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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1986
Page
6
Nationwide Fourth of July scenes include stranded riders as buses stalled, flames injuring children in Los Angeles, a fatal rocket blast in Madison, and a Fire Chief killed in Edgewater. Snow and wind disrupt Crater Lake and Oregon coast, while festivals proceed, and aid efforts help the homeless in Los Angeles and Boston.
MELBA Idaho AP A 24 year old man from Melba said he planned to blow up a parade float shaped like a space shuttle as a joke. He suffered second degree burns on his face and arms while installing a radio detonator when the devices exploded. The space shuttle float built by local church parishioners was destroyed along with two cars and the building contents.
New York hosts America's biggest Fourth of July party as Liberty’s torchlit beacon reopens, with Nancy Reagan cutting the ribbon. 2 million spectators watched 40,000 shell fireworks over 28 minutes, 3,600 bursts over the harbor, and a day capped by concerts and a grand lighting of the statue symbolizing freedom.
President Reagan, finishing a Fourth of July celebration at the Statue of Liberty, says the Soviets appear more serious than ever about an arms control agreement. He and Nancy Reagan ended a three day celebration with a massive fireworks display aboard the USS John F Kennedy. Reagan and Francois Mitterrand discussed U S Soviet relations over lunch at Governors Island. Speeches touched on the Star Wars program, with some disagreement noted over the initiative.
The FBI says 1985 domestic terrorist acts fell to seven incidents with at least 23 aborted. Jewish extremists caused four incidents and Puerto Rican terrorists were blamed for two. Two people were killed and ten injured in 1985. The agency noted five suspected cases with no fatalities or arrests and over 23 prevented incidents.
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