European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes monday september 1,1986 blasts preceded deadly Gas Cloud Yaounde Cameroon up the loud of volcanic Gas thai burst from Laic Nios and killed More than ,700people was preceded by a series of explosions heard by villagers hours earlier a italian scientist said sunday. Volcan Logist Franco barbican who spent three Days interviewing witnesses to the seismic behaviour at the Crater Lake in Northwestern Cameroon said Resi dents first noticed some smoke or steam escaping from the Lake around 4 . Aug. 21. At around 8 ., a Small explosion was heard and Between 9 and 10 ., two or three More larger explosions were heard followed immediately by the Gas he said. We have determined that the explosion of Gas produced a wave in the Lake that touched the entire Shore. It destroyed a Good pan of the soil and veg. Elation on the Edge of the Lake Barbieri told state run radio Cameroon on the Southeast Side of the Lake the Lake had a height of 15 meters 45 feet and on the Northern Side in was four to five meters 12 to 15 feet Barbieri said. The . Disaster Relief Agency in Geneva Switzerland said 1,746 were killed when the toxic Gas identified by a French expert on the scene As Carbon dioxide with a Trace of Hydrogen sulfite burst fro the Lake and blew into four nearby villages. In injured about 500 people and killed about 7.doo cattle in a 6-mile area around the volcanic Crater Lake. Military teams completed burying the human bodies thursday but cattle car casses continued to pose a problem Sun Day. Officials had hoped All the cattle would be disposed of before the week end but the numbers and Lack of equip ment made that impossible. Some local drinking water already is contaminated apparently because of the decaying carcasses. The prefect of the Region Fri Francis Yengo said chemicals have been Cliv. Ered to bum up the. Cattle bodies where they lie. Around Tarzieff. A French vol Canolo Gist who toured the scene said saturday a leak of steam m High pressure onto the Lake floor forced the Cloud of Gas to the surface of Lake Nios. Tazelt said More Gas probably strapped under the sediment so any eventual return of the population to this area is absolutely some 3,000 people had to leave their Homes. Barbieri said the steam increased the Lake temperature to 30 degrees celsius 92 degrees fahrenheit much higher than the 23 c 78 f Norm for the Atmo sphere in the Remote mountainous re Gion. He said that since the Gas the seismic pressure under the Lake Here is Only a slim Chance of another release soon Bui he said an Earth quake could accelerate the process and recommended that the area be monitored for seismic activity. An official of the world health organization in Cameroon said Antibiotic painkillers and other drugs were needed for the sick Many suffering from pneumonia Fulfur bums or respiratory problems Relief workers said air and land trans port facilities were stretched to the breaking Point in handling emergency Aid and getting it swiftly to the injured and homeless and they said there was a shortage of trucks and Airport Landing and storage space. Aniloff pm Page 1 and of espionage and said in is instigation. . Embassy described Danil As at crude the nouns nent sued through the offi Tass so Danisoff was detainer August As he was engaging the or rial confiscated in the . Cacs Pondant of bin Gynce acid Sims. An invest Kigali Daniloff Calk the announce mrs. Dan Ilsc said her he secret police afr an acquit closed packet Lac later was marked lop see she said us Combs told her Thi band could last Moi they Haven t he Ali arc is a suspicion a . Embassy Spok american diplomats Mia Sirj and Given alleging Hal Daniloff he said the diploma As total him for an a detention Kab an news Agency Moscow on act of Caspio official says Iraq would accept non aggression pact in fully expose solved in Intili is under Way in i a i said. A was detained by Nee handed him a and to contain maps rec d affaires Richard Vesliga lion of her Hus demanded . Dani Loit. $. Gar inc since reassigned to Kab n said. Mishi a pcs. But a was found before Iloff. Who band Sii lion for Lim with espionage bul Esaid. An Jaroslav Verner said Ummond 10 the foreign protest by the soviets. He Law. Clad by a senior . Fou a and the embassy soviets Casc the corf Spon 1 a Iraq is willing to acre Pian intern Iiona non aggression pact with ran in Hopes Ofin the 6-year-old persian Gulf speaker of Iraq s part ahem said sunday. The announcement by Safe Ctm Hamadi was carried by the arabic wire services inn persian Gulf Region and described As a new iraqi Stefl ton a possible peace settlement. We Are ready to accept guarantees 1powers and the five permanent members Security Council for a Mutual non Agar Guffin pact by to can Iraq and Himadi Iraq news Agency. Hamadi also proposed i Haupl two warring nations select 30 nations each an fat these 60 countries would guarantee that Nuj a scr party would commit an aggression on the of turf if Iran proposal then islamic states who Are Memaj of the 46-Nalionl organization of iambic corp Jerrice could Ucol he said. He did tue elaborate As to How these countries would Fry out the proposed role. The announce egg mine on the eve of the Summit of non aligned mrmos in Harare Zimbabwe where several Aram pics were planning to offer Rico men g War. Has repeatedly turned Down peace proposals by lion aligned bloc As Well As the United nations ing that iraqi president Saddam Hussein must be overthrown before peace negotiations can begin. Meanwhile Iraq s first Deputy Premier Taha Byassee Ramadan arrived in Harare sunday where he As noted As saying he would submit the peace message i sent to the iranian rulers in Early August in Flor Tau age Iraq outlined a five Point plan for a session pact Between the c recognised inter a peace two countries. Full withdrawal National Borders. A Complete Swap of prisoners of. Non interference in each other s Inlet both states to act As a positive Factor in a ing peace and Security in the Gulf Region. Kekkonen from worked of 11981 in Moi Islington. He Virday after tie lifted Only Asmi in weekly newsman and was being seized by eight a soviet a mrs. Daniloff pm plot new or c packet Conla inc Kab agents later Sci main the map Lay s meeting at the Prii id spoken by Telephone believes the incident aug. 23 arrest of a local new spa Daniloff it Niloff said mrs. Dan a her Hus in Retalia _ .7 Gennady f. Zakharov on spa charges in Zakit Jarv who docs not have diploma mum nity it being held without Bond. Jeff Trimble a . News and world re Cor respondent sent to Moscow to replace Daniluk said saturday s incident appeared to have been a sep. Forced his scr Jot on oct. 26, 1981. At age �1, he Rafn Fathis Home. Tkv Eckonen won the pm stage in 1956 by the Small est margin possible in the receiving 151 votes to 149 for social Derond a. Fagerholm. He was re elected to sin-year1968. Special legislation extended his _ until 1978. A year before it ended he agreed to i the candidate of six major parties and oven won another term. Kekkonen became the primary and Lafof what was called Finlan Bizalion with the so Viet Union bul Mainla Inin Ujj Kern political social and economic systems Finland has f Border with the soviet Union 790 was part of that nation for 100 years in Lily Rinns revolted during the bolshevik re solution pal and won Independence in a blood civil War it once fought in Hal War. Mam finnish soviet fighting occurred in the late so called Winter War when the soviets invaded Finland. Finland fought with Germany against the soviet Union during world War it to re gain lost territory. Finland was placed under an Mission after the War and to Havethe country again re cognized pm Verrien nation. Knowing that would be a major Power after said in a 1943 speech thai Fin Laiu Muffol join any bloc opposing the Sovi ets. an armistice with the soviet Union 194 sing first with president Juho Kusti Paas Kivi and after 1956 on his own Kekkonen pursued peaceful coexistence with the soviet Union and close caper with Finland s scandinavian neighbors 31 has remained the Cornerstone of Finland s for 1 and was cemented with a 1948 finnish he of Friendship cooperation and Mutual a Neutral Finland. While to avoid problems with the soviet Union he Alj Imkje Finland part of the euro Pean free Trade associ9mhjal96l and concluded Trade agreement with Hirts can economic Community in 1973. In 1926, Kekkonen tamed s vol who later wrote Antalia a Book translated int of recounted a woman s plight in Rural firn of mrs. Kekkonen died in 1974. Search called off for 6 marines in copter crash Oslo. Norway a the . On. Suruki called of m search for ifc0ter crash during a na�t6 exercise off no Hern Norway. The marines arc presumed dead. We be been informed by Navy that its sear Cluj after d norwegian 4fflgrddd Solem. Press spokesman at the Maneu vers information Center in Norway. 60 nautical Miles have Bce Juchi a maintain a Good Laid. Eight american servicemen Are re ported titled when the i win Rotor Marine ch-46 sea Knight helicopter carrying 21people crashed during Takeoff from the assault vessel Saipan. Thirteen of in T but two were dead and two earlier re ports from Allied pan s Home base in Norfolk a. The Accident occurred Friday at the out set of nato s Ouw Weck maritime exer Cise Northern wedding which started Fri Day in nato s Northern Region. To Twenty one Norfolk based ships and 15.000 sailors Are among i to Navy ves ets hundreds of planes and 35,000 serv a Monato countries engaged in Nerim Media Cluay cousins of10 separate m Ern Region
