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University Daily Kansan, September 20, 1982
News Briefs From United Press International
Railroad engineers strike; new contract talks to begin
WASHINGTON—More than 26,000 locomotive engineers went on strike and crippled the nation's railroads yesterday. New contract talks were set for today under Reagan administration pressure.
Contract negotiations collapsed seven hours after members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers started their nationwide strike at 11:01 p.m. CDT Saturday.
A total of 300,000 railroad workers were off the job because of the strike, a spokesman for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said.
There are seven major railroads in the country and only one — Connair — was not affected.
Much of the nation's freight service and some passenger lines were affected, but Amtrak service in the Northeast corridor continued.
Union president John Systma said the major stumbling block was the railway association's demand for a no-strike clause.
Firemen prevent spread of mill fire
MANHATTAN, Kan.—Authorities yesterday stationed a crew of 10 to extinguish a old oil tank to prevent a smoldering fire that destroyed the milk from storage.
Although the roaring fire at the Manhattan Milling Co. was brought under control late Saturday, smoldering ashes continued to leap into the air.
Fire officials said they feared the blaze would ignite highly combustible grain dust sifting through the air and housed in the container.
The state fire marshal was scheduled to arrive to help investigate the fire's cause, which was unknown yesterday. No one was injured in the attack.
"We've got two pumpers out there and we're spraying the base (of the bins) to keep them cool," Larry Reese, deputy fire chief, said yesterday.
Manila Hilton bombed by two men
MANILA, Philippines—A fire bomb exploded in a pub in Manila's downtown Hilton Hotel yesterday, injuring an Philippine-born American and his cousin who were both arrested for rigging the device, police sources said.
Another explosive was found in a second hotel but was disarmed. President Ferdinand Marcos, who is on an official state visit to the United States, had warned that his opponents would wage a war of terrorism during his absence.
But there had been no reports of violence since his departure six days ago.
The men injured and arrested in the Hilton explosion were identified as Elvin Laurel, 36, a naturalized U.S. citizen living in Buena Park,
Six others were picked up for questioning in connection with the blast.
Family recognizes son's defection
ST. LOUIS—The parents of Army Pfc. Joseph T. White yesterday tearfully accepted their son's defection to North Korea but refused to say goodbye to the 20-year-old infantryman.
"I'll go to the grave with a thousand questions without any peace until I talk to my son Joe," said his mother, Kathleen, in a shaking voice. "I don't know what I'm going to do."
As Ms. White spoke to reporters gathered on the front lawn of the Whites' small brick home, her husband. Norval, brushed away a fear.
"We asked for the truth and we got facts," White said. "We accept these facts. I know it's hard but the facts are there. I don't see how I can refute it.
"The only question is: 'Why?' "
The U.S. military command yesterday said White crossed the demilitarized zone into North Korea on Aug. 28 and defected. He was the fifth American soldier to defect to North Korea since the Korean armistice was signed in 1953.
Salvadoran soldiers' trial to begin
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador—Authorities will begin the trial of Salvadoran soldiers jailed in the slayings of four U.S. churchwomen as soon as four witnesses have been questioned, a prosecutors' spokesman said yesterday.
A spokesman for the attorney general made the comments in response to recent news reports that authorities were quietly trying to stop prosecution of five Salvadoran national guardsmen arrested for the Dec. 2, 1980 killings.
For the past year the guardsmen have been going through the equivalent of a grand jury hearing, in which dozens of people have been interrogated.
One soldier testified that he and the four other guardsmen killed Maryknoll sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clark, of New York City, Ursuline nort Dorothy Kazel, of Cleveland, and Ursuline lay worker Jean Donovan, of Stanford, Conn.
China signs offshore drilling pact
PEKING—China signed its first drilling contract with an American oil company yesterday, awarding offshore rights in the potentially petroleum-rich South China Sea to the Atlantic Richfield Co.
The multimillion dollar contract gives ARCO, America's seventh largest oil company, and Sante Fe Minerals Inc., its junior partner in the deal, rights to oil exploration and production in a 3,500-square-mile tract on China's continental shelf near Hainan Island.
China estimates oil reserves on the shelf at between 30 and 100 billion barrels, which would make it the world's largest untapped oil deposit.
The contract, ending four years of difficult negotiations, was signed in the Great Hall of the people by ARCO Chairman Robert O. Anderson and Qin Wencai, president of the China National Offshore Oil Corp.
'Hill Street Blues' bags four Emmys
HOLLYWOOD—The late Ingrid Bergman was a best actress Emmy for her farewell performance as Israeli leader Golda Meir and “Hill Street Blues” added four awards to its record-setting collection at the annual television awards last night.
"Hill Street" also took the writing and directing awards for a dramatic series.
Daniel J. Travanti, who plays Capt. Frank Furillo in "Hill Street Blues," repeated his victory last year as best leading actor in a dramatic series, and in the supporting actor category the award went to Michael Conrad, who plays Sgt. Phil Esterhaus.
Loretta Swit, who plays Army nurse Maj. "Hollips" Houlihan in "M*A*S*H," won her second award for best supporting actress in a comedy, music or music series.
The award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series went to Carol Kane, who plays Simka in "Taxi."
Proposed industrial park draws interest
By MATTHEW SCHOFIELD Staff Reporter
Four prominent national companies have expressed interest in the proposed industrial park site just north of the city. The company group offering the land said recently.
Terry Sutcliffe, 3517 Tam O'Shanter Drive, who has proposed the site in partnership with Jack Arensberg, 2815 Trail Road, and Howard Heck, 3000 Trail Road, said the companies had asked him not to release their names until the final site for the industrial park was chosen, but he said they had good reputations and were not environmentally abusive.
Sutcliffe said his partnership had decided to propose the annexation of the 275-acre plot because they felt it was a more suitable industry if it were to continue growing.
"They are companies that fit perfectly into the university environment of Lawrence," he said. "They would be able to employ opportunities for students."
"IF WE don't believe industrial development is critical, we've got a problem," he said. "We need other ways for people to have jobs."
Sutcliffe, president of Lawrence National Bank, said he approached Heck and Arensberg, who own the land, and the idea a few months ago, and they said that they could sell 725 acres for industrial development within 15 years.
Martin Dickinson, president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber was interested in industrial growth, but the proposal by Cunningham and Averengwalt was only one of several site proposals for the industrial park.
Sutcliffe's proposal has gotten more publicity than the other land proposals
because the other developers wished to remain anonymous, he said.
"WE ARE asking for information by Oct. 15 for the location," he said. "After that, we will weigh the proposals and propose an area to the city commission."
"We have already had several proposals and all are interesting."
Dickinson said the chamber would consider the advantages as well as the difficulties each site would provide. A second location would be nearby access to utilities, he said.
Because the project is new, the method of paying for utility service has not been decided. In other cases around the nation, the payment has ranged from the companies paying for installation of utility lines themselves to the city providing utility access as an incentive to the company, he said.
OTHER concerns of the chamber members include the environmental impact that industry would have on an
area and whether the proposed site was a practical size, he said.
"I think the days are gone when you can fill up a large archive industrial warehouse."
Sutliffe said his proposed site was not too large for Lawrence. The park would accommodate about 18 companies with a minimum lot size of 10 acres and an average lot size of about 20 acres.
Linda Finger, acting director of the Lawrence-Douglas County planning department, said the planning commission would not make any decisions until October, and the vote on any annexation was still unsure.
"ANY ANNEXATION will be a loss to the township we annex the land from," she said. "I don't think we have any townships in good enough shape that they wouldn't miss the revenue from 275 acres of land."
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