Today in History Highlights From November Events
November 2 marks pivotal moments including Truman's upset win in 1948 over Dewey near Princeton for George Washington's 1783 farewell, North and South Dakota's 1889 statehood, the 1947 Spruce Goose flight over Long Beach, Van Doren's 1959 admission, and Reagan’s 1983 King Day holiday bill.
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Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
George Washington
United States
Princeton
Howard Hughes
Long Beach Harbor
California
Charles van Doren
House
Reagan
Martin Luther King Jr
Halloween shooting shocks small city and exposes fears
A 12 year old boy was killed and two other youths wounded when a felon opened fire during Halloween trick or treating. Police say the shooter feared robbers and fired 29 shots from inside a house. Charges include murder and multiple counts of assault.
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Freddie Grinnell
T.J. Darrison
Grinnell
Patty Patterson
Quentin Patrick
Patrick
Pakistani court frees parents in underage wedding case
A Karachi court released the parents of a 5-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy on bail after police raided an illegal wedding ceremony for the children. Authorities say the cleric and other participants faced arrest, and the case could bring up to a month in prison and a small fine.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Pakistan Human Rights Commission
McCain and Obama Rally for Final Weekend Push
McCain and Obama wrapped up their campaign sprint with surrogates, door to door canvassing and large rallies across key states. Obama urged change and warned of tax cuts while McCain stressed fighting the polls. both aimed to lock down battlegrounds in a race valued at about two billion dollars.
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Detroit
John McCain
Shirley Nagel
Grosse Pointe Farms
Mich
Sarah Palin
WJBK
Nagel
Obama
Barack Obama
Springfield
White House
Kenya
Zeituni Onyango
Uss
Associated Press
David Axelrod
McCain
Congress
Virginia
Nevada
Colorado
Missouri
Bush
Pueblo
Colo
Michelle
Maria
Sasha
United States of America
Pennsylvania
Green County
George W. Bush
Contact information for Journal World offices and departments
The notice lists newsroom and department phone lines for the Journal World in Lawrence Kansas. 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 and entertainment 832 7178 letters to the editor 832 7153 obituaries 832 7154 and 832 6349 photo reprints 832 6397 outside Lawrence 800 578 8748. A story idea can be emailed to news jworld com or via the site feedback form.
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Jworld.com
Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Newspaper staff and contact details at a glance
Editors and newsroom leaders listed with direct lines and emails. News Partners 6News and Mediaphormedia contacts provided along with circulation and classifieds numbers. Subscription lines give weekday and weekend hours and redelivery guarantee.
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South Carolina
Taiwan
Taipei
Tung Kuan-fu
Taiwan Life Caring and Animal Rescue Organization
Tung
Michigan
Lawrdn
Roman Espinosa
Baron Samdi
Gede
National Cemetery
Port au-Prince
League of Women Voters
Lawrence - Douglas County
Gary Hale
Treas
Journal-World
N.H
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
L Jworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ljworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflower Broadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tony Berg
Ali
Kansas
Douglass Stull
ConnectCare
Www
Lmh.org
Rence
Spytale
Maine
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