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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 2008
Page
2
On June 22 1945 the Okinawa campaign concluded with Allied victory. About 13 000 American and 90 000 Japanese soldiers and 130 000 civilians died in the nearly three month fight. The note ties to broader WW2 events and wartime policies.
Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops and five government soldiers on Saturday, part of a surge that has made Afghanistan’s battlefields deadlier for foreign forces than in Iraq. The violence persists despite 60,000 plus international troops and new aid pledges to President Karzai. Last year’s insurgency toll topped 8,000, the highest since 2001, with over 1,700 lives lost this year.
Mexico City's mayor condemned a deadly stampede at the News Divine club in the Nueva Atzacoalco district after police raids for underage drinking sparked a crowd surge. About 500 youths crowded the venue, violating capacity rules, and at least a dozen people died including a 13 year old girl. Three police officers also died in the crash.
A car struck pedestrians four times in 48 hours across Manhattan and Brooklyn leaving 18 injured in two days. Among victims were a 2 year old boy in critical condition, a 2 year old girl in stable condition, and two young women ages 16 and 19 in stable condition. A 16 year old driver fled the scene but was arrested on reckless endangerment and related charges.
Thunderstorms triggered as many as 75 wildfires in Shasta Trinity National Forest near Redding, with fires ranging under one to 750 acres. None threatened homes. A larger south of San Francisco blaze was 90 percent contained, with 630 acres burned and evacuation orders lifted as about 2,000 residents returned home.
Gus the Chinese crested won the World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California. Owner Jeanenne Teed traveled from St Petersburg Florida with the three legged, hairless dog to compete. prize $500 and a CBS This Morning appearance in New York.
Northeastern Missouri and western Illinois towns brace as the Mississippi rises again with forecast crests near 26 to 29 feet. Canton records 26.3 feet, with levees holding though an unexpected rise prompts renewed vigilance. Hannibal and Quincy anticipate crests above flood stage but below the 1993 peak as officials stress ongoing risk and watchful containment.
In a flood devastated Midwest, Barack Obama attacks John McCain for opposing federal spending on flood prevention programs. The dispute centers on a $23 billion water projects bill vetoed by Bush. Obama says McCain would have deprioritized levees and flood control.
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