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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 2009
Page
2
On October 9 1919 the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago White Sox 5 to 3 at Comiskey Park to clinch the World Series. The win is overshadowed by the Black Sox scandal as eight players were accused of throwing the series. The chronicle notes other historical milestones beginning with 1701 Yale charter and beyond.
Officials say Aung San Suu Kyi held talks with U S Britain and Australia diplomats at a government guest house to discuss sanctions. The meeting followed a letter she sent asking to cooperate to lift sanctions and meet Western officials.
Federal fisheries managers consider designating critical habitat for endangered leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean from Lincoln City Oregon to Point Conception California. NOAAwill decide by December 4 under a settlement of a lawsuit by conservation groups seeking action on their petition.
Egypt's top Islamic cleric ruled that students and teachers will not be allowed to wear face veils in schools and other classrooms, directing schools to enforce the ban nationwide. The move, announced Thursday, positions religious authorities at the center of school dress policy across Egypt.
The Obama administration moves toward a strategy that treats al Qaida as the primary threat to U S security, decoupling it from the Taliban to enable counterterrorism gains along the Pakistan Afghanistan border. Officials caution decision timing remains weeks away while troop level questions loom amid public doubt and regional volatility.
Journal World lists contact numbers for news tips across departments including Local News City and County government KU Lawrence schools Consumer affairs Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters Obituaries Health Transportation Photo reprints and outside Lawrence. Members may email news at ljworld com for story ideas or tips.
The Kansas newspaper staff lists editors and departments with phone numbers and emails including Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck Jonathan Keating and NEWS PARTNERS 6News Mediaphormedia Classified and subscriber lines. In town redelivery guarantee reachable at 832 7199 with service hours.
A Lawrence radio station changed its format from rock to country this Thursday, asking listeners to vote on their music preference between country and rock. The poll also asks if readers have purchased from a door-to-door salesperson not with a youth organization, showing 75 percent No and 25 percent Yes, with more responses at LJWorld.com.
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