Texas executes former car salesman for teen death
Dennis Dowbhitt was executed by injection for the 1990 rape and murder of 16 year old Grace Purnhagen after a ride from a bowling alley with Dowbhitt and his son Delton. Tiffany Purnhagen, 9, was also killed. Delton, then 16, admitted strangling Tiffany and testified against his father for a 45 year term.
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Dennis Dowbhitt
Texas
Dowthitt
Grace Purnhagen
Grace
Tiffany
Dowbhitt
Delton
Smithsonian American Art Museum Receives $10 Million Gift
Nan Tucker McEvoy funds the Old Patent Office rehabilitation,boosting Smithsonian efforts to restore the landmark shared with the National Portrait Gallery. The project, expected to cost about 180 million to overhaul, aims to reopen in 2004 after a 14 month closure.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
National Portrait Gallery
Nan Tucker McEvoy
California
Henry Luce Foundation
Walt Whitman
Abraham Lincoln
Smithsonian
Earnhardt autopsy photo ban sought in Florida
A bill filed in Florida with Gov. Bush backing would shield autopsy photographs and videos from public records. Senator Jim King says the move addresses graphic material concerns while proposing a third degree felony for unlawful release with up to five years in jail and a $5,000 fine. Bush's office reports thousands of Earnhardt fans urged against releasing the autopsy images.
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Dale Earnhardt
Florida
Public
Jeb Bush
Senate
Sira Jim King
King
Bush
Earnhardt
Orlando Sentinel
Merck cuts HIV drug prices for developing nations
Merck will price two protease inhibitors at about one tenth of U.S. prices for developing countries and will take no profit in Africa and similar regions. Crixivan drops to 600 a year and Sustiva to 500 a year, with access through governments and relief groups under restricted use.
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Trenton, NJ
Merck & Co
Africa
U.S
Merck
Greg Reaves
Sub- Saharan
Reaves
United States
Traffic lights upgrade under way in Bowling Green
City worker Tim Weller removes an old stoplight as new signals are installed across Bowling Green Ohio during the downtown redevelopment project causing brief traffic confusion.
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Bowlinig Green
Ohio
Tim Weller
Aspirin Linked to Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk Study
A NYU-led NIH funded study reports that women taking aspirin at least three times weekly for six months or more may cut epithelial ovarian cancer risk by up to 40 percent. Lead author Dr. Arslan Akhmedkhanov cautions about ulcers from long term use.
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Nashville, Tenn
Arslan Akhmedkhanov
New York
New York University
Biotech corn seed kept off market bailout outlined
The Agriculture Department will pay 15 to 20 million dollars to buy back 300 000 to 400 000 bags of corn seed containing Star Link protein. Officials say the protein entered seed via pollen drift and poses no immediate health risk though it is not approved for human use. The move aims to contain contamination and incentivize farmers to participate before planting season. Aventis CropScience developed StarLink and faced criticism that taxpayers are bailing out the biotech firm.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Kevin Herglotz
Aventis CropScience
Herglotz
Aventis
Friends of the Earth
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