Timeline highlights from May 8 1945 to 1978
Highlights include Truman declaring WWI Europe ended in 1945, de Soto reaching the Mississippi in 1941, Truman born in 1884 near Lamar Missouri, Nixon shouted down in Lima in 1958, global antiwar protests in 1970, the Wounded Knee surrender in 1973, and Berkowitz pleading guilty in 1978 in Brooklyn.
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Hernando de Soto
Mississippi River
United States
Harry S. Truman
Lamar
Richard
Nixon
Lima
Peru
New York
Wall Street
Ans
South Dakota
Wounded Knee
David R. Berkowitz
Brooklyn
Former Guantanamo detainee tied to Mosul attack
The United States confirms Abdallah Salih al Ajmi, once held at Guantanamo, participated in a recent attack in Mosul, northern Iraq. Officials say motive is unclear while Kuwait had earlier acquitted him on terrorism charges after transfer from Guantanamo in 2005. Separately, Rev. Al Sharpton led a Brooklyn Bridge protest over the Sean Bell shooting acquittal and arrests occurred near several bridges during a broader demonstration.
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U.S
Guantanamo
Kuwait
Iraq
Associated Press
Abdallah Salih al-Ajmi
Mosul
Navy
Scott- Rye
Al-Arabiya Television
al-Ajml
al Sharpton
Brooklyn Bridge
Sharpton
Sean Bell
Teacher allegedly disposes Mexican flag at Idaho high school
Twin Falls student Froy lan Camelo says PE teacher Clint Straatman grabbed his Cinco de Mayo flag at Minico High School in Rupert and tossed it in a garbage can to prevent possible harm to him. Straatman disputes the version, saying he took the flag Monday and had no place else to store it, citing concerns about white students.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Cinco de Mayo
Clint Straatman
Froylan Camelo
Camelo
Minico High School
Rupert
Straatman
Drug recommended despite safety concerns
The federal guidance urges doctors to discuss Chantix with patients trying to quit smoking, citing its effectiveness while noting risks of low mood and behavior changes. The advice stresses counseling plus medication, but consumer advocates warn the safety profile is incomplete for a relatively new drug on the market since 2006.
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Pfizer Inc
Sidney Wolfe
Public Citizen
Armed man fatally shoots at Florida courthouse
In St. Petersburg a man returning divorce papers pulled a semiautomatic gun in a courthouse lobby Wednesday. Two bailiffs returned fire, fatally wounding Glen Lee Powell, 30, who died at a local hospital. One deputy was wounded and treated.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Glen Lee Powell
Pinellas County
Jim Bordner
B.J. Lyons
Marvin Glover
Powell
Lyons
Olympic flame reaches Everest summit in Tibet flag relay
A 19 member Chinese climber team lit the Olympic flame atop Mount Everest amid protests over Tibet and Beijing Games. Nyima Cering led the moment with the slogan One World One Dream as climbers carried the flame in a metal canister to the peak.
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Beluing
Mount
Everest
Nyima Cering
China
Tibet
Cering Wangmo
Beijing
Li Zhixin
Fake-College Dealers Busted In SDSU Sweep
Undercover agents posing as students intercepted more than 100 suspected drug dealers at San Diego State University without attending classes or living on campus. The operation showed dealers readily met on dorm steps, parking lots, and frat houses, sometimes in broad daylight, with six fraternities suspended and three arrests, as informants from among students aided the investigation.
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San Diego
San Diego State University
State
San Diego County
Damon Mosler
Drug Enforcement Administration
Eileen Zeidler
DEA
Journal World Public Contact Numbers
The Lawrence Journal World provides contact numbers for departments including Local News 832 7154 City government 832 6362 County government 832 7165 Kansas University 832 7146 Lawrence schools 832 7151 Business 832 7188 Sports 832 7147 Arts 832 7178 Letters 832 7153 Obituaries 832 7154 832 6349 Photo reprints 832 6397 and Outside Lawrence 800 578 8748 for story ideas feedback and submissions.
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Ljworld.com
Lawrence
Editor contacts and customer service lines for The Journal-World
The page lists editors with phone numbers and emails including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jan Niccum Mark Fagan Terry Rombeck. News partners 6News Mediaphormedia and subscription support numbers are provided with hours and redelivery guarantee.
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Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
L Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Theegan
Jan Niccum
Iniccum
Jworld
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
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Mediaphormedia
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Dcox
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