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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me."
Harry Potter
FACT OF THE DAY
The school motto of Hogwarts is Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus, which is Latin for "Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon".
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Are Lawrence's state-named streets in the order that they joined the Union? Sort of. Twenty two streets, from Delaware St. to Florida St. are in order, with the exception of five east Lawrence streets (New York St. to Mass St.).
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INTERNATIONAL
1. Nicaraguan president forced out of office in coup
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Aides to ousted President Manuel Zelaya pushed Monday for international sanctions against Honduran officials who took power in a coup and foreign nations stepped up pressure after negotiations for his return reached a deadlock.
Zelaya, a wealthy rancher who shifted left during his presidency, charged that the current constitution protects a system of government that excludes the poor.
The aftermath of the coup is turning into a major test of Latin American democracy and of the Obama administration's policy toward the region.
The U.S., the United Nations and the Organization of American
States have demanded that Zelaya be reinstated, and no foreign government have recognized his replacement Micheletti.
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi military has turned down requests from American forces to move unescorted through Baghdad and conduct a raid since the transition of responsibility for urban security at the end of last month, an Iraqi military commander said Monday.
2. Iraqi military rejects U.S requests for movement
U. S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas on June 30 under a security agreement with Iraq that requires all U.S. troops to be out of the country by the end of 2011.
NATIONAL
Outside urban areas, where U.S. troops are still free to move without Iraq approval, Americans are assisting with the search and arrest of insurgents, manning checkpoints and continuing ongoing efforts to train Iraqi forces.
Two of the victims were in good condition, one was fair and the fourth had been transferred to another hospital for non-medical reasons, said Rachael Kagan, spokeswoman for San Francisco General Hospital.
The hospitalized driver told officials from San Francisco's transit workers union that a "medical condition" was to blame for his loss of consciousness, said Irwin Lum, the union's president.
A total of 47 people were injured in the crash, including the driver.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's military said more than 50 militants and three soldiers had been killed in two days of clashes in the country's restive northwest.
4. Four seriously injured in train crash improving
SAN FRANCISCO — The four most seriously injured victims in a weekend light-rail crash were improving Monday, as a union official said the operator of the train had blacked out just before the collision with a parked train.
3.Militants and soldiers killed during operation
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency identified the driver Monday as Henry Gray.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex celebrated the 40th anniversary of man's first moon landing with their own spacewalk Monday, heading outside to stockpile some big spare parts.
The clashes came during a two-day operation in Lower Dir, an area bordering the Swat Valley where the army had been wrapping up an offensive against Taliban militants.
In the second outing of their mission, David Wolf and Thomas Marshburn anchored a 6-foot dish antenna on the international space station for future use, then did the same with a hefty pump and an engine for a rail car.
The spacewalk unfolded 40 years to the day that two other astronauts — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — strolled the moon's dusty surface.
5. Astronauts spacewalk for 40 year celebration
There is no way to independently confirm the casualty figures because the area is closed to journalists.
6. Violence in New Jersey reaches a record high
NEWARK, N.J. — Three shootings in Newark on Monday have left three people dead and seven wounded in the latest outburst of violence in northern New Jersey.
The three shootings happened in a six-hour span, in a six-mile radius, and just days after eight police officers were injured in a confrontation a short distance away in Jersey City.
Newark Police Director Garry McCarthy said of the first two shootings didn't appear to be related. Officials haven't made an assessment on the third incident.
No motive or suspects have been named. No money was taken.
Authorities have not released the names and conditions of any of the surviving victims in the Newark attacks.
Associated Press
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LAWRENCE
City Commission approves increase in parking fees
The increases to parking fees and fines downtown were approved on final reading at last night's city commission meeting. The changes approved include doubling the cost of meters, increasing parking tickets from $2 to $3 and increasing meter patrol end times from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Dave Corliss, city manager, said the next step would be to reprogram the parking meters within the next six weeks and the city would work on a publicity campaign to inform downtown parkers about the changes to fees, fines and enforcement hours.
"We aren't ready to announce what the exact effect will be,"Corliss said. "But one thing we are going to do is step back and see how can we best publicize this."
Mike Bontrager
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