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March 10...
0418 Jews are excluded from public office in the Roman Empire
1452 Ferdinand II the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)
1629, England's King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he did not call it back for 11 years.
1785, Thomas Jefferson was appointed minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin.
1842 Ina Donna Coolbrith US, poet laureate of California
1848, the Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the war with Mexico.
1849 Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent; only US President to do so
1862: The first paper money in the United States is issued.
1867, Lillian Wald, nurse and social worker
1876, Alexander Graham Bell transmits the first message by voice over wire using his newly invented telephone: “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.”
1892, Arthur Honegger, composer
1903, Bix Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist, pianist, and composer
1927, Bavaria lifts ban on Hitler's speeches
1941, Sandra Palmer Fort Worth TX, LPGA golfer (1986 Mayflower Classic)
1952, Oupa J Gqozo South African warden/army commandant (Ciskei)
1956, Janet Anderson West Sunbury PA, LPGA golfer (1982 US Women's Open)
1963, Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 70 points vs Syracuse
1965, Neil Simon's play "The Odd Couple," starring Walter Matthau and Art Carney, opened on Broadway.
1966, 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires
1971, Indira Gandhi's Congress Party wins a landslide victory in the Indian general election.
1975 "Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances
1977, Shannon Miller, gymnast
1987, Vatican formal opposition to test-tube fertilization & embryo transfer
1991, Laura Davies wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic
1995, Car bomb explodes in Karachi at shiite mosque, 17+ killed
1996, 22nd People's Choice Awards: Apollo 13, Tom Hanks win
March 11…
1302, According to Shakespeare, this is Romeo and Juliet's wedding day. Star-crossed lovers.
1812, Citizenship granted to Prussian Jews
1823, 1st normal school in US opens, Concord Academy, Concord VT
1824, US War Department creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs
1835, HMS Beagle anchors off Valparaiso, Chile
1850, Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1st female medical school)
1903, born Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and orchestra leader, noted for his immensely popular musical variety television (TV) program, “The Lawrence Welk Show” (1955-1982). Welk's so-called champagne music featured the accordion and organ and was distinctive for its lively style. Lawrence was Gay but few new it.
Influenza 1918
On March 11 the so-called Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 arrived in the United States. PBS Online presents a feature on the pandemic as well as information about how scientific discoveries made during that outbreak will help prevent future epidemics.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/onthisday.aspx
1926 Ralph Abernathy civil rights leader (Southern Christian Leadership) The link states Abernathy was born on March 15th but it turned up on the 11th here. The 15th is the "Ides of March" It doesn't matter terribly much what is important is that Ralph Abernathy was vital to the Civil Rights Movement. He along with King and Rustin organized The Southern Christian Leadership Conference. They then organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a White guy. Plenty of violence was caused by this initial organizing resistence. People were jailed. King was assassinted. Abernathy never gave in. He became President of "The Conference" after King died. Awesome stuff all based on The First Amendment Right to Freedom to Assemble. It moved mountains.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAabernathy.htm
1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act. It gives the president authority to aid any nation whose defense is regarded as vital to the United States and to accept repayment. ONE OF Georgie's favorite documents. If not THE FAVORITE of the Neocons. It is one of the few orders of Congress Bush/Cheney has left alone. Imagine that. It probably should be repealed to secure better relations between countries.
1959, The play A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, is first performed in New York City. It stars Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil and goes on to win a New York Drama Critics Circle award.
1977, more than 130 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims were freed after ambassadors from three Islamic nations joined the negotiations.
1985, Mikhail Gorbachev is named first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
Missing in Action
1965 SMITH RICHARD D. WICHITA KS CRASH W/2 PILOT REM - REMAINS ID'D 9/94
1967 GREENE CHARLES E. SCHENECTADY NY 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 HITESHEW JAMES E. WESTON WV 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 KARINS JOSEPH J. JR. SYRACUSE NY POSS DEAD REMAINS RETURNED 04/88
1967 MOORE ERNEST M. MILLBRAE CA 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 BOND RONALD DALE FARGO ND
1968 BLANTON CLARENCE F. EL RENO OK PROB KILLED
1968 CALLOWAY PORTER E. BERNICE LA
1968 CALFEE HAMES HENRY NEWGULF TX NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. TDY CIV/LOCKHEED
1968 DAVIS THOMAS J. EUFALFA AL 03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1968 DAVIS JAMES WOODROW WAYNESBORO MS NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. TDY CIV/LOCKHEED
1968 GISH HENRY G. LANCASTER PA NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. TDY CIV/LOCKHEED
1968 HOLLAND MELVIN A. TOLEDO WA NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. CIV/LOCKHEED
1968 HALL WILLIS ROSELLE BELLEVUE NE NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. CIV/LOCKHEED
1968 KIRK HERBERT A. PHILADELPHIA PA NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. TDY CIV/LOCKHEED
1968 MC MILLAN ISIAH GRETNA FL 03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1968 OLDS ERNEST A. SALISBURY MD "CRASH SITE OBS NO PARA,BEEP" REMAINS IDENTIFIED 02 AUG 96
1968 PRICE DAVID STANLEY CENTRALIA WA NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. TDY CIV/LOCKHEED
1968 RODRIGUEZ ALBERT E. FRANKLINVILLE NY "CRASH SITE OBS NO PARA,BEEP, REMAINS RET 12/15/88" ID 7/25/89
1968 SHANNON PATRICK LEE CORDELL OK NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. TDY CIV/LOCKHEED
1968 SPRINGSTEADAH DONALD K. MILLVILLE NJ NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. TDY CIV/LOCKHEED
1968 WORLEY DON F. AUGUSTA AR NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. TDY CIV/LOCKHEED
The Belfast Telegraph
IRA disband now
60% of nationalists say Provos should go, but not convinced that IRA robbed bank
By Chris Thornton
10 March 2005
Six out of ten nationalists - including almost half of Sinn Fein voters - believe the IRA should disband now, according to a Belfast Telegraph-BBC Newsnight poll published today.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=618535
What Ulster thinks now
10 March 2005
From the Northern Bank raid to the murder of Robert McCartney, the political process in Northern Ireland has been rocked by a series of crises. An exclusive Belfast Telegraph/BBC Newsnight poll reveals what people here really think
Almost half of Sinn Fein supporters today told the IRA: 'disband now'. Is it a message Sinn Fein can ignore? Political Correspondent Noel McAdam reports.
A startling 44% of Sinn Fein voters believe the time has come for the IRA to disband, according to today's Belfast Telegraph/BBC Newsnight poll.
And - broadly in line with a number of polls over recent years - almost 60% of Sinn Fein supporters say the IRA should decommission all of its weapons.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=618621
World must wake up to reality of Sinn Fein/IRA
10 March 2005
The McCartney family, understandably, are seeking justice and right-thinking people around the world have joined them in their quest.
But what of the thousands of families in Northern Ireland who are also seeking justice, their loved one having fallen victim to the Provos' wrath?
It would appear that there is selectivity in pointing the finger. Other victims of the IRA, one of the most effective killing machines in modern times, do not count.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/letters/story.jsp?story=618620
Two held as police seek Lisa's killer
By Debra Douglas
10 March 2005
Police investigating the disappearance of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian today confirmed a murder investigation had begun.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=618536
Renewed hope for reduction in power bills
By Robin Morton, Business Correspondent
rmorton@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
10 March 2005
Enterprise Minister Barry Gardiner said today he remained optimistic that European approval would soon be secured for a move to cut electricity bills for business.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/business/story.jsp?story=618611
The New York Times
Pentagon Seeks to Transfer More Detainees From Base in Cuba
By DOUGLAS JEHL
Published: March 11, 2005
Doug Mills/The New York Times
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is said to have sought broader support from other governmental agencies for transfers of detainees.
WASHINGTON, March 10 - The Pentagon is seeking to enlist help from the State Department and other agencies in a plan to cut by more than half the population at its detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in part by transferring hundreds of suspected terrorists to prisons in Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Yemen, according to senior administration officials.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/politics/11detain.html?hp&ex=1110603600&en=312f0dddf79181fc&ei=5094&partner=homepage
U.S. and European Allies Agree on Steps in Iran Dispute
By DAVID E. SANGER and STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Published: March 11, 2005
WASHINGTON, March 10 - Europe and the United States have agreed on a joint approach to negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program after months of dispute, with the Bush administration agreeing to offer modest economic incentives and the Europeans agreeing to take the issue to the United Nations Security Council if negotiations fail, senior American officials said Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/politics/11iran.html?hp&ex=1110603600&en=9a66512056c24a80&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Detectives Used Badges to Kill for the Mob, Indictments Say
By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
Published: March 11, 2005
Two retired New York City police detectives, onetime partners who had long been suspected of ties to organized crime, were charged by federal prosecutors yesterday with taking part in eight murders on behalf of the Mafia - most while one or both were still active members of the police force.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/nyregion/11mob.html?hp&ex=1110603600&en=f0a5c918f4bdf793&ei=5094&partner=homepage
Spain Is Riven by the Sorrows of March
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
A monument to the victims of the terrorist bombings in Spain on March 11, 2004, was unveiled Wednesday.
MADRID, March 10 - If Sept. 11 drew America together, at least temporarily, March 11 has pulled Spain apart.
Certainly, a year after the deadliest terrorist attack on European soil since World War II, Spain is poised to remember - with "sobriety and simplicity," as the official theme.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/international/europe/11letter.html?hp
E.P.A. Sets Rules to Cut Pollution
By MICHAEL JANOFSKY
Published: March 11, 2005
WASHINGTON, March 10 - The Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules on Thursday to cut air pollution in the eastern half of the United States, in one of its most ambitious efforts to control soot and ground-level ozone.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/politics/11enviro.html?hp&ex=1110603600&en=14a0fc241b345086&ei=5094&partner=homepage
All Africa
Nnenyin Attah: a Passion for Poor Children
Lagos, Nigeria
Mrs. Nneyin Allison Attah, the wife of the Akwa Ibom State Governor is a woman known for her uncommon love for little children and women as well as the physically challenged in the state. Her pet project CDT, is the acronym for the Child Development Trust, a non-governmental organization initiated by her to solve the problem of malnutrition among little children in the state.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200503100285.html
Of Interest
Filmmaker from Huntsville asks tough questions in documentary about Sept. 11, war in Iraq
By Stewart Smith/Staff Writer
Like everyone else in America, independent filmmaker Christine Rose was distressed by the events of Sept. 11, 2001. However, she felt the government and the media weren't giving the whole story. She had questions, but no one was giving answers.
So she made a movie.
Rose, a graduate of both Huntsville High School and Sam Houston State University, said her documentary, "Liberty Bound," takes a candid look at the country and the many questions surrounding Sept. 11, and the war in Iraq that continue to go unanswered by both the media and the government.
"I made a citizen's journey into the lies and deception that has gripped the country since 9/11," she said. "The film addresses the violations of civil liberties because of the Patriot Act, impending war with Iraq as well as the unanswered questions of 9/11," Rose said.
Rose feels the country has yet to receive a definitive answer from the American government regarding why the country was attacked on Sept. 11 and hopes "Liberty Bound" will help to jump-start people into asking the questions she believes continue to go unanswered.
http://itemonline.com/articles/2005/03/10/news/local/news3.txt
I Always Loved Horses as a Girl
Zobel can reclaim confiscated horses, judge rules
By Wes Johnson
News-Leader
William Zobel can get all 112 of his confiscated horses back if he posts a $65,000 bond, a Greene County circuit judge ruled this morning.
In his seven-page order, Circuit Judge Don Burrell also wrote that he couldn't find "clear and convincing evidence that Mr. Zobel was intentionally abusing the horses at issue."
http://springfield.news-leader.com/news/today/20050308-Zobelcanreclaim.html
Of fools and horses
By Bruce Anderson
IN THE Fool’s Alphabet, “A” is for horses. Last week equine matters moved beyond jesting foolery. We now have fool legislation, fool ministers and a fool department.
A few years ago, the EU decided that horses should have passports if they were taken across national borders. The idea was to help breeders to reduce the risk of fraud.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3284-1517133,00.html
Racing ban sought for risky horses
WebPosted Mar 8 2005 12:32 PM AST
CBC News
SAINT JOHN — The Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission wants racetrack managers to help control the spread of equine herpes.
The commission's director, Paul Hogan, is telling the tracks to only allow horses that have been vaccinated against the disease to race.
http://nb.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=nb-herpes20050308
'Horses for courses' in Queensland
Tuesday March 08 2005
Reds make three changes for Canterbury trip
Reds coach Jeff Miller has made three changes to the team for their Super 12 trip to Nelson, where they will face the Crusaders in a Round Three match on Saturday.
Promising lock Hugh McMeniman has been dropped with Rudi Vedelago taking his place in the side.
http://www.planet-rugby.com/News/story_42077.shtml
Valdez Horses
Date Posted: Tuesday 08th of March 2005
Author: Tom Housley
In Valdez’ Horses, Charles Bronson plays Chino Valdez, a tough horse-breaker from out-of-town with a fiery temper and a love of all things equine. The film is based upon the novel The Valdez Horses by Lee Hoffman.
http://www.concrete-online.com/viewstory.php?issueId=175&topicId=9&storyId=187
Horse Racing Bridles at Trainer's Remarks
The racing community reacted angrily and with puzzlement Monday in the aftermath of inflammatory statements made Saturday by trainer Jeff Mullins, who denigrated fans for betting on horses.
"He said the entire betting public was stupid," trainer Laura de Seroux said. "The betting money is where our purse money comes from. Without that, there'd be no game. The things [Mullins] said are so far-reaching. I wish they'd run him out of town. Take his stalls away and send him back to Arizona."
http://www.latimes.com/sports/horseracing/la-sp-horse8mar08,1,7927866.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-horse_raci
Michael Moore Today
Activists protest military on campus
Group opposes recruiters at S.F. State University career fair
By Erin Pursell / Oakland Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO — A student protest almost shut down a career fair at San Francisco State University on Wednesday as students rallied as part of a national movement to permanently ban military recruiters from all school levels.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1773
Students Protest Military Recruitment
By Lachlan Maclean and William Roller / SFSU Golden Gate XPress
U.S. military recruiters left a campus career fair an hour early on March 9 after extensive student demonstrations for and against military recruitment.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1775
ONE BIG THUMBS UP
GIVE THIS MAN HIS JOB BACK
Yesterday we told you about Principal Roger Howard of Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio. He was fired after an evaluation marked him with a "needs improvement" rating. Mr. Howard says that in his 20 years in education, he has never received an evaluation citing dissatisfaction or concern. After learning the news, 600 students marched out of school and walked to the offices of the Board of Education to protest the decision.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/mustread/index.php
Bush promotes Social Security overhaul; protesters ridicule plan
Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- President Bush chatted up two grandfathers and their granddaughters Thursday in seeking multigenerational support to overhaul Social Security.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1772
Pentagon misses deadline on soldier reimbursement guidelines
By Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department hasn't developed a plan to reimburse soldiers for equipment they've bought to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan despite requirements in a law passed last year, a senator says.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1766
Remembering all those arguments made 1,500 deaths ago
By Joseph L. Galloway / Knight Ridder
WASHINGTON - Something about anniversaries prods us to pause and reflect on what's transpired in the intervening time. March 20 is the second anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, and it's a good time to consider what's happened since then.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1771
Pentagon Clears Senior Officials in Prison Abuse
By Vicki Allen / Reuters
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military failed to react to early signs of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and missed opportunities to correct lapses that caused prisoner abuse elsewhere but its own policies and top officials were not directly to blame, a Pentagon report said on Thursday.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1768
Shamed US to hand over Abu Ghraib prison to Iraqis
By Michael Howard / Guardian
American forces have agreed to hand over control of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison to the newly elected Iraqi authorities in an attempt to draw a line under one of the most shameful episodes of the Iraq war.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1762
New Interrogation Rules Set for Detainees in Iraq
By Eric Schmitt / New York Times
After clashing with Afghan rebels at the village of Miam Do one year ago, American soldiers detained the village's entire population for four days, and an officer beat and choked several residents while screening them and trying to identify local militants, according to a new Pentagon report that was given to Congress late Monday night.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1770
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