Show A2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday September 7 2002 Q World & Nation I " 'I In brief f' t - - ' if ‘ V r f'm woman first person to contract West Nile virus in West LA County ci ''1 t ' f - i r LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County woman has tested positive for West Nile virus in what is believed to be the first case of a person contracting the illness in the western United States health officials said Friday in announcing preliminary laboratory results The results of further tests won't be known for another week but county health officials called it a probable case of locally acquired West Nile virus infection! The victims of four other confirmed cases in Oregon Washington Montana and Idaho contracted the virus in states east of the Rocky Mountains The diagnosis in Los Angeles surprised health officials because ongoing monitoring of chicken flocks dead wild birds and mosquitoes had shown no trace of the virus in California “The virus' arrival in California is anticipated but unexpected at this time since it is not present in any contiguous states" said Dr Thomas Garthwaite director and chief medical officer of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services ' The woman had not traveled outside the region for several months county Department of Health Services spokeswoman Maria Iacobo said Local health officials said she lived in southwestern Los Angeles County but would not identify her or give her age They described her only as a young woman She became ill with viral meningitis Aug 10 and was hospitalized Aug 12 Since then she has fully recovered and resumed her normal activities according to the California Department of Health ‘ t r j- -i ‘ft - t Wi 1 r ft ' t Fla (AP) — A jury convicted brothers Friday of murdering and their deeping father with a baseball bat in an unusual case in which a family friend was acquitted of the crime under a completely different prosPENSACOLA 13- - Afghanistan (AP) in Kabul and tin attempt on Friday that a deadly his life hours later in Kandahar show that Afghanistan must improve its security He denied the country was descending into AP photo Defendant Alex King 13 waits Friday In a courtroom in Pensacola Fla before a verdict Is read in the murder trial of King and his brother Derek 14 The teenage brothers were convicted Friday afternoon of second-degre- e murder and arson in the baseball bat murder of their sleeping father At right is King's defense lawyer James Stokes 11 J "g ecution theory The older brother Derek King bowed his head as the verdict was read while Alex King later wiped away tears as his attorney draped an arm around his shoulders Their mother wept softly in the courtroom gallery behind them Derek King The boys who woe tried as adults each face 22 years to life in prison on the second-degre- e murder charge alone They were also convicted of arson for trying to bum down their home around the battered body of Teny King 40 A short time later a separate jury announced that the family friend Ricky Chavis had been murder and arson during acquitted of a trial last month The verdict was reached last week and sealed pending the outcome of the boys' trial The boys’ taped confessions to sheriff’s deputies were played for jurors during Chavis' first-degr- Karzai says country not unstable — President Hamid Karzai said KABUL chaos In his first public com- ments since the twin attacks ' Thursday Karzai sought tQ reassure the international community that despite the bloodshed Afghanistan is not on the verge of anarchy “These incidents do not indicate any problems” Karzai toldreporters “These brothers convicted of killing father Two ' y i' : V' j ri triad The brutal crime the ages of the two boys and the odd prosecution strategy had riveted much of Florida Norwegian officials ban contact with ‘Free Willy’ OSLO Norway (AP) — Norwegian officials on Friday barred people from getting near Keiko die killer whale hoping to protect the star of the “Free Willy” movies from hordes of fans he appears to enjoy Six weeks after he was released from his pen in Iceland the six-to- n orca turned 870 miles up away in a western Norwegian fjord last week drawing crowds wanting to pet him swim with him and even climb on the friendly whale’s back Keiko now about25 was are incidents done by terror- isIs in an isolated manner This means they are no mprova Mcurtty: Afghanistan longer capable of mobilizing as groups so they act as indi- - pwddent Hamid Karzai said an assassination attempt and bomb-viduals ” ocurll taking ' Neveflheleu Kiuzai said Afghanistan must improve its security “We have a long way to go to bring total technical security to the country” he said “So it is a job that we have to do in cooperation with the rest of the world” H Israeli Jews unapologetic at new year Iceland and livqd in a series JERUSALEM rAPlfiVkuppMto be ii time of deep TJT'frpiariumsmtit1m'StaDr reflection — of leaving behind past rancor asking forgiveneskf3'1 In the three “Free Willy" filroa led tbajwject to return skirting anew ftd oen ocean But there’s a decidedly unapologetic feeling in Israel this year on Rosh Hashana the Jewish New Year that began at sundown Experts leading the $20 million project have pleaded with Friday exactly two yean on the Jewish calendar since fighting locals and tourists around the erupted and torpedoed Mideast peace narrow inlet to leave die Most Israelis blame only the Palestinians for the morass whale alone even though he The fighting has profoundly transformed the country which was once evenly split between the “peace camp” and those appears to thrive on human contact dreaming of a Greater Israel from the Mediterranean to die Jordan River The violence has pushed political sympathies sharply They also warned that all the to the right But there’s also a growing belief among Israelis that attention could deprive Keiko of sleep and distract him from holding on to the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the 32 million Palestinians clamoring for independence is ultimately a liabili- finding his own food Ivar Roen head veterinarian for Moere and Romsdal County where the Skaalvik fjord is located said the ban was imposed because fans had not heeded appeals to leave Keiko "f “ i f alone Hundreds of visitors have seen him each day and officials fear thousands more will appear over the weekend The ban keeps Unauthorized people from going within 163 feet of Keiko or feeding him Roen said Police will fine anyone who violates the ban! Fans have thrown fish to the giant sea' mammal and Keiko's y 'i trainer Colin Baird said that V'W'5' makes him stay nearby rather ?than hunting for thertifr-rrAR pounds of fish he needs daily?" Members of the team monitoring the orca’s progress follow Keiko ‘All the attention and feed-in- g Gthe killer whale who became famous as the star of the Tree Wily were preventing him from movies Monday in the Skaalvik Fjord Norway Norwegian authori- returning to a natural life ' ties imposed a total ban on dose contact with Keiko on Friday which was the purpose of the project” Roen said Baird hopes that with fewer distractions Keiko will get bored and hungry and set off to find his own rood perhaps finding a pod of killer whales to join Fall is for Planting! Middle East" former Prime Minister Ehud Barak who led failed peace efforts said in a holiday interview with die Haaretz daily Trees Shrubs Perennials Lawns CLEARANCE 20-7- Service Avertable! Thousands to Choose From! 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