23 Oct 2001
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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 2001
Page
1
Tom Ridge, the US homeland security director, asserts a battlefield exists both beyond and within the nation, highlighting threats at home and abroad. He frames security challenges as dual, urging vigilance, resilience, and coordinated policy responses.
U S jets hit Taliban front line positions at Bagram as Washington seeks to enable opposition forces to push toward Kabul and other major cities. Taliban denounces U S actions as genocide while Pakistan's Musharraf hopes operations end by Ramadan and urges restraint during the holy month.
Officials said anthrax likely killed two postal workers at a Washington DC facility that handles capital area mail and left two more hospitalized. Health officials warned up to nine additional area residents showed symptoms, prompting mandatory screening for 2,000 Brentwood facility workers.
Postmaster General John E. Potter vowed the mail would be delivered as usual despite bioterrorism fears. He said the Postal Service would seek Congress for aid to cover declining volumes and anthrax costs and is examining sanitization tech used in food safety to curb postal threats.
A cancer drug GM CSF has been shown to stimulate new blood vessels in the heart offering hope for patients too sick for bypass surgery or balloon angioplasty, suggesting a potential non surgical treatment option for heart disease.
Swiss researchers tested 21 patients, giving GM-CSF to 10 with coronary artery disease. After two weeks those patients showed markedly improved blood flow via growth of new vessels around clogged arteries, suggesting a safer alternative to bypass surgery or angioplasty. The study, by Dr. Christian Seiler, appears in Circulation.
Doctors report GM-CSF helps create interconnecting arterioles to bypass clogged arteries in patients too ill for traditional bypass or angioplasty. The growth factor, used for cancer treatment to boost white blood cells, may offer a new option for coronary disease by enhancing blood flow around blockages.
O J Simpson says he viewed the road rage event he faces trial over as a possible confrontation. The testimony is part of a broader defense stance concerning his actions and intent during the incident.
The U S International Trade Commission ruled subsidized imports harmed American steel, identifying 12 of 33 domestic lines as seriously injured. Hearings on remedies follow with recommendations to the Bush administration by December 19, exploring quotas or tariffs.
James Earl Lucas of Stanley says his 8 year old son Dalton has been missing since August 1, 2000, after his ex wife Tammy Renee Lucas was ordered by the court to turn him over. The fear and uncertainty linger two weeks after the World Trade Center attacks as Lucas struggles with not knowing Dalton's fate.
Anyone with information on this case should contact the Crime Solvers hotline at 540 574 5050. Tammy Lucas did not return the child Dalton and neither has been seen or heard from since. The Rockingham County Sheriff's Department is investigating and has no credible leads, according to Capt Tim Walton. Several warrants See MISSING, Page 5.
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