University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, August 27, 1986
5
Cameroon
Continued from p. 1
the catastrophe had not reached Bamenda until Friday. He said the delay was because the isolated region near the Nigerian border had no telephones and only dirt tracks for roads.
He said local authorities first learned of the disaster from a government official who was going to his home in Nios. The official saw bodies along the road and when he became dizzy he turned back, Taka said.
In Nios, Taka said he found bodies in the vards.
"The victims came out of their rooms and tore their dresses off because of the heat," he said. "They were mostly naked or half-naked. I opened one of the rooms and saw there was food in the dishes, which meant that, at the time, they were eating."
A U.S.-made C-130 Hercules of the Cameroon army carried 16 tons of ractions for survivors evacuated to the town of Nkaba.
Michael Wiener, a colonel in the Israeli medical corps, said local authorities told him there was a one-time explosion followed by volcanic
activity that occurred for two or three hours at the most.
Wiener said the concern now was for possible medical aftershocks, including chemical inflammation of the lungs that could cause pneumonia.
Franceois Leguern, from the French National Center for Scientific Research, said the reddish color of the Lake Nios, 200 miles northwest of Yaounde, was a warning of possible further outbreaks.
Leguern said the lake's color was from particles of laterite, indicating continuing underwater volcanic activity.
He said the disaster was caused by a volcanic gas long trapped in the lake and released by an explosion deep down in the waters of the long-dormant crater.
"The gas was heavier than the air, so those on low ground were the first victims," he said.
The U.N. relief agency said that reports indicated at least 300 people were hospitalized and that about 20,000 suffered effects from the deadly fumes.
Chernobyl
cerned about the accuracy of the Soviet figures used to make the projects and whether the Soviet report was translated accurately into English.
Continued from p. 1
"There seems to be some type of inconsistency," said Morris Rosen, chairman of the International Atomic Energy Commission's safety division who traveled to the Soviet Union after the accident.
"The only question is whether the Soviets may somehow be mistaken about the extent of the contamination," Cogel told the Post. "Frankly it comes as a bit of a surprise."
Western experts attending the conference in Vienna said Monday that the disaster stemmed largely from reactor design defects that Moscow had been warned about nine years ago.
At a news conference, Soviet experts said a protective wall was being built around the plant's No. 4 reactor. Entombment of the reactor is expected to be completed by late next month or early October.
Gas
Continued from p. 1
However, in a similar Cameroon incident in 1984, which killed 37 people, hydrogen cyanide was the cause of death.
The occurrence in Cameroon was not necessarily rare on a geological timetable, said Don Steeples, associate director for research at the Kansas Geological Survey.
But Steeples said a disaster such
as the one in Cameroon last week would be highly unlikely in the United States.
'Captain Midnight' given a $5,000 fine
As an example of a lake that lies in a volcanic crater. Steeples cited Crater Lake in central Oregon. Crater Lake is in the Cascade Range of the United States, the same region as Mount St. Helens, which erupted last in 1985 in Washington state.
United Press International
KSQNVILLE Ela
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — a satellite dish salesman who called himself "Captain Midnight" was fine $5,000 and given a year's probation yesterday for interrupting a Home Box Office movie to protest the cable network's decision to scramble its signal.
"I have been watching the 'Great American Dream' slip from my grasp," said John MacDougall, whom prosecutors characterized as an electronics expert. "And the worst part was that I was unable to do anything about it. This was my only way of striking back."
MacDougall appeared before U.S. Magistrate Howard Snyder in a 10-minute hearing for approval of a plea-bargain agreement he reached with prosecutors shortly after his ar-
est July 22. He is the only person very known to have taken private control of a commercial satellite signal.
MaeDougall said he broke in the HBO broadcast of "The Falcon and the Snowman" on April 27 because the scrambling of signals by payable TV channels and selling descramblers for $12.95 a month was hurting his once-thriving satellite dish business in Ocala.
On April 27, MacDougall sent a signal to the HBO satellite from Central Florida Teleport, a satellite uplink operation that sells satellite uplink time to television stations and others.
The message, which appeared on viewers' screens for more than four minutes, read:
"Good Evening HBO
"From Captain Midnight
"$12.95/month
"No Way!
"'ShowtimeMovie Channel Beware.'"
On Jan. 15, HBO became the first cable TV network to scramble its signal full time.
Is there life after country club week? Vanguard Karate Team is betting on it! Vanguard will be conducting a 4 week conditioning program open to all students that will put energy back in a neglected body. The program will emphasize the attributes needed to be successful in sport karate, both point and full contact. We will work on endurance, flexibility, control and basic techniques.
The program runs Aug. 25-Sept.19 Meets in room, 102 Robinson Times: Mon. 8-10 p.m., Wed. 8-10 p.m., Fri. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The cost is $20. The class is limited to 22 people. For more info. call David Rank 749-1738.
WITHOUT THE RIGHT GLASSES YOU MAY BE MISSING MORE THAN YOU THINK
Cebe Serengeti Ray Ban Porsche-Carrera Gargoyles Calvin Klein Bollé
We now do soldering.
Come to Visions before you miss much more VISIONS
Mon.-Fri. 10-5:30; Sat. 10-3
841-7421
ORDER A LARGE PIZZA PAY FOR A MEDIUM
806 Massachusetts
With this coupon, order any LARGE pizza and pay the price of an identical medium pizza.
Eat-in, carry-out, and delivery
Expires 9/30/86
842-0154 2228 Iowa
501
$1599
Men's sizes 27-60
Extra Sizes $17.99
While Supplies Last
Sale Ends Saturday
litwin's
Levis $ ^{\circled{8}} $ button-fly blue jeans. Made to shrink down to a personal fit that no ordinary jeans can match.
Now Lawrence has a store of it's own.
COURSE OPTIONS:
830 Mass. 843-6155
M-S 9-6 Thurs. 9-9 Sunday 12:30-5:30
INTERIOR DESIGN 101 or 102?
101:
(without Aaron Rents)
Studentium Contentum - a pleasant condition characteristic of smart students who have discovered that it isn't a college prerequisite to live without decent furniture. Unifying trait: all students in this state rent from Aaron Rents Furniture
102:
(with Aaron Rents)
STUDENT SAVINGS Bring in this ad and you'll get:
50% OFF DELIVERY AND 50% OFF DEPOSIT
$39.50 MANAGER'S CHOICE
12-PIECE PACKAGE
to substitutions or other discounts apply
★ With Aaron Rents you get more: lowest rates, short-term rental period, next-day delivery and wide selections. With Aaron Rents, it's easy to turn your campus quarters into a class act.
We'll match competitor's offer
★ We guarantee the lowest rental rates on all items. If you find a better rate on identical merchandise, we'll double the difference for the length of your rental contract.
The #1 choice of students across the U.S.A.
Aaron Rents Furniture
7801 Frontage Rd. (OVERLAND PARK)
The Nation's Largest Furniture Rental and Sales Company