On This Day May 7 Historic Moments Across 1789 to 1975
May 7 marks diverse milestones including the Lusitania sinking in 1915 with about 1200 deaths near Ireland, Washingtons inaugural ball in 1789, Glenn Millers Chattanooga Choo Choo recording in 1941, Germanys 1945 surrender in Rheims, Ford declaring Vietnam era ended in 1975, and Viet Cong celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City formerly Saigon.
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New York
Washington
Glenn Miller
Chattanooga
Choo Chao
RCA Victor
Germany
Rheims
France
Ford
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon
Plame seals seven figure book deal on war era role
Valerie Plame, former CIA officer unmasked in the Wilson affair, agrees to a Crown Publishing Group memoir tentatively titled Fair Game. The low seven figure deal, still undisclosed, covers her intelligence career and gender dynamics in a male dominated field. The book faces CIA review and Libby trial timing, with publication set for fall 2007.
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New York
Valerie Plame
CIA
Crown Publishing Group
Libby
Ross
Joseph Wilson
Niger
Saddam Hussein
Wilson
Bush
Robert Novak
Plame
New York Times
Iraq
Vanity Fair
White House
Assn
Carroll & Graf
Assas
Washington
Madonna on W mags cover and spread with horses
Madonna an equestrian themed six horse spread in W magazine June issue on newsstands May 19. The Material Girl, 47, suffered a serious riding accident last year including three cracked ribs and multiple fractures.
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New York
Madonna
W Magazine
Hasselhoff and Bach win joint custody of daughters
Hollywood actors David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach reach a court ordered joint custody agreement for their children Taylor 16 and Hayley 12. They will alternate custody weekly and holidays, ending prior shared custody. Hasselhoff, 53, and Bach, 42, had been divorcing after 16 years of marriage with irreconcilable differences cited.
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Hasselhoff, Bach
Los Angeles
David Hasselhoff
Pamela Bach
Superior Court
Taylor
Hayley
Hasselhoff
Judy Katz
Bach
NBC newsman Tim Russert and others birthday list
NBC newsman Tim Russert turns 56 along with singer Jimmy Ruffin at 67. Rock musician Phil Campbell 45, actress Traci Lords 37, singer Eagle-Eye Cherry 34, and actor Taylor Armstrong 15 celebrate birthdays.
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NBC
Tim Russert
Jimmy Ruffin
Phil Campbell
Motorhead
Traci Lords
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Taylor Abrahamse
Contact directory for Journal-World staff and departments
The Journal-World lists staff contacts for Local News City Government County Government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Business Sports Arts and Entertainment Opinions Obituaries Photo Reprints and Outside Lawrence. It provides emails and phone numbers for editors and department heads plus contact options for subscriptions and redelivery.
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Jworld.com
Liworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
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I. Lewis Libby
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Federal Grand Jury
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Journal-World
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Ijworld
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Iworld
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Jworld
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Ljworld
Mindie Paget
Mpaget
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Jniccum
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Mfagan
Cody Howard
Howard
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World Online
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