Atlanta E coli outbreak traced to Florida water park link
The same E coli strain that sickened children after a Georgia water park visit surfaced in beef recalled by Bauer Meat Co in Florida. A diaper incident in a suburban Atlanta kiddie pool is cited as the outbreak's likely trigger. One 2 year old died from kidney failure while other cases tied to the June episode are described.
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Florida
Atlanta
Bauer Meat Co
Georgia
North Carolina
Max Bauer
Bauer Meat
Ocala
Fla
Department of Agriculture
Nancy Bartel
USDA
Bauer
Water Park
Virginia killer executed after robbery at Jarrett store
A 25 year old man, Lance Chandler, was put to death by lethal injection in Jarrett Virginia for the February 7 1993 robbery slaying of 33 year old William Dix. Chandler had a long criminal record starting at age 14 with offenses including robbery firearms and assault. He issued a one page letter thanking his supporters and apologizing to the Dix family.
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Jarrett
Lance Chandler
William “Billy” Dix
Boston
Chandler
Prom killing yields plea in New Jersey case
Melissa Drexler pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of her baby boy born at a prom catering hall in June 1997. She described delivering in a bathroom, placing the infant in a bag, and disposing of the body. Sentencing possible up to 15 years, with potential as low as three for good behavior, Oct. 29.
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Freenold
N.J
Melissa Drexler
Ms. Drexler
AP Prore
Monmouth County
Freehold
Satellite aided phones cut locating time in emergencies
Denver tests a GPS based system to locate wireless 911 calls within 12 feet by installing a $5 to $8 chip in new cell phones. The program aims to meet a 2001 federal mandate, improving speed from hours to seconds and guiding responders via a red dot map at the operator’s desk.
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Denver
Karen Nelson
South Dakota
Ed Connors
Police
Keith Bullock
Bruce Noel
SnapTrack I Nc
Freshmen shun computer science majors in college survey
Washington AP reports that freshmen favor business psychology health services law and other fields over computer science despite rising salaries and job openings. ACT surveyed the class of 1998 finding only 3 percent plan computer and information science majors and less than 1 percent aim to be computer engineers.
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Washington
Richard Ferguson
Grammers
National Association of Colleges and Employers
Ferguson
Pat O’connor
Long Island
N.Y
George Washington University
Brain memory mechanism traced by MRI studies
Harvard and Stanford researchers used functional MRI to track neural activity as volunteers encoded words and images. They found strong memory correlated with activity in the prefrontal lobes and parahippocampal cortex, while weak activity in these regions predicted forgetting.
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Washington
Harvard
Stanford
Michael D. Rugg
Britain
University of St. Andrews
Science
Anthony Wagner
Brewer
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Chicago
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Ryan Harris
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Hibbler
Virginia
Drexler
John Kaye
Steven Secare
U.S
Ellen Kirk
SnapTrack Inc
Prairie
Tay
Lawrence
Topeka
Ota
Porter Paint
Iowa
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