World religions shift as Islam tops Catholicism in global share
The Vatican's Losservatore Romano cites 2006 data showing Muslims at 19.2 percent of world population, Catholics 17.4 percent, with Christians totaling 33 percent. Monsignor Vittorio Formenti notes Muslim families tend to have more children. Also reported is Sgt. Keith Maupin identified by DNA after remaining missing since 2004.
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Cambodian survivor dies linked to The Killing Fields film
Dith Pran, Cambodian born journalist who survived the Khmer Rouge era and inspired the film The Killing Fields, died Sunday in a New Jersey hospital at age 65 from pancreatic cancer. He worked with Sydney Schanberg at The New York Times during Phnom Penh chaos in 1975.
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March 31 1968 Johnson ends bid for re election
Nationally broadcast address concludes with President Lyndon B Johnson declaring he will not seek another term. Also noted are historical milestones: 1880 Wabash Indiana first town lit by electricity. 1889 Eiffel Tower completion. 1917 US takes Virgin Islands. 1949 Newfoundland joins Canada. 2005 Terri Schiavo dies after long right-to-die dispute.
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Sadr orders militiamen off streets in Baghdad Basra
Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr calls for end to armed presence and urges cooperation with the government. Government says it will continue targeting outlaws as violence persists in Basra and Baghdad. Seven killed in Karrada mortar strike. airstrike kills 25 suspected militants in eastern Baghdad. Two Iraqi lawmakers travel to Iran seeking arms flow halt and a face-saving initiative.
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Contact numbers for The Journal-World staff outlets
The Journal World lists contact lines for Local news City government County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Business Sports Arts and entertainment Letters to the editor Obituaries Photo reprints and an outside Lawrence toll free line for reader submissions and requests.
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Lawrence voters weigh budget, transit spending in local poll
Poll prompts Lawrence residents about voting in Tuesday's Lawrence school district local option budget election and support for increased public transportation funding. The poll notes results show a lead for No and directs readers to ljworld.com for more responses and to cast votes.
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Father kills three children at Baltimore hotel
Police say Mark Castillo, 41, killed his three children aged 6, 4, and 2 in a downtown Baltimore hotel room and called the front desk to report the deaths. Officers found the bodies on the 10th floor of the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards. Castillo, from Silver Spring, was being questioned after treatment for minor self-inflicted cuts. Police had not established a cause of death for the children and noted they were not shot or stabbed. The mother was notified, and custody details remained unclear amid a custody dispute record.
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