Historic World War II battles and political milestones
On Nov 12 1942 Allies won Guadalcanal victory after a brutal naval clash. In 1927 Stalin became USSR ruler with Trotsky expelled. In 1948 Tojo and other leaders were sentenced to death. In 1977 New Orleans elected first black mayor Ernest Dutch Morial. In 1982 Andropov became Soviet leader. In 1984 NASA crew captured the Palapa B2 satellite in space salvage.
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Guadalcanal
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Leon Trotsky
Communist Party
Mier Hideki Tojo
New Orleans
Ernest “Dutch” Morial
Yuri V. Andropov
Leonid I
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Dale Gardner
Joe Allen
Discovery
Earth
Dobbs Leaves CNN After Controversial Run
Lou Dobbs announced on his show that he is exiting CNN where he helped launch the network in 1980. He said CNN agreed to end his contract early and hinted at future media involvement while staying outspoken on issues he has championed.
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Lou Dobbs
CNN
Space.com
Dobbs
William Ganz
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ganz
Los Angeles
H.J.C. Swan
Swan- Ganz
Slovakia
Prague
Hungary
Weather blamed in Brazil blackout slows World Cup prep
Heavy rain lightning and strong winds caused blackouts covering 18 of 26 states leaving 60 million Brazilians without power for up to four hours. The Itaipu dam shut down for the first time in 25 years as 7 million lost water service in Sao Paulo. Rio and Sao Paulo residents faced elevators and trains stalled while Brazil lines owners and government defend grid investments ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Edison Lobao
Brasilia
Sao Paulo
Paraguay
Itaipu
Rio
Wesley Aragao
Kidney angioplasty offers no benefit over medicine study finds
British research shows patients with severe kidney artery blockages who received angioplasty fared no better than those on medicines alone. The procedure carried serious risks including deaths and amputations, challenging its widespread use. Experts note many Americans with kidney vessel narrowing already rely on medication rather than invasive repair.
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National Kidney Foundation
Harlan Krumholz
Yale University
Journal-World contact numbers and office addresses
The Journal-World provides office addresses and phone lines for local news city and county government Kansas University Lawrence schools consumer affairs sports arts and entertainment letters to the editor obituaries health transportation photo reprints and outside Lawrence inquiries with direct extensions for each department. Call the numbers listed to share story ideas or reach specific desks.
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Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Newspaper staff and contact lines for the Lawrence Journal-World
The page lists editors and roles including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Kealing Cody Howard Mediaphormedia Dan Cox and Chris Bell plus Tony Berg and classifieds numbers. It provides phone lines for subscriptions and redelivery, in town guarantees, and delivery hours for weekdays and weekends.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Ijworld
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Ljworld.com
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
When to put up Christmas decorations poll reads
A readers poll asks when to display Christmas decor with options including now, after Thanksgiving, early December, and Christmas Eve. A separate results card shows veteran culture poll results: No 64 percent Yes 30 percent Not sure 5 percent with readers urged to visit LJWorld.com for more responses.
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New York City
RealtyTrac Inc
Nevada
Rick Sharga
RealtyTrac
Washington, D.C
Interior Department
Florida
Gulf and Pacific
Caribbean
Paris
Merkel
Germany
France
Nicolas Sarkozy
Angela Merkel
Sarkozy
Trinity Women of the
ELCA
New Hampshire
Mass
South Park
Elaine Thompson
Michelle Lee
University of Washington
Seattle
Washington
Olympic Committee
Latin America
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Silva
Lobao
Service Center Associates
Trinity
Trinity Tercir
Trinityinhomecare. Com
Journal-World
Contact US
N.H
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Chris Bell
Cbell
Tony Berg
Lijworld.com
Nwsworld.com
Kansas
Zzler
Wanews
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