July 30 1945 Battleship USS Indianapolis Torpedoed
World War II event notes the battle cruiser USS Indianapolis torpedoed by a Japanese submarine after delivering atomic bomb components for Hiroshima. About 316 of roughly 1200 crew survived in shark-infested seas. Includes later historical milestones such as 1919 Jamestown assembly, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics opening, WAVES act 1942, Medicare 1965, Hoffa disappearance 1975.
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World in Brief Highlights Gorbachev Putin View on Democracy
Gorbachev defended Putin’s sometimes authoritarian methods as necessary to prevent disintegration while maintaining aims toward democracy and market economics. Karzai condemned the Taliban abduction of 22 South Korean church workers as un-Islamic, amid a hostage crisis and new Taliban deadlines for release of militants. The report also notes polls on the Supreme Court, Bloomberg’s harassment history, Atlantic storm trends, and Guatemala’s UN anti crime plan.
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Putin
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Afghanistan
Karzai
Baek Jongchun
South Korea
Rah Mao-hyun
Taliban
Kabul- Kandahar
Surgeon general health report blocked by Bush appointee
Washington reports that a 2006 Call to Action on Global Health, urging U S aid against poverty related disease and corporate involvement abroad, was blocked by William R Steiger of the HHS Office of Global Health Affairs. Carmona cited political interference and censorship during House testimony.
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Bush Administration
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Cities use lawsuits to curb gang activity in Texas and California
Fort Worth and San Francisco lead civil actions targeting gang members with injunctions to bar gatherings on street corners and in cars in specified areas. The suits seek preemptive disruption of gang activity, giving police new grounds to stop and question members, but face criticism for restricting lawful activity and targeting minority youth.
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Tarrant County
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Journal World contact and staff directory and subscription info
The notice lists email and phone contacts for Local News City Government County Government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Business Sports Arts and Entertainment Obituaries Photo Reprints and Outside Lawrence. It also provides editor names emails and the Sunflower broadband address. Subscription numbers outline delivery and redelivery guarantees with hours for weekdays and weekends.
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Fair question owners ponder farmland near US 24 40
The poll asks if farmland near U S Highway 24 40 and North Seventh Street should become a business park and invites readers to visit ljworld com to vote. The Douglas County Fair poll reveals the demolition derby as the winner for favorite event and directs more responses online.
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Douglas County Fair
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