Simpson Trial Hears Second Defense Opening Amid Complaints
Prosecutors press back as they challenge witnesses and evidence handling in O J Simpson case. Johnnie Cochran accuses police of sloppy testing and possible contamination while defense claims blood results were misrepresented and evidence may be tainted.
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Los Angeles Times
LOS Angeles
O.J. Simpson
Simpson
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Lance Ito
Nicole Brown Simpson
Johnnie Cochran Jr
Cochran
Ralston Foods workers cope after shootings
Ralston Foods employees cope with recent shootings as 1B businesses boost security and heighten vigilance to spot troubled staff. Local firms implement increased patrols and employee support to prevent further incidents.
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Ralston Foods
National Oats Fired Rieflin Over Harassment and Fatal Shooting
National Oats fought for two years to terminate Jerry Rieflin for sexual harassment and for ignoring company rules. Court records detail letters he wrote to a co worker, a fired worker and a basement incident, before a Friday night shooting left two dead and two wounded. Police recovered the gun and other weapons at his home, and investigators noted his erratic behavior before the killings.
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Rieflin
Mark Greiner
Gregory Martin
Marion
E Rieflin
Smith & Wesson
U.S. District Court
National Oats
David Hansen
Morgan begins life term for murder in Iowa case
Lary Morgan 33 receives life sentence for first degree murder kidnapping and sexual abuse in the 9 year old Anna Marie Emry death. He is moved under tight security from Fort Madison to the Iowa State Penitentiary after Judge Harlan Bainter rejected new testimony claiming drugging.
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Mazes Siam
Fort Madison
Lary Morgan
Iowa State Penitentiary
Sheriff's Deputies
Morgan
North Lee County
Harlan Bainter
Sally Halford
Iowa Department of Corrections
Bainter
Halford
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
Anna Marie Emry
Anna Marie
Robert Emry
Brighton
Austin
Lee County
Houghton
Peggy
Tony
Lee County Sheriffs Department
Emrys
Greenspan weighs peso rescue vs. rate hikes
Congress opposition to a $40 billion Mexico loan risks delaying a anticipated Federal Reserve rate increase. Greenspan faces a conflict between supporting the peso bailout and pursuing higher U.S. interest rates, with officials debating whether a bigger package is needed as rates rise to curb inflation.
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Los Angeles Times
Washington
Congressional
Mexico
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
U.S
Congress
Fed
Capitol Hill
Cedar Rapids Mayor Sees Future in State of the City
Cedar Rapids Mayor Larry Serbousek outlined 1994 issues and upcoming challenges while emphasizing a positive outlook in his State of the City address. Details appear on page 2B.
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Cedar Rapids
Larry Serbousek
Music awards honor nation's favorites
Snoop Doggy Dogg thanked God when he received his honor at the American Music Awards ceremony last night. Details on page 30.
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Snoop Doggy Dogg
Former Hawkeye Ronnie Harmon's Rose Bowl memory stirs fans
Ramblin' on page 1B notes Ronnie Harmon’s 1986 Rose Bowl performance as a potential forgiveness moment for fans while discussing the Simpson trial and weather chatter in East Iowa cafes.
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Iowa
Hawkeye
Ronnie Harmon
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Cancer drug hydroxyurea shown to reduce sickle cell crises
A Johns Hopkins led study funded by the NIH finds hydroxyurea significantly lowers painful sickle cell attacks in about 72,000 Black Americans, halting trials four months early. The drug offers major quality of life gains but is not a cure and isn’t suitable for all patients.
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National Institutes of Health
Samuel Charache
Johns Hopkins University
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Ralph Sutton
The
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Africa
Middle East
Mediterranean
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