European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 19, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 32 quakes strike Northern California Eureka Calif. Apr two Strong earthquakes rocked Northern California on saturday the larger registering 6.9 on the Richter scale. Rock slides closed roads Power lines were downed and a House was knocked off its foundation. There were no reports of injuries in either quake although authorities received numerous Calls from shaken residents. The quakes were Felt As far away As Sacramento 275 Miles to the Southeast and Eugene Ore., about 180 Miles Northeast. The first quake measured 5.8 on the Richter scale and struck at 12 29 ., according to the the . Geological Survey in Golden Colo. It was entered in a wilderness area near shelter Cove about 40 Miles South of Eureka. The second quake hit at 3 17  And was entered in the Pacific about 65 Miles West of Crescent City the Survey said. Crescent City is a coastal town about 20 Miles South of the Oregon state line. Most damage appeared to have come from the first quake although the second was More than 10 times stronger. Small Rock slides blocked a Rural paved Road near Garberville about 15 Miles East of shelter Cove said Humboldt county sheriffs Deputy Floyd Stokes. A we had some minor difficulties reported a few Road closures and one Power line Down a Stokes said. A i called my wife Over in shelter Cove to see if everything was of and she said the Power was out and some Glass items broke in the  a House was knocked off its foundation in the Honeydew area about 15 Miles North of shelter Cove where landslides also were reported. Capt. Bill Christen a state forestry firefighter in Fortuna about 10 Miles South of Eureka said the first quake Felt strongest where he was. A we were rolling around in our chairs with wheels trying to hang on in the first one a he said. Phone lines were dead in Petrolia 30 Miles South of Eureka and the overhead doors of a department of forestry fire station in Honeydew jumped off their roller tracks Christen said. The second quake hit the same general area where a 5.7-magnitude quake hit on Friday. A this is the zone where we do have earthquakes. We re not surprised to have events in this area a said Willis Jacobs a geological Survey geophysicist in Colorado. The Impact of the second quake saturday was Likely dampened by the Miles of Ocean it had to pass through before hitting the Mainland. The second quake caused a half foot tsunami that reached Crescent City about 4 ., according to the tsunami warning Center in Anchorage. There was no danger of further such tidal Waves generated by the quake said Paul Whitmore a geophysicist at the Center. No one reported noticing the wave said Peggy sue Castner a Del Norte county sheriffs department dispatcher in Crescent City. The Richter scale is a measure of ground motion As recorded on seismographs. Every increase of one whole number Means a tenfold increase in the strength of the shaking. A 6.9 quake is 10 times stronger than one of 5.9 and is capable of inflicting widespread casualties and damage. The october 1989 quake in Northern California that killed 67 people Regis to Rcd 7.1.juvenile court try 2 teens in Rock attack eau Claire wis. Up a two teen age boys accused of dropping a 35-Pound Rock from an interstate overpass killing a Motorist will be tried As juveniles despite petitions and protests by the victims family. Eau Claire county circuit judge Gregory Peterson said he would not Transfer the youths Ages 15 and 16, to adult court to face reckless homicide charges in the death of Maynard Bloomer 56, of new Brighton minn., on july 22. Bloomers widow Pricilla 53, wept in the courtroom As the decision was read last week. Outside the courthouse about 15 relatives and friends marched and carried signs. ,. A a they re murderers. That a what they Are a Pricilla Bloomer told the Milwaukee Sentinel. A i can to believe the judicial system. I mean my husbands dead and these Little babies get catered  protesters outside carried signs that read a husband murdered Justice please a and a my dad did no to get a second  bloomers father Leslie 89, travelled from Morristown minn., for the hearing and wore a headband that read a snipers with rocks killed our  bloomers sister Lois Midtvedt of Green Bay had organized a petition drive to have the boys Case sent to adult court. Assistant District attorney Keith Jones said he would pursue first degree reckless homicide charges against the boys in juvenile court. The pair could be held in a juvenile facility until they Are 21. A Maynard Bloomer lost his life because these two Young men engaged in premeditated and wilful conduct a Jones told the newspaper. A the Public needs to be protected from acts like  Peterson said he did not believe the boys would be More Likely to be held accountable in adult court and would probably receive less juvenile oriented help. He called juvenile incarceration for five or six years an a a eternity for teen agers. The Bloomer family was driving Home from Milwaukee on 1-94 when the Rock dropped from an overpass shattered the Windshield of their camper. Maynard Bloomer was struck in the Chest and killed. His wife was Able to wrench the steering wheel from him and Stop the vehicle. License plate collectors have voted South Carolinas Wren emblazoned License plate As the Best . . Carolina tagged for Best License plate Indiana worst Charleston . A a collectors association was torn Between Georgia and South Carolina in voting for this years Best License plates but had Little argument that Indiana has the worst. A a Indiana so Hoosier hospitality mustered six votes a said Gary Kincade Secretary treasurer of the automobile License plate collectors association. Nearly 400 members cast ballots Friday in the 19th annual contest which encourages states to make More attractive License plates. South Carolina edged Georgia 131-129. A South Carolinas plate is just real colourful and the Way they blend the design in so it  get in the Way of the numbers was really first rate a Kincade said. The yellow Brown and Green plate features a Wren sitting on a Branch with a yellow jessamine the state Flower. It won the state a plaque. A a we re absolutely delighted with it a said Sam Mccuen spokesman for the South Carolina department of highways and Public transportation. A we feel like Georgia has a Nice plate. But we certainly think ours is  Kincade said he Felt bad for Georgia the peach state which for the first time in 50 years began featuring a peach on its plate in 1990. Nebraska finished third with 62 votes for its a spiffy looking Windmill a while Hawaii collected 46 votes and Texas received 24, Kincade said. A Wyoming with its bucking Bronco seems to be saying a we re full of adventure. We re a place where the action is a a Kincade said. A i avoided Iowa this summer because i simply did no to want to drive through that state and look at All those Boring License  the association was founded in 1954 and has More than 2,400  who got mismatched heart gets new transplant Portland Ore. A a Man who received the wrong heart because of a Hospital mix up underwent a second transplant operation sunday. The 4-hour operation went smoothly and the new heart is an excellent match doctors at Oregon health sciences University Hospital said. The Oregon City Man was listed in critical but stable condition Normal for those who undergo transplant operations. His family has asked the Hospital not to release his name. The Man who has Type o blood received a heart wednesday from a donor with Type a. A we Are hopeful that since this problem was handled so quickly he will have minimal Side effects and his recovery will delayed Only a few Days a said or. Adnan Coba Oglu the hospitals chief heart transplant surgeon. The mix up was caused by a communications error during the heart procurement process said Hospital director Tim Goldfarb. The Hospital determined that its proce dures met National standards Goldfarb said but additional checks a including additional blood Type testing a have been implemented. The mix up was discovered soon after doctors had completed the transplant. The Many a name was immediately returned to the top of the regional list of people awaiting heart transplants