May History Moments From World Events
On May 23 1934 Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were killed in a Bienville Parish Louisiana ambush. Other events include Henry VIII marriage nullified in 1533, Captain William Kidd hanged in 1701, South Carolina’s 1788 ratification of the U S Constitution, and Israel’s 1960 capture of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina.
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Final Night of Sweeps Draws Idol and Lost Endings
The season finale night features American Idol on Fox and Lost on ABC with two hour conclusions. Viewers anticipate Blake vs Jordin decision during Idol’s last ten minutes while Lost delivers high stakes cliffhangers and fresh mysteries. Other programs include NBC’s SNL retrospective, PBS Blair profile on Tony Blair, CNN Headline News Snatched, HBO Wide Awake, Hallmark Married in America 2, NBC Dateline Angelina Jolie interview.
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Sanjaya
Lost
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Walt
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Locke
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Blair
PBS
Tony Blair
Labor Party
Diana
Northern Ireland
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Iraq
London
Washington
Condoleeza Rice
Jack Staw
Nancy Grace
CNN Headline News
HBO
Michael Apted
Hallmark
Dateline
Angelina Jolie
Ohno Wins Dancing With the Stars Mirror-Ball Trophy
Olympics gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno and partner Julianne Hough win the ABC dance contest mirror-ball trophy defeating Joey Fatone. Laila Ali exits in finale as Ohno scores perfects and joins a finale with Fatone and Ali in a season noted for high viewership.
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Apolo Anton Ohno
Julianne Hough
Joey Fatone
ABC Danceoff
Ohno
John Schaeffer
Fatone
Hough
Laila Ali
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Ali
Grace
Kym Johnson
Disneyland
Paulina Porizkova
Shandi Finnessey
Leeza Gibbons
Clyde Drexler
Heather Mills
John Ratzenberger
Billy Ray Cyrus
Ian Ziering
Poland
India
Chile
Germany
Kelly Monaco
NFL
Emmitt Smith
98 Degrees
Drew Lachey
Lachey
ABC
Paula Abdul suffers nose fracture before Idol finale
Paula Abdul breaks her nose trying to avoid stepping on her chihuahua this weekend. She is recovering and planned to appear on American Idol episodes this week. Publicist says she is a little sore but fine. The incident delays her first European concert leg amid ticket price criticism by organizers.
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Paula Abdul
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Davie Brokaw
Mon- Gay
Blake Lewis
Jordin Sparks
Brokaw
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Singer
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Streisand
Austria
France
Ireland
Britain
Oprah Winfrey stunned by father’s book plan Things Unspoken
Winfrey learned her father Vernon Winfrey plans to write a book titled Things Unspoken. The interview notes she lived with her mother in Milwaukee before teen years and later with her father in Nashville. She says they maintain contact and a good relationship, though she would have preferred advance notice. The Daily News cited Sunday conversation and referenced ongoing discussions about the project.
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Italians push to cancel Streisand Rome concert over high prices
Consumer groups Adusbes and Codacons urge Rome authorities and the Italian Olympic Committee to deny permission for Barbra Streisand to perform at Stadio Flaminio on June 15 due to ticket price concerns. They campaign amid what they call excessive costs.
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Quaid and wife to have twins by surrogate mother
Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly are expecting twins later this year via a surrogate mother. The couple, married since July 2004, are the biological parents, publicist Lisa Kasteler said on Monday. Quaid has a teenage son, Jack Henry Quaid, from his previous marriage to Meg Ryan.
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Jack Henry Quaid
Meg Ryan
Journal-World contact information and departments
The Lawrence Journal-World lists story ideas and feedback options via email and its website. Local news line 832-7154 city government 832-6362 county government 832-7165 KU 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 outside Lawrence 800-578-8748.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Newspaper Editors and Contacts List
A compiled roster of editors and contacts including Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindle Paget Jon Niccum and Mark Fagan with their phone numbers and email addresses for the Lawrence Journal-World and 6News Sunflower Broadband. Joel Mathis is listed as MediapharMedia LLC managing editor for convergence.
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Danderson
Jworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Ijworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Mindle Paget
Mpaget
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediapharmedia LLC
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
Ljworld.com
Contact numbers for paper staff and services
Chris Bell circulation manager reachable at 832 7137 or cbell ljworld.com Al Bonner advertising and marketing director at 832 7233 or abonner ljworld.com Classifieds at 832 2222 or ljworld.com/classifieds Subscriptions line 832 7199 for billing vacations or delivery In town redelivery guaranteed if paper not received by 11 a.m. weekdays or noon weekends call 832 7199 before those times
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Ljworld
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Poll prompts on domestic partnership registry for Lawrence
A local poll from www.tjworld.com asks residents what they think about a domestic partnership registry in Lawrence. The poll shows responses including approve disapprove and undecided and invites readers to visit the site for more results and to cast a vote on recycling questions as well.
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Notable birthdays of actors and musicians this week
Actress Joan Collins turns 74 while pianist Alicia de Larrocha reaches 84. Bluegrass icon Mac Wiseman is 82 and actor Nigel Davenport would be Collins 79. Barbara Barrie is 76 and Drew Carey hits 49. Karen Duffy is 46, Phil Selway of Radiohead is 40, Matt Flynn of Maroon 5 is 37, and Jewel is 33.
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Alicia de Larrocha
Mac Wiseman
Nigel Davenport
Barbara Barrie
Drew Carey
Karen Duffy
Phil Selway
Radiohead
Matt Flynn
Maroon 5
Jewel
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