Morning Rush

Does the Louis Freeh report on Penn State tar Joe Paterno’s legacy?

LOCAL HEADLINES

  1. Report Scars Paterno’s Legacy (Inquirer)
  2. District, Service Employees Union Reach Tentative Accord (Tribune)
  3. 2 Fallen Officers Laid to Rest Friday (NBC10)

WEATHER

  • Calm and overcast
  • HIGHS: 89°
  • WIND: SW 5 mph

TODAY IN HISTORY

  • 1985 – At Wembley Stadium in London, Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially open Live Aid, a worldwide rock concert organized to raise money for the relief of famine-stricken Africans.
  • 1951 – Rivers across eastern Kansas crest well above flood stage, causing the greatest destruction from flooding in the midwestern United States at that time. Twenty-four people died and 500,000 people were left homeless.
  • 1930 – France defeats Mexico 4-1, and the United States defeats Belgium 3-0, in the first ever World Cup football matches, played simultaneously in host city Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • 2010 – George Steinbrenner, the larger-than-life, longtime owner of the New York Yankees, dies of a heart attack at age 80 in Tampa, Florida.

About Tim Ronaldson

When I first joined Elauwit, I figured I’d be here for two years, tops, before advancing my career in journalism somewhere else. That was 2005. Great job or lack of motivation? You decide. | View all posts by Tim Ronaldson