Theaters React to National Tragedy Amid Security Scrutiny
Hollywood Theaters across the country raised bag checks and security after a mass shooting. In Lawrence Kansas the local theater kept its policy modest with guards on weekends and larger bags scanned while staff noted no talk of changing ticket sales. Local police said no extra officers were assigned to Lawrence venues.
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Ratzlaff
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Colorado
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Auction of Cold Blood materials attracts hush hush bids
An auction by McAvoy features grim historical items from Capote and the In Cold Blood case. The lot includes letters from Capote to Nye, two copies of In Cold Blood with a Capote signature, and Smith's prison diaries. The opening bid stood at 20000 dollars with expectations to exceed 40000 once bidding closes August 31.
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Capote
Nye
Richard “Dick” Hickock
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Smith
Batman screening attack marks deadly mass shooting
A gunman at a midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora Colorado opened fire after releasing smoke from gas canisters. James Holmes 24 used a rifle shotgun and pistol killing at least 12 and injuring 58 amid chaos. police captured him in a parking lot as authorities found booby traps in his apartment. FBI confirmed no terrorist ties. Authorities describe a deranged individual with possible Joker ties.
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Coto
Denver
U.S
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Holmes
FBI
New York City
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Batman
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Kelly
New York
Oates
Fort Hood
Texas
Benches and Santa Bob Help Lawrence Van Go Center
Benches by Avery for Babcock Place lift spirits and reveal personal resilience. Santa Bob, after 30 years of playing Santa, donates earnings to Van Go and funds a bench at the Scheifelbusch Speech Language Hearing Clinic in Kansas University, supporting a 15 year program with 250 Van Go beaches in Lawrence.
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Schiefelbusch
Lawrence
Kansas jobless rate holds at 6.1 percent in June
Kansas labor officials report the unemployment rate steady at 6.1 percent in June, unchanged from April and May. Private-sector jobs rose by 19,400 year over year, with gains in professional and business services and manufacturing. Government employment fell as schools closed for summer, while hours worked and online job ads signaled improved demand. Gov. Brownback touted manufacturing revival in aviation.
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Tyler Tenbrink
Kansas Department of Labor
Sam Brownback
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Farnborough
England
Germany
Republican
Cattle Herd Declines Mark July 1 US Total 97.8 Million
A government report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service shows the US cattle and calves count at 97.8 million as of July 1, down 2 percent from last year and the lowest since records began in 1973. The agency now estimates herd size each January and July.
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National Agricultural Statistics Service
United States
Markets Close With Broad Drops Across Indices
Friday trading saw the Dow fall 120.79 to 12,822.57, the Nasdaq retreat 60.0 to 2,925.30, and the S&P 500 slip 13.85 to 1,362.66. Treasury yields edged up slightly while most commodities posted gains including corn at 7.96, soybeans at 16.86, and oil at 91.44 per barrel.
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Chicago
Kansas City
New York
Health department notes rise in whooping cough cases
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department reports nine pertussis cases since July 1, matching all of 2011. CDC notes the nation faces its worst whooping cough year in over five decades with nearly 18,000 cases to date, more than double last year’s pace. Health officials urge vaccination at the 200 Maine clinic and to contact the communicable disease nurse with questions.
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Lisa Horn
Health Department
Maine
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