This Day in History Highlights March 7 Milestones
On March 7 1965 civil rights marchers were broken up in Selma by state troops and a sheriff s posse. Other events include Daniel Webster urging the Compromise of 1850 to save the Union in a Senate speech, Bell s U S patent for the telephone in 1876, first trans Atlantic radio telephone between New York and London in 1926, Hitler ordering Rhineland invasion in 1936, U S troops crossing the Rhine at Remagen in World War II, and the 1981 killing of American Bible translator Chester Bitterman by Colombian guerrillas.
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Selma
Ala
U.S. Senate
Daniel Webster
Alexander Graham Bell
New York
London
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
U.S
Remagen
Germany
Ludendorff
Colombia
Chester Allen Bitterman
CIA
Ecuador
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Hugo Chavez
Santo Domingo
Chavez
Times Square bomb injures none in dawn attack
A bike rider with a small explosive struck the Times Square recruiting station at 3:40 am. No injuries or major damage reported. Investigators examine letters with pictures of the station and possible ties to Al-Qaida, as U S officials warn of ongoing threats and a tense regional crisis unfolds across Colombia Venezuela and Ecuador with diplomatic breakoffs and troop movements.
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Manhattan
Times Square
Capitol Hill
Bombs kill over 50 in Shiite Baghdad district
Two blasts ripped through a crowded Baghdad shopping area killing at least 53 and wounding 130. No immediate claims of responsibility. The attack mirrors al Qaeda in Iraq tactics used during the peak of Baghdad violence in 2006, aiming to draw civilians in with the first explosion before a second detonates.
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al-Qaida
Iraq
Baghdad
Gunman Kills Eight at Jerusalem Seminary
A lone gunman opened fire inside Mercaz HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem killing eight students and wounding nine before an Israeli officer killed him. The attack drew widespread condemnation, sparked regional tension, and raised concerns for the stalled peace process amid regional reactions from Hamas and Hezbollah. Israel and Gaza events, plus international reactions from Bush and Rice, framed the broader crisis.
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Jerusalem
Mercaz HaRav
Adar
U.S
Gaza Strip
Bush
Condoleezza Rice
Olmert
Palestinian Authority
Mahmoud Abbas
Israel
East Jerusalem
West Bank
Palestinian Territories
Gaza
Fathers take bigger share of home duties and childcare
Washington reports surveys show fathers doing more at home boosting perceived marital equality. Experts note optimism about love life as both young and older fathers share tasks more, with some stay at home couples expanding male domestic roles. Wives still do more overall, but combined work hours nearly equal.
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Washington
Scott Coltrane
University of California In Riverside
Coltrane
Mediterranean
U.S
University of Maryland In College Park
Joshua Coleman
Marcounselor
Coleman
Journal World contact list for readers ideas and tips
Local news and city and county government desks share telephone lines and email options for story tips and feedback. Specific numbers are listed for Kansas University Lawrence schools business sports arts and entertainment and obituaries with an outside Lawrence toll free line.
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Ijworld.com
Lawrence
Journalists and editors contact list for Lawrence Journal-World
Editors and NEWS PARTNERS contact details for the Lawrence Journal World including names titles phone numbers and email addresses such as Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Reagan Jon Niccum Mark Fagan Terry Rombeck Cody Howard Dan Cox and Mediaphormedia leadership.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Tom Reagan
Theegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Jworld. Com
Contact details and paper delivery lines
Other contacts list Chris Bell circulation manager and Sara Wilhelm advertising director with phone numbers and emails. Classified advertising line, subscriptions phone, and hours are provided along with a redelivery guarantee if the paper isn’t received by target times.
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Chris Bell
Cell
Liworld
Sara Wilhelm
Swilhelm
Ljworld
Poll on truancy and reality TV cast asks readers
Today's poll asks if Lawrence schools could reduce truancy. options include Yes No and Undecided. A second poll asks if readers would appear as a cast member on a reality television show. The winner is No, with more responses at the polling site.
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Lawrence
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