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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 2003
Page
1
Unofficial lottery results listed for Virginia District of Columbia and West Virginia with Pick 3, Pick 4, Cash 5, Mega Millions, and Daily 3 4 and West Virginia Daily 3 4. Also notes AP provided results and a Dow Jones and Nasdaq update with page reference for full business report.
On October 15 1917 Mata Hari was executed by French firing squad outside Paris for spying. In 1928 Graf Zeppelin completed its first commercial Atlantic flight to Lakehurst New Jersey. Hemingway's To Have and Have Not appeared in 1937. Pierre Laval was executed in 1945 and Hermann Goering poisoned himself in 1946 before execution. In 1969 antiwar protests included a White House candlelight march. The 1976 vice presidential debate between Mondale and Dole occurred in Houston.
The Oct. 14 Poultry Companies Give Money to Schools story now states the total donated this year is 13,500 dollars. An Oct. 1 Shenandoah Internet upgrade item correctly notes free wireless hookups instead of a different telecom service. The Elkton May Purchase More Land item should read that the Town Council’s next regular meeting was rescheduled for Oct. 27.
Publication details for Rockingham Publishing Co with rates for Virginia and other states, subscription durations, and mailing charges. Includes contact numbers for advertising and information, and vacation surcharge terms.
Morning News Digest notes that older investors, especially retirees, face growing investment fraud and scams. The piece cites pressure to grow nest eggs after market losses, low rates, and higher living costs as factors that make seniors vulnerable to scammers.
Governor Mark Warner announced Education for a Lifetime plans to raise annual Virginia college graduates by 10,000 and nearly double research spending to 1 billion dollars by decade's end. The package aims to expand higher education and scholarly funding.
International church leaders gather for a closed meeting to discuss homosexuality, a divisive issue threatening the 77 million strong Anglican Communion. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams convened the talks amid tensions and potential rifts across provinces.
Allegheny County officials announced a new discount airline will start nine destinations from Pittsburgh International Airport in June and aim for 39 destinations within five years. Led by former America West CEO Edward Beauvais, the airline, nicknamed Project Room, plans $49 fares and Boeing 737-700s, employing about 500 initially.
In Skopje a fierce debate erupts as Macedonia plans a bronze statue inscription for Mother Teresa, with Albanian and Macedonian groups claiming her legacy. The quarrel echoes historic Balkan tensions over ethnicity and national identity surrounding her origins.
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