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Lyndon Johnson (Aug. 27, 1908 - Jan. 22, 1973) succeeded to the presidency after John F. Kennedy's assassination, becoming the thirty-sixth President of the U.S.
Lyndon Johnson (Aug. 27, 1908 - Jan. 22, 1973) succeeded to the presidency after John F. Kennedy's assassination, becoming the thirty-sixth President of the U.S.
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A district system is best for Hampton
Referencing the letter "Keep race out of Hampton politics," Sept. 2, by Linda Counts, and the editorial feedback "Politics and race in Hampton," Sept. 3, by Edward C. Deerfield, they need to get their rhetoric straight. The Blue Ribbon Commission and...Tags: Deerfield, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Justice System
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Nick Reynolds, member of folk band Kingston Trio, dies
Nick Reynolds, who as a college student grabbed a guitar, donned a broad-striped button-down shirt and quickly helped propel the 1950s folk music revival to the top of the pop music charts as a founding member of the Kingston Trio, died Wednesday in San...Tags: Music, Pete Seeger, Death and Dying, San Diego (San Diego, California), Jerry Lee Lewis
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Kingston Trio co-founder dies, 75
Nick Reynolds,75 — who as a college student grabbed a guitar, donned a broad-striped button-down shirt and quickly helped propel the 1950s folk-music revival to the top of the pop-music charts as a founding member of the Kingston Trio — died...Tags: Music, Pete Seeger, Death and Dying, San Diego (San Diego, California), Jerry Lee Lewis
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Nick Reynolds, 75, dies; a founding member of the Kingston Trio
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNick Reynolds, who as a college student grabbed a guitar, donned a broad-striped button-down shirt and quickly helped propel the 1950s folk music revival to the top of the pop music charts as a founding member of the Kingston Trio, died Wednesday in San...Tags: Pete Seeger, San Diego (San Diego, California), The White House, Hawaii, Arizona
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Steve Almond Speaks At UConn
Steve Almond, a writer who knows his way around sardonic humor, has never been shy about expressing his opinions. And he has many to express. On Wednesday at the University of Connecticut, he'll share some with his audience at a reading he will give as an...Tags: Major League Baseball, Metal and Mineral, Book, Family, Gays and Lesbians
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The whole art world was watching
Chicago Tribune critic"1968: Art and Politics in Chicago" at the DePaul University Art Museum is the first significant look back at several exhibitions from the years surrounding the '68 Democratic National Convention and a hard act to follow for any other show of political...Tags: David Travis, John Miller, DePaul University, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Motherwell
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1800: Spain ceded Louisiana to France in a secret treaty. 1908: Henry Ford introduced his Model T automobile to the market. 1949: Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing. 1968: The Senate refused to shut down a...Tags: Henry Ford, NATO, Los Angeles, Walt Disney World Resort, Abe Fortas
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NATION: Activist D. Morales
Dionicio Morales, a former labor organizer whose efforts helped lead to one of the nation's largest Latino social service providers, has died. He was 89. Morales died Sept. 24 of natural causes at Beverly Hospital in Montebello, Calif., said his...Tags: Montebello, Los Angeles, National or Ethnic Minorities, Society, Minority Groups
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Obituaries in the news
The Associated PressOliver Kaufman Crawford LOS ANGELES -- Oliver Kaufman Crawford, who overcame the "Red Scare" blacklist of the 1950s to become one of television's most successful writers, has died. He was 91. Crawford wrote for such shows as "Star Trek," "Bonanza,"...Tags: Denver Broncos, National Football League, New Orleans Saints, Sid Gillman, The White House
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O.K. Crawford, Blacklisted Writer
Oliver Kaufman Crawford, who overcame the "Red Scare" blacklist of the 1950s to become one of television's most successful writers, has died. He was 91. Crawford wrote for such shows as "Star Trek," "Bonanza," "Perry Mason" and "Kraft Television Theatre....Tags: Montebello, Wars and Interventions, Death and Dying, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Minority Groups
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Quayles and Cheneys and Gores, oh my! Vice presidency both more, less than what it seems
AP National WriterWEEHAWKEN, N.J. (AP) _ Beside a mighty river, tucked away in the shadow of a towering ribbon of asphalt that leads drivers into the Lincoln Tunnel and Manhattan beyond, sits a plot of land notable because of a two-century-old event that, for most...Tags: Superman, John McCain, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, George H.W. Bush
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What is Libor? A strange name for interest rate benchmark with dramatic impact on US economy
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ It goes by a clumsy acronym, and its inner workings may be difficult to understand, but a key interest rate set in London every business day is having a dramatic impact on the U.S. and global economies as the credit crisis has...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, BNP Paribas, Washington Mutual Inc., Bobsleigh, Government Debt
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