Lawmen acquitted in Illinois death row case
Four sheriff's officers and a former prosecutor were acquitted of conspiring to send Rolando Cruz to death row for the 1983 Naperville girl’s murder. A seventh defendant was also acquitted, while two former prosecutors faces were dismissed earlier.
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William Kunkle
Rolando Cruz
Chicago
Naperville
Cruz
Alejandro Hernandez
Hernandez
Kunkle
Thomas Vosburgh
Dennis Kurzawa
Tarantula gets CT scan as infection threat looms
In Catonsville Maryland a 242 ounce Goliath tarantula No. 79011 receives a Friday CT scan for a dangerous side abscess. Veterinarians plan surgery using artificial skin to drain the infection while weighing risks of rupture and seeking to save the giant spider at The National Aquarium.
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Catonsville, Md
Sandy Barnett
Barnett
Brent Whitaker
Aquarium
David Herring
Whitaker
Ian Walker
The
Catonsville
Two U.S. Soldiers Die in Haiti Truck Crash
Two U.S. service members were killed and fourteen injured when a 2 1/2 ton military truck overturned near Port-au-Prince while en route to a humanitarian project ceremony. The dead were evacuated to the support group HQ. seven injured were flown to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Pentagon officials withheld names pending next of kin notification.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
U.S
Air Force
Vic Warzinski
Pentagon
Warzinski
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami
Clinton and Chirac push for verifiable Yugoslav withdrawal
President Clinton voiced cautious optimism over Belgrade’s acceptance of an international peace plan while warning that bombing would continue until clear withdrawal is verified. French President Chirac said NATO would target only strict military sites until troops pull out, with EU leaders unanimous on the shift.
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Clinton
Belgrade
Jacques Chirac
NATO
Chirac
European Union
Cologne
Germany
Camp Heritage LOI Faces IO-Dis-E-Ca Choice at Coralville Lake
Coralville Lake officials weighed two lease proposals MI CA and Camp Heritage MYCA for a 106 acre site. Assessments by Wayne Johanson Staebell and Sue Clevenstine rated Io-Dis-E-Ca higher on four criteria and Camp Heritage higher on five with ties. They cited urban minority and immigrant youth outreach and stronger year round use as advantages for Camp Heritage. Io-Dis-E-Ca was judged more prepared to run a camp.
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MYCA
Rock Island, Ill
Wayne Johanson
Staebell
Sue Clevenstine
John Castle
Coralville Lake
Johanson
Camp Heritage
Io-Dis-E-Ca
Iio-Dis-E-Ca
Corps
Lo-Dis-E-Ca
Paul Golke
Downing faces sentencing after murder and attempted murder
The testimony described a high speed police chase through Iowa and Keokuk counties. Downing expressed remorse and prayed for his daughter Abbie while relatives called him mean and heartless for killing his wife Ruth and daughter Cassie. Prosecutors urged consecutive sentences as the court weighed the crimes and intent.
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Downing
Iowa
Keokuk
God
Abbie
Cassie
Ruth
Schmidt
Ruth Downing
Cedar River
Scott
Downing Sandra Dunn
Fort Dodge
Tyler Johnston
Johnston
Linn County
Russell Keast
Robinson
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