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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1987
Page
5
Thelma Spinks a 53 year old Golden Ox waitress pursued two men who left without paying. Police joined and caught the pair, Brian J. Lacy and Monte J. Wilson both 19 from Hays. She returned to work after the arrest. They were cited for theft of food services.
In Wichita Kansas FBI said James E Patterson surrendered after being charged by a federal grand jury with five counts of mail fraud He allegedly provided 757380 in sight drafts to a Wichita tire business earning 14000 and faces a 5000 bond Davenport noted possible similar drafts in 30 states with Kansas witnessing up to 644795 in a single draft
In Greensburg Kansas a 20 degree rise in temperature over 10 minutes attracted 1975 residents. At 7 am the mercury was 75 rising to 95 by 7:10 am and peaking at 96.6 before falling to 86 by 8 am. Meteorologist Mike Smith cited an unstable air system as the cause, noting a historical record in Spearfish.
Kansas contractor Roe Messner will design and build a Bellevue Baptist Church complex in Memphis worth over 34 million dollars. He previously lost the Calvary Church project in Charlotte due to concerns about his PTL-related troubles. PTL filed for bankruptcy on June 12 with debts of 70 million, Messner’s firm listed as the largest unsecured creditor at 14.45 million.
Kansas industry workers averaged 17886 annually in 1986, up 3.2 percent from 1985, per the Department of Human Resources. The report excludes government, railroad workers, self employed, and certain professionals, but aids wage comparisons among areas.
Kansas congressman Dan Glickman doubts Reagan’s global subsidy elimination can succeed. He calls the proposal naive and unattainable and urges a market sharing approach backed by a multilateral framework. He cites the historical International Wheat Agreement as a model for stability.
A gasoline tanker crashed into an ice cream parlor in Herborn West Germany causing series of explosions and fires that killed up to 13 people and injured 35. Firefighters fought the blaze for hours as downtown was evacuated and rescue teams searched rubble. The truck driver survived with minor injuries claiming brake failure.
Authorities in Chandigarh India banned public gatherings and mobilized army units to curb Hindu mobs after Sikh terrorists killed 72 Hindu bus passengers over two days. Officials reported 34 Hindu deaths Tuesday and 38 the previous day, with Sikh militants vowing retaliation. Security forces raided suspected hideouts while Hindu crowds burned Sikh trucks in Hissar and soldiers patrolled Ambala Yamunanagar Fatehabad Hissar Sirsa and Jagadhari.
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