European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Brush fire razes 200 Homes in Santa Barbara Lellie Lettiw weeps beside the chums ruins of her Home North of Santa a photo Santa up a win whipped ire apparently set deliberately burned through a wealthy War Wartew suburb destroying zoo Homes Worth about million More than persons fled to safety on the about 35 Persona were reported including a Forest service Crew fore Man who was struck by a fire Rel ardent dropped from a Edmund Brown Santa Barbara county a disaster he said he would Send in 120 specially trained National guardsmen to patrol Between and people Hal their Montecino neighbourhood As entire blocks of luxury Homes erupted in some ref urea still in their underwear galloped on horses from their private Ruith to yields they rushed to luxury hotels along Iho famed beachfront and to in a nearby two refugee centers were set up but remained virtually we believe it to be intentionally set by an incendiary but that still under City fire chief itch Peter son six cases of looting were and sheriffs1 deputies arrested one the area was sealed off with Only firefighters permitted fire units from As far away As san zoo Miles raced up the coast with sirens screaming to join a Force of snore than 800  the Blaze was termed the Sycamore Canyon fire for the Brushy Steep Canyon and wealthy neighbourhood it the Blaze was whipped by a Sundowner wind Gusling from the tops of canyons and roaring Down to the sea just before dusk it swept the fire through wealthy destroying at least zoo Homes in the up class and damaging 40 in the Early morning Gas lines broke and spouted flames upward like can f continued on Page i i to forces Drivers insurance firm to pay rebates i unofficial  Fob 101 july if 21855 a staff writer several thousand forces Drivers insured during 1976 by the Ravay insurance Are in line fur George u servicemen Auto insurance Agency of Munich handles or avails american military said wednesday Ihly will average those who have to Xii insure it by Travag fur thrice years Wil Jiuu a claim will Nii ivc 15 per Cath Back two years if cd atm Rte driving will Cam a rebate of 12 per cent and unc year is Gaud Tut 10 per customers Musl have Ijen insured fur the entire Calendar year to eligible it Vujih i Ujj Kulild Contact their local agent and fill jul a form to get their a Ronthi Tiro Fen of not know his Many of the nearly Arrien cans insured by the company Are eligible Tor a but All i Worms were insured lust year should apply for he said thai members of the noncommissioned officers association with which Brand tvs firm has special a also Are eligible far the re he said Coa and no automobile insurance association members should can tart their incl service be blurs to file their while urging Travag customers to apply fur inc Bro fun printed out that in the past Many Cheeks have been resumed because of incorrect other us tamers have lost out because of failure to file inc necessary he the refund is based on favourable 1976 Accident experience for the firms insured Drivers under German insurance companies Are allowed to keep Only a three per ctn profit on what is called the technical or of the Kra Ajax forces customers May Aiso apply directly to Bow Lens service mens Auto insurance Widen Maye Strasse 8000 Munchin 22 Tel professor says has a crime too Al booming cities of the South and  arc suf Fering from a Sunbelt crime syndrome thai far exc code crime Rales in the decay ing cities of Hie says a crime Nutig Paul u professor Al Florida slate took the Fhi uniform crime for ranked 2m cities according to Thor Crink Rales in seven categories the Relta cd Are discouraging born to residents of the new Boom towns and the Many northerners who moved to the Sunbelt the medium sized Cults of attic Indus Northeast and Midwest come off relatively he said in a taif phone in its the Sunbelt thai with California and Arizona near the Branton Grams top 10 crime cities Are All in the South or Sunbelt cities dominate the statistics for aggravated burglary and while Snowbell cities rank High Only in Rob Bery and Auto it looks to me like a Sunbelt syn he the areas that Are engaged in massive growth produce social Ana physical settings in which All kinds of crime can go growth creates several important social opportunities for four medium sized Florida cities fall into this ranking among the id cities with the highest per capita theft rates in the Daytona Beach and f continued on Page col21