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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1986
Page
7
A Royals pitcher in a recent game urged restraint after a heated dispute with umpires. The incident prompted discussions on sportsmanship and on-field conduct, with officials reviewing the events and outlining acceptable behavior for players and staff.
Freighting and stagecoach lines grew to serve mining towns and military posts in the West. The Butterfield Overland Despatch linked Leavenworth and Denver via Atchison and Grasshopper Falls with 40 mile home stations and 12 to 15 mile swing stations. Ben Holliday and David Butterfield clashed for trade, while Majors noted basic station markers and buffalo trails. The era saw trains of 25–26 wagons and crews of hundreds of cattle, oxen, and mules, aided by new shock absorbers for smoother overland travel.
A tour bus carrying retirement home residents crashed on a mountain road near Walker California and plunged into the Walker River, killing 18 and injuring 24. Authorities said the incident was the worst U.S. bus crash in six years, with confusion over passenger count. Divers searched the river as responders worked at the scene along U.S. 395.
The Skunk Run Book Sale by Friends of the Library marks 13 years of community programming. Held June 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in City Park, with a rain plan to the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium, the sale now includes an art fair guest author quilt exhibit the Ottawa String Quartet and tours of the city. Proceeds fund youth Discovery programs and library improvements, benefiting Ottawa and Williamsburg. Heavy rains flooded the auditorium basement, impacting inventory.
Washington AP The vice chairman of the U S Postal Service board Peter Voss pleaded guilty to taking illegal payoffs to steer a 250 million postal contract to Recognition Equipment Inc of Dallas He admitted embezzling from the postal service and faces up to seven years in prison and 21000 in fines Voss resigned from the board and will be sentenced July 24 Judge George H Revercomb presiding The probe also tied to John Gnau Associates and payments to Gnau Jr. investigation ongoing County forecast Mostly sunny today with highs in the low 80s
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