Today in History Highlights and Major Milestones
On November 30 1782 prelimi nary peace articles ended the Revolutionary War in Paris. In 1803 Spain ceded Louisiana to France which sold it to the United States. In 1939 the Russo-Finnish War began with Soviet invasion of Finland. In 1966 Barbados gained independence. In 1988 KKR won the RJR Nabisco take over bid at 24.53 billion.
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Britain
Paris
Spain
Louisiana
France
Samuel Langhorne
Barbados
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co
RJR Nabisco Inc
World in Brief: Whales stranded in Tasmania amid rescue effort
Officials rushed to reach about 80 long finned pilot whales stranded on a rocky Sandy Cape coast in northwestern Tasmania. Rescuers faced rugged terrain and limited equipment as many whales appeared dead.
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Australia
Sandy Cape
Tasmania
Rosemary Gales
Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service
Gales
Bush pledges U S support as India probes Mumbai attack
President Bush vowed full United States backing for India after the Mumbai terrorist siege. He urged unity, noted India’s democratic resilience, and said the attackers will not have the final word. FBI teams prepared to assist as India sought to identify perpetrators tied to Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
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George W. Bush
U.S
India
Mumbai
Bush
White House
Camp David
Pakistan
Maharashtra
Bhushan Gagrani
Taj Mahal
Laura Bush
Maryland
Barack Obama
United States
Obama
Manmohan Singh
FBI
Bureau
Richard Kolko
Husain Haqqani
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Jaish-e- Mohammed
Himalayan
Kashmir
al-Qaida
Christmas Story fans celebrate 25th anniversary convention
Fans of the 1983 film converge in Cleveland for a 25th anniversary convention at the Renaissance Hotel. They’ll meet actors, view documentaries, tour the house and museum, and see the 1938 fire truck spotlighted in a famous scene. Families from Miami and locals attend, sharing memories of Ralphie and a coveted Red Ryder BB gun.
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Cleveland
Jean Shepard
Indiana
Ohio
Peter Billingsley
Ralphie Parker
Brian Jones
Renaissance Hotel
Phil Gillen
Jeff Gillen
Santa Claus
Miami
Mark
Becky Tompkins
Madison
Brandon
Mark Tompkins
Lisa DaJong
Buss Twoey
Gary Twoey
Journal-World Staff Contacts for News and Departments
Contact details include phone numbers and emails for Local News City Government County Government and KU Lawrence schools plus sections for Business Sports Arts Letters Obituaries Photo Reprints and outside Lawrence. Key editors listed: Dennis Anderson Caroline Trawbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Kealing with respective emails.
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Lawrence
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L Jworld
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Rombeck
Jworld
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Taal
Kealing
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