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Measures Taken to Aid Children of Influenza Victims.

Health Commissioner Royal S. Copeland said yesterday that there were approximately 21,000 children who had been made half or full orphans by the Spanish influenza epidemic. In 7,200 families either one parent or both had died. Source : query.nytimes.com

Team to Study Root Of Home Violence

By Mark Berman Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 1, 2007; VA03 The Arlington County Board has approved a sweeping initiative aimed at curbing domestic violence in the county through a coordinated community response. Project Peace outlines a plan for implementing an array of preventive, protective and support services for those affected by domestic violence. The campaign also will address concerns that hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of cases of abuse and violence go unreported in the county each year. Arlington could have as many as 3,000 victims a year, officials said, based on national statistics that 47 out of every 1,000 women are

Curbing Domestic Violence

It is one of the most frequently committed but least reported crimes: Several instances of domestic violence occur every day in Prince William County, but few result in arrests because many victims think one hit is no big deal. Next month, which is designated for domestic violence awareness, several county agencies will work together to educate the public about state laws and the county's numerous social services agencies, as well as to debunk misconceptions about what constitutes domestic violence. The Greater Prince William Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Council, a group comprising several agencies and police departments from the county,

Says New Palestine May Need Our Aid;

The Chronicle editorially suggests that America may eventually be called upon to exercise a sort of suzerainty over Palestine. Source : query.nytimes.com

Local bar associations gear up for Law Week.

"Law Day provides an opportunity for all Florida lawyers and citizens to celebrate our freedom and the laws that protect it; and whereas, Florida joins the legal profession and all its citizens in recognizing the annual nationwide observance of Law Day with "Celebrate Your Freedom: Protecting the Best Interests of Our Children" as a national theme; Now, therefore, I, Jeb Bush, governor of the state of Florida, do hereby extend greetings and best wishes to all observing Law Week...." Gov. Jeb Bush from his Law Week Proclamation Law Week 2001 is underway, and citizens across the state are celebrating the