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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2005
Page
9
A cold front moves over the East Coast bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms from Maine to the mid-Atlantic and across much of the Southeast. Scattered storms possible to the west in the southern Plains, with clouds and few showers in the upper Great Lakes. Ialn.
The forecast calls for plentiful sun today with a high near 85 degrees and variable winds around 5 to 12 mph. Tonight will be clear with a low around 59 degrees as temperatures drop and skies stay sunny.
The National Weather Service reports straight line winds and tornadoes across Kansas causing major damage. In Great Bend a motel fourplex and nursing home roof were torn off and a hospital was without power. A firefighter sustained first and second degree burns when a roof collapsed during a vacant apartment fire in Topeka.
Wichita and nearby Newton humane societies care for four dogs with chemical burn injuries over two weeks. Valiant the Lab mix joins others. Magnum died after injuries found Aug 1. Police and Wichita Animal Services investigate. $18,000 rewards offered for tips leading to arrest and conviction.
The Wichita ex-wife of serial killer Dennis Rader found a draft poem about a BTK victim titled Shirley Locks. Rader told investigators he labeled it a college assignment, and Paula Rader says she did not know of his crimes. Police note she stayed in seclusion after his guilty plea, while some doubt her account.
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