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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1986
Page
4
Five Sikh men faced conspiracy charges in Montreal court over alleged plan to explode an Air India Boeing 747 departing New York. Police described the arrests and court security as prosecutors said the case relates to a plane, with U S FBI confirming cooperation.
Radiation levels in Moscow veal sold at a city market were found six to ten times above safe limits after analysis in France. Embassies advised nationals to avoid Soviet veal and pork for now due to higher radioactivity risk. In Ecuador, national elections test President Leon Febres Cordero's pro business program after intense campaigning by 16 parties ends.
Two cosmonauts spent five hours outside the orbiting station welding lattice and pin frames on a tower of trusses. Tass reported the work aims to enable assembly and construction of large structures in orbit.
President Reagan urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to ratify a revised 1972 extradition treaty with Britain to curb terrorists. He linked ratification to pressuring other nations and noted four IRA fugitives avoided extradition under political exemptions. Prime Minister Thatcher supports the measure amid Libya raid backlash.
A crowded passenger train bound for Colombo was struck by a bomb on Saturday. Up to 15 died and 24 were injured as Sri Lanka faced a third bombing in two days amid Tamil attacks. Police suspected Tamils, with officials blaming a Tamil group. no claim of responsibility yet. Police noted the blast timed for the Colombo terminal as the train arrived late.
In Halifax Nova Scotia NATO tensions surface as European members clash with U S stance after Reagan said SALT II may lapse if the Soviet Union does not curb treaty violations. Secretary Shultz argues for the U S position while many diplomats refrain from backing it.
Oakvale High School seniors Melanie Wall and Eddie Morgan defend Mercer Street cruising as a social gathering from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. despite complaints of traffic obstruction and noise. Local group Citizens for Law Enforcement worries about violations while officials mull dances and a temporary one way street, and residents note intercity visitors from Cleveland and Roanoke.
Moore urged passage of a Senate bill stalled in the House Finance Committee, arguing loss of about 9 million dollars in use tax revenue without it. The measure would allow the state to tax services by out-of-state vendors, while committee members favored more time. Senate Finance Chairman Spears called it important. Farley postponed to a future special session.
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