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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2004
Page
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Nasdaq Composite Index figures lead the daily business wrap with 10 827 12 as full report moves to Page 17. A Putin quote appears on Page 18 noting distrust of U S and allies over Ukraine fallout.
A compact look at notable December 24 events: 1814 Treaty of Ghent ends War of 1812 in Belgium, 1851 Library of Congress fire destroys about 35 000 volumes, 1865 Ku Klux Klan founded in Pulaski Tennessee, 1943 Eisenhower named Allied supreme commander for Overlord, 1968 Apollo 8 reads Genesis on Christmas Eve, 2002 Laci Peterson case unfolds in Modesto California, 1994 Air France hijacking ends with French commandos, 2003 roadside bombing near Baghdad kills three U S soldiers.
In Thursday's paper the story titled New Hospital Could Signal Road Repairs on page 9 incorrectly named Jim Krauss. He is the senior vice president and chief operating officer at Rockingham Memorial Hospital.
Rain soaked the Harrisonburg High School construction site on Thursday yet work continued. The builder’s contract with the Harrisonburg School Board requires completion beyond Christmas, delaying the project’s finish.
In Seattle King County final recount shows Christine Gregoire defeating Dino Rossi by 130 votes out of 2.9 million ballots. Hand recount followed initial Rossi leads and machine recounts, with belated ballots narrowing the race. certification and possible legal challenges loom as parties push for every vote.
The 53-year-old leader, who defeated former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase in a December runoff, pledges to slash taxes and overhaul governance to break the former communist elite's grip on the state. Page 18.
Postal information for the Daily News Record in Harrisonburg Virginia lists publication details, contact numbers for departments including advertising circulation news sports and general information, and post office mailing details as of today. The item preserves the newspaper tone with names and numbers for subsections and service hours.
Americans reduced their shopping spree in November as consumer cheer waned. New home sales cooled from a record high while demand for big ticket manufactured goods rebounded, signaling a modestly expanding economy per Thursday reports.
New York reports on digital afterlife as John Ellsworth seeks access to his son Marine Lance Cpl. Justin M. Ellsworths Yahoo Mail after his death in Iraq. Yahoo maintains accounts terminate at death citing privacy, but may consider a court order to release messages.
Security experts call the base attack an incredible lapse in force protection as 13 U.S. service members and five civilian workers were killed. Gen. Richard Myers and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld defended security plans while noting the challenge of preventing from inside and outside threats. An Ansar al Sunnah Army claim of responsibility and reports of insurgent infiltration highlight ongoing risks to troops and civilian workers at Iraqi bases.
Iraqi National Guardsmen posted colorful signs in Fallujah urging justice for a slain girl linked to Zarqawi and calling on residents to vote on January 30. About 921 people passed through four checkpoints with 16 turned back and one detained as authorities weighed return plans and car access amid ongoing clashes.
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