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Today's Front Page of the Day is from theBeijing News.

Experts call for halt to widening of Old Gu Lou Street
Gu Lou is the Drum Tower in the center of old Beijing, Old Gu Lou Street is a nearby street.

- Tsinghua [University] students mourn "Eagle"
The Eagles is a mountaineering club; a member died during a climbing expedition Guizhou Province (with photo).
- Beijing blue sky crisis
Fewer blue sky days this year than last

Headlines from other newspapers are below:

Beijing Morning Post 北京晨报
六千企业下周起高温休假
6,000 enterprises will implement vacation policy for high temperature weather from next week

Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报
金正董事长被警方拘留
Chairman of Board of Jinzheng [a DVD player manufacturer] is detained by the police

Beijing Daily Messenger 北京娱乐信报
28部电话可举报违纪法官
Judges who break the law can be reported to the authorities using 28 telephone lines

People's Daily 人民日报
胡锦涛与蒙古总统会谈
Hu Jintao talks with the president of Mongolia

Headlines of yesterday's evening newspapers:

Beijing Evening News 北京晚报
大雨中三兄弟困在山上
Heavy rain makes difficulties for three brothers climbing mountain

Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
暑假不进网吧门
Don't go to Internet cafes this summer holiday
A message to you rudie

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