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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1995
Page
1
Forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions with a 60 percent chance of showers today and highs in the upper 70s. Tonight 40 percent shower chance with lows in the low to mid 60s. Friday remains mostly cloudy with showers and possible thunderstorms, highs near 80. Saturday and Sunday turn partly sunny and humid with highs in the mid to upper 80s and evening shower chances.
Virginia mixed clouds and showers with rain in east regions. Highs in the 70s and lows in the 60s. Partly sunny Friday with more showers, highs mid 70s to low 80s. West Virginia mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs upper 70s to low 80s, lows upper 50s to low 60s.
President Clinton named Mark Gearan 38, the White House director of communications and strategic planning, as Peace Corps director to replace Carol Bellamy who becomes UNICEF head. Gearan, former deputy chief of staff, ran Gore's 1992 campaign and held key Massachusetts and Democratic leadership roles.
Economic officials say demand raises entry pay as markets set wages. In Harrisonburg area firms like Pharmhouse Taco Bell and Shoney s report easier recruiting with higher pay and benefits. Analysts caution unemployment likely to rise with seasonal job cuts in fall.
Members of the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts plan to boycott a ceremony honoring G Gordon Liddy at their Houston annual meeting Liddy who helped plans in Watergate era will receive the Freedom of Speech Award Liddy said only a few convention goers planned to skip the presentation Mario Cuomo last year’s winner refused to present the award and Liddy said he respected the absence freedom of speech noted as a two way street.
Coors confirmed a petition filed June 2 amid a plant manager transition. Maurice D. Bryan resigned after 24 years. Rex Lester serves as interim manager while a permanent replacement is sought. About 11 percent of nearly 3,000 U.S. workers are unionized amid concerns over health claims, shift hours, and unpaid overtime. A three-person team probed worker issues at Elkton. Some employees dispute union push, noting favorable current conditions. Soviet dancer Alexander Godunov defected in 1979 during a Bolshoi New York tour.
Harrisburg, capital of Pennsylvania with about 53,000 residents, lies on the Susquehanna River about 90 miles west of Philadelphia. Founded in 1718 by John Harris, it features a capitol building modeled as a Rome replica. the Whig party nominated William Henry Harrison there in 1839. Harrisonburg began in 1779, incorporated in 1849. The Shenandoah Valley relies on agriculture, while Harrisburg and nearby areas are driven by steel, clothing, and electronics industry.
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