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TODAY IN HISTORY In 1887, Thomas Edison received a patent for the kinetoscope, the forerunner of the motion picture film projector.
the scene. His supervisor, Sergeant Rick Morales, was called in to assist. Staff Writer "Morales handled it in the least obtrusive A vending machine in the Business way. He didn't think it was a break in or Building has been consistently missing funds burglary or anything like that," said Dr. Sid since July 5 and according to Dr. Bill Brown, interim director of DPS. "There's nothing that leads us to believe Wiseman, director of university relations, an incident the week of Aug. 21 has prompted a they're involved in across-campus theft. WFF will have to be diligent to be full-scale investigation. sure they're monitoring their A-night officer from the employees," he said. UCO Department of Public "This is a very According to AllSafety (DPS) entered the serious matter. I'm American Bottling Company, Business Building and found an the machine has been losing employee from Witt Fiala satisfied that there'll money for nearly two months. Flannery (WFF), the company "We've lost $340 since UCO has contracted to clean be some administrative July 5. Every week there's campus buildings in the been a shortage. The evening, with a large trash bag action." minimum was $26 and the filled with beverages from the PHOTO BY TSUYOSHI SHIRAISHI highest was $62 in a week," machine. —Dr. Bill Wisemann said Ed Williams, vending An investigation is currently underway to see "The officer stopped and director of university manager at All-American if a member of the janitorial staff has been asked what he was doing. He relations Bottling Company. said they fell out when he removing beverages from vending machines Williams is not convinced a simple like this one. The vending company has moved the machine to clean the floors," bumping of the machine would cause so many reported a $340 loss since July 5. Wiseman said. "The officer's supervisor told the officer to cans to be ejected. "We were called in to fix a water leak bit," he said. tell the guy not to remove the cans from the The situation is still being investigated by building and called the night supervisor from several times. The way these machines work is WFF. The person who loaded the bottles to they have a pan to collect the water from university officials. "This is a very serious matter. I'm satisfied the bag claims to have left them. The next day condensation on the cans. The pan is heated and the water evaporates. Water leaking from that there'll be some administrative action," they were gone," he said. DPS officer Julius Adkins was the first on a machine indicates it's been shaken quite a Wiseman said. • BY MIKE GREER
QUOTE OF THE DAY "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
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Possible vending machine theft under investigation
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Edmond-area religious activist banned from campus, arrested BY N.
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Kelly Joe Porter, a local religious activist and selfappointed president of the Edmond Prayer Society, was arrested for trespassing shortly after noon Aug. 23 at Broncho Lake. Porter, 43, was issued a trespassing warning banning him from campus on Aug. 14. UCO police declined to elaborate on the reasons they issued the warning. "I was dispatched to the area of Broncho Lake in reference to Kelly Joe Porter," said Officer Nathan Fountain of DPS in his arrest report. "I proceeded to the area and noticed Kelly Porter gathering information from one of the display tables."
Kelly Joe Porter Porter was transported to the Oklahoma County Jail, and posted bond later that evening, said Captain Ricky Barrow of
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