European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 15, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3aftershocks hit Northern Europe Bonn Germany up a aftershocks rumbled along the lower Rhine Region before Dawn tuesday 24 hours after the area was shaken by an earthquake measuring just Over 5.5 on the Richter scale seismologists said. They said a tremor of an intensity of 3.7 occurred at 3 07 . And another one measuring 2.9, was registered 29 minutes later. The first aftershock could be Felt As far As 60 Miles Nocom the epicentre situated near the dutch Border town of Roermonde. Few people however Felt the second rumbling. Experts at the Cologne University earthquake monitoring station in Germany said that further minor tremors might happen in the next few Days. Hundreds of thousands of people Many in their pyjamas or dressing gowns had gone out into the streets in panic when the first earthquake Shook parts of Germany the Netherlands Belgium and France at 3 21 . Monday. Few people in the Region had Ever experienced an earthquake. The last quake of a similar magnitude was registered in 1756 along the lower Rhine River. About 60 people were injured by falling masonry and roof tiles. In Bonn a 79-year-old woman died of a heart attack that was probably induced by the Shock. Numerous cars and buildings including colognes famous gothic Cathedral were damaged by the quake. Officials estimated the damage at about $61.7 million. Virtually none of the houses affected was insured against natural disasters an area that was not covered by insurance companies until this  lava flow ranks first with Simonella by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau helping italian authorities struggle to save a sicilian town of 7,000 from advancing lava is now the top Mission of Nas Simonella Sicily. A your commander capt. Mike Bruner told department Heads this morning that assisting the italians is our number one priority. This is pretty much an All hands Effort on our part a . Navy it. Mark Mccaffrey a spokesman for the naval air station said tuesday. The base is coordinating the american Effort in the Rescue operation. American Marine helicopters placed 8.000-Pound Concrete blocks in the lavas path Early monday evening in an unsuccessful attempt to divert the flow away from the threatened town of Zafferano Etna High on the Southeastern slopes of mount Etna Europe a most Active Volva no. A the problem they have with the 8.000-Pound blocks is that they Are too Light and Are just being swept Down with the lava flow a Mccaffrey said tuesday. A your air operations officer cmdr. John Carpenter flew Over the site yesterday and estimated the lava is flowing at 20 knots. He flew again tuesday to determine where they Are going to place additional  the Stream threatening the town has been flowing from Snow capped Etna since mid december but has picked up its Pace in recent Days. On monday it breached the last earthen Barrier protecting Zafferano Etna about 800 Yards away. The magma flow glowing Bright red at night split into two streams after overflowing the Barrier and quickly reached two isolated and deserted farmhouses but was reportedly still hours away from the nearest inhabited dwellings. On monday italian army explosives experts set off about 1,300 pounds of explosives in a futile attempt to reroute the glowing steaming flow away from the Community. A the italians have also blasted out a big Hole to receive the lava flow a Mcclaf heavy equipment builds up an earthen Barrier against a Stream of lava from mount Etna threatening Zaft Crana Etna Sicily. Frey said. Italian authorities had asked the . Navy late Friday for assistance specifically to Supply enormous Concrete blocks and heavy lift helicopters to place the blocks within the flow. The Navy quickly responded by diverting some 6th Fleet ships to sicilian Waters and began mounting the Rescue operation saturday. Thirty five of the enormous Concrete blocks used As Security barriers by the Navy and dubbed Beirut busters were trucked to a site near the flow. Marine ch-53e super stallion helicopters airlifted five of those blocks about 3 feet High by 5 feet wide and placed the blocks in the flow. A four of the blocks were placed exactly where the italians wanted them dropped and authorities were very pleased with the precision with which the Clos could place the Concrete barricades but they were unsuccessful in either slowing or diverting the lava flow a Mccaffrey said. A at this Point the italians have asked the . Navy to transport up the Mountain whatever Large Concrete blocks it can obtain. A the italians want to position As Many heavy objects As they possibly can in the path of the lava and then with Cable or chains connect All that stuff together. Obviously they will have to place this downstream from the lava a Mccaffrey said. Nearly a dozen flatbed trucks loaded with More Beirut busters plus Long Flat sections of Concrete weighing 15,000 pounds apiece left Simonella on tuesday morning in a Convoy. A we done to have a specific plan yet. We Are taking a look at options and trying to help the italians come up with one Quot Mccaffrey said adding a basically the plan is to either divert the flow or to slow it to where it can Cool solidify and then form a Barrier to More lava  on the Mountain according to Mccaffrey Are marines from the 24th Marine expeditionary unit Seabee Navy construction specialists from Simonella and from naval Mobile construction in 40 on deployment to Simonella from port hueneme Calif. And two ch-53e super stallion helicopters from Marine medium helicopter so 266 from the amphibious assault ship  titanic Sank today would you save someone Pittsburgh apr if the titanic went Down today a Little More than a third of the men would give up Lifeboat seats to women outside their immediate families according to a newspaper Survey. A there Arentt gentlemanly ways today a said Mike Sigworth one of 200 people interviewed for the Pittsburgh Post gazettes a titanic  a everybody would just be trying to get the hell off the  the titanic a april 15, 1912, sinking killed 1,490 people including 1,329 men. About 300 of 490 surviving passengers were women. Some male survivors were scorned because they forgot or ignored the tradition of filling lifeboats with a women and children  the Post Gazette asked Western Pennsylvania residents if they would save their own skins or give places to relatives celebrities and strangers. The newspaper said monday that its Survey was not a scientific poll but a Strong Effort was made to ensure the respondents mirrored the Region in age race and political affiliation. Thirty five percent of the men would give up their seats to women who were not their wives or children. Three percent of women said they would surrender their seats to men who were not their husbands or to children. Also 67 percent of men and 41 percent of women were willing to give up their seats for their spouses. Children fared better a Han parents and mothers fared better than fathers. Seventy four percent of men and 85 percent of women would give up seats for their children. Fifty two percent of men and 40 percent of women would yield a seat to their fathers and 54 percent of men and 55 percent of women would give up a seat for their mothers. Asked about celebrities 52 percent of male passengers said they would give up their seats to Mother Teresa 8 percent to Madonna and 7 percent to Pittsburgh penguins hockey Stai Mario