European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes wednesday August 16, 1978 toxic wastes Illinois town wins Battle to rid Are of huge dumping site used by Industry e Carun Ville. Iii. Api the 700 residents of Wilsonville. 111., joined by the slate s top lawyer have won a Legal Battle to rid themselves of one of the nation s big Gest dumping Sites for toxic Industrial wastes. A circuit court judge in Maco Upin county ruled monday in a year old fight be tween the tiny southwestern Illinois Community and Earthline corp., owner of a 130-Acrc waste disposal site 40 Miles North East of St. Louis. Earthline is a subsidiary of Boston based sea services  John Russell calling the disposal site a Public and private nuisance ruled that Earthline must close the site and Castaway the dangerous liquids and solids it has stored there since november 1976. Russell s 48-Page opinion did not include an official order closing the site but he directed attorneys in the Case to draw one up for his Signatur Erussell said the site menaces residents because Metal containers of wastes could decompose a Prospect he said was pos sible in Only a few years. Russell also charged that Earthline did not show Good Faith and misled the Community of Wilsonville and officials of Maco Upin county about the identities of wastes to be buried. Stuart Dobs. A lawyer for Earthline. Said Russell s ruling contained harsh Lan Guage and added that Earthline maintains the storage Drums will last hundreds of  said the firm will Appeal. State attorney general William Scott called the ruling a Legal landmark for the nation. He said it would Force giant Indus trial corporations to take a second look at the Long term dangers of storing Corro Sive toxic or cancer causing chemicals and wastes near populated areas. " h s going to have a tremendous Impact nationally what we be been trying to do is get a National policy for hazardous waste disposal said Scott. He said among the chemicals stored at the site Are Mercury sodium cyanide poly chlorinated biphenyl pcs suspected cancer causing agent solvents and a variety of acids and toxic pesticides. Scott said one of the chemicals at Wil Sonville c5c16, was among 82 toxic Chemi cals buried 30 years ago in the old love Ca Nal in Niagara Falls . C5c16 is used in fire retardants and can affect humans in a similar manner to nerve Gas an aide to Scott said. Two weeks ago. New York authorities recommended that 37 families with preg 56% favor abortion on demand Nant women and Young children k.1 their Homes near the canal Dib i seepage into the water and air. The Medalion changed to Manaton Tion of 237 families with the to tote the Bill Tor their Upkeep. We feel elated because now we re i there will not be another Niagara be Wilsonville said Paul Vert Hli 4 attorney for the groups f High Tito the Illinois dump. Up to 1,000 hazardous waste us Etna ing operated in the United state tit Era of the largest in Lui Noii. Crl charge that storage Container pm Over time and leak their contend Iota air or water. Disposal firms argue that. Logically suitable Sites and Lions to prevent leaks seepage or of chemicals. Nixon asks 55% polled oppose Era Extension boosters in fund Rai sinew York a More than halt of the american people oppose a seven Yea Extension to the deadline Tor ratifying the equal rights amendment Era to the Constitution although the amendment it self still has the support of a majority of the Public an associated press Abc news poll shows. The poll finding came As the House took up on tuesday a proposal to give Era sup porters until 1982 to obtain ratification by the38 states needed. The poll also found that both abortion on demand and Federal funding for abortions for poor women have More supporters than opponents among the Public. The sup port or Federal abortion funding is a re Versal of earlier poll findings. Overall 54 percent of those interviewed August 7-a said they Back the Era 29 per cent oppose it. 7 percent Are not sure and 10 percent said they have not heard or read of it. More men than women As found in past a Abc news polls More men than women favor the Amend ment. Men split in favor of the Era by a 58-25 margin while women Back it by a 50-Ffledge. The Era must be ratified by 38 states by March 22,1379, to become part of the Constitution. To Date it has been approved by 35 of them. Four of the states Kentucky Tennes see Idaho and Nebraska have since rescinded approval but the Validity of those actions is in question. The Justice depart ment has said it is up to Congress to de cide. Also Kentucky s rescinding Resolution was vetoed. Until earlier in this Century. Congress put no time limit on the ratification pro Cess for amendments although the Constitution gives Congress the Power to do so. The original time period for ratification of the Era was set by Congress at seven years. Asked for Extension Era backers have asked Congress for the seven year Extension of the ratification deadline. But a Shorter Extension until june 30, 1982, was All that survived com Mittee action. Both houses of Congress must approve any Extension. Asked about extending the deadline for ratification by seven years 55 percent of those polled said they oppose such a move with Only 34 percent supporting it eleven percent were not sure. Surprisingly the supporters of the Era split evenly on the question of the Exten Sion 45 percent in favor 47 percent opposed As expected those opposed to the Era were also opposed to the Extension by a 76 16 margin. The finding of the a Abc news poll is contrary to that of a Louis Harris poll ear Lier this summer which found that the Extension was supported by a 57-w margin much of the difference probably arises from the positive phrasing of the Harris question in contrast to the a Abc news question. The Survey asked two separate questions on abortion. The first was whether every women who wants to have an abortion should be Able to have one. Fifty six percent of the Public favor abortion on demand 39 percent oppose it and 5 percent Are not sure. Those figures show a Small increase about 3 percentage Points in support for abortion on demand since tile last time an a Abc poll asked this question March. Nearly half 49 percent now support Federal funding of abortions for poor women 43 percent Are opposed and 8 percent Are not sure. In Ann Arbor Mich. Up m. Nixon has advised financial Blu cease fund raising efforts in us Bew plans to pay off Legal debts oat Fhil pocket a major supporter said Tadt Lloyd Johnson a nursing Bonn who replaced Boston rabbi Bundil As trustee of the Nixon Trust fat year said fees from a television Tom and royalties from Nixon s reef to leased memoirs have made further my necessary. Johnson said he discussed the with the sex president at a recent in san Clemente Calif. Time to Cap off or. Nixon believes he will be do handle the balance of the Legal debt his own so we have discontinued mint lilting or that purpose be Sakl a words he told me it was time to of the , a longtime Republican i Raiser said debts from Nixon s Leal h to prevent Public distribution of to Gate tapes and other president Lonce amounted to As much As fatso let the Nixon Justice fund co beet $353,000 toward paying the debt my less than $5,000 in Reserve Johnson Buji Johnson said he gave at least for month to the Nixon defense Robn three years before rabbi Korf Leemand asked him to take Over the Trow not close i d Only met or. Nixon to Tab briefly with Many other people atm 1960 and 1968 campaigns and intimate of his by any stretch of Tami nation he said. We seemed to be of shuto. Most issues however and 1 at a was bounded out of office on Teria about the watergate affair. I so disillusioned by what was that at one Point i seriously Selling my business and  Johnson operates the what tent in Ann Arbor and the Detroit Novi and Farmington and in Dent of the Michigan health r sedation a nursing bom group. Shoplifting iraqi woman tourist fined $5,910nu� Gregory Cardinal proudly clutches his first place trophy for winning the 1878 soap Box Derby race at Akron Ohio. With Greg is Bis family from left to soap Box Derby Champ rights Mother Judy brother Mark and , Mich., where Mark was the local Champion in 1s77. -1Ti photo London a is who pleaded guilty to is was fined a record my a Marlborough Street magistrate the woman Rabha Abd pleaded guilty to stealing other items Worth $h5 h0london s West end shot Billu � won con Wikar the Potrais Sto tub Ted Chai Weir at Pei Mil i 9xu Ortiviz theste mils id by oses meter coi f