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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2007
Page
1
Unofficial lottery results from Virginia and Washington D C include Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings, Cash 5 and Mega Millions. Also listed are Daily 3 and 4 for West Virginia, plus Dow Jones and Nasdaq figures and a quoted government stance on detainee questioning.
The record lists key moments: William Tyndale’s execution for heresy in 1536, Germantown’s 1683 founding by Krefeld families, Naval War College establishment in 1884, 1927 Jazz Singer debut blending silent and sound, 1949 Mutual Defense Assistance Act for NATO totaling 1.3 billion, 1973 Yom Kippur War, 1981 Sadat assassination, and 1997 Clinton line-item veto ending 38 military construction projects.
Readers can order color prints and enlargements of Daily News-Record photos via a link on the top left of the DNR site or through printroom com pro dnronline by selecting the dated link under the gallery heading.
Postal information for the Daily News Record lists Rockingham Publishing Co. in Harrisonburg Virginia with contact numbers for general information and advertising. It notes the paper publishes daily except Sundays and major holidays and details sections and page count.
Labor Department data indicate job creation and wage gains in September, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.7 percent as more people sought work. The rate marks the highest level since mid-2006 but remains low by historical standards.
A Shepherdsville Kentucky jury awarded 6.1 million dollars to a woman who says a caller posing as a police officer forced her to strip in a McDonald’s office. The hoax cop claimed she stole items and ordered a strip search of another employee. James Madison University students held a charity cookout at Purcell Park to benefit the Safe Rides program.
More than 30 men from Harrisonburg and Rockingham churches traveled to Washington, D.C., for Stand in the Gap 2007. The decade event unites men from across the United States in a public plea for God's guidance and forgiveness for the nation.
The EPA approves a one year use of methyl iodide for soil pest control under strict limits after four years of risk studies. Despite concerns from 54 scientists including six Nobel laureates, the agency says safety margins are adequate and the pesticide meets health standards. Tokyo firm Arysta LifeScience developed the fumigant as an alternative to methyl bromide.
In Manassas the push for anti illegal immigrant rules is blamed for accelerating a housing collapse in Prince William County. Agents report a 66 percent drop in sales from 2005 to 2007, with foreclosures and bank owned homes rising. Lenders note past access to 100 percent financing was common for immigrant buyers, while many families face rising mortgage payments and walkaways.
Scientists at Duke University Medical School publish a theory that the appendix hosts and cultivates good gut bacteria and can reboot the digestive system after disturbances. The study notes the organ’s protective role, its location, and that removal remains common when inflamed.
James Nichols, 29, of Peshtigo, found guilty of second degree intentional homicide in the death of Cha Vang, a Hmong immigrant. He was also convicted of hiding a corpse and felon in possession of a firearm after a Jan. 5 dispute in the Peshtigo Wildlife Area.
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