European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday april 1, 1986 Quick trial ruling of d by justices Washington a the supreme court monday let stand a ruling that a criminal suspect s right to a speedy trial must be presumed violated if Law enforce ment officials take too Long to arrest him. The court without comment refused to hear an Appeal by California authorities in the Case of a former Gas station attendant arrested on  charges nearly 4 /2 years after the alleged   Angeles police charged that Joaquin Serna took $955 in Cash and disappeared after working his sept. 8, 1978, night shift at a service station. A Misdemeanour complaint against Serna was filed three weeks later and a warrant was issued for his arrest. But police believe he fled to Florida and he was not arrested until feb. 16, 1983. Serna said he had left a forwarding address and did not try to conceal his where supreme court Roundup about when he left los armies in de Cember 1978. He said his arrest in 1983 and the plans to prosecute him violated his Constitution Al right to a speedy trial. In other action the court agreed to decide whether slates May require companies with federally approved mining operations on Federal lands to also obtain state permits. The justices said they will hear arguments by California authorities that a Limestone mining operation in los padres National Forest should be required to obtain a state permit. Agreed to decide whether prosecutors May use As trial evidence a pistol retrieved by Detroit policemen after chasing a Man who had run away when he saw them. The justices said they will review Rul Ings that the pistol May not be used As evidence because it was Sei de after unlawful police conduct. � refused to kill a lawsuit by actress Rob a Douglass against Hustler mag a my. Which in 1981 published nude photographs of her. The justices without comment let stand a ruling ordering a new trial against Hustler in a suit by Douglass who starred As a College coed in the movie breaking  lawyers for Hustler contended that the lawsuit violates the Magazine free press rights. Cleared the Way for a lawsuit charging Chicago s Parks department with discriminating against Blacks and hispanics. The justices without comment rejected an Appeal by Chicago Park District officials seeking to throw out the suit. In the speedy trial Case the California supreme court ruled last november that the delay was presumptively prejudicial and noted that there is a one year statute of limitations in California for mis Demea nors. Katerina Locheva 11, helps prepare a plate for her companion Star Rowe at an easter Brunch in Houston. Star who lending a helping hand a photo is Katya s official hostess during the so Viet schoolgirl s Friendship visit to the United states injured her ankle when the girls were Young end Nia arriving visiting a girl scout Camp. The y went from Texas to califor in los Angeles on monday. Strong quake in san Francisco of Bay area awakens tens of thousands injures 3 Fremont Calif. A a powerful earthquake Early monday rocked skyscrapers in the san Francisco Bay area knocked Down Power lines and roused tens of thou Sands of people from their sleep. Three minor injuries were reported. The earthquake the third in the Region in three Days struck at 3 56 . And had a strength of 5.3 on the Richter scale said Willis Jacobs of the . Earthquake information Center in Golden Colo. The state office of emergency services estimated it at 5.6, meaning it was capable of consider Able damage. It was entered 10 Miles East of Fremont or about 45 Miles Southeast of san Francis co Jacobs said. Three aftershocks with estimated magnitudes of 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8, followed within min utes of the initial Jolt said Tom Mullins spokesman for the state emergency office. The quake was Felt As far North As Santa Rosa and As far South As san Luis Obispo a Range of about 350 Miles and to the East As far As Stockton about 60 Miles East of Sanfrancisco. Alexian Brothers Hospital in san Jose reported three minor injuries. The victims who suffered cuts or were hit by objects falling in their Homes were released after treatment. There were no reports of serious damage. Police switchboards were jammed with Calls from people awakened by the temblor. It was a Long rolling motion said san Francisco police dispatcher Irene Voorhees adding that the Light fixtures in the Hall of Justice swayed. The quake smashed hundreds of bottles at newly opened Abe s liquors in Fremont and owner Abe Sousa had no earthquake insurance. I came Down at 4 15 . And saw All the bottles broken he said of his 3 month old store. But we did t have any Power so i went Back  a Safeway supermarket warehouse in Fremont reported at least one sprinkler pipe snapped. At Nyquest technology half a dozen wooden structural beams some As Long As 15 feet were cracked. But inspectors said the factory which makes computer disk drives was in no danger of collapse and could open for business. The building also had cracked Walls and a minor Gas leak. The last Strong quake to hit Northern Cali fornia was on Jan. 26, when a temblor of 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted the Hollister area about 120 Miles South of san Francisco. Several Power outages were reported in the Southern san Francisco Bay area where the quake knocked out transformers and downed a 21,000-Volt Power line police and Pacific Gas & electric co. Officials reported. Police said the temblor also set off burglar alarms throughout the Bay area. There rence i the lab weapons the r leased b motion catch a t was no reported damage at Law Exmore National Laboratory according to Security officer Hanis Covington. S one of the nation s two nuclear laboratories. Cheer scale gauges the Energy re quakes As measured by ground each full number increase Indi unfold increase in ground motion 4.6. An capable mond thus a quake of 5.6 has 10 times the ground motion of a temblor with a magnitude of earthquake with a 5.6 magnitude is f causing extensive damage a s earthquake followed a Moder ate one of saturday morning that measured 4.0 on t in Richter scale according to the  station at the University of Cah Forn a and a slight temblor of 2.2 on sunday right. The epicentre of the weekend Earth quakes was in the Berkeley Hills about four Miles from the University. No damage or injuries were reported in those Earth quakes. The sin Francisco earthquake on april 18, 1906, took place before the Richter scale was developed but has since been Esti mated a 8.3. At least 2,010 people were killed in the 1906 earthquake according to san Francisco archivist Gladys Hansen. Fwu i Viii Vii Vii Tius nails in swimmer saves 1, drowns during 3rd Rescue attempt Boynton Beach. Fla. A a pm met Nih a of. In. 36-year-old Man rescued two people caught in a Strong undertow at a Beach but he drowned in the turbulent Waters while try ing to save a teen Ager 10 minutes later police said. Edward Lee Clark of Lake Worth vanished in the surf about 50 Yards from the Beach on sunday afternoon while swim Ming toward 14-year-old Ricky Sparkman. Sparkman of Greenacres City had been caught in the Strong swirling current. Three other men also had dived in to help him when Clark joined the Rescue Effort. We told him to go Back in so he would t get Hurt and that s the last we saw of him Sparkman said. A body believed to be Clark s washed ashore at Ocean Ridge a nearby Beach sever Al hours later said Palm Beach county sheriffs office spokesman Mike Mcnamee. Moments before trying to save Sparkman Clark had pulled from the rough Waters Jeff Motika and his Girlfriend Angie Stearns. I was lying on my Towel recuperating when i saw Clark go in again. He just went out so fast i could t believe it said Motika As he watched officers search for Clark. She was just holding his  10 min utes ago saying thanks a lot for saving my life " Molina said. She thought she was going to drown. I was behind her pushing and we came out after briefly la mar when he Back in t a two . Co were Han Namee s Ere getting nowhere until Clark Hilling the couple to Shore Clark joined his wife Terry 30, and Sonon the Beach police said. But a Sparkman in trouble he went in water she told deputies hour Effort by deputies and the St guard to save and find Clark Perez by the fierce undertow mind