European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday of lobs 2,1987 news briefs Idaho lawmaker released from jail after 11 Viz months Petersburg. A. A former . Rep. George Hanson was released from prison thursday after serving 11 / months for an ethics Law violation. The Idaho Republican pushing a cart holding Bones of notes and other belongings was is coned from the minimum Security Section of the Federal correctional institution 10 a reunion with his wife Connie. Speaking to reporters outside the Gates Han sen did not Rule out a return to elective office. While he considers such a move Hansen said he will do political consulting work give speeches and write a Book about the injustices he said he suffered. There s a Story that needs to be told and it la be out shortly Han sen said. I just want to go Home and get on with our mrs. Kansan said before the two got in a waiting Van and Rode off. Hansen 57, was convicted in 1984 of Violat ing inc Federal ethics in government act by failing to report 5330,000 in personal Loans and profits on commodities transactions As a Mem Ber of Congress Bush stops in Britain for meeting with Thatcher London a vice president George Bush arrived in Britain on thursday evening from France for an overnight Stopover on his european Lour. Bush is to meet with prime minister Marga ret Thatcher at her office at no. 10 Downing St. And have dinner with . Ambassador Charlesh Price ii at the ambassador s Man Sion. Thatcher is to join them for dinner. On Friday Bush is scheduled to have break fast with British political figures at the ambassador s mansion and then is to Fly to Belgium at midday. 4 More senators to oppose Bork court nomination Washington a the supreme court nomination of Robert h. Bork suffered a severe setback in the Senate thursday when three Southern democrats said they would oppose the nominee. It also was teamed that Pennsylvania Republican Arlen Specter would vote against him. Specter was a key undecided senator on the judiciary committee at the Capitol three term sen. A Bennett Johnston of Louisiana said he would vote against Bork and declared the nominee s defeat was an earlier two term sen. David Pryor d-ark., and freshman sen. Terry san Force , also announced their opposition. It fire department officials in Pasadena inspect the ruins of a building thai caved in after the quake struck. App Halo quake from Page 1 Pital said 60 people had been treated for earthquake related injuries. Our Uptown area has suffered considerable dam age. It s been closed off said Whittier police officer Mike Willis. City personal director j. Sonny Morkus said officials estimated eight to 10 buildings had been destroyed none of them Homes. The nearby Whittier Narrows dam apparently escaped structural damage. In complot. 12 Miles Southwest of the epicentre spokeswoman Andrea Guy said major and minor structural damage is apparently widespread. Cily Hall was closed after a woman was struck on the head by a chunk of falling ceiling plaster. The quake was Felt As far away As Las vegas nev., 250 Miles to the Northeast. It knocked dishes off shelves in the Victor Valley 70 Miles to the Northeast and Shook the ground in Al Cajon in san Diego county to the South. In downtown los Angeles hundreds of people were evacuated from swaying buildings where windows shattered and elevators became stuck As Power was knocked out for nearly an hour. Police officer William Frio said five people were arrested for looting in various parts of the City where windows were shattered. Police spokesman it. Pan Cooke said a special anti looting squad was working downtown and the entire department was on full Tacti Cal Alert working 12-hour shifts. Los Angeles fire officials said that within the City there were at least 40 injuries and two deaths. County Coroner s spokesman Bob Dambacher identified the fatalities As expo silo Lupe 21, of san Gabriel who was killed by the collapse of a Wall of a parking Struc Ture at California slate University and Juan Herrera 32, who died of injuries in a fall from the second floor window of his apartment in suburban Maywood. An earlier report that a 60-year-old Man died of a heart attack during he quake proved unfounded authorities said. In Eaton Canyon in the san Gabriel mountains a Man was killed when he was buried under seven feel at Earth 3$ feet into a Tunnel under construction Pasadena fire battalion chief Duncan Laird said. Fire chief Don Manning said inc department had responded to 67 tires caused by natural Gas leaks 36 structural fires 41 heart attacks and 21 elevators with be Opic stuck in them and 35 traffic accidents. Mike Gucrin a spokesman for the California office of emergency services in Sacramento said at least two vacant Brick buildings collapsed one in who user and one in Pasadena. A tire erupted at a Small shopping mall two Miles Southwest of downtown with smoke and flames com ing out of at least seven in a Row of 15 stores. Interstate 5, the Santa Ana freeway was closed about 15 Miles Southeast of the City where in intersects interstate 605. Authorities said five Central support pillars on 1-605 were cracked. Interstate 10, the Santa Monica freeway also was closed at fourth Avenue in los Angeles because of quake damage. Stock slides were reported in Malibu but no roads were closed and there were no reported injuries. Amtrak passenger and freight trains were halted temporarily while workmen checked tracks but operations resumed within a couple of hours. Los Angeles International Airport was closed for three minutes while inc runways were checked for cracks said Russ Park a spokesman for the Federal aviation administration. Waverly person a seismologist for the geological Survey at Golden said the quake registered 6.1 on the Richcr scale. Disaster from Page 1 Field that that office simply can t handle the situation Usa eur Public affairs officials did not answer questions thursday from the stars and stripes on the in prove. But said the command is Cully aware of How unfortunate in is for any individual not to receive pay on maj. Craig Morton said sept. 24 Hal inc number of non payments would be less than 100 by the end of lust neck. His 136-person office handles payments to 35,000 government civilians in Europe including 6,935 Dodds employees in Germany. School officials working in conjunction with Hercman s probe asked Ger Many s 138 principals to list each employee with pay problems. A Dodds Germany Region spokesman said 350 people still were without their first pay checks As of tuesday and another 175 had of hts pay problems. Usa eur reported finding Only 56 Dodds employees unpaid As of thurs Day and said they All would be paid today. School employees Are paid every two weeks and their second paychecks of the school year were due wednesday or thursday. Bob Lundgrin Deputy director for the Germany Region said each school would be contacted today for names of employees still encountering pay prob lems. Overseas education association attorney Mike Bauernfeind on thursday threatened to Lake Legal action if pay problems continued after Friday. He declined to be More specific. Hing can who look Over inc regional in office in August entered the pay Dis Pute after attending monday s european schools Council meeting in Kaiserslautern. Dodds director John Stromple raised inc pay Issue with Safe vice commander it. Gen. Thor rms Mclnerney just after the morning Long meeting began. Stremple is on a three and a half week fact finding swing through schools in Europe his first Lour of facilities since being named director in june. The schools Council meetings held twice every school year by Neucom bring together prominent military and Dodds officials in Europe. The com Mand has closed the meetings to the pub Lic
