Trial cites calculated murder by Linn defendants
Prosecutor says Byrd and Keegan planned a brutal robbery that killed Greg Wells. Testimony details Wells being bludgeoned with a hammer and throat slashed at a Marion, Iowa, apartment after initials and pizza order clues. Wells' supervisor Burkholder connected disappearances to 1900 Buick and found the crime scene.
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St Louis encephalitis often asymptomatic in infections
Quinlisk notes most exposed to St Louis encephalitis show no symptoms, with only about one in 800 children and one in 85 older adults appearing infected. Elderly face higher risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, while no human vaccine or proven cure exists. Public protection advised before first frost.
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Past outbreaks and West Nile findings in Iowa and Midwest
Between 1964 and 1998 St Louis encephalitis caused 4478 human cases, averaging 128 yearly, with a Midwest epidemic 1974 to 1977 totaling 2500 cases across 35 states including 22 in Iowa. This summer West Nile virus appeared in tests on infected birds from Greene, Wapello, Warren and Woodbury counties. first human cases this season were in Nebraska and South Carolina.
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Bush weighs US peacekeeping role in Liberia amid Taylor pressure
President Bush signals possible US forces involvement in Liberia's cease fire effort as international pressure grows. Charles Taylor, facing war crimes charges and rebels surrounding Monrovia, rouses debate over an international stabilizing force and Taylor's resignation terms.
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Sierra Leone
Iowa prisons crowded as inmate count nears capacity
Iowa prison population reached 8348 or 123 percent of design capacity with Anamosa and Oakdale exceeding limits. Officials cite trafficking and meth production as factors and project 12127 inmates by 2012 while探 code changes push community based corrections and day reporting to ease crowding.
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