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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 2004
Page
1
Lottery numbers for Thursday and key market data appear in today’s business section with the Dow Jones at 10,125.40, up 1% to 114.52 and the Nasdaq at 1,948.52, up 11% by 22.51 points. A full business report is on page 24.
The article on page 28 reports U S soldiers honoring fallen comrades in a solemn ceremony. It highlights tribute events, the names of units involved, and remarks from military leaders reflecting on sacrifice and duty.
A compact chronology lists key events: Franklin Pierce dies in Concord in 1869. Chicago Fire and Peshtigo blaze in 1871. Ed Rickenbacker born in Columbus in 1890. Alvin York's World War I actions in 1918. Hauptmann murder trial in 1934. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet debut in 1944. Truman shares atomic secrets in 1945. Don Larsen’s perfect World Series game in 1956. Solzhenitsyn Nobel Prize in 1970. Polish unions banned in 1982. the Achille Lauro hijacking and Leon Klinghoffer’s death in 1985.
Publication details for the Daily News Record from Harrisonburg Virginia include a postal information page with office addresses contact numbers for departments, subscription rates for Virginia West Virginia and other states, and vacation surcharge terms. The notice lists delivery sections pages and the Postmaster address for changes and subscriptions with defined rates and timeframes.
On Circle Drive in Harrisonburg local white tailed deer have abundant food and residents complain they are eating their plants. One resident John Lyon says the deer are “everywhere” and residents seek a task force to address the issue.
Virginia election officials stress caution as 23 localities deploy computer touch screen voting for the first time. Twenty-two machine types, a new model in Colonial Heights, and heightened scrutiny follow intense testing and public demonstrations across Amelia County and eight more counties plus five cities.
State unions say US Airways is barking up the wrong tree by pushing 23 percent pay cuts to secure solvency. An airline executive testified that without the cuts the carrier’s cash reserves could drop too low, risking liquidation.
A United Nations report states that one in four Sierra Leonean children die before age five and one in ten Iraqi children fail to reach that age. Across nations, newborn care gaps, malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and measles kill many young children.
In Spotsylvania County, hundreds of rescuers scoured new fronts for 3 year old Tyreek Davis after Herman Lee Black changed his story and left the boy behind. Cadaver dogs tracked scents along the Rapidan River as authorities plan a last push with 60,000 fliers from USPS. Black remains jailed on a felony endangerment charge, held without bond.
Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community hosts a 5K run walk October 16 at 9 a.m. with a $15 minimum donation, T-shirt, post race celebration, and prize drawing. Rockingham Memorial Hospital Pediatric Diabetes Support Group backs a two mile Walk to Cure Diabetes at 10 a.m. proceeds go to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Harrisonburg Mended Hearts Chapter joins the American Heart Association Heart Walk on October 17 aiming for $2,000. call 896-9020 for details.
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