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A4 Mattoon Till.) Journal Gazette Friday, December 3, 1993 "I Em not bound to win, but I am bound to bo truo. I cm net bound to succeed, but I cm bound to live up to what light I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he is wrong." Abraham Lincchn Readers -Write Odds end Ends quently stopped by the office "got time for a cup of coffee?" Well-yes! But no not really. But we took the time Io listen to this grand old man, feeling duly honored that he would stop by. His spirit was kindred to George Washington, McArthur, McGovern, and the First Continental Congress.

Wherever he is now his restless spirit moves on to help the needy human equality. Very truly yours, VICJ.STENGER Mattoon police time have a particular significance? With the Surprise attack 53 years ago he was onet)f the first to sign up in the U.S. Marines. In the killing fields of the South Pacific was awarded the Medal of Honor. Never much talked about it.

Cleo Duzan product of an era: "Old Soldiers never die, they just fade away," so said General McArthur as fine a leader as this nation ever turned out. One could say the same about Duzan. Words are inadequate to tell the many sides and personalities which are background to his stamina, his courage, his leadership abilities and his loyalty and CERTAIN AM I RAK I HONS WILL 15ECOMK UNS IAFFED Tli fiilovinf Amtrsk flatkmt nil) hnme unMaffedL Tk enrtit date for Matkm will vrj, bui tu date will be between (he pehid (kiober 27-Sovemher 15, JWJ; AimieKUm, New CVmrali. Mimm Cheyenne. Wytmug Chillktxhe.

Ul.iioK Volunteer work on marker appreciated Editor, Journal Gazette: 1 The Governor Edward Coles Chapter NSDAR would like to publicly thank the' people who did the volunteer work on the marker at the site of the old Village of Richmond located on the Old State Road (about 114 miles west of Rt. 45). Walker Construction Co. poured the foundation. Phil Long and his assistant laid the brick and Dennis Hite of Coles Co.

Masonry supplied the brick. Also, thanks to the people who manage the farm who gave us permission to erect a -permanent markerJtteuly isnice- looking marker, and it will help to maintain the history of southwest Coles county. Personally, I would like to thank Mrs. Virgil Dodson, a member of our chapter who was instrumental in getting this project done. The chapter hopes the public will drive out by the marker and read the inscription to all who made this marker possible.

Sincerely, ALICE NELSON, regent Gov. Edward Coles Chapter NSDAR CleoDuzanwas fine human being Editor, Journal Gazette: CleoDuzan was he at Valley Forge? Not likely, but then we can never be sure. And here we are on the eve of December 7th does his passing at this Dctray Heath. Morula Devils Ijike, North ttoUi Ton Wyne, lrkl.w Hjimrshurg. Mss.ippi Still Mimtara Minnm, Illinois Mi Comb, Mii-nppl Pix.tt!!o.

Southern Psiwi, Gs Temple, Tsxm -1J the door of the Mattoon station. Bill -v Hamel Bill Hamel publisher of the Journal Gazette. I a shame. LAS VEGAS Given the growing trend toward industry consolidation in this country, within a short time there may be only a couple of airlines, mega-banks and hotel chains left, to cite but a few examples. A notable exception to this merger trend, however, is the computer industry.

This was evident recently when the computer world gathered here for COMDEX, the largest trade show in the word. The numbers associated with COMDEX are staggering. The size of Las Vegas doubled overnight as 175,000 conventioneers jammed four large halls, where tfyey spent a week browsing through the wares displayed by 2,200 exhibitors. All the big names in the computer business were here with massive, multi-million dollar displays. Much of the real excitement, though, was generated by dozens of smaller companies displaying cutting-edge technology.

Their presence "provetnatthentrepfeneuriaT spirifT still drives the computer industry. For people who travel with portable computers, battery life is a paramount concern. They want computers that are small and lightweight, yet powerful enough to handle a wide range of business applications. Even the most powerful portable computer does little good, though, if it runs out of power. Therefore, one of the major hits at COMDEX this year was a sleek and pow- erful sub-notebook being displayed by Altima Systems, a relatively small, 5-year-old, Northern California computer maker.

The "Traveler," as it is called, is a super lightweight (under 4 pounds) mar get pat on back Editor, Journal Gazette; This letter is to thank the Mattoon police for a job well done. They stopped the fun out here on Oklahoma; we heard on the scanner they were out on Rudy. I hope they caught them. Mattoon has a very good E.R., ambulance, fire department and police. They were all here the day I had my bad asthma attack.

When my son left for work, I was breathing better by nine o'clock I could hardly breathe at all, called the police. They got help for me. They found I had nitro in my medicine as soon as got me in the ambulance, put on oxygen and a heart monitor before they ever left the house. got them to thank for getting me the help I needed and also thanks to Dr. Fehrenbacher.

I'm doing all right at home doing part of my housework or taking care of big Tom kitty or the white kitten, Snoopy, or out feeding the birds and squirrels. VELMA PIERCE GuipQitlOull costs down. We are pulling the big guys along into the 2 1st Many at COMDEX however, are worried that Washington is working at cross purposes with the industry, especially the U.S. Patent Office, an ever more important factor in high-tech industries. The talk of the convention has been the announcement of a very broad patent granted to Compton's New Media for the emerging new "multimedia" technology that merges sound, images and text on computer laser disks, called CD-ROM disks.

'7. Originally owned by Encyclopedia Britannica and now by the Tribune Publishing Co. in Chicago, Compton's was a pioneer in the CD-ROM field. But the industry was surprised when it learned that the company had applied for a patent on what has become standard CD-ROM technology. Surprise turned to shock when it was announced during COMDEX that the Patent Office has granted the company such a broad patent that it is possible that in the future that any company making a CD-ROM product may have to obtain a license from Compton's.

In some cases companies that have marketing products for years may have to pay retroactive fees. The consensus is that broad-based patents in emerging high technology industries are not good. Philip Dodds president of the Interactive Media Association, says he does not believe the Patent Office really understands the complex, emerging new technologies or the effects of the patents they are granting on small companies. "This can only stifle competition," says Dodds. "It is not good for the industry, for the consumer, or for the country." County in 1967 were caused by disease of the heart and blood vessels, the Coles County Heart Association reported.

Mary Baur, Mattoon, chairman of Coles County Heart Fund, said, "Heart and blood vessel diseases have truly Jbecoma the epidemic of our times" MAT TOON Today is Illinois' birthday and if you have a cake for the occasion youll need 150 candles to mark each year of statehood. uioriDuirjii DEC. 3 -'t 1 943 Thirty German bombers strike Allied ships at Bari, Italy, before dawn, bloWng up' an ammunition ship, sinking 17 transports and destroying 38,000 tons of supplies. On the western side of the Italian front, British soldiers push close to the summit of Monte Camino. Soviet troops capture Dovsk north of Gomel and make gains around Rogachev.

Source: "2194 Days of War," W. H. Smith Publishers "World Almanac Book of World War II," Bison Books 1981 love forthis greatnatioh and family values. His greatest claim to fame was the Tractor Drive in 1969, but some of his other accomplishments: 1) He built a house NW of Oakland so much like that of George Washington (2) He trail-blazed new ideas like seeding soybeans into standing wheat thus double cropping (3) He was an inventor that never quit like advance technology grain dryers. And he made a lasting contribution to improvement of grain bins.

He loved his country, but he had little use for the political network believing that it was selling us down the river. Do grown men weep? Yes, they do. I and several hundred others were with him and his wife as he wept on steps of the Congress. He wept for the future of the family farm; he wept for the future of a stable America as he witnessed its flagging spirit. He wept for the boys sent overseas.

In the last years of his life he fre Robert Wagman Wagmanis distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association. tery life of between five and seven hours, almost twice that of other notebooks. Altima has recently moved into the broad-based consumer market with a line of notebooks and the sub-notebook Traveler. Previously, it had carved out a special market niche selling high-quality computers to large-volume corporate buyers and the federal government. Altima President Bob Brownell says of his breakthrough sub-notebook, "We were determined to have this product live up to the mandateofits name the Traveler and to finally provide computer users on the move with a product that will not die along the way." On the broader questions of the vitality of the computer industry and competition, Brownell said: "We are unquestionably in the most competitive of industries.

As a smaller company we will never be able to outspend or out-advertise the big guys. So we must be able to move faster to bring innovative products to market, and we must develop a reputation for service and for caring about our customer. "We have been able to do this and so have a number of other companies of our 25 Years Ago Today (1 968) MATTOON Final plans for the Elk Lodge-Zonta Club chili and vegetable soup dinner were made at a meeting of the committee members at the lodge. Proceeds of the event will go to the Zonta's nurse's scholarship fund and the Elks Lodge crippled children's fund. Attending the committee meeting were, Robert Faller, co-chairman of the Elks Mrs.

Geneva Wade, Zonta. Club finance chairman and Mrs. Corma Jane Taylor, co-chairman of the Zonta Club committee MATTOON More than 62 per cent of the deaths in Coles Journal Gazette (USPS 143-600) Published each morning except Sunday and New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Christmas at 100 Eoajriway, Mattoon, IL 61938. Telephonet35-5656, 345-7025, Home delivery rates: 52 weeks, 13 weeks, per week, $1.90. Mail subscription rates: Zones 1-2 and county 52 weeks, $104; 26 weeks, $52; 13 weeks, $26.

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Publisher Cl' I T. far c' in i kid the Amtrak's notice of staff cuts on i An interesting article in the Novem-jber 22 issue of Forbes magazine gives vital information concerning Am trak. The news isn't good. You know the inews locally. Three veteran employees were forced out of their jobs at the local Amtrak station this fall.

The Journal 'Gazette has reported the lack of handicapped accessibility since the local agents left their positions. Purchasing tickets and finding train information is difficult. It doesn't look like things will change. I Amtrak is a real money loser. While the Amtrak board of directors fights over the long-awaited retirement of boss W.

Graham Claytor, who had been nromisinff to leave this vear at atre 81. he gave them a rude surprise (according to Forbes), expressing little interest in retirement until a successor is named and not Amtrak is bathed in red ink. After shrinking during the mid-1980s, Amtrak's losses are rising again totaling an estimated $731 million in fiscal 1993 (ended Sept. 30) on a $12 billion budget. That has cost taxpayers about $13 billion since 1971.

Forbes says Claytor blames the recession for Amtrak's woes, but the troubles go far deeper. Even in a "good" year, 1989, it still lost $665 million. Amtrak's fleet of 2,000 cars and about 400 engines has been slow in liquidation the aver-age of its engines has crept up to 14 of their 20 years of expected life. To cut losses when passenger revenues slipped 3.5 percent in 1992, Claytor reduced long-term overhauls of Amtrak engines arid cars and laid off 250 of its 1,200 em- ployees at the Indiana maintenance shop. You know what that will do to en-ginelife.

i Two years ago, Claytor proposed to Congress that if it would give Amtrak jKast 1 cent of the federal gas tax to spend On modernization and more equipment, about $1 billion a year, Amtrak could "break even" by the year 2000. Forbes says there is little chance Congress would do that A huge financial drain is the 600 miles oi iracK owns noin uoston 10 Washington, This track.is heavily used bycommuter lines serving the metro areas of, for example, New York and Philadelphia, Already heavily subsidized, these -Lines got-a-further subsidy in the form of nominal charges by Amtrak, which are set by law. I If Amtrak will cut 250 employees from the Indiana mainte- nance shop force, there seems little question it will hardly consider putting three men back to work at the local station. And obviously Amtrak could care "ir.r.J 15 less about handi- capped riders. What Second 1 II vel, powered by an Intel 486 micro- size.

It is the multiplicity of smaller com-processor. What separates this computer panies, like ours, that drives this indus- from the pack: It has an astonishing bat- try toward innovation while keeping Critics say that Amtrak needs a new strategy and a new top management. Most taxpayers would vote for that. And speakingnf taxpayers, we may-take it in the pocketbook again if the Residence Hall Association at Eastern Illinois University gets its way and is allowed to build showers for men in.the basement of Andrews Hall and Lawson Hall (both girl's dorms). Males have 24-hour visitation rights on the weekends.

One resident was quoted as saying (in the Eastern Daily News): "As a resident, I have found that having showers for males in Andrews Hall has been something students really wanted." That's ne. Let them pay for the showers. I should tell you that if they don't build the showers, they hope to work out some sort of "rotating floor basis on the use of showers on the weekends. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Mike Martin of the Illinois DeDart- ment of Conservation Police told me that a roadside game check outside Moweaqua recently stopped 197 different vehicles with 295 hunters.

There were a total of 23 violations and 10 written warnings two possible cannabis, one driver's license suspension). There-were 10 trafficcriminal charges. Several citations included illegal alcohol, two un- lawful use of weapons, guns loaded and uncased, over the bag limit-rabbits, deer violations and squirrel out of season. A total of 184 deer were checked along "with 54 rabbits five ducks "six pheas-" ants, three squirrels, and six quail. Moweaqua PD handled the criminal violations.

BOTICi' 'i A.I .3 NATION EFFECTIVE i ecu nc baogage mm train iwm llZkZZ CALL '3 Glancing Bade 50 Years Ago Today (1 943) MATTOON Mrs. Fred H. Kelly has returned to her home in this city from Chicago after completing her second trip as a driver in a fleet of navy trucks. The latest trip was made from Burns City, to Chicago. Fifty-five trucks were moved during the two-day trip.

They were driven by women members of the Red Cross and OCD motor corps. An ultimatum to Nazi Germany to surrender unconditionally or be bombed out of existence was expected today to result from the reported "Big Three" conference in Iran between President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Arrangements are virtuallycompete forpresentation of the second annual army show for the benefit of the United Service Organization lounge in this city. The show will be held Tuesday evening, Dec. 14, at the Charleston Teachers College auditorium. It will be given by members of the Chanute Field band and orchestra, the majority of whom were professional musicians and entertainers in private Following the show the orchestra will play for dancing.

Arrangements are being made to furnish bus transportation to and from Charleston for 50 cents per Miss Genevieve Day has. passed her final physical examinations for entrance to the WAC's and will leave for Daytona Beach, Fktto be gin basic training. Amtrak lists rules and services,.