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History…
0121 Marcus Aurelius 16th Roman emperor (161-80), philosopher
1808, Napoleon III, emperor of France
1889, Adolf Hitler, German dictator
1893, Joan Miró, painter
1850, Daniel Chester French, sculptor
1923, Tito Puente, percussionist, composer, and bandleader
1949, Jessica Lange, actor
1812, the fourth vice president of the United States, George Clinton, died in Washington at age 73, becoming the first vice president to die while in office.
1940, RCA publicly demonstrated its new and powerful electron microscope.
1841, Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," considered the first detective story, is published in Philadelphia.
1902: Marie and Pierre Curie isolate the radioactive element radium.
1945, during World War II, allied forces took control of the German cities of Nuremberg and Stuttgart.
1968, Pierre Elliott Trudeau was sworn in as prime minister of Canada.
1971, the Supreme Court upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools.
1972, the manned lunar module from Apollo 16 landed on the moon.
1978, a Korean Air Lines Boeing 707 crash-landed in northwestern Russia after being fired on by a Soviet interceptor after entering Soviet airspace.
1980, the first Cubans sailing to the United States as part of the massive Mariel boatlift reached Florida.
1999, the Columbine High School massacre took place near Littleton, Colo., as two students killed 12 classmates and one teacher before taking their own lives.
Missing in Action
1965 BUTLER PHILLIP N. TULSA OK 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1965 SHEA JAMES PATRICK BURLINGAME CA CRASH TARGET AREA / NO PARA
1966 ABBOTT JOHN SAN DIEGO CA DRV RETURNED REMAINS 03/13/74
1968 CESTARE JOSEPH ANGELO NEW YORK NY
1968 WALKER WILLIAM J. RIVERSIDE CA
1968 ZUTTERMAN JOSEPH A. JR. MARYSVILLE KS
1970 MAHAN DOUGLAS F. COLUMBIA MO 07/05/72 REMAINS RECOVERED
1972 AMOS THOMAS H. REPUBLIC MO REMAINS ID'D 11/03/99
1972 BURNHAM MASON I. PORTLAND OR REMAINS ID'D 11/03/99
1972 ELIAS EDWARD K. 09/28/72 RELEASED HANOI
April 19…
1961 BAKER LEO AL SHOT DOWN BAY OF PIGS 1961 - NATIONAL GUARD CAPTURED/SHOT BURIED WITH UNCLAIMED CUBAN INVADERS
1961 RAY "THOMAS ""PETE""" BIRMINGHAM AL SHOT DOWN BAY OF PIGS 1961 - CAPTURED/SHOT 1979 - CASTRO FROZE REMAINS NATIONAL GUARD
1966 ADAMS LEE A. WILLITS CA
1966 BROWN JOSEPH O. NORWALK CT "REMAINS RETURNED, IDENTIFIED 12/03/98"
1966 ROBBINS RICHARD J. CLEVELAND OH 09/27/96 REMAINS RETURNED
1967 HAMILTON JOHN S. SILVER CITY NM NO CHUTE BEEP REMAINS RETURNED 10/97
1967 MADISON THOMAS M. TUSKEGEE AL 03/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 STERLING THOMAS JAMES AUSTIN TX 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 BLODGETT DOUGLAS R. ALEXANDRIA VA
1968 DENNIS WILLIAM R. PITTSBURGH PA
1968 GONZALEZ JESUS A. PITTSBURGH PA
1968 HOUSH ANTHONY F. NEWTON IL
1968 LORD ARTHUR JAMES SAVANNAH GA "HELI CAUGHT FIRE, CRASHED"
1968 MILLARD CHARLES W. WILSON NC "HELI CAUGHT FIRE, CRASHED"
1968 SHAFER PHILIP R. GRAND JUNCTION CO "HELI CAUGHT FIRE, CRASHED"
1968 WALLACE MICHAEL J. ANN ARBOR MI
1968 WERDEHOFF MICHAEL M. TOLEDO OH "HELI CAUGHT FIRE, CRASHED"
1968 WILBURN JOHN E. LUTHER OK
April 18 …
1965 WHEELER JAMES A. TUCSON AZ CRASH TARGET AREA
1969 ELLIS RANDALL S. CHARLESTON SC
1973 JAMES SAMUEL L. CHATTANOOGA TN "DEAD, CHARRED BODIES FOUND" REMAINS IDENTIFIED 04/16/99 ID DISPUTED
1973 MARTIN DOUGLAS K. TYLER TX "DEAD, CHARRED BODIES FOUND" REMAINS IDENTIFIED 04/16/99
April 17 …
1965 WOODWORTH SAMUEL ALEXANDER MINCO OK CRASH EXPLODE
1966 TROMP WILLIAM L. FENNVILLE MI NO INFO EVER CAPTURED
1967 CARLTON JAMES E. BIRMINGHAM AL
1967 MC GARVEY JAMES M. VALPARAISO IN
1968 HELD JOHN W. INDIANAPOLIS IN
1969 DAHILL DOUGLAS E. LIMA OH
1969 NEWTON CHARLES V. CANADIAN TX
1969 PREVEDEL CHARLES F. FLORISSANT MO
1969 WILLETT ROBERT V. JR. GREAT FALLS MT
1971 GILLESPIE JOHN FRANCIS AUSTRALIA "LANCE CORPORAL, 8 FD AMP MISSING IN ACTION" #3170244 REFNO 1741
April 16 …
1966 CHESLEY LARRY J. BURLEY ID 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1966 JOHNSON SAMUEL R. DALLAS TX 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1969 KONYU WILLIAM M. PHILLIPSBURG NJ
1970 AYERS RICHARD L. WATERLOO IA
1970 RAUSCH ROBERT E. HICKSVILLE NY
1972 JONES ORVIN C. JR. NEWPORT NEWS VA
1972 MATEJA ALAN P. LOUISVILLE KY
1975 LEWIS JAMES F. 10/75 RELEASED FROM HANOI DECEASED
Quake sparks panic on Nias Island
April 17, 2005 - 9:50AM
A powerful undersea earthquake has struck the Indonesian island of Nias, causing widespread panic, officials said.
The quake measured an estimated 6.3 on the Richter scale and struck about 220 km out to sea south-south-west of the city of Medan at 11:44 pm (0244 AEST Sunday), the Hong Kong Observatory said in a statement.
Wijayanto, a Meteorology and Geophysics Agency official based in the town of Gunung Sitoli, on the eastern side of Nias island, said there was no tsunami threat from the tremor.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Quake-sparks-panic-on-Nias-Island/2005/04/17/1113676635658.html
Earthquake shakes Southern California
No damage or injuries reported
Saturday, April 16, 2005 Posted: 9:30 PM EDT (0130 GMT)
MARICOPA, California (AP) -- A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck in Southern California on Saturday and could be felt dozens of miles away in downtown Los Angeles, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The quake struck shortly after noon and was centered about 13 miles east of Maricopa and 25 miles south-southwest of Bakersfield, according to a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Several small aftershocks were felt throughout the afternoon.
Maricopa is about 85 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, a Kern County Sheriff's Department supervisor said. A spokesman for the Los Angeles city fire department said he received no damage
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/16/california.quake.ap/index.html
Cruise ship had turned away from storm when 70-foot rogue wave hit
April 19, 2005, 3:23 PM EDT
NEW YORK -- The cruise ship Norwegian Dawn had turned away from a storm when it was slammed by a type of rogue wave that can suddenly grow to immense size and seem to come from nowhere as it strikes a vessel.
In any group of waves, there may be one that is twice the average height and can become even bigger if it strikes a rocking ship at the right instant, said Steve Lyon, a meteorologist at the Weather Channel in Atlanta. That may be what happened to the Norwegian Dawn when it was hit by a 70-foot wave about 250 miles off the coast of Georgia early Saturday, Lyon said.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--cruiseshipdiverte0419apr19,0,2781484.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork
Ways to tackle US energy needs
April 17, 2005 - 11:06AM
Northern exposure ... a herd of musk ox graze in an area proposed as a site for oil exploration in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Photo: AP
Under pressure over rising petrol prices, US President George Bush says energy legislation to be debated by Congress must encourage conservation and increased production of energy at home.
Bush introduced energy legislation four years ago that languished on Capitol Hill through his first term. With petrol prices hovering at record levels, he and members of Congress are feeling the heat from anxious Americans.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Bush-mulls-ways-to-tackle-US-energy-needs/2005/04/17/1113676636519.html
The Guardian
Pope feels 'turmoil' over new job
Agencies
Wednesday April 20, 2005
Benedict XVI began his first full day as Pope this morning by saying mass in the Sistine Chapel for the cardinals who yesterday elected him as the 265th leader of the Roman Catholic church.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,12272,1464017,00.html
Back to the future with Joseph Ratzinger
The new Pope Benedict XVI's defence of conservative orthodoxy has not made him popular with more progressive Catholics, writes Stephen Bates
To many onlookers, the sermon preached by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in St Peter's Basilica yesterday looked almost like a campaign speech for the papacy in which he emerged at the 11th hour as a surprising frontrunner.
Cardinal Ratzinger, the dean of the college of cardinals which today elected him as the new pope, has been the Vatican's defender of doctrinal orthodoxy for many years. It was no surprise that he should lay into modern relativism ahead of the conclave that after only a day resulted in his becoming Pope Benedict XVI. It was the way that he did it that startled.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,,1463514,00.html
Brown and Blair set out family plans
Tom Happold and agencies
Wednesday April 20, 2005
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown got together on the GMTV sofa today to sell their proposals to help working families to the "school gate mums" who are thought to be key voters.
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/election/story/0,15803,1464003,00.html
Rice sets chilly atmosphere for Kremlin talks
Tom Parfitt in Moscow and Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington
Wednesday April 20, 2005
The Guardian
The Kremlin's alleged backsliding on democracy was "very worrying", the US secretary of state said yesterday on the eve of her meeting with the Russian president in Moscow.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,2763,1463909,00.html
Berlusconi to face confidence vote
Agencies
Tuesday April 19, 2005
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will face a vote of confidence in the Italian parliament later this week, Senate officials said today, after he refused last night to resign and form a new government to appease disgruntled members of his ruling coalition.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/italy/story/0,12576,1463371,00.html
GM plunges into $1bn quarterly loss
David Teather in New York
Wednesday April 20, 2005
The Guardian
The sense of crisis surrounding General Motors was heightened yesterday when the company reported a loss of $1.1bn (£580m) in the first three months of the year.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,1463897,00.html
Hundreds of small communities were devastated by the tsunami in south Asia. Over the next year the Guardian will focus on the village of Nusa in Aceh, Indonesia, to report on how people are rebuilding their lives and homes
Losing the plot
April 19: The difficulty of finding out who owns which land is complicating the task of rebuilding Aceh, reports John Aglionby in our fourth report from Nusa.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tsunami/nusa/0,15713,1394011,00.html
2,000 patients face hepatitis scare
Press Association
Tuesday April 19, 2005
More than 2,000 women have been advised to take a blood test following a warning they may have contracted hepatitis C from a gynaecologist.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA), which monitors and combats infectious diseases, contacted patients from 25 hospitals across England and Scotland yesterday to alert them of the scare.
http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/news/0,8363,1463351,00.html
Bomb puts heartland in the front line
Until now, the Mid-West had felt immune to the dangers which threatened the cities of the east and west coasts.
Ian Katz
Thursday April 20, 1995
The Guardian
'All of a sudden the windows blew in. It got real dark and the ceiling just started coming down. I didn't hear an explosion, just a roar of the whole building crumbling' - Carole Lawton, secretary. 'I came out and there just wasn't any building left around me. Our whole office area is gone' - a survivor
http://www.guardian.co.uk/fromthearchive/story/0,12269,1463292,00.html
Archaeologist finds 'oldest porn statue'
Krysia Diver in Stuttgart
Monday April 4, 2005
The Guardian
Stone-age figurines depicting what could be the oldest pornographic scene in the world have been unearthed in Germany.
Archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the 7,200-year-old remnants of a man having intercourse with a woman.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/germany/article/0,2763,1451509,00.html
Japan's virgin wives turn to sex volunteers
Lustless matches put country on brink of demographic disaster
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
Monday April 4, 2005
The Guardian
Like many Japanese women, Junko waited until her early 30s to get married. When she and her fiance, an employee of a well-known firm, decided to tie the knot, she set her sights on making a home, putting away some money and starting a family.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,7369,1451704,00.html
Message of the Day
Greenpeace
Kimberly-Clark: Don't Do Business in Ancient Forests
Washington DC, United states — Some businesses make an effort to meet the needs of their customers. Then there's Kimberly-Clark, maker of Kleenex and other brands of disposable tissue paper products. Nearly 7,000 of you have written to the company, asking it to stop destroying ancient forests for products that are thrown away or flushed down the toilet, but Kimberly-Clark hasn't listened – yet. Now there's a new opportunity to drive the message home.
You can help us put the issue on the table at Kimberly-Clark's annual shareholders meeting on April 28. We will ask the board of directors and investors to stop sourcing fiber from ancient forests and to increase their use of post consumer recycled content in their tissue paper products, especially the popular Kleenex, Scott, Viva
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/kimberly-clark
Journalism at Risk
Austrian Journalist Jailed In Turkey
Date: Wednesday, March 02 @ 09:51:47 EST
Topic: Europe
Austrian journalist Sandra Bakutz working with Radio Orange 94.0 and the German newspaper "Junge Welt" was arrested on 10 February 2005 on her arrival at Atatürk International Airport in Istanbul and has been held ever since on charges of "belonging to an illegal organisation".
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have strongly condemned the arrest and have called upon the Turkish justice minister to release the Austrian journalist at once. RSF said "Her imprisonment, which has so far lasted 18 days, is based on vague suspicions and is not supported by an international arrest warrant."
http://journalists.net/modules.php?name=AvantGo&file=print&sid=208
Iranian blogger jailed for 14 years
Published in: eLaw & Management
Date: Wed 02 March 2005
Category: General
Issue No: 1070
Arash Sigarchi, an Iranian blogger, has been jailed for 14 years on charges of spying and aiding foreign counter revolutionaries.
He was arrested after using his blog to criticise the arrest of other online journalists, reports BBC News. His sentence, criticised by human rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders, comes a day after an online ‘day of action’ to secure his release. Iranian authorities have recently clamped down on the growing popularity of weblogs, restricting access to major blogging sites from within Iran and around 20 online journalists have been arrested in the current crackdown.
Full BBC News report
http://www.legalbrief.co.za/article.php?story=20050302082006272
Three journalists jailed for defamation
Three Egyptian journalists have been jailed and fined for defaming housing minister Ibrahim Suleiman in a verdict that has raised fears that the government will use criminal defamation laws to subdue independent minded media.
Journalists Abdel Nasser Ali, Alaa Yehya Mohamed (known as Alaa el Ghatrify) and Youssef Taha Abdel Rahman (known as Youssef el Aoumy) were jailed for a year on 17 April and fined 10,000 LE ($1,725) over an article in al-Masry al-Youm, the country’s new independent newspaper on 18 August, reporting that the housing minister’s office had been searched. The paper printed the minister’s denial the following day. Free expression groups in Egypt and worldwide oppose the use of criminal law to tackle defamation issues and maintain that such matters should be dealt by civil courts instead.
http://www.indexonline.org/en/indexindex/articles/2005/2/egypt-three-reporters-jailed.shtml
TUNISIA: Imprisoned journalist on hunger strike
New York, April 19, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the health of imprisoned Tunisian journalist Hamadi Jebali. Jebali has been on a hunger strike since April 9 to protest his treatment in Sfax prison, about 142 miles (230 km) from Tunis.
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According to his lawyer Noureddine B'hiri, Jebali's health is deteriorating quickly. He is very faint and weak, B'hiri said, adding that Jebali's wife, Wahida Trabelsi, is demanding that an outside doctor be allowed to examine Jebali's condition.
http://www.cpj.org/news/2005/Tunisia19apr05na.html
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