Today in History Nov 18 highlights from 1928 1820 1886 and 1978
Nov 18 marks the premiere of Walt Disney’s Steamboat Willie in New York, the 1820 Antarctic discovery by U S Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer, Chester A Arthur’s 1886 death in New York at 56, and the 1978 Jonestown massacre in Guyana where Leo J Ryan and four others were killed.
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Mickey Mouse
New York
U.S. Navy
Nathaniel B. Palmer
Antarctica
United States
Chester A. Arthur
California
Leo J. Ryan
Jonestown
Guyana
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University classified staff change gains Regent backing
The Kansas Board of Regents endorses a plan to let universities opt out of the states civil service system for classified employees, a move that could reshape staffing across Kansas higher education. A separate item notes a tribal state casino compact stalled in 2005 session planning and Ottawa Middle School’s demolition threat subsides as a developer plans housing conversion.
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Kansas Speedway
Doug Mays
Topeka
Ottawa
Ottawa Middle School
Iraq elections loom as troops quell insurgents in fallujah and Mosul
National security battles mark days before Iraq’s key vote with clashes in Fallujah and Mosul, a car bombing north of Baghdad, and ongoing efforts to maintain order ahead of the country’s democractic test.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Moody to Start as KU Opens vs Vermont Bright
Kansas University coach Bill Self announced walk on forward Christian Moody will start Friday's season opener against the University of Vermont. He stressed Moody is ready for pressure and not a knock on three highly recruited freshmen who will earn meaningful minutes.
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Kansas University
Bill Self
Christian Moody
University of Vermont
Self
Moody
Capitol Steps to perform politics humor at Lied Center
The Capitol Steps will bring political humor to the Lied Center as part of Political Humor month at the Dole Institute of Politics, with the presidential election results fueling jokes. Gardeners can force bulbs indoors for blooms by late winter. City inspectors push back on SpongeBob inflatables at Burger King without permits amid merger noise around Kmart Sears.
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Lied Center
Dole Institute of Politics
Wednesday's Kansas Pick 3 z ac 2 i
Unclear OCR fragment from Kansas Pick 3 listing leaves the main event and details indeterminate. No readable names, dates, or scores present to form a coherent 2 line card.
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Kansas
DeLay questions Westar link to rule change
Rep. Tom DeLay questions whether Westar Energy played a role in a congressional rule change. Readers can visit the blog to comment on the issue and view related discussion.
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Jworld.com
Journal World Contact Information And Editorial Contacts
A list of contact numbers and emails for local news city and county government KU Lawrence schools business sports arts letters obituaries photo reprints and outside Lawrence. Includes editors Brack Shields Gardner Woodling Paget Niccum Fagan and partners 6News World Online advertising and subscriptions details.
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Aretha Franklin headlines Clinton library opening eve
Aretha Franklin sang with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in Little Rock ahead of the Clinton Presidential Center dedication. The full house at Robinson Auditorium applauded as Franklin praised President Clinton. The center opens to the public Friday.
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Sexiest and smartest Who is Time Person of the Year
Jude Law named People magazine’s sexiest man alive. Karl Rove is a leading Time Person of the Year contender dubbed Bush’s brain for shaping the re election via appeals to evangelicals and gay ballot strategies. Other finalists include Mel Gibson, Michael Moore, God, Mohammed, bloggers, and terrorists.
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John Kerry
Mel Gibson
Michael Moore
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AMC tapes 9 000th episode New York
ABCs All My Children marks its 9 000th episode with a low key taping in New York. Susan Lucci age 54 stars as Erica Kane and the Dec 16 episode continues the Bianca Montgomery baby switch storyline with Eden Riegel as Bianca and Mirana as the infant involved.
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Erica Kane
Ray MacDonnell
Joe Martin
David Canary
Adam
Stuart Chandler
New York
ABC
All My Children
Kane
Bianca Montgomery
Eden Riegel
Mirana
Birthdays for Kevin Nealon Linda Evans Owen Wilson Chloe Sevigny
Comedian Kevin Nealon turns 51, actress Linda Evans is 62, actor Owen Wilson 36, singer Duncan Sheik 35, actress Chloe Sevigny 30, rapper Fabolous 25.
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Kevin Nealon
Linda Evans
Owen Wilson
Duncan Sheik
Chloe Sevigny
Rapper Fabolous
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