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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters."
FACT OF THE DAY
The design of Mike from "Monsters, Inc." is based on a Halloween costume Doug Malewicki designed for his daughter Michelle, which was featured on an edition of "Pee-Wee's Playhouse."
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Man caught shoplifting live ferret in Florida
ODD
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, PA. — It's one thing for shoplifters to hide plunder in their pants. But a live ferret? Police said a homeless man in north Florida did just that. And he made it out the door before being challenged. Rodney Bolton, 38, was charged with theft over the $129 animal that police say he took from a pet store in Jacksonville Beach.
A 17-year-old witness confronted Bolton in the parking lot and was bitten by the animal after the man allegedly shoved it in the teen's face.
NEWS NEAR & FAR
INTERNATIONAL
1. Czech Republic to opt out of part of EU treaty
BRUSSELS — Diplomats say EU leaders have agreed to demands by Czech President Vaclav Klaus, clearing the way for him to sign the bloc's stalled treaty.
Associated Press
Klaus, an ardent Euro-skeptic, has refused to sign the treaty until his country was an offered an opt-out from its Charter of Fundamental Rights. Diplomats say EU leaders were drafting a last-minute opt-out Thursday for Klaus.
2. Prosecutors release footage of shooting
The agreement came during the first day of a two-day EU summit. The EU's reform treaty would streamline decision making and bolster the bloc's role on the world stage. It would also create the post of a fixed EU president.
ROME — Italian prosecutors have released a video of a gangland-style slaying on a Naples street in May in hope of finding the killer.
The prosecutors office said Thursday that authorities are unable to identify the killer, who fired shots into the back and head of a man smoking a cigarette outside a coffee bar. They also couldn't identify a man, possibly a lookout, leaving the scene just before the killer arrived.
The shooting was captured by a video surveillance camera.
3. Fire engulfs oil depot in India, killing five
JAIPUR, India — A fire engulfed an oil depot in western India on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead and 25 others feared trapped, an official said. Two huge explosions rocked the oil depot in Sitapura, an industrial area in the western state of Rajasthan, before the fire broke out, district collector Kuldeep Ranka told The Associated Press. Huge flames leaped into the sky. The depot, 10 miles south of the state capital, Jaipur, stores gasoline, kerosene and diesel fuel for several state-owned oil companies, Ranka said.
NATIONAL 4.15-year-old gang raped outside of school dance
RICHMOND, Calif. — Four teenagers face adult charges in the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside her Northern California high school's homecoming dance.
Three of the teens were each charged with rape in concert and sexual penetration with a foreign object, along with special circumstances that could make them eligible for life in prison.
Richmond police said they're still looking for more suspects in the Saturday night attack, which may have involved more than two dozen people watching as the girl was raped for two hours.
They were charged as adults because of the severity of the crime, prosecutor Dana Cashman said.
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — Police say a shooting that killed two men and wounded a third in
5. Two killed in California at Luxury Rent-A-Car
Lt. Glen Haas of the Cathedral City police says an attacker opened fire at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday inside Luxury Rent-A-Car.
a desert town near Palm Springs was a murder-suicide.
Police say two men were found dead, including the gunman. Another man was taken to a hospital. No information about his injuries was immediately available.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky officials say more than 300 people have been arrested and 200 more charged in a crackdown on illegal trafficking of prescription drugs.
6. More than 300 arrested in prescription drug sweep
It's the largest drug sweep in state history. Bob McBride with the U.S. Attorney's Office says the sweep is trying to stop a massive influx of pills from other states, such as Florida. He says methadone and OxyContin are among the most prevalent drugs.
Associated Press
KANSASCITIES
Wamego
BY BRENDAN ALLEN ballen@kansan.com
City: Wamego
Nickname: Queen City of The Kaw
County: Pottawatomie
County: Pottawatomie
Location: Northeast Kansas
Distance from Lawrence: 71.7 miles or about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Population (2000 Census):
4.246
Founded: 1866
★ Wamego ● Lawrence
Destinations: Wamego is home to the Oz Museum, referred to as "one of the largest private
collections of Oz memorabilia in the world." The museum contains items from both the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" and the children's story, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", written by Frank L. Baum. The Old Dutch Mill stands in the Wamego City Park. John B. Schonhoff, a Dutch immigrant,
built the authentic stone mill in the 1870s. Recently renovated, the mill still grinds wheat into flour.
Interesting Fact: Wamego is the birthplace of Walter P. Chrysler, the founder of the Chrysler Corporation. His boyhood home still remains standing as a memorial.
KIMBERLY LOPEZ Freshman
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT GROWING UP IN WAMEGO?
"I miss going to a school small enough where I knew everyone's name."
KRIS VELASCO Freshman "I loved living and working in the wonderful land of Oz."
CRIME
JORDAN JACOBSON Junior "It has its own personality, it's not your typical small town."
Couple make first court appearance in kidnapping case
PLACERVILLE, Calif. — The Northern California couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Lee Dugard made a brief appearance in a courtroom Thursday for a hearing that gave two people with personal stakes in the case their first glimpses of the defendants in court.
Phillip and Nancy Garrido were in El Dorado County Superior Court for two minutes before they
BY LISA LEFF Associated Press
Neither Dugard nor any members of her immediate family went to the hearing. But it was attended by the woman Phillip Garrido was convicted of raping and kidnapping in 1976, as well as a Southern California man who says he is Dugard's biological father.
were ordered to return for another case update on Dec. 11. Nancy Garrido smiled at her attorney, while Phillip Garrido kept his eyes on the judge.
The pair have been charged with abducting Dugard from a school bus stop when she was 11 years old and then holding her captive in the backyard of their Antioch home for 18 years along with Dugard's two daughters, who were fathered by Phillip Garrido. They have pleaded not guilty. Their defense lawyers did
Katie Callaway Hall and Kenneth Slayton said they want to support Dugard even though they have not spoken with her, and that monitoring the proceedings was their way of ensuring that Garrido
not make any statements.
is punished.
Callaway Hall was kidnapped in her car and driven to a Nevada storage shed where Phillip Garrido raped her for hours. He served 11 years in prison for the attack before being released on parole. She said it said it was harder than she expected to see Garrido again up close.
"The same old fear came back that I felt 33 years ago," she said. "I feel so incredibly passionate about this. I am going to make sure this time he goes away forever."
HBC Science Talks 2009 will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium in Simons Laboratories.
ON CAMPUS
TGIF will begin at 4 p.m. in the Adams Alumni Center.
The Kansas Law Review Symposium will be held all day in Green Hall.
"Man of Marble" will be shown at 7 p.m. in 318 Bailey Hall.
Free cosmic bowling will begin at 10 p.m. in Jaybowl in the Kansas Union.
ON THE RECORD
The KU Symphony Orchestra Halloween concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center.
About 6 p.m. Tuesday near 14th and Tennessee streets, a University student reported a disorderly conduct.
About 7 p.m. Monday near 11th and Maine streets, a University student reported the theft of multiple Xbox video games and cash, at a loss of $705.
About 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at Templin Hall, someone reported the theft of a bicycle, at a loss of $330.
ODD NEWS Residents fed up with crime told to move out
About 9 a.m. Wednesday at Templin Hall, someone reported the theft of a bicycle, at a loss of $740.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Residents of one Ohio city are complaining that police officers are telling them if they're fed up with crime in their neighborhoods they should move out. At least two Columbus city council members have heard the complaint.
An aide to Councilwoman Charleta Tavares said she has received more than 20 calls. Councilman Andrew Ginther said if police are making the comments, they're neither acceptable nor appropriate, though he said he believes most officers want to be helpful.
A police spokesman said the department addresses the complaints when it's given the name of an officer.
A police union official said he understands if officers are frustrated with crime. Fraternal Order of Police President Jim Gilbert said: "It's like the OK Corral out there."
Associated Press
Halloween is an important date in the KU-MU rivalry. The schools' first football match was October 31, 1891, making it the second oldest Division I football rivalry. Kansas won the game 22-8.
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