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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2008
Page
1
In Iraq the parliament ousted Speaker Mahmoud al Mashhadani, signaling political shakeup. The move follows tensions over governance and reform as officials seek new leadership. Analysts note implications for coalition stability and policy direction amid ongoing dispute over power-sharing.
On December 24 1824 Vasco da Gama died in Cochin after seeking a sea route to India. In 1814 the War of 1812 ended with the Treaty of Ghent. In 1865 the Ku Klux Klan formed in Pulaski Tennessee by Confederate veterans. In 1943 Eisenhower was named supreme Allied commander. In 1968 Apollo 8 read Genesis during Moon orbit with Earth images. In 1980 Americans remembered hostages in Iran with candles. In 1998 Serb forces attacked Kosovo amid NATO tensions.
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Michael Edward Trimner, a city businessman previously charged in 2006 with selling a false speedometer report, is again under police scrutiny. He admits past calibration alterations but maintains his current innocence, stating I write what I see.
General Motors shut down its Janesville Wisconsin plant once the oldest facility opened in 1918 for tractors and later produced Chevy sport utility vehicles. On Tuesday the site produced its final SUV and 1,200 workers were laid off amid the company’s struggles.
President elect Barack Obama and top aides Rahm Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett were interviewed by federal investigators as part of the Blagojevich corruption probe. The internal report says there was no inappropriate contact with the governor’s office and that Emanuel’s discussions were appropriate. Prosecutors say Obama is not implicated.
Publication details for the Daily News Record of Harrisonburg Virginia show the publisher Rockingham Publishing Co Inc address 231 South Liberty Street and different departments contact numbers for general information advertising circulation and news. The text appears as a fragmented contact page with scattered phone numbers and section labels.
A federal appeals court reinstates one of President Bush's clean air rules after voiding the Clean Air Interstate Rule in July. The three judge panel says keeping the rule, while the EPA crafts a revised program, preserves public health benefits and environmental gains.
In Fort Meade Florida an 11 year old boy shot his 10 year old cousin Miracle Johnson to death at their great grandmothers house. Investigators say Miracle died at the scene. no charges filed and ownership of the gun is unclear. The juvenile suspect is unnamed.
Dallas police identify 37 year old ex Utah state trooper Brian Smith as a suspect in a spree of random rush hour shootings. He shot himself during a standoff and is in critical condition. Two people were killed and a third wounded in Dallas area attacks after a Garland robbery.
A ruptured aging water main sent 150000 gallons per minute rushing over a Montgomery County road, trapping nine motorists. Fire units rescued people by helicopter and boat as 4-foot floodwaters surged, with five checked for hypothermia in temperatures near freezing. Schools closed early and a hospital diverted ambulances after water outages and a broken power line affected service.
Washington AP reports President Bush granted a posthumous pardon to Storem Winters a Protestant from Boston who helped export three B 178 bombers to Jews in Israel during the 1948 war. Winters was convicted in 1949 under the Neutrality Act, fined 5000 dollars and imprisoned 18 months. The batch brings Bush total pardons to 190 and nine commutations across varied offenses.
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