Saddam Daughters Flee to Jordan Amid Hunt for Saddam
Two of Saddam Hussein's daughters sought refuge in Jordan as the Bush administration approves a $30 million payment to the informant who led U S troops to Saddam's two sons. U S officials report intensified sweeps squeezing the regime while CIA weapons search chief David Kay says progress is being made. Two American soldiers were killed by insurgents on the same day.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Jordan
Bush Administration
U.S
Saddam
Steve Russell
Tikrit
Washington
CIA
David Kay
Kay
United Nations
U.N
TSA to test revised passenger prescreening system nationwide
Washington announced a six month test of the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System to streamline airport screening by flagging only potential security risks. Transportation Security Administration chief James Loy said most travelers will face fewer hassles and the program could start within a year. Airlines welcomed the plan, while privacy advocates warned it could yield excess data and mislabel innocents due to name similarities with terrorists.
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Washington
Transportation Security Administration
James Loy
Loy
U.S
VeronA I-81 chain reaction spares lives in crash
On I-81 near Verona a chain reaction involving a New Jersey trucker Orestes Alvarez prevented a bigger disaster when Donald Chapman from Mississippi failed to slow in time. Alvarez halted his rig, blocking Chapman's hit into a Toyota minivan driven by Debbi Ordan and a Ford van driven by Stephen Redding. No serious injuries reported. damages: 7000 to Ordan’s van and 8000 to Redding’s.
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Verona
Orestes Alvarez
New Jersey
Donald Chapman
Hattiesburg, Miss
Virginia
Alvarez
Chapman
Toyota
Debbi S. Ordan
Sugar Grove
N.C
Ford
Stephen P. Redding
Pulas
Redding
J.T. Cole
Ordan
Cole
West Africans Set Date for Liberia Peace Force
West Africa’s leaders agreed to deploy the first peace force to Monrovia within days. A 10 member advance team including a U.S. representative arrived as tens of thousands filled streets to celebrate. Leaders in Accra pledged forces by Monday and to press for President Taylor’s removal within three days.
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Monrovia
Liberia
United States
West Africa
U.S
Mohammed Dauda
Accra
Ghana
Olusegun Obasanjo
Charles Taylor
Lawyer Gets Lecture No Jail In Contempt Case
Circuit Judge John J. McGrath chastised attorney Walter Green IV for repeated court missteps while purging a prior 10 day jail sentence for contempt. Green represented Lewis Bagwell in a civil suit brought by Planters Bank & Trust Co of Virginia after missing a trial and filing a late continuance fax on Friday the 13th amid bank-initiated actions and a clerical delay.
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John J. McGrath
Walter Green
McGrath
Harrisonburg
Green
Lewis Bagwell
Planters Bank & Trust Company of
Virginia
Tate Love
Staunton
Walter Green IV
Circuit Court
Obituaries from Harrisonburg and nearby towns
Inside obituary notice lists Louise D. Cook 91 and Mamie B. Donovan 99 of Harrisonburg Arfie M. Dove 71 of Bergton Goldie N. Garion 88 of Harrisonburg Anthony W. Kelly 70 of Ormond Beach Fla Willie C. Wimner 92 of Cherry Grove W Va George A. Wratchford 75 Moorefield W Va Includes main switchboard and paper delivery contact numbers for Harrisonburg area readers.
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Louise D. Cook
Harrisonburg
Mamie B. Donovan
Arfie M. Dove
Bergton
Goldie N. Garion
Anthony W. Kelly
Ormond Beach
Fla
Willie C. Wimner
Cherry Grove
W.va
George A. Wratchford
Moorefield
Real Estate Market Booms In Shenandoah Valley
June home sales across the Shenandoah Valley rose amid low interest rates and rising first time buyers. Harrisonburg Rockingham County saw a 22.1 percent jump, with statewide sales up 14.6 percent in June. Real estate leaders forecast strength through year end as confidence grows.
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Shenandoah Valley
Lisa Noon
Virginia Association of Realtors
Virginia
Dence
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Growth at 2.4 percent signals US economic rebound
The Commerce Department reports GDP grew 2.4 percent in the April to June quarter, the fastest pace since summer, helped by stronger consumer and business spending and a surge in government defense outlays not seen since 1951. Initial unemployment claims fell to 388,000, a five month low.
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America
Commerce Department
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