The World - News from Jan. 19, 1986

Salvadoran guerrillas fighting to topple the U.S.-backed government blew up key power lines, leaving much of the country without electricity, authorities said. At least 10 of the country’s 14 provinces were blacked out or partially without electricity. Power was being rationed in San Salvador and Santa Ana. Meanwhile, about 8,000 people marched through the capital to protest expected government austerity measures. The belt-tightening moves would include higher gasoline prices and utility rates, the elimination of the currency black market and taxes on production and exports.