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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1981
Page
11
A new 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Greece as crowds remain in streets after a quake a day earlier. Over 170 rural houses collapsed and hundreds were damaged. one Athens resident died and 30 were injured in the prior 6.2 quake. Schools, stores, and offices closed amid fears of further building damage.
A Lodz Solidarity chapter ordered a strike alert to protest the firing of five hospital workers including four organizers. Union leaders, approved by Gdansk central HQ, plan a Saturday meeting to decide next steps as authorities vow to counter disorder with Soviet backing.
A hijacked Pakistan Airlines jet was freed of 27 passengers by the hijackers in northern Pakistan, leaving 118 still captive including several Americans and a World Bank official. The hijacker, Mohammad Alamgir, threatened to set off grenades and demanded 79 Pakistanis be flown to Kabul.
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