Today in history recounts major events from 1958 to 1975
Highlights include Pope Pius XII death in 1958 and succession by John XXIII, Sejong's Korean alphabet publication in 1446, Yale University charter in 1701, Spanish missionaries in San Francisco in 1776, Laura Ingalls traveling across the United States in 1930, The Iceman Cometh opening in 1946, Peru seizing oil fields in 1968, and Andrei Sakharov receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975.
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Pius XII
John XXIII
Sejong
Collegiate School of Connecticut
Yale University
San Francisco
Laura Ingalls
United States
Roosevelt Field
Glendale
Calif
Eugene O'Neill
Shopper shoots clerk at Knoxville Center Mall. assailant shot
A customer opened fire at Knoxville Center Mall on a Wednesday afternoon killing 29 year old Ahmed Nahi of Reno Menswear and wounding a clerk before police returned fire. Officers struck the suspect, 42 year old William Johnson, who was later charged with murder and related counts. He remains hospitalized in stable condition.
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Knoxville
Knoxville Center Mall
Darrell DeBusk
Ahmed Nahi
Knoxville Police Department
Reno Menswear
Tennessee student pleads not guilty in Palin email case
David Kernell, 20, of Knoxville pleads not guilty in federal court in Knoxville to hacking Sarah Palin's email. His father is Rep. Mike Kernell of Memphis. He is released with conditions including no computer ownership. internet access restricted to email and coursework. Trial set for December 16. maximum penalties include five years' imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
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Tennessee
Sarah Palin
David Kernall
Knoxville
Tawn
Mike Kernell
Memphis
David Kernell
Kernell
University of Tennessee
US appeals for help on missing Americans in Lebanon
The U S Embassy in Lebanon seeks information for two missing Americans Taylor Luck 23 Oak Park Indiana and Holli Chmela 27 from the Washington area last heard after leaving a Beirut hotel Oct 1 planning to travel to Tripoli and then Syria They worked at the Jordan Times in Amman and had come to Lebanon for a vacation during Eid which ends Ramadan The editor Samir Barhoum confirms their trip details and destination.
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U.S
Lebanon
Beirut
Taylor Luck
Oak Park
Holli Chmela
Washington, D.C
Tripoli
Syria
Jordan Times
Amman
Samir Barhoum
Federal Reserve approves $37.8 billion AIG loan package
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday agreed to provide insurance giant American International Group with a loan of up to $37.8 billion, on top of a prior loan issued last month. The New York Fed will borrow up to $37.8 billion in investment grade fixed income support.
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Federal Reserve
American International Group Inc
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Pelosi proposes $150 billion stimulus plan in faltering economy
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urged a new $150 billion economic stimulus amid a faltering economy and stock market meltdown. She said she may call the House into session after the election to push a second relief package following the first plan that sent $600 to $1,200 rebate checks.
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House
Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi
Court blocks release of 17 detainees from Guantanamo
A U S appeals court in Washington DC temporarily blocked a lower court order to release 17 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay. The three judge panel granted an emergency stay at the Bush administrations request, delaying any release for at least a week while the government files further arguments and additional filings are due by next Thursday.
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Guantanamo Bay
U.S
U.S. Court of Appeals
D.C Circuit
Obama and McCain trade barbs over trust in economy
In a heated exchange amid global market turmoil Obama and McCain challenge voters on who they trust. Obama attacks Bush economics and backs asset purchases and a second stimulus. McCain highlights his mortgage plan funding and vows budget balance. Both release ads and target Ayers associations.
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Obama
McCain
Washington
U.S
Barack Obama
John McCain
Indianapolis
Bethlehem
Missouri watchers probe ACORN voter registration surge
Missouri election officials examine hundreds of questionable voter registration forms linked to ACORN as final registration day nears in Jackson County. ACORN says most forms are not from their activity while FBI confirms an inquiry.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Charlene Davis
Election Board
Jack
Son County
Association of Community Organizations For Reform Now
ACORN
John McCain
Barack Obama
Jess Ordower
Midwest
FBI
Bridget Patton
Journal-World contact and staff directory update
Local and wide area contact details listed for newsroom departments and editors. Names include Dennis Anderson Tom Keegan Jon Niccum and others with phone numbers and emails. Subscriptions and delivery support times noted for weekdays and weekends.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Lworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Ljworld
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Jon Niccum
Terry Rombeck
Trombeck
Jonathan Kealing
Jkealing
I Jworld
Kansas University fans weigh chant changes in poll
A LJWorld poll asks if Kansas University football fans should stop using an obscene kickoff chant. The options are Yes or No with a suggestion to adopt a family-friendly chant. A second question asks if readers are registered to vote in November, with Yes as the winner and directions to LJWorld.com for more responses.
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Jworld.com
Lawrence
Kansas University
Ljworld.com
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Lawrence Otolaryngology Associates, P.A
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Kevin Frayer
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Jerusalem
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