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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1986
Page
1
State revenues for August rose 4.7 percent year over year to 202.1 million, with sales and personal income taxes driving gains. For two months the year, receipts are 5.2 percent higher than 1985 levels, reducing chances of fall budget adjustments. Budget chief Krahl cites consumer confidence and discretionary income as factors supporting growth.
Four men disguised as security guards storm Pan Am Flight 73 at Karachi, wounding an aviation employee, as Pakistani troops surround the Boeing 747. Cockpit crew escaped, attackers demand Cypriot flight, with about 280 to 380 passengers aboard from Bombay to Karachi and beyond.
Soaring vaccine costs boost patient numbers at Linn County Health Department immunization clinic through early September 1985. DPT vaccine prices have nearly tripled since June from about 58 to 165 per 744 cubic centimeter vial, with Sabin polio also rising from 242 to 391 for 50 doses.
Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi denounces non aligned delegates as puppets and vows to undertake all types of terrorist acts to defeat the United States. He warns Libya may withdraw from the movement while pledging to counter U.S. power with an international army.
In Arden Grove California a 4 year old girl climbed into a front loading washer at a Laundromat and was trapped as the machine ran. A passer-by shattered the glass with a hammer to free her. The child Tiara Tuisata was treated for cuts and possible pneumonia and listed in fair condition.
A brief item notes a spouse in an apparent bigamy case, exploring the other life led by the partner and suggesting unseen social ties. The report underscores intrigue around domestic arrangements and personal secrets.
In Soweto, security forces filled a stadium with tear gas to stop a mass funeral for riot victims. Police swept through the area breaking up services and battling gangs of youths while a clergyman praised those who managed to bury their dead. President Reagan extended limited sanctions against South Africa for one year, with the possibility of further action.
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