European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes saturday january 11, 1992 California targets household pollutants n u a a Nimic for is  of Sunn. I Sacramento Calif. A California has ordered Tough new regulations on 2,600 common household products a including perfumes insecticides and adhesives a in an Effort to reduce air pollution by As much As 60 tons a Day. A the rules to take effect in january 1995, were adopted thursday by the state air resources Board which writes californians air pollution regulations. They allow manufacturers a one year Grace period to bring their products into compliance. About half of the nearly 2,600 products already meet the new rules but state officials said it will Cost manufacturers Between $13 million and $205 million a year to change those products that done to. Although the regulations cover perfumes and colognes those marketed in California before january 1994 will be exempted. Not exempted Are Spray starches aerosol cooking sprays Carburettor choke cleaners charcoal lighters and Brake cleaners. In some cases product makers simply will have have to replace aerosol cans with pump Spray containers to meet the new regulations. But some manufacturers will have to reformulate their products the boards staff said. Quot All of these products have two things in common a said arb official Jerry Martin. Quot either they use a hydrocarbon propellant which is essentially the same hydrocarbon that is exhausted from cars or they use base products such As alcohol in their chemical formula which can evaporate and also cause Ozone  Ozone which accounts for 95 percent of smog is an air pollutant that can Lead to respiratory distress and illness. S. William Becker executive director of the association of local air pollution control officials said the rules represent an Effort by the state to go after smaller polluters after having already clamped Down on major sources of pollution. He said some states have already adopted similar regulations and others probably will do so. A it sounds As if state governments Are dipping into very Small domains but in Toto it represents a Large part of the emission inventories a he said. A we have regulated All of the Large and easy industries and now we Are stuck with going after the a a and pay  Day turns to night noisy quake wakes . Residents Newark . A a Small but noisy earthquake jiggled cast Central new Jersey Early thursday rousing people from their sleep but causing no apparent damage. A it sounded like someone drove a car through my House a said Marlboro resident David Gross. Its not unusual for shallow earthquakes like the new Jersey tremor to make a lot of noise said John Minsch a geophysicist at the . Geological Survey National earthquake information Center in Golden Colo. Seismologists said the 3 50 . Quake was entered near the Monmouth Middle sex county line seven Miles South of South Amboy or about 25 Miles South of Newark. Initial Seismograph readings at the Center in Golden indicated the quakers magnitude was 3.0 on the Richter scale. The la Mont Doherty geological Observatory in Palisades n.y., estimated it at 3.2. The earthquake was Felt primarily in a 15-mile radius around Marlboro township one seismologist said. The Richter scale is a measure of ground motion As recorded on seismographs. Every increase of one number Means a tenfold increase in magnitude. An earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale can cause slight damage in the immediate area. No these Arentt extras from the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock movie state University a South farm at Stark Vilic. The Birds Tod on motorcyclist kills self blames new helmet Law los Angeles apr a motorcyclist despondent Over californians new helmet Law put his helmet on and shot himself to death thursday leaving a note that said a now i can to even  Gerald Marotta a self employed motorcycle Mechanic. Was discovered thursday morning in the Back Yard of his Home police said. A the put on his helmet and shot Kimseu in the face with a handgun a said detective Larry Martinez. His wife heard the shirt and went outside and found him. Marotta left his wife a suicide note in which he cited his despair Over the helmet Law which took Ellet Jan. I Martinez said. Marotta 48, was a lifelong motorcycling enthusiast who opposed the Law Martinez said. The Law requires bikers and their passengers to Wear protective headgear violators Are fined $100 for a first offence. Quot his wife indicated that he would Deal with everyday problems by going out and Riding his motorcycle with no helmet on a Martinez said. A the had always been Able to Cope before Quot Martinez said. Quot but when this helmet Law became a reality. He Felt it took away his Freedom and he told her and his brother that wearing the helmet made him feel very restricted like having a Box on his  democratic assemblyman Richard e. Floyd author of the helmet Law said he was sorry to hear about Marotta a death but rejected the notion that he killed himself Over the new Law. A a let a find out what his mental state has been All of his life a Floyd said. Quot and if he a that kind of a delusional Guy what she doing with a gun a Many bikers have decried the new Law saying the headgear limits riders vision and hearing is uncomfortable and ruins their enjoyment of the open Road l our motorcyclists have sued to Block the Law. But some motorcyclists support the Law As a potential Lifesaver. Actor Gary Busey who nearly died of head injuries in a 1988 motorcycle crash has been one of its most ardent defenders. . Skinhead sentenced in Gay Man s death. ».�. A to rat i new York a the reputed Leader of a skinhead gang was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison alter admitting his role in the death of a Gay Man who was bludgeoned with a Hammer and stabbed to death. In handing Down the sentence wednesday stale supreme c ourt Justice Ralph Sherman called Daniel Doyle 1 a Dis Giaele to the human  Doyle 21, pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter. He appeared in court with a shaved head. He told jurors How he Erik Brown 21, and Fis a l bid 20, stalked the streets of the Queens Section of new York in july 1990. He said they were looking for a homosexual drug addict or homeless person to beat up. They picked 29-year-old Julio Rivera. The three men heat him with a Hammer and Beer bottle before Doyle fatally stabbed him with a 4-Inch Kitchen knife in a schoolyard. Doyle son of a retired police detective admitted in a plea bargain that he led the attack. He got the maximum sentence of eight to 25 years despite his testimony against his two accomplices. The other two were convicted of murder and face 25 years to life when they were sentenced Friday. Doyle told the judge before sentencing that he was a sorry for the Rivera family. But the victims brother led Rivera said he had no sympathy for Doyle. A my brother will never come Back. 1 will never speak to him