FYI January 09, 2020

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On This Day

1991 – Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
The Geneva Peace Conference was held on January 9, 1991 to find a peaceful solution to the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait in order to avoid a war between Iraq and the United States backed coalition. Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz represented Iraq, while United States Secretary of State James Baker was the United States representative. Lasting nearly seven hours, both parties refused to move on their initial positions. Iraq refused to withdraw from occupied Kuwait, while the United States and its allies continued to demand Iraq’s immediate withdrawal. The meeting was the final initiative that eventually led to the Gulf War.

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Born On This Day

1892 – Eva Bowring, American lawyer and politician (d. 1985)
Eva Kelly Bowring (January 9, 1892 – January 8, 1985) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Bowring was born in Nevada, Missouri. In 1928, she married Arthur Bowring. They made their home at the Bowring Ranch near Merriman in Cherry County, Nebraska.

Bowring was active in Republican politics in Nebraska. She was appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Robert B. Crosby to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dwight Griswold, making her the first woman to represent Nebraska in the Senate. She served from April 16, 1954, to November 7, 1954. Incidentally, the fifteenth Senate term for Nebraska’s Class 2 seat, which lasted from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1955, was unusual in that it saw six Senators serve. Bowring was the fourth of these.

After her service in the Senate, Bowring continued ranching near Merriman. She served part-time on the Board of Parole of the Department of Justice from 1956 to 1964. She died in 1985, only one day before her 93rd birthday. After her death, Bowring Ranch was donated to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, becoming Bowring Ranch State Historical Park.

 
 

FYI

By Erik Pedersen, Deadline: Buck Henry Dies: ‘The Graduate’ Writer, ‘Get Smart’ Co-Creator & Early ‘SNL’ Favorite Was 89
 
 
Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman;[1] December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020), was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award, in 1968 for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Graduate and in 1979 for Best Director for Heaven Can Wait alongside Warren Beatty. His long career began on television with work on shows with Steve Allen in The New Steve Allen Show (1961). He went on to co-create Get Smart (1965-1970) with Mel Brooks, and hosted Saturday Night Live 10 times from 1976 to 1980. He later guest starred in shows such as Murphy Brown, Will & Grace, and 30 Rock.

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Just A Car Guy: New Years Day derailment in Idaho due to rockslide, puts the lead engine in the river, the 2nd engine on the riverbank, 6 railcars derailed in a remote canyon on the Kootenai River at about 9 p.m

 
 
 
 

By Ivan Mehta, The Next Web: Twitter will soon let you control who replies to your tweets
 
 
 
 
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By Bloomberg, The Los Angeles Times: Taco Bell offers $100,000 salaries and paid sick time
 
 
 
 

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Chuck Wendig, Terrible Minds: Old Man Blogs At Cloud
 
 
 
 

The Passive Voice: The Power of Bad; Publishers, Citing Diversity Concerns, Drop Romance Conference and more ->
 
 
 
 
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