European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday july 8, 1991 an emergency medical technician walks through the remains of one building destroyed by saturdays blast and state trooper Stanley Wilson helps a resident get out of a House blast kills woman destroys 3 Perryville my. Apr an explosion and a fire levelled three buildings saturday killing one woman injuring 34 others and causing $2 million in damage. The six alarm fire damaged a dozen other buildings Deputy state fire marshal Bob Thomas said. A tenant from one of the buildings 43-year-old Susan Monsoon was found dead under tons of rubble 12 hours after the 9 . Explosion. Rescue dogs helped search for Monsoon whose husband said she was trapped in the Kitchen of their first floor apartment when the three Story building collapsed upon them. Fire officials said they think the explosion was woman torches Man during feud Sturgis Mich. Up a a Man who dared his Girlfriend to set him on fire was in critical condition at a medical Center Burn unit police said saturday. Douglas Miller suffered second and third degree Burns Over 40 percent of his body during a dispute Friday in which he doused himself with gasoline and challenged his Girlfriend Diana Wallace 37, to set him ablaze police said. Wallace used a cigarette lighter to ignite Miller 34, in the garage of the Home they shared sgt. Terry broker said. Neighbors rushed into the garage to Aid Miller and Sturgis firefighters extinguished the Blaze. There was nonsignificant damage to the House broker said. Miller was taken to Sturgis Hospital and transferred to Bronson medical Center in Kalamazoo. Wallace was charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. She was released on Bond Friday. Caused by a propane leak at Rapposelli a sub shop which had been closed for two Days prior to reopening under new management. Thomas said several residents smelled Gas Friday night but failed to report it. The explosion levelled the shop a building housing two businesses and two apartments and a five unit apartment building. Buildings across the Street had windows blown out and some were lifted off their foundations by the Force Thomas said. The damaged buildings included a nearby nursing Home where 12 residents were evacuated Thomas said. Trooper first class Stanley Wilson 29, was on patrol when the explosion occurred. Wilson rescued a Man and a woman from the burping apartment building before firefighters arrived Thomas said. About 100 firefighters from five fire departments in Cecil and Harford counties battled the Blaze. Thomas said 24 civilians and 10 firefighters were taken to Harford memorial Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation cuts and scrapes. Two people who were admitted for treatment of smoke inhalation were reported in stable condition saturday afternoon. The others were released. Perryville is a town of 2,000 in northeastern Maryland. Maine to recall 10,000 workers Laid off in Battle Between leaders from wire reports Maine lawmakers passed a temporary spending measure saturday that will allow the government to reopen monday after a we Klong shutdown. The measure also will give leaders Lime to work out a labor Bill that has been holding up the states $3.2 billion budget. However if legislators and gov. John Mckernan fail to agree on the workers compensation Bill by wednesday the government could shut Down again. Mckernan closed All but a Jcsse Ottiar state agencies july 1, the beginning of the fiscal year. The decision came after he vetoed a budget proposal because the legislature had failed to pass the plan to revamp the workers compensation system. The move led to layoffs for 10,000 of the states 12,000 employees. A state police prison guards and work ers at several other agencies deemed essential remained on the Job. The Republican governor contends that the employer funded insurance system for injured workers must be changed to attract business investment and pull Maine out of a recession. Mckernan a plan would Cut premiums paid by employers by 35 percent and replace the current state compensation Board with an Independent panel made up of physicians to Rule on workers claims. Leaders of the democratic controlled legislature said the Bill would Cut deeply into workers benefits. They accused Mckernan of holding the state government hostage to Force passage of the Bill. In Hartford conn., the states leadership remained deadlocked Over the budget for the new fiscal year. Legislative leaders met with gov. Lowell p. Weicker or. For 45 minutes saturday in their fourth Day of talks to come up with a tas plan to end the impasse and enable 20,000 furloughed state employees to return to work. Democratic leaders continued their discussions after Weicker left their offices for the Day. But even without Progress in the talks it appeared Likely that monday could be the last Day of the partial shutdown ordered by the governor. Weicker has until then to sign or veto a temporary budget Resolution passed by the House and Senate or it win take effect without his signature. Any veto would be overridden legislators said. Connecticut has been without a budget since monday the Start of the new fiscal year. The legislature twice has passed various tax increases of $ 1 billion. But Weicker has vetoed both plans