MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 2002
STATE & NATION
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 5A
Carrs'jury deliberation resumes
The Associated Press
WICHITA — Jurors resumed deliberations Friday in the murder trial of two brothers accused of a nine-day crime spree that left five people dead.
In closing arguments Thursday, prosecutors said greed and lust drove Reginald and Jonathan Carr to commit the rampage, which ended after a wounded survivor ran bleeding and naked from a soccer field to get help.
"The crimes ended because of one girl who had the resolve to survive to tell the story." Deputy District Attorney Kim Parker told the jury.
Lawyers for each of the brothers, meanwhile, sought to blame the other for the crimes.
Prosecutors presented graphic
pictures of four victims lying in the snow-covered field where they died.
"You have four people frozen in time — bullets that thrashed through their brains that drew the life out of them, that froze their hearts on that field of snow. They died by criminal means and they died together at the hands of two brothers, Jonathan and Reginald Carr," District Attorney Nola Foulston told jurors.
The survivor of the quadruple killing sat quietly in the front row throughout the arguments, averting her eyes whenever photographs of her dead friends were projected onto the screen.
The Carr brothers are charged with numerous crimes. The most notorious involves the events during two days in December 2000, when two armed intruders
entered a Wichita home.
The two women and three men inside were forced to engage in sexual acts with each other and to withdraw money from ATMs. The women were repeatedly raped before the five friends were taken to the soccer field and shot.
Aaron Sander, 29; Brad Heyka, 27; Jason Befort, 26; and Heather Muller, 25, died. Befort's girlfriend, then a 25-year-old teacher, survived and ran a mile to find help. She identified the Carr brothers as her attackers.
Jurors are deliberating over 47 counts filed against each brother, including four counts of capital murder for the quadruple killings.
The Carrs also are being tried in the Dec. 11, 2000, attempted robbery and shooting of Ann
Walenta, 55, who later died, and a robbery four days earlier in which a man was abducted and forced to withdraw cash from ATMs.
John Val Wachtel, attorney for Reginald Carr, told jurors that the crime scene contained DNA evidence he said belonged to Jonathan Carr.
Val Wachtel also focused on discrepancies in the description of Reginald Carr from the survivor of the quadruple killings.
Mark Manna, attorney for Jonathan Carr, said no evidence connected his client to Walenta's shooting or the robbery.
Neither the male robbery victim nor Walenta before her death could identify Jonathan Carr as one of the two men who attacked them —but both identified Reginald Carr, Manna said.
Aaron Showalter/Kansar
Josh Goodpeed, Ottawa resident, positions a vacuum hose as he helps clean up the nearly 35,000 bushels, or 1,050 tons, of corn that spilled out after a 64-foot-tall steel grain bin collapsed Wednesday. The bin, one of 16 just north of Lawrence on U.S. Highway 24, apparently buckled after a seam on its side split open, Goodpeed said. The spilled corn was valued at about $100,000.
Copious corn
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A major earthquake rocked a sparsely populated area of interior Alaska yesterday, knocking over fuel tanks, damaging highways and shaking up rural homes.
The 7.9 quake, centered 90 miles south of Fairbanks, was strongly felt in Anchorage about 270 miles to the south. It hit at 1:13 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, said Bruce Turner of Alaska Tsunami Warning Center.
Major earthquake hits Alaska; damages homes
KCAM-radio in Glennallen reported that fuel tanks in the
interior village of Slana were tipped over and that nearby highways suffered damage.
Paul Whitmore of Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said the highway between Anchorage and Fairbanks was damaged and Alaska State Troopers had closed the road to one lane.
Jill Woster said she was driving between Fairbanks and her home in North Pole when the quake began.
Museum displays artifacts from wars
The Associated Press
"The car felt like it was going to fall apart," she said. Woster arrived home to find pictures off the walls and on the floor, along with glassware.
The Associated Press
"For those who didn't go there and fight, this was their fight," said Debbie Amend, curator of education for the museum, located east of downtown El Dorado.
Most of the artifacts that make up the exhibit, "War on the Homefront," were donations from Butler County and El Dorado residents. The exhibit opened Friday.
EL DORADO — Ration books and other examples of sacrifices made on the homefront during times of war are showcased in an exhibit at the Kansas Oil & Gas Museum.
In one corner of the gallery sits a collection of trophies, tires and car parts. Families would have donated the items for the production of war supplies. A war-era newspaper graphic shows that one bucket could be made into three bayonets.
Nearby is a U.S. government poster that reads, "Use it up — wear it out — make it do."
Amend said that everything that wasn't nailed down went to
the war effort, including foil gum wrappers and favorite cooking pans.
The exhibit also features collections of items that tell the story of war weddings and saying goodbye to family members.
Photos and a couple's wedding attire — a fitted jacket-and-skirt suit and a U.S. Army uniform — represent the rushed weddings many had because of the war.
Another area shows flags that hung in windows of families whose relatives were fighting or had been killed in the war.
Also on display are souvenirs from overseas that soldiers sent home or brought home, including lithographs of German buildings and pieces of shrapnel.
And visitors are invited to record their own homefront experiences in a notebook on display.
Brad Amend, curator of collections, said the exhibit likely will be displayed again during Memorial Day weekend in 2004. That's when a Smithsonian travelling exhibit with a similar theme is scheduled to make a stop at the museum.
No-call list numbers off-limits since Friday
The Associated Press
TOPEKA - The phone should be ringing less often at the homes of the first group of Kansans to sign up for the state's no-call list.
As of Friday, telemarketers were supposed to stop calling 397,697 phone numbers that belonged to people who signed up for the list by Sept. 23. The list will be updated every three months.
Mark Ohlemeier, spokesman for the attorney general's office, said the response to the program had been an overwhelming success.
Legislators created the no-call list, which is designed to prevent unwanted telephone solicitations, with a law that took effect
"We knew this was a popular idea from the beginning." Ohlemeier said. "But what surprised us was how quickly people registered, and how many in such a short time."
The no-call list is being handled by a private company, GovConnect Inc., headquartered in Denver and New York, under a contract with the attorney general's office.
The list will not eliminate all unsolicited calls. Kansans may still get calls from political and charitable organizations and pollsters, as well as companies with which they have had a relationship within the past three years.
Ohlemeier said people who filled out forms at fairs or other public events also could receive calls.
Ohlemeier said people who continued to receive unsolicited calls after registering for the no call list should collect as much information as possible over the phone, including the telemarketers' name.
Violations of the Kansas No-Call Act can result in penalties of up to $10,000 each.
Senior Class Officers presents H.O.P.E.Award Nominees
Attention Seniors: Vote for your favorite Professor
Tomas Lewin History
Jack Brown Microbiology
Doug Denney Psychology
Business
Tom Jindra Business
Laura Herlihy Anthropology
Malcolm Gibson Journalism
Kerry Benson Journalism
Amy Wulfemeyer Business
Tim Bengston Journalism
Steven Ilardi Psychology
Nona Tollefson Education
Tom Schreiber Psychology
Jeanne Klien Theater
Paul Mason Business
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan Mathematics
Rick Snyder Psychology
In 1959, the Senior Class established the H.O.P.E. Award to honor an outstanding progressive educator at the University of Kansas. Today,the award remains the only honor given to a faculty member by the senior class.
Seniors, please help us recognize your favorite professor by voting November 6, 2002 in front of Strong Hall from 10-2.
Finalists will be interviewed on November 11. The H.O.P.E.Award will be presented at the KU vs Oklahoma State football game on November 16,2002.
National Nontraditional Student Celebration November 4 - 16,2002
Monday, November 4th
Schedule of Events
Info tables: in the Kansas Memorial Union Level 4 jobby 11/4-11/7; 9:30-3:30 and 11/8 10-2 pm
Various offices will staff information tables at Edwards Campus 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. 11/4-11/7
All events are located in the Kansas Union unless otherwise indicated.
11:30 - 12:30 "Nutrition for Nontrads - Eating on the Run?" in Alcove C, Level 3.
12:30 - 1:30 "Career Change & Re-Entry Issues" in Alcove C, Level 3.
3:00 - 4:30 "Auto Maintenance for Women" Register in advance (limited) in 22 Strong. $8.
Tuesday, November 5th
11:00 - 2:00 Backpack Weigh-In, Level 4 lobby table. Find out how much you can carry!
11:30 - 12:30 "Grad School Bound? Advice and Assistance" Level 3 Atrium (south end).
11:30 - 1:30 Stress Balloons - make your own, Level 4 lobby table.
12:30 - 1:30 "Student-Parent Resources", Level 3 Atrium (south end).
11:30 - 1:30p.m. Free Mini-massages, Level 4 lobby.
Wednesday, November 6th
Wednesday, November 6th
Wednesday, November 8
11:30 - 12:30 "Computer Security Online", Level 3, Alcove D
Level 4 laptop
> 11:30 - 1:00 Free Mini-massages, Level 4 lobby.
> 11:00 - 1:00 Drop-In Stress Management Consultations, Level 4 lobby.
> 11:30 - 1:00 "Drop-in Stress Management Consultations, Level 4 lobby.
> 1:00 - 2:00 "Meet the Dean", with Richard Johnson, Dean of Students, Level 4 lobby
November 7th
- Thursday, November 7*
> 11:30 - 12:30, "Drop-in Money Matters", 11:30 – 12:30, in the Parlor, Level 5.
> 12:30 - 1:30 "Academic Resources", in the physical room
> 3:00 - 4:00 Afternoon Tea, hosted by Student Union Activities, in the Level 4 lobby
Friday, November 8th COMMUTER DAY - in the Level 4 Lobby
> 11:30 - 1:30 Rideshare & Commuter Info
> 11:30 - 1:30 Recreation Services: KU and K
> 11:30 - 1:30 Recreation Set
> 11:30 - 1:30 Mugs & Plugs
Sunday, November 10<sup>th</sup> in Jaybowl & Hawk's Nest, Level 1
Sunday, November 10th in Jaybow & Hawk's Nest, Level 1
2:00 - 5:00 "Jaybow for Jayhawk N.U.T.S. (Not the Usual Traditional Students)" Family and significant others welcomel Free bowling, drinks, & a visit from Baby Jayl
4:00 - 8:00 DENTS-A-KID courtesy of the KU Department of Public Safety
significant others welcome Free bowling, dinkers, & a visit from friends
> 2:30 - 4:30 IDENT-A-KID courtesy of the KU Department of Public Safety
Monday, November 11th,VETERANS DAY
4:00 - 4:30 Flag ceremony, lawn in front of Strong Hall.
4:00 - 4:30 Flag ceremony, lawn in the sun
5:00 - 6th Annual Veterans Day Commemoration, program followed by a reception.
10:30 - 11:30 Memorial Stadium
saturday, November 16th on Campanile Hill overlooking Memorial Stadium
2 hours before game time - Jayhawk N.U.T.S. Tailgate at the KU vs. OSU football gamel
Free brats & burgers for first 60 KU nontails and their guests/children. Free Fun Zone for children.
Student Development Center
Erica A. Hild Child Development Ctr.
Student Union Activities
Office of Student Financial Aid
KU Bookstore
Cacela Mall - Credit Union
Cacella Mall - Southwind Health Collective
UNIVERSITY REGISTER - Veterans Svs
Hilton Child Development Center
KU Department of Athletics
Coca-Cola Corporation
Gold City
Annu Schultz - Synergy Therapeutic USA
Call the Student Development Center at (785) 864-4064 for more information
Department of Student Housing
University Career & Employment Sva
University Arts Center
The University Theatre
Coordinated Systems & Supplies, Inc.
Milton's Restaurant
Golf Complex
University Book Shop
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