Sept 25 1957 nine students withdrawn under Army escort
The Little Rock Central High School crisis is recalled as nine black students were forced to withdraw from classes after unruly white crowds confronted them on September 25 1957. Army's 101st Airborne Division escorted the students to safety and into classrooms. The events are part of the broader desegregation struggle in the United States.
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Little Rock
Ark
U.S. Army
101St Airborne Division
Christopher Columbus
Cadiz
Spain
Fukuda elected Japan prime minister in lower house vote
Yasuo Fukuda, 71, a cautious reformer, won the lower house ballot to become Japan's next prime minister. He pledged to maintain a strong U.S. ally stance, improve Asia ties, and tackle economic inequalities as the upper house prepared to vote later.
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Yasuo Fukuda
Japan
Fukuda
U.S
Asia
Hungary to issue entrepreneur permits to prostitutes
Hungary will let sex workers apply for an entrepreneur permit to join the formal economy. Officials say the program could boost government revenue from an industry worth about $1 billion annually. Critics argue legalization may not aid prostitutes and many concerns persist. Agnes Faldi of the Hungarian Prostitutes’ Interest Protection Association comments on receipts and taxation.
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Hungary
European Union
Agnes Faldi
Hungarian
Prostitutes’ Interest Protection Association
Utah polygamist leader trial nears verdict
Jurors in the Warren Jeffs case, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, near a verdict on two counts of rape as an accomplice related to the arranged marriage of a 14 year old girl. They discussed instructions and planned resumed talks after a night’s sleep.
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Warren Jeffs
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Jeffs
Fifth District
James Shurnate
Shu- Mate
Shumate
Judge rules on Khadr status at Guantanamo trial
A military judge may decide if Omar Khadr is an unlawful enemy combatant. The U.S. Court of Military Commission Review reversed Col. Peter Brownback’s ruling, reinstating terrorism related charges against the Canadian captured in Afghanistan. The decision allows restart of war crimes proceedings stalled by prior rulings in Khadr and Hamdan cases.
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Cuba
Omar Khadr
U.S. Court of Military Commission
Army
Peter E. Brownback
Pentagon
Khadr
Afghanistan
Brownback
Military Commission Review
Bush Administration
Navy
Osama bin Laden
Salim Ahmed Hamdan
FBI reports rise in violent crime in 2006
FBI data show violent crimes in the United States rose 1.9 percent in 2006 to about 1.41 million, with murders up 1.8 percent to 17,034. The rate per 100,000 peaked in the early 1990s, then declined through 2005 before turning up again.
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United States
FBI
Workers at GM UAW strike amid high costs and industry strain
In Detroit on the GM UAW labor talks, Marilyn Coulter, a 29-year Lansing car maker, picks a line while Gettelfinger and leaders bargain for future products and wage promises. Analysts foresee a short strike though labor costs and industry decline loom large. GM faces $73 per hour costs versus rivals and shrinking U.S. market share as overseas production looms.
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Detroit
U.S
United Auto Workers Union
Marilyn Coulter
Lansing
Coulter
UAW
Ron Gettelfinger
Gettelfinger
Gary Chaison
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Aaron Bragman
Global Insight
Couple robbed after proposal in Central Park gazebo
Luke Jacunski and Mami Nagase, engaged six months, were robbed at gunpoint seconds after he proposed at a Central Park gazebo. A robber demanded money, took Nagases Rolex and Jacunski 125, as they hid the ring. They, now planning marriage, recall the scare and vow to wed.
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New York
Luke Jacunski
Jacunski
Mami Nagase
Central Park
Jacinski
Nagase
Japan
Cincinnati
Journal World contact numbers and email for tips
The Lawrence Journal World provides multiple contact options including news tips at ljworld.com, a feedback form on their site, and department phone lines for Local News City Government County Government Kansas University Lawrence Schools Business Sports Arts and Entertainment Letters Obituaries Photo Reprints and an Outside Lawrence number.
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Lawrence
Newspaper Staff and contact numbers at a glance
Editorial and department contacts listed for the Kansas newspaper, including editors such as Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner and Tom Keegan. Also shows 6News director Cody Howard Mediaphormedia Joel Mathis and advertising contacts with phones and emails for subscriptions classifed and delivery. Provides redelivery guarantee and hours.
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Danderson
Ijworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Jworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Mindie Paget
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
Mediaphormedia LLC
Joel Mathis
Convergence
Jmathis
Ijworld.com
Monday poll asks if parents would send children to virtual school
A community poll published Monday shows a decisive result with the majority answering No to sending their child to virtual school. The item highlights local opinions on education options and parental preferences.
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