Notable events in world and US history on June 28
Key happenings include Henry VIII's birth in 1491 at Greenwich, Molly Pitcher aiding troops at Monmouth in 1778, Madison's death in 1836, the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914, the 1919 Versailles Treaty, Pan American Airways starting trans Atlantic service in 1939, the 1944 Republican ticket, Bakke v. University of California in 1978, and The Citadel voting to admit women in 1996.
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England
Henry VIII
Greenwich
Molly Pitcher
Mary Ludwig Hays
Monmouth
N.J
United States
James Madison
Montpelier
Francis Ferdinand
Sofia
Sarajevo
France
Pan American Airways
Chicago
New York
Thomas Dewey
Ohio
John Bricker
Supreme Court
University of California At Davis Medical School
Allan Bakke
Citadel
Military
Carrier: JMU Growth Estimate Attributed Correctly
The Friday Daily News Record report on June 24 2005 misattributed a 21 000 student growth estimate for James Madison University to Ronald Carrier former president. The correct attribution should credit Ronald Carrier for the projection of future enrollment growth.
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Daily News Record
Carrier
JMU
Ronald Carrier
James Madison University
Want Reprints for DNR Photographs
Color prints and enlargements of Daily News-Record photographs are available via the link at the top left of the DNR website or through the Printroom link. Visit printroom.com/pro/dnronline and click the dated link under the gallery heading.
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Dnronline
Printroom
New Market Library Could Move Downtown
Local leaders consider downtown site for a new library as donors offer farmland along John Sevier Road. Anna Hildreth and daughter Cathy propose donating the land to place the library near town center.
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New Market Area
John Sevier
Anna Hildreth
Cathy
Mount Vernon trees planted by Washington become cloning focus
Thirteen trees on Mount Vernon grounds remain standing and were planted by George Washington. The ashes, poplars, hollies, a hemlock and a mulberry form the center of a cloning project aimed at preserving the historic specimens by producing replants if they die or are removed.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
Kenya acquittals raise questions on terrorism prosecutions
Kenya's latest bid to convict suspects in an al Qaida linked hotel bombing that killed 15 ended with acquittals Monday. The case highlights prosecutors' limited experience with terrorism trials and Kenya's lack of specialized training.
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Kenya
Two Year College Incentives Proposed
Virginia seeks to move graduates to two year colleges by offering incentives. Community College System chancellor Glenn DuBois proposes that graduates with a B average pay in-state community college rates at transfer to four year public institutions and the receiving four year would get 1000 dollars per transfer student. The plan aims to save the state money by reducing costs per beginning student and ease four year college access.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Community College System
Glenn DuBois
Community College System
DuBois
Richmond Times-Dispatch
A Closer Look at Entitled Young Workers in the Workforce
The piece surveys Gen Y attitudes toward salary, flexibility, and duties, noting a “quarter life crisis” and high expectations from twentysomethings. Experts blame parenting and college for unpreparedness, while employers report frustration with perceived entitlement and rapid shifts in loyalty.
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Chicago
Evan Wayne
Mel Levine
University of North Carolina Medical School
Levine
Mike Amos
Salt Lake City
Daily News Record Postal Information Update
Public notice style entry lists USPS publication details for the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg Virginia. It includes contact numbers for general information advertising circulation and news departments, plus mailing address and post office information.
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Rockingham Publishing Co., Inc
Liberty Street
Harrisonburg
Doctors debate value of annual healthy person exams
A 2002 survey of 783 primary care doctors found 65 percent say yearly checkups are necessary, and nearly 90 percent perform them. The Archives of Internal Medicine report notes many tests lack proven benefit for healthy adults, including CBCs and urine or thyroid tests, while doctors favor routine screening culture persists.
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Chicago
Allan Prochazka
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Internal Medicine
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Congress
American Medical Association
Ned Calonge
Preventive Services Task Force
Journal of the American Medical Association
Arvind Goyal
Rolling Meadows
Goyal
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D.C
West Virginia
Associated Press
Dow Jones Industrials
Nasdaq Composite Index
Morning News Digest
Marovich
Jonathan Haley
Fairfax
Chase
Humpback Rocks
Blue Ridge Parkway
2ws-Record
Daily News-Record
P.O. Box
General Information
Advertising Department
O Bay
U Pu
Archives of Internal Medicine
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