Air strike may delay trip home

Som e, if n o t m any, N otre D am e and St. M ary’s s tu d en ts travelling hom e for E aster vacation may be affec ted by the th rea ten ed Professional A ir C o n tro lle r’s O rganization walk o u t. The walk o u t was to occu r a t 8 :0 0 a.m . this m orning. T elephone calls m ade to the St. Jo sep h ’s C oun ty A irport in Sou th Bend revealed varied expec ta tio n s o f th e results o f the walk o u t. T he Air C ontro llers in the tow er at St. Jo se p h ’s C oun ty airpo rt s ta ted th a t to th e ir know ledge there w ould be no strike. Mr. Don C hase, head o f flight services fo r the Federal A viation Agency (FA A ) in S ou th B end, said, “ Airlines will be o p e ra ­ ting” today . Many flights o u t o f and through South Bend yesterday evening were im ­ m ediately filled by persons apprehensive ab o u t the walk o u t. Som e N otre Dame and SMC stu d en ts , an tic ipating the sh u t­ dow n o f air tran sp o rta tio n , made reserva­ tions fo r T uesday a fte rn o o n and evening, even though classes are n o t officially concluded a t N o tre Dame un til T hursday afte rn o o n .