May 15 History Highlights Across Civil Rights And Commerce
Key events span 1970 Jackson State killings during protests in Mississippi, 1911 Standard Oil breakup under Sherman Antitrust Act, a 1948 Arab attacks on Israel after independence, a 1930 debut of the airline stewardess Ellen Church, and 1972 George Wallace shooting amid campaign coverage. These items underscore civil rights drama, antitrust enforcement, and midcentury aviation milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Lafayette Gibbs
James Earl Green
Jackson State College
Mississippi
U.S. Supreme Court
Standard Oil Co
Cleveland Clinic
Ellen Church
Chicago
Boeing Air Transport
United Airlines
Israel
Transjordan
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Lebanon
George C. Wallace
Arthur Bremer
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World in Brief Relatives learn Dutch boy survivor of Libyan crash
A 9 year old in Tripoli returns home today after being the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed his parents and 11 year old brother among 103 aboard. Rescuers found Ruben van Assouw strapped in his seat amid debris as relatives rush from Amsterdam to his bedside. Meanwhile economic data show modest but steady recovery with retail sales rising 0.4 percent and factory output up in early 2010, though unemployment and debt slow growth. Alibaba bans bear bile products, cat and dog fur, and meat from its site, joining a 2009 shark fin ban. the move was announced at Shenzhen during its AGM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libya
Ruben van Assouw
South Africa
Tripoli
Amsterdam
Europe
U.S
Paul Dales
Capital Economics
Dales
Commerce Department
Alibaba.com
Alibaba.com Ltd
Shenzhen
16 year old sails solo world voyage finishes in Sydney
After seven months at sea Jessica Watson, 16, crossed the finish line in her pink yacht to become the youngest person to circumnavigate solo nonstop and unassisted. Thousands cheered as she entered Sydney Harbour completing an epic voyage amid rough seas, homesickness, and critics. Her mother Julie Watson cried with joy as Jessica sailed past the finish line and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessica Watson
Sydney Harbour
Julie Watson
Atlantis liftoff marks final voyage to the space station
Atlantis launched from Cape Canaveral with six astronauts on a 12 day mission to the International Space Station. The shuttle carries fresh batteries and a Russian module for the station, to be installed during three spacewalks. NASA aims to end the 30 year shuttle program by year end with Discovery and Endeavour remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantis
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
International Space Station
Space Shuttle
Atlantic
South Pacific
Mission Control
NASA
Mike Leinbach
Kenneth Ham
Discovery
Endeavour
U.S
Ham
Alexey Krasnov
Russian Space Agency
No silver lining to warming, study says
UC Davis researchers find high carbon dioxide hampers plants nitrate assimilation, lowering protein production and potentially reducing crop quality as climate change raises CO2. Experiments show more CO2 means less nitrogen uptake, risking poorer nutrition and yields. farmers may need careful fertilization strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
University of California, Davis
Science
Local News Contacts And Staff Directory
Community newsroom contact numbers are listed for City and County government KU Lawrence Schools and various departments. Staff contacts include Dennis Anderson Danderson Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and Jonathan Kealing with emails and phone numbers for assignment editorial and online roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ijworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Jkealing
Jworld.com
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Washington, D.C
Hong Kong
Sydney
Watson
Marta Lavandier
Defense
Robert Gates
David Letterman
Kennedy
Matt Balan
Alexandria
Atlantis Rising
Rick Mastracchio
Apollo
Barack Obama
Mars
Amina Khan
Los Angeles Times
Arnold Bloom
Department of
Plant Sciences
UC Davis
Bloom
Massachusetts
Theetcshop
Sunflower
Elemata
Pgs
Oesata
Journal-World
N.H
News Partners Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Chris Bell
Cbell
Ljworld.com
Facebook.com
Twitter
Gio
Kansas
6News
Kevin Romary
Ae Ljworld.com
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