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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1986
Page
6
Local track results summarized from Inside Highlights section noting performance by area athletes. Brief item references page 10 content with concise outcomes and standout performances, preserving period tone.
Tokyo hosts the 12th annual Economic Summit as leaders tackle terrorism trade and a new challenge of prosperity. Reagan urges unity against Libya-linked terrorism while seeking expanded access to U S markets. The USSR Chernobyl crisis looms, with Gorbachev yet to respond to U S aid offers. County forecast follows.
Western experts warned of lingering hazards as the radioactive cloud drifted over Europe. Belgrade reported eight times normal radiation after rain, while Romania urged indoors and fruit washing. Yugoslavia said Belgrade health risk was low as Soviet officials kept casualty counts at two dead and 197 injured. East Germany noted brief spikes, Austria collected soil samples, and an American bone marrow expert joined to advise on treatment of the injured.
A Garnett jury deliberated nearly four hours before finding 21 year old Paul Scobee guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the January 11 shooting death of 23 year old Donald Lankard Jr. The verdict, delivered by Judge James J. Smith, follows Scobee’s defense of self defense and testimony that Lankard’s jealousy led to the fatal confrontation in Scobee’s driveway. Sentencing set for June 2 at 11 p.m. with a pre-sentencing evaluation and $20,000 bond.
The era of Kansas gold fever saw 1858 59 reports of a New Eldorado as 100000 prospectors left for the western fields. Guides promoted routes via Santa Fe Smoky Hill and Platte while Leavenworth Pike’s Peak Express tied Kansas to Denver. Civil war halted mining, but the Pike’s Peak route proved viable and later spurred rail and telegraph lines.
The Ottawa USD 290 Board of Education will hold a special closed meeting Monday evening at Ottawa High School after the teacher appreciation dinner. Members will convene after dinner and adjourn to a closed session expected to last about 45 minutes.
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