European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes  unofficial puh Init Ion feb the . Armed vol. 47, no 73 wednesday june 29, 19bs inside stripes d european leaders discuss creation of single currency Page 2 d Carlucci says tainted contracts could be terminated Page 5 d baby Boomers Are bummed out Page 16 g aids report submitted to Reagan. Back Page App the fireman attend in injured woman after a Speed ing commuter train rammed a second train in Parli underground station. 21 die in Paris in commuter train mashup Paris a a commuter train whose brakes apparently failed slammed into another Tram at an underground platform of a Busy Sta Tion killing at least 21 people injuring dozens and trapping More in the wreckage official said. Philippe Rou Villous president of he Railroad authority known As the Shuf said the moving Tram had a braking problem and in drive alerted passengers to move when the Driver noticed a problem with the brakes he asked travellers in the train to move toward the Back Rou Villous said. He said the train went through a Rod Light about 500 to 600 Yards away Asil was approach ing the Garc do Lyon one of the busiest stations in Paris. The Oare do Lyon is a Stop for she City s subways and handles commuter traffic As Well As trains leaving for the South of France. Fire officials handling the Rescue operation said 21 bodies had been removed and at least 32 people were injured 13 seriously. Only two of those still trapped in the wreckage were known to be alive meaning the death loll was Likely to continue climbing they said. Ii was Noi immediately known if any americans were among he victims. H was one of the worst accidents in years in see train on Back Page Ense contractors shielded from suits Washington a the supreme court Mon Day gave defense contractors important  lawsuits by people who accuse them of making defective equipment that causes death or injury. To ural by a s 4 voc Rcd to reinstate a1725,000 award to the family of a Marine helicopter Pilot who died in n 1983 crash in the Atlantic Ocean near Virginia Beach a. The court said companies May not be sued when they make military equipment using a design approved by the Pentagon As Long As the contractors did not conceal any potential hazards from the government supreme court Roundup on Page 4. The supreme court previously ruled thai members of the armed services May not sue the government directly Over injuries suffered in connection with Mili tary service and monday s ruling extends similar Protection to military contractors. Jul slice Anionic Scalia writing for the court said stale Laws authorizing personal injury suits generally Are preempted by the Federal govern men s need to make unfettered military decisions. We Are of the View that stale Law which holds government contractors liable for design defects in Mill Strong quake hits n. No major damage injuries tary equipment does in some circumstances pre sent a significant conflict with Federal policy and must be displaced he said. Scalia said suits against contractors arc barred when the Pentagon approves reasonably precise specifications the equip ment conforms to those specifications and the supplier warns the government about potential dangers the equipment Scalla poses. In a sharply worded dissent. Justice William j. Brennan said the court s newly discovered govern ment contractor defense is   he said this court lacks both authority and exper Tise to fashion such Broad Protection for contractors whether to protect the Treasury of the United states or the coffers of  the Power to devise rules see court on Back Page san Francisco a a Strong earthquake Shook a wide area of Northern California monday making skyscrapers Sway and dumping cans and bottles from supermarket shelves but causing no injuries or be Nous damage. The quake initially reported near 5.0 on the Richter scale by several agencies was upgraded to 5.7 by the University of California seismographic station Al Ber Keley although other scientists kept to the lower figure. A quake of that magnitude can cause considerable damage in populated areas All of a sudden there was this big noise said clerk Judy Young at a 7-Eicven convenience store Al Scotts Valley near Santa Cruz stuff fell off the shelves. A lot of Tuffnell. A couple of people had just icel when it hit. They were thrown up against the outside Wall. I thought they were fighting. The quake which hit Al 11 43 . Put was one of the strongest quakes along the san Andreas fault since the 1906 temblor hat destroyed much of san Francis co according to Robert Uhrhammer at the University of California. Berkeley. The san Andreas fault the longest beneath the state annually produces dozens of quakes along its 650-mile length. . Geological Survey spokeswoman Pat Jorgenson said the epicentre was about 16 mites South of Sanjose. The quake was Felt Over a Large area extending from Santa Rosa about 60 Miles North of san Francisco to the Monterey Peninsula about 100 Miles to the South. K lasted up to 10 seconds in Many areas. Although Berkeley scientists upgraded their Magni tude other agencies stuck by their lower estimate. From our Point of View it looks like 5.0 is a better estimated magnitude said geophysicist Willis Jacobs of the . Geological Survey s National Earth quake information Center in Golden Colo. The Agency s Menlo Park office also measured the quake at 5.0. Office workers in san Francisco skyscrapers look the quake pretty much in stride. In the landmark 48 Story trans Menca Pyramid building constructed to withstand far More powerful temblor workers said Here was no sense of panic we just All kind of stood around and laughed said Montgomery securities administrator Racine Lin Villa from the 46th floor. It was t so much the Sway ing sensation As it was you could Ell there were two big Ginger Johnson a receptionist for Montgomery securities on the 21st floor said our traders immediately started betting on How big it  the 38 trains that were running on Bay area rapid transit lines were briefly hailed to allow a Check for track damage but were quickly returned to operation Southern Pacific hailed freight trains and san fran Cisco Peninsula commuter trains under a company pol icy requiring a Check of track following a quake of 5.0or greater. Al the 20-Story Federal building in san Francisco attorney Amthony Smith was making his closing argument to a jury when the quake hit. As you can see my argument is reaching the pow ers thai be Smirin told Trie jurors according to associate Reid Dworkin who was in the courtroom. He said a couple of spectators rushed out and . District judge d. Lowell Jensen slopped the trial briefly. Wait glints news editor of the dispatch in g Kilroy about 25 Miles South of san Jose said half the workers in the newspaper s City room did t even notice the quake which seemed to hit in two Waves. At International business machines corp. In South san Jose officials told workers a gel under i hair desk for pre Lection. We Felt it extremely hard said Plant operator Brenda Jones. Tyson Kors up rfcs sports Page 21