Wellstone Killed in Plane Crash Near Eveleth Minnesota
Senator Paul Wellstone and his wife and daughter died in a twin engine crash near Eveleth Virginia airport amid freezing rain and snow. The FAA NTSB sent a nine member team to investigate. The 58 year old liberal Democrat was en route to a funeral when the accident occurred days before the election.
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Eyeleth
Minn
Paul Wellstone
Senate
Minnesota
Wellstone
Eveleth-Virginia
Minneapolis
Lisa Pattin
National Transportation Safety Board
Capitol Hill
St. Paul
White Van Mystery Persists in Washington Sniper Case
The Washington-area sniper case extended beyond initial vehicle leads as investigators describe how a blue Chevrolet Caprice replaced a white box truck in suspect sightings. Two men were captured after a three week manhunt, with tips proving critical amid misdirected profiling and public vigilance.
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Rockville
John Allen Muhammad
John Lee Malvo
Maryland
Virginia
Washington
Montgomery County
Ted W. Burke
Radford University
Burke
Maryland charges heighten sniper case in Montgomery County
Maryland authorities charged John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo with six counts of first degree murder and seek the death penalty for Muhammad amid a cross state dispute over prosecution. Warrants list victims and allege premeditated malice as the sniper spree claimed ten lives. A material witness warrant was issued for a New Jersey man connected to a car used in the shootings.
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Rockville
Maryland
John Allen Muhammad
Muhammed
John Lee Malvo
Montgomery County
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Douglas Gansler
Malvo
Virginia
Gansler
Washington, D.C
New Jersey
Muhammad
Tuition Hike at JMU Board Sets $170 Increase
The JMU board of visitors approved a $170 tuition rise for all full time students starting this spring semester. The budget shortfall will be addressed through academic instruction and funds allocated to academic support institutional support physical plant student services and related areas totaling 1 610 977 dollars.
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JMU Board of Visitors
JMU
JMU Proposes Tuition Hike Amid Budget Cuts
James Madison University raised spring full time tuition by 170 to help cover 5.4 million in state budget cuts. In-state tuition rises to 2314 per semester and out-of-state to 5906 per semester, with smaller increases for part time students. Officials warn more cuts and raises may follow for 2003 04 funding.
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James Madison University
Board of Visitors
Pentagon tests push button bugle for taps at funerals
The Pentagon will test a digital audio bugle bell that plays taps when a guard member presses a button. Officials say the sound is virtually indistinguishable from a live bugler and offers a dignified visual for families. The military has long faced a shortage of musicians for funeral honors and a 2000 law permits recorded taps if no live horn player is available.
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Washington
Pentagon
John M. Molino
Defense
U.S
Congress
Daylight Saving Time Ends This Sunday at 2 A.M
DST ends Sunday at 2 a.m. set clocks back one hour. Don’t forget the fall back change across households and workplaces. Ensure schedules align with the new time, including meetings, transportation, and daily routines.
Obituaries list eight residents and others with ages
Inside obituary notes list Howard E. Dean Sr. 78 of Grottoes Harry W. Estep 83 of Dayton Sylvia G. Flanders 97 of Middletown Lynne F. Lam 40 of Culpeper Mary L. Marshall 82 of Staunton Barbara B. Presgraves 48 of Hyattsville Maryland Harold H. Snyder 72 of Harrisonburg Albert L. Taylor 46 of Moorefield West Virginia Charles Warren 21 of Verona Robert K. Wenneberger of Washington Arthur A. Wratchford 88 of Elkins West Virginia cross referenced with contact info and newspaper masthead details.
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Howard E. Dean Sr
Grottoes
Harry W. Estep
Dayton
Sylvia G. Flanders
Middletown
Lynne F. Lam
Culpeper
Mary L. Marshall
Staunton
Barbara B. Presgraves
Hyattsville
Harold H. Snyder
Harrisonburg
Albert L. Taylor
Moorefield
W.va
Charles Warren
Verona
Robert K. Wenneberger
Washington, D.C
Arthur A. Wratchford
Elkins
Hostages Freed At Russian Theater Crisis Endgame
Russian special forces stormed the Moscow theatre holding hundreds of hostages and said they controlled the building after killing lead hostage taker Movsar Barayev. About 20 bodies were seen removed as hostages were freed and wounded were carried out. Moving buses and a large security presence followed the operation.
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Moscow
Pavel Kudryavtsev
Interfax
Movsar Barayev
Arbi Barayev
Kudryavtsev
Russia
Chechnya
Area Joint Call Center Moves Toward Reality
Harrisonburg and Rockingham County move toward a joint 800 megahertz radio system to link emergency and municipal workers. Captain Jim Jenkins says the plan will improve interagency talk among law enforcement fire rescue and utilities, with rural coverage better and building connections stronger. Chief Robert Symons notes current systems hinder contact in mountain and forest areas.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Jim Jenkins
Jenkins
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