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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 2004
Page
10
Matt Sayers reports a sunny day in Lawrence with temperatures rising to 68 degrees and westerly winds at 12 to 24 mph. Clear skies continue tonight as temperatures drop to a low of 37, then rise again on Sunday.
Local almanac notes a sharp 45 minute time frame noted in Lawrence records as a brief period of low activity. No further context or event details are provided in the fragment.
More than 26 000 signatures opposed to Donald Wacker 41 seeking parole for kidnapping a nine year old Wichita girl and aiding her killer were delivered at a public meeting. Wacker is jailed for 16 years to life. Don Lane convicted of raping and strangling the girl is on Texas death row.
Lawyers wrapped final arguments in the Wichita decapitation murder case against Douglas Belt a 42 year old truck driver. Prosecutors outlined a pattern of violent crime from the late 1980s through the 2002 beheading of Lucille Gallegos while defense urged that the real killer was Gallegos boyfriend Chris Branch.
Defense attorneys pressed former Westar Energy board member Frank Becker about knowledge of RSUs and a Guardian deal as part of the United States v Wittig and Lake. They claim Becker was aware of or approved a merger with Public Service Co of New Mexico, while prosecutors say Wittig and Lake sought to use these moves to split Westar and enrich themselves. The trial, begun Oct. 19 in Kansas City, is expected to last 10 weeks.
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