Today in History Highlights Notable 1969 1989 1869 1955 1963 1998
On Sept 24 1969 the Chicago Eight trial began and five defendants were later convicted of inciting riots at the 1968 DNC before convictions were overturned. In 1989 Congress passed a Judiciary Act creating an attorney general and a Supreme Court. Black Friday panic hit Wall Street in 1869 with Gould and Fisk attempting to corner gold. Eisenhower had a heart attack in 1955 while in Denver. The Senate ratified a 1963 nuclear testing treaty with Britain and the USSR. In 1998 the government started releasing the tougher counterfeit $20 bill.
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IRS cuts ties with ACORN amid tax program pullout
The IRS severed links with ACORN ending its participation in the volunteer tax assistance program that served about 3 million filers. ACORN suspended all tax services for 2009 while the agency said it terminated the relationship. Bertha Lewis criticized the split as a unilateral move. The dispute follows a joint review.
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Palin widens tone as she markets 2012 bid abroad
Palin spoke in Hong Kong on financial markets Afghanistan and China U S relations before a thousand investors and bankers. She presented a more moderate international stance than her 2008 convention self avoiding direct attacks on Obama and avoiding gaffes while hinting at a 2012 White House bid.
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Gaddafi vents at U.N. in rambling 90 minute speech
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi addressed the U.N. General Assembly for over 90 minutes in a jet lagged session. He praised Barack Obama as a hopeful leader, warned the world could return to square one after his term, denounced Iraq and U.S. policies, and lamented security limits during his New York visit.
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Journal World Staff Directory and Delivery Information
Journal World editors listed with contact numbers and emails for Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan Jon Niccum Terry Rombeck and Jonathan Kealing. Subscription and delivery lines include phone hours weekend redelivery guarantee and in-town redelivery policy.
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Poll results on dental visits and security concerns
The survey asks how often in the past year readers visited the dentist for routine care, with options from zero to four or more times. A separate question gauges if a higher national security warning would curb attendance at major sporting events, showing 80 percent no and 19 percent yes.
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