Armero disaster aid scaled up as planes bring relief supplies
Survivors and farmers described the Armero tragedy as a major market disruption. Officials counted around 8,000 children among the dead, with rescue teams recovering about 800 bodies. More than 50 planes from the US, Canada, and other nations delivered food medical supplies and clothing to Bogota. A convoy of 150 trucks headed to Palanquero, the converted air base serving as a relief hub. US envoy Gillespie warned of health risks as cadavers degrade with receding water and mud.
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United States
Canada
Venezuela
Brazil
Britain
Spain
France
Colombia
Bogota
Palanquero
Luis Rincon
Armero Valley
U.S
Charles Gillespie
Boy saved after 60 hours in mud in Armero
Four year old Guillermo Perez survived sixty hours half submerged in mud after a landslide and flooding that buried his town. Helicopter observer Jorge Parga of El Tiempo described finding the child curled on his side with a petrified look as he cried and begged to be saved.
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Armero
Colombia
Guillermo Perez
Jorge Parga
el Tiempo Newspaper
Parga
Miami’s Cuban influence sharpens tensions in black neighborhoods
The article notes Suarez’s pledge to curb crime and slow downtown development amid rising unemployment in black communities. It cites demographic shifts with Cubans dominating business, banking and commerce, while blacks face alienation and limited ownership. It highlights Miami’s image and economic growth tied to Cuban settlement and drug trafficking concerns.
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Suarez
Miami
New
Sedano’s
Mohammed Hamaludin
Miami Times
Summit postponement not central in U S Soviet arms talks
The SALT 2 dispute did not dominate pre summit debate as Reagan and Gorbachev prepared to discuss arms reductions. A leaked Weinberger letter accusing aides of sabotage heightened tensions while officials signaled cautious progress toward a joint statement and potential accords.
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Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Geneva
Pentagon
Weinberger
George P. Shultz
David Brinkley
Shultz
Georgi Arbatov
Larry Speakes
White House
Donald T. Regan
CBS
Arbatov
Gorbachev
United States
U.S
McFarlane
Defense Secretary
Soviet Union
Reagan Administration
Eduard Shevardnadze
Washington
Soviets
Moscow
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