Trial opens in Benton murder case tied to Resendiz
Prosecutors plan to link Maturino Resendiz to Benton's West University Place home slaying and eight other killings near train tracks from 1997 to 1999 using fingerprints and genetic samples. His wife has turned in jewelry. defense argues insanity. Jury timing uncertain as change of venue motion and gag order shape proceedings.
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Mellencamp Gives Commencement Advice at Indiana U
Bloomington crowd of 35,000 hears John Mellencamp address Indiana University's Class of 2000. He dismisses formal robes, urges graduates to ease pressure and explore identity, receiving an honorary doctor of music degree. He hails from Seymour, Ind.
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Informed musings on science history and oddities
A collage of trivia and anecdotes from L M Boyd touching on population, brain growth, sex, stock market crashes, environmental laws, vision ranges, toy firsts, a shrimp oddity, sterilization regrets, and contact details for the author.
Crime declines across regions prompt bipartisan praise and debate
A federal view credits Clinton era crime policies, local policing, and prison construction funding for drops in murder and overall crime. Senate leaders tout GOP backed measures while urging gun control, background checks, and youth safety locks amid ongoing partisan divisions. FBI data show larger city crime declines lagged by rural areas and suburbs nationwide.
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Bill McCollum
R-Fla
Senate Judiciary Committee
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Hatch
James Alan Fox
Northeastern University
Fox
Blumstein
New York
FBI
Crime decline seen nationwide in 1999 report
Preliminary FBI figures show serious crimes fell by 7 percent nationwide in 1999 from the prior year. The data cover 17 000 police agencies and detail declines by region and by urban category with a hint of regional variation.
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FBI
Fbi.gov
Garlic mustard invades Indiana woods and Midwest wetlands
Ecologist Roger Hedge surveys garlic mustard, a European invader, spreading through Midwest woodlands and Indiana preserves. The plant crowds native species by early spring, threatening ecosystems from Wisconsin and Michigan to Georgia and the Pacific Northwest, with Kudzu and Salvinia molesta described as other aggressive invaders in the region.
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Roger Hedge
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Hedge
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Gaeth
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Bernd Blassey
Cornell
Ellen Jacquart
Indiana Nature Conservancy
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Louisiana
Colorado River
Alabama
Florida
Missouri
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Technologies race to offer superfast Internet access in New Orleans
Dozens of services compete to accelerate home connections and lure users like Zach Hamm who swapped an ISDN line for cable internet. Cable, DSL, wireless and satellite firms push faster speeds at about 40 to 60 dollars monthly, with providers like NorthPoint and AT&T Broadband stressing competition drives better offerings and new applications. MCI WorldCom and Sprint test wireless spectrum links aimed at bridging gaps where fixed lines don’t reach.
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Bunny Grossinger Kaltman
CamelArts
Stewart
Isabel Gordon
Westport
New Orleans
Zach Hamm
Raleigh
N.C
Hamm
Steve Lang
At&t Broadband
Liz Fetter
NorthPoint Communications
Fetter
MCI WorldCom
Sprint
Dallas
Boston
Jackson
Miss
Racing to faster Internet service growth slows year end
A summary of provider growth shows customers rising to 639000 by year end, part of a total 1.45 million. The data traces the pace of subscriber additions through 1998, highlighting the expansion of cable internet offerings and market penetration.
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