Today in History Highlights From October Dates
On Oct 23 1983 a Beirut bombing killed 241 U S service members mostly Marines and 58 French paratroopers died in Lebanon. Also in 1707 Britain’s first Parliament met after the Acts of Union with England and Scotland. In 1864 Curtis forced Price at Westport Missouri. In 1915 tens of thousands of women marched in New York for suffrage. In 1946 the UN General Assembly met in Flushing Meadow New York. In 1973 Nixon agreed to turn over Watergate tapes to Judge Sirica.
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Beirut International
Lebanon
Great Britain
Union
England
Scotland
Samuel R. Curtis
Sterling Price
Westport
Missouri
New York City
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Flushing Meadow
Richard Nixon
White House
Watergate
John J. Sirica
Senate expands federal hate crime law for sexual orientation
Congress approves a broad expansion of the federal hate crime statute to include crimes based on gender identity disability and sexual orientation. The Matthew Shepard measure attaches to a defense policy bill and clears the Senate 68 to 29 before heading to President Obama.
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Barack Obama
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Matthew Shepard
Wyoming College
Senate
House
Largest drug cartel sting targets La Familia across 38 U.S. cities
More than 300 people were arrested in a sweeping DEA operation tied to La Familia cartel. The crackdown spanned 38 cities from Boston to Seattle, including Oklahoma, Dallas, and Raleigh, with reports of drugs guns and cash found in homes and warehouses. Children were removed from several residences as part of the seizure efforts. The cartel's footprint stretches coast to coast with claims of opposing methamphetamine sales to Mexico and exporting to the United States.
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la Familia
America
Boston
Seattle
St. Paul
Dallas
Drug Enforcement Administration
United States
Government limits executive pay amid bailout scrutiny
The Treasury orders seven bailed out firms to cut top executives' average pay by half starting November, capping cash salaries at 500000 and perks at 25000. The Fed proposals would monitor pay across thousands of banks, with no fixed limits.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
Fed
Treasury
Kenneth Feinberg
Steven “Hall
Bank of America Corp
American International Group Inc
Citigroup Inc
General Motors
GMAC
Chrysler
Chrysler Financial
David Yermack
Stern School of Business
New York University
Yermack
Feinberg
Congress
AIG
Northwest pilots overshoot Minneapolis by 150 miles
Two Northwest Airlines pilots failed to contact ground controllers for over an hour and flew 150 miles past Minneapolis before turning back. Flight 188 from San Diego carried 144 passengers and 5 crew. FAA and NTSB investigate fatigue and distraction as possible factors. No injuries reported. Flight landed safely after delays.
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Northwest Airlines
The
Federal Aviation
San Diego
Cation
NTSB
FAA
Military
Air National Guard
Andrea Allman
Contact details for Journal World staff and departments
The notice lists contact numbers and emails for departments and staff at I journal World including Local news City government County government Kansas University Lawrence schools Consumer affairs Sports Arts and entertainment Letters to the editor Obituaries Health Transportation Photo reprints and Outside Lawrence. It also provides names and phone numbers for editors and online editors and mentions NEWS PARTNERS 6News and Mediaphormedia. Subscription and delivery support is described with hours and redelivery guarantee.
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Ijworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Free State vs Lawrence High: who wins today poll
A LJWorld readers poll asks who will win the football matchup between Free State High School and Lawrence High School. Separate note shows swine flu vaccine poll results with 67 percent saying no and 32 percent yes.
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Free State
Lawrence High
Lawrence High School
Free State High School
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