30 Jun 1997
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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1997
Page
1
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of after noon showers. Highs near 80, tonight and Tuesday with 30 percent tonight and 40 percent Tuesday. Lows in the mid-60s tonight, highs in the upper 70s Tuesday. Partly cloudy Tuesday through Thursday with afternoon showers and storms, highs in the 80s and lows mid-60s to low 70s.
Observations describe sunset and sunrise times for Dale Enterprise on Monday, a moonrise and moonset, and a ringed planet visible in the southeast sky at 2:30 am. The text also references a June 30 morning window and a faint note about low illumination and visibility.
Virginia sees mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers and highs in the low to mid 80s. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with showers possible and lows in the 60s. Tuesday brings more clouds and a shower chance with highs in the lower 80s. Eastern West Virginia is partly sunny today with afternoon and evening showers possible and highs in the mid 80s. Tonight turns increasingly cloudy with mid 60s lows and Tuesday carries an 80 percent shower chance with highs around 80.
The article covers continued debates over Hong Kong's handover, with Martin Lee denouncing the unelected legislature and officials signaling elections next May. It notes Britain’s Derek Fatchett urging restraint, the one country two systems framework, and civil liberties rollbacks. Demonstrators gathered near the convention center calling for dissidents' release.
Staunton organizers of America's Birthday Celebration plan an eight day festival in Gypsy Hill Park with concerts from Wanda and the White Boys and other free shows. The event aims to diversify beyond country music and emphasize hometown entertainment while policing and crowd control are coordinated with police.
States push welfare reform with work first aims and empowerment centers. Wisconsin leads with plans to require immediate work, while Arizona converts offices into centers offering job postings and resume tools. Iowa requires an individual plan toward self sufficiency, and diversions like cash payments grow in nearly half the states.
AP reports weekend lottery results across the East Coast including Virginia Washington DC West Virginia and daily games. It lists Pick 3 and Pick 4 outcomes Cash 5 Lotto Kicker Daily Millions Powerball and Quick Cash numbers for Saturday and Sunday with an official Virginia verify line.
Lawmakers require headlights on whenever wipers are active unless in intermittent mode. A new primary offense allows pulling over drivers if a passenger aged 4 to 15 isn’t buckled, while adults remain under secondary enforcement. Trooper Styles notes limited impact on adult compliance and Rainex jokes.
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