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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2011
Page
1
Wanda Smith, a Norman Oklahoma great grandmother, is quoted about belief while a page marker directs to a Santa Claus themed quote. The Nasdaq Composite reference appears on page C6 with a market report.
This day history recounts Vasco da Gama's death in Cochin in 1524, Kit Carson's 1809 birth, the 1812 treaty ending the War of 1812, the 1851 Library of Congress fire, the 1865 Ku Klux Klan formation in Pulaski, Eisenhower named WW II supreme commander in 1943, Apollo 8 Genesis reading in 1968, 1980 Iran hostage candle vigils, Doenitz's death in 1989, Bush's 2001 succession plan, a West Virginia kidnapping case, and a FBI-led recovery in 2001 with sentencing.
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Prince Philip 90 was taken from Sandringham to Papworth Hospital for precautionary tests after chest pains revealed a blocked coronary artery. Palace said the issue was treated successfully with coronary stenting and he would remain under observation for a short period. Doctors cautioned the exact severity could not be confirmed, noting chest pain can range from minor to serious.
A fuel pipeline explosion in Cosquebradas Risaralda left 11 dead and about 88 injured as flames engulfed homes. Authorities suspect fuel theft via valves. Ecopetrol operates the line. President Santos visited the scene as the cause remained under investigation.
World leaders and about 1,000 mourners gathered at St Vitus Cathedral in Prague for the funeral of Vaclav Havel. Bells tolled and a siren paused life as Hillary Clinton Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron joined Dagmar Havel and others in paying tribute to the dissident playwright and first democratically elected Czech president after the Velvet Revolution.
A 15 year old girl swept from her family by the Indian Ocean tsunami reunited with her parents in Meulaboh Aceh province after seven years. She had been raised by a woman who forced her to beg and stayed out late until a pedicab driver guided her to a man named Ibrahim whom she believed to be her grandfather.
A concise notice from Rockingham Publishing Co Inc of Harrisonburg Virginia describes the daily newspaper News Record issued with 30 sections. It provides address and box numbers for subscription changes and lists contact phone numbers for the paper.
A month-old polar bear cub at Scandinavian Wildlife Park in Koland is being raised by humans after insufficient milk from the mother. Siku, now about 7 pounds, was moved at two days old due to persistent distress and danger if left with the mother. Three staffers provide continuous care at the zoo, 105 miles northwest of Copenhagen.
Paris reports that France will cover removal of about 30 000 silicone breast implants amid fears they could rupture and leak. Authorities say removals are preventive and no link to cancer has been established, as public pressure grows with widespread demonstrations and media images.
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