Suspects Named In Twin Rockingham Bank Robberies
Rockingham County deputies and Harrisonburg police investigate two 7-Eleven armed robberies within 24 hours. Suspects described as two men, one 5 feet tall and 120 pounds, the other 6 feet 2 inches and 170 pounds, both masked and armed. Robberies occurred around 2 to 2:30 a.m. at Penn Laird and Chicago Avenue locations, with cash taken and no arrests announced.
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Penn Laird
Rockingham County Sheriff’s
Chicago Avenue
Harrisonburg
Sheriff’s Department
Tim Walton
Walton
Acquittal of New Hampshire Chief Justice in impeachment trial
The report notes Chief Justice David Brock was acquitted overwhelmingly in his impeachment trial. Included are names and ages of several individuals from Virginia and West Virginia, among them Phillip P. Aleshire 56 of Grottoes and Richard G. Bennett 73 of Circleville, with other local residents listed.
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New Hampshire
David Brock
Phillip P. Aleshire
Grottoes
Richard G. Bennett
Circleville
W.va
Virginia
R. Harman
Elkton
Thomas J. Holden Jr
Harrisonburg
L. Papizan
Timberville
Janet L. Rawley
Mount Solon
Marlin L. Watts
Seneca Rocks
Supreme Court to rule on party campaign spending limits
The Supreme Court will decide whether political parties may spend unlimited funds to aid elections, bypassing federal limits for coordinated activities. The case stems from a Colorado 10th Circuit ruling that struck down limits on party expenditure linked to campaigns, challenging Watergate era spending rules and First Amendment free speech arguments.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Raising
Appeals Court
Colorado
10Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Colorado Republican Party
Christian Group Seeks Free Speech Review In School Ban
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the appeal of a Milford Central School ban on a Christian youth group using the building after hours. Justices will decide if the ban infringes free-speech rights and if officials improperly define religious instruction. Milford, New York, hosts a single K-12 school with a 1992 policy allowing community use for social and civic activities.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Milford
Milford Central School
Local Hunter Family Registers as Voting Deadline Nears
47 year old Weyers Cave resident James Hamilton Sr registers to vote with his son James Hamilton Jr on the final day to be eligible for the November 7 election. They say deer hunting tradition is at risk amid gun control perceptions and changing attitudes toward hunting in Rockingham County.
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Weyers Cave
James Hamilton Sr
al Gore
George W. Bush
Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Hamilton
James Hamilton Jr
Attack Mode Considered Too Risky in Second Debate
The article reports that presidential candidates each avoid off camera attacks as they prepare for the second debate. Voters will see the candidates charm offensive while negative ads continue. A Pew poll by Andrew Kohut finds the race even with personal image fallout since summer. Gore's perceived likeability and trustworthiness drop among core supporters, especially women.
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Washington
al Gore
George W. Bush
Andrew Kohut
Pew Research Center
Gore
Bush
Clinton Signs China Trade Bill for Safer World
President Clinton signed into law a bill that permanently normalizes trade relations with China, aiming to boost US sales for farmers and firms. He framed it as a step toward a safer, more integrated world, citing competition and longer term growth while noting potential layoffs in China. The measure follows a push to join WTO and open markets, tying US-China tariff reductions to broader economic goals. The article notes coverage of UN chief Nan’s Mideast peace push on Page 9.
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Washington
Clinton
China
U.S
United States
White House South Lawn
America
House
Senate
Tion
World Trade Organization
Spokane Band Drops Cartoonish Custer Show After Indian Complaints
Spokane District 81 will stop performing the halftime piece The Death of Custer after student Dylan Lodge from the Gros Ventre Tribe criticized its cartoonish Native American depiction. A revised script will note U.S. Indian policy in 1876 while dancers dress as cavalry or wear cowboy attire. The show, sung to a 1905 composition, depicted Custer’s death during an 1876 Sioux and Cheyenne attack.
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Spokane
Wash
Col
George Custer
Custer
Vickie Countryman
Equity
Lewis and Clark High School
Countryman
U.S
Battle of
Little
Montana
Dylan Lodge
Gros Ventre
Lodge
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JMU
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Linda Steele
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