Notable Births and Historic Facts for Today
Today highlights several birthdays including Martha Burke, Jack Paar, Joseph Heller, Scott Carpenter, John Woo, Tim McGraw, Wes Anderson, Wes Welker and Emilia Clarke. It notes Japan annexed Korea in 1910 and World War II context. Also mentions Rickey Henderson’s base record and Nolan Ryan no hitter, plus the Empire State Building height and moon phase.
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Martha “Calamity
Jane” Burke
Jack Paar
Joseph Heller
Scott Carpenter
John Woo
Tim McGraw
Wes Anderson
Wes Welker
Emilia Clarke
Japan
Korea
Rickey Henderson
Oakland Athletics
Texas Rangers
Nolan Ryan
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor up to 250 words. Submissions may be edited for brevity accuracy and taste. Include signature full home address and phone number for verification by mail fax or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chroniclet.com
Are we winning the drone war with unknown casualties
Los Angeles Times columnist Doyle McManus questions whether U S drone strikes meet their stated near certainty standard for civilian harm while noting civilian deaths and hostages in Pakistan and Yemen. The piece surveys Obama era rules, signature strikes, and asks for a public, evidence based review of costs and benefits.
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Obama
CIA
Pakistan
Yemen
Bureau of Investigative Journalism
White House
Warren Weinstein
Giovanni Lo Porto
al-Qaida
Adam Gadahn
Ahmed Farouq
United States
Micah Zenko
The
Council On Foreign Relations
U.S
al- Qaida
Afghanistan
Abdu Raba Mansour Hadi
John O. Brennan
Harvard
Islamic State
Iraq
Syria
Boko Haram
Nigeria
Rachel Stohl
Stimson Center
Race and unrest in Baltimore over Freddie Gray case
Thomas F. Schaller argues the Baltimore protests reflect deep racial inequities and political power imbalances. He links Freddie Gray's death to race, police policy, and economic disparities, noting media framing often shifts focus to violence over underlying causes.
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Baltimore
Freddie Gray
Gray
Elijah Cummings
Koch Brothers
Fox News
Mark Fuhrman
Fox
Ferguson
U.S
China’s science surge heightens U S China clash
Washington analysis notes China’s post Cultural Revolution push to dominate R D with 208 billion in 2011 spending and a surge in science and engineering degrees and papers. It contrasts U S leadership in research with China’s rising pool of graduates and collaborations, amid fears of economic rivalry turning military.
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Washington
China
Mao Zedong
Communist Party
Harvard
Richard Freeman
Wei Huang
United States
Japan
National Science Foundation
European Union
Freeman and Huang
America
Leges
U.S
Freeman
Huang
Ners
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Empire State Building
New York City
Doyle McManus
Los Angeles Times
Doyle.mcmanus
Latimes.com
Creators.com
Thomas F. Schaller
University of Maryland
Baltimore County
Robert Samuelson
Washington Post Writers Group
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