European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes thursday april 16, 1992 Rains delay plugging of Chicago leak a a. To vice a an Iron Ortance that1 the Chicago flood freight tunnels run Tor More than 50 Miles beneath downtown Chicago at a depth out about 40 Teet. Tunnel system was used to deliver materials to various buildings trom 1006 to 1950. They now carry optic cables Tor communications and electrical equipment. Sub basements flooded through openings previously used to deliver mall fuel and merchandise to buildings from freight tunnels. How to Drain Chicago workers will attempt to Drain water from one Tunnel to a deep drainage Tunnel by drilling a connection Between the two. Quick dry attempt a inc a a a to Seal Hole Cement that hardens underwater in two hours was poured through a Hose Over material dropped in Hole. Sandbags and Concrete blocks sources City of Chicago mayor s office c  Sun times metropolitan water reclamation District of greater Chicago a Karl Gude Alan base Don Chicago a heavy Rains wednesday halted efforts to Stop the leak that caused Chicago a underground flood but Power was restored to the Northern portion of the blackened Loop. At the Chicago Board of Trade one of the worlds largest commodities exchanges traders in their colourful jackets and badges mingled in hallways with rubber booted workers who were still trying to pump water from the buildings basement. The Board expected to operate a shortened session wednesday. The Chicago mercantile Exchange which deals in Stock indexes livestock and other commodities opened As usual wednesday the first Normal business Day it has had this week. The rain wednesday delayed work on plugging the leak and caused water Levels to Rise briefly again in some buildings. A a we be got a temporary hold on things because of lightning in the area a said Bob Wysocki a City spokesman at the site of the leak. Commonwealth Edison co. Said about 50 buildings remained without Power wednesday morning. On tuesday mayor Richard m. Daley said the crack that caused the flood costing businesses tens of millions in losses could have been fixed for a Mere $10,000. He fired the department chief he held  said acting transportation director John Laplante ignored an april 2 memo warning that immediate repairs were needed in a Tunnel under the Chicago River. The memo contained the Cost estimate. A the problem was brought to his attention but he failed to act resulting in a major problem that could have been avoided a Daley said. A this was not a minor  Laplante countered a i did a Good Job Here. I done to have any apologies to make for that. This was a circumstance that was obviously beyond my control and May have been beyond anyone a  workers and engineers continued efforts to plug the Tunnel under the Chicago River that flooded the downtown area. A diver entered the water Early wednesday to Survey the situation but was pulled immediately Back up when the current proved too Strong. Riders using Public transportation faced the same problems wednesday that they had tuesday no subway service in the Loop. Even so said spokesman Bob Bizar a we have no major delays to  Marshall Fields flagship state Street store and another major retailer Carson Pirie Scott both of which reported major flooding in sub basements remained closed wednesday. The Tunnel burst monday sending water through 50 Miles of underground passages and flooding basements under Chicago Sloop the main business District. The tunnels were used by rail cars from 1906 to the 1950s to move Coal mail and merchandise but now hold optic cables and electrical equipment. Electricity was turned off in the area for fear the water would cause transformers to explode and much of the Loop remained closed tuesday. More than 200,000 people work in the buildings shut Down by the flood and the disruption Cost up to $200 million in lost Commerce said Samuel r. Mitchell president of the Chica Goland chamber of Commerce. Workers continued to pour Concrete into the River at the site of the leak others drilled a Shaft to Drain water from the tunnels into a huge storm Drain 240 feet below the surface. The drilling could take a week officials said. The army corps of engineers ordered up a number of enormous inflatable rubber plugs to Block the abandoned tunnels. Bush Clinton take conflicting tacks in approaches to Michigan voters Fraser Mich. A when Bill Clinton talked recently before a virtually All White audience in the Home county of the Reagan democrats he plunged into the Touchy topic of race relations. When president Bush came to the county tuesday he focused on Job training. Clinton the democratic front runner raised a subject that is tied to White flight from Detroit and is part of the reason Many democrats have deserted their party a presidential nominees in recent years. Bush stayed on Safe economic turf wooing autoworkers with a Promise to veto any congressional Effort to increase the fuel efficiency standards for cars. In visits to Macomb county weeks apart a Clinton campaigned Here before Michigan a primary March 17 a the two candidates foreshadowed their Campaign thinking for the fall. With republicans worried about a close november Battle in economically depressed Michigan Bush is seeking to hold the political allegiance of democrats who Nave provided key swing votes for Republican victories in presidential elections the Reagan democrats. Before an audience of several Hundred people at the Giddings amp Lewis Industrial equipment Plant Bush discussed his plan to streamline Job training efforts for Laid off and first time workers and apprentice programs for youths not bound for College. In a state battered by Plant closings with unemployment above the National average Bush a visit to the prosperous factory fit his Effort to portray the Economy As entering a rebound. Clinton took a different approach in Macomb county. At a Community College in nearby Warren Clinton ticked off proposals for economic growth Job training College Access and welfare Reform before his main topic race relations. A i do not believe we have any Hope of doing what we have to do in America unless we come together across racial lines Quot he said. A the problems Are not racial in nature. This is a crisis of economics and values. It has nothing to do with  poll reflects distrust for Clinton Congress new York a one in five americans in an associated press poll does no to Trust democratic front runner Bill Clinton to do what a right As president. But the poll also found distrust of Congress even More widespread. The respondents also said that getting the Job done is nearly As important As personal honesty and integrity. When it came to deciding whether to support a presidential candidate 38 percent said personal honesty and integrity were most important while 35 percent was More concerned about ability to get things done. Twenty two percent professed to look hardest at stands on the is sues and just 1 percent cited electability. Forty nine percent of those polled said they mostly Trust president Bush to do what is right and an additional 36 percent Trust Bush some of the time. Just 18 percent mostly Trust Clinton 19 percent almost never Trust him and 39 percent Trust the Arkansas governor some of the time. Even As Clinton enhanced his status As democratic front runner by winning the april 7 round of presidential primaries interviews with voters showed deepening questions about his trustworthiness. A network exit poll in new York state found 46 percent of democratic voters doubted Clinton had the honesty and integrity to serve effectively As president. Americans in general Are not feeling at All magnanimous about politicians. A meager 1 percent of americans said they Trust Congress to do what is right just about always compared with 10 percent who feel that Way about the president. A cynical 29 percent almost never Trust Congress. The figure is several Points higher among men those who live in the West those in Middle income households and those who Call themselves political independents. The poll of 1,002 adults was taken april 8-12 by ice Survey research group of Media pa., and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage  officer excused from testimony Simi Valley Calif. A r a troubled police officer who said he  take the stress of testifying against four people accused in the videotaped beating of a Motorist was excused from appearing tuesday. Los Angeles police sgt. Fred Nichols had been expected to Tell the jury that the Force used in the beating of Rodney g. King was excessive and outside department policies. He testified to that before a grand jury and an Independent commission that investigated the department. Prosecutors accused Nichols of lying to escape the witness stand. Nichols said that after his earlier statements he was removed from his position As head of training and self defense at the police Academy and demoted. He then took a stress leave. The officers on trial Are Theodore j. Briseno 39 Laurence m. Powell 29 and the sergeant in charge of them Stacey c. Koon 41. Timothy e. Wind 31, a Rookie fired after the incident is also on trial. King who is Black was beaten by the White officers on March 3, 1991, after being stopped for speeding. A videotape made by a bystander shows King receiving 56 Baton blows according to the prosecution