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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1986
Page
3
Nevado del Ruiz again trembled and snow and ice melted sending a 150 foot mud wall toward Armero valley. Government kept maximum alert with thousands evacuated to higher ground as torrential rains lashed the region.
Aleksander Perczynski, a top director at the State Committee for Radio and Television, apologized on air for distorted sound during Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski’s New Year message. He announced his resignation, citing responsibility for the broadcast quality and stating employees responsible have been punished.
Seismological Institute reports five tremors Sunday morning in southern Mexico City, the first at 4 37 a.m. magnitude 3 5, others ranging from 1 0 to 2 6. No injuries or damage. Earlier quakes in September caused extensive destruction and high death toll.
The top U S delegation led by Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Armitage arrived in Bangkok after delays for one day of discussions in Hanoi on Americans still reported missing in action from the Vietnam War. The mission is the highest level since the war ended in 1975.
A Athens to New York Olympic Airways 747 with 391 passengers and 21 crew was diverted to Goose Bay Newfoundland after a bomb threat. RCMP began a preliminary check but the airport lacked explosive search gear. The threat, claimed by Black September, prompted isolation of the jet on the runway as security concerns ripple from the TWA hijacking incident.
A Times poll released Sunday shows 68 percent overall approval of Reagan, with 67 percent of women and 56 percent of blacks approving his performance. The survey, taken Dec 14–18 of 1,358 adults, notes larger black gains and a tighter margin of error for women.
The space shuttle Columbia is cleared for liftoff at 6 05 a m CST on a second attempt after a countdown glitch. Commander Robert Gibson leads a crew including Rep Bill Nelson and astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz in a five day orbital mission to view Halley's Comet before its sun encounter.
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