Banner Graphic, Volume 13, Number 99, Greencastle, Putnam County, 3 January 1983 — Page 2

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Flooding kills 40 in Brazil BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil ( AP) A heavy rain swept through this mining capital Sunday, causing flash floods that collapsed buildings and claimed an estimated 40-50 lives, civil defense Sgt. Mauricio Vargas reported. He said that at one location in the downtown area, raging waters reached the second floor of an office building and at least two buildings one three stories and the other six stories collapsed. Buses, cars and pedestrians were carried away and one bridge was destroyed, Vargas reported. Col. Barroso of the civil defense force, contacted by telephone, told The Associated Press that scores of people were injured and more than 500 were left homeless. He said he had reports that ‘‘shacks in slum areas, which we haven’t been able to reach, were destroyed by the floods.” Belo Horizonte, 200 miles north of Rio de Janiero, has a population of about 400,000.

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President Reagan rubs his chin as he ponders a question prior to leaving California for the return trip to Washington. Reagan is beginning the second half of his term in what aides are calling the "toughest year" of his presidency. (AP Laserphoto)

Environmentalists critical of findings

NRC report lauds Marble Hill construction

MADISON, Ind. <AP> - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission reports that construction of the containment building which houses the Marble Hill nuclear reactor and other safety-related buildings “continues to be exceptional.” There is “no substantial weakness in any part of the program,” and Public Service Indiana has been “responsive to valid items of concern,” according to the recent NRC report on the Marble Hill construction for 1982. The first generating unit at the nuclear plant along the Ohio River near Madison is scheduled to produce power in late 1986, the second in mid 1988. Out of nine safety areas reviewed in the report, Marble Hill earned four ratings that indicated a “high level of performance with respect to operational safety or con-

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struction is being achieved." The plant also earned five other ratings that indicated satisfactory performance. “I think we strive to do as good a job in all those areas as we can.” said Brad Bishop, a spokesman for PSI. the utility building Marble Hill. The report showed that "we do have an effective program.” But Dr Harold Cassidy, a board member of Save the

Clear skies, promise of U.S. aid cheer rain-soaked Louisiana

By The Associated Press No rain was forecast at least Clear skies and a promise of until Friday for the soggy states aid “without delay” from of Louisiana, Mississippi and President Reagan brightened Alabama, the National Weather the outlook for flood-weary Service said. Louisiana, where overflowing During a I'-hour tour of the rivers and bayous have caused flood-stricken Monroe area Sundamage that could total S2OO day, Reagan promised the million while forcing 10,000 federal government would people from their homes. "provide every bit of assistance

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Democrats gaining 26 seats

Congress returns to rules fight

WASHINGTON (AP) - After the swearing-in ceremonies, the new 98th Congress may get into the first partisan brawl of 1983 as the House takes up a package of controversial rules changes that Democrats are pushing. The changes would greatly stengthen the hand of Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill and other Democratic leaders in controlling floor action. And Republicans, who are in the minority, may be powerless to stop them. The new Congress convenes at noon today, when House members and senators elected

Key decisions start Reagan's 'toughest year'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Reagan, entering what one aide called the “toughest year” of his presidency, is facing a week of decisions that will shape the next budget and play a role in the course of the nation’s recovery. The president's actions could also affect his prospects for reelection in 1984. Larry Speakes, the deputy

Valley, a Madison-based environmental group opposed to the Marble Hill construction, said that while the report may be good public relations for the utility, “it sure doesn't mean a lot because of the poor credibility of the NRC." “It doesn't do PSI a great deal of good to have all this stuff from the NRC coming out. It looks to me as though it’s a typical NRC report,” Cassidy

in last November’s elections will be sworn in. This includes 81 freshman House members Democrats and 24 Republicans. There are also five new members of the Senate: Democrats Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico and Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey; and Republicans Chic Hecht of Nevada, Paul S. Trible of Virginia and Pete Wilson of California. Overall, Democrats made a net gain of 26 seats in last November’s congressional elections, for an expanded majority of 269-165, while Republicans

White House press secretary, said Reagan has not made any “final decisions” about his new spending plan. The president is going to meet with “budget people and members of Congress” this week, Speakes said. The first meetings were scheduled for today when Reagan plans a conference with congressional leaders returning

said. “They find everything fine. They always find everything fine until they’re pushed.” Save the Valley uncovered flaws in the concrete work of safety-related areas of the plant in 1979. It took affidavits from construction workers, who said they had been ordered to cover over holes in the concrete, so that construction of the plant

possible, and without delay.” Gov. Dave Treen, who has put 19 of the state's 64 parishes under a state of emergency, said he would make a formal request for federal disaster help once a final damage tally was made. Reagan stopped in the northeast Louisiana city of 50.000 en route to Washington after a

retained their 54-46 edge in the Senate. Congress is not expected to get down to legislative work until after the president’s Jan. 25 State of the Union address. The Senate just planned a one-day organizational session, but the House planned to meet through the week on the series of procedural changes Democratic leaders claim will enable them to run the chamber more efficiently. Republicans are crying foul, saying the series of rules changes would sharply limit their legislative ability as the

to Washington for the opening of the 98th Congress. Tonight, he will host a dinner for them. Reagan returned to Washington Sunday evening from Palm Springs, Calif., where he celebrated the new year. On his way his way back East, Reagan stopped in Monroe, La., to view the damage from floods spawned by torrential downpours over

could continue on schedule. The accusation prompted the NRC to investigate construction procedures at the plant and later to halt construction in safety-related areas for more than a year while PSI developed a plan to add more inspectors and to monitor construction more closely. The utility received the NRCs permission to resume safety-related work in 1981.

six-day California vacation. The flooding began for much of northeast and central Louisiana the day after Christmas when up to 10 inches of rain fell in 36 hours. Bayous and rivers already brimming from above-average rainfall couldn’t drain the surplus and waters surged onto saturated lowlands.

Family unhurt after cornfield landing

GREENSBURG, Ind. (AP) An Ohio couple and their 11-year-old daughter were unharmed when their single-engine airplane crash-landed Sunday in a Decatur County cornfield, state police said. Gerry L. Basinger, 44, of Van Wert, Ohio, who was piloting the 1968 Cessna 172, told police

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minority party. One change would make it harder to bypass a committee and bring a proposed constitutional amendment like the proposal for a balanced federal budget that surfaced last fall directly to the floor. Currently, 218 signatures or a majority of the 435-member House are required on a socalled discharge petition to make such an end-run around a hostile committee. The proposed change would require 290 signatures, or two-thirds.

the Christmas weekend. “The entire nation has been following your ordeal,” Reagan said after he toured the area in a four-wheel drive vehicle. The president said he would make sure the victims received federal assistance White House aides acknowledged, meanwhile, that 1983 is a crucial year for the president. With his economic

Robber returns to apologize, surrender INDIANAPOLIS (APi An honest robber may be hard to find, but an Indianapolis convenience store worker didn’t seem to have much trouble Sunday night. Kathryn Thompson, 51, said she was working alone at a southside Village Pantry about 9:20 p.m. when a man with one hand in his pocket walked to the cash register and asked for cigarettes. When she went to get the pack, the man “got real nervous. It just about made me nervous,” Mrs. Thompson said, adding that when she turned her back on him the man said: “This is a holdup. Give me all your money.” She gave him a handful of money, and he ran out the front door, she said. But about 10 minutes later, while Patrolwoman Lillian S. Walton was questioning Mrs. Thompson, the man walked into the store, admitted he had just robbed it and apologized for his actions. Charles M. Matthews of Indianapolis told police he was unemployed and had moved into a home for the needy on Saturday. He said he met two men there, and they threatened to harm his family, who live in Avon, if he didn't rob the store. ; Although he lost his courage twice, Matthews said he was' coaxed into the robbery on the third request. Police didn’t find a gun or the stolen money, which Mat-, thews said he gave to the two men who fled.

Heavy rain continued to fall over the Lower Mississippi Valley before the storm system finally moved out of the area Sunday. Some rivers weren’t expected to crest until the middle of this week In comments from a sandbagged radio station. Reagan assured listeners he would ap-

the craft’s engine began running rough during a flight from Rough River, Ky., to Ohio. He said he radioed a distress signal after losing altitude. Police said the airplane landed on the harvested cornfield, about seven miles southeast of Greensburg, but it hit a ditch and overturned. The plane suf-

for any proposed amendments to the Constitution. A second rules changes would sharply restrict the offering ;of “non-germane” amendments "to appropriations bills, making 1 it harder in the future to use such bills as vehicles for social mandates like restrictions on school busing or abortions. Still another change would enable leaders to block timeconsuming roll calls, like demands for recorded votes on routine motions, thus depriving Republicans of a commonly used stalling tactic.

program failing to show' signs’ of the success he hoped it would achieve, the president will come under even greater pressure than he did in 1982 to prove that his program of tax and budget cuts is indeed working. Unemployment rose from 8.5 percent last January to 10.8 percent in November. But inflation dropped to 4.5 percent.

prove Treen’s request for-a federal disaster declaration.’ opening the way for low-interest • government loans. * * In Alabama, forecasters said' the rain-swollen Tombigbee River, which enters the westernpart of the state from Mississi'p- 1 pi, would remain out of its banks for several days.

sered heavy damage, but Basinger, his wife Kathleen, 41, and their daughter Edith were not hurt. The plane is owned by Delphos Flying Club, Inc., of Delphos, Ohio. The FAA Indianapolis office, state police and Decatur County sheriff’s office are investigating the crash,.