This Day in History September 29 Highlights
Selections cover events from 1789 to 2010 including the U S War Department forming a regular army in 1789 and Scotland Yard taking on patrol in 1829. Other items mention the Washington National Cathedral cornerstone in 1907, the 1918 Hindenburg Line breakthrough, the 1938 Munich Agreement, and Tony Curtis death in 2010.
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U.S. War Department
London
Scotland Yard
Washington National Cathedral
National Urban League
Committee On
New York
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
San Francisco
John Paul I
Vatican
Chicago
Soviet Union
Nicholas Daniloff
John G. Roberts Jr
Senate
George W. Bush
Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Boston
U.S
Mark Foley
R-Fla
Gol Airlines
Rhode Island
Europe
Tony Curtis
Hendersonville
Nev
Associated Press
Southern accuracy hotline call to report errors
Readers are urged to report inaccuracies in The Southern newspaper by calling three local numbers: 618 351 5033 618 351 5807 and 618 351 5078, helping to ensure factual correctness across editions.
Spy Scandal Tangles News of the World and UK tabloids
Sue Harris, a secretary at the Sunday People, allegedly fed scoops to News of the World for a 250 pound payoff. The practice of paying rival journalists is linked to a wider pattern at Murdoch’s tabloids, fueling paranoia as exclusives are stolen and editors justify bribery.
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London
Sue Harris
Sunday People
Britain
Piers Morgan
News of the World
Harris
People
Rupert Murdoch
New York
Morgan
Murdoch
The
Sunday Mirror
Chris House
the People
Daily Mirror
Trinity Mirror PLC
News Corp
CNN
Fewer gay characters on network TV in 2011 12 season
GLAAD reports 19 gay or bisexual characters across nearly 650 prime time roles on broadcast networks for 2011 12, down from 23 in 2010 11 and 28 30 percent? sections. Fox leads networks with eight regular characters. HBO tops cable with 11.
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New York
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
GLAAD
ABC
CBS
Fox
NBC
Acters
HBO
Showtime
Mike Thompson
Lady Gaga sues over trademark bids for makeup and jewelry
Lady Gaga sues Excite Worldwide LLC in New York claiming the Nevada company seeks to trademark Lady Gaga and Lady Gaga LG names for cosmetics and baubles. She says customers could think she affiliates with the products and seeks unspecified damages. Elton John to perform a three year Las Vegas run at Caesars Palace with The Million Dollar Piano starting Wednesday.
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New York
Lady Gaga
Excite Worldwide LLC
Lady Gaga LG
Excite Worldwide
Chicago
Henderson
Nevada
U.S
Las Vegas
Elton John
Caesars Palace
John
Yamaha
Caesars
The
Associated Press
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Gary
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Jason Woodside
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Carbondale
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