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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2000
Page
1
A forecast for Valley areas calls for partly sunny and breezy today with highs near 88. Tonight will be partly cloudy with mid 60s. Friday brings showers and possible thunderstorms with highs around 82. Saturday may start with morning showers then become partly cloudy, with a weekend pattern of mostly clear Sunday and partly cloudy Monday. Weekend highs near 70s to mid 70s, with lows in the 50s to 60s across Saturday through Monday.
The notice lists celestial events for May 18 including sunset, sunrise, moonrise at 9:30 p.m. near Antares in Scorpius, and moonset early morning. It provides specific times and positions for the moon’s movement across the sky.
A report of latest lottery results from Virginia and D C with pickup numbers for Pick 3 Pick 4 Cash 5 Lotto Kicker Cash 4 Life and Powerball including night and day drawings and an unofficial note urging verification of Virginia numbers by phone.
Jerry M. Boone, Ferrum College president since 1987, plans to retire when his contract ends in June 2002. Trustees will start a search for a replacement in spring 2001, school officials announced Wednesday.
Virginia details show partly cloudy skies with a warm high in the mid 80s, possible showers and thunderstorms overnight. Friday brings showers and storms with a mid 70s high, then mainly cloudy with a low in the mid 50s. In Eastern West Virginia, partly cloudy today with a 30 percent rain chance this afternoon, high near 80, and showers or storms likely Friday with a 60 percent rain chance and a high in the 70s.
Officials urged early action on Selective Service registration with 30 days after 18th birthday. Surveys show 83 percent compliance for 19 and 20 year old men born in 1980, varying by state from 95 percent in New Hampshire to 77 percent in Texas. Noncitizen residents must register. penalties include loss of student aid, job training, and government opportunities.
Madeleine Albright warned that premature Kosovo withdrawal would signal weakness in a volatile Balkan region as Congress and the White House clash over troop deployments. Senate plans and veto considerations surface amid U S military funding tied to Kosovo and anti-drug efforts in Colombia.
A bureau report notes progress since 1998 on domestic violence policy including mandatory arrest when police respond to disputes, expanded funding for shelters, and training grants. It cites Northeastern University expert James Alan Fox and Senator Joe Biden, with the Supreme Court ruling limiting federal rape suits and predicting potential legal tweaks with new justices. The FBI data show intimate partner homicides declined across groups except among white women.
In Chesapeake Virginia a disabled 57 year old man named Jamie Steed was stuck with a wheelchair at a railroad crossing when a coal train struck him. He was thrown about 45 feet and survived then taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
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