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<p>Jules Lowe was facing a life sentence for murder but was instead detained under a hospital order after a jury found him not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.</p> <p>Lowe, 32, did not deny the assault on his 83-year-old father Edward but claimed to have no memory of the attack, according to the Press Association.</p>

Stealth Attack Sunday Night Strands 16 Airplanes Chicago's rabidly anti-GA Mayor, Richard M Daley held a brief news conference Monday afternoon, to explain why he apparently sent heavy equipment to Meigs Field late Sunday night. The Chicago Tribune's Casey Bukro said in its morning edition, "Meigs Field, the city's lakefront airport, was closed early today after construction vehicles showed up overnight and dug up large portions of the runway. At dawn, the view from the top of the Adler Planetarium showed a series of large, X-shaped portions of concrete carved out of the runway's center. Large, illuminated 'X' signs marked...