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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009
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INTERNATIONAL 1. North and South Korea clash over sea border
SEOUL, South Korea — The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said.
There were no South Korean casualties, the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement and it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties on the North Korean side. Each side blamed the other for violating the sea border.
The clash — the first of its in kind in seven years — occurred as U.S. officials said President Barack Obama has decided to send a special envoy to Pyongyang.
2. Insurgents may have access to US weapons
KABUL, Afghanistan— Television footage broadcast Tuesday showed insurgents handling what appears to be
U. S. ammunition in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan that American forces last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops.
The U.S. military said the forces that left the area said they removed and accounted for their equipment.
Al-Jazeera broadcast video showing insurgents handling weapons, including anti-personnel mines with U.S. markings.
3. Americans accused of spying in Iran detained
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayged across the border from Iraq.
The announcement comes as Washington and Tehran are deadlocked in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, raising concern that the three could be used as bargaining chips in the talks or to seek the return of irani ans they say are missing.
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4. Arson cited for burning of Vermont general store
PUTNEY, Vt. — Authorities say a fire that destroyed a historic Vermont general store for the second time in 18 months was arson.
A $15,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for setting the Nov. 1 fire at the Putney General Store.
The store, which was built in the late 1700s, was in the process of rising from the ashes of a May 2008 fire and had been purchased by the Putney Historical Society.
BILLINGS, Mont. — Dozens of wild bison from Yellowstone National Park might be moved to a Montana ranch owned by billionaire Ted Turner, who plans to keep 75 percent of the offspring for commercial purposes.
5. Ted Turner may move wild bison to his ranch
The animals were spared from a slaughter program meant to
protect Montana's cattle industry from a disease carried by many buffalo.
The plan was to use the spared animals that are considered disease free to repopulate public and tribal lands across the West.
But offers to take the animals fell through or were judged insufficient, so officials said Tuesday that Turner's ranch was the best option.
6. Man gets 106 years in jail for daughter's death
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A Colorado man convicted in the disappearance and presumed death of his daughter has been sentenced to 106 years behind bars.
Judge Valeria Spencer issued the sentence for Aaron Thompson on Tuesday after telling him that he had failed as a father and as a man.
Thompson was convicted of 31 charges, including fatal child abuse, in the 2005 disappearance of his daughter Aarone. For years, he told police that she ran away.
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Better know a major | Historv
BY RACHEL SCHWARTZ
rschwartz@kansan.com
College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Degree(s) Offered: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of General Studies, minor
Required Credit Hours:
Anyone who is majoring in history must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of history classes that consist of classes in Categories I and II. Category I classes are Western, while Category II classes are non-Western. The student must complete 15 hours in one of the categories, nine hours in the other category and take these two additional classes: HIST 301 "The Historian's Craft" and HIST 696 "Seminar." Only two of the courses that this student takes can be level 100 or 200.
Sample of Major Courses:
"History Of The United States Through the Civil War," "American Culture, 1877 to Present," "Conspiracies and Paranoia in American History," "History, Women and Diversity in the U.S." "Indigenous Peoples of North America," "Growing Up In America," and "History of American Business."
Career Possibilities: According to historians.org, a link on the University's department of history Web page, history majors can go on to have many different careers. Some go on to become professors and teachers at colleges and universities, others become historians in museums and others go on to editing and publishing. Other job opportunities for history majors include working for the federal or state government as consultants and contractors.
Edited by Betsy Cutcliff
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE THIS MAJOR?
MEGAN ALLEN Brewster junior
"I just really love history and I'm really interested in it. I just like learning about how everything came into existence and all the events that happened before us and where we come from."
ODD NEWS Man fakes homicide 911 call to fool police
TYLER, Texas — Police said an East Texas man has outsmuted himself in trying to get a quicker response from officers to an alleged assault. Tyler police said 38-year-old Mark Anthony Johnson called 911 on Monday night and reported that he'd just committed a homicide and was armed with a weapon.
According to a Tyler police statement, several officers sped to the northwest Tyler location with lights flashing and sirens screaming. They found Johnson, who allegedly told them the homicide was a ruse to get a quicker response to what his real beef was, a simple assault complaint
Indeed, the Tyler police did act quickly. They arrested Johnson and charged him with filing a false report. His bond is set at $3,000.
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Elite code-talking unit participates in parade
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BY ULA ILNYTZKY
NEW YORK — The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will with them.
Only about 50 of the 400 Code Talkers are believed to be still alive. Many are frail or ill, with little time left to tell the world about their wartime contribution.
But on Tuesday, 13 of the Code
Tellers, some using canes, a few in
The young Navajo Marines, using secret Navajo language-encrypted military terms, helped the U.S. prevail at Iwo lima and other World War II Pacific battles, serving in every Marine assault in the South Pacific between 1942 and 1945. Military commanders said the code, transmitted verbally by radio, helped save countless American lives and bring a speedier end to the war in the Pacific theater.
wheelchairs, arrived in New York City to participate for the first time in the nation's largest Veterans Day parade, set for Wednesday.
The 2002 film "Windtalkers," starring Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater as two Marines assigned to protect Code Talkers in Saipan, helped shed further light on the group.
They were sworn to secrecy about their code, so complex that even other Navajo Marines couldn't decipher it. Used to transmit secret tactical messages via radio or telephone, the code remained unbroken and classified for decades because of its potential postwar use.
Veteran and Navajo Code Talker Joe Vandever, left, performs a Navajo blessing Tuesday in New York. The Code Talkers were a Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
The KU Community College Multicultural Leadership Symposium will begin at 9 a.m. in the Kansas Union.
ON CAMPUS
The Late Fall Wellness Fair will begin at 10 a.m. In Anschutz Library.
The Open House for the Veterans Lounge will begin at 4 p.m. in the Third Floor Lounge in the Burge Union.
"Zapatista" will be shown at 7 p.m. in 4012 Wescoe.
You Be the Mayor with former Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Kay Barnes will begin at 4 p.m. in the Dole Institute of Politics.
Tap Dogs will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center.
The Mock Interview Clinic will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union.
ON THE RECORD
The KU School of Music Student Recital Series will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
About 4 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot on campus, someone reported an auto burglary and the theft of a car stereo, at a loss of $180.
About 2 a.m. Sunday near 16th Street and Irving Hill Road, someone reported damage by graffiti after finding an emergency telephone and a nearby trash can marked with a black marker, at a loss of $30.
About 11 p.m. Sunday near Seventh and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported the theft of his bicycle, at a loss of $2,300.
About 6 a.m. Monday near Second Street and Indian Avenue, a University student reported criminal damage to miscellaneous personal items, at a loss of $1,870.
About 11 a.m. Monday near Eighth and Massachusetts streets, a University student reported the theft of a debit card, at an unspecified loss.
About noon Monday near 26th and Iowa streets, a University student reported criminal damage to his Vespa, at a loss of $1,000.
About 3 a.m. Tuesday near 31st Street and Ousdahl Road, a University student reported a disorderly conduct.
ODD NEWS Chicago man now has 63 arrests on his record
CHICAGO — Chicago police said a West Side man who allegedly tried to walk out of a store with three expensive bottles of champagne under his jacket now has 63 arrests under his belt. Officers said the 70-year-old man was initially charged with misdemeanor retail theft, but the charge was upgraded to a felony Monday after authorities look over his extensive police record, which included 62 prior arrests.
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