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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1986
Page
5
In Mexico City subfreezing weather for five days deepens hardship for about 40,000 earthquake victims living in shelters and camps. Nighttime temps near 27 F clash with 40s January averages as residents plead for water and clothing while government aid remains scarce.
Edwin Ballistella, 35, spent 12 days in a Norfolk Southern boxcar in a Danville yard and had both feet amputated due to frostbite. He was found Jan. 4 after a car inspector heard pounding, with temperatures in the 20s. Ballistella, believed from Massachusetts, was in ragged clothing and had nothing to eat or drink for days. His relatives could not be reached by hospital staff.
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