Key World History Dates From 1939 to 1981
A compact chronology notes Hitler’s Reichstag speech blaming Poles for the invasion in 1939, the Jazz Singer debut in 1927, the 1949 Mutual Defense Assistance Act aiding NATO, 1973 Yom Kippur War, 1979 Pope John Paul I’s White House visit, and 1981 Sadat’s assassination during a parade.
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Poland
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
France
Britain
al Jalson
Harry S. Truman
Middle East
Egypt
Syria
Israel
Pope John Paul I
White House
Jimmy Carter
Anwar Sadat
World in Brief highlights North Korea and global politics
North Korea nears final stage of restoring nuclear facilities as Kim Jong Il signals conditional willingness to rejoin six party talks. In U.S. politics Obama frames health care overhaul amid Senate Finance panel action and revised coverage estimates. FTC adopts online review guidelines. African cardinal Turkson suggests a black pope possible and cites Obama as context.
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North Korea
Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang
South Korean
U.S
U.N
Obama
White House
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Debbie Stabenow
D-Mich
Congressional Budget Office
Stabenow
Barack Obama
Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson
Ghana
Vatican
Africa
Turkson
Kofi Annan
United States
Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud alive in South Waziristan show
Western diplomats and Pakistani security officials debated a possible U S drone strike and the fate of Hakimullah Mehsud amid reports he was fatally wounded. Hakimullah appeared calm under a tree with Taliban commanders in South Waziristan denying reports of his death as Pakistan plans a major push against al Qaida and militants. He insisted the leadership remained unified and threatened a tougher operation than the Swat campaign.
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Taliban
Hakimullah Mehsud
Waliur Rehman
Sararogha
Waziristan
Afghanistan
Mehsud
Pakistan
U.N
Islamabad
U.S
al- Qaida
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Hakimullah
Qari Hussain
Azam Tariq
Associated Press
Swat Valley
Swat
Journalist contact directory for Lawrence Journal-World staff
A staff telephone and email directory lists newsroom departments and editors including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jan Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Kealing and others. It also provides news partners 6News Mediaphormedia and circulation contacts with general subscription and delivery information.
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Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline ‘Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
World
Tom Keegan
Teegan
Jan Niccum
High School Poll Weighs Football Versus Marching Band
Readers split on whether a school should prioritize a successful football team or a strong marching band. In a Monday poll 51 percent say no to having a child named after a famous person. Twenty nine percent have no children and 19 percent yes. Visit LJWorld.com for more responses and to vote.
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