European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Afraid of the. By Bill Gardner associated Prosi sometimes wonder it maybe these scientist warning at the big quake Aren t in cahoots with my mom. She s always telling me i ought to come borne an get the Heck out local Lien i before  � my a matter of time she says before an  Bouse . Now. Cones this news Story scientists at the Goddard space flight Center in Greenbey my say new calculations suggest that the next major earthquake on the Sanandres Faun May be larger and might Ocener sooner than expected it s True of course that there Aren t Many Earth quakes or but Alde nerdier where i grew of in Central i Bota. Team be Nice my Safe to gown far going to us night Here to lot Angeles and Lake my chances with aet gone. Met. Rowey fan. Who Ante to Lac Angeles with. Her and from we cons in in feet the same Way. A. To it Sao Fernando Valley when us san Fer to was Earv m they my a fun of moving  att fax Sod to oafs Tutt by ttys Evam said to to we there1 ten. A and by task and where to rare there s some inc. To Scala Nemea a Wom Ihn fired la the san Rema fire in  Valley in 07l a few Days � Yew later. Newest Tao. There. I Tike it Here i do to says now. I thu til stay put. Before a in Here. J tired b new York for five Yean and i of Lac b  s Perreal of at Ike toe of Arimo Jaffa. Is Start the sane taday. The sad Fernando quake was a by quake but not thebe Laake a measured Fol on the Rob str scale but Sci tests say a quake of More Nan ii is due in Southern they Fure a  quake which seen tests consider a great quake should occur on each segment of the a a Andreas Fauk every 100 Yean. Northern California bad tag quake in ilk so one in t Doe there yet. But ?.jtartbomsubs Dorfel necessarily kill people tact by. A nine of the � victims of the is Fernando quake died the severe quake in 1971 in Southern California killed 58 persons and forced Many families like this one in los Angeles to Camp outside their damaged Homes. Now expert say an even bigger quota i due to clobber the area. Is anyone there worried in the collapse of one Hospital. Three others died in the collapse of another Hospital. And there Are plenty of old buildings around that were put up before Modem construction codes required extra strengthening for earthquake Protection. The City of Losangeles is taking an inventory of those buildings. It s found 5,800 so far and expects to find 3,000 More. A great Many of these buildings an residential hotel and apartment buildings. Mostly old people live there. U anybody Iho old be worried abort Earth quake they slut us. Jim Davis lives in one of those old buildings. It s a Lour stary Job made of red Brick and by the front door a a barely readable Iron sign that says Blasde  it s not the Blasdel arms and has t been for some time. Painted on the building s Side is another sign. Much the paint has chipped off but the words Bel Rio hotel apartments can be made out. Davis lives of the second floor. His door is open and heals no shirt on by by sell on his old Couch Stalne something. He s and says he came Here 15 Yean ago bum Oklahoma Tor a piece of California Prosperity. He s Quick to say he has a Job in the Back shop at a Dryclesn-er.p�vs106renl. Earthquakes Don t worry Bun. If it s going to  s going to happen. U the quake is Strong enough. It can Knock Down any  Good Arras wife died of cancer seven years ago and he bees by himself in a fifth floor apartment of another old building. After Yean of termite work he s retired at o but looks older. Calf Puma fault zones a worn kit. My Emmr Likum dam Kowl b Sunli a i so a kit Lank. Asp. To Mii a � Row of  Ole pm i a Harre Tea veral ires in his building but heeds Safe. To right next to the fire escape be says. I  "1 Tan Kaw what s to worry at face say. A � Seftas Tram a War la yes. Yew. Goddard is from new York and would like to return tothe East for a visit. If i had a car re take a trip Back to new York. But know if just like j left if same old b million  Over Stybe Bel Rio Davis too thinks about his old Home sometimes. If i died i d rather be in Oklahoma. I Aln t put Down no roots Here even though i been out herein years. The Community of Palmdale population . Sits atop a desert plateau about 60 Miles North it los Angeles. Also sus atop the san Andreas fault right on Loo of i but like their neighbors Down in the atty. Palmdale people Aren t much worried. I Don t think anyone really worries about it did Patricia Hunt a City Hall Secretary. Ever time there s a new prediction in the paper you Thiak about it for a while and just forget about  wednesday. August 23, 1978 the stars and stripes Poge j3