European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 29. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 soviet spy ships More Active Navy says los Angeles a soviet spy ships arc eaves dropping olt inc Pacific coast about two out of every three Days a Sharp increase Over the past two years a newspaper reported saturday. In the Early and mid-1980s, such soviet monitoring occurred on fewer than one out of 10 Days said adm. David e. Jeremiah commander of the . Pacific Fleet. Since 1987. Soviet vessels called auxiliary general intelligence ships have been found two out of every three Days just by and the 12-mile territorial limit that Marks the United states offshore Boundary the los Angeles times reported in saturday s editions. There has been a significant increase in soviet Agi activity in the Pacific area since 1986," said it. Cmdr. Robert Anderson a spokesman for the Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. This intelligence collection activity has included an increased presence in the . West coast especially off of Southern California and the hawaiian  Anderson said. The increased activity has left some Navy analysts concerned about the sincerity of soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev s commitment to Leki Xing military tensions with the United states Jeremiah and other ranking Navy officials have urged the United states to maintain a close watch Over the actions of soviet naval forces in the Pacific. Some analysts say the St Ppd up spying May not be a military in nature. The soviets May be More interested in monitoring . Reaction to Gorbachev s policies or they May be seeking Industrial information Gorbachev could use in trying to bolster his country s Economy according to the analysts. In this Case the soviets appear to be gathering a lot of technical and Industrial intelligence that comes from satellite  said Desmond j. Ball a specialist in soviet intelligence collection at the australian National univer site. 300 kept from Homes in California blast area san Bernardino. Calif. Api nearly .100 people were kept from their houses saturday while investigators tried to find out Why an underground gasoline pipeline blew up in the same spot where a train derailed two weeks earlier killing four people. Two people and possibly a third were killed in the explosion which enveloped a suburban neighbourhood in Gas fed flames thursday morning. We Are still searching still investigating the  said police spokeswoman Bernita Joyner an angry cite official meanwhile said the owner of the pipeline has proposed moving the rebuilt line closer to Homes that survived the rupture and explosion Rattler than farther away As the City has urged. This has to be one of the most callous examples of corporate greed in the United slates of  City attorney James Penman said. After killing those people they Are going to move the pipe line closer to the Sun  Penman did not know How much it would Cost to move the pipeline but said Calneva pipe line c o. Officials Are arguing that the new pipe will be Brand new and it will be safer than the pipe that s in question. We re  Penman said. It s  a Telephone Call left for Charles p. Diamond a lawyer representing Calneva was not returned. A Calneva Secretary said company officials were in a meeting and unavailable for comment. Ten houses were destroyed and five were damaged in the eight hour fire that Fol Lowed the explosion thursday. Seventy houses were evacuated and Joyner said it was unclear when the 270 displaced people would be be allowed to return Home. National transportation safety Board the Media Irither around a dog that worker linger Sim dim left sated from Ilia blast. Investigators were at the scene but were not immediately available for comment. The area was barricaded to keep out the curious and there was a round the clock watch. At this Point there is no danger of fire or explosion Joyner said. The death toll from official sources has fluctuated rising to three then dropping to two. On saturday the City police spokeswoman said there were three dead a woman another adult and a child. But Deputy Cor Oner Jim Sedgwick said As far As he knew the san Bernardino county Coroner s of fice had received two bodies. The explosion occurred just Days after experts assured City officials and Resi dents that Cal nov s underground pipe line had escaped damage from the May missing mint Mark could hike value of newly discovered 1989 quarters by the new York times the . Mint has inadvertently struck a new collector s item an unknown number of 1989 quarters with no mint Mark. Such oddities Are often sold for thou Sands of limes their face value some numismatic dealers Are already estimating that the Coin is Worth several Hundred  of the 604,900,000 quarters Al ready minted this year should have a Mark just to the right of the ribbon on George Washington s Pigtail that tells where the Coin was minted. A a indicates the mint at Phila Delphia and a a the Denver mint. Quarters minted in Philadelphia before 1980 do not have a mint Mark. The first Quarter minus the mint Mark was discovered in Boston by a Coin col Lector and sent to numismatic news a weekly publication for Coin collectors based in Lola wis. The publication s Edi tors loaned the Quarter to the . Mint for  h. Essner the Deputy director of the mint confirmed that the Quarter was genuine. If the Coin had been tampered with to remove the Mark a microscopic inspection would show signs of Metal deformation he said. A spokesman for stacks a new York Coin dealer said that based on the prices of other coins with similar errors the 1989 Quarter May be w Orth $250 to $ 1,000. The value is based on the number of coins without a mint Mark. The mint has no idea of that number. Normally a Coin is punched from a Metal Blank by two opposing Dies that impress the Coin s design on both sides. In an Effort to discover How the error might have occurred the mint has duplicated the Quarter by injecting Oil into the die that strikes the  incompressible Oil prevents Metal which melts under the High pres sure from filling the mint Mark recess of the die. The mint also duplicated the Coin by reducing the striking  mint does not know if the Coin was minted in Philadelphia or Denver. Robert e. Wilh Ilc editor of Numis Matic news said the publication had received just one other Quarter without the mint Mark although a Roll of such quart ers was reported by a Cwm Chester county n.y., storekeeper. The storekeeper however neither produced the coins nor contacted numismatic news again. Q. David Bowers chairman of Bowers and Mczena a new Hampshire Coin auction firm said if several dozen of the coins were found each could be Worth several Hundred  anyone who does find such a Quarter has a difficult decision. To sell immediately might be Wise since the Price of the first few coins will be High. To Wail might also be Wise for the ultimate number of the pieces May be Small making each Coin much More valuable. Anyone discovering the 1989 Quarter without a mint Mark can reach a Deci Sion easily place the Coin on the Crook of the forefinger and place the thumb under one Edge.  sell now. Tails keep it. 12 train wreck. The Southern Pacific freight train flew off curving tracks atop an embankment and smashed a Row of houses on Duffy Street. Two trainmen and two boys in a House were killed. The train fell atop the ground where the pipe is buried. The cause of the blast remained under investigation but Calneva manager Ken Seal said after the explosion that the pipe might have been damaged by the wreck. What ignited the fuel Aiso remained unknown. Meanwhile the City and an attorney for More than 100 residents announced plans to file lawsuits against the pipeline company. The residents also plan to sue the City and the rail line. Southern Pacific. The american red Cross provided vouchers for food clothing and lodging to the evacuees. The residents arc still in the motels and they will remain there until they get with Southern Pacific and decide what they will  said Bonnie Parker spokeswoman for the red Cross. The pipeline carried gasoline diesel and Jet fuel from a tank farm in Colton. Several Miles from the Blae site and about 100miles from los Angeles to Southern Nevada supplying the Valley around Las vegas with 90 percent of its fuel. The flow of fuel through the pipeline was shut off when an automatic alarm signalled a drop in pressure said Jed Robinson Calneva general manager in san Bernardino. However up to 12.000 Gallons of gasoline burned. The explosion was expected to cause a 5-cent increase in Las vegas gasoline prices Over the memorial Day weekend suppliers reported. The Price increase was prompted by the Cost of having to ship gasoline and diesel fuel by Tanker truck rather than by pipeline. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 29. 1949 four Days alter occupying Shanghai. Chinese communists assumed administrative control of the City and ordered two of the City s major papers closed because of affiliations with the nationalists. 30 years ago today. May 29, 1959 two monkeys re turned alive from a 1,500-mile space ride in an army missile becoming the first living creatures known to have Ridden so far into space and come Back alive. 20 years ago today. May 29, 1969 los Angeles mayor Sam Yony won re election to a third term turning Back City councilman Thomas Bradley s bid to become the City s first Black mayor. 10 years ago today. May 29, 1979 the Federal aviation administration ordered the grounding of All dc-10 jetliners until airlines could in Spect a Wing Bolt that broke before the crash of an american airlines Jet at Chi Cago s o Harc International Airport