Today in History Highlights Civil Rights and Key Deaths
On November 13 1956 the Supreme Court struck down segregated bus laws following Rosa Parks refusal. Also noted are Benjamin Franklin quote death and taxes and 1974 Karen Silkwood’s death en route to reveal Kerr McGee plant concerns, plus 1982 dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.
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Supreme Court
Rosa Parks
Montgomery
Ala
Benjamin Franklin
Karen Silkwood
Kerr-McGee
Oklahoma
Washington
Hollywood fights over idea theft in big studio system
Writers allege studios copy plots and characters, aided by weak protections for ideas. The article profiles Jeff Grosso and Reed Martin, detailing legal hurdles, implied contracts, and the high cost of lawsuits as most cases settle or vanish, leaving many authors without redress.
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Los Angeles
Amistad
Hollywood
Cleveland
Jeff Grosso
Miramax
John Marder
9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Marder
Grosso
Malibu
Pepperdine University
Walt Disney Co
Sidiary
Martin
Manning
Aaron Moss
Journal World Contact Details and Newsroom Lines
The Lawrence Journal-World lists contact options for story ideas and feedback with specific phone 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 plus an outside Lawrence number for inquiries.
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Ljworld.com
Ljworldcom
Kansas University
Lawrence
Newsroom contacts and service numbers
A reader notice lists editors and their contact details for the Lawrence Journal-World including Dennis Anderson Bill Snead Karrey Britt Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Mindle Paget Jon Niccum Mark Fagan GNews Cody Howard World Online Joel Mathis Chris Bell Al Bonner and Classified and subscription lines with hours and redelivery guarantee.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Jworld
Bill Snead
Lsnead
Ljworld
Karrey Britt
Kbritt
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Mindle Paget
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
World Online
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Imathis
Ljworld.com
Borat Holds Box Office Lead For Second Weekend
The mock Kazakh nation tale, Borat, topped the U.S. box office for a second straight weekend with 29 million dollars, pushing its 10 day total to 67.8 million. The Santa Clause 3 and Flushed Away followed, while A Good Year flopped at No. 10.
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Los Angeles
Kazakhstan
Sacha Baron Cohen
America
Sony
Will Ferrell
Crowe
London
Bruce Snyder
20Th Century Fox
Paramount Vantage
Brad Pitt
Cate Blanchett
Plobe
Sarah Michelle Gellar
U.S
Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc
Borat
Elton John rails against religion and bias in interview
Elton John criticizes organized religion for promoting hatred toward gays and bias while noting personal faith among friends. He calls for banning organized religion, questions religious leaders’ action on world conflicts, and compares modern musicians' peace efforts to 1960s activism. He also references John Lennon’s hypothetical leadership today.
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London
Elton John
John
Observer
Music Monthly
David Furnish
John Lennon
Birthday tributes for screen stars and directors
Actress Whoopi Goldberg turns 51 along with Garry Marshall at 72 and Joe Mantegna at 59. Chris Noth is 50, Jimmy Kimmel 39, and Steve Zahn 38 marking another year in entertainment.
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Whoop! Goldberg
Garry Marshall
Joe Mantegna
Chris Noth
Jimmy Kimmel
Steve Zahn
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Kansas
Associated Press
Reed Martin
Columbia
New York
Focus Features
Jim Jarmusch
Focus
Bill Murray
Ijworld.com
Journal-World Contact US
News Partners
Chris Bell
Cam al Bonner
Abonner
Seventh St
David Germain
Tobey Maguire
Jennifer Meyer
Meyer
Us Weekly
People Magazines
Maguire
Duran Duran
Justin Timberlake
Timbaland
Timberlake
Nelly Furtado
Simon LeBon
Andy Taylor
John Taylor
Europe
States
Maguire and
LeBon
Elton
John Bashes
Goldberg
Ng Ewu
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