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Price Twenty-fivo Cents 'fY'CyCv SOUTH BEND wv y. VOL ax, NO. 163 SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1981 1981 South Bond Tribune Corp. Business route New signs erected along Michigan show 31 officially in city again the familiar US. 31 signs would remain, but on the books of the Indiana State Highway Commission the road was no longer US.

31. The route of U.S. 31 thus avoids downtown South Bend, heads west and north on the bypass to U.S. 12 in Michigan and then follows Chicago The Board of Public Works a year ago, with the states permission, designated the old route through the city as Business 31 but the new signs were slow in appearing. The signs are expensive, said Wadzinski.

The business route runs north to Roseland and then west on Cleveland to rejoin U.S. 31 on the bypass. Old routes never die, they just meander around or assume differ U.S. 31, gone from the heart of South Bend for almost two years, is coming to renewed life in the city as U.S. 31 Business Route Signs going up say so.

Traffic Engineer Ralph J. Wadzin-ski said the U.S. 31 Business Route signs are being installed on Michigan, starting at the point where the route of U.S. 31 departs from Michigan and heads west on the bypass. By MARCHMONT KOVAS Tribune City Government Writer Mobile, Ala, and Mackinaw City, Miclt, at opposite ends of the nation, have something in common with South.

Bend They are linked by the meandering route of U.S. 31 which approaches the boundaries of snowy Canada on the north and is kissed by warm gulf winds in Dixie. Libyan attack unprovoked t.i i v1: I -'U In the nation President Reagan is vowing to stick to his guns and balance the federal budget by 1984 without retreating from his plan for the largest defense buildup in American history Page 3 For the first time, whites in Richmond, are trying to take advantage Of the 1965 Voting Rights Act by asking the federal government to disapprove a local election law change which they say discriminates in favor of blacks. Page 7 and world OPECs president said today more obstacles have cropped up at the oil cartels emergency meeting on restoring price unity, and Venezuelas oil minister said he doubts the ministers can reach a binding decisioiLPage 4 Anti-Khomeini commandos who seized an Iranian gunboat have surrendered control of the vessel to France, which will return it to authorities of the Tehran regime, the government said today Page 8 South Bend Honey and horsemeat are expensive items and hard on the park department zoo budget, officials said Tuesday at the city councils review of the park budget. Page 21 A newborn babe brought together today an impressive group of North American orthodox rabbis at Hebrew Orthodox Synagogue to celebrate his birth.

Page 21 Mishawaka Revamping of the old Temple theater building into a mini mall could act as a catalyst to increase downtown development, says the the buildings new owner Page 28 Sports Pauline Garn may not look like your typical athlete, but she doesnt look like your typical 76-year-old, either. Shes the subject of Sports Editor Bill Moors Arent you Page 37 The Notre Dame coaches are working as hard as the players and after another day of padless drills the Irish are about ready for contact 37 Shutouts were the order of the day for Chicagos two baseball teams. The Yankees blanked the White Sox and former Cub Burt llooton, now a Dodger, did a job on the Northsiders. Page 38 ent names or get bent and twisted out of shape by highway officials. And so it is with UJ.

31 in South Bend, which for ages ran through the heart of the city on Michigan, an artery leading to its namesake state. In the fall of 1979 the U.S. 31 designation was changed from Michigan to the new route bypassing the city and the populated area to the north. Oh, the old roadway and By FREDS. HOFFMAN AP Military Writer WASHINGTON Two US.

F-14 jet fighters shot down a pair of Soviet-built Libyan SU-22 fighter planes over the Mediterranean early today in a one-minute clash about 60 nautical miles off the Libyan coast' after an unprovoked attack by the Libyans, the Defense Department said. None of the Americans in the two-man F-14s was hurt, officials said. One Libyan pilot was seen parachuting from his stricken plane. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger told a news conference the attack was clearly over international waters and was unanticipated. Libya, however, considers that its territorial rights extend 200 miles to sea.

Weinberger said the United States planned no retaliation as a result of the attack, but he said the naval force to which the planes are assigned would finish its planned exercise Wednesday afternoon on schedule. The Pentagon announced the 1:20 a.m. EDT incident before dawn and Weinberger appeared at the hastily called news conference later to read the official statement, which said: Two U.S. Navy F-14 aircraft involved in a previously announced routine exercise in international air space over international waters in the south central Mediterranean were attacked by two Libyan SU-22 fighter aircraft. After being fired upon, the F-14s from the aircraft carrier Nimitz took action in response and shot down both Libyan aircraft.

The U.S. government is protesting through diplomatic channels this unprovoked attack, which occurred in international air space over 60 nautical miles from the nearest land. Since the United States and Libya do not have direct diplomatic relations, Weinberger said the U.S. protest was being channeled to the Libyan government through the Belgian government The. protest declared that Any further attacks against U.S.

forces operating in international water and airspace will also be resisted with force if necessary. At the State Department, officials said the administration may seek a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to denounce the Libyan action. The officials, who asked not to be identified, said council members were informed of the incident this morning through the council president. U.N.

Secretary General Kurt Waldheim also was notified Sources in Brussels quoted senior NATO officials as saying the North Atlantic Council, made up of repre Continued on Page II 9 sentatives of the 15 alliance nations, will meet at the request of the United States to discuss the incident Weinberger praised the performance of the F-14 crews, saying I think they carried out their mission extremely welL Air Force LL Gen. Philip C. Cast, operations director under the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the mission of the F-14s was to fly patrol over the fleet, which includes two aircraft carrier battle groups and their escorts. The second carrier is the ForrestaL ilitary officials said such patrols are normal procedure and one of their purposes, in addition to guarding the fleet, is to warn unwary aircraft from wandering into an area where missile-firing exercises are being held Weinberger and Cast both said the pilots of the F-14s were acting under rules permitting them to defend themselves. If an enemy aircraft conducts a hostile act, the (US.) aircraft commander has the right to defend himself said Cast Although Libya claims sovereignty over water extending 200 miles from its coast, Weinberger said that there isnt a basis to any claim that these were national waters." Libyas official news agency, JANA, in a dispatch apparently prepared before the clash, denounced the provocative manuev-ers by the U.S.

6th Fleet in the Gulf of Sidra. The last known shooting incident involving UJ. and Libyan aircraft occurred several years ago when the Libyans fired on an unarmed U.S. C-130 transport plane but did not hit it The Pentagon Issued this brief account of todays clash, which occurred at 2:20 a m. EDT: Two U.S.

Navy F-14 aircraft involved in a previously announced routine exercise in international airspace over international waters in the south-central Mediterranean Continued on Page II exercise in international airspace over international waters some 60 nautical miles from the nearest land in the south central Mediterranean. AP ATTACKED BY LIBYANS Two S. Navy F-14 ietfighters of this tvpe were attacked early today by two Libyan SU-22 fighter planes, during what the Pentagon called a previously announced routine safe: Pilot union Opinion South Bend's Main St. never was the main street, and now it looks like the next main street will be the St. Joseph River.

Areas along the river are being developed, and though it wont happen overnight, the hoped for revival of the downtown appears to be taking place on the banks of the St. Joe Page 12 Entertainment After tonight's last prime-time network rerun a milestone in American television, Charlies Angels, passes on to TV heaven. A look at this show that took the airwaves by storm Page 43 Living Today A man's place is in the well, in this case its in the kitchen. Actually, this IUSB professor doesnt make his living there, he just comes alive there. The Tribunes Charlotte Smith tells the story of this hors doeuvres expert Page 14 System WASHINGTON (AP) The head of the union representing most of the nations pilots said today the air traffic control system is unequivocally safe despite the controllers strike.

John J. ODonnell, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, said he has received thousands of calls from pilots supporting the way the traffic control system is now operating Only a few expressed concern about safety, he said. ODonnell spoke to reporters a day after the National Transportation Safety Board announced it would investigate the air traffic control system to determine whether there is a hazard for air travelers as a result of the nationwide controllers strike. The Federal Aviation Administration also announced it has hired a private consulting firm to examine the safety issue. I can say without equivocation the ATC (air traffic control) system Japan eases ban on fruit Japan agreed today to continue.

accepting California fruit from areas not affected by the Mediterranean fruit fly infestation. Japan had said it would begin restricting imports of all California fruit today for fear the infestation could be carried across the Pacific The State Department announced Japans decision following argent discussions In Washington between U.S. and Japanese officials. The federal government said it will send a technical team to Japan to consult with officials there on the problem. Japan agreed that its import restriction would apply only to produce from the federal quarantine area in California.

As of Tuesday, the FAA said it had received 11 reports of near misses since the strike began, compared with 31 during the same period a year ago. There were 566 near misses reported in 1980. Rep. James J. Howard, D-N chairman of the House Public Works and Transportation Committee, said today his panel will meet Friday for testimony on the current state of air safety.

Howard Continued on Page II i in this country is safe, said O'Donnell, whose union represents 33,000 pilots. If it were not safe, we would be the first to speak out and get it safe, he said. ODonnell told reporters the pilot unions executive board unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday declaring the air lanes are being safely operated. He also said he had little hope that the Reagan administration and the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization would get back together in negotiations. The FAA, smarting from a barrage, of allegations that safety has been impaired by the strike, announced Tuesday it was seeking an independent analysis of the air traffic control system.

There is no reason to believe the system has deteriorated in any way as far as safety is concerned. Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis said. Lewis said he wants a tough, hard, critical report on safety conditions from the Virginia-based consulting firm. Flight Safety Foundation, Inc, which has among its clients more than 400 aviation-related organizations and companies. Lewis said most pilots say it is safe to fly despite the strike, although internal memoranda within the Air Line Pilots Association disclosed this week that some pilots have had serious concerns about the reduced controller staff now directing air traffic Byron Whitehead, a spokesman for the association, said the AA has made recent adjustments that have eliminated those concerns.

The associations executive board was briefed on the safety issues Tuesday. FAA Administrator J. Lynn Helms said Tuesday the number of reports of near misses has declined substantially since the strike, although he conceded all such incidents may not be reported to the agency. Action Line If you've got an itch to try an old Indian remedy for poison ivy, A.L. warns that you had better not do anything so rash.

Page 2 Weather A balmy August with little humidity is not the norm for' Michiana, but whos complaining? And theres more of the same in the forecast for the next few days. Page 2 Index .29 Classified 30-35 Comics 42 Crossword 42 Editorial ......12 ....43 I bring 14-19 Mishawaka ..............29 Obituaries 30 Sports 37-41 TV 44 VIOLENCE QUELLED AT MINE SITE Ah Army helicopter hovers overhead as smoke pours from a burning vehicle at the construction site of a new mine of the Kerr McCee Coal Co. in Galatia, CL, Tuesday. Some LOCO United Mine Workers tore down an estimated 2 miles of chainlink fence and set fire to some vehicles. The rampage was in protest of the use of non union labor on the job.

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