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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 2002
Page
12
Fragmentary OCR text suggests weather notes with mentions of partly cloudy conditions and possible showers or snow, plus scattered unreadable tokens. No identifiable persons, places, dates, or organizations are clearly present.
The clippings describe a cloudy day with a possible morning shower. It notes sunrise and moonset details, temperatures starting around 53 and rising to 64, with strong north winds 20 to 30 mph and gusts.
Abilene AP. Michigan filmmaker George Colburn premiered highlights from his 90 minute Why Ike Ran about Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Eisenhower Library during the town's 50th anniversary of his election. Colburn, who as a 1960s student saw Ike as a fatherly figure, argues the 1952 campaign was not a foregone conclusion and that conservative Republicans opposed him. He aims to complete the film early next year and hopes public TV airings and Cronkite input will broaden awareness of Eisenhower's presidency while he pursues funding for another project on the 1941-46 era.
Kansas City fire department captain David J. Bortka faced a preliminary hearing in County District Court where Judge R Wayne Lampson ruled the evidence sufficient for trial on seven felony counts. Bortka, an 18 year veteran, allegedly sold meth within 1000 feet of a middle school and was suspended without pay after a June arrest. Police found eight bags of meth in his fire station duffel bag and more drugs at his home and barn, along with meth making materials and over 7000 dollars in cash. Prosecution noted money need not change hands for a sale under state law. defense argued he did not take money when drugs were given to an informant.
Testimony tied John E. Robinson Sr. to Suzette Trouten and Izabela Lewicka through a six page sex slave contract labeled basic slave rules. Police seized dozens of documents connecting Robinson to the victims and a broader sadomasochistic lifestyle. The six week trial is underway in Johnson County District Court.
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