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Page 6 McHENRY PLAINDEALER Section A Tuesday, September 24,1985 Nation Concert pulls in millions By John Yaeger United Press International CHAMPAIGN, 111. - The Farm Aid benefit concert orga­ nized by Willie Nelson to focus the nation's attention on strug­ gling farmers raised an estimat­ ed $8 million for farmers, offi­ cials said Monday. The roughly 60 performers en­ tertained some 78,000 fans for 15 hours Sunday with a unique mix of country, rock and blues music at the University of Illinois foot­ ball stadium. The show closed early Monday with Nelson performing a set that included "On The Road 'Again" and "You're Always On My Mind," followed by a spec­ tacular fireworks display. No official tally of funds raised was immediately available, al­ though best estimates put the figure at more than $8 million. About $4 million was raised be­ fore the concert, officials said. Ticket sales of 78,312 raised more than $1.3 million. Between $30 million and $50 million was expected to be raised from continuing telephone pledges, mail and corporate contributions. An official with the Omaha, Neb., firm operating a telephone hotline (1-800-FARMAID) said about 200,000 calls were received during the 12 hours the concert was telecast oh the Nashville Network cable system. Karen Gilbert of Telemarket­ ing Corp. of America said she did not know how much money was pledged, but said pledges usually average $20. Callers donating $20 to Farm Aid receive a red ban- .. . >•,+,./ .. UPI photo Willie Nelson, chief organizer of the Farm Aid benefit concert, reads a letter from veteran film star Jimmy Cagney, who expressed his support for the American farmers at Sunday's concert in Champaign, 111. danna autographed by Nelson, she said. Several times during the show Nelson led the crowd in chanting the toll-free number, which will continue to operate for a year. "We'd like lots of money to come in ... for a great cause," Nelson said. Nelson said he will monitor the spending of the money raised, but he and other performers have stressed their goal was to make urban residents more aware of the problems facing farmers. The money will fund counsel­ ing services arid some cash pay­ ments to farmers, Nelson has said. Howard Bloom, of the Howard Bloom Organization which han­ dled publicity for the event, said from New York he had not heard from his employees at the con­ cert site. "I have no information whatsoever," he said when asked how much money was raised. First lady inspects quake damage By Ira R. Allen United Press International MEXICO CITY - Nancy Reagan, carrying a letter from the president and the "sympathy all the American people feel," flew to Mexico City Monday to meet with President Mi­ guel de la Madrid and inspect the devastation left by last week's earthquake. Her plane left Washington in the morning for the four-hour flight to the Mexican capital, which was rocked last week by two large earth­ quakes that killed thousands and left much of Mexico City in ruins. Mrs. Reagan, who is to spend three hours in this city of 18 million, win help assess aid needs and report back to President Reagan. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said Mrs. Reagan would meet with President and Mrs. Mi­ guel de la Madrid and hand-deliver a personal letter from Reagan. "Her purpose in going is to ex­ press the solidarity and sympathy all the American people feel at this time," Speakes said. Afterwards, Mrs. Reagan was to fly to Los Angeles where she planned a four-day visit to spend time with friends, attend a fund- raising dinner for the Joffrey Ballet, accept an award for her crusade against drug and alcohol abuse and Airliner downed with 14 passengers, 2 crew WEYERS CAVE, Va. (UPI) - A commuter airliner carrying 14 peo­ ple apparently went down Monday on a flight from Baltimore to the Shenandoah Valley Airport, a Fed­ eral Aviation Administration spokesman said. "We presume the plane has crashed or crash-landed. We have not heard from the pilot since short­ ly after 10 a.m. and the plane would be out of fuel by now had it managed to stay in the air," the FAA spokes­ man said in Washington. The FAA said the airliner carried 12 passengers and two crew members. Virginia State Police assembled a helicopter search team at the air­ port in Weyers Cave, a crossroads community near Harrisonburg, about 125 miles southwest of Wash­ ington, to look for the missing Hen- son Airlines plane. Sgt. Gerald Shoals said authorities did not know if the plane had crashed. The Federal Aviation Ad­ ministration reported the plane missing at 10:20 a.m. Monday after Flight 1517 vanished from radar screens as it approached the Shen­ andoah Valley airport. Authorities searched the area east and southwest of the airport where radar lost track of the Beech 99 that was flying from Baltimore-Washing­ ton International Airport to Shenan­ doah Valley. "We just don't know very much right now," said Shoals. "We're don't know if the plane is down or not. Visibility is pretty poor right now. It's really soupy here." "We are still looking for it, unfor­ tunately," said John Presburg, vice president of route development and scheduling for Henson. "We're not sure it has gone down, but it has not shown up anywhere. We are looking for any sign of it," Presburg said. Presburg said the flight usually carried "a good mix of businessman and pleasure travelers." Shoals said the Civil Air Patrol and State Police will join the air search. Henson is headquartered in Salis­ bury, Md. Henson was formed in 1931, but became an airline with regularly scheduled flights in 1962. It is affliat- ed with Piedmont Airlines. make some public service announce­ ments at NBC studios in Burbank. Mrs. Reagan put off until later in the week a visit originally scheduled for Monday to see her ailing mother, Edith Davis, 89, in Phoenix. Reagan announced the visit in his radio speech Saturday, saying his wife would "express the support of the American people for our coura­ geous friends in Mexico and to ex­ plore how we can lend a hand in this ordeal." State Department officials said Mrs. Reagan would not interfere with the relief efforts and the trip was approved by the Mexican government. "When she realized how close she was going to be, she couldn't pass up the chance to stop and offer some love and some help," said Elaine Crispen, the first lady's press secretary. She was accompanied by Elliot Abrams, assistant secretary of state, Peter McPherson, administra­ tor of the Agency for International Development, and two members of the National Security Staff and two personal staffers. When you don't know who to call.... McHenry County Crisis Line 1-800-892-8900 Toll Free 24 Hour Emergency Number Professional Staff will answer your call Reagan proposes aid to export businesses By Norman D. Sandler United Press International SSs?""5"" WASHINGTON -- President Reagan announced Monday he wants to establish a $300 million war chest to aid U.S. exporters and a government "strike force" to ferret out unfair business practices to help open foreign markets and reduce a staggering trade deficit. "I will not stand by and watch American businesses fail because of unfair trading practices abroad," Reagan declared. "I will not stand by and watch American workers lose their jobs because other nations do not play by the rules." • Speaking to an audience of 200 at the White House, Reagan announced a series of administrative steps and legislative proposals designed to slow a congressional march toward protectionism. The strategy appeared intended to shift the political debate from the consideration of relatiatory action against a flood of imports to ways of expanding U.S. exports in the name of "free and fair trade." Among the steps Reagan said he wanted to take: --Establishing a $300 million war chest to provide up to $1 billion in credits to help American firms compete against foreign export subsidies. The money would enable the administration to offer credit loans to certain foreign buyers to purchase U.S. goods. A senior administration official said the fund could help induce other nations to enter into new trade talks sought by the United States. --Creating 'a government "strike force" to uncover instances of unfair trade practices and a warning of stepped-up use of executive power to move against such cases. --Imposing time limits on negotiations to open Japanese markets to specific products. --Accelerating negotiations to crack down on the counterfeiting and piracy of American goods abroad and a request for legislation that protects the rights of U.S. inventors and designers. --Proposing legislative authority to pursue a new round of multilateral trade negotiations and improvements in legal safeguards against the "dumping" of cheap foreign goods on U.S. markets. Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., who has helped lead the charge for import protection, said the steps outlined by Reagan could lead "to a significant drop in the trade deficit," but stressed the proof will come in whether the administration "is really going to follow through on its program." The speech came too late, Danforth said, to head off passage of a textile import quotas bill Reagan opposes and may not have gone far enough to take the steam out of a veto override. "I think what the president said was fine, but didn't go far enough," Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd said. It comes a little late -- too late in the case of some industries -- and I'm sure Congress will continue to respond to the needs of the American people." 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