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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1982
Page
6
Local sports brief notes an elderly batter showing surprising speed and form in a page 4 item. No game details, just a spry swing and mound presence mentioned in casual highlights.
Britain announced the recapture of Grytviken at South Georgia and seized Leith harbor as part of a broader effort amid the Falklands crisis. 150 to 200 Argentine prisoners were said taken, with Britain seeking to press negotiations while preparing possible air and sea blockades to isolate the 9,000‑strong Argentine garrison.
Target Pratrie Gunsmoke from Department of Public Safety officer Larry O Hara s revolver partially obscured the weapon fired by Sgt. Bill Mason this morning during the beginning of the DPS s yearly firing range qualification tests. Every Monday morning for a month different DPS officers will fire off 60 rounds total at 50 25 15 and 7 yard distances at the man sized silhouette targets at the DPS firing range at Forest Park. Later in the year the best marksmen from the DPS will match their skill against the best shots from the Franklin County Sheriff s office in a friendly target match.
In Rushton Kansas naturopaths led by Andy Hefner press House Bill 3144 to exempt their practice from state credentialing amid fears of prosecution for practicing medicine without credentials. The bill faces delay as lawmakers weigh the amendment before adjournment while the Board of Healing Arts warns of enforcement if exemptions fail.
In Topeka the fate of a severance tax for oil and gas remains doubtful as three key senators stand firm against it. Governor Carlin's aides concede little chance of persuasion. Senate leaders consider a swift path but lack clear votes or committee plans amid ongoing negotiations on tax and school funding.
A Kansas Senate Ways and Means panel endorsed a bill to provide a temporary funding method for a potential $12 million purchase of the Santa Fe office building near the Capitol. Endorsement does not commit to buying. the measure goes to the Senate floor as talks continue on an exchange of property with the railroad.
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