Harrisonburg School Board approves 10 million elementary renovations
The Harrisonburg School Board unanimously approved starting renovations at Keister, Spotswood, and Waterman in 1997. Work includes air conditioning and updates to electrical and mechanical systems at an estimated cost of 10 million dollars. The City Council must approve bond sales, with a decision window by late summer.
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Harrisonburg
Keister
Spotswood
Waterman
J.W. Good
Harrisonburg officials seek firm proposals for renovation
Harrisonburg school officials will receive written proposals from architectural firms Friday for renovation work, a move approved by the school board Tuesday. The City Council must also approve the work and schedule and authorize bond sales. A council decision is needed by early September to secure a place in the Virginia Public School Authority fall bond sale.
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Green
Virginia Public School Authority
Harrisonburg
FBI Asked To Probe File Affair
Attorney General Janet Reno ordered the FBI to conduct a thorough investigation into unjustified White House requests for background files after Starr said he lacked jurisdiction. The FBI found at least 408 background summaries sent to the White House without justification in 1993 1994, with motives not concluded. Republicans questioned Reno and the FBI noting Clinton administration credibility and the need for independent inquiry.
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Janet Reno
FBI
White House
Whitewater
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Starr
Howard Shapiro
Reno
Clinton
John Boehner
Ohio
House
Republican Conference
Secret Service
Obituary notices for six residents listed by age and town
Inside Stuart L. Miller eighty five Bridgewater Prentiss L. Morris sixty Elkton James P. Reeves ninety two Mount Solon Michael E. Roller eighty three Seminole Florida Ethel L. Wolfe eighty three Luray Robert E. Zirkle forty eight Lacey Spring page sixteen
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Stuart L. Miller
Bridgewater
Prentiss L. Morris
Elkton
James P. Reeves
Mount Solon
Michael E. Roller
Seminole
Fla
Ethel L. Wolfe
Luray
Robert E. Zirkle
Lacey Spring
Unabomber Kaczynski Hit With Four Federal Charges
Federal grand jury in Sacramento charges Theodore Kaczynski in two fatal bombings in 1985 and 1995 and two attacks that maimed Yale and UC San Francisco scientists in 1993. The death penalty is sought for the Sacramento cases. Kaczynski is held on bomb-making material charges.
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Calif
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Kaczynski
Yale
University of California
Justice Department
Montana
Berkeley
California
New Jersey
Freedom Club
FBI
Hugh Scrutton
Gilbert Murray
Charles Epstein
University of California At San Francisco
David Gelernter
FAA urged to focus on safety after ValuJet crash
Washington officials moved to overhaul the FAA after the ValuJet disaster killing 110. Secretary Pena urged Congress to strip the agency of its promotion role and make safety its sole mission while FAA chief Hinson announced leadership changes and tighter oversight of contractor maintenance.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Secretary of Transportation
Congress
FAA
David Hinson
ValuJet
Sabretech
Everglades
Transportation
Federico Pena
Hinson
Pena
Valudet
Anthony Broderick
Drowned Dam Near Harrisonburg Sparks River Debate
Augusta County hunter R E B Stewart led a six month bid to clear a derelict hydroelectric dam on the Shenandoah River near Elkton seven miles south. He calls the broken dam a dangerous recreational hazard and urges removal to restore navigation and access for fishing and canoeing. The U S Army Corps of Engineers had denied active involvement months ago.
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Harrisonburg
Shenandoah River
Elkton
Hazel
Connie
Diane
R.E.B. Stewart
Augusta County
Recre
Stewart
Virginia
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Corps
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Old Dam
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