TODAY IN HISTORY SUMMARY OF SELECT EVENTS
Key historic moments include Lincoln's Gettysburg Address dedication on November 19 1863 Jay s Treaty signed in 1794 to resolve Revolutionary War issues Senate rejects the Versailles Treaty in 1919 Ford halts the Edsel in 1959 Apollo 12 marks the second moon landing in 1969 Sadat's landmark visit to Israel in 1977 and the Reagan Gorbachev Geneva summit opening in 1985.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Britain
Senate
Ford Motor Co
Charles Conrad
Alan Bean
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Geneva
World in Brief: Piracy and Politics Stir Global News
Pirates hijacked a Thai fishing boat with 16 crew off Somalia as a Saudi supertanker carrying $100 million in crude was seized. Odfjell reroutes ships around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid piracy while Sen. Stevens suffers a narrow election loss. Clinton vetting and expanded military airspace for Thanksgiving travel also feature in this global brief.
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Somalia
Africa
Suez Canal
U.S
Odfjell SE
Kenya
Gulf of Aden
Terje Storeng
Odfjell
Cane of Good Hope
Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's in large study
In the largest test to date, the dietary supplement ginkgo did not stop dementia or Alzheimer's in 3000 plus older Americans aged 75 or more. Dr. Steven DeKosky of the University of Virginia led the federally funded trial, with annual US sales around 107 million in 2007. The study appears in JAMA.
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Steven DeKosky
University of Virginia School of Medicine
U.S
Nutrition Business Journal
Journal of the American Medical Association
Maryland
Pennsylvania
California
North Carolina
Treasury bailout confusion rattles markets and investors
Markets react to repeated reversals by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as the 700 billion bailout plan shifts stance. Analysts warn uncertainty delays a revival in lending, hurting automakers and borrowers while Congress debates the second tranche amid a global financial crisis.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Henry Paulson
Congress
Paulson
Mauro Guillen
Wharton School
Lauder Institute
House
Wayne Abernathy
American Bankers Association
Federal Reserve and Treasury
Spacewalk Tool Bag Lost During ISS Maintenance
Spacewalk expert Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper dropped her grease gun propelled tool bag during a joint cleaning at the International Space Station. The white bag floated away with tools inside, as she watched in frustration.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Spacewalker
International Space Station
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn- Piper
Contact details for Journal-World staff and services
The Journal-World provides newsroom and department contacts including Local News, City and County Government, Kansas University, Lawrence Schools, Business, Sports, Arts, Letters, Obituaries, Photo Reprints, and Outside Lawrence. Staff listings include Dennis Anderson, Caroline Trowbridge, Ann Gardner, Tom Keegan, Jon Niccum, Terry Rombeck, Jonathan Kealing, and more with emails and phone numbers. Subscriptions and delivery support hours are listed.
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Ljworld.com
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ijworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
I Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Ljworld
Tom Keegan
Keegan
Jon Niccum
Poll asks about extra fee for Lawrence curbside recycling
A Tuesday poll asks residents if they would pay an additional $100 annual fee for curbside recycling in Lawrence. It notes a separate question on federal aid to U.S. automakers with the stated winner as No and directs readers to LJWorld.com to vote and see more responses.
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Lawrence
U.S
Ljworld.com
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