in 1952, and Louise Joy Brown born in 1978 as the first test tube baby conceived via in vitro fertilization.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Congress
Wyoming Territory
United States
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Puerto Rico
Louise Joy Brown
Oldham
England
Tailenders and Playboy After Dark on PBS and More
PBS screens The Tailenders exploring Global Recordings Network and religion capitalism linking tech and evangelism. Playboy After Dark DVD set transports viewers from 1950s black and white parties to late 1960s rococo excess with stars, music, and edgy humor.
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PBS
Global Recordings Network
Tailenders
Hugh Hefner
Hefner
Lenny Bruce
Ella Fitzgerald
Cy Coleman
Jerry Lewis
Sammy Davis Jr
Nat King Cole
Roco-Co
Canned Heat
Vic Damone
Linda Ronstadt
Billy Eckstine
Larry Storch
F Troop
Dick Shawn
Lawrence Welk
Chicago moves to curb unhealthy city life trends
Chicago aldermen push limits on trans fat in fast food and ban foie gras, framing it as refinement while Mayor Daley questions the scope. Critics call it government overreach as city eyes on health and culture amid budget strains and shifting industry.
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Chicago
U.S
Richard M. Daley
Joe Moore
Daley
Perry Duis
University of Illinois-Chicago
Starbucks
Julio Cortez
Ron Shelton
Shelton
Provinence
R.I
Richard Hatch
Oklahoma
Hatch
Newport
Federal Transfer Center
Oklahoma City
Pasadena
Calif
Carol Burnett
Television Critics Association
Burnett
CBS
Network
Jackie Gleason
Sid Caesar
Milton Berle
Agnes
Journal World contact numbers and email for tips
Contact information for story ideas and feedback includes email at ijworld com and a web feedback form. Local news and departments list dedicated telephone lines for city government county government Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts and entertainment letters to the editor obituaries and photo reprints with an outside Lawrence toll free number.
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Ijworld.com
Lawrence
Contact details for Wichita Journal staff and partners
Editorial staff contacts include Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Mike Shields Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindie Paget Jon Niccum and Mark Fagan. News partners 6News GNews World Online list Cody Howard Joel Mathis. Other contacts Chris Bell Al Banner classified sales and subscriptions lines provide phone numbers and emails for circulation advertising and orders.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ijworld
Bill Snead
Bsnead
Jworld
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
World Online
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
Ljworld.com
Chris Bell
Cbell
al Banner
Abanner
Pavarotti vows to return after pancreatic cancer surgery
The tenor, 70, told La Stampa he intends to resume singing next year after a New York operation that followed his decision to cut short the 2006 farewell tour. Doctors removed a malignant pancreatic mass and canceled remaining concerts, but reps say cancer was contained.
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Rowe
Luciano Pavarotti
la Stampa
Pavarotti
New York
Birthday ages for actors and musicians announced
Actor Matt LeBlanc is 39. Actress Estelle Getty is 53. Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire is 55. Model Iman is 51. Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth is 48.
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Matt LeBlanc
Estelle Getty
Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire
Iman
Thurston Moore
Sonic Youth
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Julie Chen
Fox
UPN
Jackie
Veronica
BBC America
Worldcom
Journal-World Contact US
Placido Domingo
Jose Carreras
Survivor
Christina Aguilera
Newsweek
Aguilera
Britney Spears
Randy McGrath
LeBlanc
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