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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2007
Page
1
Unofficial lottery results list Pick 3 Pick 4 Cash 5 and related draws for Virginia DC and West Virginia. Numbers include Virginia Night and Midday draws, DC Night and Midday draws, and West Virginia Daily 3 and 4 along with Cash 25 totals. AP provides the numbers and a verification line with a contact phone for Virginia results.
The Dow Jones Industrial average sits at 13,619.89 while the Nasdaq Composite gains 42.67 points to 2,709.03, up 1.6 percent. A full business report appears on Page A10 today.
A concise history of December 7 events: Delaware ratifies the Constitution in 1787, Adams is chosen in 1796, Van Buren elected in 1836, first Christmas Seals in 1907, Pearl Harbor attacks in 1941, Winecoff Hotel fire in 1946, Apollo 17 launch in 1972, Brooks Jr. execution in 1982, Aviaco Iberia crash in 1983, and a 1987 Pacific Southwest Airlines jet shooting and crash.
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A correction in Thursday's Daily News Record fixes the defendant's age. Wesley Taylor Way of Harrisonburg is 38, not the previously reported number.
The Mortgage Bankers Association reports foreclosures rose to 0.78 percent in the third quarter, signaling worsening distress among homeowners amid the housing downturn. The finding was released in the association's quarterly mortgage market snapshot published Thursday.
Steven D. Rosenfield said Joseph M. Giarratano, a high profile Virginia inmate, should have access to records. The lawyer argued racial and prejudice factors may underpin laws restricting inmate access under the state Freedom of Information Act during a federal appeals court session.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he left Iraq feeling very good about the security direction after a visit with Gen. David Petraeus. The top U.S. commander reported a 60 percent drop in violence over the last six months.
Vatican reports a blood-red chalk sketch by Michelangelo for St. Peter's Basilica dome, drawn spring 1563 near his death. Described as last known design, it shows decisive, binding choices and was found in the basilica's Fabbrica offices ahead of a Vatican briefing.
CIA videotaped interrogations of two top terror suspects in 2002 and destroyed the tapes three years later to prevent leaks and protect identities. Director Michael Hayden said the tapes were an internal check after harsh methods were approved by Bush and that they posed security risks if disclosed. Capitol Hill condemned the move, and a full Senate review was pledged. Hayden noted tapes were destroyed only after they were deemed no longer valuable to inquiries.
Rockingham Publishing issues the Postal Information section daily except Sundays. It lists contact numbers for General Information Advertising Classified Display Circulation and News Department with listed hours and service lines for reader inquiries and assistance.
Raquel Beezley of Barstow was crowned Miss California USA following a recount that reversed the previous winner Christina Silva of Los Angeles. Silva, now second runner up, fought the decision over alleged voting errors and publicity scrutiny amid the Trump pageant era.
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