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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC March 1989 Daily Egyptian 1989 3-22-1989 The aiD ly Egyptian, March 22, 1989 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_March1989 Volume 75, Issue 118 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, March 22, 1989." (Mar 1989). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1989 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in March 1989 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Daily Egyptian Southern Ulinois University at Carbondale Wednesday, March 22: : 989, Vol. 75, No. 118, 24 Pages Study pinpOints acid rain solutions ByLI.. Mlller The U.S. Department of wu cboseo because its in the etmOllpbere. The acid e::J.itted 85 percent of the nation's coal, Staff Writer Energy selected SIU-C to do heart of the state's coal .nining in factory sm'*e, rises to thE: Ar.:y I18!d. • the study, determining the region. Clouds and comes down with Several bills baV,. ~-en in A fUtering proc~ -:owd be economic impact of p 'Op088ls Jar.et K06Cianski, economics the rain. Acid rain corrodes trodu.. 'ed in Congress in past used to remove s"Jlfar dioxide to reduce acid rain ca'U'ed by graduate student, and Arey buil~ and pollutes streams years to solve tue en from Southern Illinois coal sulfur dioxide emissimlS wlK.. ... complett!d the ar.alysis in and laJtes and the animal life in vironmental problem of smoke, redu.:ing a('id rain anc coal is burne1. January. them, Arey said. reducin, acid rain. To reduce producing mnre state jobs, David Arey, assistant ".cid rain primarily is Coal is the leading source of acid ram, the suHur dioxide according to a UrtivefS;ty director of the Coal Research energy in the United States study. Center, said the University ~= brr~orr ~t!ulf~ and Southern Illinois provides See AOC, Page 8 Drug testing OK'd by Suprelne Court WASHINGTON (St<NSi - The Supreme Court, in its first Court hears flag case rulings on drug ksting in the -Page 11 workplace, held Tuesdc-y tt.al ---------------- some workeis in sensitive requiring drug testS for government !lasts and some workers seeking jobs that railroaders in safety-se:lSitive require handling .' ..:lassified" jobs can be forced to undprgo material. drug tests The two decisions start what The justices ruled 7-2 t!lat is expected to I.Je a string of federal regulations requiring blood ana uri"p tests for train ~~~me tmCOli~~ts d~Ci!:,~~ crews involved in accidents place ~rug testing under the serve compeIlir,.;; government Fourth Amendment's interests that "outweigh prohibition against emplovees' privacy concerns" "unreasonable searches." even when there's no suspicion The court already is of drug .Jr alcohol use. weighing whether railroads In a separate 5-4 opinion, the cen require drug testing as justices cited sinu.iar reasons for upbolding a.s. Customs See DRUGS, Page 8 Service rules that require drug tests for employees wbo want Gus Bode ~ Hot stuff to work in drug interdiction or hold jobs in which they carry .~r~,~ guns. Steve Graddy, soph'lmore in automotive on Tuesday. The shop Is located on the The justices, however, asked ~ tech,lOlogy from Mount Vernon, weldS at College Of Technical careers campus at a lower ccurt to study if the Gus says If you're sensitive the welding and metal fabrication shop Carterville. Customs Service is justified in to tests, don't use drugs Simon's competition seeks Gasoline tax hike GOP nomination to Senate By Oenlel Wellen berg term as senator was not of fuels local debate StaffWnter ficial but was a "safe bet" and tha t an official announcement By Jackie Splnn., Amoco and Gu Tyme, 1107 W. The first RepubJican to would be made late this year. StaffWrfter Main, said he wu P lr-ady ilublicly aunounce plans to Gary E. MacDougal, 52, is operating at a JOGS. eek the senatorial seat Debate over a proposed 1- "Where is that cent going to the former board chairman of cent gas tax increase fueled c'lrrent1v held by U.S. Sen. Mark Controls Corp. in Skokie, come from?" Mike Cochran Paill Simon said Simon would a building control the City Council m=-a asked the council. bP .,Jnerable in a campaign Tuesday night u the c Cochran added that com management company, alld is split sUPP.Ort for the increase. ior the seat. seeking support from state petiti.:m is a msjor upect of An exploratory committee Councilmen John Yow and the gasoline industry and Republicans for the John Mills agreed that a 2-cent 11& .. ~n formed by a Chicago nomination. making up a COUl>le cl cents busin~ssman to seek the increase on the food and carJrnUea bigdiflerence. Hepubllcan nomination to MacDougal has never held beverage tax would provide "I don't MOW too many opPife Simon in his yet-t~be an elected offi('e but has the necessary funds for a northern bypass study without 'Jusinesses than can withstand ann<>unced bid for the U.S. workeci on various pnlitical Gary E. MacDougal ttult kind of loss " he added. placing a burden 00 the Senate in 1990. campaigns, inclu. g a spokeswoman for MacDougal, gas Tuxhorn said with 19 gas Simon, D-Makanda, an national adviser posiwon to stations. said. A I-cent increase is stlltions in Carbondale and 75 noullced earlier this year tha t President George Bush's reJtauranta and bars the gas his candidacy for a second campaign, Nan(.,"}, Schiller, a See NOMNAT1ON, Page 8 estimated to generate $135,<'00 would offend less people. in funds. tax .. A gas tax should be the last "I doo't think one penny 00 the gallon is I~ to make that This ~foming Number of toxic accidents resort," Yow said. He added much difference, ' he said. that certain areas of the city's Milia said ht! wu concern.ed budget could be cut back to that the gal stations might go Navymlssle no surprise to Illinois EPA obtain the funds for the study. out cl business because of the However Councilman Keith extra tax. matfl :nL +i..,ns By Richerd Nunez The study by the Illinois Tuxhorn disagreed. -PR.ge 14 StH:'! Writer Public Action Council said 49 "A food anil beverage tax is The council approved a railroad accidents involving not being specific," Tuxhorn Teenr. say no Environmental Protection toxic spills occurred in 1987, up said, "Let's put a road-related ~m.T~~~0:rfC:r~'!r1r! Agency officials in Sprin~field four f::-(Im 1986 and seven times tax on a road-related that would route traffic around to abstinance are 'lot surpr.sed that Illinois, greater than the national business." the ciO rather than thrOUib i~. according to a recent study, - Page 16 average, Robert Creamer, Greg Veach, represer.ting The lllinois Department of leads tile nation in the number p-xf;Cutive director of IPAC, Veach Oil, told the council that Transportion agreed to fund 50 Spring footbaJI of railroad accidenls involving said. "the public would rabler pay a percent of the study by fiscal toxic chemical spills. Flower !laid the reason tax on a luxury item than on a year 1991. practice begins "That's not 8 blg surprise to Hhnois probably has the commodity sut'.b u gasoline." Councilman Richard I'tiorris as here in the agency, because highest spill rate is because He added that it was unfair did not comment 01; the - Sports 24· Illinois has more railroad traina and trucks carrying to rr.ake the consumers and proposal by 9: 30 p.m. track! lnan any other state b Wxic chemicals from all over gu dealers fund a road that The councU w ill further tht: nation," Will F'lower, would not benefit them. diIcusa tlJe propc68.I at its next gpo!f.t'~rnan for the EPA, said. See TOXIC, Page 8 The owner cl ~an'a meeting March 28. 1 he Hillel Foundation & Store/WarehOllse Congregation Beth J~cob SPACE h(lst a As Low As Passover Seder $2.!!ll Sq. ft. 5:30 Renaissance Room worln Inatfon SIU Sruder>t ':enter 800/60,000 Sq. ft. Tickets S 15 Available Students S 10 Irish sold~ers serving U.. N. MU5t RSVP OJ' Wed. April ",h. l'.jonev nun·retun,bble. For More Information Call Ca.11 .157-4007 (no later thai; 9'()(lpm.) 684-6606 dis In Lebanon mine blast BEIRUT. Lebanon <uP!) - Three Irish soldiers serving with the U.N. pt:acekeeping force in southern Lebanon were killed Tuesday by an exploding land mine as rival Christian and Singhz? Moslem forces fought in Beirut for a ninth day, authorities said. Wcz'rcz flvailab!cz. "Three Irish soidiers were at 9: 30 8.m. on a routine trip between To Do Your U.N. positions, when their truck ran over a mine. Two of thew. were killed instanUy and or.e severely wouade<i died later," said Was", That Is! Mon.-Sat. "-2:30 Patrick Koejh, a spokesman for the U.N. 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