Northeast Storm Halts Federal Workforce Across Region
A major winter storm blanketed the Northeast with snow sleet and freezing rain forcing up to 350000 federal workers to take the day off. The storm spread from the South to the mid-Atlantic and southern New England, closing airports, downing power lines, stranding travelers, and prompting school closures with gusts around 30 mph at LaGuardia and up to eight inches in southern New Jersey.
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Pete Brown
Associated Press
North Pole
Mel Goldstein
Western Connecticut State University
Danbury
Eastern
Seaboard
mid-Atlantic
Tennessee
New England
New York
LaGuardia
New Jersey
Carolinas
Challenger disaster lessons linger on safety culture and policy
The explosive mix of a faulty joint in the solid rocket boosters and aging management practices triggered the Challenger tragedy. Investigators warned since 1977 that O rings could fail under pressure, a cold Jan 1985 launch underscored the risk, and the Rogers Commission blamed flawed design and pressured timelines. The agency overhauled leadership, halted shuttle flights, and Reagan backed a 2.8 billion restart while shifting commercial satellite launches to private industry.
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NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama
Morton Thiokol, Inc
Thiokol
Rogers Commission
Space Agency
Commission
Shuttle
Reagan
Opposition to Death Penalty Remains Firm in House
Rep. Jack Beauchamp of Ottawa 14th District continues to oppose a death penalty bill. The committee made a minor amendment and passed it by voice vote, with debate possible this week. The Kansas Agriculture panel heard Sam Brownback’s report and proposed reforms to address farm finance and sheriff sales, with broader discussion on county extension funding and potential changes to corporate land ownership for swine and poultry facilities.
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Jack Beauchamp
Ottawa
House
House Agriculture and Small Business Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Sam Brownback
The
Board of Agriculture
Farm Credit
Senate Agriculture and
House Local Government Committee
State Capitol
Topeka
Damian Delivers Entertaining Ottawa Show At Municipal Auditorium
Ottawa High School notes a full house of women braving cold weather for Michael Damian's Ottawa appearance. He opened with two slow ballads at the piano, flashed smiles amid screams, and tossed roses into the crowd during Passion's Rage. Damian joked about his lack of practice and his TV role as Danny Romalatti on Young and the Restless.
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Julie Mettenburg
Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Michael Damian
Damian
Danny Romalatti
Young and the Restless
Four Die In Accident Continued From Page
Funeral services for Thornbrugh and Young are listed with burial and church details. Thornbrugh, born June 30, 1963 in Ottawa, worked at Beacon Plastics and Doc's Auto Body Shop, attended Waverly High School and Emporia State University, survived by parents James and Judy and three brothers. Young, born April 15, 1963 in Ottawa, was a laborer, survived by parents Roy A. and Jackee K. Spencer, siblings, and grandparents. Funeral homes Dengel & Son and Son Funeral Home handle arrangements. memorials to Ottawa Bible Church trusted via Jones Funeral Home.
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Thornbrugh
Waverly United Methodist Church
Robert Plank
Pleasant View Cemetery
Agricola
Ottawa
Beacon Plastics
Doc
Emporia
Waverly High School
Emporia State University
James
Judy Thornbrugh
Robert W. Thornbrugh
Melvern
Dale R. Thornbrugh
Waverly
Larry L. Thornbrugh
Nona Pavlack
S. Oak
Lee E. VanValkenburg
Oakland
Calif
Edna Wood
Dengel & Son Funeral
Young
Ariz
Shane Young
Leavenworth
Ray Spencer
Williamsburg
Oak
State Bankruptcies Rise In Kansas Amid Slump
Kansas saw a 31 percent rise in bankruptcies in 1986 as farm, oil, gas, and aircraft sectors struggled. National bankruptcies climbed 32.3 percent, with 7,217 cases filed in Kansas City, Topeka, and Wichita. Officials forecast a 5 to 20 percent rise in 1987 filings. Oil prices helped slightly, but farmers and industry eyes are dim. four bankruptcy channels exist including the new Chapter 12 for farmers.
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Hays
Kan
Kansas
Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
Russell Brenner
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Conn
Challenger
Frank Naylor
Wichita Farm Credit Bank
Capital Corporation Bank
the Family Circus
By Bil Keane
Tige
You
Krown
Hagar the Horrible 2
Beetle
Beetle Bailey
Phyllis
Tim
First National Bank OF Ottawa
David Foster
St. Elmo's Fire
Dengel & Son Funeral Home
Ottawa Bibble Church
Jones Funeral Home
Burlington
Brenner
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