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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1987

Page

10

Earthquake Rattles 16 States and Parts of Canada

An estimated 5.0 magnitude quake rattled 16 states from Kansas to South Carolina and Ontario, with windows broken, chimneys toppled, and hundreds fleeing swaying buildings. It triggered a Minnesota nuclear plant alarm, interrupted service in three Illinois counties, and caused scattered injuries and property damage while experts note farther travels of shock waves.

Pete Brown Associated Press Kansas South Carolina Canada Temblor Minnesota Illinois Richard Horwitz Chicago Lawrenceville Ill Evansville Ind National Earthquake Information Center Golden Colo A Vocational Prairie Island Red Wing Minn Sam Macalus Northern States Power Co Missouri Iowa Indiana Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia Virginia Pennsylvania Carolinas Ontario Gregg Durham Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency Charles J. Ritter University of Dayton Russ Needham New Madrid Detroit Tiger Stadium Tigers Kansas City Royals Erie Catherine Shaw John Shaw Wrif-Fm Bob Seger Steve Kostan

Controversy Over Low-Level Waste Dump Sees Peery Pressured

Ray Peery, 36, executive director of the Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission, faces hostile audiences in a five state tour seeking a disposal site. Protesters demand removal of Peery and oppose locating the dump near homes. Peery endures long road trips and late nights, defending the mission while awaiting contractor decisions in Oklahoma City.

Associated Press Ray Peery Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission Alliance Neb Peery Homer Pine Bluff Ark Oklahoma City Okla Manhattan Hays Kan Columbus Commission Atlanta Westinghouse Electric Corp U.S. Ecology Nuclear Five States

NASA Probes Accidental Launches At Wallops Island

NASA investigates a lightning strike that accidentally launched three small scientific rockets on a Wallops Island pad. The Orion and two test rockets rose to 15,000 feet before landing in the sea. no injuries, damage under 50,000 dollars, and weather satellites were briefly affected.

Washington National Aeronautics and Space Administration Wallops Island NASA John L. Parks Jr Wallops Flight Facility Cape Canaveral Fla Orion Parks

Radon advisory panel finds Kansas not worse than others

The Kansas Radon Advisory Committee learned that statewide radon levels are not significantly higher than national averages. EPA guidance suggests action at four picocuries per liter, with a 1 to 2 percent lung cancer risk at that exposure over 70 years.

Topeka Kan Kansas Bob Moody State Department of Health and Environment KDHE John Doull Center of Washburn University Federal Environmental Protection Agency EPA Moody

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