Today in History highlights and notable events
On Oct 3 1789 Washington declared Thanksgiving for Nov 26 1789. Lincoln proclaimed last Thursday in Nov 1863. Saint Francis of Assisi died in 1226 and was canonized in 1228. In 1995 the O J Simpson jury found him not guilty in the 1994 murders. In 2002 five people were shot in DC area, sparking Beltway Sniper case.
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George Washington
United States of America
Abraham Lincoln
St. Francis of Assisi
Or. Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Galdman
Simpson
Washington, D.C
John Allen Muhammad
Lee Boyd Malvo
Honduras leaders pledge swift restoration of civil liberties
Interim President Roberto Micheletti told a U S congressional delegation that emergency decrees limiting civil rights would be lifted by Monday. Senator Jim DeMint spokesman Wesley Denton said the assurances came after a private meeting at the presidential palace in Tegucigalpa.
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Honduras
U.S
Washington
Roberto Micheletti
Wesley Denton
South Carolina
Jim DeMint
Micheletti
Presidential
Denton
Miami
DeMint
Zelaya
ACORN Loses Grants From Major Foundations
In Washington DC ACORN faced withdrawal of support from Ford Foundation Annie E Casey Foundation Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Marguerite Casey Foundation and Bank of America over the past year amid videos and fraud allegations.
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ACORN
Ford Foundation
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Bank of America
Infant kidnapped by woman believed to be notional agent found safe
Police say infant Yair Anthony Carillo, taken Tuesday from Maria Gurrella’s Ardmore home, was found Friday night in good health at a home in Ardmore. A woman suspected of the abduction was arrested after investigators linked a car seen at the scene to the store and break in.
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Alabama
Ardmore
Yair Anthony Carillo
Maria Gurrella
Indonesian quake survivors pull through amid mass destruction
Survivors in Padang faced hospitals overwhelmed by casualties as 715 dead and about 3000 missing were reported after a 7.6 magnitude quake on Sumatra. Virgo, 19, survived 40 hours under rubble with a broken leg at the Prayoga college. teacher Suci Ravika Wulan Sari was rescued about 48 hours after collapse. Rescue teams searched Ambacang Hotel debris for trapped victims as international aid poured in.
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PavaNs
Indonesia
Ratna Kurniasari Virgo
Padang
Temblor
Sumatra
United Nations
Priyadi Kardono
National Disaster Agency
Virgo
Prayoga
Dubel Meregenes
Suci Ravika Wulan Sari
Institute
Teresia Lianawaty
Ambacang
Gagah Prakosa
Prakosa
Earthquakes strike near Lone Pine California
A sequence of quakes near Lone Pine in Inyo County California included a 5.2 magnitude quake at 6:15 p.m. with earlier 4.7 and 4.9 tremors within six minutes. No damage or injuries were reported, though calls poured in. Seismologists noted anomalously shallow depths and potential ground cracking, with aftershocks continuing in the Owens Valley.
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Lone Pine
Calif
California
Inyo County
Carol Drew
Owens Valley
Sierra Nevada
Los Angeles
California Institute of Technology
Anthony Guarino
U.S. Geological Survey
Guarino
Califor
Nia
Journal World Contact Directory and Hotline Numbers
Lawrence Journal World provides newsroom contacts and phone numbers for departments and editors. It lists key staff including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rambeck Jonathan Kealing and partners 6News Mediaphormedia with direct lines and emails for local and outside Lawrence inquiries.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
L Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Theedan
Jon Niccum
Jniccum
Terry Rambeck
Trambeck
Jonathan Kealing
Kealing
Jworld.com
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Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
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Augustana College
Sioux Falls
Big Foundations
Tennessee
Quality Electric Inc
Pearson
Connecticut
Italy
Vigii del Fucco
AP Photo
Scaletta
Zandlea
Messina
Vigili del Fucco Firefighters Department
Journal-World
NLH
Lawrence
Kansas University
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Dcox
World.com
Chris Bell
Cbell
Jworld
Tony Berg
Berg
Kansas
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Sports
Kusports.com
Lennox
Marks
Eagle Trailer CO
30Th
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