On This Date Nov 24 1859 to 1971 Highlights
Key historical moments include Darwin's Origin of Species publishment in 1859, World War II Tokyo raid by Saipan based bombers, 1950 Broadway opening of Guys and Dolls, 1963 Jack Ruby fatally shooting Oswald on live TV, 1969 Apollo 12 splashdown in the Pacific, and 1971 D B Cooper hijacking with $200000 ransom over Washington state.
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Charles Darwin
U.S
Saipan
Tokyo
Damien Runyon
Frank Loesser
John F. Kennedy
Pacific
D.B. Cooper
Northwest Orient Airlines
Washington State
World in Brief Highlights Sanford ethics probe and Hasan case
Gov Mark Sanford faces civil charges for 37 ethics violations tied to travel and finances including use of taxpayer funds for expensive international flights. A state ethics hearing is planned. Separately Maj Nidal Hasan, charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder for the Fort Hood shooting, may seek an insanity defense as his lawyers weigh options ahead of potential death penalty considerations.
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Mark Sanford
Argentina
Sanford
State
Ethics Commission
South Carolina
Texas
John Galligan
Maj
Nidal Hasan
Galligan
Associated Press
Fort Hood
Dallas
Hasan
Philippines declares emergency after election caravan attack
President Arroyo placed two southern provinces under emergency after gunmen seized, killed at least 24 people, and diverted a convoy en route to register Ismael Mangudadatu for provincial governor. Troops hunt gunmen as authorities tally casualties and secure the region.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Arroyo
Serge Remonde
Remonde
Ronaldo Puno
Ismael Mangudadatu
Buluan
Gas prices ease as Thanksgiving travel picks up
U S motorists face some relief at the pump as prices trend downward for the Thanksgiving travel week with 33 million travelers expected to hit the roads. Weak demand and lingering economic anxiety keep price levels around 2.64 dollars a gallon, higher than last year’s crisis era but down from recent peaks.
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Department of Energy
Auto Club Aaa
Wright Express
Oil Price Information Service
White House weighs Afghan troop plan and exit timing
The White House prepares to sell a middle-ground Afghan strategy that could deploy 32 000 to 35 000 U S troops while detailing an exit plan. Obama met with advisers for a final review and aimed to announce the decision within days after Thanksgiving, with a public address set for next week.
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Washington
White House
Barack Obama
U.S
Afghanistan
Obama
War Council
Robert, Gibbs
Gibbs
Congress
Tax credit sparks October jump in existing home sales
The National Association of Realtors reports a 10.1 percent rise to a 6.1 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in October, led by first time buyers using an up to $8000 tax credit. The gain ends a slide since January and outpaces economists' forecasts, signaling a rebound despite foreclosures and job losses.
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Washington
Wall Street
National Association of Realtors
Thomson Reuters
Congress
Local contact list for Lawrence Journal-World staff and departments
Inside this notice the Lawrence Journal-World provides various contact numbers for departments such as Local news city and county government Kansas University Lawrence schools consumer affairs sports arts and entertainment and letters to the editor Obituaries health transportation and photo reprints. It also lists key staff members including Dennis Anderson managing editor Caroline Trowbridge assignment director Ann Gardner editorial page editor Tom Keegan sports editor Jon Niccum entertainment editor and Jonathan Keating online editor with their phone lines and email addresses.
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Jworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Ljworld.com
Jonathan Keating
Jkealing
World.com
News Partners Contacts and Paper Delivery Hotline
Contact details for Cody Howard of 6News and Dan Cox of Mediapharma Media plus additional newsroom staff. Classified ads line and subscription hotline provided. Readers are urged to call the redelivery number if a paper is missing, with guaranteed in-town same-day service.
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News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediapharmedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
Ljworld
Poll results show varied United Way giving trends
A reader poll reports 0 Yes staying in state, 0 Yes out of state, 1 No staying in town. Monday’s poll asks how much you contribute to United Way this year with 72 percent not giving, 12 percent same as prior years, 9 percent less, and 6 percent more. Visit LJWorld.com for more responses and voting.
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United Way
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Berlin
Gero Breloer
By Alan Zibel
LAW Journal
Worp
N.H
Chris Bell
Tony Berg
Kansas
Medicare
Kansas Area
Agences ON Aging Association
Allied Contracting
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James Hardie
Andiernen
Quality Electric Inc
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