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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1986

Page

4

Soviet lists two more Chernobyl deaths in disaster toll

Soviet official says Kremlin should have reported the Chernobyl accident sooner and that two more people died, bringing the death toll to four. Der Spiegel cites Valentin Falin saying initial reports were incomplete and later proved incorrect. Radiation remains monitored around Kiev and within 35 miles of the plant as Europe watches.

Moscow Kremlin Chernobyl der Spiegel Valentin Falin Novosti Kiev Europe Tass Soviet Union

Police sweep tightens grip on Alexandra township

In Johannesburg area, over 1,600 soldiers and police conducted a day long raid in the Alexandra township sealing roads and urging residents to inform on troublemakers. The operation yielded 18 arrests for drugs or stolen property and came as police reported three deaths nationwide amid racial violence.

Johannesburg South Africa Alexandra Port Alford Port Elizabeth Pretoria

Reagan backs Senate tax bill with call to action

President Reagan praised the tax revision plan as exciting and pro growth, saying it could boost average family income by 600 to 900 dollars yearly and raise employment by four million over ten years. He endorsed the Senate Finance Committee measure and urged unified passage.

Washington Reagan Senate Camp David Senate Finance Committee America Bob Packwood

Inferno fire kills seven in Dayton Ohio apartment

A early Saturday blaze at an apartment complex in Montgomery County killed seven people including five children and the victims’ mother and her boyfriend. One boy escaped after jumping from a second floor window as firefighters battled through heavy flames. Autopsies will determine exact cause.

Dayton Ohio Madison Township Thomas Kochheiser Kochheiser Joyce Maupins Jamal Maupins Jamaine Maupins Roni Maupins Rashonda Richardson Raquel Richardson Richard White Montgomery County James Richardson Jr Eugene Brown Connie Black Albright Apartments James Black Penny White Jimmy Richie

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