European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. August 13, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 Peugeot disputes test showing 505s unsafe Washington a crash tests indicate a Driver of a Peugeot 505s has a greater Chance of head injury than Drivers of 28 other cars and Small trucks tested so far. Federal engineers say. However a Peugeot spokesman said the tests con ducted by the National Highway traffic safely administration using instrument equipped dummies Don t accurately test effects of real Highway accidents. Our lop concern is protecting human beings not dummies Pascal Llen Aull. President of Peugeot motors of America said Friday. The new series of tests included 10 different car and Van models from . And foreign automakers. In pre Vious tests involving 19 vehicles the Chevrolet Astro Van fared worst. The Astro now stands second among cars tested for injuries in a 35-mile-per-hour collision. The vehicles were tested under Nitsa s program to provide Consumers a guide to the safety of 1989 cars and Small trucks. The car in which the lightest injury potential was stalker juror dismissed for sleeping los Angeles a the 13th Day of jury deliberations in the night stalker trial was interrupted Friday when the judge dismissed a juror for sleeping and ordered the panel to Start All Over again. An alternate jump a a chosen to re place the sleeping juror in the comple Case involving 13 murders and 30 felonies committed during the summer of 1985. Jurors heard testimony for six months after a jury selection process that took a half year. Richard Ramirez a 29-year-old drifter from Elpaso Texas is accused of being the Devil worshipping night stalker who raped murdered and robbed Vic Tims in a rampage that terrified Southern California. Deputy District attorney p. Philip Halpin said he and defense lawyer Ray Clark w Cre summoned Friday to the courtroom of Superior court judge Michael Tynan after the jury Foreman sent note saying that one juror had been seen sleeping at the deliberation table. Tynan interviewed the Foreman who said two other jurors had reported seeing the Man in question nodding off and snoring in the deliberation room. After a Brief discussion with attorneys Tynan summoned the juror and told him he was being dismissed for sleeping. The juror did not protest. The judge then brought the entire panel into the courtroom. He told them not to speculate on Why the juror was being dismissed and instructed them to begin their talks anew with the alternate tilling the dismissed juror s place. Girl 4, found dead in desert after search delay Bullhead City Ariz. A a 4 year old girl who died in scaring desert heat of More than 100 degrees was t found for weeks because authorities did t know she was missing police said  Zuganos who was found thurs Day apparently had been Riding with her father John Zuganos 27, when their car became stuck in Early july police it. Bob Schubert said. Police believe the father died of heat exhaustion while trying to free the car Schubert said. His body was found july 10, but not identified until wednesday family members then asked police to Check on Nicole s whereabouts and her body was found the next Day Schubert said. Recorded so far is the Dodge Dalona. Followed by theford thunderbird and the Audi 80. The Audi was among the 10 cars tested in the most recent round. Others in addition to the Peugeot 505s. Were Volks Wagen Fox. Hyundai sonata. Isu a trooper ii. Us Uki sidekick and Toyota Cressida. Corolla pickup and Van. The Nitsa tests consist of crashing a single Model of each car containing two crash dummies into a fixed Barrier at 35 Mph. The stresses that result on the Dum Mies Are measured by sensor. The artificial occupants Are protected by scat belts and other safety devices used in the cars. Nitsa engineers reported stresses on the head As an Index called the head injury  the higher the Index the greater the likelihood of injury. The Peugeot crash produced a head injury criterion of 1.983 on the Driver Side Dummy. The earlier Astro test registered 1.849. Federal regulations require cars to produce a head injury criterion no greater than 1.000 in tests con ducted by the automakers at 30 Mph. The Nitsa tests Are not considered comparable because they arc done at a Speed 5 Mph faster. The tests Are continuing but Here is How All models so fur tested rank in head injury criterion to the Driver Ivy got 505s. 1.983 Chevrolet Astro Van. 1.849 Uyola pickup 1.520 Dodge spirit. 1.421 Suzuki sidekick. 1.345 Chevrolet Caprice 1.328 Suzuki trooper ii. 1.269 Toyota Van. 1,183 Hyundai sonata. 1.196 Toyota Corolla and Ford Bronco ii. 94 Mitsubishi Alanl. 971 Ford probe 970 jeep Chero Kee. 968 Mitsubishi Mirage 960. Others were the Mercury tracer 940 Eagle pre Mier 877 Lincoln Continental. 863 Chevrolet s10 Blazer 834 Mitsubishi Van. 805 Toyota Cressida 790 Volkswagen Fox. 787 Chrysler 5lh Avenue. 786 Honda civic cry. 750 Eagle medallion 745 plym Outh acclaim 663 Audi 80. 600 Ford thunderbird 541 Dodge Daytona 399. Felix Bloch fills up his automobile tas tank in us Hon Lon on Friday. Spy suspect Bloch Breaks silence talks on to about May Paris trip by the Baltimore Sun Washington Felix s. Bloch breaking his silence briefly on the espionage suspicions surrounding him confirmed in an austrian television interview aired Friday that he had been in a Paris restaurant May 14, the Day he reportedly was filmed passing a briefcase to a suspected soviet agent. The comment was not particularly revealing since Bloch s presence in Paris in mid May to address an eco nomic officers conference already has been officially noted in a state department publication. But up until the interview Broad cast from Washington in Bloch s native Austria the 54-year-old Diplomat had refused in any Way to comment on suspicions that he had been a soviet spy for years. He maintained his stance despite numerous exchanges with reporters trailing him and a permanent entourage of Fri agents on walking excursions around Washington. Abc news reported july 21 that French agents observed and photo graphed Bloch meeting a suspected so Viet agent travelling with a finnish passport under the name Reino Gik Man Over drinks and dinner May 14. After Bloch left his companion picked up Bloch s travel bag and departed the network reported. Bloch director of the office of regional economic affairs in the stat department s Bureau of european and Canadian affairs has been on paid leave from the department since june 22, when his building pass was lifted. He has not been charged. Friday s broadcast ended with the following Exchange Between Bloch and interviewer Robert Wisner o. Were you in Paris on the 14th of May a. Was 1 in Paris on the 14th of May yes. Q. Did you meet or. Gilman there a. That is something 1 cannot Tell you. I cannot answer this question now. Q. Did you meet a gentlemen in the restaurant. And did Vou leave a briefcase in the restaurant a. Now you have worded the ques Tion in a very careful manner. I had been in Paris on the 14lh. I have been in a restaurant. Many people were in this restaurant and i enjoyed the Din Ner very much. Q. And do you miss your briefcase since then a. After a Long pause no. Q. Arc the allegations justified then that arc made against you a. I cannot answer this question at this  another Exchange Wisner asked Bloch whether he was playing game with the situation a Little bit m Lead ing reporters on walks. Well i would say that of course 1have adopted a different attitude As far As this is concerned Bloch replied. In the beginning 1 did t want Mohave anything to do with these people. I knew that this could t be pleasant and would t be and it in to not even now. One always thinks that one will stumble Over people who Are going to ask the same questions and sometime these questions arc silly questions. And then i decided that there was never anything in my life that i had achieved by running away and if you want to achieve something you Nave to get hold of the situation you have to at tack it and you have to Start working on it and you have to master the task and you have to do  interview was conducted in German. Cable news network in broadcasting it in the United states carried an English translation