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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2012
Page
1
Nasdaq Composite falls 32.48 points or 1.05 percent to 3048.71 to reflect a head scratching read on consumer data. Wells Fargo Securities senior economist Mark Witner calls the session counter to other data. Page D1 highlights August sales rising 6 percent.
Compiled list highlights key anniversaries from Caligula’s birth to ex-Soviet republics declaring independence. Notable items include 1886 Charleston earthquake, 1935 arms export ban, 1941 radio debut, 1954 Great Gildersleeve, 1962 Trinidad and Tobago independence, 1972 Olympic feats, 1980 Solidarity birth, 1986 air and sea disasters, 1991 Central Asian republics’ independence.
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Construction continued Thursday on the Blue Ridge Community College fitness center with a fall 2013 completion target. A contractor checks block at the building’s entrance as crews advance on Page B1.
Syrian activists said rebels shot down a government warplane over Idlib on Thursday, marking the second aircraft downing in a week. The Local Coordination Committees and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the plane seen crashing as fighting escalates nationwide.
Insurance giant GEICO will sponsor safe phone zones at Virginia’s 43 interstate rest stops, offering motorists a designated area to park and safely use mobile phones, announced by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Five Australian troops were killed in two incidents in Afghanistan, one from an insider attack in Uruzgan and another when a helicopter crashed in Helmand. Two others were wounded, marking the worst Australian toll in the war since Vietnam and prompting NATO to require loaded weapons at all times.
Daily News Record header notices postage paid Harrisonburg Virginia lists publisher Rockingham Publishing Co Inc 231 South Liberty Street Harrisonburg VA 22801 notes daily except Sundays and major holidays four sections 24 pages postmaster address change box 193 Harrisonburg VA 22803.
American journalist Austin Tice is reportedly in Syrian government custody after being captured near Damascus. Czech envoy Eva Filipi cited sources confirming his detention near Darayya as the U N embassy quiets inquiries. Tice, 31, has contributed to The Washington Post and McClatchy and disappeared after mid August attempting to leave Syria. Egypt called for international support for Syrian rebels.
Romney frames his bid around his Bain Capital career and family image while vowing better economic leadership. Delegates hear from supporters about his charity and Olympic rescue efforts as Obama critics urge decisive action to create jobs and cut deficits.
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