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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2008
Page
1
Unofficial Virginia lottery results list Pick 3 8 7 9 Pick 4 4 2 5 5 Cash 5 07 29 09 11 14 Mega Millions 10 14 29 40 16 Mega Ball 6. AP provided figures, Virginia results verifiable by phone. Quote note directs readers to Page C6 for Kids Ask The Darndest Things Obama Responds.
On December seventeenth, 1777 France recognized American independence. In 1903 Wilbur and Orville Wright conducted first successful powered flights near Kitty Hawk. In 1925 Billy Mitchell was court-martialed for insubordination. In 1939 Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled ending the River Plate battle. In 1944 the U.S. Army ended the policy excluding Japanese-Americans from the West Coast.
Soldiers study maps and photos of wanted men as they prepare for raids and tighten weapons checks. Starting next month, they must obtain a war warrant to conduct searches and arrests, with troops scrambling to learn the new procedures.
Cleveland police say a man killed in a car crash lay in a crumpled vehicle until family members discovered the body two days later when the car was towed. An officer failed to check the vehicle before towing, safety director Martin Flask said.
More than 50 people evacuated from about 30 gondolas after a tower supporting cables partially collapsed at Whistler ski resort in British Columbia. Five hospitalizations reported, rescue teams used a crane to stabilize the site near the lower lift area as 53 guests were evacuated in frigid conditions.
Daily News Record published in Harrisonburg Virginia lists sections and pages for the daily edition. It provides postal address, post office instructions, postmaster, and various contact numbers for news, advertising, circulation, and general information.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. said Chief Executive Clint Rivers has resigned as the company moves through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Don Jackson will take over as president and chief executive, pending U S Bankruptcy Court approval in the Northern District of Texas.
The District of Columbia Council passed more gun rules after the Supreme Court struck down the 32 year old handgun ban. The move limits pistol ownership, imposes annual registration, bans magazines over 10 rounds, and requires securing loaded weapons from children. NRA lambasted the laws as burdensome while councilmembers defend them as strict but necessary for safety.
At the Costa do Sauipe gathering 33 heads of state praised Latin America asserting independence from outside powers. Chavez Lula Morales and Lugo cited Cuba's inclusion and Obama’s election as openings for a new South American voice and dialogue free of imperial patronage. Morales hopes warmer ties with Washington follow changes.
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