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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 2001
Page
1
The council admits a wording error in its charter amendments on the ballot. Judge John J. McGrath notes the council received exactly what it asked for and may require ballot changes to reflect the flawed request. A decision is expected today.
Harrisonburg City Council faced a flawed charter amendment request after an August vote. Judge John J. McGrath heard the city's bid to rescind the November 6 referendum on three charter items, hinting he may order ballot changes to reflect the misworded request. Decision expected next morning.
Explosions rattle Kabul day and night as U S aircraft target suspected weapons storage sites. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld hints at strikes on Taliban fronts in the northeast. Opposition claims advance toward Mazar e Sharif with thousands alleged to defect. Taliban denies.
New York and other cities tighten mail procedures after anthrax contaminated letters from Nevada to Washington DC. USPS forms task force, CDC issues handling guidelines, and private couriers step up screening while NBC halts incoming mail from the Postal Service amid suspected cases.
The ABC News producer's 7 month old child tested positive for anthrax amid a national bioterror scare. A letter to Senate Majority Leader Daschle also tested positive and was sent to Fort Detrick for analysis.
Harrisonburg Schools Superintendent Donald Ford restricts field trips over 75 miles from the city and allows limited exceptions to avoid large metropolitan areas. The cautious policy, in effect before the Afghanistan attacks, aims to protect students while balancing educational value. The School Board will discuss the plan at 7 tonight at Harrisonburg High School.
Virginia state tax collections fell 8.4 percent in September, lowering first quarter 2002 revenues 2.4 percent and threatening the planned elimination of the car tax. Finance Secretary John Forbes warned the downturn may worsen before a spring or summer recovery, noting tourism and air traffic disruptions from the Sept 11 attacks hit Northern Virginia especially hard with hotel occupancy plunging and as many as 10,000 jobs lost.
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