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The Olympian from Olympia, Washington • 1

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The Olympiani
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November 23 1985 35 cents Cold snaps records snow due Local budgets take beatinglOA Snow delays prep playoffsIB Saturday Storm watch High today 29 Low tonight 21 Cyanide explosion injures 46 people ST PETERSBURG Fla A 55-gallon drum of toxic silver cyanide exploded at a sprawling US defense contractor's plant Friday injuring at least 46 people and forcing the partial evacuation of the facility The explosion occurred in a hazardous waste disposal area outside the ECI Systems plant said Robert Steele a spokesman company which develops and manufactures electrical components for the Defense Department About 200 of the 1250 employees were evacuated and the area was cordoned off "Two of our people were pouring some of the material from smaller containers into the 55-gallon drum when the drum exploded a flash Steele said wife jailed WASHINGTON The wife of a Navy intelligence employee accused of selling US military secrets to Israel and Pakistan for $50000 was arrested Friday night an FBI official said Ann Henderson Pollard wife of 6-year civilian intelligence veteran Jonathan Pollard 31 was taken into custody about 9 pm by FBI agents is being processed and she'll probably be taken shortly to the central cell of the District of Columbia police department the official said in a telephone interview US officials said Friday that Pollard admitted receiving nearly $50000 for supplying US military secrets to Israel and Pakistan Bomb explodes on train NEW DELHI A bomb exploded on an express train entering a station in troubled Punjab state late Friday night killing three people and wounding at least 20 the Press Trust of India reported United News of India another private news agency put the toll at two dead and 15 injured The blast tore through the last coach of the train as it pulled into Shambu a small town near the state capital Chandigarh about 100 miles north of New Delhi Contractor indicted BOSTON A defense contractor was indicted Friday on charges of supplying the government with thousands of defective parts for the M-16 rifle which officials said could endanger soldiers in combat A grand jury returned conspiracy indictments against the Waltham Screw Co of Keene NH and two of its executives: plant manager George Olm-stead and production manager Herbert Raymond said US Attorney William Weld They are accused of shipping "flash M-16 rifle barrel attachments that minimize the flash of light given off during firing that fell short of government specifications Mobsters shoot it out TOKYO Mobsters shot it out with members of rival gangs Friday at a coffee shop in Hiroshima killing two people and wounding five Police said six gangsters were arrested for the attack in the Deruzhba coffee shop All of the suspects are members of the Kyoseikai one of the largest gangs in western Japan with approximately 440 members according to a police official From staff and wire reports Dick Milligan The Olympian Flying: Steve Kingsley becomes airborne as he uses an innertube to sled down a slope Friday in Tumwater Keeping warm: Bundle up stay home By Abby Haight Olympian staff writer Snow is expected to return today in the wake of record-breaking cold with up to 4 inches predicted by tonight A winter storm watch is in effect this afternoon and tonight The National Weather Service station at Olympia Airport is watching a Pacific Ocean storm bringing warm moist air toward the coast "What we figure might happen is this warm moist air coming up on this cold air will bring us a lot of snow" forecaster Monte Mastick said "We could get a lot of snow and then rain on top of it turning it all into a big pile of slush which I've seen happen low temperature was a cinch to break the preyious record of 19 degrees set in 1982 The thermometer at the weather station already had dipped to 13 degrees by 8 pm with an overnight low of zero to 10 degrees expected Mastick said the previous record for Nov 22 was 14 degrees The high temperatures for the last three days 26 degrees Friday 33 degrees Thursday and 35 degrees Wednesday all broke records for coldest high temperatures Mastick said Meanwhile residents appear to be getting used to the 6- to 8-inch snow that came Thursday or simply are enjoying it at home Police reported few accidents Friday But officials were concerned that drivers lulled by Friday afternoon's wet roads would forget precautions driving on roads covered with night-time black ice storm closed state office businesses and schools Despite the number of vehicles abandoned in parking lots and in ditches Intercity Transit buses had few customers a sign more people were staying home Little of the snow had melted Friday and drivers were still advised to use extreme caution on roads But clear skies allowed county and city road crews to scrape and sand roads including many secondary streets and dead ends Crews are geared up if another snow storm hits said Ed Oliphant office manager for the public works department road division Clear skies enough for high school officials who rescheduled two 2-A playoff football games Capital High is scheduled to play Enumdaw High School at noon today at Ingersoll Stadium Shelton will play Fcrndale at 5:30 pm Monday in the Seattle Kingdome After the summit2A "Relations between the superpowers are out of the deep freeze but not out of the cold or out of said Rep Dante Fascell D-FIa the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee "The chemistry is different now and that is very said Senate counterpart Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar R-Ind "Gorbachev agreed to become more engaged with us by scheduling two more See Summitback page keeps growing warmth he says but it brings more blood to the skin and actually cools a person down "The idea of a hot drink is a good idea A hot toddy may make you feel pretty good but go out he says Children may go out in the snow to play as long as they come inside before they get tired Murphy says "A lot of people are afraid to let the kids go out you've got to haul them in while still he says See Copingback page the sweaters is warmer than wearing one garment because heat is trapped in air pockets between the layers she says Houses as well as people will stay warmer if rooms far from a main heat source are closed off she says Thurston County Health Officer Robert Murphy says staying warm dry and healthy is just a matter of common sense He says people should want hot drinks and other fluids to replenish moisture lost during the cold spell But some drinks containing alcohol should be sipped with caution Alcohol may give a sensation of will change face of diplomacy By Barry Schweid AP diplomatic writer WASHINGTON President Reagan steered clear of superpower summits for nearly five years but now that he has committed himself to at least two more rounds with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev the entire shape of superpower diplomacy is about to change At a 13-minute farewell champagne ceremony Thursday Gorbachev hailed the "new they had made in dealing with the nuclear weapons race and other controversial issues The Soviet leader virtually adopted call for a "fresh By Carla Casper Olympian staff writer While temperature plummet and cars slide in the snow and ice residents are advised to keep the house warm and the refrigerator stocked Those were some of the tips for coping with frigid and snowy weather from experts like Joyce Olsen Kowal of the Washington State University Cooperative Extension Agency of Thurston County How can you keep warm when the mercury hovers near zero? Wear layered clothing Olsen Kowal suggests Piling on town disbanding mayor says RAJNEESHPURAM Ore (AP) -The mayor of Rajneeshpuram reportedly told residents of this central Oregon commune Friday night that the commune cannot be continued and it will be disbanded "It is impossible for us to Swami Prem Niren reportedly told followers of Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh who were assembled for a commune meeting Non-Rajneeshees were not permitted to attend the meeting but remarks were relayed to reporters by commune spokeswoman Ma Anand Bhagawati Niren told all the Rajneeshees who can leave Rajneeshpuram to leave at their convenience giving no deadline Bhagawati said He told the assembly that a skeleton crew will remain on the 64000-acre Ran-cio Rajneesh to maintain the buildings and equipment Niren also said the assets will be sold A switchboard operator at Rajneeshpuram said none of the officials was immediately available for comment The commune was founded in mid-1981 after Rajneesh disbanded his commune in Poona India and entered the United States saying he needed medical treatment available only in this country Rajneesh 53 flew back to India Nov 14 after pleading guilty to immigration fraud charges and agreeing to pay a $400000 fine and leave the country to avoid a 10-year prison sentence Future summits Reagan Gorbachev List of dead and By Dave Hendrick Olympian staff writer Thurston County residents have lost two young women in the last two months adding to a long list of unsolved deaths and missing persons in this and neighboring counties Investigators from the Thurston County Office remain baffled about the murder of 18-year-old Roberta Strasbaugh and the mysterious drowning of Olympian Teresa Wentz 21 according to Sheriff Dan Montgomery Investigators from Lewis Mason and Pierce counties are equally puzzled by the deaths or disappearances of eight other women and one man They may or may missing women Index about 5 feet 10 inches tall with brown hair Austin said the composite drawing of the driver has "definite to the composite drawing of a man who is being sought in Portland Ore involving a recent attack on a 15-year-old prostitute who was beaten raped slashed and left for dead in a remote area near Portland don't know for Austin said of Monica death being linked to the Green River murders been some The Green River murders are a series of killings of mostly prostitutes from the Seattle area The killer has also been suspected in several killings in the Portland area and the recent assault near Portland See Bodiesback page not be linked to the notorious Green River murders "We have had three bodies found since Aug 12 1984 not counting the one found in Lewis County Sheriff Detective Glade Austin said On Aug 4 1984 a fisherman pulled the partially clothed body of Monica Anderson from the Chehalis River about a half-mile south of the Thurston County line She had been dead about eight weeks Anderson a 3 1 -year-old prostitute from Tacoma who immigrated from Germany after marrying a soldier was last seen on Commerce Street as she accepted a ride in an older-model brown van with no side windows The driver was described as being from 25 to 30 years old Bridge columnlOB Movies6A Nation3A Classified 6B-11B Opinion9A ComicsIOB ReligionBA CrosswordIIB Sports1B-4B Horoscopes9B TV7A Local5A-6A WeatherIOA World 4 A A Gannett Newspaper Copyright 1885 The Olympian.

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