European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 10, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5winds fan wildfires near los Angeles by the associated press wind whipped wildfires damaged at least 19 Homes in Southern California on monday As residents and schoolchildren fled from flames that scorched More than 170 acres of dry Brushy terrain. In the los Angeles suburb of Diamond bar a fast moving Brush fire spread to a residential area and damaged four Homes said capt. Cliff Norton of the los Angeles county fire department. Firefighters aided by helicopters had the Blaze under injuries and were control by 5 ., sgt. Sylvia fort of the . County sheriffs department said. In Riverside 60 Miles East of los Angeles a Grade school was evacuated because of a fire in the dry Santa Ana River Bottom outside the City. At least 125 acres had burned and 15 to 20 structures incurred minor damage said City fire capt. Richard Ballinger. A it was quite a Large column of smoke. We had a lot of people panic stricken just from the look of  four people including a firefighter suffered minor smoke inhalation and broken Bone treated at local hospitals he said. The Blaze began about 10 30 . Monday. Its cause Wasny to known. The 900 youngsters at Mountain View elementary school were evacuated. In Fontana 50 Miles East of los Angeles a Small Brush fire destroyed one Structure leaving just a Stone Chimney witnesses said. Some 100 firefighters battled a fourth fire at the base of the Cajon pass near the Glen Helen regional Park where at least 50 acres were blackened said Greg Cooper of the state department of forestry. At one Point the Blaze threatened the treehouse fun ranch nudist Camp but no evacuation was ordered Cooper said. The fire was contained by 5  A a red Flag warning for extreme fire danger was issued because of 50 Mph winds and Low humidity associated with Falls first full scale Santa Ana winds. The so called a Devil winds originate in the deserts to the East and North of the los Angeles Basin speeding up and heating As they funnel through Mountain passes. A Riverside calif., Man hoses Down his roof trying to save his Home from wind driven Brush , candidate campaigns hand to Mouth los Angeles up the Campaign for California s next governor monday reached new Heights a or depending on your television viewing tastes new lows a with that political pundit of cartoon land Bart Simpson entering the fray. But done to have a cow Man. The Republican party the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt invoked the name of the smart Lecky cartoon character to Tongue in Cheeky try to discredit Democrat Dianne Feinstein a use of notes during sundays to debate against Pete Wilson of the gop. A if you re going to use crib sheets Man use Mem right a said Bart in a statement by the state gop. Bart the precocious pre teen on the popular Fox to sitcom a the Simpsons a offered pointers on what he considers better cheating methods suggesting notes written on a shirt sleeve or taped inside a shoe. The Issue at hand was the Issue of hands and Feinstein a use of one of hers As a place to scribble notes. According to a set of criteria worked out before the television showdown the candidates agreed to walk into the debate studio and take their places behind their Rostrum without any notes or other debating aids. Shortly after the debate started Feinstein was seen on television with pen markings on her left Palm. The former san Francisco mayor while not denying that she had notations on her hand said the scribbling was the result of her nervousness As she was waiting for the live one hour debate to begin. She said she wrote three words a growth a a a education and  a i was sitting there getting impatient a she said during a news conference. A i can Tell you it Wasny to the formula for the atomic  Wilson tried to make political Hay out of Feinstein a scribbling using every hand related cliche in the Book. A she did no to Lay a hand on Wilson a a Campaign statement said. A while her answers were clearly hand crafted she had her hand full answering  Brad Turrell a spokesman for Fox television which produces a the Simpsons a said the republicans did not seek permission to use Bart a name or words. But he added that it is highly unlikely that the network would get involved in a lawsuit because of it. But Turrell insisted that Bart is Neutral in the gubernatorial election. A the has not taken a political  Bush s rating Falls in 2 polls Washington apr president Bush a approval ratings in two polls dropped to their lowest Points of the year according to results reported monday. One poll showed him with the lowest approval rating since he took office. 6 a the Abc Washington Post poll conducted thursday through saturday showed 65 percent approving the Way Bush is handling his Job Down from 75 percent a month earlier and equal to the 65 percent recorded in july. That 65 percent was the lowest approval rating since Bush took office. A the lbs new York times poll conducted sunday gave Bush an approval rating of 62 percent Down from a Peak of 76 percent in August just after . Troops were sent to saudi Arabia. Parents put lid on detention Box rolling Prairie ind. Apr an elementary school principal agreed monday to bum a Box the size of a Telephone Booth in which he had planned to hold disruptive students. Parents complained that using the Box would have amounted to child abuse. A 2-by-4-by-8-foot plywood a detention boxy arrived at Galena elementary school on thursday. It contained a Bench and a one Way window so that the child a behaviour could be monitored but the student could not see out. It was never used. Principal Russell Hochstetler agreed to bum the Box after he was confronted by about 40 parents during a meeting in this Small town in Northwest Indiana. A if some of you men want to help me Well throw it in the Back of my truck and ill take it Home and bum it tonight a Hochstetler said. Several parents promptly Rose and helped remove the Box from a hallway near the principals office. Many parents said they were angry they were not told about the Box before it was ordered. A i can to see this happening a said Betty Nowicki the Parent of a Galena student. A to me its a form of child  of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 10,1950 a Gen. Douglas Macarthur . Commander called on the North koreans to surrender or face such military action As May be necessary to enforce the decrees of the United nations.30 years ago today. Oct. 10, 1960 a prime minister Fidel Castro a army claimed a smashing Victory Over counter revolutionary bands in the mountains of South Central Cuba with the capture of 102 men and a Large amount of arms.20 years ago today. A 95 the House approved a $2 billion Cut m the administrations defense budget but shouted Down proposals for further reductions in military spending or the withdrawal of . Forces from vietnam.10 years ago today. Oct. 10, 1980 a Iran vowed to use All its Power to resist the iraqi invasion and appealed for martyrdom from its people adding that the persian Gulf War was nearing an end