Today in History highlights notable events across years
On May 22 1969 Apollo 10's lunar module nearly touched the moon in a rehearsal for the first landing with Stafford and Cerman aboard. A Reno gang raid near Marshfield Indiana netted 96000. Truman Doctrine funded Greece and Turkey in 1947. USS Scorpion sank in 1968 with 99 aboard, remains found southwest of the Azores. Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. Johnny Carson hosted Tonight Show for the last time in 1992.
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Eugene Cerman
Marshfield
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Congress
Greece
Turkey
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
Ceylon
Republic of
Sri Lanka
Johnny Carson
World in Brief Father Pleads For Return Of Runaway Son
The father of 13 year old Daniel Hauser, diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma, pleads for his return from a flight with his mother Colleen to pursue alternative remedies. Police seek Colleen Hauser. a court's order for chemotherapy looms. The case highlights tensions over medical choices and access to treatment.
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Anthony Hauser
Colleen
Daniel Hauser
Hausers
Daniel
California
Mexico
American Cancer Society
Mexican
U.S
San Diego
Sheriff's Office
Brown County
Minn
Colleen Hauser
FBI
BankUnited FSB seizure costs FDIC record hit
The FDIC expects a 4.9 billion loss from BankUnited FSB in Florida, the second largest insurance fund hit since the crisis began. Bank was undercapitalized and unsafe to operate, with 1.2 billion in losses last year as loan defaults rose. The bank was sold for 900 million to an investor group led by John Kanas and will reopen as BankUnited savings bank.
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BankUnited Fsb
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
California
IndyMac Bank
Office of Thrift Supervision
Treasury Department
Coral Gables
Fla
North Fork Bancorp
John Kanas
BankUnited Today
Kanas
U N seeks five hundred forty three million for Pakistan refugees
The United Nations appeals for 543 million dollars to ease the suffering of refugees from Pakistan's war with Taliban militants. In Islamabad the appeal was launched as officials report about 1.9 million people displaced from the Swat Valley since a military offensive began last month.
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United Nations
Pakistan
U.N
Islamabad
Martin Mogwanja
Swat Valley
Four ex-convicts plot to bomb synagogues and planes in Bronx
Four men described as hardened criminals planned to attack Jewish targets and a military air base in New York City, seeking a surface to air missile system and explosives, but their plan was amateurish and hindered by FBI operatives. They were arrested outside a Bronx synagogue. bombs were inert and supplied by authorities. The men face life in prison if convicted, with ties to prior drug and assault convictions and varying criminal histories.
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Neweurcy
N.Y
Wal-Mart
America
FBI
Bronx
U.S
Eric Snyder
James Cromitle
David Williams
Onta Williams
Laguerre Payen
United States
Riverdale
Air National Guard
Newburgh
New York City
Payen
Marilyn Reader
Aahkiyaah Cummings
Williams
Cromitie
State Division of Parole
Heather Groll
Williamses
Raymond Kelly
Tasmanian devils listed as endangered in Australia
Tasmanian devils, the large carnivorous marsupials native to Tasmania, were declared endangered under Australian law due to a contagious facial cancer that has reduced the wild population by about 70 percent since 1996. The move triggers stronger protection and funding for research and captive breeding efforts.
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Canberra
Australia
Tasmania
Peter Garrett
University of Sydney
Warner Bros
Taz
CNN
Ted Turner
Cartoon Network
Lawrence World Journal contact and subscription details
Local newspaper staff contacts list and subscription information for the Lawrence World Journal. Includes office locations, phone numbers, key editors, departments and hours for subscriptions, delivery issues, and reader services.
Poll examines Lawrence support for transgender rights
Readers weigh in on whether Lawrence should enact a city ordinance to protect transgender individuals from discrimination. The poll also asks for favorite Fourth of July fireworks viewing spot in Lawrence, with Downtown area noted as a winner.
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Lawrence
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