European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 10. 1990 the stars and stripes pages volcanoes act up of mount St. Helens Alaska s redoubt Vancouver. Wash. A mount is. Helens had its biggest volcanic out burst in nearly four years. And Alaska s redoubt Volcano Hail its largest eruption since it reawakened Nearl a month ago. Despite mount is. Helens eruption and renewed earthquake activity scientists said monday they do not believe the Volcano is entering a More explosive phase. Seismic Levels Rose monday afternoon at the Washington Volcano for unexplained reasons and continued to in crease and subside for about three hours said Chris to Nimz Trisler of the University of Washington geophysics Cen Ter. Foul weather again kept scientists from the cascades Volcano Observatory from flying into the Crater by helicopter to Lake measurements gather More Ash samples and replace monitoring equip ment lost in the Ash burst saturday said Dan Dzurisin. Acting scientist in charge. Scientists hoped tuesday to gather Ash samples and to Fly Over the 8.366-foot Peak in an air plane he said. Ash collected about 12 Miles cast of the Mountain sunday was examined under a Microscope and found to be pulverized Rock from previous eruptions rather than freshly erupted matter Dzu Risin said. Jonientz Trisler said earthquake Sig nals saturday indicated the outburst might have resulted from groundwater reaching superheated Rock beneath the Volcano and turning to steam or from Gas released by Cooling molten Rock. Saturday s burst which was not pre ceded by earthquakes sent Ash 90 Miles to the cast and destroyed two seismometers and two tilt meters in the Crater. The quakes monday Small but Sharp and occurring at an undetermined depth resemble some that were recorded last August but were never explained she  latest quake pattern docs not re semble any that preceded previous eruptions she said. We re not especially alarmed she said. The latest eruption was the largest since a series of Small explosions in the Spring of 1986.on May 18, 1980. A cataclysmic explosion from the Volcano levelled 2.10 Square Miles killed 57 people and sent up an Ash Cloud that circled the Globe. In Alaska on monday redoubt Volca no hurled a plume of steam and Ash Al nost eight Miles into the air before activity subsided in the afternoon. Scientists  patterns preceding the eruption were very different from previous blasts from the Volcano 115 Miles Southwest of Anchorage. Most of the Ash was carried East and South Over the Kenai Peninsula and out Over the Gulf of Alaska. Flights from Anchorage to Kenai and Homer were cancelled. But other air traffic in and out of an chorale was unaffected. The Ash plume bisected the Peninsula missing for the most part the major population concentrations around Kenai and Homer. Into his work Only inc legs of Bob havens arc risible As he reaches into a manhole to fix a traffic signal in Indianapolis. Havens an employee of Balry construction co., had to take the awkward stance because of inc manhole s limited work space. Report says . Lags behind Many in child care Washington a the United states docs a poorer Job of caring for its children in some important respects than do Hungary Poland. East Germany Orother less developed nations according to the Chil Dren s defense fund. In a report titled children 1990," the Washington based organization also said monday that no stale earned More than 65 out of a possible 100 Points on a scale designed to measure Progress in improving Chil Dren s Well being. The report citing 1988 figures said 13 of 1.000 babies in the United states died before their fifth bin Day. The . Ranking put it 22nd behind a list of countries that included Japan Singapore new Zea land and East Germany. Although 95 percent of american i year Olds were immunized against polio its said. 14 nations including Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan 10 1950 More than 47,000 soft Coal miners struck in five of America s richest Coal states As the United mine workers called the second work stoppage in two weeks. Diggers refused to enter the pits in Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Kentucky and Alabama. Hungary and Poland had but scr Rales. The fund said inc rankings were based on reports from United nations agencies and other sources. In the ranking of the states Only six states received grades of 50 percent or More. The grades were ver Mont with 65 Maine. 60 Massachusetts and Minne Sota 55 and Connecticut and Delaware 50. New Mexico received the lowest Grade being credited with 10 Points of a possible 100. The rankings were arrived at by measuring the states improvement in 10 measures of Progress in car ing for children and the adequacy of the states invest ments in programs benefiting children. The measures of Progress were prenatal care reducing the proportion of infants born with Low birth weights child poverty births to unmarried women teen birth rates establishment of paternity child Pov erty housing affordability graduation from High school and youth  Alabama. New Hampshire and Vermont demonstrated adequate Progress on six More of the 10 measures the fund said. Arizona and Maryland each showed no Progress deterioration or inadequate Prog Ress in nine of the 10 areas it  report called on president hush to support child care Ingi Lalion and to extend medicaid coverage to Prog Nail women and families earning below 200 percent of the Federal poverty  also asked the president to expand food supplements to cover All eligible pregnant women infants and children by 1994 to immunize All children against preventable childhood diseases and to Reaul Hori a the head Start program at a sufficient level to serve All eligible children with Quality programs by 1994. Conn Man gets 50 years for grisly slaying of wife 30 years ago foday. Jan. 10. I960 soviet ships bristling with electronic gear cruised near the Central Pacific Region that Moscow had slaked out As a rocket larget area. 20 years ago foday. Jan. 10. 1970 americans in the nation s capital suffered through inc coldest Day on record for Washington As the temperature plunged to 4 degrees. 10 years ago foday. Jan 10 1980 a chief aide of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini reported that there had been some movement toward release of american hostages As new clashes Between rival political groups left a Trail of destruction in Iran s Northwestern City of Tabriz. Norwalk. Conn. A a Man convicted of killing his wife and disposing of her body by using a Wood Chipper was sentenced monday to 50 years in prison. Richard crafts a former airline Pilot was sentenced after Superior court judge Martin l. Nigro rejected a defense motion for a new trial. Crafts Lold inc judge that he had been wrongly portrayed As a cold blooded killer but did t address the Issue of whether he had killed his wife. A great Deal has been said about my apparent Lack of emotion he has ice water in his veins " crafts said during Brief remarks before he was sentenced. "1 have feelings like everyone  crafts. 52, was convicted of killing 39 year old Halle crafts a danish born flight attendant on nov. 18 or 19. 1986,at their new town Home. Prosecutors said he Cul inc body Wilh a Chain saw and fed parts through a Wood Chipper on a Bridge Between Newtown and soul Bury. Craft s sister. Karen Rodgers. Who has custody of the couple s three Young Chil Dren urged Nigro to impose the Maxi mum sentence. I am concerned that or. Crafts has not publicly nor privately demonstrated any remorse for the murder of his wife Rodgers said. I believe he has paid lip service Only to the concerns of his Chil  the judge rejected a defense motion to set aside the conviction and order a new trial