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Midwest Regional Credit Union, 1015 W. Sixth St., was robbed Friday
for the third time since 1999. About one hour after the heist, a
police officer leads a man thought to be a bank customer out of the
building

Santa Fe Trail's Kayla Rousch fights for possession of the ball
during a scramble in Friday's game against Baldwin as Megan Barnes
struggles against Baldwin defender Emily Krysztof in the
background. The Bulldogs won, 52-46, Friday night in Carbondale

New Memphis Grizzlies coach Mike Fratello shouts to his team. The
Grizzlies defeated Philadelphia, 94-86, Friday night in Memphis,
Tenn

An interview with musician Bob Dylan will be broadcast Sunday on
CBS' "60 Minutes." The network provided this image from video
during the interview, which Dylan gave Nov. 19 in Northampton,
Mass

Chico Velasquez, Lawrence, browses through a rack of winter coats
at the Salvation Army's annual coat giveaway. Velasquez was one of
hundreds of Lawrence residents who took home free coats on Friday

Survivor Bagwanti Devi talks to fellow survivors during a
candlelight vigil on the 20th anniversary of the poisonous gas leak
disaster in Bhopal, India

A man cries over the coffin of his brother outside Baghdad's
Yarmouk hospital. The man was one of at least 16 police officers
killed in an insurgent-led attack Friday on a police station in
Baghdad

Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson waves
farewell after announcing his resignation. The former Wisconsin
governor is the eighth Cabinet member to resign since President
Bush's Nov

City high school wrestlers Alex Benson, left, of Free State and Tim
Giblin of Lawrence High will lead their teams this season. Both
city squads open action today on the road

Free State's Allie Hoch, left, collides with Washburn Rural's Jacci
Tinkel. The Junior Blues won, 74-36, Friday night in Topeka

Free State High's Damien Dillon, left, fights for a loose ball
against Washburn Rural's Lance Montgomery during the second half.
The Firebirds beat the Junior Blues, 61-45, Friday night in Topeka

Pacific basketball coach Bob Thomason, right instructs a player
during the Big West tournament in this March 2004 file photo. The
Tigers will be in Lawrence today to take on No. 2-ranked Kansas
University

Kansas University swimmer Lia Pogioli rises for air during the
1,650-meter race. Pogioli placed third in 17:24.54 at a dual meet
with Harvard and Houston on Friday at Robinson Natatorium

Santa Fe Trail's Lindsay Boss (33) tries to steal the ball from
Baldwin's Colby Heckathorne. The Bulldogs won Friday in Carbondale

Midwest Regional Credit Union, 1015 W. Sixth St., was robbed Friday
for the third time since 1999. About one hour after the heist, a
police officer leads a man thought to be a bank customer out of the
building

Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko
celebrate in the main square of Kiev. The Supreme Court declared
the results of Ukraine's disputed presidential run-off election
invalid Friday and ruled that the run-off should be repeated Dec

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Police arrest Lawrence man in connection with credit union robbery: Josh Garber - 6News Lawrence; December 4, 2004; (Updated Saturday at 2:27 a.m.) Lawrence Police made an arrest in connection with the Friday robbery of a Northern Lawrence credit union.
Holiday Vespers celebrates 80th year: KU choirs, orchestras to lead community in traditional carols; By Mindie Paget; December 4, 2004; If Holiday Vespers were a man, he might be wise, white-haired and bearded by now — a little bit like Santa Claus. At 80 years old, the holiday tradition still seems to inspire about as much enthusiasm as the Jolly Old Elf.
Sticking his neck out: Kevin Spacey takes risk acting, directing and crooning in Bobby Darin biopic; By David Germain - The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; Bobby Darin wanted it all and pretty much got it: Pop music stardom, success as a folk singer, a reputation as one of the great stage showmen, acclaim as a movie actor.
Effective bio flick a literal Rush job: Kevin McDonough; December 4, 2004; Geoffrey Rush stars in “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers” (8 p.m. Sunday, HBO), offering a remarkable series of impersonations of the famous actor’s many characters and comic incarnations.
People and Places: December 4, 2004
Rescuers scramble to aid storm victims: By Oliver Teves - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; Helicopters delivered food to survivors and picked up casualties Friday as flash floods began to recede in the northern Philippines, revealing the magnitude of a disaster triggered by back-to-back storms that killed more than 650 people and left nearly 400 missing.
Boeing’s rival offers to split tanker deal: By Laurence Frost - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., the parent of aircraft maker Airbus SAS, has proposed splitting a contested U.S. Air Force contract for refueling tankers with Boeing Co., the European group’s U.S. office said Friday.
Lions escape Bulldogs: LHS boys win opener at Wyandotte, 53-49; By Andy Samuelson; December 4, 2004; Lawrence High basketball coach Chris Davis will take the Lions’ 53-49, season-opening victory over Kansas City Wyandotte on Friday at Wyandotte High.
Insurgent attacks kill dozens in Baghdad: By Tim Johnson - Knight Ridder Newspapers; December 4, 2004; Insurgents in Baghdad struck a police station and a mosque at dawn Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding nearly as many. The brazen attacks appeared to be part of a surge in violence aimed at disrupting elections set for Jan. 30.
March honors victims of Bhopal industrial disaster: By Nirmala George - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; Twenty years after a cloud of deadly gas savaged this central Indian city, about 1,500 survivors and their supporters marched to the gates of a former Union Carbide plant on Friday, demanding justice for those still suffering the effects of the world’s worst industrial disaster.
Walter J. Reilly: December 4, 2004
Police arrest suspect in credit union robbery: By Josh Garber & Ron Knox; December 4, 2004; Lawrence Police made an arrest in connection with the robbery of the Midwest Regional Credit Union at Sixth and Maine streets late Friday.
Lawrence Datebook: December 4, 2004
Society calendar: December 4, 2004
Religion briefs: December 4, 2004
Murderous thug: It is not difficult to find unflattering things to write about Yasser Arafat; J-W Editorials; December 4, 2004; Obituary writers too often are gripped with a numbing fear of speaking ill of the dead. Often the result is a picture of someone in death that is far more savory than the person was in life.
Archbishop names leader: The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; Archbishop Sean O’Malley has named David Castaldi, a leader in the lay reform group Voice of the Faithful, to head a seven-member committee that is overseeing the sale of property from dozens of church closings and determining how proceeds should be spent.
Scouting news: December 4, 2004
UMKC chancellor resigns after no-confidence votes: By Heather Hollingsworth - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; The chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City resigned Friday after a series of no-confidence votes from faculty groups.
Sweet success for Splenda results in tight supply: Manufacturer plans to expand to keep up with demand; By J.M. Hirsch - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; Dieters hoping for a slew of new products with the sugar substitute Splenda may be disappointed next year. That’s because the maker of sucralose, the key ingredient behind the increasingly ubiquitous no-calorie sweetener, is having trouble keeping up with demand.
Not all state qualifiers back for Lions: LHS was hoping to get six back, will settle for four; Free State waiting for freshmen; By David Mitchell; December 4, 2004; Lawrence High wrestling coach Mark Dulgarian thought he would have six of his seven state qualifiers returning this season, but the Lions will be far less experienced than anticipated when they take the mat for their season-opening matches today at Shawnee Mission East.
Lloyd D. Richardson: December 4, 2004
Lake: Plan was to cut Westar debt, not loot it: The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; A former Westar Energy Inc. executive testified Friday that a plan to push forward with a spin-off company was intended to reduce the utility’s debt, not line his pockets.
Kansas high school sports scores from Dec. 3: December 4, 2004
Weddings: December 4, 2004
Journalist probes dark side of Catholic Church: By Cain Burdeau - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; The stories, and faces, of molested altar boys and abused seminarians seem to dart and flicker like lightning bugs on a summer’s night on the broad face of Jason Berry — the reluctant muckraker who took on the Vatican and his own faith.
Simons: Cabinet turnover may be best course; Ridge deserves praise: By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.; December 4, 2004; With the 2004 U.S. presidential election still fresh in the minds of millions of American voters, particularly among a good percentage of Democrats who remain angry and frustrated over the outcome of the election, there are bound to be differing ideas and reasons offered as to why so many of President Bush’s Cabinet members are stepping aside at this time.
Buyers extend downtown investment: Smoking ban, liquor license factor in deal; By Mark Fagan; December 4, 2004; A downtown building and its two hot commodities — a “grandfathered” liquor license and an expansive outdoor patio that permits smoking — has been sold to a group of Lawrence investors for $800,000.
Credit union robber still at large: Possible armed robbery was third in past five years at site; By Ron Knox; December 4, 2004; For the second time in as many years, Lawrence Police are searching for a lone suspect in a late-morning robbery of the Midwest Regional Credit Union at Sixth and Maine streets.
Jayhawks solid on first day of home meet: By Steve Vockrodt; December 4, 2004; Three teams showed up Friday for the first day of Kansas University’s swim meet, but only KU and Harvard truly will compete today to finish up the meet at Robinson Natatorium.
Area briefs: December 4, 2004; ¢ Neighbor charged in 1987 rape, murder
Kent O. Mills: December 4, 2004
Faith forum: December 4, 2004; How can I develop compassion for those who hurt me?
Horoscopes: By Jacqueline Bigar; December 4, 2004
Around and about: December 4, 2004
Sacred spaces should transcend the ordinary: By Jim Baker; December 4, 2004; Professor Bill Carswell’s architecture students weren’t asked to ponder the unique challenges of designing sacred space.
SRS upsets fetus-insurance advocates: By Scott Rothschild; December 4, 2004; Kansas lawmakers who said Friday they wanted to expand health care to fetuses of low-income women expressed frustration with the state welfare agency.
Kansas high school basketball sports scores from Dec. 3: December 4, 2004
The right’s next target: higher education: Ellen Goodman - Boston Globe; December 4, 2004; I like the old maxim that academic politics are so vicious because the stakes are so small. How else to explain the intramural conflicts that erupt over such searing campus issues as tenure and parking? But now it seems there’s an extramural furor over politics itself.
Sleaze and violence are OK on TV, but not love: Leonard Pitts Jr. - Miami Herald; December 4, 2004; Let me put my bias right up front so nobody can miss it: I am a member of the United Church of Christ. I joined the UCC — a little-known denomination out of Cleveland — about five years ago. It was the first church I’d ever seen that seemed to take seriously the idea that inclusion is a Christian value.
Slow it down: December 4, 2004
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Paralysis treatment shows promise: By Rick Callahan - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; Dogs with paralyzed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.
Briefly: December 4, 2004; ¢ Court faults shutdown ¢ Sage grouse likely won’t join endangered list ¢ Defense lawyers seek premier’s acquittal ¢ Sotheby’s auctions Russian czar’s wines ¢ Groups seek probe of election fraud claims ¢ Leader accuses Rwanda of confrontation ¢ Accused kidnapper to be re-evaluated ¢ Hazardous site price tag more than $280 billion ¢ Judge refuses to set Moussaoui trial date ¢ Bush plans final push for intelligence bill ¢ Red Cross worker charged in ID theft ¢ Defense attorney shot, kidnapped from home ¢ Official: U.S. will seek Cuba’s ‘liberation’ ¢ San Diego mayor’s inauguration delayed ¢ Iranians arrested in night-vision deal ¢ Brother asks jury to spare Peterson’s life ¢ Oldest American dies ¢ Democrats to finance manual recount of votes ¢ Groups outline plans to build better citizens ¢ Former rebel becomes Kosovo’s prime minister ¢ Blasts rattle Madrid ¢ Hamas official signals readiness for truce
Hypothetical chapels: KU architecture students design models of sacred space; By Jim Baker; December 4, 2004; Kansas University already has an intimate worship space: Danforth Chapel. But if the school should ever decide to build another one, say, on west campus, a dozen architectural models for such a chapel already exist.
Parents should look for certain A.D.D. symptoms: James Dobson - Focus on the Family; December 4, 2004
Town faces interfaith protests for ‘Bible Week’: The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; The City Council ran into unanticipated criticism when it declared yearly Bible Week, recognizing Scripture’s “unique place in American life.”
Local briefs: December 4, 2004; ¢ Rah Booty to cheer at holiday soiree ¢ Dart tournament for Toys For Tots today ¢ Midland Railway offers Christmas train rides ¢ Pets can have photos taken with Santa Claus ¢ Holiday vespers planned at Washburn University ¢ Lecompton museum plans holiday vespers
Southern Baptist school movement growing in states: By Duncan Mansfield - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; Frustration with public education seems to be growing among the nation’s Southern Baptists, with supporters of Christian schools and home schooling arguing that if God is absent from the classroom then their children should leave, too.
Muslim-oriented American TV network launched: The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; A new Muslim-oriented television network began operations Tuesday, weaving newscasts with dramas, children’s shows, classic movies and programs about food, travel and culture.
Book notes: December 4, 2004; ¢ ‘Beware of Phog’ authors to sign book
Engagements: December 4, 2004
Club news: December 4, 2004
4-H and FCE News: December 4, 2004
Meyer agrees to take Florida job: Utah football coach passes on Irish in favor of Gators; December 4, 2004; Florida is getting its first choice this time. Turned down by Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops and Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan three years ago before settling on Ron Zook, the Gators lured Utah coach Urban Meyer away from his “dream job” Friday.
Orange Bowl looks good to Sooners: Oklahoma must defeat Colorado tonight in Big 12 title game to reach national-championship match; By Eddie Pells - Associated Press Sports Writer; December 4, 2004; Back when the conference was known as the Big Eight and guys like Bud Wilkinson, Barry Switzer and Billy Sims made the headlines, a trip to the Orange Bowl was always the goal for Oklahoma.
California diocese reaches $100 million abuse settlement: By Gillian Flaccus - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; A record-breaking, $100 million clergy sex abuse settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange and 87 plaintiffs brought some measure of relief to long-suffering families Friday, but legal experts differed over whether the blockbuster deal would help resolve a huge backlog of cases in California.
Defeated sheriff gets another chance: The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; Some Morton County voters are protesting a move that keeps the sheriff in office even though he lost his re-election bid.
Employers’ hiring pace slows in November: By Leigh Strope - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; U.S. employers pulled back on hiring as they headed into the holiday shopping season, adding just 112,000 new jobs overall in November. It was the weakest gain in five months and about half of what economists had forecast.
Falling oil prices prompt rise in stocks: By Michael J. Martinez - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; Stocks edged higher Friday as another drop in oil prices helped Wall Street withstand the effects of a disappointing jobs creation report. The major indexes achieved a second straight week of gains.
Commodities: December 4, 2004
Navy investigating set of photos found on Web: Acts seem to violate Geneva Conventions, military expert says; By Seth Hettena - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; The U.S. military has launched a criminal investigation into photographs that appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed detainees, and photos of what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head.
Smoking ban likely here to stay: Compromise plan has little support on City Commission; By Terry Rombeck; December 4, 2004; Lawrence’s citywide smoking ban appears to be staying on the books. The coalition gathering signatures to overturn the ban said Friday it would not pursue a referendum on the issue, opting instead to work with the City Commission on a compromise.
Ukraine court tosses vote, orders runoff: By David Holley - Los Angeles Times; December 4, 2004; Ukraine’s disputed presidential runoff election was ruled invalid Friday by the nation’s Supreme Court and a revote was ordered by Dec. 26, a decision that sent thousands of jubilant backers of pro-Western opposition leader Victor Yushchenko into the streets in celebration.
Ramsey, Ottawa cruise: J-W Staff Reports; December 4, 2004
Tongie 63, St. Marys 25: December 4, 2004
K.C. Piper 53, Ottawa 42: December 4, 2004
St. Marys 73, Tongie 65: December 4, 2004
Eagles bounce back, win in rout: J-W Staff Reports; December 4, 2004; The Veritas Christian boys basketball team righted the ship Friday with a 60-32 victory over Manhattan Christian in the Shea Invitational Tournament at Flint Hills Christian, just one day after struggling in a season-opening loss to St. Mary’s Academy.
Seahawk boys roll: J-W Staff Reports; December 4, 2004; The Seabury Academy boys basketball team defeated Williamsburg for the first time in program history, 47-42, Friday in the second round of the Burlingame Tournament.
Iowa conquers Centenary: The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; Pierre Pierce scored 19 points, and No. 23 Iowa continued to dominate in its own tournament, rolling to an 88-53 victory over Centenary (0-4) Friday in the first round of the Hawkeye Challenge.
Koehn, KSU cruise, 84-50: The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; Laurie Koehn hit five three-pointers and scored 19 points, leading No. 19 Kansas State (4-1) to a 84-50 victory over New Hampshire on Friday in the first round of the Wildcat Classic.
Pacific no pushover for Kansas: By Gary Bedore; December 4, 2004; Those who look at comparative scores would have to conclude that the University of the Pacific has one heck of a men’s basketball team.
Kansas advances at NCAA: KU volleyball squad knocks off Santa Clara; will face Washington; By Mike Miller - Special to the Journal-World; December 4, 2004; This was one serve Jill Dorsey won’t forget. The senior smacked an ace for the final point of Kansas University’s victory over Santa Clara on Friday in the NCAA volleyball tournament.
Carolina’s Williams utilizes his KU tickets: By Gary Bedore; December 4, 2004; Roy Williams no longer works at Kansas University. But the second-year University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach, who ran KU’s hoops program for 15 years, still has a vested interest in the KU athletic department.
KU’s Case to red shirt: J-W Staff Reports; December 4, 2004; Kansas University sophomore guard Jeremy Case will take a red-shirt season in 2004-05.
Men’s basketball briefs: December 4, 2004
Bush Cabinet shuffle continues: Thompson leaving HHS; Rumsfeld to stay at Defense; By Ron Hutcheson and Tony Pugh - Knight Ridder Newspapers; December 4, 2004; Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson joined the second-term exodus from the Bush administration Friday, but Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld won assurances that he can keep his job.
Spending bill favors business groups over environmentalists: By Alan Fram - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; From an Alaska land swap to tours of a Georgia barrier island, business interests bested environmentalists in battles that shaped Congress’ $388 billion spending bill.
Ballot recount narrows Bush’s margin of victory in Ohio: By John Seewer - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; President Bush’s victory over John Kerry in Ohio was closer than the unofficial election night totals showed, but the change is not enough to trigger an automatic recount, according to county-by-county results provided Friday to The Associated Press.
Drug kingpin headed to U.S.: By Andrew Selsky - Associated Press Writer; December 4, 2004; Drug kingpin Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, wearing handcuffs and a bulletproof vest, flew late Friday aboard a government plane for trial in the United States, becoming the most powerful Colombian trafficker to ever be extradited to the United States.
Judge candidates narrowed to three: By Eric Weslander; December 4, 2004; The list of candidates to become Douglas County’s next district court judge has been trimmed from eight to three.
Charges increased for vigilante store owners: By Eric Weslander; December 4, 2004; Charges have been increased against three men accused of taking the law into their own hands and assaulting a man they suspected of burglarizing their glass-blowing shop.
On the record: December 4, 2004
7 more charges filed against convicted killer: The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; A Kansas City man already accused of one killing was charged Friday with seven new counts of first-degree murder, accusing him of strangling the women in neighborhoods frequented by drug addicts and prostitutes.
In rare interview, Dylan says he shies from ‘prophet’ label: The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; Bob Dylan’s songs may have spoken for a generation in the 1960s, but he never saw himself as more than a singer-songwriter.
People: December 4, 2004; ¢ Detectives search Jackson’s Neverland ranch again ¢ Hanks to attend ceremony marking WWII battle ¢ ‘Wonderful Life’ still rings true for Zuzu actress ¢ Birthday: Marisa Tomei
Fratello wins in Memphis debut: Gasol scores 34 to lead Grizzlies past 76ers; The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; Mike Fratello’s opening night as the Memphis Grizzlies coach was a crowd-pleaser. Pau Gasol had a season-high 34 points and 15 rebounds, leading Memphis to a 94-86 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night in the Grizzlies’ first game under Fratello.
Hornets trade guard Armstrong: The Associated Press; December 4, 2004; The New Orleans Hornets traded veteran guard Darrell Armstrong to the Dallas Mavericks for third-year player Dan Dickau on Friday.
Photo: Mad scramble: December 4, 2004
Journal-World’s Bedore finalist for writer’s award: J-W Staff Reports; December 4, 2004; Gary Bedore, assistant sports editor of the Journal-World, is a finalist for Kansas Sportswriter of the Year.
Coat giveaway makes residents’ winter warmer: By Alicia Henrikson; December 4, 2004; Winter in Kansas can be an expensive time for Lawrence resident Ann Brown. With two young children and the holidays, it can be difficult to keep up financially.
Firebirds split openers: Free State boys roll, 61-45; girls tumble, 74-36; By David Mitchell; December 4, 2004; Free State High’s offense wasn’t clicking Friday night in the boys basketball team’s season-opening 61-45 victory at Washburn Rural.
Baldwin boys frustrated in loss: By Ryan Greene; December 4, 2004; Baldwin High boys basketball coach Heath Cooper epitomized frustration Friday night as his team fell in its first game of the season, 71-60, to Santa Fe Trail.
Briefcase: December 4, 2004; ¢ ‘Spamalot’ triggers new Hormel product ¢ Supreme Court to hear case on cable access ¢ Boeing reassigns leader of jet sales ¢ Disney dissidents end CEO ouster bid
Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade trots into town today: By Alicia Henrikson; December 4, 2004; Allen Prell thought earlier this year that Lawrence’s Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade rode off into the sunset like a cowboy in a western movie.
50 years of Allen Fieldhouse celebrated in book: By Terry Rombeck; December 4, 2004; After working 20 years in Allen Fieldhouse, Doug Vance had heard plenty of stories about the home of Kansas University basketball. But he gained a new appreciation for the building in the past year, when researching a book to commemorate the fieldhouse’s 50th anniversary.
6Sports video: Tongie boys get burned by St. Mary’s: December 4, 2004; The Bears beat the Chieftains, 73-65, on Friday in Tonganoxie.
6News video: Screen Scene: December 4, 2004; A pair of saucy movies open in the area this week. First up is “Closer,” an adaptation of Patrick Marber’s play about two couples in London whose relationships start to intersect in sleazy and often painful ways.
6Sports video: Tongie girls trounce St. Mary’s: December 4, 2004; The Lady Chieftains win their first game of the season, 63-25, against the Lady Bears on Friday in Tonganoxie.

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