WSU student cleared in obscenity case tied to film showing
Wichita State University student Neil Cook, director of the WSU Erotic Arts Society, was acquitted of promoting obscenity over a Feb. 10 closed campus showing of The Devil in Miss Jones. Jurors deliberated three hours before a unanimous acquittal, with the jurors split on obscenity but united that Cook did not promote it.
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Persistent jail escape attempts thwarted at Bexar County Jail
Inmates tried to break out by sawing through three cell bars and concealing hacksaw blades behind a picture in the dayroom. Guards found the bars after a Friday shakedown and uncovered a hole bored into a concrete wall near ventilation ducts. No charges filed yet as investigation continues.
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Coffee and meat prices rise in Kansas supermarkets
Prices climbed across pork beef and dairy in Kansas per the Farm Bureau Guide. Pork cuts rose up to 10 cents a pound with ham at 1.11 and pork sirloin 1.03. beef saw mixed gains and declines, milk and butter edged higher, and coffee costs jumped with national brands at 4.41 and store brands at 3.40 per pound. Eggs dropped slightly across sizes.
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Uruguayan farmer shoots tooth to end pain
In Salto, Ernesto Erosa, 29, was treated after his toothache led him to fire a .22 pistol at his mouth. Doctors say the shot demolished his tooth and harm extended to his gums, lower lip, and jaw.
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