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Wednesday 4 Weather Lows in 30s tonight; sunny, cool Thursday High court weakens Miranda Perry, ready for ring debut Logansport, Indiana, March Founded 1844 Peru Amtrak Stop Lost In Routing Only passenger train in Loganland re-routed to Lafayette, Indianapolis CHICAGO Passenger train service to the Logansport area will be eliminated near the end of April. The elimination of a Peru stop ends passenger train service in the Logansport area which has been ongoing for more than a century. Amtrak's Cardinal passenger train, which links Washington D.C. and Chicago, will no longer travel through Peru on the portion of the line between Chicago and Cincinnati. The Cardinal between Chicago and Cincinnati will be rerouted through Indianapolis beginning April 27.

The Cardinal's last stop in Peru is expected to be at 1:15 a.m. April 27 on the trip from Chicago to Cincinnati. Other stops which will be eliminated include Marion, Richmond, Muncie, and Gary. The Cardinal, which stops in Peru three times a week each way, is the only passenger train currently servicing the six- county area. Debbie Marciniak, an Amtrak spokesman, said the Cardinal will follow the same route and time schedule as the Hoosier State between Chicago and Indianapolis.

The Hoosier State between Chicago and Indianapolis will not operate on the three days each week the Cardinal operates, but will continue to operate on the other four days, according to Marciniak. The Cardinal will depart Union Station in Indianapolis at 11:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and arrive in Cincinnati at 5:05 a.m. the next day. The train will depart Cincinnati at 2:40 a.m.

on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and arrive at 6:30 a.m. in Indianapolis. The only stop on the route between Indianapolis and Cincinnati will be in Hamilton, Ohio. Marciniak said the schedule of the Hoosier State also will change in accordance with the schedule of the Cardinal. Beginning April 27, trains will leave Indianapolis at 7 a.m.

daily and arrive in Chicago at 11:20 a.m. Trains will depart from Chicago at 6:25 p.m. daily and arrive in Indianapolis at 10:45 p.m. Stops on h-e route include Crawfordsville, Lafayette, Rensselaer, and Dyer. Nicaragua Crosses Honduran Border U.S.

sending military aid Life In Beirut A civilian carrying a booby-trapped car wounded exploded ir child among narrow street debris after a in east Beirut United Press International setting a block of apartments ablaze. At least 30 people were killed or wounded by the explosion in the continuing violence in the capital. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (UPI) Honduras confirmed U.S. reports that Nicaraguan crossed into eastern Honduras and a U.S. Embassy spokesman said the head of the U.S.

Southern Command had arrived to evaluate the military situation. Honduras's confirmation of the incursion Tuesday came just minutes after a government spokesman repeated charges that U.S. reports of the Nicaraguan movement were trumped up to win congressional support for $100 million in aid to Nicaraguan Contra rebels. The about-face followed a White House announcement that President Reagan authorized $20 million in emergency aid to Honduras. "The Honduran government has information confirming that in the eastern border sector, in the province of Olancho, there have been new incursions by the Sandinista People's Army on Honduran territory," the government said in a statement read by spokesman Lisandro Quezada.

It said U.S. aircraft were transporting Honduran troops to the isolated, sparsely populated Inside Today Irsays A Cook County judge ruled Tuesday the Indianapolis Colts can be named as third-party defendants in the divorce case of Colts owner Robert Irsay and his wife, Harriet. PAGE 11 Libya U.S. Embassies are taking added security measures in light of threats by Libya. PAGE 16 ABC Shakeup ABC has reportedly fired Joe Namath and is switching O.J.

Simpson over to college football telecasts in a Monday Night Football shakeup. PAGE 13 Index Agriculture Ann Landers 19 Classified Comics 18 Dr.Gott ...15 Faces 10 Food 9 Helolse 15 Opinion 6 People 8 Sports 11 TV Guide 15 Weather .10 Calm In Gulf Of Sidra U.S. planes roam without Libyan challenge WASHINGTON (UPI) U.S. planes defied threats by Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy and roamed unchallenged today in the Gulf of Sidra, where the lack of any Libyan military activity signaled an apparent end to the battle, Pentagon officials said. As relative calm returned to disputed gulf waters, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and other Pentagon officials hinted that U.S.

flight operations may be ended there sooner than the scheduled April 1. One Pentagon source said they may be over by Thursday. In its latest update, the Pentagon said that as of 5 a.m. EST, "The U.S. naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea continues as scheduled," with both surface amd air units operating within the disputed Gulf of Sidra.

The United States considers the gulf part of the Mediterranean and open to international traffic to within 12 miles of the Libyan coast. Khadafy claims sovereignty over the entire gulf. "No additonal incidents with Libyan forces have been reported," the Pentagon said. "Sixth Fleet surface vessels and aircraft continue to operate in the Gulf of Sidra in the same general area they have been in for the past two days. The fleet remains clear of the Libyan territorial wafers." The new quiet in Libya appeared to mean that Khadafy conceded U.S.

claims to rights to navigate freely in gulf waters and airspace and sought an end to the maneuvers by the 30-ship Navy force anoMts 265 planes. Libya last fired on U.S. planes with a Soviet-built SAM-5 missile at 1:14 p.m. EST Monday, the Pentagon said. No hostile activities were reported in the Gulf of Sidra area after 1:07 a.m.

EST Tuesday, when two A-6 Intruder light bombers from the aircraft carriers Saratoga and Coral Sea fired missiles at a Soviet-built Nanuchka II missile boat near Benghazi, leaving it "dead in the water and on the Pentagon said. area where Nicaraguan troops reportedly crossed the border. The statement gave no information on how many Honduran and Nicaraguan troops were involved, where in Olancho province the incursion occurred or when it began. It said only that the government ordered troops into the area "to protect the population and repel the Nicaraguan troops." Budget Amendment Loses By 1 WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate's rejection by just one vote of a balanced budget constitutional amendment kills the issue at least for the rest of this year, leaders say, but they plan to keep on fighting. The rejection a reversal of the Senate's 1982 approval of the amendment came on a 66-34 bipartisan vote Tuesday.

The measure required a two-thirds majority, or 67 votes, for passage. Forty-three Republicans and 23 Democrats supported the measure, while 10 Republicans and 24 Democrats opposed it. Community Combines In Holy Week Services Logansport churches will combine for Easter and Good Friday services this weekend. Community Good Friday services will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Friday in the Baptist Temple, 700 E. Broadway. The Cass County Churches United, which sponsors the event, invites all Christians of Cass County to worship during the entire service or for any of its half-hour segments. The services will focus on Christ's last seven words from the cross. The pastors and congregations leading the worship will be: 11:30 a.m.

Rev. David Fleming, Calvary Presbyterian Church noon Rev. Larry Lynch, Lake Cicott United Methodist Church 12:30 p.m. Rev. Ambrose Ziegler, All Saints Catholic Parish 1 p.m.

Rev. Sam Young, Ninth Street Christian Church 1:30 p.m. Rev. Gene Hollingsworth, Trinity Lutheran Church 2 p.m. Rev.

Greg Hullinger, Grace Bible Fellowship 2:30 p.m. Rev. Thomas Turner, Bethel A.M.E. Church WSAL radio will broadcast the services beginning at 1p.m. A community-wide Easter sunrise service will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m.

Sunday in McHale Auditorium. The Rev. Dan Pongratz will give the Easter message, "Resurrection Heartburn." Also participating in the service will be David Packard, welcome; Bettie Savini, invocation; Sister Margaret Rose Donnelly, litany; the Rev. Robin Smith, morning prayer; and Richard Rowe, benediction. Special music will be presented by the community choir, directed by Carolyn Jamison.

Julie Blythe is the organist. The Easter sunrise service also is sponsored annually by Cass County Churches United. The annual Easter dinner, sponsored by the St. Vincent dePaul Society, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sunday in the of Hall. The free Easter dinner is being provided for people unable to provide their own holiday meal or for those who would otherwise be alone for Easter. It is not necessary to make reservations for the dinner. However, reservations for transportation and meal delivery are being accepted in advance. Transportation or home deliveries can be arranged by calling 722-6772..