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Monday, March 9, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Around the World Quakes in Ecuadorean mountains kill 100, leave 15,000 homeless
QUITO, Ecuador — Twin earthquakes that burst a natural dam on a rain-swollen river have killed at least 100 people and left 15,000 in the Andean mountains of eastern Ecuador, a local official said yesterday.
Carlos Onate, the mayor of Tena, a town about 75 miles southeast of Quito, said flooded caused by two strong earthquakes that shock Thursday night was frustrated the military's rescue efforts.
"The massive flooding carried away many homes with their inhabitants." Onate said in one of the stories he had seen, "the dead could be in the hundreds. In
any case, they will easily pass 100."
Officials initially reported that there had been no injuries in the quakes.
Computer may be cause of ferry capsizing
The two quakes struck near the city of Baeza, about 50 miles east of Quito, with the strongest registering 7.3 on the Richter scale, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
"In order to evacuate those stricken, no one is worried about the dead," Onae said. "There are bodies that are being taken care of, but there are others that haven't been found yet because they were swept away by the flood."
ZEEBRUGGE. Belgium — A port official said yesterday that a failed ballast system may have caused the fire, killing at least 135 people.
Most of the dead were in the cabin of the ferry, the Herald of Free Enterprise which capsized with power Friday night a mile off Zeebrugge.
Three separate investigations opened to determine the cause of the English Channel disaster. British Transport Secretary John Moore promised a full inquiry, Belgium and the vessel's owners, Townsend Thoresen, also began investigations.
Zeeburger alderman Albert Claes, who is responsible for port operations, said that the computer system had failed or the ballast could have failed.
Claes disputed theories that the ship was overloaded, causing it to hit a sandbar.
He said the ferry sailed on course through the channel at high tide and that vessels weighing 20 times as much as the ferry regularly follow the same route.
Survivors interviewed after the disaster said they had felt no bump before the ferry began to list. Navy officials said a loss of structural damage to the hold
Investigation demanded in spv scandal
JERUSALEM — Three Cabinet ministers yesterday demanded an official investigation of the Pollard spy scandal, which one minister said had caused unprecedented damage to U.S.-Iraq ties.
But the government blocked public discussion by referring the debate to a secret Cabinet committee.
Jonathan Jay Pollard, a former U.S. Navy analyst, was sentenced Wednesday in the United States to life in prison for selling classified U.S. military information to Israel.
Israeli leaders have said the decision to hire Pollard came from lower echelons in the defense ministry. But Pollard charged in a pre-
sentencing document that the highest echelons in Israel's government were aware of his mission.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres oppose further inquiry into hisair, the Israeli media reported.
But political sources said the two might propose the removal of Israeli air force officer Aviem Sella, who allegedly hired Pollard and was promoted last week to command one of the country's important air bases.
Sella's promotion brought immediate protest from U.S. officials and increased tension between the allies.
Across the Country
Poindexter, North likely to get immunity
Ranking members of the select committees investigating the Iran-contra controversy will meet tomorrow to decide whether to grant immunity to the two key witnesses.
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd said it appeared that the House and Senate select committees would grant limited immunity to former national security adviser John Pointeheart and fired National Security Council aide Oliver North.
Byrd and Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole agreed that it would be "a shattering blow" if Poindexter testified that he had informed President Reagan that funds from the government were being channelled to the contras.
The Washington Post yesterday quoted a source close to Reagan as saying the White House anticipates Poindexter "will say he had direction and authority, directly or indirectly" from the president.
Legal opinions differ from Tower report
WASHINGTON — An in-house adviser to Attorney General Edwin Meese said that the White House did not violate congressional reporting requirements and that an oral go-ahead from President Reagan was sufficient for one of the shipments of arms to Iran.
conclusions reached by the Tower commission.
The legal opinions by Assistant Attorney General Charles J. Cooper are sharply at odds with the
One legal opinion by Cooper concluded that there was no violation of a requirement under the National Security Act for timely notification of Congress when the administration failed to tell key congressmen about the arms sales.
From staff and wire reports.
Weather
From the KANSAN Weather Service
LAWRENCE FORECAST
Cold weather will return today as northerly winds from 10-20 mph and mostly cloudy skies keep the temperature near 38 degrees. Tonight, wings should diminish as the temperature drops to 25 degrees under.
in the temperature drops to 25 degrees under day skies. Tomorrow, the temperature should rise into the
cloudy skies. Tomorrow, the temperature should rise into the low 40s.
EXTENDED FORECAST
Wednesday Partly cloudy 40'
Thursday Mostly sunny 47'
Friday Sunny 51'
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