European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. March 10. 1987 the stars and stripes Eros major quake in Eastern . Washington the associated Pressa stove lire was blamed for the deaths of a 33-year-old woman and four Chil Dren in Illinois sunday and four of eight children left alone died when a Bias swept through a Texas House. Gale Host coins and her three daughter died As they slept in their Springfield cd. Home authorities said. A Nephew died after collapsing in the Kitchen while trying to flee a fifth child was uninjured. "1 have to believe that had they had smoke Detector it May have saved their lives said fire chief Tom  Greenville Texas three children ranging in age from 4 to 10 ran to neighbor s House for help alter their Home caught fire. Four children died inthe fire and a fifth a year old infant was severely burned. Cause of the fire reported just before Midnight saturday has not been deter mined Greenville fire chief Dorsc Driggers said. Gloria Mitchell a Hunt county jus Tice of the peace said the children s mothers Sisters Teresa Anderson and Ronda Aon Jones said they had left them alone for about 30 minutes White they went to a brother s House. The Sisters returned shortly after fire fighters began recovering the bodies authorities  identified the four children who died from bums and smoke inhalation As Tobias Anderson 6 Alexis an Derson 2 Laqu Lnla Jones 9 and car Milia Jones 5. Year old Bobbie Jean Anderson was in critical condition i Parkland bum Center in Dallas. The Illinois fire was discovered by 1i-year-cld Arizona Hoskins when she got up to use the bathroom Sangara county Coroner Norman Richter said. When she got to the Kitchen there was a pan on fire on the Slove Richter said. She immediately left the apart ment to use a neighbors phone but the fire and smoke moved  flames were pouring out of a window when firefighters arrived at 2 13 . Sun Day. The two Story building had been re modelled into at least five apartments but residents of the other apartments either fled or were not Home a mislead said. The bodies of Hoskins and her daughter Jamaica 4, Algeria 6, and Germany 8, were found in two bedrooms Richter  body of her Nephew 3-year-old Greg Spencer was in inc Kitchen. . Gas prices Little changed los Angeles up retail prices for gasoline averaged 93.03 cents a gallon for the two week period ending March 6, virtually unchanged from the previous two week period the Lundberg Survey reported sunday. The latest National average which includes prices Al both self and full service pumps and Federal state and local axes was Only .08 cents a gallon More than the average for the period ending feb. 20,the Survey said. As of March 6. Self service regular unleaded averaged 85,55 cents a gallon Reg ular leaded 80,90 cents and Premium unleaded 99.06 cents. Air Force two souvenir playing cards criticized by Proxmire As wasteful Washington up special playing cards aboard air Force two vice president George Bush s plane Are Given away As souvenirs at a Cost to the taxpayer of about si0,000 a year.  Proxmire d-wis., charged Sun Day. I be seen a lot of card tricks but this one beats them All Proxmire said awarding he air Force his monthly Golden fleece award which he said should be shared wit the executive office of the president which requests the cards. Proxmire gives out the award once month for the most wasteful ridiculous or ironic use of taxpayers Money. Proxmire said since 1981, the firs time records were kept on the cards the Cost has been s 59,000 but he said he air Force has been providing the souvenirs for Over 20 years. Without earlier records it s no Tell ing How much of our lax dollars have been sunk into souvenirs and playing cards for air Force ii Proxmire Saia but at the rate of 10,000 a year since1981 for just playing cards we May Welt be looking at a wasteful project Otaling More than $200,000 since the mid-1960s, not to mention what we May have spent on air Force  capt. Virginia r. L. Cody spokeswoman for the air Force said for More than 20 years the air Force has furnished playing cards for the vice president s aircraft at the re quest of the while House. These souvenirs were provided to visitor aboard the aircraft to elected Mem Bers of Congress Heads of state distinguished civic leaders and representatives of the news  cards aboard air Force i president Reagan s plane arc regular decks and not Given away is souvenirs. Proxmire said the air Force insist that Only Bush and his staff arc authorized to distribute the cards which he said arc inscribed with the via presidential Seal and All sons of other , he no cd thai the contract Calls for cards playing single deck Bronze with current vice presidential Seal Black on Gold on Back of All cards. With Welcome aboard air Force two printed in Gold on Back of Alt cards. Jokers to include image of Capitol building on face deck in Light Blue velour Case vice  in  Proxmire said the contract for this year s allotment was cancelled when the air Force found out that Only on company could Bronze the vice presidential  to be denied he air Forte has dropped the bronzing requirement an May still seek to Moke a Deal for the playing cords he  Hart Bush s press Secretary said Friday in Des Moines Iowa where the vice president was making an appearance la seems to me that he Proxmire is pointing a Finger Ai the air Force this practice occurred a Long time be fore the vice president was Ever on air Force