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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1986
Page
5
Frank White belts a clutch homer and Royals push past the Indians 9-8 in extras. The game features late scoring, sharp bullpen work, and a high-stakes finish to cap the page four recap.
A part time postal worker facing dismissal opened fire at a post office in Edmond Oklahoma killing 14 and wounding at least four before killing himself. The gunman Pat Sherrill, 44, used two or more handguns and breached doors to attack workers around 6 45 AM. Police describe a large crime scene with many victims at their work stations.
Kansas contractors face a mixed fate as the Defense Department channels about 3 billion dollars into Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth. The cash creates dozens of projects but tight Corps oversight and slow decision processes complicate bids. Contractors, while glad for work, accuse the Army Corps of Engineers of excessive testing and bureaucratic rigidity that erodes profits and delays progress.
Federal managers weigh potential 7.6 percent domestic and 5.6 percent military cuts to meet the Gramm Rudman target of 144 billion for 1987. OMB and CBO forecast deficits near 164 billion, with uncertainties from court rulings and pending appropriations shaping sequestration risks.
Ottawa voters and citizens saw the City Commission approve 389 913 of a 613 775 South Main widening project to 15th Street funded by state aid 230 000 and city 120 000 plus 269 513 bonds. Work by Killough Inc began after a state award, with potential fewer storm sewer disruptions this winter.
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