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Show 2A 1 he all dkr Innum- I lhurvd, August 21. Spotlight I'M lhkierk Gunmans Rampage Ends in Suicide Postal Employee Slays 14 ( ontinucd rum F 1 d V'1 rm-- Rav Elliott said he jipdrenlly hdd no iiminal record 'I ncwr hi aid hii voice in the hole time I worked here said post-.'- I ernplo'. (. M- - Mj'on, v. ho escaped " Di-iii- he onsl j ugrit At j.ud lonfirence pi lul. nignt Sh - r knew him Nobi-d- e i r 1. M.ke 'a i Wednevdav ooldridge possible rnarnc v I (.Vprc-- wi d M.illv depressed indi-i ban! 'He had 0 j ,i ct n rppni landed He was 44 years n'd jo) w as look. i. g ut the possibility t t eing "lit o) jnn l.t fol john Mint vie "I hi SA i ' ! ! . the Mur ne man forps in Wash ington, said Sherrill served in the Marine Corps for almost three years, enlisting in the corps Jan 15, 1964 and was honorably discharged on Dec 29, 19tj6 Most of Sherrill's active service wav spent at Camp Lejeune, N C., and his records showed no personal decorations, no disciplinary actions and an honorable discharge, Shotwell said Gene Pickett, a Tinker Air Force Base spokesman, said Sherrill had been a small arms instructor while a member of the 507th tactical fighter group until 1984, when he joined the Oklahoma Air National Guard. Neighbors said Sherrill lived alone house in Oklahoma City that he in a Co-Work- ers - "S. had shared with his mother until her death several years ago Delores Coleman, who lives a couple houses away from the Sherrill residence, said that when she moved in 18 years ago neighbors told her to watch out for "crazy Pat " She said she seldom saw him outside and that he mostly stayed to himself Postmaster General Preston R f Tisch ordered the flag flown at at all post offices, and about 100 noon people attended a prayer service in this affluent city of 34 000 people about 15 miles north of Oklahoma City Gov George Nigh ordered flags across the state lowered to half-staf- half-staf- It was the nations worst attack by a lone gunman since a rampage at a McDonald s restaurant in San Ysidro, Calif on July 18, 1984. left 21 people 20 injured. District Attorney Bob Macy said the gunman had one gun in his hand when he walked into the building about 7am and opened fire without saying a word. Eberhart said he was wearing his uniform one-stor- v Co-St- ar Baddeley died Dont Rock the Boats, Unless Youre Chet SILVER LAKE, Wash. Chets place is in the small restaurant he operates nearby. However, on this calm, summer day the son, Justin rightful place for his Fullmer, is out on Silver Lake, where he is angling for a bite of a different variety. Experts Say Americans Low Back Pain Also Causes a Big Pain in the Wallet CHICAGO (AP) low back pain, from the common ache to rare episodes like narrowing of the spine, will strike one in five adults this year and could cost the nation more than $81 billion, experts say. And that only hints at the magnitude of the problem under discussion as 300 orthopedists, neurosurgeons, radiologists and other practitioners UPI Photo Christopher Masters Learned His Lesson Loud Defendant Quiet After Gag Is Removed HOUSTON A disruptive (UPI) who was gagged defendant robbery with a sanitary napkin and duct tape sat quietly in court Wednesday and (iid "not utter a word" after the gag was removed Christopher Masters, 22, initially was gagged with a man's tie Monday after In- - refused to bo quiet during a hearing on pretrial motions Master tore the tie off his face and continued berating his attorney, the judge and prosecutor Carol Davies Masters was given another chance to be quiet during Tuesdav's proceedings but persisted in talking and interrupting attorneys and the judge. Visiting Judge Neil Daniel finally ordered Masters gagged again, and bailiffs used the sanitary napkin and duct tape, which was wound around his jaw and the back and top of his head He just wouldn't shut up," Davies a.d He was fuing totally disruptive lie kepi jumping up and interrupting and veiling and refusing to omi lv with the procedure of the -- court But a court clerk said Masters sat quietly during jurv selection Wednesday Masters is being tried for aggravated robbery in the June 10, 1985, holdup of an armored car in which jf;0 iio() in cash and checks was taken The money never was recovered After be was gagged Tuesday, Mas-tir- s continued mumbling from beneath the gag and pointing and gesturing, shaking his head vehemently and pounding on the table where he sat Daniel apparently was upset both hv Masters' behavior and the need to gag him r Willie Nelson has been named a "Sagamore of the Wabash for his efforts to help American farmers. The honor, the highest Indiana's governor can grant, was given by Gov. Robert D. Orr before Nelson performed at the Indiana State Fair. "As governor of one of America's most productive agricultural states, I want to thank Willie Nelson for all he has done to heighten awareness of the plight of the farmer," said Orr. "To honor him with a Sagamore is the best way we know how to say thanks for all he has done." Nelson organized the Farm Aid concerts in Illinois and Texas to series "Maude, has died, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday. She was 79 Associated Press Loserphoto from 25 countries gather for a week of meetings. "There is no question that low back as a subject for the medical pain community, the government and the is on the rise, public to consider said Dr. Jennifer Kelsey, a professor of public health at Columbia University. "Economics and an increasing concern about the quality of life have made it that," she added. The American Orthopedic Association chose low back pain as its topic for this year's annual session to develop "leaner, tougher, methods of dealing with the problem, said chairman Dr. William Kane. "The days when the patients and the doctors did what they wanted and handed the bill to some third party are over," said Kane. The government, the insurers, the employers and the patients are pushing us to higher ground." Low back pain, the leading cause of disability among American workers, accounts for about 25 percent of all disability claims, federal figures of low back pain is $81.7 billion annually, according to Dr. Bernard Jacobs, chief of the spine service at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. However, Jacobs estimated 20 percent of patients making their first visit to a doctor because of low back pain have chosen the malady to mask a psychological condition. Tuesday afternoon of complications Medifrom a stroke at Cedars-Stna- i cal Center. She had been hospitalized since July 25. Although her television role endeared her to audiences in recent years, it was her stage performances in both England and the United States that gained her early fame. Playwright George Bernard Shaw recognized Baddeley at an early age for her talent as a character actress, and playwright Tennessee Williams selected her to portray Flora Goforth, the bawdy widow who buried six husbands in Williams The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Any More. She made her British stage debut at age 8 in "The Marriage of Figaro" and gained national acclaim at 16 with her role in The Likes of Er. She also made many films, among them Mary Poppins" and "Room at the Top, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award in 1959. Shop weekdays Willie Nelson all-sta- - .. t Desmond Tutu gets promoted to Anglican archbishop of Cape r Town Sept. 7 and he has an guest list. He plans to invite Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, Sen. Edward Kenentertainers Bill Cosby, Lionel Richie, Harry Belafonte nedy, and Stevie Wonder, former tennis star Arthur Ashe and Coretta Scott King, widow of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. LOS ANGELES (UPI) Hermione Baddeley, the veteran British character actress who was known best to American audiences as Mrs. Naugatuck, the cook on the popular televi- vU-- JUJ -Desmond Tutu Rep. Dan Rostenkowski and Sen Bob Packwood, architects of the new tax bill, decided to forgo the glory of being on the cover of this weeks Time magazine The Illinois Democrat and the Oregon Republican were supposed to be, The Sew York Times reported, but the plan fell through when the duo had differences with the photographer. The unnamed lensman got the pair to pose with the Capitol as a backdrop and even got Rostenkowski to stand on an equipment case for a better angle, even though the congressman groused "How long do 1 have to be up here?" But the end came when the photographer asked the two to jump in the air in elation. "Come on," Rostenkowski reportedly said, leaving the scene. "What the hell does this guy think hes doing shooting a Toyota commercial?" Maude Dies After Life On Stage, Screen Sc 'l V - v.JL Dan Rostenkowski Police said the shooting started as mail carriers were sorting trass of mail and preparing to leave on thcr daily routes Most of those killed were found near their work stations. One body was found in the parking lot behind the brick building sion "a, y w1 mi , dead and 4 raise money for troubled farmers Tribune Wire Services Hundreds Gather to See Image They Believe Is That of Jesus - Crowds FOSTORIA, Ohio (UPI) have been gathering for the past two weeks near a storage tank at a soybean processing plant to see an image they believe is that of Jesus Christ, police said Wednesday. Hundreds of people congregated Tuesday to see the apparition that some observers say shows Christ with outstretched arms and a young child, police said. It looks like Jesus to me, said Gerry Yeater of Upper Sandusky, 10-- 9, Saturday who has viewed the apparition nightly since Sunday. The apparition appears only at sunset, witnesses said. Officials for the Archer Daniels Midland Co., which owns the storage tank, attributed the apparition to a combination of shadows, light and steam vapors from their soybean processing plant. An estimated 300 people jammed Route 12 Tuesday night, forcing police to order drivers to move their vehicles from the side of the highway. 10-- 7 Noritake sale event through August30 only WP" show. One in five adults complains of low 7U Elegant sa ings on Noritake stonew arc. . sets, four each dinner and salad plates, bowl cup and saucer, 16-psets four each dinner and salad plates, bow ! and mug. back pain each year, and time lost from work because of such pain averages nearly two days a year for each American worker, according to research by Kelsey and Dr. Gunnar of Lukes Medical Center in Chicago They also found four of every five Americans will suffer at least one episode between the ages of 20 and 60. For 75 percent of those, the pain will end after one week; for 90 percent it will end in two weeks. Recurrence, they found, is the real problem. About 25 percent of the people treated for low back pain account for 90 percent of the medical costs. Add in lost wages, lost productivity and other expenses and the total cost 20-pc- A. 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