How legislative action could affect state aid for schools
A chart shows potential state aid losses for area school districts after the November special session. Cuts ranging from 1 to 4.3 percent would reduce funding, with Iowa City losing $340,870 at 1 percent and nearly $1.5 million at 4.3 percent.
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Legislative Fiscal Bureau Gazette
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Airport contingency plan seeks revenue boosts and cuts
The C R airport board weighs revenue increases including parking, passenger facility charges and landing fees to offset a projected 1.68 million shortfall. Planned $8.5 million in construction includes Wright Brothers Boulevard relocation and runway extension. The plan may include layoffs though not part of it. committee review follows.
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Anthrax deaths rise as probe cites efforts in U S
Officials tally three deaths and nine infections from anthrax after postal workers fall ill. Pentagon, CDC and Postal Service probe release details as Ridge links two fronts in war on terror and hospital officials report a 47 year old man dying of pulmonary anthrax and septic shock after missteps in early treatment.
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Anthrax Spread Ties to Mail Facility Trajectory
A Johns Hopkins briefing notes inhaled anthrax risk with 8000 to 30000 spores needed for infection and outlines spread potential. Investigations trace spores from Brentwood facility to Capitol Hill processing, House and Senate mailrooms, amid FBI probes of tainted letters to Daschle, Brokaw, and the New York Post.
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Anthrax Cases Rise Across U S Media and Postal Workers
Reports detail one death from inhalation anthrax among a Florida tabloid employee and two other fatal postal worker cases. Additional inhalation cases involve two Virginia postal workers and a Florida newspaper mailroom staffer. Six skin form cases include two workers at Trenton area facilities, with many victims linked to major media outlets NBC ABC CBS NY Post.
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Memmer Convicted of First Degree Murder in Iowa City
Memmer was found guilty of first degree murder in Johnson County after a lengthy trial, with a 15 hour deliberation by a 12 jurors panel. The trial revealed forensic evidence from the 1999 apartment fire on 427 S Van Buren St Apt 4, including a barbell, glasses, a leather jacket shoe print, and blood traces linking Memmer to the deaths of Lehner and Watson-Dalton. He declined to comment and faces life in prison without parole at sentencing set for Nov 21, with possible appeal steps noted by his attorneys.
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Jurors Describe Deliberation After Memmer Murder Verdict
Jurors in the Jonathan Memmer murder trial said they spent about 15 hours over three days weighing 10 days of testimony 70 witnesses and 168 pieces of evidence to place Memmer at the scene and convict him on two counts of first degree murder. Juror remarks highlighted linking Memmer to the scene by blood on a shoe and his inconsistent testimony.
Families urge caution after Iowa City double murder verdict
The families of Maria Lehner and Laura Watson-Dalton spoke after Jonathan Memmer, 26, was convicted of bludgeoning the two women to death in March 1999. They urged youths to learn from the tragedy and stressed staying together and being wary of strangers in a college town.
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