UVa Housing Crunch Sparks Early Lease Signs
At the University of Virginia students began camping out in mid October for housing near Jefferson Park Avenue and the Corner. The wave of early leases draws criticism from students and administrators who see landlord and student pressure, prompting a new Off-Grounds Housing Office to educate and guide renters.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Wade
U.va
Marian Haws
Jefferson Park Avenue
Patricia M. Lampkin
Lampkin
Greg Moore
Newcomb Hall
Moore
Maureen Sankiewicz
Veliky LC
Obituary and Community Notices Perhaps Harrisonburg Area
Obituaries list William Armentrout Mary Clem Lynwood Duncan Roberta Jones Lindbergh Kimble Pauline Marsteller Gerald Presgraves Vernon Whetzel with ages and hometowns Harrisonburg Mount Jackson Luray Harrisonburg Springfield Front Royal Rileyville spread. Luncheon notice for downtown prayer Wednesday noon at First Presbyterian Church features University Chorale from James Madison University.
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William B. Armentrout
Harrisonburg
Mary F. Clem
Mount Jackson
Lynwood
P. Duncan
Luray
Roberta A. Jones
Lindbergh
D. Kimble
Springfield
W.va
Pauline C. Marsteller
Front Royal
Gerald W. Presgraves
Rileyville
Vernon J. Whetzel
First Presbyterian Church
University Chorale
JMU
Thanksgiving Weekend Traffic Jams Hit I-81
Drivers report heavy congestion on I-81 during Thanksgiving weekend as multiple wrecks and high holiday volumes slow travel. Ken Pruitt, en route from Fort Chiswell to Long Island, notes his trip stretched from 2 hours 45 minutes to over three hours. Roberto Rodriguez says this is the worst congestion he has seen in 14 years, while Mark Cook calls it not as bad as Chicago but still difficult to traverse.
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Ken Pruitt
Harrisonburg Travel Center
South Main Street
Long Island
N.Y
Fort Chiswell
Pruitt
Harrisonburg
Roberto Rodriguez
New York City
Miami
Fla
Mark Cook
Chicago
NATO to assume Afghan mission eventually says Rumsfeld
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld signaled at a NATO meeting that Washington would like NATO to eventually take over the Afghan military mission. He stressed no formal proposal, but said it is a goal the United States favors as it coordinates with allies on Europe force realignments and Iraq security amid recent deadly attacks on civilians and coalition members.
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Brussels
Belgium
United States
NATO
Afghanistan
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Defense Ministers
Rumsfeld
U.S
Iraq
Europe
Deadliest Samarra battle as U S fires back at militants
In Samarra, U S troops battled coordinated attacks using tanks and rockets. Forty six Iraqi fighters were killed as five Americans were wounded. Minutes later two South Korean contractors were killed in a roadside ambush. Attacks also killed seven Spaniards, two Japanese diplomats, and a Colombian oil worker. Lt Col William MacDonald cited fighters in Saddam’s Fedayeen uniforms and a multi-front assault on supply convoys.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
U.S
Samarra
MacDonald
Iraqi scientists lied to Saddam about weapons program
Associated Press reports Iraqi scientists did not revive Iraq’s long dead nuclear bomb program. They allegedly exaggerated progress to Saddam Hussein before the 1991 Gulf War, according to physicist Imad Khadduri and Baghdad researchers.
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Saddam
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Imad Khadduri
Baghdad
Illinois Historians Publicize False Lincoln Quotes Online
Illinois historians warn that many Lincoln quotes are misattributed to the 16th president. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency has added a web page debunking sayings such as to sin by silence and you can fool all the people some of the time. The effort cites Knox College’s Rodney Davis and state historian Thomas Schwartz, noting evidence for several quotes is uncertain and often based on later recollections rather than verified speeches.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Rodney Davis
Lincoln Studies Center
Knox College
Galesburg
Illinois
Thomas Schwartz
Preservation Agency
Clinton
Schwartz
Davis
D-Day Memorial Alters Admission and Parking Fees
The National D-Day Memorial Foundation in Bedford will switch to 5 adults 3 for ages 6 to 16 and free for under 6 starting Jan 9. Until then a 10 vehicle parking fee remains. April Cheek, education director, says changes simplify pricing and aid large vans and buses. Previously vans and buses paid 45 75 and 150 per vehicle, regardless of passengers.
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Bedford
National
Bedford Memorial
April Cheek
Cheek
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