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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 2000
Page
1
The Gore and Bush campaigns will spend at least $15 million each to air political ads next week. Bush ads run in 21 states while Gore runs in 17, detailing the states and their electoral college votes.
Washington papers report Gore and Bush pouring tens of millions into a summer ad blitz. The campaigns stake out states, test lines, and target California while shifting buys across the map as they brace for a close race. Both sides deny giving up and promise more ads next month.
In Almer e Netherlands a panel of wine experts tasted a 300-year-old bottle recovered from a 17th century warship off Texel Island in the Wadden Sea. Despite initial reports of pungent cow dung aromas the wine showed orange peel marmalade and caramel notes and a surprisingly good flavor, according to commentator Lucette Faber. Divers found the stout green flask July 7 as currents exposed the sunken frigate near the Dutch coast.
Inside anxious hours in the final moments of Reverend John Kaiser as he faced the pressures of his social justice campaign in Kenya. The piece lists obituaries and ages for several locals including Ethel Cubbage and Ruby Long, with towns such as Stanley and Mount Jackson.
The Navy investigates an allegation of inappropriate physical contact by service members at a Tailhook naval aviators convention last week. The claim surfaces as Tailhook recalls the 1991 scandal that led to the civilian Navy chief's resignation and broader attention to harassment in the military. Lonnie McClung, Tailhook president, says the organization was surprised and cannot confirm details while noting about 1,200 military attendees among 2,000 total. Hotel reports show only two noise complaints on Aug. 18 during the four day event.
The estate of Carlena N. Scott won 700000 in a Pendleton County wrongful-death suit against Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Pendleton Nursing Home. Jury awarded 200000 compensatory and 500000 punitive damages for neglect and abuse after Scott's death on Nov 6, 1996. Attorney notes understaffing and a prior incident altered in files.
Shenandoah County officials weigh tightening minimum residential lot sizes on agricultural land and limiting approvals in areas without sewer or water. This week three rural housing developments were approved, adding 29 homes outside sanitation districts as staff explore growth discouragement measures.
Shenandoah County board approved three subdivision projects outside sanitation districts after planning commission recommendation. Dawson noted developments meet county rules with minimum lot sizes of 60,000 square feet in agricultural zones and 125,000 square feet in conservation zones near national forests. Planning director Robert Kinsley says the density is too high for a rural area as he studies how other Valley counties handle growth.
Washington report says lawsuits alleging tread failures on Bridgestone Firestone truck tires were filed nearly a decade ago, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did not begin its investigation until May, a year after Ford Motor Co. had replaced Firestone tires abroad, highlighting criticism of NHTSA’s reliance on manufacturers for self policing. Joan is quoted criticizing the agency's program.
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