Today in History: Gunpowder Plot thwarted and other events
On November 5 1905 Guy Fawkes was seized before the plot could blow up Parliament. In 1872 Susan B Anthony was fined 100 for attempting to vote for Ulysses S Grant which she never paid. In 1895 George B Selden of Rochester NY received the first US patent for an automobile TI. In 1940 Franklin D Roosevelt won a unprecedented third term defeating Wendell L Willkie.
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Category 7 The End of the World blends real and fake storms
The miniseries Category 7 The End of the World blends fictional hurricanes with real life events to explore dramatic TV storytelling. Producers say the film is not about real tragedies, instead aiming for Independence Day style spectacle with CGI storms and FEMA drama.
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Robert Serter
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Oprah Winfrey and Paul Rusesabagina honored by civil rights museum
Oprah Winfrey and Paul Rusesabagina received the National Civil Rights Museum freedom awards in Memphis. Winfrey earned the national award for aiding African child welfare and building a U.S. database of convicted child abusers, while Rusesabagina received the international award for saving more than 1,200 lives during the Rwandan genocide era. He later addressed thousands at a local church, noting his name means the one who disperses his enemies.
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Editorial staff contacts for The Journal-World
Editors and department chiefs listed with phone numbers and emails. Includes Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Mike Shields Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindie Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan and News Partners 6News World Online plus other ad contacts and classifieds line.
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Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Subscriptions and delivery hours for newspaper
To subscribe or manage billing, vacation or delivery contact 832-7199. Weekdays operate 6 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. Weekends 6 a.m. to noon. If no paper is received call 832 7199 before 1 a.m. weekdays and noon on weekends. Redelivery in town is guaranteed the same day.
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Kansas University
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Birthdays for Garfunkel Noone Serrano and more
Singer Art Garfunkel turns 64 while Peter Noone is 58. Actor Nestor Serrano from "24" hits 50, Bryan Adams 46, actress Tatum O Nea l 42, actor Sam Rockwell 37, and country musician Ryan Adams 31.
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Art Garfunkel
Peter Noone
Nestor Serrano
Bryan Adams
Tatum O'Neal
Sam Rockwell
Ryan Adams
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