Today in history: pivotal battles, battles, and deaths across eras
June 22 1945 marked Allied victory in Okinawa with 130 000 civilians and thousands of soldiers dead. Other milestones include HMS Leopard boarding USS Chesapeake in 1807, Joe Louis dethroning Jim Braddock in 1937, Paris Armistice in 1940, Judy Garland’s death in 1969, and George Carlin’s passing in 2008.
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Okinawa
Virginia
Joe Louis
Jim Braddock
Chicago
Adolf Hitler
France
Paris
Judy Garland
London
George Carlin
Santa Monica
Calif
World in Brief Shows North Korea Tensions and Oil Prices Rise
North Korea boasted as a proud nuclear power and warned of harming the United States amid sanctions over its nuclear test. Obama pledged readiness for contingencies. A US Navy ship may test new UN sanctions by pursuing suspected missile parts to Myanmar. Gasoline neared a pause after a 54th straight rise, with national averages around 2.69 a gallon as stockpiles grew. Former Scientology executives allege leadership violence. church denies and provides documents. Haiti faces low turnout as Senate runoffs loom, with results likely a week away and fears of democracy delays.
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North Korea
U.S
Barack Obama
South Korea
YTN
U.S. Navy
Myanmar
U.N
Auto Club Aaa
Wright Express
Oil Price Information Service
Tom Kloza
OPIS
Energy Information Administration
New York Mercantile Exchange
West
Chicago
Upper Midwest
Senate
Rene Preval
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Drug Cartels Target Growing Mexican Street Drug Trade
Mexican cartels wage wars over routes to the United States and now battle a rapidly expanding local consumer market. Street dealers, exposed on corners without protection, are prime targets as violence rises, with thousands killed since 2006 and Tijuana officials noting dealers fill a large share of casualties.
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U.S
Felipe Calderon
Tijuana
U S Deploys Search Dogs After Kirkuk Bombing
The United States sent search dogs to locate more than a dozen missing people after a truck bombing near Kirkuk killed at least 75, flattening a Shiite mosque and surrounding homes. Iraqi police blamed al Qaida in Iraq, saying the attack aimed to destabilize Iraq before U S troops withdraw.
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U.S
Iraq
Kirkuk
al-Qaida
Marines Press Taliban In New Zad Amid Poppy Field Fight
U S Marines in Hel mand province attack a Taliban stronghold near New Zad as fighting rages in poppy fields and orchards. A fierce alleyway confrontation near Pakistani alley ends with Marines fleeing under covering fire and grenades. Commanders say they face a long, uncertain campaign with no Afghan forces to backfill.
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Zad
Afghanistan
U.S
Washington
Luke Medlin
John Daly
Medlin
Indiana
New Zad
United States
Helmand
Patrick Cashman
Great white sharks mimic serial killers in hunt pattern
Scientists compare great white hunting to human serial killers, finding sharks stalk prey from a fixed base, attack during low light, and learn from experience. Researcher Neil Hammerschlag notes predators aim to eat, not thrill, while D Kim Rossmo highlights cautious tactics to avoid detection.
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Washington
Journal of Zoology
Neil Hammerschlag
University of Miami
South Africa
Seal Island
Hammerschlag
D. Kim Rossmo
Texas State University-San Marcos
Rossmo
Vancouver
British Columbia
Journal World contact list for Lawrence KS staff and numbers
A dense contact directory lists newsroom editors, departments, and external offices for the Lawrence Journal-World in Kansas. Key figures include Dennis Anderson managing editor, Tom Keegan sports editor, and Jon Niccum entertainment editor with direct emails. Also shows circulation, advertising, and subscription lines plus city county KU and schools contacts.
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Ijworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
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Ohio
Florida
Scientology
Church of Scientology
St. Petersburg Times
David Miscavige
Mike Rinder
Rinder
Mexico
Baghai
Baghdad
David Guttenfelder
2Nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
3Rd Marines
Now Zad
Helmand Province
Collingdale
Mishawaka
Ind
Brendan Mahoney
Redmond
Wash
United Nations
Hannibal Lecter
Journal-World
N.H
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Chris Bell
Tony Berg
Ljworld.com
City Hall
Kansas
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