06 Oct 2001
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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2001
Page
1
Washington reports 200000 job cuts last month the largest fall in over a decade with unemployment steady at 4.9 percent though likely to rise later. Manufacturing led losses with 93000 cuts as sectors brace for impact from the September attacks and aviation layoff announcements.
Tammy Traber, once in and out of mental wards, described how a single Percocet led her from pain relief to addiction. In Rockingham County Circuit Court, Judge John Mc Grath Jr. gave her 12 years in prison after she robbed four pharmacies, driven by escalating opioid use, despite a clean record prior to the crimes.
Hendersonville and other region residents are listed among obituary notices with ages 76 to 92. The page also notes a Mennonite Relief Sale today at Rockingham Fairgrounds featuring quilts and food.
President Karimov granted permission for U.S. warplanes and troops to use an Uzbek air base to back Bush administration efforts against Afghanistan's Taliban. The deal, announced with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, allows deployment of a limited U.S. transport and helicopter force, while Karimov rejects land operations on Uzbek soil.
Northern alliance forces parade 40 Russian built battle tanks near Jabal Saraj Afghanistan. About 3,000 reservists and armored personnel carriers join 10 rocket launchers in the display as Washington coordinates airstrikes. Russia said it will provide weapons to anti Taliban forces and moves across the Tajik border may have begun. Abdullah Abdullah serves as foreign minister for the alliance coordinating with the United States. INSIDE: Related stories on Pages 3 4 20.
In a heated campaign for Virginia’s 15th District Louderback and Bradley Pollack dispute a partial grand jury report on Page County Board of Supervisors and landfill problems. Louderback says the findings were exhaustive while Pollack calls the dirt plainly visible and seeks to unseat the Luray Republican. They campaign across Page Shenandoah Rappahannock and Swift Run Gap precincts ahead of the November 6 vote.
Barry Bonds wasted no time claiming the historic homerun crown at Pacific Bell Park. He hit No. 71 to topple Mark McGwire’s 1998 record on a first-swing fastball, then followed with No. 72 in the third inning as the Giants beat the Dodgers.
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