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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes. D aids like illness would follow nuke War doctors say Page 5 d Stock pulse business news pages 19,20 d 21 killed As rival forces Pound Tripoli Page 28 the stars  vol. 44, no. 158 monday. September 23, 1985 of d 8693 a Mexico City death toll tops 2,000 Mexico City a exhausted Rescue cams worked through the night saturday digging into the rub ble of collapsed buildings Tor More victims or the massive earthquakes that ravaged Mexico City. The government put the death toll at 2,000, but unofficial estimates said it could reach five times that. A second quake hit Mexico City and four states Friday night spreading panic and toppling some buildings dam aged by thursday s devastating quake. Mexico City police said saturday that at least 2,000 people were killed 5.000 were injured and 20,000 were homeless. They said 196 damaged buildings were a threat to safety and would have to be demolished. The newspaper Excelsior said 4,000 people were believed dead but gave no attribution for the figure. . Ambassador John Gavin who flew Over the City saturday told reporters the death toll could reach 10,000, but that was just a  he said 1,000 people May have been killed or injured in one High Rise apartment Complex in the Nuevo Leon neighbourhood. Gavin also said that five americans had died. He did not release their identities but said they were a couple staying at the devastated St. Regis hotel and a Mother and her two children. Earlier saturday Greg Lagana. Spokesman for the state department earthquake task Force in Washington identified three of the victims As Nebraska residents Mary Vallejo and her children. Vallejo s brother Mike 7gud of Kearney neb., said state department officials contacted the family Friday evening and told them that Vallejo 34, and her children Lasc 8, and Alonzo 5, were among those killed. Officials said at least 1,300 bodies had been identified by saturday afternoon. Rescue workers continued looking for survivors but said they would have to Stop won and see toll on Page 28 stain letting spies escape Londo master spy Between  fingered up to spies and Britain Calm Moscow up the sunday Are understood with the names of the russian l m Kab London Slat the new spa that the Fig Early Edi however p the magicians u peace the. Lie War y have soviet n escape to said id detectives been supplied of britons of Rajau  solving problems created by services including soft drinks Shan on any other Mal flan docs. And it la affect some of the Otto Ilamay a that it May be just that margin which keeps them tit keeps them out of business Cath said. A come in Here and sit and say we re going by vat ask business by 15 percent and it s going to All come out of the air. Gentlemen that in t True. Sonic of it s going to come out of the pocket of  Exchange officials estimated that 15 percent of their business would be done with the cards and  6 percent would amount to new business because of the cards. Cath was responding to Jerry Calhoun acting assist ant Secretary of defense for Force management and personnel who said that if data gathered during the last two years hold True across the country the Impact would be less than i percent of commercial retail sales in the United slates. Army maj. Gen. John Long commander of the army see cards on Page 28 spin wins heavy we ghz a Royval -4 p 21  
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