Notable historical milestones from 1781 to 1957
Highlights include Los Angeles founded in 1781 by Spanish settlers. 1888 patents for the fall-film box camera and Kodak trademark. Beatrix Potter 1893 Peter Rabbit tale to Noel Moore. 1908 Richard Wright born near Natchez. 1917 WWI base hospital deaths. 1951 Truman live TV address from San Francisco. 1957 Faubus uses National Guard to block nine black students at Little Rock Central High.
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Los Angeles
George Fastman
Beatrix Potter
Peter Rabbit
Noel Moore
Potter
U.S
Richard Wright
Natchez
Miss
France
Truman
San Francisco
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Arkansas National Guardsmen
Central High School
Little Rock
North Korea signals restart of Yongbyon facility
South Korea said North Korea began restoring nuclear facilities while the United States downplayed moves as equipment removal. The U.N. watchdog noted essential gear had already been taken out, and it could take a year to restart once dismantling ends.
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South Korea
North Korea
U.S
Washington
U.N
Wayne County
Kym Worthy
Detroit
Kilpatrick
James Thomas
Jennifer Granholm
Granholm
Christine Beatty
Chris Garrett
Hanna grows into Category 4 storm threatening Bahamas and U.S. coast
Hanna, storming toward the Bahamas, strengthens to near hurricane force with 65 mph winds. Officials warn residents from Nassau to South Carolina to brace for possible evacuations as Ike forms to the west in Category 4, with forecasters unsure if it will strike land. In Haiti, Hanna’s rain caused flooding that killed 26, while Bahamian authorities place security on standby and monitor sailing and flight disruptions.
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Nassau
BaHamas
Hanna
South Carolina
Haiti
Tommy Turnquest
Royal Defence Force
Turnquest
Atlantic
Ike
Leeward Islands
Bertha
Gustav
Josephine
Frank Augustine
Mayaguana Island
Long Island
Acklins Island
National Hurricane Center
Miami
United States
Georgia
North Carolina
U.S. Atlantic
Turks and Caicos
Puerto Rico
Gonaives
Breast cancer tracer lights up tumors in dense breasts study
A radioactive tracer used in molecular breast imaging showed promise in detecting cancers missed by mammography among 940 women with dense breasts. MRI detected most tumors but caused more false positives and biopsies. The study, funded by Susan G. Komen and Bristol-Myers Squibb, frames MRI as a supplementary tool, not a replacement.
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Carrie Hruska
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Hruska
Susan G. Komen
the Cure Foundation
Bristol- Myers Squibb
Mayo
Eric Winer
Dana-Farber Cancer Center
Boston
Journal World Contact Page Details Local and Partner Contacts
The Lawrence Journal-World provides multiple contact numbers and emails for local news, city and county government, KU, schools, business, sports, arts, letters, obituaries, and photo reprints. It lists editors and online staff with direct emails, plus news partners 6News and Mediaphormedia. Subscriptions and delivery support lines are included with redelivery guarantees.
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Ljworld.com
Kansas University
Lawrence
Kansas University ends class whistle tradition poll
A reader poll asks if people will miss the university steam whistle once used to mark class end. The question notes a cost saving move and directs readers to LJWorld.com to vote, with the winner shown as Weekly for the Wal Mart shopping frequency poll.
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Kansas University
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No. 2
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Kwame Kilpatrick
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Lawr
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Journal-Worlh
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Jworld
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Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Keegan
Ljworld
Jon Niccum
News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
Jworld.com
Chris Bell
Mail
Tony Berg
Today’s Poll
Wal- Mart
Kansas
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