History Briefs: Henry Denounces Stamp Act and Colonial Ratification
May 29 marks Patrick Henry’s 1765 Stamp Act denunciation in Virginia’s House of Burgesses. Rhode Island joined the original colonies by ratifying the Constitution in 1790. John F. Kennedy was born in 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953.
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Couric to Leave Today Show After 15 Years
Katie Couric departs NBC Today after 15 years as co host. A three hour farewell special features clips and performances as she prepares to anchor CBS Evening News in September. Couric reflects on career highs including interviews with presidents and a landmark colon cancer awareness segment.
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Ross Perot
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Meredith Vieira
Matt Lauer
Richard Drew
Rockefeller Center
Cannes honors Loach The Wind That Shakes the Barley wins top prize
Cannes honors Ken Loach for The Wind That Shakes the Barley a tale of Ireland’s fight for independence. Cast includes Cillian Murphy. Volver wins actress prize for Penelope Cruz and co stars. Days of Glory wins best actor. Babel directs by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
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France
Ken Loach
Ireland
Cillian Murphy
Penelope Cruz
Pedro Almodovar
Volver
Carmen Maura
Yohana Cobo
Lola Duenas
Almodovar
Rachid Bouchareb
James Debbouze
Samy Naceri
Sami Bouajila
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Brad Pitt
Cate Blanchett
Journal World contact numbers and channels
Local journal world staff greeting lists story ideas via email and feedback form. It provides department telephone lines for Local news City government County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Business Sports Arts and entertainment Letters to the editor Obituaries and photo reprints with outside Lawrence helpline numbers.
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Ljworld
Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Newsroom Contacts and Delivery Information List
Editorial staff and contact emails listed for Dennisl Anderson Bill Snead Mike Shields Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindle Paget Jon Niccum and others. Also lists news partners 6News World Online and circulation and advertising contacts plus delivery and redelivery guidelines and hours.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Bill Snead
Bsnead
Mike Shields
Mshields
Ijworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Keegan
Jworld.com
Mindle Paget
Mpaget
Ljworld
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Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Ljworld.com
Birthday notices for celebrities and artists listed
The list highlights milestone birthdays for public figures including Melissa Etheridge turning 45, Bob Simon reaching 65, Anthony Geary at 59, Danny Elfman 53, Michael Porcaro 51, LaToya Jackson 50, Rupert Everett 47, and Noel Gallagher 39.
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Melissa Etheridge
CBS News
Bob Simon
Anthony Geary
Danny Elfman
Michael Porcaro
Toto
LaToya Jackson
Rupert Everett
Noel Gallagher
Oasis
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