Almanac Briefs: 2011 Oct 23 Historical Highlights
Highlights for today note the 1973 Watergate firing of Archibald Cox triggering resignations, the 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash, and a 1992 Blue Jays win in the World Series opener. Birthdays include Rimbaud Lugosi Mantle and Petty. Moon phase between last quarter and new moon.
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Richard Nixon
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Elliot Richardson
Cox
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Mississippi
Arthur Rimbaud
Bela
Lugosi
Art Buchwald
Mickey Mantle
Jerry Orbach
Tom Petty
Keith Hernandez
Viggo Mortensen
Snoop Dogg
John Krasinski
Toronto Blue Jays
United States
Atlanta Braves
Promise to Iraqi Helpers Should Be Honored
Trudy Rubin argues Obama must honor the 2007 pledge to issue 25 000 special immigrant visas to Iraqis who helped U S forces. She notes slow progress and calls for an airlift to evacuate endangered interpreters if backlog efforts fail, citing past evacuations as precedents.
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Barack Obama
Bush Team
Congress
U.S
Iraq
Terps
Basra
Obama
White House
Kentucky
National Security Council
Samantha Power
Kirk Johnson
List Project
Gerald Ford
Guam
United States
Bill Clinton
Pacific Haven
Vietnam
Ohio Issue 2 sparks national attention amid political fight
Connie Schultz notes how Ohio’s Issue 2 referendum on SB 5 fuels a broader clash over public employee collective bargaining. She cites ads misusing a great grandmother’s image, shifts in absentee voting rules, and risk to turnout, urging readers to watch the ballot closely.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Ohio
Arkansas
Mike Huckabee
Huckabee
America
Marlene Quinn
Zoey
Quinn
Disability employment advocacy urges policies for livable wages
Deborah Nebel of LEAP urges Congress to protect and fund programs that help people with disabilities work, learn skills, and live independently. She cites rising poverty among disabled Americans, calls for sustainable employment policies, and notes LEAP’s role in Ohio and Elyria.
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Donnie
U.S. Census Bureau
Lorain County
Congressional “Super Committee
Super Committee
Washington, D.C
Deborah Nebel
LEAP
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
Elyria
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Connie Schultz
Parade Magazine
Sherrod Brown
U.S. Senate
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