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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1986
Page
4
A National League of Cities survey shows 58 percent of 655 cities plan tax increases plus cuts as 4.6 billion in revenue sharing ends. Small towns face about 32 percent hikes, mid sized cities 25 percent, and large cities 16 percent, with roads and streets as top cut targets.
Air force chief Gen. Frank Vargas Pazos, ousted by President Leon Febres Cordero, refuses to surrender saying democracy will be respected. He demands the defense minister be fired, while about 150 officers back him inside Manta air base and others pledge loyalty to Lt. Gen. Jorge Andrade.
A report shows USA for Africa raised 44.5 million dollars for hunger relief, largely from royalties from the We Are the World recording by 45 rock stars. Directors spent or allocated about 19 million for immediate famine relief in eight African nations, and 24.5 million was committed on Feb 27 for long term agricultural and health projects in Africa.
President Reagan in his Camp David radio address pressed Congress to approve $100 million in aid to the Nicaraguan contras. He warned that rejecting the plan would invite a Soviet bloc push to spread communism in Central America and said diplomacy needs leverage from aid. Senator James Sasser countered that opposition to the aid does not equal support for Castro or Ortega.
In Bogota seven Colombians died as guerrilla violence escalates on the eve of elections. The government mobilized reservists and armed forces while Betancur pledged a smooth vote for 311 federal seats and about 1,000 city councils. In Cairo Mubarak lifted the curfew after 11 days of riots, praising the people for keeping a democratic course. In Peking a women leader accused the Communist Party and officials of bias against women in promotions and training. In Soweto, police used tear gas at the funeral of Cornelius Tau, a black guerrilla who died by self explosion, with several injured.
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