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The Lawrence “Bread and Roses” strike
CherryRoad Media has a deal to acquire 20 papers from Gannett. The papers, which include five dailies, are published in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.
New Mexico-based Dirks, Van Essen & April represented Gannett in the transaction. Terms were not disclosed.
This marks the largest acquisition to date for CherryRoad Media, which entered the newspaper industry in late 2020 with the purchase of the weekly Cook County News-Herald (Minnesota). It has since acquired four titles in Arkansas, one in Alabama, and started the Rainy Lake Gazette in International Falls, Minnesota.
CherryRoad Media is a subsidiary of CherryRoad Technologies, a New Jersey-based tech company that has been in business since 1983.
CEO Jeremy Gulban says the company decided late last year to look at the local newspaper industry because they felt there was a need for an infusion of tech from a supportive side as opposed to a competitive side.
The papers acquired: Pratt Tribune, Kiowa County Signal, Hiawatha Penny Press, Butler County Times-Gazette, McPherson Sentinel, Leavenworth Times, Wellington Daily News, Dodge City Daily Globe, Newton Kansan, Garden City Telegram, St. John News, Hays Daily News, Ottawa Herald (all in Kansas), Nebraska City News Press, Syracuse Journal-Democrat (both in Nebraska), Hamburg Reporter (Iowa), Independence Examiner, Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Boonville Daily News and Linn County Leader (all four in Missouri).
1955 : James Dean the well known young Movie Star who starred in Rebel Without A Cause dies at the age of 24 in a car crash in his Porsche in California.
1980 : Iran continued bombing oil installations in Baghdad in retaliation for Iraq aircraft bombing it's oil refineries in the Persian Gulf. This is the 9th day of the war between these major oil producing nations with both claiming victory during each skirmish.
1936 : Spanish insurgents continue their march to the capital of Spain Madrid and large numbers of clergy have now joined the rebels in protests against the leftist controlled government. Many of the priests were butchered by Government forces. This civil war is being fought by two extreme parties who are trying to gain control of the country.
1938 : Just two weeks after the Munich agreement was signed and the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced to the world "Peace In Our Time" Hitler is pushing the bounds of the agreement on the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and taking additional areas under Nazi control. Many suspect he had no intention of slowing his occupation of other countries and a second world war is inevitable.
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1946 : The Captain of the British Liner the Queen Mary claimed a new world record for the Atlantic crossing of 3 days, 15 hours and 48 minutes for the crossing from Halifax to Southampton.
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1949 : The Berlin Airlift officially comes to an end after 250,000 flights taking food, medical supplies, clothing and fuel to West Germany to circumvent the Soviet Unions Blockade of West Berlin.
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1951 : The Festival of Britain ends where it began at the South Bank in London, the Festival has been a great success as 8.5 million people have paid to visit the exhibition since May 3 which included the newly completed Royal Festival Hall.
1956 : The city of Nicosia is under marshal law and a curfew following a number of attacks by the Cypriot underground on British servicemen patrolling the streets.
1957 : The justice department attorneys are preparing to go before a federal grand jury to obtain indictments against the instigators of mob violence at central high school in Little Rock Arkansas.
1963 : Two men have been arrested for the bombing of a Black church that killed 4 young girls two weeks previously in Birmingham, Alabama. The men are suspected of being members of the Ku Klux Klan and they will be held by state authorities until the trial.
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1964 : In Oxford, Mississippi, James H. Meredith, an African American and a former serviceman in the U.S. Air Force,, is escorted onto the University of Mississippi campus by U.S. Marshals, setting off a deadly riot over the desegregation of the University.
September 30th, 1965 : Attempted coup in Indonesia by the so-called 30 September Movement, the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI). Six senior Indonesian army generals are murdered and the next morning, Indonesians woke up to find an organization calling itself the 'Thirtieth of September Movement' in control. This did not last as within a short period Major General Suharto, took back control of the army and launched counteraction against the "30 September Movement" and in 24 hrs the coup and it's leaders were crushed. Following the turmoil large bands of anti-communists went on a violent purge of communists, killing an estimated half million people. By 1967 Suharto's was formally appointed president and instituted a new order of a pro-Western economy and remained in power for over thirty years.
1970 : With the continued uncertainty in the middle east and stockpiles of oil well below the normal suggested level of 15 - 20% in some areas down to 5% brown outs are being planned, but the government has stated that home heating will continue to be a priority as the winter is fast approaching.
September 30th, 1981 : Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice in history when she is sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger.
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1993 : An earthquake 6.3 on the Richter scale strikes the city of Latur in southern India, by normal accounts 6.3 is not a massive earthquake but due to poor construction of houses and village huts made of stones and because of the time it struck over 10,000 died when they collapsed on sleeping persons in early morning hours.
September 30th, 1998 : US President Bill Clinton announces the country's first budget surplus in almost thirty years. The projected Deficit for 2008 from the Congressional Budget Office is US $400 billion.
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2004 : Merck & Co. withdraws Vioxx an arthritis drug, from the market after FDA analysts estimated that Vioxx caused between 88,000 and 139,000 heart attacks, 30 to 40 percent of which were probably fatal, in the five years the drug was on the market.
September 30th, 2004 : The Iraq Survey Group (ISG) releases it's final report "The Duelfer Report." The report among other things stated that Saddam Hussein ended his nuclear program in 1991, but did wish to recreate Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction capability (using tactical chemical warfare) after sanctions were lifted against Iraq. The report also stated that his main driving force for creating WMD's was the ongoing hostility between Iran and Iraq not with the west.
2005 : The IRA gives up its weapons to independent weapons inspectors. The IRA had been operating as a terrorist organization since the 60's with bombings and high profile assassinations as the military arm of Sinn Fein.
September 30th, 2005 : A United Nations health expert who is coordinating the response to the recent south-east Asian bird flu outbreak also known as avian influenza, has warned that the disease could kill 'up to 150 million' people. Bird flu has killed large numbers of birds and more than 60 humans in Asia since 2003.
2007 : The Jewish community in India is angered after a company produces bedspreads entitled the “Nazi collection.” The brand included the swastika symbol next to the name. The company’s owner, Kapil Kumar Todi, argued that the word Nazi was used as an acronym for “New Arrival Zone of India” and the swastika symbol was also a symbol used in Hinduism.
September 30th, 2008 : Iraq’s government decides to allow doctors to have guns to use for self-defense after complaints from medical workers. Many doctors and other medical workers were targeted by militants and other criminals since the 2003 invasion by the United States.
2009 : Indonesian island of Sumatra is struck by a 7.6-magnitude earthquake with more than the loss of life of more than 1,000. The earthquake caused hospitals, schools and shopping malls to collapse and cut power lines, telephone lines and triggered landslides. The loss of infrastructure included telephone impeded rescue efforts due to lack of communications. It's estimated that more than 250,000 families (1,250,000 people) have been affected by the earthquake through the total (100,000) or partial loss of their homes and livelihoods.
September 30th, 2009 : Guy Laliberte, a Canadian billionaire, became the first clown to travel to outer space as a part of the space tourism program. Unlike previous space tourists, Laliberte declared his interest in space travel are not scientific but artistic.
2011 : Serbian authorities banned a gay pride parade from proceeding, citing fears that it would incite violence. Authorities also decided to ban many counter-demonstrators from appearing on the scheduled parade day. Officials insisted that the move was meant to protect public safety.
2012 : The US Military death toll in Afghanistan reached 2,000 after a checkpoint shooting killed a US soldier in the Wardak province.
2013 : Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has expelled three United States diplomats, giving them two days to leave the country. He accused them of trying to sabotage the country's economy and were part of the recent blackout. The US embassy denied any involvement in alleged sabotage.
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1ST 2,277 38 1,699
2ND 2,741 43 1,673
3RD 2,673 37 1,641
4TH 2,097 36 1,593
5TH 2,122 11 1,537
6TH 1,540 11 1,480
7TH 1,060 9 1,463
8TH 2,006 49 1,433
9TH 2,218 49 1,385
10TH 2,024 50 1,368
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12TH N/A N/A N/A
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14TH 1,725 27 1,224
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17TH 1,823 25 1,156
18TH 2,130 29 1,125
19TH 1,322 5 1,070
20TH 996 6 1,053
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24TH 1,571 32 956
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28TH 1,147 29 908
29TH 1,436 31 892
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Software Support Specialist with responsibilities in the area of product implementation, customer support, product testing and research, technical sales, customer relations and training. Work may be confidential in nature and requires strong decision-making skills, technical expertise, communication skills, organizational skills and time management. Position requires occasional travel.
Newspaper experience preferred.
Beginning next month, the South Haven Tribune (Michigan) will be produced through Paxton Media Indiana-Michigan group’s regional hub at the Herald-Palladium in St. Joseph where the paper is printed, says the Tribune.
“Due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic we had to make the difficult decision to determine how to publish the South Haven Tribune cost-efficiently while continuing to provide local news coverage in the South Haven area,” said Becky Kark, Tribune editor and general manager.
Paxton Media owns the paper.
1986 : The Space Shuttle Discovery, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral to launch a communications satellite. This is the first manned space mission since the space shuttle Challenger disaster two and a half years ago.
1923 : A Series of Tornado's in Iowa and Nebraska have taken the lives of 20 people with damage to property estimated in the the millions, in addition major cloud bursts caused a number of creeks to flood and becoming raging torrents destroying everything in their path.
1936 : Following the invasion by Japanese marines of Shanghai earlier this week China has stated they are preparing for war and will not rest until the Japanese have been forced from our country.
1946 : As an ever increasing number of butchers and customers face bare butchers shelves, questions are being asked if Abattoirs should be forced to release more meat to the market as it is thought many are hoarding the meat in the hope of prices increasing dramatically.
1956 : The strong arm leader in Nicaragua President Samoza was assassinated early today by gunmen who shot him down.
1960 : Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev disrupts meeting of the United Nations General Assembly demanding UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold be replaced over the way UN forces have intervened in the recent trouble in former Belgian Congo.
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1962 : A new report by the department of Labor Statistics shows that the average weekly take home pay of a factory worker with three dependents is now $94.87.
1970 : The US 6th fleet with two aircraft carriers, is being dogged by the potent soviet Mediterranean squadron as both are on high alert after hijackings earlier this week, at least one Soviet vessel is in sight of the Saratoga and the Independence carriers at all times.
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September 29th, 1977 : The Japanese government has agreed to the Red Army terrorist demands of $6,000,000 plus the release of 9 terrorists for the release of the 146 persons held hostage by the Red Army Terrorists from an airliner hijacked and now held in Bangladesh. The terrorists had said if the demands were not met they would kill the hostages one by one starting with the Americans.
1982 : A young girl who is sick in Illinois takes an extra strength Tylenol capsule that had been laced with Cyanide poison and died later that day, she was one of seven people who took the Cyanide injected Tylenol Capsules and died. The crime of who laced the Tylenol was never solved and inspired other copy cat similar crimes. The one good thing to have come from this was the introduction of tamper proof packaging.
September 29th, 1986 : In a rare occurrence the Democrats and Republicans set aside their political differences to introduce sweeping tax reform legislation.
1997 : A number of American servicemen have been falling foul of the law in Turkey which does not allow the use of profanity in public places and were arrested for shouting profanities during an argument with locals at a local bar, the local prosecutor did allow them off with a warning.
September 29th, 1997 : British scientists have confirmed the link between Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (vCJD) in humans and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) found in cows.
2003 : As the International Climate Conference gets under way in Moscow many are wondering if one of the most important steps for curbing global warming (Kyoto Protocol) is in danger of collapsing. The protocol is designed to measure current greenhouse emissions relative to a 1990 baseline which suits some countries including Russia and other Former Soviet bloc countries. Two conditions were required for the Protocol to come into force:
1. At least 55 countries must ratify (Yes)
2. Must be ratified by countries whose combined greenhouse gas production accounts for at least 55% of emissions from industrialized nations. (Failed)
US Has not ratified who are the largest emitter of combined greenhouse gas production and Australia has not ratified. Many poorer countries were hoping America would ratify which would allow them to sell "emissions credits." Now even Russia who were hoping to sell some of those emission credits has announced they may not sign and if they do not and America continues to refuse to ratify, the Kyoto treaty may well die and with it any immediate future for global measures to effect climate change.
September 29th, 2006 : A fifteen year old student Eric Hainstock shot and killed his principal on this day. The shooting took place in Cazenovia, Wisconsin. The principal John Klang tried to stop the student and wrestled him to the ground but was shot in the confrontation.
2007 : Michel Fernandez Garcia and Rafael Capote, two Cuban defectors, are granted asylum by Brazil after the Pan-American games. The move comes after Brazil deports two other Cuban athletes who asked for asylum during the games.
September 29th, 2009 : A tsunami with waves measured 14 meters (46 ft) at their highest on the Samoan coast triggered by An 8.1-magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands destroys communities, beach villages and harbors in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga leaving nearly 200 deaths.
2011 : Kyrgyzstan's parliament has voted to ban gambling in the country. The ban faced no opposition in the parliament and would close all casinos in the country in an effort to curb a widespread gambling problem that many believe the country faces.
September 29th, 2012 : Omar Khadr, the youngest prisoner to be held at Guantanamo Bay, was released to his home country of Canada after been in detention since 2002. Khadr was only fifteen years old when he was first detained in Afghanistan and would serve the rest of his sentence in Canada.
2013 : The Olympic flame was lit ahead of the 2014 Winter Games to be held in Sochi, Russia (from February 7th to February 23rd, 2014). The flame would make its way around Russia and the world. Much of the publicity surrounding the games has been overshadowed by Russian politics and recent legislation that has been deemed anti-gay.
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