European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday november 10,1990 Northrop to Lay off 800 in Ventura Plant closure los Angeles up a defense giant Northrop corp., responding to cuts in defense spending said wednesday it will close its Newbury Park Plant in Ventura county Calif by the end of next year resulting in the loss of about 800 jobs. The Plant part of Northrop s aircraft division works on missiles such As the new tacit Rainbow and drone aircraft used by the military As targets for gunnery training. Aerospace analyst Lawrence Harris of Bateman Eichler and Hill Richards in los Angeles said the announcement of the facility a closure was not a Surprise. Northrop has been cutting Back their operations during the past 18 months. Northrop chairman Kent Kucsa who is also president and chief executive officer said a we Are making Northrop a new kind of company for the new business environment we have ahead of  work at the 28-Ycar-old Plant located in suburban Ventura county about 45 Miles Northwest of downtown los Angeles will be transferred to Northrop plants i big mouthed Star Azura the Camel looks As if she a ready to Belt out some Christmas tunes As she poses with radio City rockette Connie Cittadino in new York this week. The 5-Yea roid Camel is one of the four it legged performers in the music h ally so Christmas spectacular a a which runs for eight weeks starting Friday. Two other los Angeles suburbs Hawthorne and Pico Rivera. Northrop said it would Transfer management and operations of its missiles and unmanned vehicles Section to the aircraft division facility in Hawthorne. Northrop also said it is planning on Selling the 670,000-Square-foot Newbury Park facility. Harris said the plants 100 acres of land Are Worth about $40 million to $45 million and the buildings Are Worth about $60 million. Northrop also announced that it is reorganizing its three electronics operations into a single electronics and avionics division which will be headquartered at its defense systems Plant in rolling Meadows 111. The reorganization also involves its precision products Plant in Norwood mass., its electronic systems Plant in Hawthorne Calif., and two Small facilities in Warner Robins ga., and new town . Northrop said the move will not have any significant Impact on  contain much of Bushfire on Marine base Camp Pendleton Calif. A firefighters partially contained a wind whipped Bushfire that has blackened at least 7,000 acres on a Marine corps base after temporarily halting train service and dosing interstate 5. Cpl. Lamont Peabody a Camp Pendleton spokesman said Early thursday that the 2-Day-old fire was 50 percent to 70 percent contained. No injuries have been reported and the Only damage found was slight damage of structures at the Border patrol checkpoint on 1-5. A the fire is burning in the direction they want it to toward the Southeast and toward the fire Breaks a Peabody said. Fire officials on the lines Haven to indicated when they expect to have the fire under control Peabody said. It broke out tuesday night in the Northern part of the sprawling base the cause has not been determined. About 500 firefighters from san Diego and Orange counties and Camp Pendleton were fighting the Blaze aided by aircraft dropping fire retardants and water said base spokeswoman capt. Rose Ann Sgrignoli. About 20 Miles of 1-5 Between Oceanside and the Orange county line was closed for much of wednesday when High Santa Ana winds caused flames to jump the freeway and set the median on fire. The Pacific railway line that parallels 1-5 also was ordered shut Down for about nine hours wednesday. The fire initially forced the temporary evacuation of about 300 trailer Park residents and a dozen workers at the san Onofre nuclear Power Plant. Southern California Edison co. Spokesman David Barron said the fire had threatened nuclear Power Plant buildings on the East Side of 1-5 As Well As the facility a three generators West of the freeway but none was damaged. Stateside company seeking duties on imported processors new Canaan Conn. Apr Smith Corona corp., which has been fighting the foreign dumping of office products for a decade has waged its final Battle the head of the company said wednesday. The company has filed an anti dumping petition for duties to seek Relief from japanese and Singapore imports of personal word processors said Smith Coronas chairman and chief executive officer g. Lee Thompson. Thompson said that if the petition is approved All foreign made word processors will be subject to duties aimed at bringing prices up to their fair Market value. He said the move would a help protect the . Market from ruinous Price discrimination a dumping is the unloading of products in a foreign Market at excessively Low prices. Smith Corona the Only . Manufacturer of typewriters and word processors has suffered from tremendous Price pressures in the past year because of Competition from japanese companies said f. Bariy Nelson director of research at Louis Nicoud amp  yields 3 lost babies a rare gators that is St. Augustine Fla. A three rare baby chinese alligators that were stolen from a Breeding farm turned up wednesday outside a Post office in a paper  babies about a foot Long were covered with a Brown sweater. A note attached asked the finder to return them to the St. Augustine Alligator farm. The note indicated the person knew nothing about two missing baby siamese crocodiles stolen the same time sunday night said Bill Puckett a spokesman for the farm. The returned alligators believed to be extinct in the wild were dehydrated but in Good condition he said adding a a we re very glad they came Back so  trains collide killing 4, injuring 2 Corona Calif. Apr two freight trains collided killing four Crew members and injuring two others officials said. The Santa be railway trains crashed about 4 10 . On wednesday. A westbound train left a siding too Early and smashed into a passing eastbound train Santa be spokesman Mike Martin said. Four locomotives and at least six freight cars derailed. Diesel fuel from a locomotive ignited but firefighters prevented the Blaze from spreading. The collision left Santa fees main transcontinental line blocked. Authorities hoped to have the line cleared by thursday police sgt Tim Slane  . Legal guide help maybe maybe not new York a do i have to give Back the engagement ring now that he a called off the wedding can i really cat All i want at a restaurants a fall you can eat Quot night a pizzeria advertises a the Best pizza in new York a but i disagree. Can i get a refund maybe maybe not and no according to a new Legal guide by the state bar association that explains new York Law to non lawyers with nary a reference to res ipsa loquitur or collateral estoppel. A understanding the Law is the first Book in a question and answer format to focus on the Law of a specific state according to Brad Carr spokesman for the bar association. Phone the callers a a done to really need Legal assist Ance a Carr said. A Why Call a lawyer if you done to have to a despite its Promise of direct simple answers the guide leans hard on qualifiers. Isnit an a fall you can eat restaurants refusal to serve More than two helpings of roast beef false advertising a probably not a a the guide mumbles. A the refusal. Is probably reasonable under the circumstances. However a complaint to management would probably be in  but the guide does offer some solid advice a such As never share the same divorce lawyer a and sets out the Law in something like Black and White. You cannot work outside the Home before the age of 14 unless you Are a Model performer or newspaper Carrier. You cannot marry before 18 without parental consent or before 14 even with it. And after getting a License you must wait 24 hours to tie the knot a unless a a party is in danger of imminent death or another emergency of Public interest  a pregnant woman can to Force the father to Many her. Blood tests can be used Only to Rule out paternity not to prove it. Neither spouse is responsible for debts incurred by the other before marriage. There is no right to sex in marriage but denial of it May be grounds for divorce. The so called a heart balms Law that barred former finances from suing to recover engagement rings was repealed years ago. Now a judge can order you to hand Back a ring if you got it a solely on the condition of marriage. The guide does its Best to dissuade those prone to litigation including the Man who wants to know if he can sue a restaurant that turned him away because he was not wearing a jacket and tie. The Law will not Grant a refund to the traveler who books a cruise and spends much of it Bent Over the rail nor will it protect the business traveler unable to work because the toddler in the next seat wails from Boston to los Angeles. You can sue your Hairdresser for dyeing your hair even though you a asked for a highlight but you can to sue your neighbor because the Lawn Mower you bought at his garage Sale needs major repairs. Finally you can write your will by hand but you can to videotape it. Much of the guides Legal Wisdom is common sense. For instance one caller noticed a a hair in my vegetables in an expensive restaurant and wondered if she should have returned it. The guide says yes and adds gratuitously that a a restaurant impliedly warrants that the food it serves contains no foreign or deleterious substance and is fit for human  even if its not the Best pizza in new York