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4ATHK DKS MoiNKS RKfilSTKK BTHfRSDAY. 27. 1997 5tatemeHt3 Drunken drivers face crackdown Here are some of the key provisions ot a bill, approved by the House, strengthening Iowa's drunken-driving laws. interiors for living Poor picture painted for I hepatitis An advisory panel urges a push in research to fight the virus that could increase dramatically in the next two decades. DRUNK Increase to 12 years from six years the period for counting previous drunken-driving convictions in determining the penalty for a new conviction.

Increase criminal penalties for vehicular homicide and causing serious injury while driving drunk. Eliminate the $2,000 cap on restitution to victims of drunken drivers. Raise the maximum fine for a first conviction to $1,500 from $1,000. Increase to two years the license revocation period for a second conviction. Allow forfeiture of a vehicle for driving with a suspended license under a second conviction.

Require all drunken drivers to have drug abuse evaluations. Increase the use of ignition interlock devices. LoaAngcles Times Washington, D.C. A federal i-Sti III ImM 5 "'r' I advisory panel Wednesday acknowledged that the medical community lacks remedies to help the nearly Continued from Page 1A failed to lower the legal threshold for drunken driving. Gov.

Terry Brans tad had recommended a blood-alcohol concentration of .08 In the blood, instead of the current standard of .10. Lamberti, who shepherded the bill through Wednesday's debate, said there was no consensus on changing the standard. There are other measures the Legislature can agree to this session that would be more effective in reducing traffic deaths caused by drunken driving, he said. Kreiman and a few other lawmak- ers also objected to a change made in the bill Wednesday that deals with the length of time previous drunken-driving convictions count in deter- PAUL bTIGKIUi TIIK WililSTKR 4 million Americans chronically infected with hepatitis a stubborn and wily virus that has eluded both an effective treatment and vaccine. Although the incidence of new hepatitis infections appears to be on the decline since its peak in 1989, there are an estimated 30,000 new mining penalties for a new conviction.

That's a key factor because repeat offenders face more severe punishments. The bill would have eliminated the current six-year period to calculate repeat offenses, so any drunken-driving conviction over a person's lifetime would count. An amendment was adopted that expands the period to 12 years. "People don't deserve a second chance every 12 years," said Rep. Michael Moreland, D-Ottumwa.

Rep. Teresa Garman, R-Ames, agreed. "The victim of a drunk driver doesn't get a second chance," she said. But other lawmakers, agreeing' that six years was too short a period, said setting a 12-year "window" was a reasonable compromise. "I believe it is possible for a person to be redeemed," said Rep.

Jack Hol-veck, D-Des Moines. "Something someone does at a reasonably young age should not damn them for the rest of their life." cases annually in the United States and 8,000 deaths. Because of the number of current ly infected individuals, experts ex pect the incidence of disease and Pre-Seasoi dji Sprfig Safe! Stoi death "could increase by threefold over the next 10 to 20 years, providing there is still no effective inter vention," said Dr. D.W. Powell, head of the internal medicine department Teen-ager lets it slip that he has cocaine at the University of Texas.

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Hughes went straight to jail, sentenced to 10 days for contempt of court. He could also get up to 12 years in prison on drug charges. 85 percent of those who become infected remain chronic carriers for Memphis, Tenn. (AP) A teen-ager in court on traffic offenses was jailed after a packet of cocaine slipped from his pocket when he raised his hand to be sworn in. "Unbelievable," said Judge Louis Montesi Jr.

"But it happened." Mon-tesi, a court deputy and a police officer were among the witnesses. Brandon Hughes, 18, had faced LOWEST PRICES OF THE YEAR! life and the virus is the leading reason for liver transplantation in the United States. The virus afflicts the liver and can Call for FREE Catalog Visit our Showroom WDCPFWPFwn.V OWWFP AND OPERATED Fireside Collection and Close-out merchandise excluded. Design (f Remodeling Centers Solariums of Iowa STATEMENTS INTERIORS STORE HOURS 3 1 2 S. First AVE.

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The hepatitis virus mutates over time, making it extremely difficult to develop a vaccine to protect against infection, or drugs to treat it. Panel members speculated that use of powerful drug combinations, including protease inhibitors, eventually could have an impact on hepa- titisC. Currently, the only available treatment is the drug interferon alpha-2b, which is injected three times a week, typically for six months. Many patients respond to the drug but suffer a relapse once it is stopped. The panel recommended treatment time be doubled to one year.

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