Steamboat Willie Debuts and Historic Time, Canal Talks
On November 18 1928 Walt Disneys Steamboat Willie became the first sound synchronized animated cartoon in New York. In 1883 the U S and Canada adopted standard time zones. In 1903 the U S Panama treaty gave U S rights to build the Panama Canal. In 1966 U S Roman Catholic bishops ended the Friday meat restriction. A bonfire under construction at Texas A M University collapsed killing 12 people in 1999.
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Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse
New York
United States
Canada
Panama
U.S
Panama Canal
Texas A&m University
TV tribute night highlights Reba and more
Reba McEntire tops ratings as a crossover star with Broadway credits and her own show. A two and a half hour tribute on CMT salutes her career, while Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood and Kelly Clarkson perform. Other highlights include Comic Relief 2006 hosted by Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg to aid Katrina survivors, plus Skyland, a debut cartoon series on Nicktoons.
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Reba McEntire
Dolly Parton
Johnny Cash
McEntire
Reba
CMT
Faith Hill
Trisha Yearwood
Kelly Clarkson
Billy Crystal
Whoopi Goldberg
Robin Williams
TBS
HBO
Louie Anderson
Tom Arnold
Wayne Brady
Cheryl Hines
Emeril Lagasse
Aisha Tyler
Comedy Central
SantaLand
Bracciano Prepares for Tom Cruise Katie Holmes Wedding
Italian town Bracciano braces for a celebrity wedding drawing global media. menus and shop windows honor the couple with Top Gun and Mission Impossible themes as roads near the 1st century Odescalchi Castle close for a Scientology ceremony ahead of a civil union. Will Smith David Beckham and Victoria Beckham join arriving guests for the event.
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Bracciano
Italy
Tom Cruise
Katie Holmes
Odescalchi
Palazzini
Suri
Trattoria del Castello
Tom
Katie
Cruise
Maverick
Iolanda Barbarani
Lidia Sabbatini
Hollywood
Sabbatini
Holmes
Hassler
Rome
Patrizia Riccioni
Riccioni
Scientology
Church of Scientology
Fabrizio D'Agostino
Spanish Steps
Mission Impossible
Jr. Abrams
Brooke Shields
Jennifer Lopez
Lopez
Marc Anthony
Will Smith
Ciampino
David Beckham
Victoria
Orsini Odescalchi
Journal World contact numbers and feedback options
A local contact list provides phone lines for News, City and County government, Kansas University, Lawrence schools, Business, Sports, Arts and Entertainment, Letters to the editor, Obituaries, Photo reprints, and an outside Lawrence number for readers to send story ideas or feedback.
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Lawrence
Editorial staff contacts and delivery hotline information
Editors and departments list with phone numbers and emails for The World. Also provides subscription and delivery lines with hours and redelivery guarantee in town.
Rocker Robinson and Hudson divorce filing in Los Angeles
Rock singer Chris Robinson files for divorce from actress Kate Hudson in Los Angeles citing irreconcilable differences. They married nearly six years and seek shared custody of their son Ryder Russell Robinson, who turns three next January.
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Los Angeles
Chris Robinson
Kate Hudson
Robinson
Ryder Russell Robinson
Hudson
Goldie Hawn
Penny Lane
Dupree
Brad Cafarelli
Birthday ages for actors and artists listed
Actor Owen Wilson turns 38 while Brad Sullivan is 75. Graham Parker is 56, Kevin Nealon is 53, Chloe Sevigny 32, Jessi Alexander 30, and rapper Fabolous 27.
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Owen Wilson
Brad Sullivan
Graham Parker
Kevin Nealon
Chloe Sevigny
Jessi Alexander
Rapper Fabolous
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