Bioterror disruptions across government unfold post attack
The anthrax and September 11 events have paralyzed U S government operations from Supreme Court cycles to Capitol Hill. Chief Justice Rehnquist convened in borrowed quarters as postal workers take antibiotics and thousands of staffers work from home amid closed office buildings and commuting chaos.
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Anthrax Outbreak Widens Across Postal System
A New York hospital worker lies gravely ill with inhalation anthrax as cases rise beyond postal workers. A New Jersey woman with a skin infection becomes the state’s first non postal case. Washington reports postal deaths, offices shut, and a decontamination plan. Fauci warns against cross contamination and investigators probe mail facility transmission.
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Bill Ford Jr. Elected CEO Amid Ford Motor Co. Turbulence
Ford Motor Co. chairman William Clay Ford Jr. became chief executive on Tuesday amid leadership upheaval. The brief notice lists obituaries for Julian O. Carpenter, 60 of Bergton, Hilton H. Dove, 71 of Indianapolis, Mattie M. Wood, 88 of Grottoes, and George R. Wright, 69 of Franklin, W Va, with page and section references.
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Warner blasts GOP radio ad in Virginia race
Democratic candidate Mark Warner denounces a Republican National Committee funded radio spot labeling him a liberal extremist and anti Christian. The one minute ad targets Warner over a 1994 transcript and his stance on late term abortion while promoting GOP rival Mark Earley. Warner defends his past remarks and says Earley’s campaign misrepresents him.
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Pollack consideration for state delegate seat noted
Pollack, former staffer to Gov. Wilder, weighed an Independent run for Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors and sought the Virginia state delegate seat in the 15th District. A 2003 note hints at a possible Republican nomination, attributed to Pollack in an October 24 campaign letter.
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Independent Lawyer Seeks 15th District House Seat
Bradley Pollack, longtime aide to former Gov. Douglas Wilder, runs as an Independent for the 15th District in the state House of Delegates. He signals openness to a Republican nomination next term and argues his views align with many GOP positions, citing a 1999 independent bid loss and a note to a Shenandoah County Republican official about potential party support.
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Family Seeks Relief After Golf Ball Settlement Fails
The Thomas family, living near Woodstone Meadows executive golf course on a 310 yard par 4, continue a legal fight over golf balls raining onto their yard causing property damage. They ask Judge John J. McGrath Jr. to reopen their case, arguing the prior settlement offers no real relief. Kathryn Thomas, 9, holds a bag of golf balls as siblings Brian, 4, and Carter, 9, look on.
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