Banner Graphic, Volume 13, Number 94, Greencastle, Putnam County, 27 December 1982 — Page 2

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, December 27,1982

Mercury hits new highs in East

Floods, blizzard wreak holiday havoc

Bv DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press Writer More than 1,000 people fled their homes after heavy rain from a stalled storm brought flash floods to Louisiana with "no relief in sight” today, and Colorado residents dug out from a vicious weekend blizzard that left three people dead. But some states in the nation’s snow belt had the warmest Christmas holiday of the century, delighting joggers but dismaying skiers. Steady weekend rain spilled waters from bloated rivers and

EPA threatens 472 counties with road funds loss

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of communities across the nation could lose millions of dollars in federal highway money because they have failed to reduce air pollution enough to comply with national health standards, officials say. As of last month, the Environmental Protection Agencyprepared a list showing that 472 counties in 44 states would not meet the Dec. 31 deadline under the Clean Air Act for lowering emissions of five pollutants. Under the act, the areas that have not been granted extensions and do not meet the deadline face the loss of millions of dollars in highway money and grants for local air pollution programs.

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bayous into residential areas ot Louisiana, forcing evacuations across the central and northeastern part of the state, officials said. Monroe and Alexandria, La., were deluged with about 8 inches of rain in a 24-hour period beginning late Saturday. Forecasters predicted another 3 to 6 inches of rain today. “There’s no relief in sight for Louisiana for at least another day, ” Nolan Duke, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Kansas City, said early today. "They're

Indiana counties named WASHINGTON <AP > Marion, Lake and Vigo counties are the worst offenders among 12 Indiana counties cited by the Environmental Protection Agency for failure to meet air pollution standards. According to the EPA, Marion County populous county exceeds federal air standards for particulates. sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and ozone. Lake County is next, with violations for levels of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulates. Vigo County’s air contains excessive levels of sulfur dioxide and particulates, the agency said. Other Indiana counties mentioned by the EPA among 472 nationwide are Allen. Clark, Dearborn, Dubois, Elkhart, LaPorte, Porter, St. Joseph and Wayne.

Also, the law calls for construction bans on new' factories or on additions to factories

flooding like crazy. It’s coming down faster than it can drain. It’s a slow-moving storm system and it’s been raining like that for two days. Joe Colson, head of Louisiana’s Office of Emergency Preparedness, said about 250 people had to leave their homes in Alexandria because of the fast-rising waters. About 800 people in Monroe were forced from their homes Sunday, including 180 elderly residents of the West Monroe Guest House, many of them bedridden or confined to

which would emit any of the pollutants w'hich are above federal standards.

wheelchairs. High water forced state police to close dozens of highways across the state. In the Denver area, snowplow drivers worked through the night trying to clear up to four feet of snow that paralyzed traffic and shut down Stapletown International Airport for 36 hours during and after the Christmas Eve blizzard. Lt. Gov. Nancy Dick said most state offices in the Denver would be closed today with the exception of “critical” employees in health care, public

The exact number of counties subject to the sanctions has not been determined because, as the deadline approaches, states are coming forward with new evidence that they are now in compliance. Only North Dakota is in compliance with all pollution standards that call for reducing sulfur dioxide. carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and particulates small particles such as soot. Five other states Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and North Carolina - are meeting all standards except for car-related pollutants and have been granted extensions until 1987 to meet those requirements.

safety and highway maintenance. At least three people were dead and another was missing in Colorado because of the storm, authorities said. Twen-ty-four inches of wind-driven snow accumulated in Denver beginning Friday. The great blizzard of 1913 dumped 47.5 inches of snow on the Denver area, but that came over a fiveday period. For many in the nation’s northern regions, the mild holiday weather was more typical of Easter than Christmas.

EPA Administrator Anne Gorsuch said imposing the sanctions would be "an unhealthy, regressive step." But she said she intends to follow the law. Environmentalists say the administration is talking tough to force Congress to pass weakening amendments to the Clean Air Act. The law has been up for review for two years, but Congress is still deadlocked over administration attempts to loosen restrictions on polluters. Environmentalists fear the sentiment for a strong law could evaporate if hundreds of cities lose federal highway money and get hit with bans on new factories. The National Clean Air Coalition, supported by some

It was 62 degrees in Milwaukee on Christmas Day, a record high. Rochester, N.Y., hit to 66 degrees Sunday, breaking an 87-year-old record of 61 degrees. Providence, R. 1., with a high Sunday of 63, topped a record set in 1963. Mount Washington in New Hampshire, the Northeast’s tallest peak at 6,288 feet, had its first snowless Christmas on record. “The weather is too warm,” complained Kellie Glidden, a receptionist at Gunstock Ski Area in New Hampshire.

members of Congress, contends that the administration is taking a more hard-nosed approach than the law calls for. The coalition said EPA was backing away from plans to go after all 472 counties it listed in November and would instead seek to enforce penalties against approximately 139 counties in 39 states. EPA officials would not confirm that number, but they did say they would target areas first where the pollution is the worst. Whatever the number, no penalties are expected to be imposed for at least six months while the EPA goes through an appeals process.

No more tainted capsules found in check of Anacin-3

LOS ANGELES (AP) - No contaminants were found in any Maximum Strength Anacin-3 capsules tested Sunday by health inspectors checking bottles from the same lot as two that contained cyanide-taced capsules, officials said. A San Jose woman was poisoned and suffered neurological problems after taking Anacin-3 capsules last month that had been spiked w ith cyanide. Chemists with the state Department of Health Services tested eight bottles with the lot umber F 229 that were retrieved from consumers Sunday. Capsules with that lot number were ordered removed from store shelves last week. The department’s Los Angeles office stayed open through the holiday weekend to check bottles with that code and planned to check Anacin-3 bottles bearing other code numbers which didn’t have tamperresistant seals. “It looks pretty good as far as

Reagans head to California

WASHINGTON (AP) President Reagan is leaving the nation’s capital for Arizona and California, where he has only one public event scheduled during his traditional year-end vacation. The president and his wife Nancy, who celebrated Christmas at the White House for the second year, were flying today to Phoenix, to visit Mrs. Reagan's recently widowed mother, Edith Davis. On Tuesday, they will travel to Los Angeles, where the president will take part in

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Lisa LaPrade, 4, enjoys a ride with her teddy bear, Toby, in a seat on the back of her mother's bicycle in Granby, Mass. While a blizzard buried Colorado and Wyoming and floods engulfed Louisiana, spring-like temperatures in the 60s prevailed during Christmas on the east coast. (AP Laserphoto)

things go for that < F 229) code,” said John Harris, supervisor of the federal Food and Drug Administration’s Los Angeles office. “All the tests are negative.” Of the bottles collected Sunday, two were reported by consumers in Downey, two were from Torrance and one each came from Playa del Rey, Huntington Beach. Temple City and Compton. Harris said. Four more bottles were found at Los Angeles stores by health inspectors checking to ensure none of lot F 229 remained on shelves. Harris said those would be tested Monday, along with 50 Anacin-3 bottles bearing 10 other lot numbers but no tam-per-proof seals. “We’re looking mainly for that lot number, but if we find something close we’ll check that too,” he said. “We've taken other products also.” On Thanksgiving Day, Susan Bowen, 30, of San Jose suffered a seizure after taking Anacin-3

recommissioning ceremonies for the battleship USS New Jersey. The next day, they will make their annual pilgrimage to Palm Springs for the New Year’s holiday. They will stay at “Sunnylands,” the 200-acre estate owned by publisher Walter Annenberg. The .Reagans reurn to Washington Sunday. Although his official schedule w-as light, the president was likely to take with him a number of bills passed in the closing days of the 97th Congress.

capsules from a lot F 229 bottle. Mrs. Bowen, who suffered brain stem damage that left her with neurological problems including speech impairment, was hospitalized for 2 l > weeks. About 160 San Francisco area stores removed the product from their shelves after she became ill. Since Friday, when the health department reported finding cyanide in 18 of 20 capsules from an Anacin-3 bottle turned in Dec. 13 by Jacqueline Kozel, 50. chemists have tested more than 1,200 capsules and found no tainted pills. American Home Products, the New York-based parent company of Anacin manufacturers Whitehall Laboratories, on Saturday ordered all unsealed containers of Anacin-3 removed from California stores. Earlier, Sav-On began removing the pain killer from all of its 172 stores in California. Nevada. Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.

Among those acted upon, but unsigned, were the 5-cent-a-gallon increase in the federal gasoline tax, a nuclear waste disposal bill, an anti-crime measure, and legislation guaranteeing Social Security disability recipients continued payments while federal officials question their eligibility. Also awaiting presidential action was a bill giving tax breaks worth $75 million to the pharmaceutical industry over the next five years to encourage development of drugs to treat rare diseases.

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