Take Me Out to the Ball Game origin filed in 1908
A May 2 1908 copyright tied the song Take Me Out to the Ball Game to Albert Von Tilzer and York Music Co 31670. The Hudson Bay Co was chartered by England’s King and other historic milestones include Stonewall Jackson wounded at Chancellorsville died eight days later in 1863, Berlin fell and Italy surrenders in 1945, Joseph McCarthy died in 1957, and Intelsat 1 Early Bird first transatlantic TV in 1965.
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World in Brief: Al Jazeera Cameraman Released From Guantanamo
Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al Haj freed from U S custody after six years in Guantanamo Bay. He was carried from a military plane to a Khartoum hospital in Sudan, his hunger strike ongoing for 16 months. Hillary Clinton faced a defection from a longtime supporter Joe Andrew urging unity behind Obama and criticizing the Clinton campaign. Military airmen identities undisclosed after a Mississippi crash. A Fort Hood court martial acquitted Sgt Leonardo Trevino of premeditated murder in an Iraqi insurgent death, with related charges dropped.
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USA Swimming aims to cut minority drowning gaps with outreach
A first-of-its-kind USA Swimming survey shows nearly 60 percent of African American children cannot swim versus about half of white children. The program partners with governments, corporations, and youth groups to expand learn-to-swim across inner cities while black membership remains under 2 percent of the federation’s 252,000 competitors. In a separate note, Air Force grounded 7 380 training jets after a second fatal crash in eight days at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas, involving a NATO mission aviation wing.
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Weddings Turned Fatal by Bombing and Drive-By Attack
At a wedding in a market district northeast of Baghdad a double bombing by own action killed 35 and wounded 65 as bystanders cheered the bride and groom. Earlier in Baghdad a parked car rigged with explosives detonated near a U S patrol, killing nine Iraqis and a U S soldier and wounding 26 Iraqis and two Americans. Officials say al Qaida in Iraq may be regrouping amid security gains by U S led forces and Shiite militia tensions in Sadr City.
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FTC gas price probe plan to curb pump costs
Washington action sets Friday plan by the Federal Trade Commission to regulate oil markets under December legislation. Sen Maria Cantwell urges stricter policing of the oil industry, while warning the FTC must prove its toughness and authority to impose fines up to a day.
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US strike kills top al Qaida leader in Somalia
U S missiles hit a house in Dusamareeb Somalia killing Aden Hashi Agro the top al Qaida commander in Somalia and 10 others authorities said Agro who trained in Afghanistan led the group in Somalia and was linked to attacks and a mosque he built on a cemetery site near Mogadishu. The strike occurred just before planned U N talks aimed at peace in the Horn of Africa drawing concern from analysts about its impact on negotiations. Local residents described a smoldering ruin with several bodies and multiple injuries.
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Treasure wreck found off Namibia linked to 1400s voyages
De Beers and Namibian partners report a shipwreck off the Namibian coast containing copper ingots gold coins cannons and cargo from the late 1400s or early 1500s. Archaeologists Dieter Noli Bruno Werz and NOAA expert John Broadwater describe it as a rare glimpse into early Atlantic navigation and mining era.
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Contact information for LJWorld newsroom and departments
The Journal World lists contact numbers for Local News City Government County Government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Business Sports Arts and Entertainment Obituaries and Photo Reprints. It also provides email news ljworld.com and a feedback form on www ljworld com. Outside Lawrence is reachable at 800 578 8748.
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Editors and department heads with phones and emails are listed for the Lawrence Journal-World. News Partners 6News Mediaphormedia contact numbers and emails are provided along with circulation and advertising contacts. Information includes subscription and delivery hours and redelivery guarantee policies.
Do earthquakes threaten Kansas and veto override poll
The reader poll asks if earthquakes are a legitimate Kansas threat and whether to support overriding Governor Kathleen Sebelius veto of coal fired plants. The outcome notes the winner was No and directs readers to ljworld.com for full responses and voting.
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