European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday april 15, 1992 effects of Tunnel flooding to linger in Chicago s Loop Chicago up1 a emergency workers tuesday fought to contain and Drain hundreds of millions of Gallons of dirty Chicago River water coursing through tunnels deep under the City Sloop a a disaster that forced massive Power shutoff and evacuation of much of the downtown area. Thousands of stores and offices including the Chicago Board of Trade were closed. Hundreds of buildings including the worlds tallest Sears Tower were evacuated. Officials said it will take More than a week to bring the situation fully under control. There were no reports of deaths or serious injuries but beefed up police patrols guarded against looting monday night in the eerily dark and quiet Loop which is the City a main business and shopping area. Construction Crews struggled through the night to plug a Hole at the Bottom of the Chicago River near the merchandise Mart that caused the flooding and to find a Way to Drain the deluge that surged through old freight tunnels Honey combing the Loop and into the basements of nine buildings. Among the buildings affected was Marshall Field amp  flagship state Street store. There were conflicting reports Early tuesday whether the Hole had been plugged. And when it is plugged officials of the water reclamation District said it will take a week or More to Drill the holes required to Drain the dirty water out of the basements and tunnels. Mayor Richard m. Daley who called the situation a a serious emergency crisis a told a late night news conference that the department of Public works had been aware of a Small leak in the area More than a week ago. A yes people did know about it a Daley said. A there was information filed within the system these people Are going to be held accountable. Each and every one of those persons who had information will be held accountable to me and to the City of Chicago. Individuals did drop the  the flooding forced the evacuation of commercial buildings in an area extending from the Chicago River on the North about three Miles South to 18th Street and from canal Street on the West More than a mile East to Michigan Avenue. Commonwealth Edison shut off electricity to an 18-Square-Block area within the evacuation zone to prevent fires. Edison and City officials said Power Likely would remain off at least through tuesday in the same area a bounded by the Chicago River on the North Adams Street on the South Dearborn Street on the West and Michigan Avenue on the East. They said it could be Days before All electricity could be restored. The effects of the flooding and evacuation were almost incalculable and Felt worldwide. The Chicago Board of Trade and mercantile Exchange both closed monday affecting financial markets around the world. The Board of Trade remained closed tuesday. A it notified the world just How important the exchanges in Chicago Are a said Jack Sandler of the mercantile Exchange. Estimates put lost trading at $26 million at the mercantile Exchange alone and other financial transactions into the billions. As Loop workers were sent Home commuting became scrambled. The Chicago transit authority shut Down its Loop subway stations because of seepage. Some trains were rerouted along the elevated Structure but others including the train to of Hare International Airport stopped and returned to the Airport before reaching the Loop. Fire officials initially blamed the flooding on construction workers who knocked a Hole in one of the Many Miles of Tunnel under the downtown area As they Sank pilings into the riverbed. Daley said an investigation was under Way to determine whether the construction company that erected the pilings great lakes Dock and dredge was respond water gushes into a Chicago Street from the flooded basement of Marshall Field amp  store monday. Site. But the company has said the City never provided it with maps of the Tunnel system. The Hole sent dirty River water swirling into the 40-mile Tunnel system originally built to haul freight and Coal into Loop buildings and ashes and debris out. Engineers dropped rocks mattresses and other debris into the River in an Effort to plug the Hole. By 10 p.m., Nicholas Melas president of the metropolitan water reclamation District said a temporary plug had been achieved but construction workers at the site said they were still unsure whether they had been  wins Virginia caucuses but turnout Low Richmond a. A democratic presidential front runner Bill Clinton placed first in Virginia a caucuses but they Drew such a Low turnout that at least one Small City did not bother to elect any delegates. In two Days of local caucuses that ended monday night the Arkansas governor pulled in 52 percent of the delegates an uncommitted slate picked up 36 percent and former California gov. Jerry Brown trailed with 12 percent. A Virginia voters cast a decisive vote for change a Clinton said in a statement from Little Rock Ark. A i have a plan that offers More Opportunity but requires More responsibility from every american. I now look Forward to taking this plan to the voters in  the next presidential primary will be april 28 in Pennsylvania. The 3,500 local Virginia delegates will elect 51 National convention delegates at congressional District meetings next month. Another 27 at Large National delegates will be named at the state convention june 5 to 6. A candidate must receive at least 15 percent support to receive any National delegates in Virginia. That Means Brown will not get any of the 27 at Large delegates because he fell below 15 percent of the caucus vote statewide said Harry Carver executive director of the state democratic party. He will get delegates in at least two or three congressional districts in which he had at least 15 percent support Carver said. Paul Goldman state democratic chairman said the caucus turnout apparently was the lowest in 20 years. A the enthusiasm level is not High a he said. A that is something the democrats have got to work  Clifton forge a City of 4,700 in Western Virginia did not bother to elect its four local delegates for the presidential race. The caucus participants went Home after voting for candidates in the 6th District congressional race Carver said. Clinton did Best in suburban and Rural areas. He climbed Over the 50 percent Mark with overwhelming support in Fairfax county the states most populous locality. Brown won in Richmond and ran nearly even with Clinton in Virginia Beach Charlottesville and Albemarle  rapist admits to killing 5, police say East Orange . A the arrest of a paroled rapist who authorities say confessed to murdering five women has failed to Calm residents fears. Instead the unsolved slayings of two other women have Given Rise to a sceptical refrain heard monday across this Gritty working class town of 73,000 outside of Newark a i Hope they got the right  Jerome Dennis 25, of East Orange was arraigned monday on charges of murdering five women and attempting to murder two others from this town. He also was charged with sexually assaulting three of the slaying victims. Dennis who covered his face with his hands throughout his court appearance was jailed on $2 million bail. Prosecutors refused to give a motive or say what led them to Dennis. The slayings four of which were discovered since Friday had terrorized residents and led to accusations that police weren to doing their Job. Dennis was paroled nov. 19 after serving 10 years for three rapes and had been in prison since he was 14. Arrested at his Home sunday he confessed to five slayings said assistant Essex county prosecutor Norman Menz. Bush draws fire for Union dues order by the los Angeles times Washington a president Bush ordered the Federal government monday to begin enforcing a supreme court decision granting worked greater control Over organized labors use of political funds a a step seen by critics As an Effort to Divide workers and Union leaders in an election year. The president signed an executive order that requires employers working for the Federal government to remind workers that employees Are not required to join unions that non members can object to the use of mandatory Union payments for such purposes As political activities unrelated to collective bargaining and that workers can get refunds or reductions in future dues payments. Key figures in organized labor beginning with Lane Kirkland president of the Al Cio immediately denounced Bush a move. A by his obsequious pandering to the Ultra right special interests of his party the president has Given hypocrisy a bad name a Kirkland said at a news conference. A it is entirely a political  Albert Shanker president of the american federation of teachers said in a written statement that the measure demonstrates that Bush a is More interested in attacking a segment of the population that does not support him Quot than in a the rights of workers and those who Are  the presidents order would affect about 2 million to 3 million workers the White House estimated. It stems from a 1988 supreme court decision involving Harry Beck. In 1968, Beck began a 20-year crusade after objecting to the communications workers of americans use of his Union dues to support Hubert h. Humphrey the democratic presidential candidate. By a White House estimate the decision could Cut off As much As $2.4 billion in Union funds available for such activities As phone Banks and get out the vote operations. The figure represented the maximum amount if each worker demanded a refund of their dues. Whether Bush had to sign the executive order a which he did with Beck two Cabinet members and an invited audience that included former screen actors Guild president Charlton Heston looking on a is open to question because the court had already acted. The White House argued that the executive order was necessary because workers remained unaware of their rights and the National labor relations Board and department of labor had been slow in enforcing the ruling