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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2003
Page
1
The newspaper notes a comprehensive business report appears on page 19, detailing market activity, corporate performance, and economic indicators for the current period. It highlights key sectors, notable company results, and outlook, with data likely drawn from recent quarterly filings and financial statements.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher endures extremist abuse while on a visit to Israel. The quote urges calm as tensions flare in regional diplomacy. Authorities report incidents during meetings, with Maher presenting Egypt’s stance on ongoing security and regional peace initiatives.
This day in history cites milestones from 1783 Washington’s resignation to Mount Vernon to 2002 Senate Republicans selecting Bill Frist as leader. Notable items include Moore’s poem publication in 1823, NBC network launch in 1928, Wake Island surrender in 1941 and other events through 2002.
Daily News Record publishes daily except Sundays from Harrisonburg Virginia with two sections and 24 pages plus a supplement. Contact numbers list departments for Fax News Sports General Information Advertising Classified Display Circulation and News Department with hours for subscriptions.
A roadside bomb killed two U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi translator near their convoy in Baghdad on Monday. The deaths raised tolls as troops detained a former Iraqi intelligence officer suspected of directing attacks and raided a Baghdad mosque.
In Chesapeake the jury weighs death for 18 year old Lee Boyd Malvo for the Washington sniper murders. His defense argued Muhammad indoctrination left him unable to tell right from wrong, while prosecutors said Malvo acted with cold intent and chose to kill.
The article notes James Pierpont, who copyrighted One Horse Open Sleigh in 1857, was Savannah church organist then. It questions whether he wrote the tune in Savannah or earlier, in Medford, Massachusetts, with discussion on the uncertain timeline.
Harrisonburg opens an intake center next month to streamline ESL assessment and proper school placement. Since July the city’s schools have enrolled over 90 students who speak English as a second language, improving early guidance before classes begin.
The death toll from devastating mudslides in the Philippines rose to at least 127 as crews unearthed entire families in collapsed homes near Southern Leyte. Officials blamed illegal logging for the rains and landslides while rescue efforts faced interruptions from ongoing bad weather. A separate search for a ferry reported sinking with 75 aboard, as casualty figures were expected to climb.
Review of FDA mercury measurements across 39 seafood varieties shows salmon and oysters top for omega-3s and low mercury. Other low mercury options include white fish, sea bass, trout, sardines, perch, crab, flounder, pollock, catfish, shrimp, clams, tilapia, and more. Tuna varies widely by type. light tuna is lower mercury, albacore higher. high mercury hits include shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish.
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