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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes Friday april 24, 1992 blast from Page 1 axes for loved ones and neighbors. At one intersection someone a belongings were half buried in the Loose dirt a Straw purse a ripped open shopping bag a Box covered with torn wrapping paper. Big chunks of Concrete were scattered around. Many people said they had reported the Petroleum smell As Early As monday. A policeman Martin Bonales said his wife called police and fire offices tuesday night and was told nothing could be done. A then i called myself and asked them if there were any problems a Bonales said. A they told me everything was under control. They told me not to worry. A i called later and they told me a look done to do anything done to say anything. Stop spreading rumours you la create  a look at what they  nearly 12 hours after the blast people were still being evacuated from one Industrial area where officials said smoke and Gas were coming up from sewage lines. Officials saying they feared More explosions asked people to leave the area but Many refused. Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari toured the scene late wednesday and pledged his government would do All it could to help the victims. After a poor government response to the 1985 Mexico City earthquake his governing institutional revolutionary party suffered severe political repercussions. A press release from the City department that operates the sewer system said its specialists had been working on the Gas problem tuesday night and had asked the cooking company la Central to close Down temporarily which it did. Morquecho the state spokesman said firefighters had opened manhole covers tuesday night to disperse the gases a but apparently it Wasny to  la Central manager Jose Morales said his company a will not be a Scapegoat a asserting that its sewer system does not even connect to that of the City. Morquecho refused to Rule out at least some responsibility for Lemex the state Oil monopoly. Guadalajara fire chief Jose Tri Nadad Lopez Rivas said thousands of Gallons of gasoline had spilled into the sewer system but Lemex denied any responsibility. It said it has no pipelines anywhere near the blast area. 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 a 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 17index i Abby Ann Landers 19 action line .16 comics.19-21 commentary.13 crossword .19 faces a in places .18 letters .12 Money matters.17 sports.22-28 to listings.22 weather .11quake from Page 1 some cases of flooding from pipes and damage to a fire station in thousand Palms said county spokeswoman Joanne Evans. Some phone service was lost. Marie Kinnon in Palmdale 50 Miles North of downtown los Angeles said her animals were going a a berserk for 20 minutes preceding the quake. A i Felt it and it scared the Heck out of me a she said. A it rolled for a Good five to 10 seconds a real Strong one to the Point where it did no to seem like it was going to end a said Amherst . A a scuffle erupted outside the Home of buffaloes anti abortion mayor after a Day of protests led by operation Rescue resulted in about 200 arrests. An anti abortion protester rushed toward mayor James Griffin a House on wednesday evening and began hitting abortion rights demonstrators who stood in front of the House. No additional arrests were made. Last year Griffin a longtime abortion foe invited operation Rescue head ran by the stars and stripes a 12th aviation brigade Soldier and his family were killed in an automobile Accident near Berlin 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 Texas native 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 Abs. 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 Mark Sayre a broadcaster with Esq to in Palm Springs. A people bolted out of their doors. A it just Shook for about a minute a said Joan Randolph of Culver City about 10 Miles West of los Angeles. A the chandelier is still moving but it Wasny to that bad  initial reports that the quake measured 6.3 on the Richter scale were followed by a warning from . Geological Survey to be Reader for a 7.5 earthquake a the so called big one. Jones said the Chance of the big ones 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 Dall Terry to Buffalo to stage protests modelled after those in Wichita kan., last summer. Demonstrations outside clinics there led to 2,600 arrests. More protests were planned for thursday in a bid by operation Rescue to shut Down buffaloes five abortion clinics Over the next two to four weeks. Abortions also Are performed at some doctors offices and at least one Hospital. Scattered protests were held around the nation wednesday As lawyers went before the . Supreme court and argued the constitutionality of a strict 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 the Nurnberg 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 she said the risk of a larger quake diminishes rapidly with time. Based on the geological surveys estimate the state office of emergency services told six Southern California counties to activate their emergency operations centers. But residents were advised to do nothing out of the Ordinary. Earlier wednesday a 4.6-magnitude quake struck at 7 25 . And was entered nine Miles East of desert hot Springs said Julie Hakewill a spokeswoman for the California Institute of technology a seismology lab. Several smaller tremors followed. No damage or injuries were reported from those quakes. Pennsylvania abortion Law. Many expect the Case will result in a ruling undermining the 1973 Roe is. Wade decision establishing the right to an abortion. About 100 abortion rights supporters rallied in front of Philadelphia a Liberty Bell while about 300 people rallied at the Illinois statehouse in Springfield for tougher abortion Laws. Wednesdays arrests in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst came after protesters surged across a four Lane Highway toward chanting abortion rights supporters who stood guard outside a doctors office. 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 Chap 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. 200 abortion foes arrested in . Army family Dies in fiery car crash was killed in f-15 crash  
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