Wichita group sets sights on restoring Orpheum Theater
Wichita activists lead a $250000 fund drive to stabilize the Orpheum Vaudeville Theater, with a total $2 million to $3 million needed for full restoration. The 1920s atmospheric venue, a Wichita landmark listed on historic registers, faces paint blisters, rotted cornices and moisture damage as volunteers plan phased work to reopen this grand cultural center.
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Former Kansan faces death for murder of Texas child
Brenda Smith of Wichita testified in the punishment phase of Don Lane's trial that he stared at her two children daily as they walked past his San Marcos home. Lane, convicted of capital murder in the 1980 Bertha Martinez case, faces potential death or life sentence, while Kansas charges in the Nancy Shoemaker case await action after his Texas conviction.
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