March historical milestones from Stamp Act to Arab League
On March 22 events span 1765 Stamp Act enacted by Britain to raise funds from the colonies and repealed later. 1638 Anne Hutchinson expelled from Massachusetts Bay. 1820 Stephen Decatur killed in a duel. 1882 Chester Arthur signs anti polygamy measure. 1933 FDR legalizes wine and beer up to 3.2 percent. 1941 Grand Coulee dam begins operation. 1945 Arab League formed in Cairo with charter adoption.
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Britain
Stephen Decatur
James Barron
Washington
Chester Arthur
Franklin Roosevelt
Grand Coulee
Washington State
Arab League
Cairo
Egypt
Rescuers pull four cavers from Smokies cave after overnight descent
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park four men who vanished after an overnight spelunking trip were found cold and wet but safe about six hours after contact. They had descended roughly 500 feet into the cave and faced dangerous vertical drops. Rescue teams provided warmth and food as they exited in good condition.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Park
Kent Cave
Bob Miller
White House says old computer hard drives destroyed
The White House disclosed in a sworn declaration that retired workstations are offsite to be physically destroyed. It describes a refresh program replacing a third of EOP workstations annually and notes some data may be moved to new drives during the process.
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White House
U.S
John Facciola
Missouri river flood tests Valley Park levee amid rising Meramec
Flooding across Missouri Arkansas and Ohio drove residents to safety as the Meramec River neared a record crest in Valley Park while snow rates forced O'Hare cancellations and church services. The Army Corps of Engineers reported the levee in Valley Park held as 1,000 evacuees sheltered nearby with 16 deaths linked to the storms and more missing in Arkansas.
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Dawn Majors
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jeannie Bandermann
Ruth Muehler
Hilda Bandermann
Meramec River
Pacific
Dutchtown
Missouri
Arkansas
Ohio
Upper Midwest
Meramec
Valley Park
Army Corps of Engineers
Missouri Public Safety
Donna Gerstein-Russell
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Red Wing
Minn
Wisconsin
Jonathan Jacobs
Ascension Lutheran Church
Chicago
O’hare International
Detroit
Michigan
Maine
Ginny Joles
Maine Public Service Co
Northern Maine
Midwest
Mississippi
Georgetown
White River
Steve Bays
National Weather Service
North Little Rock
Eddie Stephenson
Stephenson
Chesterfield
George Stringham
Corps
Stringham
Byron Medloch
Salvation Army
Poplar Bluff
Black River
Medloch
Contact details for Journal-World staff and news partners
A contact directory lists newsroom lines for Local news City government County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Business Sports Arts and entertainment Letters Obituaries Photo reprints and outside Lawrence numbers. It names editors such as Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Mark Fagan Terry Rombeck and partners 6News Cody Howard and Mediaphormedia Dan Cox with emails and phone lines.
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Ijworld
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Ljworld.com
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Hannah Montana products test high for lead risk
An independent lab found nine of 28 Hannah Montana items from Wal Mart Target and Toys R Us contain high lead levels. Vinyl backpacks purses wallets and other items tested showed lead well above federal standards. Disney denies wrongdoing while CPSC investigates and recalls another Easter egg product line.
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St. Louis
Disney
Wal-Mart
Target
Toys ‘R Us
Center For Environmental Health
Montana
Oakland
Cali
WalMart.com
Hannah Montana
Michael Green
Center
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Congress
Cehca.org
Hannah
Illinois Shaped Corn Flake Sells for 1350 on eBay
Two Virginia sisters sold an Illinois shaped corn flake on eBay for 1350 dollars. Monty Kerr of TriviaMania.com in Austin, Texas won the bid to add the piece to a traveling pop culture museum. The sisters plan to use the money for a family vacation.
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Chicago
Virginia
Melissa McIntire
Monty Kerr
Austin
Texas
Kerr
TriviaMania.com
McIntire
Emily
eBay
McIintires
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Anne Hutchinson
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Tennessee
New York City
Eliot Spitzer
Emperors Club
Cecil Suwal
Manhattan
Suwal
Cliffside Park
N.J
Alberto Ebanks
Washington, DC
Florida
Victor DiMaio
Tampa
Fla
District Court
DiMaio
Federal District
11Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta
Lawrel
O'Hare
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Journal-World
N.H
Chris Bell
Cbell
Sara Wilhelm
Swilhelm
TY Hall
Kansas
Worldcom
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