European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes Friday april 24, 1992 at a glance ass <4� a amp Navy Seabee  As Petty officer 2nd class Doug Spence had a hot time trying to Cool Down mount Etna in Sicily. See Story on pages 14-16. A big bang evidence found a Nasa satellite has made a momentous discovery that explains How stars and galaxies evolved from the Quot big bang that created the Cosmos scientists say. A Page 4 Protection for sex diseases two birth control devices provide women with significantly More Protection against some sexually transmitted diseases than do condoms worn by males a health journal has reported. _ a Page 6 . Wants weapons Back the United states having supplied rebel forces in Afghanistan with High tech stinger missiles that May have turned the tide of Battle has launched a Campaign to get the remaining weapons Back. A Page 9 big Cut in command seen the departing commander of the 21st theater army area come predicts that the command will eventually lose half the 30,000 soldiers it had at the end of fiscal 1991. A Page 10 per capita income lags americans per capita income in 1991 shrank for the first time in nine years when adjusted for inflation the government said wednesday. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 faces a no places. 18 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 22 weather. 11 blasts from Page 1 them children. Scores of victims slept in red Cross tents or merely sat dazed. Relief officials set up a blood donation station and rushed in purified water. Guadalajara a City of 3 million people 350 Miles Northwest of Mexico City is a popular tourist destination and has a Large Colony of retired americans across town from the blast area. It was not immediately known if any foreigners were among the dead or injured. President Carlos Salinas de Gortari who travelled to Guadalajara on wednesday night met into the Early morning hours with his Cabinet and said the government would do All it could to help the victims. Salinas governing institutional revolutionary party suffered severe political repercussions after an inadequate response to the devastating 1985 Mexico City earthquake. The Federal government also promised a full investigation but some officials were already laying blame. The state government said a cooking Oil company had allowed hexane a volatile cleaning solvent used in extracting Oil from seeds to leak into the sewer system. Jorge Alexandre a subdirectory of the cooking Oil company la Central said his company a waste goes into its own disposal system and eventually into the City sewers and that the company emits Only Small amounts of hexane. He said it would have taken tons of hexane to cause a blast of wednesdays proportions. Guadalajara fire chief Jose Trinadad Lopez Rivas said thousands of Gallons of gasoline had spilled into the sewer system but Lemex said it has no pipelines anywhere near the blast area. The City department that operates the sewer system said it had asked la Central to close Down temporarily on tuesday night which it did. Quake from Page 1 Mol Ogist for the . Geological Survey. In los Angeles fire department spokesman Jim Wells said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in the nations second largest City. Shaking was Felt at dodger stadium but did no to interrupt a baseball game there. There was no noticeable reaction from players or the crowd of nearly 35,000, but phones in the press Box went out for several minutes. In Riverside county fire officials received reports of mostly minor damage including Gas leaks at Homes some flooding from pipes and damage to a fire Sta Tion in thousand Palms said county spokeswoman Joanne Evans. Some phone service was lost. Initial reports that the quake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale were followed by a warning from uses for people to be ready for a 7.5 earthquake a the so called big one. Jones said the Chance of the big one striking could be As High As 25 percent within three Days. But when the magnitude was downgraded to 6.1, she said the Chance of the bigger quake was closer to 10 percent. Earlier wednesday at 7 25 ., a 4.6-magnitude quake struck East of desert hot Springs said Julie Hakewill a spokeswoman for the California Institute of technology a seismology lab. The last major quake to hit Southern California was a 6.0-magnitude temblor entered Ivi Miles Northeast of Sierra Madre under the san Gabriel mountains on june 28, 1991. Two people died and More than 100 were injured. The 5.9-magnitude Whittier quake and its aftershocks on oct. 1, 1987, caused $358 million in damage in los Angeles and Orange counties. Seven people were killed and More than 10,000 structures were damaged. The last major quake in the area of wednesday nights temblor was a 6.0 Jolt on july 8,1986, that injured some 30 people said Brice Presgrave a uses geophysicist in Golden Colo. The earthquake in Northern California on oct. 17, 1989, registered 7.1. It killed More than 60 people and caused an estimated $5.9 billion in damage. Insurance from Page 1 policies quarterly for that year Hart said. The contract also provides for one year of pre existing condition coverage for those who left the military during the first year of the transition program oct. 1, 1990 through oct. 1,1991, even if they did no to buy a Uslip policy during that time Hart said. For service members who separated during the first year of the transition and purchased a Uslip policy the effective Date of their pre existing condition coverage begins on the effective Date of the policy Hart said. For those who separated during that time and did no to buy a policy the effective Date of their pre existing condition coverage begins on the 61st or 121st Day after their separation Hart said. The Pentagon a transition benefits package gives service members and their families 60 Days of extended health care at military medical facilities if the serv ice member had fewer than sue years of service and 120 Days of health care if the service member had More than six years of service. The contract Calls for Mutual of Omaha to pay 100 percent of billed medical charges for verified pre existing medical condition expenses up to a a usual and customary level determined by Standard Industry practice. Quarterly premiums for Uslip can vary from $240 to More than $746, de pending on age sex and whether those insured Are smokers. A 35-year-old nonsmoking male for example would pay $274.64 per Quarter while a 40-Vear-old female smoker would pay $541.49 per Quarter. The military services Are supposed to be informing eligible personnel of the programs availability procedures for signing up and requirements. Eligibility questions can be directed to local personnel offices and then if necessary to local transition services support offices Hart said. Questions concerning filing procedures and what is covered under the insurance plan can also be directed to the company a Headquarters in Omaha neb., at 402-978-2119, or by writing Mutual of Omaha . Box 2475, Omaha neb. 68103. Army family Dies in fiery car crash by the stars and stripes a 12th aviation brigade Soldier and his family were killed in an automobile Accident near Berlin on sunday evening. The victims were identified As spec. Christian n. Wilson 21, a Supply specialist at Fin then army Airfield in Mainz his German wife Alexandra 20 and their 16-month-old daughter Amanda according to a v corps news release. They died at the scene. Wilson assigned to he and service co task Force Warrior in Wiesbaden was trying to enter the northbound lanes of autobahn 115 a about five Miles outside of Berlin a when his 1979 Ford Mustang collided with three German vehicles that were travelling in the northbound lanes according to the release. The cards gasoline tank exploded and a fire resulted the release said. The Wilsons were unable to escape from their vehicle. Their bodies were taken to Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center for identification a v corps spokesman said. Two occupants in the other vehicles suffered serious injuries. Wilson had been in the army More than two years including 22 months in Germany. He is a native of Columbia s.c., and is survived by his father Nuel e. Wilson a retired first sergeant his Mother Brigitte and his sister Yvonne All of Berlin. Wilson a wife is survived by her Mother Renate Dunker also of Berlin. A v corps spokesman said no charges have been preferred in the Accident. The Accident is under joint investigation by american and German authorities. A memorial ceremony is scheduled for 2  Today at the Wiesbaden a Chapel. Texas native was killed in f-15 crash Pitburg a Germany a amps the air Force Pilot killed in a plane crash wednesday has been identified As 1st it. Kirk p. Shauger who was assigned to the 22nd fighter so at Pitburg a. Shauger a native of Midland Texas died during a nato training exercise when his f-15c fighter Jet crashed 10 Miles Southwest of Dinkels Briihl Germany which is about Halfway Between Nimberg and Stuttgart. A second american f-15c, which was involved in the exercise returned to Pitburg a where the Mission originated. The crash occurred when Shauger and another f-15c fighter Pilot were intercepting four nato aircraft during an air to air combat training Mission said sgt. Tom Mullican a spokesman for Pitburg a. The nationality of the four nato jets is not being released Mullican said. Mullican said he could not release details about the cause of the crash or the names of surviving family members. A Board of air Force officers has been assigned to investigate the crash Mullican said. A memorial service is scheduled for 10 . Saturday in the housing Chapel at Pitburg a