Freed prisoners vent anger after Iraqi jail ordeal
Two American engineers William Barloon and Daliberti, freed after four months in Abu Ghraib, said they were jailed for nothing. They arrived in Amman with Rep. Bill Richardson after Saddam Hussein pardoned them. Daliberti’s mother expected him in Washington soon. Barloon planned unspecified plans back home.
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Jungle cat linked to two lawsuits before fatal attack
Cabo the jungle cat faces two civil suits in Cook and DuPage counties filed by people alleging injuries from attacks prior to the cat’s death. A 1-year-old girl required 20 to 25 stitches after an attack in Chicago on July 15, 1993, and a Du Page County case seeks about $14,500 plus costs for a bite incident.
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Explosion at Terra Industries Plant Traced to Trapped Ammonium Nitrate
SIOUX CITY AP report says a small amount of ammonium nitrate remained in a sprinkler tube during Dec 13 maintenance at Terra Industries in northwest Iowa. The trapped fertilizer, due to a design defect, ruptured under pres sure steam, detonating a neutralizer and triggering the tank explosion that killed four workers.
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Weather service ends agricultural forecast amid budget cuts
The National Weather Service will discontinue the Agricultural Weather Forecast after September 30 due to budget cuts. Iowa State climatologist Elwynn Taylor calls the move shortsighted, noting billions in annual agricultural losses from adverse weather and citing benefits of public weather information since 1890. He warns privatization may raise costs while reducing farmer access.
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Alexander courts Iowans
Republican presidential contender Lamar Alexander said his three week Iowa swing will not quickly lift his poll numbers. The former education secretary and Tennessee governor spoke to about 25 supporters at a Sioux City riverside park and described the trip as ground work. He plans more than 40 stops across Iowa after finishing a New Hampshire walking tour.
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Dubuque Man Drowns in Mississippi River
East Dubuque Illinois. Richard Then 38 of Dubuque drowned early Monday while wading in a legal area off Schumacher Island when the river floor dropped away pulling the non swimmer under at about 4 50 a m Friends tried to rescue him but could not find him Police recovered the body after a half hour of dragging the river sheriff said
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