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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1985
Page
1
A bomb exploded in Departure Hall B of Frankfurt International Airport, killing three and wounding 24 as police said one victim was a child. Eyewitnesses described shattered counters and a torn walkway to a observation terrace. No immediate claim of responsibility.
Four local boards Unity Point Giant City De Soto Glendale join to oppose House Bill 935’s involuntary consolidation plan. They urge public discussion and warn the measure could force reorganization across Illinois schools. The resolution moves to Carbondale boards for consideration as Senate action looms.
University of Illinois trustees heard hours of testimony over selling its 8.3 million stake in companies doing business in South Africa and may vote soon. Groups press for full divestment citing racial conditions and investor pressure.
A brief weather note reports today as mostly sunny with tonight expected to be warmer. No additional specifics or regional data are provided in the readable text.
A compact regional page highlights lottery results, calendar items, opinions, classifieds, and community listings. Deaths and sports briefs appear on the Bil pages with Society and Spectrum items referenced across the C sections.
The Reagan administration warned Shiite leaders that releasing 40 American hostages unconditionally or face international ostracism while pledging not to yield to hostage demands. Secretary Shultz cited Algeria, Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Tunisia as nations backing release efforts, but no progress appeared. In Beirut, hijacker gunmen kept control of the TWA jet with 38 hostages aboard as Captain Testrake faced questions on a rescue. U.S. naval forces moved into the eastern Mediterranean.
NYAP The flight engineer Benjamin C. Zimmermann, 45, of Cascade Idaho, spoke to ABC News from Beirut airport while captive aboard the hijacked TWA plane. He said he was surviving and sent greetings to his wife and family and his father who had died Saturday in St Louis during a prayer vigil. The Rev Elmer C Zimmermann, 88, a Lutheran missionary, had been held captive since the seizure and funeral services were planned in Nashville Illinois.
Enol Development planners forecast strong city growth as three new businesses consider moving in under a tax incentive program and 14 existing firms may remodel or relocate. A proposed Wal nut Street mall complex could host a service station, retail, and office space with state CDAP loans, TIF funds, and industrial revenue bonds. Mayor McDowell and planner James Scuras emphasized cooperation and viability amid concerns about financing and occupancy targets.
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