European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 04, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 4,1990 the stars and stripes Page Al peso s hot new Industry car Sheffel paso Texas a a newspaper publishes weekly reports on car theft rental agencies warn customers there s a Good Chance their vehicles will be stolen and dealers make pitches for anti theft devices As they sell new cars. These arc among the precautions being taken in Elpaso where car thefts have increased 94 percent Dur ing the past two years. It has gotten so bad that we go to the stores and m husband he used to walk around the shops with me now when we go shopping he stands by the window and watches the  said Marv Vallec. Who had a 7 month old car soil one Day in i9k9. The situation r police Hief  after the car is St ing the i a a. I it driveway before Dawn in the 1 Niu d Sliu a  Toto minutes Mure or Ives ii nth r to unit. I is cams in l in lure is u in l 1.in know it s  organized Auto thieves make nocturnal sweeps of the City with shopping lists of the cars they want most often american made models such As Fords or Chevrolet for which parts arc available across the Border in Mexico. When we arrest a suspect they have told us thai for that night they have a list of the types of cars to steal. Two of these one of  said Scagno. To find out what models arc most popular with thieves in a Given week and How Many cars Are stolen from a certain neighbourhood residents can Check a graphic printed each week in the  paso times. Through the first ii months of 1989. 4.sol cars a inks us other vehicles were stolen in i paso  it Cluro mores of Llu polio Auto theft do Tsinni. Whitt s i 10  increase Over last Veir. On top Ottn s4 Gnu i leap in a number of air Ilu its in Iii 1987 to 1988, Flores said. Elpaso lost 986 vehicles for each 100,000 residents compared with a National average for major Urban areas of 713. Flores said. The per capita car theft rate is higher in nine other Texas cities Dallas had the worst rate with 2.393 vehicles stolen for every 100.000 residents in 1988. According to the Texas association of vehicle theft investigators. Al paso police recover Only about half of All stolen vehicles compared with about 90 percent nationally. About 60 percent to ii percent of those recovered Are found in Mexico. Flores said. Many Are found As far Awa As Mexico City. Several suspected thieves Are juveniles hired h or Gam cd nays across the Border. I Lores said. One 17 car old suspect told Unlue he was paid 5500 to $70n per Ploien vehicle. Banished parishioner Burns Church Independence. To. A an excommunicated parishioner set a historic Church on fire and held police and firefighters at Bay for up to an hour be fore coming outside to perform an Indi an like dance ritual authorities said. The Man. Who had telephoned police an hour earlier monday saying he was Baric add inside the 87-year-old Wood building with hand grenades and other weapons had said he would surrender if he were allowed to dance. The 25-year-old Man. Who was not immediately identified was arrested and was to be charged with burglary and arson police Savici. Police found no weapons inside. Police officers gathered a Block from the Church As tourists oblivious to the standoff strolled past. The standoff ended when a polite offi cer hiding behind a Stone Marker Cap tured the Man As he danced briefly out Side his Cheeks painted with brightly coloured stripes authorities said. Firefighters then tried for about 25 minutes to control the Blac but Lames had already engulfed the Structure s Sec Ond Story. The Church was built in 1902 on prop erty purchased in 1x6 by followers of the Book of mormon. The Church was totalled said Alvin Harris pastor of the Church of Christ Temple lot which has no connection to the larger Church of Christ sect. He said he believed it would Cost $200,000 to $300.000 to rebuild it. Harris said the Man who claimed to be part Indian had recently danced around a Century old tree and the tree had burned. Church officials said the Man was excommunicated a few months earlier and had been warning them for months that god had ordered him to cleanse the Church site. Chrysler corp. This week unveiled its 1990 voyager 111 concept vehicle during u preview of five new concept cars. I he to Ager Iii combines u three passenger new car Urhan module powered he. A 1.6-liter propane engine with a four passenger rear unit driven by 11 2.2-Liler, tour Cyl Inder Pomenti nil Pune Plant. Concept vehicles Are used by Detroit automakers As 11 Means of come ing intended direction in styling and design and Are not intended for Market. Eastern announces Sharp fare cuts new York a Eastern airlines on tuesday announced fare cuts of up to 45 percent to rebuild its strike ravaged business and sweetened the discounts by eliminating the usual cancellation penal ties. But Eastern s sister Carrier. Continental airlines said it plans to raise fares 4 percent because if the skyrocketing Cost of Jet fuel while Northwest airlines announced that it would add a $6 fuel sur charge each Way to the Price of Domestic tickets Starling Jan. 10. It was t immediately Clear whether other major airlines would match the fare changes by either Eastern or Continental both units of Houston based Texas air corp. Competitors sail they were studs ing the moves. On Friday several airlines said they were considering ticket surcharges to help cover the Cost of Jet fuel which has jumped to nearly $1 a gallon from h4 cents at the end of october. The pricing actions follow a discount ing move by the nation s big carriers last week when they lowered fares As much As 30 percent in selected markets to lure passengers during the Slovy Winter months. Eastern said its new fares would be available for round trip travel from Jan. 9 through May i. Excluding holidays. They require a minimum stay of two nights and must be purchased seven Days in Advance although Eastern is waiving the Advance Purchase requirement for travel from Jan. 9-23. In addition the tickets Are fully refundable and May be changed without pen Alty an unusual departure from the strict no cancellation clauses in other airline ticket sales. The fares arc aimed at vacationers who have greater flexibility in travel plans than business fliers. Between new York and Miami for example the new fares Are $79-$99 each Way compared with $149-5169 before the discounts. Fares Between Atlanta and Washington were Cut to $69-$89 each Way from $109-$ 129. Redoubt Volcano in Alaska erupts anew Anchorage Alaska a re doubt Volcano has blown its stack again and scientists said the eruption appeared to be larger than those occurring in de Cember when it emerged from a 25-year sleep. A Pilot reported seeing lightning and fireworks and a plume As High As 40.000 feet after the 6 . Tuesday eruption said David Stone a go physicist with the Observatory Fairbanks. Alaska Volcano Observatory several pilots reported lava was flow ing Down the Northwest flank of the Mountain 115 Miles Southwest of Ancho rage said geologist Robert Mcgimsey of the Alaska Volcano Observatory in an chorale. Mcgimsey said it was possible the flow was actually a mixture of Ash and hot Gas rather than lava. He said scientists would have to wait until Daylight to investigate. The Volcano spewed an extensive Ash  and it appeared the Ash generally remained in the area of redoubt. Mcgimsey said. Light winds blowing to Ward Anchorage were expected to shift to the South overnight the National Sheath or service said. Monitoring equipment on the Volcano and elsewhere indicated a Strong eruption. Stone said. Normally these things go on for some Lime a matter of hours or a Day Stone said. The Federal aviation administration advised pilots to continually evaluate operations to and from  at least one plane a Delta airlines flight going from Seattle to Anchorage turned Back after the Pilot announced that the plume was Drifting toward Anchorage. Scientists have been monitoring the Volcano around the clock. After resting for a Quarter of a Century the Peak erupted dec. 13 and the next Day spewed Ash 33,000 feet High. Varying Levels of seismic activity continued through the month. During last month s eruption. Christmas travellers and mail were delayed. Anchorage air traffic slowed to a Triipe after a Kim Royal dutch air lines Boe a 747 flew through Ash lost Power to All four engines and fell More than 2 Miles. The plane made a Safe emergency Landing after the engines were restarted. Earlier tuesday Mcgimsey said there was an increase in shallow earthquakes in the Volcano dome. More temblor occurred 4 to 6 Miles beneath the 10.197 fool Peak he said. And there were a couple of energetic pulses yesterday evening and Early this  Mcgimsey said. Those were Strong enough to have been Felt on Seis Mic instruments at mount Spurr some 80 Miles to the Northeast. Those nearest the Volcano at the Drift River Oil storage facility 20 Miles away had been evacuated before the eruption the Alaska division of emergency serv ices said. About 11 people usually Are assigned to that facility