blackmail and it just doesn't compute."

The oil giant ExxonMobil said today it did not believe the murder – which occurred on 14 October but was not revealed until today – was linked to Mr Mockford’s work.

Mr Mockford, 60, was shot as he left an Italian restaurant at about 10pm following a dinner with his wife. The killer fired three times – once as the victim lay on the ground – while his wife Mary was beaten by a second man and left covered in blood, cradling her husband and shouting for help. He died on the way to hospital.

Belgian police declined to speculate yesterday on the motive for the killing but have reportedly told his family they believe it was a mugging gone wrong.

The family declined to commentuse the funds to conduct site assessments and develop a plan
for cleaning up any contaminants. Lincoln was the only Nebraska community
to receive one of the grants announced nationwide on Tuesday. This is the
first EPA Brownfields assessment grant Lincoln has won.

Just two weeks ago, a citizen review committee appointed by Seng began
studying three proposals for redeveloping the area of 48th and “O” streets;
two proposals for the north side and one for the south.

After the committee evaluated the proposals, Mayor Seng directed city staff
to begin negotiating a redevelopment agreement for the proposal submitted
for the south side of 48th and “O” by West Gate Bank, Runza National Inc.
and Village Development Inc. Those meetings already have begun, Seng said
Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the citizen review committee decided to interview
representatives of the two proposals for the