WICHITA – Travelers yearning for adventure, yet not ready or able to travel due to COVID-19 issues, can get a taste of what it would be like to be on an African safari via a LIVE one-time virtual event, hosted by AAA and Africa Travel. 

The event will feature a live “Safari Sundowner” experience, an African tradition of enjoying food and drinks at sunset, this one showcasing elephants from Jabulani Safari Lodge in South Africa.

Amy Short, Director of Strategic Partnerships at AAA and a co-host of the event, recognized the need for travelers to make meaningful connections with their dream destinations and created a series of events to provide a way for the exploration of exotic destinations from the comfort of home.

“Attendees will be able to sit back with their favorite refreshment, watch elephants in South Africa make their way homeward after a day on the reserve and listen to elephant rangers sharing their personal experiences with the elephants, all under the glow of sunset,” said Short.

While most dream of an African Safari, many travelers have not yet had the opportunity to experience one firsthand.&nbsp;During this virtual safari, Short says, “guests will be able to “meet” some of the elephants that call Jabulani home.”

The 45-minute live experience will be followed by time for participants to ask questions of hosts from both AAA and African Travel.AAA’s Travel Virtual Event Series Featuring Elephants from Africa is scheduled for July 22 at 9:30 a.m. CST. Registration is free and open to the public at&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8295%3e5-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=315727&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">AAA Travel Events</a>.

AAA provides automotive, travel, and insurance services to 60 million members nationwide and nearly 347,000 members in Kansas. AAA advocates for the safety and mobility of its members and has been committed to outstanding road service for more than 100 years.&nbsp;AAA is a&nbsp;non-stock, non-profit corporation working&nbsp;on behalf of motorists, who can now map a route, find local gas prices, discover discounts, book a hotel, and track their roadside assistance service with the AAA Mobile app (<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8295%3e5-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=315726&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">AAA.com/mobile</a>) for iPhone, iPad and Android.&nbsp;For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8295%3e5-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=315725&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">www.AAA.com</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595267102141.jpeg" alt="AAA is offering a virtual safari. Photo courtesy AAA" />
 <figcaption>AAA is offering a virtual safari. Photo courtesy AAA</figcaption>
 </figure>WICHITA – Travelers yearning for adventure, yet not ready or able to travel due to COVID-19 issues, can get a taste of what it would be like to be on an African safari via a LIVE one-time virtual event, hosted by AAA and Africa Travel. The event will feature a live “Safari Sundowner” experience, an African tradition of enjoying food and drinks at sunset, this one showcasing elephants from Jabulani Safari Lodge in South Africa.Amy Short, Director of Strategic Partnerships at AAA and a co-host of the event, recognized the need for travelers to make meaningful connections with their dream destinations and created a series of events to provide a way for the exploration of exotic destinations from the comfort of home.“Attendees will be able to sit back with their favorite refreshment, watch elephants in South Africa make their way homeward after a day on the reserve and listen to elephant rangers sharing their personal experiences with the elephants, all under the glow of sunset,” said Short.While most dream of an African Safari, many travelers have not yet had the opportunity to experience one firsthand.&nbsp;During this virtual safari, Short says, “guests will be able to “meet” some of the elephants that call Jabulani home.”The 45-minute live experience will be followed by time for participants to ask questions of hosts from both AAA and African Travel.AAA’s Travel Virtual Event Series Featuring Elephants from Africa is scheduled for July 22 at 9:30 a.m. CST. Registration is free and open to the public at&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8295%3e5-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=315727&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">AAA Travel Events</a>.About AAAAAA provides automotive, travel, and insurance services to 60 million members nationwide and nearly 347,000 members in Kansas. AAA advocates for the safety and mobility of its members and has been committed to outstanding road service for more than 100 years.&nbsp;AAA is a&nbsp;non-stock, non-profit corporation working&nbsp;on behalf of motorists, who can now map a route, find local gas prices, discover discounts, book a hotel, and track their roadside assistance service with the AAA Mobile app (<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8295%3e5-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=315726&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">AAA.com/mobile</a>) for iPhone, iPad and Android.&nbsp;For more information, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://aaacluballiance.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8295%3e5-%3eLCE59.%3c5%3a%26SDG%3c90%3a.&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=5430239&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=315725&amp;Action=Follow+Link" target="_blank">www.AAA.com</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

AAA to host live virtual safari at sunset with SA elephants

BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a weekend shooting in Great Bend and have two suspects in custody.

Just after 11:45 p.m. Saturday, police were dispatched to Veteran's Memorial Park located at 4714 17th Street Terrace in Great Bend in reference to a shooting that occurred at that location. 

Upon arrival, officers received witness reports advising that a Dodge 4-door passenger car, occupied by two adults and two 17-year-old passengers were driving through Veteran's Memorial Park when confronted by a blue SUV occupied by Ashten M. Tracy, age 18; Miguel A. Gonzalez Jr., 20 and a 15 year-old passenger. 

While the Dodge 4-door passenger car was traveling south through the Park, witnesses report the blue SUV pulling over and blocking the roadway near 17th Street Terrace. 

The witnesses reported the Dodge 4-door passenger car traveled through the grass along the midway to make an attempt to exit the Park onto 17th Street Terrace.

 Witnesses report that as the Dodge 4-door passenger car traveled southeast and began to turn onto 17th Street Terrace, Gonzalez Jr. exited the blue SUV and fired a single shot into the Dodge passenger car, striking one of the 17 year-old occupants sitting in the back seat of the vehicle.

The 17 year-old victim was transported to the University of Kansas Medical Health Systems Emergency Room where he was treated for a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was&nbsp;later air-lifted to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas and remains in critical condition.

Just after 8p.m. n Sunday, police arrested Gonzalez Jr. on requested charges of attempted murder and Tracy was arrested on charges of accessory to attempted murder, obstruction, and aiding and abetting an attempted murder. 

Gonzalez Jr. and Tracy were transported to the Barton County Detention Center and booked in lieu of $250,000 bond, according to the release.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595263104107.jpeg" alt="Tracy photo Barton County" />
 <figcaption>Tracy photo Barton County</figcaption>
 </figure>BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a weekend shooting in Great Bend and have two suspects in custody. Just after 11:45 p.m. Saturday, police were dispatched to Veteran's Memorial Park located at 4714 17th Street Terrace in Great Bend in reference to a shooting that occurred at that location. <figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595263121522.jpeg" alt="Miguel Gonzalez Jr. photo Barton Co." />
 <figcaption>Miguel Gonzalez Jr. photo Barton Co.</figcaption>
 </figure>Upon arrival, officers received witness reports advising that a Dodge 4-door passenger car, occupied by two adults and two 17-year-old passengers were driving through Veteran's Memorial Park when confronted by a blue SUV occupied by Ashten M. Tracy, age 18; Miguel A. Gonzalez Jr., 20 and a 15 year-old passenger. While the Dodge 4-door passenger car was traveling south through the Park, witnesses report the blue SUV pulling over and blocking the roadway near 17th Street Terrace. The witnesses reported the Dodge 4-door passenger car traveled through the grass along the midway to make an attempt to exit the Park onto 17th Street Terrace. Witnesses report that as the Dodge 4-door passenger car traveled southeast and began to turn onto 17th Street Terrace, Gonzalez Jr. exited the blue SUV and fired a single shot into the Dodge passenger car, striking one of the 17 year-old occupants sitting in the back seat of the vehicle.The 17 year-old victim was transported to the University of Kansas Medical Health Systems Emergency Room where he was treated for a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was&nbsp;later air-lifted to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas and remains in critical condition.Just after 8p.m. n Sunday, police arrested Gonzalez Jr. on requested charges of attempted murder and Tracy was arrested on charges of accessory to attempted murder, obstruction, and aiding and abetting an attempted murder. Gonzalez Jr. and Tracy were transported to the Barton County Detention Center and booked in lieu of $250,000 bond, according to the release.

Great Bend shooting victim airlifted to hospital, 2 suspects jailed

Today is Monday, July 20, the 202nd day of 2020. There are 164 days left in the year. 

On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching the surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module. 

In 1923, Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa was assassinated by gunmen in Parral. 

In 1944, an attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate Adolf Hitler with a bomb failed as the explosion only wounded the Nazi leader. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for a fourth term of office at the Democratic convention in Chicago. 

In 1951, Jordan's King Abdullah I was assassinated in Jerusalem by a Palestinian gunman who was shot dead on the spot by security.

In 1960, a pair of Polaris missiles were fired from the submerged USS George Washington off Cape Canaveral, Fla., at a target more than 1,100 miles away. 

In 1965, the Bob Dylan single "Like a Rolling Stone" was released by Columbia Records.

In 1968, the first International Special Olympics Summer Games, organized by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, were held at Soldier Field in Chicago. 

In 1976, America's Viking 1 robot spacecraft made a successful, first-ever landing on Mars. 

In 1977, a flash flood hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania, killing more than 80 people and causing $350 million worth of damage. The U.N. Security Council voted to admit Vietnam to the world body. 

In 1990, Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, one of the court's most liberal voices, announced he was stepping down. 

In 1993, White House deputy counsel Vincent Foster Jr., 48, was found shot to death in a park near Washington, D.C.; his death was ruled a suicide. 

In 2007, President George W. Bush signed an executive order prohibiting cruel and inhuman treatment, including humiliation or denigration of religious beliefs, in the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects. 

In 2012, gunman James Holmes opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," killing 12 people and wounding 70 others. (Holmes was later convicted of murder and attempted murder, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.)

Ten years ago: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted almost totally along party lines, 13-6, to approve Elena Kagan to be the Supreme Court's fourth female justice. Actress Lindsay Lohan began a 14-day jail sentence — reduced from 90 due to overcrowding — for violating probation in 2007 drug case.

Five years ago: The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. The U.N. Security Council unanimously endorsed a landmark deal to rein in Iran's nuclear program. Banks in Greece finally reopened after being closed for three weeks. Zach Johnson won the British Open. Songwriter Wayne Carson, 72, died in Nashville, Tennessee. "Archie" cartoonist Tom Moore, 86, died in El Paso, Texas.

One year ago: Americans marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing; Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, showed Vice President Mike Pence the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center where the historic flight began. A heat wave that spread from Texas to Maine canceled festivals, horse races and other events.

Today's Birthdays: Actress-singer Sally Ann Howes is 90. Author Cormac McCarthy is 87. Former Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., is 84. Actress Diana Rigg is 82. Artist Judy Chicago is 81. Rock musician John Lodge (The Moody Blues) is 77. Country singer T.G. Sheppard is 76. Singer Kim Carnes is 75. Rock musician Carlos Santana is 73. Rock musician Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister) is 68. Rock musician Paul Cook (The Sex Pistols, Man Raze) is 64. Actress Donna Dixon is 63. Rock musician Mick McNeil (Simple Minds) is 62. Country singer Radney Foster is 61. Actor Frank Whaley is 57. Actor Dean Winters is 56. Rock musician Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) is 54. Actor Reed Diamond is 53. Actor Josh Holloway is 51. Singer Vitamin C is 51. Actress Sandra Oh is 49. Actor Omar Epps is 47. Actor Simon Rex is 46. Actress Judy Greer is 45. Actor Charlie Korsmo is 42. Singer Elliott Yamin (American Idol) is 42. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is 40. Rock musician Mike Kennerty (The All-American Rejects) is 40. Actor Percy Daggs III is 38. Actor John Francis Daley is 35. Country singer Hannah Blaylock (Edens Edge) is 34. Dancer-singer-actress Julianne Hough is 32. Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is 32. Actress Billi Bruno is 24.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Monday, July 20, the 202nd day of 2020. There are 164 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching the surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module. On this date: In 1923, Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa was assassinated by gunmen in Parral. In 1944, an attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate Adolf Hitler with a bomb failed as the explosion only wounded the Nazi leader. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for a fourth term of office at the Democratic convention in Chicago. In 1951, Jordan's King Abdullah I was assassinated in Jerusalem by a Palestinian gunman who was shot dead on the spot by security.In 1960, a pair of Polaris missiles were fired from the submerged USS George Washington off Cape Canaveral, Fla., at a target more than 1,100 miles away. In 1965, the Bob Dylan single "Like a Rolling Stone" was released by Columbia Records.In 1968, the first International Special Olympics Summer Games, organized by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, were held at Soldier Field in Chicago. In 1976, America's Viking 1 robot spacecraft made a successful, first-ever landing on Mars. In 1977, a flash flood hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania, killing more than 80 people and causing $350 million worth of damage. The U.N. Security Council voted to admit Vietnam to the world body. In 1990, Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, one of the court's most liberal voices, announced he was stepping down. In 1993, White House deputy counsel Vincent Foster Jr., 48, was found shot to death in a park near Washington, D.C.; his death was ruled a suicide. In 2007, President George W. Bush signed an executive order prohibiting cruel and inhuman treatment, including humiliation or denigration of religious beliefs, in the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects. In 2012, gunman James Holmes opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," killing 12 people and wounding 70 others. (Holmes was later convicted of murder and attempted murder, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.)Ten years ago: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted almost totally along party lines, 13-6, to approve Elena Kagan to be the Supreme Court's fourth female justice. Actress Lindsay Lohan began a 14-day jail sentence — reduced from 90 due to overcrowding — for violating probation in 2007 drug case. Five years ago: The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. The U.N. Security Council unanimously endorsed a landmark deal to rein in Iran's nuclear program. Banks in Greece finally reopened after being closed for three weeks. Zach Johnson won the British Open. Songwriter Wayne Carson, 72, died in Nashville, Tennessee. "Archie" cartoonist Tom Moore, 86, died in El Paso, Texas.One year ago: Americans marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing; Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, showed Vice President Mike Pence the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center where the historic flight began. A heat wave that spread from Texas to Maine canceled festivals, horse races and other events.Today's Birthdays: Actress-singer Sally Ann Howes is 90. Author Cormac McCarthy is 87. Former Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., is 84. Actress Diana Rigg is 82. Artist Judy Chicago is 81. Rock musician John Lodge (The Moody Blues) is 77. Country singer T.G. Sheppard is 76. Singer Kim Carnes is 75. Rock musician Carlos Santana is 73. Rock musician Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister) is 68. Rock musician Paul Cook (The Sex Pistols, Man Raze) is 64. Actress Donna Dixon is 63. Rock musician Mick McNeil (Simple Minds) is 62. Country singer Radney Foster is 61. Actor Frank Whaley is 57. Actor Dean Winters is 56. Rock musician Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) is 54. Actor Reed Diamond is 53. Actor Josh Holloway is 51. Singer Vitamin C is 51. Actress Sandra Oh is 49. Actor Omar Epps is 47. Actor Simon Rex is 46. Actress Judy Greer is 45. Actor Charlie Korsmo is 42. Singer Elliott Yamin (American Idol) is 42. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is 40. Rock musician Mike Kennerty (The All-American Rejects) is 40. Actor Percy Daggs III is 38. Actor John Francis Daley is 35. Country singer Hannah Blaylock (Edens Edge) is 34. Dancer-singer-actress Julianne Hough is 32. Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg is 32. Actress Billi Bruno is 24.

Today in History -- July 20

HUTCHINSON. — A domestic dispute on Friday night turned into a standoff on Saturday in Reno County.

&nbsp;Justin Mario Kidd, 47, rural Hutchinson, was involved in a domestic dispute between himself and his spouse around 8 p.m. Friday. This resulted in criminal charges being sent to the District Attorney for prosecution. The Sheriff’s Office exhausted resources that evening attempting to locate him while the spouse was placed into a shelter.

Late morning on Saturday, Kidd began to text his spouse again with suicidal threats. Deputies attempted to contact Justin at his residence and he walked into the street and fired twice at deputies. No injuries or damage to property occurred.

It took until just after 5 p.m. for the Reno County Emergency Response Team to talk him into coming out peacefully. Local neighbors were evacuated.

Kidd was booked on aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon and criminal threat charges. His bond is set at over $100,000.

Deputies executed a search warrant over the weekend at Kidd's residence and seized Eight firearms and ammunition.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595241791854.png" alt="Multiple agencies responded to the scene on Saturday in Reno County -photo courtesy KWCH" />
 <figcaption>Multiple agencies responded to the scene on Saturday in Reno County -photo courtesy KWCH</figcaption>
 </figure>HUTCHINSON. — A domestic dispute on Friday night turned into a standoff on Saturday in Reno County.&nbsp;Justin Mario Kidd, 47, rural Hutchinson, was involved in a domestic dispute between himself and his spouse around 8 p.m. Friday. This resulted in criminal charges being sent to the District Attorney for prosecution. The Sheriff’s Office exhausted resources that evening attempting to locate him while the spouse was placed into a shelter.Late morning on Saturday, Kidd began to text his spouse again with suicidal threats. Deputies attempted to contact Justin at his residence and he walked into the street and fired twice at deputies. No injuries or damage to property occurred.It took until just after 5 p.m. for the Reno County Emergency Response Team to talk him into coming out peacefully. Local neighbors were evacuated.Kidd was booked on aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon and criminal threat charges. His bond is set at over $100,000.Deputies executed a search warrant over the weekend at Kidd's residence and seized Eight firearms and ammunition.

 47-year-old Kan. man arrested after firing at deputies Saturday

SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and have a suspect in custody.&nbsp;

Just after 9:30a.m. Friday,&nbsp; Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office personnel, including all six K9 officers and their K9 partners, along with members of the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle seen at a vacant building in the 500 block of SE Dupont Road, according to Deputy Abigail Christian.

 A citizen reported two male subjects arrived in a truck and forced entry into the building. Upon arrival the deputies found the truck still parked at the address but the two suspects were no longer on scene. 

The truck was found to be a stolen vehicle from Topeka.

The witness gave sufficient details to responding officers that led them to a residence in the 4400 block of SE Weekley Court.

After three hours of attempting to make contact with the suspect, a search warrant was granted and the suspect was located inside the residence. Deputies took Cecil C. North, 40, of Topeka&nbsp;into custody and transported him to the Law Enforcement Center for further questioning.

North was later booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of burglary, theft and interference with law enforcement.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1594986251234.png" alt="North photo Shawnee County" />
 <figcaption>North photo Shawnee County</figcaption>
 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a burglary and have a suspect in custody.&nbsp;Just after 9:30a.m. Friday,&nbsp; Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office personnel, including all six K9 officers and their K9 partners, along with members of the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle seen at a vacant building in the 500 block of SE Dupont Road, according to Deputy Abigail Christian. A citizen reported two male subjects arrived in a truck and forced entry into the building. Upon arrival the deputies found the truck still parked at the address but the two suspects were no longer on scene. The truck was found to be a stolen vehicle from Topeka.The witness gave sufficient details to responding officers that led them to a residence in the 4400 block of SE Weekley Court.After three hours of attempting to make contact with the suspect, a search warrant was granted and the suspect was located inside the residence. Deputies took Cecil C. North, 40, of Topeka&nbsp;into custody and transported him to the Law Enforcement Center for further questioning.North was later booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of burglary, theft and interference with law enforcement.

Six K-9 officers, partners help arrest Kansas burglary suspect

Today is Sunday, July 19, the 201st day of 2020. There are 165 days left in the year. 

On July 19, 1993, President Bill Clinton announced a policy allowing homosexuals to serve in the military under a compromise dubbed "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue." 

In 1812, during the War of 1812, the First Battle of Sackets Harbor in Lake Ontario resulted in an American victory as U.S. naval forces repelled a British attack. 

In 1943, Allied air forces raided Rome during World War II, the same day Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in Feltre in northern Italy.

In 1944, the Democratic national convention convened in Chicago with the nomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt considered a certainty. 

In 1961, TWA became the first airline to begin showing regularly scheduled in-flight movies as it presented "By Love Possessed" to first-class passengers on a flight from New York to Los Angeles. 

In 1969, Apollo 11 and its astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins, went into orbit around the moon. 

In 1980, the Moscow Summer Olympics began, minus dozens of nations that were boycotting the games because of the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan. 

In 1985, Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle. (McAuliffe and six other crew members died when the Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff in January 1986.) 

In 1989, 111 people were killed when United Air Lines Flight 232, a DC-10 which suffered the uncontained failure of its tail engine and the loss of hydraulic systems, crashed while making an emergency landing at Sioux City, Iowa; 185 other people survived. 

In 1990, baseball's all-time hits leader, Pete Rose, was sentenced in Cincinnati to five months in prison for tax evasion.

In 2006, prosecutors reported that Chicago police beat, kicked, shocked or otherwise tortured scores of Black suspects from the 1970s to the early 1990s to try to extract confessions from them.

In 2014, a New York City police officer (Daniel Pantaleo) involved in the arrest of Eric Garner, who died in custody two days earlier after being placed in an apparent chokehold, was stripped of his gun and badge and placed on desk duty. (Pantaleo was fired in August 2019.) Actor James Garner, 86, died in Los Angeles. 

In 2016, Republicans meeting in Cleveland nominated Donald Trump as their presidential standard-bearer; in brief videotaped remarks, Trump thanked the delegates, saying: "This is a movement, but we have to go all the way." 

Ten years ago: The Agriculture Department pressured Shirley Sherrod, an administrator in Georgia, to resign after a conservative website posted video it claimed showed her making racist remarks. (After reviewing the entire video, the White House ended up apologizing to Sherrod.) A train slammed into another at a station north of Calcutta, India, killing at least 63 people. Australian David Warren, who'd invented the "black box" flight data recorder, died in Melbourne at age 85.

Five years ago: Saying they felt a "deep sense of ethical responsibility for a past tragedy," executives from Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp. offered an unprecedented apology to a 94-year-old former U.S. prisoner of war for using American POWs as forced labor during World War II; James Murphy of Santa Maria, California, accepted the apology during a solemn ceremony hosted by the Museum of Tolerance at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles.

One year ago: Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, who was known for menacing roles in "Blade Runner" and other films, died at his home in the Netherlands at the age of 75. Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker and briefly detained a second in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing tensions in the strategic waterway.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Helen Gallagher is 94. Country singer Sue Thompson is 94. Singer Vikki Carr is 80. Blues singer-musician Little Freddie King is 80. Country singer-musician Commander Cody is 76. Actor George Dzundza is 75. Rock singer-musician Alan Gorrie (Average White Band) is 74. International Tennis Hall of Famer Ilie Nastase is 74. Rock musician Brian May is 73. Rock musician Bernie Leadon is 73. Actress Beverly Archer is 72. Movie director Abel Ferrara is 69. Actor Peter Barton is 64. Rock musician Kevin Haskins (Love and Rockets; Bauhaus) is 60. Movie director Atom Egoyan is 60. Actor Campbell Scott is 59. Actor Anthony Edwards is 58. Country singer Kelly Shiver is 57. Actress Clea Lewis is 55. Percusssionist Evelyn Glennie is 55. Country musician Jeremy Patterson is 50. Classical singer Urs Buhler (Il Divo) is 49. Actor Andrew Kavovit is 49. Rock musician Jason McGerr (Death Cab for Cutie) is 46. Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is 44. Actress Erin Cummings is 43. TV chef Marcela Valladolid is 42. Actor Chris Sullivan ("This is Us") is 40. Actor Jared Padalecki is 38. Actor Trai Byers is 37. Actress Kaitlin Doubleday ("Nashville") is 36. Actor/comedian Dustin Ybarra is 34. Actor Steven Anthony Lawrence is 30.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Sunday, July 19, the 201st day of 2020. There are 165 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 19, 1993, President Bill Clinton announced a policy allowing homosexuals to serve in the military under a compromise dubbed "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue." On this date: In 1812, during the War of 1812, the First Battle of Sackets Harbor in Lake Ontario resulted in an American victory as U.S. naval forces repelled a British attack. In 1943, Allied air forces raided Rome during World War II, the same day Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met in Feltre in northern Italy.In 1944, the Democratic national convention convened in Chicago with the nomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt considered a certainty. In 1961, TWA became the first airline to begin showing regularly scheduled in-flight movies as it presented "By Love Possessed" to first-class passengers on a flight from New York to Los Angeles. In 1969, Apollo 11 and its astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins, went into orbit around the moon. In 1980, the Moscow Summer Olympics began, minus dozens of nations that were boycotting the games because of the Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan. In 1985, Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle. (McAuliffe and six other crew members died when the Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff in January 1986.) In 1989, 111 people were killed when United Air Lines Flight 232, a DC-10 which suffered the uncontained failure of its tail engine and the loss of hydraulic systems, crashed while making an emergency landing at Sioux City, Iowa; 185 other people survived. In 1990, baseball's all-time hits leader, Pete Rose, was sentenced in Cincinnati to five months in prison for tax evasion.In 2006, prosecutors reported that Chicago police beat, kicked, shocked or otherwise tortured scores of Black suspects from the 1970s to the early 1990s to try to extract confessions from them.In 2014, a New York City police officer (Daniel Pantaleo) involved in the arrest of Eric Garner, who died in custody two days earlier after being placed in an apparent chokehold, was stripped of his gun and badge and placed on desk duty. (Pantaleo was fired in August 2019.) Actor James Garner, 86, died in Los Angeles. In 2016, Republicans meeting in Cleveland nominated Donald Trump as their presidential standard-bearer; in brief videotaped remarks, Trump thanked the delegates, saying: "This is a movement, but we have to go all the way." Ten years ago: The Agriculture Department pressured Shirley Sherrod, an administrator in Georgia, to resign after a conservative website posted video it claimed showed her making racist remarks. (After reviewing the entire video, the White House ended up apologizing to Sherrod.) A train slammed into another at a station north of Calcutta, India, killing at least 63 people. Australian David Warren, who'd invented the "black box" flight data recorder, died in Melbourne at age 85.Five years ago: Saying they felt a "deep sense of ethical responsibility for a past tragedy," executives from Japan's Mitsubishi Materials Corp. offered an unprecedented apology to a 94-year-old former U.S. prisoner of war for using American POWs as forced labor during World War II; James Murphy of Santa Maria, California, accepted the apology during a solemn ceremony hosted by the Museum of Tolerance at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles.One year ago: Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, who was known for menacing roles in "Blade Runner" and other films, died at his home in the Netherlands at the age of 75. Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker and briefly detained a second in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing tensions in the strategic waterway. Today's Birthdays: Actress Helen Gallagher is 94. Country singer Sue Thompson is 94. Singer Vikki Carr is 80. Blues singer-musician Little Freddie King is 80. Country singer-musician Commander Cody is 76. Actor George Dzundza is 75. Rock singer-musician Alan Gorrie (Average White Band) is 74. International Tennis Hall of Famer Ilie Nastase is 74. Rock musician Brian May is 73. Rock musician Bernie Leadon is 73. Actress Beverly Archer is 72. Movie director Abel Ferrara is 69. Actor Peter Barton is 64. Rock musician Kevin Haskins (Love and Rockets; Bauhaus) is 60. Movie director Atom Egoyan is 60. Actor Campbell Scott is 59. Actor Anthony Edwards is 58. Country singer Kelly Shiver is 57. Actress Clea Lewis is 55. Percusssionist Evelyn Glennie is 55. Country musician Jeremy Patterson is 50. Classical singer Urs Buhler (Il Divo) is 49. Actor Andrew Kavovit is 49. Rock musician Jason McGerr (Death Cab for Cutie) is 46. Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is 44. Actress Erin Cummings is 43. TV chef Marcela Valladolid is 42. Actor Chris Sullivan ("This is Us") is 40. Actor Jared Padalecki is 38. Actor Trai Byers is 37. Actress Kaitlin Doubleday ("Nashville") is 36. Actor/comedian Dustin Ybarra is 34. Actor Steven Anthony Lawrence is 30.

Today in History -- July 19

JACKSON COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas woman for alleged vehicle theft.&nbsp;

Just before 10p.m. Thursday deputies responded to a home in 17000 block of R. Road near Mayetta, according to sheriff Tim Morse.

A homeowner reported someone was outside the residence and got into their vehicle, started it and was revving the engine. 

When deputies arrived, they found a 2005 Dodge pickup belonging to the owner of the residence occupied by woman identified as Stella Mahkuk, 38, of Horton. 

Deputies arrested Mahkuk on a requested charge of attempted theft of a motor vehicle and she was booked into the Jackson County Jail.

The sheriff reminded citizens to lock vehicle doors, and keep keys out of vehicles.&nbsp; "Make sure to secure valuables and firearms when the vehicle is not in use. When something seems suspicious, follow your gut and contact law enforcement. Many people wait for a considerable amount of time before reporting suspicious situations. Delaying the reporting of a potential crime can result in something really bad happening or the perpetrator escaping."

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1595002129415.png" alt="Mahkuk photo Jackson County" />
 <figcaption>Mahkuk photo Jackson County</figcaption>
 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas woman for alleged vehicle theft.&nbsp;Just before 10p.m. Thursday deputies responded to a home in 17000 block of R. Road near Mayetta, according to sheriff Tim Morse.A homeowner reported someone was outside the residence and got into their vehicle, started it and was revving the engine. When deputies arrived, they found a 2005 Dodge pickup belonging to the owner of the residence occupied by woman identified as Stella Mahkuk, 38, of Horton. Deputies arrested Mahkuk on a requested charge of attempted theft of a motor vehicle and she was booked into the Jackson County Jail.The sheriff reminded citizens to lock vehicle doors, and keep keys out of vehicles.&nbsp; "Make sure to secure valuables and firearms when the vehicle is not in use. When something seems suspicious, follow your gut and contact law enforcement. Many people wait for a considerable amount of time before reporting suspicious situations. Delaying the reporting of a potential crime can result in something really bad happening or the perpetrator escaping."

Kan. homeowner finds woman trying to steal his pickup

There’s a bit of an intellectual fistfight going on these days about free expression — and we all have a stake in the outcome.

The early rounds have been going on for years: in essence, a theory that pops up periodically in history that some ideas simply are too dangerous to allow them to be voiced in public. The opponent to that theory: The longtime belief in the “marketplace of ideas,” where any person may advance any idea — however repugnant, vile or even evil — and be subject to the review, and perhaps revile, of all others.

Critics of the marketplace approach have several arguments. American critics note the amendment was adopted in 1791, carrying forward ideas about free expression that even then were centuries old, and thus see it as out of place in a modern world.

Another objection is that the internet, with its instant and global reach, makes ineffective the expected marketplace interplay of speaker and responder, through which the hope is bad ideas fail, good ideas improve and best ideas thrive.

Yet another criticism of the marketplace concept is that money, technology and power have created an elite group (or groups) in control of most meaningful communication (and perhaps content) across the web, rendering criticism, counterviews, unpopular or unconventional ideas — and certainly revolutionary ones — unable to reach a mass audience.

Critical race theorists believe that American jurisprudence essentially has elevated the liberty interests of the First Amendment over the equality interests of the 14th&nbsp;Amendment.

And finally, there is the claim that some ideas simply are too dangerous or misleading or manipulative to be allowed into the marketplace at all — from race, ethnic and religious hatred to sexual exploitation and abuse to commercial messaging and political misinformation — now aided and abetted by hidden algorithms and those in charge of a handful of private tech companies more intent on profits than seeking truth.

Whew. That’s a pretty strong set of arguments that some things need fixing when it comes to free expression in the early years of the 21st&nbsp;century. Most of us likely would agree with many, if not all of them — on first glance.

Interestingly, the sides in this dispute don’t automatically align along our current political fractures. Some liberals and conservatives see the web as too wide open, allowing dangerous ideas and speakers access to audiences that can be influenced; while others view the web as a tightly controlled funnel of filtered information combined with manipulation that blocks voices (either too conservative or too liberal — take your pick) with a goal of shaping public opinion.

The current battle is not just over the criticisms, but over the solutions as well. Twitter and other sites gain praise and scorn for blocking some users for alleged violations of those sites’ terms of service, ranging from foul language to misleading health claims to personal attacks and what the sites deem deliberate misinformation. Tech firms can block, tag and take down posted content, in a bit of irony to some, because they have their own First Amendment rights as private companies.

So, some on either side of this dispute would bring government into the ring, where First Amendment freedoms would apply — one side seeking exceptions to free speech protections for things such as violent content, or racist views, or demeaning portrayals of women, or LGBTQ persons; and the other combatants asking government to oversee and override those private companies’ decisions, in the name of protecting conservative voices they see as all-too-often excluded from public discourse.

Who are the combatants of late? In one corner, signatories to an open letter titled, “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” published July 7 in&nbsp;Harper’s Magazine,&nbsp;include a number of the world’s best-known creative minds, such as&nbsp;J.K. Rowling,&nbsp;Wynton Marsalis,&nbsp;Gloria Steinem,&nbsp;Salman Rushdie&nbsp;and about 150 other authors, journalists, publishers and artists.

In the other corner of this particular bout are those who signed this week onto another letter published on the online commentary site The Objective — which self-identifies as a place with information and views by and for “historically ignored communities” — another group of literary, media and artists. This missive entered the fray acknowledging the fight even reaches into its signatures area, noting some could be identified only generally, usually by professional occupation and place of work, because of fears of “workplace retaliation” by the established communication masters for whom some work.

Their view of the&nbsp;Harper’s&nbsp;letter, in a piece titled, “A More Specific Letter on Justice and Open Debate” explains, “Nowhere in it do the signatories mention how marginalized voices have been silenced for generations in journalism, academia and publishing …” and “the letter does not deal with the problem of power: Who has it and who does not.”

To be sure, many of latest blows in this intellectual boxing match have been struck via high-concept review of the theories of human communication and in well-founded critiques of who had and has access to tools of speaking out in public — news media, book publishers, broadcasters and now social media companies.

But in the early rounds, the heavyweights punched the outmoded model of the marketplace of ideas for two reasons: One, that it never worked as intended because many minority groups, however defined, were denied access to speak and be heard — a stark truth that cannot be denied; and two, there is such a thing as truth, and to knowingly permit non-truth is counter-productive to society and should not be permitted.

Boil it all down and it comes to a very simple First Amendment question: Is the response to speech you consider untruthful, disgusting or misleading more speech or less speech? If the former, what do you do as, with lightning speed and wide public acceptance by the unknowing, the web is flooded with true threats to public health, hate speech from white supremacists or deliberately misleading political ads and fraudulent electioneering from world adversaries?

If the latter, who gets to be the national nanny, defining truth, excluding some voices while inviting in others and monitoring the billions of social media posts each day — all while remaining nonpartisan and apolitical in today’s hyper-divided nation?

Wiser minds — including, with hope, most of us — will need to parse those questions and more as the First Amendment’s five freedoms (religion, speech, press, assembly and petition) are tested in court, on the street and occasionally on the pages of online magazines.

As for me, I theorize the nation’s founders would chuckle at the idea that all of this is new. The mechanisms of communications were different, but the goals in 1791 were the same: The exchange of ideas for a better life for us all, many at the time deemed too dangerous for society to hear — ideas like “all men are created equal” and that democracy was favorable over monarchy.

While this fistfight is mainly staged in the mind, there are real-world examples of the cost of the fight.&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;op-ed editor&nbsp;Bari Weiss&nbsp;resigned the other day, saying in a letter she self-published that she was “hired with the goal of bringing in voices that would not otherwise appear in your pages: first-time writers, centrists, conservatives and others who would not naturally think of the&nbsp;Times&nbsp;as their home.”

In leaving the paper after about three years, she said, “ … a new consensus has emerged in the press, but perhaps especially at this paper: that truth isn’t a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else.”

Weiss concludes her resignation by noting founder&nbsp;Adolph Ochs’&nbsp;1896 statement “to make of the columns of&nbsp;The New York Times&nbsp;a forum for the consideration of all questions of public importance, and to that end to invite intelligent discussion from all shades of opinion.”

“Ochs’s idea is one of the best I’ve encountered,” Weiss continues. “And I’ve always comforted myself with the notion that the best ideas win out. But ideas cannot win on their own. They need a voice. They need a hearing. Above all, they must be backed by people willing to live by them.”

More of us need to make our voices heard in this latest fight over the meaning of the First Amendment’s 45 words, lest we see them reshaped — or lost — without having ever set foot in the ring.

Gene Policinski is a senior fellow for the First Amendment at the Freedom Forum, and president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:gpolicinski@freedomforum.org" target="_blank">gpolicinski@freedomforum.org</a>, or follow him on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/@genefac" target="_blank">@genefac</a>.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/7/1593729871227.png" alt="Gene Policinski. Photo courtesy the Freedom Forum" />
 <figcaption>Gene Policinski. Photo courtesy the Freedom Forum</figcaption>
 </figure>By GENE POLICINSKIThere’s a bit of an intellectual fistfight going on these days about free expression — and we all have a stake in the outcome.The early rounds have been going on for years: in essence, a theory that pops up periodically in history that some ideas simply are too dangerous to allow them to be voiced in public. The opponent to that theory: The longtime belief in the “marketplace of ideas,” where any person may advance any idea — however repugnant, vile or even evil — and be subject to the review, and perhaps revile, of all others.Critics of the marketplace approach have several arguments. American critics note the amendment was adopted in 1791, carrying forward ideas about free expression that even then were centuries old, and thus see it as out of place in a modern world.Another objection is that the internet, with its instant and global reach, makes ineffective the expected marketplace interplay of speaker and responder, through which the hope is bad ideas fail, good ideas improve and best ideas thrive.Yet another criticism of the marketplace concept is that money, technology and power have created an elite group (or groups) in control of most meaningful communication (and perhaps content) across the web, rendering criticism, counterviews, unpopular or unconventional ideas — and certainly revolutionary ones — unable to reach a mass audience.Critical race theorists believe that American jurisprudence essentially has elevated the liberty interests of the First Amendment over the equality interests of the 14th&nbsp;Amendment.And finally, there is the claim that some ideas simply are too dangerous or misleading or manipulative to be allowed into the marketplace at all — from race, ethnic and religious hatred to sexual exploitation and abuse to commercial messaging and political misinformation — now aided and abetted by hidden algorithms and those in charge of a handful of private tech companies more intent on profits than seeking truth.Whew. That’s a pretty strong set of arguments that some things need fixing when it comes to free expression in the early years of the 21st&nbsp;century. Most of us likely would agree with many, if not all of them — on first glance.Interestingly, the sides in this dispute don’t automatically align along our current political fractures. Some liberals and conservatives see the web as too wide open, allowing dangerous ideas and speakers access to audiences that can be influenced; while others view the web as a tightly controlled funnel of filtered information combined with manipulation that blocks voices (either too conservative or too liberal — take your pick) with a goal of shaping public opinion.The current battle is not just over the criticisms, but over the solutions as well. Twitter and other sites gain praise and scorn for blocking some users for alleged violations of those sites’ terms of service, ranging from foul language to misleading health claims to personal attacks and what the sites deem deliberate misinformation. Tech firms can block, tag and take down posted content, in a bit of irony to some, because they have their own First Amendment rights as private companies.So, some on either side of this dispute would bring government into the ring, where First Amendment freedoms would apply — one side seeking exceptions to free speech protections for things such as violent content, or racist views, or demeaning portrayals of women, or LGBTQ persons; and the other combatants asking government to oversee and override those private companies’ decisions, in the name of protecting conservative voices they see as all-too-often excluded from public discourse.Who are the combatants of late? In one corner, signatories to an open letter titled, “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” published July 7 in&nbsp;Harper’s Magazine,&nbsp;include a number of the world’s best-known creative minds, such as&nbsp;J.K. Rowling,&nbsp;Wynton Marsalis,&nbsp;Gloria Steinem,&nbsp;Salman Rushdie&nbsp;and about 150 other authors, journalists, publishers and artists.In the other corner of this particular bout are those who signed this week onto another letter published on the online commentary site The Objective — which self-identifies as a place with information and views by and for “historically ignored communities” — another group of literary, media and artists. This missive entered the fray acknowledging the fight even reaches into its signatures area, noting some could be identified only generally, usually by professional occupation and place of work, because of fears of “workplace retaliation” by the established communication masters for whom some work.Their view of the&nbsp;Harper’s&nbsp;letter, in a piece titled, “A More Specific Letter on Justice and Open Debate” explains, “Nowhere in it do the signatories mention how marginalized voices have been silenced for generations in journalism, academia and publishing …” and “the letter does not deal with the problem of power: Who has it and who does not.”To be sure, many of latest blows in this intellectual boxing match have been struck via high-concept review of the theories of human communication and in well-founded critiques of who had and has access to tools of speaking out in public — news media, book publishers, broadcasters and now social media companies.But in the early rounds, the heavyweights punched the outmoded model of the marketplace of ideas for two reasons: One, that it never worked as intended because many minority groups, however defined, were denied access to speak and be heard — a stark truth that cannot be denied; and two, there is such a thing as truth, and to knowingly permit non-truth is counter-productive to society and should not be permitted.Boil it all down and it comes to a very simple First Amendment question: Is the response to speech you consider untruthful, disgusting or misleading more speech or less speech? If the former, what do you do as, with lightning speed and wide public acceptance by the unknowing, the web is flooded with true threats to public health, hate speech from white supremacists or deliberately misleading political ads and fraudulent electioneering from world adversaries?If the latter, who gets to be the national nanny, defining truth, excluding some voices while inviting in others and monitoring the billions of social media posts each day — all while remaining nonpartisan and apolitical in today’s hyper-divided nation?Wiser minds — including, with hope, most of us — will need to parse those questions and more as the First Amendment’s five freedoms (religion, speech, press, assembly and petition) are tested in court, on the street and occasionally on the pages of online magazines.As for me, I theorize the nation’s founders would chuckle at the idea that all of this is new. The mechanisms of communications were different, but the goals in 1791 were the same: The exchange of ideas for a better life for us all, many at the time deemed too dangerous for society to hear — ideas like “all men are created equal” and that democracy was favorable over monarchy.While this fistfight is mainly staged in the mind, there are real-world examples of the cost of the fight.&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;op-ed editor&nbsp;Bari Weiss&nbsp;resigned the other day, saying in a letter she self-published that she was “hired with the goal of bringing in voices that would not otherwise appear in your pages: first-time writers, centrists, conservatives and others who would not naturally think of the&nbsp;Times&nbsp;as their home.”In leaving the paper after about three years, she said, “ … a new consensus has emerged in the press, but perhaps especially at this paper: that truth isn’t a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else.”Weiss concludes her resignation by noting founder&nbsp;Adolph Ochs’&nbsp;1896 statement “to make of the columns of&nbsp;The New York Times&nbsp;a forum for the consideration of all questions of public importance, and to that end to invite intelligent discussion from all shades of opinion.”“Ochs’s idea is one of the best I’ve encountered,” Weiss continues. “And I’ve always comforted myself with the notion that the best ideas win out. But ideas cannot win on their own. They need a voice. They need a hearing. Above all, they must be backed by people willing to live by them.”More of us need to make our voices heard in this latest fight over the meaning of the First Amendment’s 45 words, lest we see them reshaped — or lost — without having ever set foot in the ring.Gene Policinski is a senior fellow for the First Amendment at the Freedom Forum, and president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:gpolicinski@freedomforum.org" target="_blank">gpolicinski@freedomforum.org</a>, or follow him on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/@genefac" target="_blank">@genefac</a>.

First 5: Fighting over the meaning of First Amendment freedoms

Today is Saturday, July 18, the 200th day of 2020. There are 166 days left in the year. 

On July 18, 2013, Detroit, which was once the very symbol of American industrial might, became the biggest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy, its finances ravaged and its neighborhoods hollowed out by a long, slow decline in population and auto manufacturing. 

In 1863, during the Civil War, Union troops spearheaded by the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, made up of Black soldiers, charged Confederate-held Fort Wagner on Morris Island, S.C. The Confederates were able to repel the Northerners, who suffered heavy losses; the 54th's commander, Col. Robert Gould Shaw, was among those who were killed. 

In 1872, Britain enacted voting by secret ballot. 

In 1913, comedian Red Skelton was born in Vincennes, Ind. 

In 1918, South African anti-apartheid leader and president Nelson Mandela was born in the village of Mvezo. 

In 1940, the Democratic National Convention at Chicago Stadium nominated President Franklin D. Roosevelt (who was monitoring the proceedings at the White House) for an unprecedented third term in office; earlier in the day, Eleanor Roosevelt spoke to the convention, becoming the first presidential spouse to address such a gathering. 

In 1944, Hideki Tojo was removed as Japanese premier and war minister because of setbacks suffered by his country in World War II. American forces in France captured the Normandy town of St. Lo. 

In 1964, nearly a week of rioting erupted in New York's Harlem neighborhood following the fatal police shooting of a Black teenager, James Powell, two days earlier. 

In 1969, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left a party on Chappaquiddick Island near Martha's Vineyard with Mary Jo Kopechne, 28; some time later, Kennedy's car went off a bridge into the water. Kennedy was able to escape, but Kopechne drowned. 

In 1984, gunman James Huberty opened fire at a McDonald's in San Ysidro, California, killing 21 people before being shot dead by police. Walter F. Mondale won the Democratic presidential nomination in San Francisco. 

In 1986, the world got its first look at the wreckage of the RMS Titanic resting on the ocean floor as videotape of the British luxury liner, which sank in 1912, was released by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 

In 1994, a bomb hidden in a van destroyed a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 85. Tutsi rebels declared an end to Rwanda's 14-week-old civil war. 

In 2018, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Russia was continuing to use fake news, propaganda and covert operations to sow discord in the United States. European regulators fined Google a record $5 billion for forcing cellphone makers that use the company's Android operating system to install Google's search and browser apps. 

Ten years ago: Pakistan and Afghanistan sealed a landmark trade deal in the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who pushed the two neighbors to step up civilian cooperation and work together against al-Qaida and the Taliban. A suicide bomber struck anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters waiting for paychecks southwest of Baghdad, killing 45. Gunmen fired indiscriminately into a crowd of mainly young people in a rented hall in Torreon, Mexico, killing 17 people. Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa shot a 1-under 71 for a seven-stroke victory at 16-under 272 in the British Open.

Five years ago: Saudi Arabia announced it had broken up planned Islamic State attacks in the kingdom and arrested more than 400 suspects in an anti-terrorism sweep, a day after a powerful blast in neighboring Iraq killed more than 100 people in one of the country's deadliest single attacks since U.S. troops pulled out in 2011. Actor Alex Rocco, 79, died in Los Angeles.

One year ago: A man stormed into an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, setting it on fire and leaving 34 people dead. President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be his new labor secretary. (Scalia was confirmed in September.) Trump said a U.S. warship had destroyed an Iranian drone on the Stait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, the latest escalation of tensions between the countries less than a month after Iran downed an American drone. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said temperatures in June, worldwide, were the hottest on record for that month.

Today's Birthdays: Skating champion and commentator Dick Button is 91. Olympic gold medal figure skater Tenley Albright is 85. Movie director Paul Verhoeven is 82. Musician Brian Auger is 81. Singer Dion DiMucci is 81. Actor James Brolin is 80. Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Torre is 80. Singer Martha Reeves is 79. Pop-rock musician Wally Bryson (The Raspberries) is 71. Country-rock singer Craig Fuller (Pure Prairie League) is 71. Business mogul Richard Branson is 70. Actress Margo Martindale is 69. Singer Ricky Skaggs is 66. Actress Audrey Landers is 64. World Golf Hall of Famer Nick Faldo is 63. Rock musician Nigel Twist (The Alarm) is 63. Actress Anne-Marie Johnson is 60. Actress Elizabeth McGovern is 59. Rock musician John Hermann (Widespread Panic) is 58. Rock musician Jack Irons is 58. Talk show host-actress Wendy Williams is 56. Actor Vin Diesel is 53. Actor Grant Bowler is 52. Retired NBA All-Star Penny Hardaway is 49. Bluegrass musician Jesse Brock (The Gibson Brothers) is 48. Alt-country singer Elizabeth Cook is 48. Actor Eddie Matos is 48. Dance music singer-songwriter M.I.A. is 45. Rock musician Daron Malakian (System of a Down; Scars on Broadway) is 45. Actress Elsa Pataky ("The Fast and the Furious" films) is 44. Rock musician Tony Fagenson (formerly with Eve 6) is 42. Movie director Jared Hess is 41. Actor Jason Weaver is 41. Actress Kristen Bell is 40. Actor Michiel Huisman is 39. Rock singer Ryan Cabrera is 38. Actress Priyanka Chopra is 38. Christian-rock musician Aaron Gillespie (Underoath) is 37. Actor Chace Crawford is 35. Actor James Norton is 35. Musician Paul Kowert (Punch Brothers) is 34. Actor Travis Milne is 34. Bluegrass musician Joe Dean Jr. (formerly with Dailey &amp; Vincent) is 31.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/11/1573488868914.jpeg" alt="Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a>" />
 <figcaption>Photo of old book courtesy <a href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock</a></figcaption>
 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Saturday, July 18, the 200th day of 2020. There are 166 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 18, 2013, Detroit, which was once the very symbol of American industrial might, became the biggest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy, its finances ravaged and its neighborhoods hollowed out by a long, slow decline in population and auto manufacturing. On this date: In 1863, during the Civil War, Union troops spearheaded by the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, made up of Black soldiers, charged Confederate-held Fort Wagner on Morris Island, S.C. The Confederates were able to repel the Northerners, who suffered heavy losses; the 54th's commander, Col. Robert Gould Shaw, was among those who were killed. In 1872, Britain enacted voting by secret ballot. In 1913, comedian Red Skelton was born in Vincennes, Ind. In 1918, South African anti-apartheid leader and president Nelson Mandela was born in the village of Mvezo. In 1940, the Democratic National Convention at Chicago Stadium nominated President Franklin D. Roosevelt (who was monitoring the proceedings at the White House) for an unprecedented third term in office; earlier in the day, Eleanor Roosevelt spoke to the convention, becoming the first presidential spouse to address such a gathering. In 1944, Hideki Tojo was removed as Japanese premier and war minister because of setbacks suffered by his country in World War II. American forces in France captured the Normandy town of St. Lo. In 1964, nearly a week of rioting erupted in New York's Harlem neighborhood following the fatal police shooting of a Black teenager, James Powell, two days earlier. In 1969, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., left a party on Chappaquiddick Island near Martha's Vineyard with Mary Jo Kopechne, 28; some time later, Kennedy's car went off a bridge into the water. Kennedy was able to escape, but Kopechne drowned. In 1984, gunman James Huberty opened fire at a McDonald's in San Ysidro, California, killing 21 people before being shot dead by police. Walter F. Mondale won the Democratic presidential nomination in San Francisco. In 1986, the world got its first look at the wreckage of the RMS Titanic resting on the ocean floor as videotape of the British luxury liner, which sank in 1912, was released by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. In 1994, a bomb hidden in a van destroyed a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 85. Tutsi rebels declared an end to Rwanda's 14-week-old civil war. In 2018, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Russia was continuing to use fake news, propaganda and covert operations to sow discord in the United States. European regulators fined Google a record $5 billion for forcing cellphone makers that use the company's Android operating system to install Google's search and browser apps. Ten years ago: Pakistan and Afghanistan sealed a landmark trade deal in the presence of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who pushed the two neighbors to step up civilian cooperation and work together against al-Qaida and the Taliban. A suicide bomber struck anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters waiting for paychecks southwest of Baghdad, killing 45. Gunmen fired indiscriminately into a crowd of mainly young people in a rented hall in Torreon, Mexico, killing 17 people. Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa shot a 1-under 71 for a seven-stroke victory at 16-under 272 in the British Open. Five years ago: Saudi Arabia announced it had broken up planned Islamic State attacks in the kingdom and arrested more than 400 suspects in an anti-terrorism sweep, a day after a powerful blast in neighboring Iraq killed more than 100 people in one of the country's deadliest single attacks since U.S. troops pulled out in 2011. Actor Alex Rocco, 79, died in Los Angeles. One year ago: A man stormed into an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, setting it on fire and leaving 34 people dead. President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Eugene Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be his new labor secretary. (Scalia was confirmed in September.) Trump said a U.S. warship had destroyed an Iranian drone on the Stait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, the latest escalation of tensions between the countries less than a month after Iran downed an American drone. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said temperatures in June, worldwide, were the hottest on record for that month. Today's Birthdays: Skating champion and commentator Dick Button is 91. Olympic gold medal figure skater Tenley Albright is 85. Movie director Paul Verhoeven is 82. Musician Brian Auger is 81. Singer Dion DiMucci is 81. Actor James Brolin is 80. Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Torre is 80. Singer Martha Reeves is 79. Pop-rock musician Wally Bryson (The Raspberries) is 71. Country-rock singer Craig Fuller (Pure Prairie League) is 71. Business mogul Richard Branson is 70. Actress Margo Martindale is 69. Singer Ricky Skaggs is 66. Actress Audrey Landers is 64. World Golf Hall of Famer Nick Faldo is 63. Rock musician Nigel Twist (The Alarm) is 63. Actress Anne-Marie Johnson is 60. Actress Elizabeth McGovern is 59. Rock musician John Hermann (Widespread Panic) is 58. Rock musician Jack Irons is 58. Talk show host-actress Wendy Williams is 56. Actor Vin Diesel is 53. Actor Grant Bowler is 52. Retired NBA All-Star Penny Hardaway is 49. Bluegrass musician Jesse Brock (The Gibson Brothers) is 48. Alt-country singer Elizabeth Cook is 48. Actor Eddie Matos is 48. Dance music singer-songwriter M.I.A. is 45. Rock musician Daron Malakian (System of a Down; Scars on Broadway) is 45. Actress Elsa Pataky ("The Fast and the Furious" films) is 44. Rock musician Tony Fagenson (formerly with Eve 6) is 42. Movie director Jared Hess is 41. Actor Jason Weaver is 41. Actress Kristen Bell is 40. Actor Michiel Huisman is 39. Rock singer Ryan Cabrera is 38. Actress Priyanka Chopra is 38. Christian-rock musician Aaron Gillespie (Underoath) is 37. Actor Chace Crawford is 35. Actor James Norton is 35. Musician Paul Kowert (Punch Brothers) is 34. Actor Travis Milne is 34. Bluegrass musician Joe Dean Jr. (formerly with Dailey &amp; Vincent) is 31.

Today in History -- July 18

HOPE -&nbsp;Douglas "Doug" Allan Harrisonwent to be with the Lord on the Lord's day Sunday July 12, 2020

He is survived by a sister Linda Kay Sullivan (Russell) of Solomon, son Ryan Harrison (Stephanie) Hope and a daughter Rhiannon Harrison of Spokane, WA as well as many beloved family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother Gary.

A celebration of life will be held on Friday July 31 from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Hope Community Center. Inurnment will be at a later date.

Doug was born to William "Bill" and Lila (Jury) Harrison on October 6, 1958 in Herington KS. Much of his childhood was spent in the Hope and Enterprise communities. Doug graduated from Chapman High School in 1976. He briefly attended Cowley County Community College to study Law Enforcement but changed paths to work in the automotive industry mainly as an auto parts salesman and at times a mechanic. In 1997 Doug opened his own store in Hope and continued to operate it until his departure.

Doug accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior around 2004 and became a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church of rural Abilene.

Doug was an avid gun collector and book reader as well as a gunsmith and was very knowledgeable in many areas of life. He was a lifelong member of the NRA.

Doug enjoyed shooting and reloading and just sitting around trying to find ways to solve the world's problems with friends. He will surely be missed by all who knew him.

HOPE -&nbsp;Douglas "Doug" Allan Harrisonwent to be with the Lord on the Lord's day Sunday July 12, 2020He is survived by a sister Linda Kay Sullivan (Russell) of Solomon, son Ryan Harrison (Stephanie) Hope and a daughter Rhiannon Harrison of Spokane, WA as well as many beloved family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother Gary.A celebration of life will be held on Friday July 31 from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Hope Community Center. Inurnment will be at a later date.Doug was born to William "Bill" and Lila (Jury) Harrison on October 6, 1958 in Herington KS. Much of his childhood was spent in the Hope and Enterprise communities. Doug graduated from Chapman High School in 1976. He briefly attended Cowley County Community College to study Law Enforcement but changed paths to work in the automotive industry mainly as an auto parts salesman and at times a mechanic. In 1997 Doug opened his own store in Hope and continued to operate it until his departure.Doug accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior around 2004 and became a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church of rural Abilene.Doug was an avid gun collector and book reader as well as a gunsmith and was very knowledgeable in many areas of life. He was a lifelong member of the NRA.Doug enjoyed shooting and reloading and just sitting around trying to find ways to solve the world's problems with friends. He will surely be missed by all who knew him.

Douglas "Doug" Allan Harrison

ATCHISON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a St. Joseph man for an attack on a 75-year-old man who provided him a ride into Atchison.

Just after 11a.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to report of an altercation and a man running with a gun near 4th and Kansas Avenue, according to a Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson.

Upon arrival, officer located Dakota Penland, 24, St. Joseph, who was hiding in the bed of a pickup parked in the 400 Block of Santa Fe in Atchison.

Investigators determined that Penland and a woman were walking on Pawnee Road in rural Atchison County when a 75-year-old man driving a pickup stopped to give them a ride into Atchison.

When the pickup stopped to drop Penland and the woman off at 4th and Kansas Avenue, Penland&nbsp; hit the driver in the face with a handgun and took the truck keys, according to Wilson.

&nbsp;Penland and the woman fled on foot when a witness approached.

Penland was booked into the Atchison County jail on requested charges of&nbsp; aggravated robbery, aggravated battery and criminal possession of a firearm, according to Wilson.

Officers found the woman a short time later. She was hiding in the hallway of an apartment complex nearby.&nbsp;

Atchison County EMS treated the 75-year-old victim at the scene.

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 </figure>ATCHISON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a St. Joseph man for an attack on a 75-year-old man who provided him a ride into Atchison.Just after 11a.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to report of an altercation and a man running with a gun near 4th and Kansas Avenue, according to a Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson.Upon arrival, officer located Dakota Penland, 24, St. Joseph, who was hiding in the bed of a pickup parked in the 400 Block of Santa Fe in Atchison.Investigators determined that Penland and a woman were walking on Pawnee Road in rural Atchison County when a 75-year-old man driving a pickup stopped to give them a ride into Atchison.When the pickup stopped to drop Penland and the woman off at 4th and Kansas Avenue, Penland&nbsp; hit the driver in the face with a handgun and took the truck keys, according to Wilson.&nbsp;Penland and the woman fled on foot when a witness approached.Penland was booked into the Atchison County jail on requested charges of&nbsp; aggravated robbery, aggravated battery and criminal possession of a firearm, according to Wilson.Officers found the woman a short time later. She was hiding in the hallway of an apartment complex nearby.&nbsp;Atchison County EMS treated the 75-year-old victim at the scene.

Police: Man attacked 75-year-old Kan. man who gave him ride to town

TOPEKA —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal shooting in Topeka have made an arrest.&nbsp;

Just after 8 p.m. Monday, police were dispatched to the 1100 block of SW Clay Street in Topeka on a report of a shooting, according to Lt. Kelvin Johnson.

Upon arrival, officers located two victims with apparent gunshot wounds. One victim had non-life threatening injuries and one victim identified as&nbsp;66-year-old Harry T. Jenkins of Topeka was pronounced deceased at the scene.&nbsp;

With assistance from the United States Marshals Service, authorities located Boisy Dean Barefield II, 34, Topeka, in the&nbsp; 3400 Block of Briarwood Lane, according to police spokesperson Gretchen Koenen.

On Thursday, they arrested and booked him into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges that include First Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Assault, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Shooting at Occupied Dwelling.

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 </figure>TOPEKA —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal shooting in Topeka have made an arrest.&nbsp;Just after 8 p.m. Monday, police were dispatched to the 1100 block of SW Clay Street in Topeka on a report of a shooting, according to Lt. Kelvin Johnson.Upon arrival, officers located two victims with apparent gunshot wounds. One victim had non-life threatening injuries and one victim identified as&nbsp;66-year-old Harry T. Jenkins of Topeka was pronounced deceased at the scene.&nbsp;With assistance from the United States Marshals Service, authorities located Boisy Dean Barefield II, 34, Topeka, in the&nbsp; 3400 Block of Briarwood Lane, according to police spokesperson Gretchen Koenen.On Thursday, they arrested and booked him into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges that include First Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Assault, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Shooting at Occupied Dwelling.

U.S. Marshals help track down Kansas murder suspect

Today is Friday, July 17, the 199th day of 2020. There are 167 days left in the year. 

On July 17, 1944, during World War II, 320 men, two-thirds of them African-Americans, were killed when a pair of ammunition ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California. 

In 1717, George Frideric Handel's "Water Music" was first performed by an orchestra during a boating party on the River Thames (tehmz), with the musicians on one barge, and King George I listening from another. 

In 1862, during the Civil War, Congress approved the Second Confiscation Act, which declared that all slaves taking refuge behind Union lines were to be set free. 

In 1918, Russia's Czar Nicholas II and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks. 

In 1945, following Nazi Germany's surrender, President Harry S. Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill began meeting at Potsdam in the final Allied summit of World War II. 

In 1962, the United States conducted its last atmospheric nuclear test to date, detonating a 20-kiloton device, codenamed Little Feller I, at the Nevada Test Site. 

In 1975, an Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz spacecraft in orbit in the first superpower link-up of its kind. 

In 1981, 114 people were killed when a pair of suspended walkways above the lobby of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed during a tea dance. 

In 1996, TWA Flight 800, a Europe-bound Boeing 747, exploded and crashed off Long Island, New York, shortly after departing John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 230 people on board. 

In 1997, Woolworth Corp. announced it was closing its 400 remaining five-and-dime stores across the country, ending 117 years in business. 

In 2007, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, on charges related to competitive dogfighting. (Vick later admitted bankrolling the dogfighting operation and helping to kill six to eight dogs; he served 23 months in federal custody, the last 60 days in home confinement.) 

In 2009, former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite died in New York at 92. 

In 2014, Eric Garner, an unarmed Black man accused of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, died shortly after being wrestled to the ground by New York City police officers; a video of the takedown showed Garner repeatedly saying, "I can't breathe." (Garner's family received $5.9 million from the city in 2015 to settle a wrongful death claim.) All 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were killed when the Boeing 777 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine; both Ukraine's government and pro-Russian separatists denied responsibility. 

Ten years ago: Federal authorities in Puerto Rico arrested alleged drug kingpin Jose Figueroa Agosto after a decade-long chase through the Caribbean. Thousands of gays and lesbians from around Europe marched through Poland's capital, Warsaw, to demand equal rights and more tolerance in the heavily Roman Catholic nation.

Five years ago: More than 1,000 people attended an interfaith service in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to mourn four Marines who had been shot to death at a reserve facility by a Kuwaiti-born gunman. A suicide bomber with the Islamic State group attacked a crowded marketplace in Iraq's Diyala province, killing 115 people.

One year ago: Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison. Prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped a case accusing actor Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016; the accuser had refused to testify about a missing cellphone that defense lawyers said would support Spacey's claims of innocence.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Donald Sutherland is 85. Rock musician Spencer Davis is 81. Sportscaster Verne Lundquist is 80. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is 73. Rock musician Terry "Geezer" Butler is 71. Actress Lucie Arnaz is 69. Actor David Hasselhoff is 68. Rock musician Fran Smith Jr. (The Hooters) is 68. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is 66. Television producer Mark Burnett is 60. Actress Nancy Giles is 60. Singer Regina Belle is 57. Country singer Craig Morgan is 56. Rock musician Lou Barlow is 54. Contemporary Christian singer Susan Ashton is 53. Actor Andre Royo is 52. Actress Bitty Schram is 52. Actor Jason Clarke is 51. Movie director F. Gary Gray is 51. Singer JC (PM Dawn) is 49. Rapper Sole' is 47. Country singer Luke Bryan is 44. Actor Eric Winter is 44. Actor Mike Vogel is 41. Actor Tom Cullen is 35. Actor Brando Eaton is 34. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jeremih is 33. Actress Summer Bishil is 32. Actress Billie Lourd is 28. Actor Leo Howard is 23.

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 </figure>By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSToday is Friday, July 17, the 199th day of 2020. There are 167 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 17, 1944, during World War II, 320 men, two-thirds of them African-Americans, were killed when a pair of ammunition ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California. On this date: In 1717, George Frideric Handel's "Water Music" was first performed by an orchestra during a boating party on the River Thames (tehmz), with the musicians on one barge, and King George I listening from another. In 1862, during the Civil War, Congress approved the Second Confiscation Act, which declared that all slaves taking refuge behind Union lines were to be set free. In 1918, Russia's Czar Nicholas II and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks. In 1945, following Nazi Germany's surrender, President Harry S. Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill began meeting at Potsdam in the final Allied summit of World War II. In 1962, the United States conducted its last atmospheric nuclear test to date, detonating a 20-kiloton device, codenamed Little Feller I, at the Nevada Test Site. In 1975, an Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz spacecraft in orbit in the first superpower link-up of its kind. In 1981, 114 people were killed when a pair of suspended walkways above the lobby of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed during a tea dance. In 1996, TWA Flight 800, a Europe-bound Boeing 747, exploded and crashed off Long Island, New York, shortly after departing John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 230 people on board. In 1997, Woolworth Corp. announced it was closing its 400 remaining five-and-dime stores across the country, ending 117 years in business. In 2007, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, on charges related to competitive dogfighting. (Vick later admitted bankrolling the dogfighting operation and helping to kill six to eight dogs; he served 23 months in federal custody, the last 60 days in home confinement.) In 2009, former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite died in New York at 92. In 2014, Eric Garner, an unarmed Black man accused of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, died shortly after being wrestled to the ground by New York City police officers; a video of the takedown showed Garner repeatedly saying, "I can't breathe." (Garner's family received $5.9 million from the city in 2015 to settle a wrongful death claim.) All 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were killed when the Boeing 777 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine; both Ukraine's government and pro-Russian separatists denied responsibility. Ten years ago: Federal authorities in Puerto Rico arrested alleged drug kingpin Jose Figueroa Agosto after a decade-long chase through the Caribbean. Thousands of gays and lesbians from around Europe marched through Poland's capital, Warsaw, to demand equal rights and more tolerance in the heavily Roman Catholic nation. Five years ago: More than 1,000 people attended an interfaith service in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to mourn four Marines who had been shot to death at a reserve facility by a Kuwaiti-born gunman. A suicide bomber with the Islamic State group attacked a crowded marketplace in Iraq's Diyala province, killing 115 people. One year ago: Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced to life behind bars in a U.S. prison. Prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped a case accusing actor Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016; the accuser had refused to testify about a missing cellphone that defense lawyers said would support Spacey's claims of innocence. Today's Birthdays: Actor Donald Sutherland is 85. Rock musician Spencer Davis is 81. Sportscaster Verne Lundquist is 80. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, is 73. Rock musician Terry "Geezer" Butler is 71. Actress Lucie Arnaz is 69. Actor David Hasselhoff is 68. Rock musician Fran Smith Jr. (The Hooters) is 68. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is 66. Television producer Mark Burnett is 60. Actress Nancy Giles is 60. Singer Regina Belle is 57. Country singer Craig Morgan is 56. Rock musician Lou Barlow is 54. Contemporary Christian singer Susan Ashton is 53. Actor Andre Royo is 52. Actress Bitty Schram is 52. Actor Jason Clarke is 51. Movie director F. Gary Gray is 51. Singer JC (PM Dawn) is 49. Rapper Sole' is 47. Country singer Luke Bryan is 44. Actor Eric Winter is 44. Actor Mike Vogel is 41. Actor Tom Cullen is 35. Actor Brando Eaton is 34. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jeremih is 33. Actress Summer Bishil is 32. Actress Billie Lourd is 28. Actor Leo Howard is 23.

Today in History -- July 17

JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on drug distribution charges.

Just before noon Tuesday, sheriff's deputies&nbsp;served a search warrant on a home at 15464 150th Road in rural Mayetta following an ongoing investigation into the distribution of marijuana, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.

&nbsp;Deputies seized U.S. currency and marijuana from the residence and arrested 57-year-old Terry Lynn Fox.

He was booked on requested charges of distribution of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, using a communication facility; in the commission of a felony drug violation and no drug tax stamp.

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 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man on drug distribution charges.Just before noon Tuesday, sheriff's deputies&nbsp;served a search warrant on a home at 15464 150th Road in rural Mayetta following an ongoing investigation into the distribution of marijuana, according to Sheriff Tim Morse.&nbsp;Deputies seized U.S. currency and marijuana from the residence and arrested 57-year-old Terry Lynn Fox.He was booked on requested charges of distribution of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, using a communication facility; in the commission of a felony drug violation and no drug tax stamp.

Deputies seize cash, marijuana following Kan. drug investigation

TOPEKA&nbsp;– State Librarian Eric Norris announced Wednesday the 15th annual selection of Kansas Notable Books. 

The fifteen books feature quality titles with wide public appeal, written either by a Kansan, set in Kansas, or about a Kansas related topic.

“I am proud to present the 2020 Kansas Notable Book list. This year’s list covers a wide swath of our cultural and natural history,” said Eric Norris, State Librarian. “The rich array of works on this year’s list examine petroglyphs across the prairie and go on fantastical high seas adventures with pirates; explore the careers of academics, athletes, and aviators; and consider the importance of family from the viewpoint of a young Exoduster in the 1880s and as a world traveler in a present day small western Kansas town. This year’s list will both educate and entertain.&nbsp; I encourage every Kansan to contact their local public library and celebrate the artists and artistry of Kansas.”

A committee of librarians, academics, and historians nominated titles from a list of eligible books, and state librarian Eric Norris selected the final list. In 2006, the first Kansas Notable Books list was announced. Since then more than 200 books have been recognized for their contribution to Kansas literary heritage.

Kansas Notable Books is a project of the Kansas Center for the Book. The Kansas Center for the Book is a program at the State Library of Kansas and the state affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. The Kansas Center for the Book exists to highlight the state’s literary heritage and foster an interest in books, reading, and libraries.

For more information about Kansas Notable Books, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkslib.info%2F2020KNB&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C67267ddba87d4068d8cc08d828e1a11b%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C637304297729475882&amp;sdata=3%2FS3QBJ4FFJP2X0XeSGsjTj5folvuEYiVpQBj3N%2FFrE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://kslib.info/2020KNB</a>, call 785-296-3296, or email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:infodesk@ks.gov" target="_blank">infodesk@ks.gov</a>.

Birds, Bones, and Beetles: The Improbable Career and Remarkable Legacy of University of Kansas Naturalist Charles D. Bunker  by Charles H. Warner&nbsp;(Lawrence)&nbsp;University Press of Kansas&nbsp;

A Constellation of Roses  by Miranda&nbsp;Asebedo&nbsp;(Manhattan)&nbsp;HarperTeen&nbsp;

Crumbled! (The Misadventures of&nbsp;Nobbin&nbsp;Swill)  by Lisa&nbsp;Harkrader&nbsp;(Tonganoxie)&nbsp;Yellow Jacket&nbsp;

Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town  by A.&nbsp;LaFaye&nbsp;(Glen Carbon IL), illustrations by Nicole&nbsp;Tadgell&nbsp;(Oxford MA)&nbsp;Albert Whitman &amp; Company&nbsp;

Headwinds: A Memoir  by Edna Bell-Pearson&nbsp;(Overland Park)&nbsp;Meadowlark&nbsp;

The Healer's Daughter: A Novel  by Charlotte Hinger&nbsp;(Hoxie)&nbsp;Five Star Publishing&nbsp;

How to Be a Family: The Year I Dragged My Kids Around the World to Find a New Way to Be Together  by Dan&nbsp;Kois&nbsp;(Arlington VA)&nbsp;Little,&nbsp;Brown&nbsp;and Company&nbsp;

Journey to a Promised Land: A Story of the Exodusters (I Am America) by Allison&nbsp;Lassieur&nbsp;(Schenectady NY)&nbsp;Jolly Fish Press&nbsp;

Kansas City Chiefs Legends: The Greatest Coaches, Players and Front Office Execs in Chiefs History  by Jeff Deters&nbsp;(Lawrence)&nbsp;Deters&nbsp;Publications&nbsp;

<figure>
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 </figure>TOPEKA&nbsp;– State Librarian Eric Norris announced Wednesday the 15th annual selection of Kansas Notable Books. The fifteen books feature quality titles with wide public appeal, written either by a Kansan, set in Kansas, or about a Kansas related topic.“I am proud to present the 2020 Kansas Notable Book list. This year’s list covers a wide swath of our cultural and natural history,” said Eric Norris, State Librarian. “The rich array of works on this year’s list examine petroglyphs across the prairie and go on fantastical high seas adventures with pirates; explore the careers of academics, athletes, and aviators; and consider the importance of family from the viewpoint of a young Exoduster in the 1880s and as a world traveler in a present day small western Kansas town. This year’s list will both educate and entertain.&nbsp; I encourage every Kansan to contact their local public library and celebrate the artists and artistry of Kansas.”A committee of librarians, academics, and historians nominated titles from a list of eligible books, and state librarian Eric Norris selected the final list. In 2006, the first Kansas Notable Books list was announced. Since then more than 200 books have been recognized for their contribution to Kansas literary heritage.Kansas Notable Books is a project of the Kansas Center for the Book. The Kansas Center for the Book is a program at the State Library of Kansas and the state affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book. The Kansas Center for the Book exists to highlight the state’s literary heritage and foster an interest in books, reading, and libraries.For more information about Kansas Notable Books, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkslib.info%2F2020KNB&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C67267ddba87d4068d8cc08d828e1a11b%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C637304297729475882&amp;sdata=3%2FS3QBJ4FFJP2X0XeSGsjTj5folvuEYiVpQBj3N%2FFrE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://kslib.info/2020KNB</a>, call 785-296-3296, or email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:infodesk@ks.gov" target="_blank">infodesk@ks.gov</a>.2020 Kansas Notable BooksBirds, Bones, and Beetles: The Improbable Career and Remarkable Legacy of University of Kansas Naturalist Charles D. Bunker  by Charles H. Warner&nbsp;(Lawrence)&nbsp;University Press of Kansas&nbsp;A Constellation of Roses  by Miranda&nbsp;Asebedo&nbsp;(Manhattan)&nbsp;HarperTeen&nbsp;Crumbled! (The Misadventures of&nbsp;Nobbin&nbsp;Swill)  by Lisa&nbsp;Harkrader&nbsp;(Tonganoxie)&nbsp;Yellow Jacket&nbsp;Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town  by A.&nbsp;LaFaye&nbsp;(Glen Carbon IL), illustrations by Nicole&nbsp;Tadgell&nbsp;(Oxford MA)&nbsp;Albert Whitman &amp; Company&nbsp;Headwinds: A Memoir  by Edna Bell-Pearson&nbsp;(Overland Park)&nbsp;Meadowlark&nbsp;The Healer's Daughter: A Novel  by Charlotte Hinger&nbsp;(Hoxie)&nbsp;Five Star Publishing&nbsp;How to Be a Family: The Year I Dragged My Kids Around the World to Find a New Way to Be Together  by Dan&nbsp;Kois&nbsp;(Arlington VA)&nbsp;Little,&nbsp;Brown&nbsp;and Company&nbsp;Journey to a Promised Land: A Story of the Exodusters (I Am America) by Allison&nbsp;Lassieur&nbsp;(Schenectady NY)&nbsp;Jolly Fish Press&nbsp;Kansas City Chiefs Legends: The Greatest Coaches, Players and Front Office Execs in Chiefs History  by Jeff Deters&nbsp;(Lawrence)&nbsp;Deters&nbsp;Publications&nbsp;A Perfect Silhouette  by Judith Miller&nbsp;(Overland Park)&nbsp;Bethany House Publishers&nbsp;Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills  by Rex C. Buchanan&nbsp;(Lawrence), Burke W. Griggs&nbsp;(Lawrence), Joshua L.&nbsp;Svaty&nbsp;(Ellsworth)&nbsp;University Press of Kansas&nbsp;The Reckless Oath We Made: A Novel  by Bryn Greenwood&nbsp;(Lawrence)&nbsp;G.P. Putnam’s Sons&nbsp;Steel Tide: A&nbsp;Seafire&nbsp;Novel  by Natalie C. Parker&nbsp;(Lawrence)&nbsp;Razorbill&nbsp;The Topeka School: A Novel  by Ben Lerner&nbsp;(Brooklyn&nbsp;NY)&nbsp;Farrar,&nbsp;Straus&nbsp;and Giroux&nbsp;What Color Is Night?&nbsp; by Grant Snider&nbsp;(Wichita)&nbsp;Chronicle BooksTo learn more about the State Library of Kansas, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkslib.info%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C67267ddba87d4068d8cc08d828e1a11b%7Cdcae8101c92d480cbc43c6761ccccc5a%7C0%7C0%7C637304297729475882&amp;sdata=cYYzO2%2B0utWIbOBq3qOmKtlCO%2Fvi3azh2OXjYdXV4Tc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">kslib.info</a>.