Today in History June events span independence to Grease
On June 7 historical notes include Richard Henry Lee urging independence in 1776, Daniel Boone exploring Kentucky in 1769, Vatican City formation in 1929, Benes resignation in Czechoslovakia in 1948, the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic opening in 1967, the Broadway debut of Grease in 1972, and Israel destroying an Iraqi nuclear facility in 1981.
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Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Continental Congress
Britain
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Vatican City
Rome
Czechoslovakia
Edward Benes
Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic
San
Francisco
Lower Manhattan
Iraq
Zimbabwe runoff pressure tightens as Mugabe bans rallies
World in Brief notes Mugabe curbs opposition campaigning weeks before the June 27 runoff. Morgan Tsvangirai faces roadblocks while accusations of using food aid as political leverage surface amid claims of government suppression and restrictives actions.
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Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
Aggressive diabetes treatment fails to cut heart risks
Australian researchers report that aggressive blood sugar lowering does not reduce heart problems or deaths versus standard care. The large study, involving thousands of patients, finds no cardiovascular benefit, prompting experts to advise clinicians on treatment goals and patient care.
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U.S
Thong facemask robbers captured in Arvada
Police in Arvada Colorado say they captured two men linked to a May 16 convenience store robbery. Joaquin Rico 19 and Joseph Espinoza 24 surrendered after a surveillance video showed two unarmed suspects wearing thong disguises. They stole cash and cigarettes, one with a pink backpack.
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Arvada
Colo
Joaquin Rico
Joseph R. Espinoza
Unemployment soars as May adds 49,000 jobs lost
The May Labor Department report shows the unemployment rate jumping to 5.5 percent, the largest one month increase since 1986, with 49,000 jobs cut and 861,000 more unemployed to 8.5 million. The Dow fell nearly 400 points as Bush weighs new economic proposals amid housing and energy pressure.
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Washington
Wall Street
White House
Bush
Ed Gillespie
Labor Department
Barbara Bowens
Washington, D.C
Cheryl Williams
Tulsa
Okla
Broken Arrow
Williams
General Motors Corp
United Airlines
Derrie Air hoax airline ad runs in Philadelphia papers
Philadelphia Media Holdings and Gyro ad agency staged a one day advertising campaign for a fake airline named Derrie Air that charges by the pound. The blue banners and a mock policy “the more you weigh the more you pay” directed readers to a spoof site. The // campaign aimed to show brand power and generate traffic while amusing readers.
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Philadelphia
Derrie- Air
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Daily News
Derrie-Air
Paign
Philadelphia Media Holdings
Gyroad
Philly
Jay Devine
Devrie Air
Devine
Journal-World Contacts and Delivery Hours Listing
The Journal-World provides staff contacts for departments including Dennis Anderson and Caroline Trowbridge with phone lines and emails. It lists News Partners 6News Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia Dan Cox and offers subscription and delivery lines 832-7199 with weekday and weekend hours and a redelivery guarantee if the paper is not received by the specified times.
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News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Ljworld
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Roger Davidson
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Iowa
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Journal-World
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Ijworld
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