NATIONAL BRIEFING / AND FINALLY . . .
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Police in Lincoln, Neb., are looking for a man who stole cigarettes while disguised with a beer carton. The bandit walked into a Kwik Shop convenience store before dawn Monday wearing an empty Bud Light box on his head, police said, and left with nine packs of smokes valued at nearly $50.
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