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Saturday November 20, 2004 The Daily News Leader Vol.114, No. 275 Inside Today 50t Serving Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County www.newsleader.com Ikton mother eulogized rV, V- uraffUs spDndlooiig tddOD I I II II (I MM (I 7 3111111 i I V-v Greenspan's Warning Swollen trade deficits eventually could threaten the economy by souring foreign appetites to invest in ttie United States, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday. The dollar, already sliding, took another nosedive after his remarks. Greenspan's remarks referred to the broadest measure of U.S. trade, the current account deficit That swelled to a record $166.2 billion in the second quarter of this year, the most recent figure available.

Declining dollar The struggling dollar traded near record lows against the euro and the Japanese yen Friday alter Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan commented on the risk posed by U.S. trade gaps. The euro against the dollar $1.35 Nov. 19 $1.3033 Vincent LenzThe News Leader Radford's Josh Fox dunks the ball in warm-ups before the William Mary Tip-off Classic. Former star at Riverheads makes debut with Radford Details on Page B1 Friday Football Handley: 31 Rockbridge: 28 William 32 Buffalo Gap: 7 Rural Retreat 18 Bath County: 4 Details on Page B1 Final approval could come as early as today The Associated Press WASHINGTON White House and congressional bargainers sorted through a final pile of disputes Friday on an overdue $388 billion spending bill that would slice President Bush's priorities and curb a wide swath of programs.

Leaders were hoping the House and Senate would approve the mammoth measure today and edge Congress toward the end of its weeklong postelection session. One of the last problems was language staunchly opposed by the White House limiting Bush's plan to let private firms compete for some civil servants' jobs. Abortion rights Democrats were unhappy with a House-passed provision making it easier for hospitals and other healthcare providers to refuse to provide abortions, pay for them or offer abortion counseling. From the bill's modest education increases to its near-halVing of Bush's foreign aid request for countries that embrace democratic change, the package is a vivid illustration of how the politics of surging deficits has crimped domestic programs. To the dismay of outnumbered Democrats and many Republicans, the measure complied with overall spending limits Bush demanded partly by trimming every program by David FritzThe News Leader Rachel Good's mother, Brenda Berry Brown, listens along with her husband, Mike Brown and her missing daughter's 19-month-old son, Mason Miller, during her daughter's memorial service Friday at Blue Ridge Church of Christ in Fishersville.

Rachel Good disappeared in October one year ago Brown prayed that those missing Rachel Good would gain comfort from God. Soloist Susan Summers performed "Fragile Heart" by Yolanda Adams. "I know you're in good hands, the same hands that hold my hurt," Summers sang. Friends and family read poems and spoke about Rachel Good, describing her as a free spirit who loved everyone she met. "Rachel lived her life for love; that's all she Please see SERVICE, back page this section gathered at a memorial service Friday to say goodbye to the Elkton mother of three, who was pregnant when she disappeared in October 2003.

Her body has not been found. "We just wanted to wait at least a year," Good's stepfather Mike Brown said after the service. "Maybe it will help the family with the healing." During the service at Blue Ridge Church of Christ, pastor Todd David FritzThe News Leader Soloist Susan Summers sings during Rachel Good's memorial service. forces raid mosque Special Olympics Choir By Jamie Kennedystaff jkermedynewsleader.com FISHERSVILLE Jessica Good still looks hard at the faces of women. She does a double take when she sees cars like the one her sister-in-law Rachel Nicole Good drove.

Jessica Good can't help it. despite that she and her family do not believe Rachel Good is still alive. "It's hard to accept the fact." Family and friends U.S., Iraq Insurgents said to be reeling from loss of base The Associated Press BAGHDAD. Iraq Iraqi forces backed by American soldiers raided one of the country's most important Sunni mosques as worshippers were leaving after Friday prayers part of a crackdown on militant clerics opposed to the U.S.-led attack on Fallujah. Witnesses said at least three people were killed and 40 arrested.

Congregants at the Abu U.S. forces came under some "indirect fire" that caused no injuries, military spokesman Lt. Col. Paul Hastings said. Insurgents said to be reeling from the loss of their base in Fallujah struck back Friday with car bombings and by firing rockets or mortars at the Green Zone, the leafy Baghdad enclave that houses the headquarters of the Iraqi and U.S.

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"Everybody took hits," said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bill Young, a chief author of the measure. performs for class sexual orientation is or that they will have cancer," said Breedlove. "The idea that ratio reflects prenatal testosterone levels is well established. However, other things can affect the ratio too," Breedlove continued. He says that relatives can have similar finger ratios.

Freeman, who studied under Breedlove as a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, found that a relationship between finger length and the ability to recall images could be linked. This study was done by two of Please see FINGERS, back page this section ii Jesse Woodrutl I he News .00 I I 90 iiiiinn. if- Happening Today Annual banquet STAUNTON The NAACP, Staunton branch, will present its annual Freedom Fund banquet at 6 p.m. at Holiday Inn Golf and Conference Center, 152 Fairway Lane. E.Thomas Oliver, vice president of business and finance at Fort Valley State University, Georgia, will be the guest speaker.

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Copyright 2004 The Dally News Leader. Republication without permission prohibited. We print using at least 25 recycled paper fihar ami friendly soy rTTY color Inks. Duly Gannett News Service Members of the Staunton, Special Olympics Choir perform the National Anthem and "You Raise Me Up" Friday at the 2004 International Torch Run Conference in Arlington as the colors are presented by Virginia law enforcement officers. MBC students research finger length correlations Bridges Reopened On Friday, three of Mosul's five bridges across the Tigris River were reopened to traffic and most of the city was calm, though Hanifa mosque said they heard explosions inside the building, apparently from stun grenades.

Later, a reporter saw a computer and books, including a Quran, scattered on the floor of the imam's office near overturned furniture. U.S. soldiers were seen Inside the mosque compound. gain scientific knowledge and make breakthroughs in medical data. "We're basically using finger length as an indirect measure of the amount of prenatal testosterone," Freeman said.

The ratio of the index finger to the ring finger serves as an indication of prenatal testosterone levels. Higher levels of testosterone during the later part of the first trimester will cause the ring finger, or fourth digit, to grow longer. Women usually have shorter ring fingers in proportion to men. According to studies cited by Freeman, men with more feminine, shorter What does it mean? Check out page A10 to find some of the correlations that have been made using finger lengths Alice Mannettestaff amannettenewsleader.com STAUNTON Can one's hand predict the future? Does our finger-length measure our assertiveness, our sexual orientation or our predisposition to a heart attack? For the past five years, Louise Freeman, assistant professor of psychology at Mary Baldwin College, has been studying hands and fingers. Along with her senior thesis students, Freeman has been measuring the fingers of students ait Virginia Military Institute, Mary Baldwin College and the University of Virginia hoping to ring fingers exhibit less physical aggressiveness then men with longer ring fingers.

Women with shorter or equal length ring fingers, according to the studies, tend to be more fertile and have a greater propensity toward breast cancer. Freeman says, the fingers' length varies with race and ethnicity. "The study of length of fingers 2D referring to the index finger, 4D referring to the ring finger), is a relatively book "Digit Ratio: A Pointer to Fertility, Behavior and Health," as a resource. According to both professors, Manning has uncovered relationships between finger lengths and such varied illnesses as heart disease and breast cancer. He has also found digit ratio links with autism, sexual preferences and musical aptitude.

Marc Breedlove, professor of neuroscience at Michigan State and an authority on research, says that this research is only relevant with groups. "These studies do not mean that you can look at someone's hands and tell what their f' hi Illustration by Dave htiu: easy measurement to make. It provides a window onto the pre-natal development process," said Dennis McFadden, professor of experimental psychology at the University of Texas in Austin. It's worth studying," said McFadden, whose ADHD research is soon to be published. "It's a non-invasive measurement that seems to be a marker for early androgen (male hormone) pre-natal development." McFadden and Freeman have used John Manning's nr.

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