Packwood resigns from Senate amid misconduct scandal
In the Senate chamber Bob Packwood, after 27 years, announced his resignation under pressure over sexual and official misconduct allegations. The Ethics Committee, amid a 33 month probe, urged expulsion for advances to 17 women and diary alterations. McConnell called the diary tampering illegal, noting potential prison exposure.
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Jurors Won't Hear Simpson or Fuhrman Defense Decision
Los Angeles AP report says O J Simpson would not testify as his lawyers chose to end the defense case without him. The strategy shifted after Fuhrman tapes and self incrimination concerns revived questions about police conduct and credibility.
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Duck hunting to be bountiful this fall
A record number of ducks will head south through Iowa this fall as improved conditions at area marshes attract them. Beneficiaries seek funds from an Illinois man’s bequest, and a report on subsidy inequities supports redirecting money to midsize and small farms.
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Quarterbacks ready and they feel fine
Hawkeyes Matt Sherman and Ryan Driscoll have put last year's injuries behind them.
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Ryan Driscoll
Decorah approves lighting on Oneota Recreation Trail
Decorah City Council votes to install 28 lights along the 3,200 foot Oneota Recreation Trail on the Upper Iowa River, awarding Voltmer Inc. a 51,220 contract. Construction starts this fall and should be done by June 1996. Mayor Pro Tempore Vic Fye cites safety as the main reason for lighting after the trail’s vehicle closure on Dog Road last summer.
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Missing brain chemical tied to SIDS risk findings
Harvard researchers report babies who die from SIDS often lack receptors in a brain region that sense carbon dioxide. The study, to appear in Science, ties a neurochemical defect to only a subset of the 5,000 to 6,000 annual U.S. SIDS deaths and suggests new avenues for risk detection and research.
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Trimble family’s traveling bouquet brings laughs in hospital
The Trimble family passes a weed and corn bouquet as a rotating hospital token. Marlene Trimble of Urbana faces heart bypass surgery at St Luke’s in Cedar Rapids while relatives cherish the humorous keepsake that has circulated since 1981.
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