European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes wednesday april 29, 1992 a smoke drifts up from the ruins of a huge Napa Calif., House that was levelled by a deliberately set Gas explosion. $8 million mansion destroyed by blast blamed on arsonist Napa Calif. Apr an $8 million House the size of a football Field was destroyed monday by an explosion heard Miles away. Firefighters said it was the work of an arsonist. No one was Home at the 20,000-Square-foot mansion when it blew up. Quot somebody pumped propane from the propane tank into the House and then ignited it Quot said sheriffs it. John Baumgartner. A whoever did it did no to care that we would know it was purposefully  authorities had not determined a motive. The state fire marshal and the Fri were called in to help in the investigation. The House in the wine producing Region Northeast of san Francisco was the recently completed dwelling of Developer Joaquin de Monet. The family Wasj Iway on vacation. De Monet toured the ashes of the mansion monday afternoon. A a in a still in a state of Shock Quot he said. A i done to know what to  accused of Tampa Fla. Apr a bridegroom was arrested after allegedly shooting his new wife in the stomach soon after their front porch wedding authorities said. Laurile Kenny 38, and Raymond Brunson 50, apparently got into a fight As the reception wound Down saturday. She pitched a plate of Macaroni salad at him and then was shot with a .22-caliber handgun police said. Kenny was reported in stable condition monday at St. Josephus Hospital a nursing supervisor said. Brunson was held without Bond at Hillsborough county jail following his arrest Early monday morning. Police arrested Brunson on probable cause for attempted murder said inmate information technician new York apr a Michigan fugitive who escaped from a Halfway House More than 10 years ago was caught monday when he tried to ride the new York City subway without dropping a Token in the turnstile police said. A for the Price of a Dollar and a Quarter he a Given up about 15 years of his life Quot said Al of Leary a transit authority police spokesman. Robert Scott 50, was stopped by undercover officers on stakeout for fare evaders at a Midtown Manhattan station sgt. Stephen Shedden said. During a routine background Check police disco a fall i can say it that somebody did no to like him a Baumgartner said adding that de Monet had received threats in the last few months. A we Are looking at people he a associated with Quot he said declining to elaborate. Neighbors for Miles around were awakened by the 515 . Explosion. A at first i thought it was an earthquake Quot said Karina Miller who lives about a mile from the House. A there were unbelievable flames. The sky was  the mansion dubbed chateau do Valum was set on a 40-acre Hillside near Silverado country club. Built to resemble a French chateau the two Story building was topped with 161,000 slate tiles imported from China. Other features included Marble fireplaces statues and glittering chandeliers. By the time fire Crews reached the scene there was no Home to save. A the House was immediately in flames from end to end a said Mike Bohonan a real estate agent who was trying to sell the mansion shooting Bride Connie Johnson. An arraignment was set for tuesday. Friends said they weren to sure what happened. About 30 friends and relatives including the brides three children attended the wedding. Vows were exchanged on the porch. A a a looked like everything was going real Good Quot said. Vicki Holmes who lives across the Street. A their wedding cake was gorgeous. I watched them carry it out of the House Quot Holmes said she and most other guests had left when the shot was heard. By the time police arrived saturday Brunson was gone. Neighbor Michael Martin said a a in be never seen him violent never heard them Yelling. It blows me  ered that Scott had escaped from custody in 1981 in Michigan where he had been convicted on drug weapons burglary and car theft charges. Quot a of my past from Michigan finally caught up with me a a Shedden quoted Scott As saying. Scott was carrying $1.45 when he was arrested. He said he was unemployed and had been living in new York for four years. Michigan authorities said he will have to Complete five years of his sentence and May be in prison an additional 10 years because of the escape.  s in a last name just ask William Przybysz from wire reports South Bend ind. A William Przybysz a last name has set the Standard around Here for being unpronounceable. A they murder it a said Przybysz principal of Adams High school for 20 years. On the other hand he said monday a an awful lot of people remember me because of the name. Its been in Ripley a believe it or  believe it or not its pronounced Shee Bish. A i always Tell Mem that a the Way my dad told me to pronounce it and i always believed what he said a Przybysz  stabber sentenced Fresno Calif a a White Man was sentenced to nearly eight years in Federal prison monday for the racially motivated stabbing of a Black Man. Leslie Dale Clark 20, of Bakersfield had pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of Edgar Lee Markhamjr. Markham also from Bakersfield was stabbed at least seven times last september while putting water in his overheated car Radiator at a service station. Prosecutors said the wounds were life threatening but Markham recovered and testified at the trial of Clark s co defendant Clifford Gene Black 24. Clark was sentenced to 94 months in prison. A Federal jury convicted Black who could receive up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced june 15.capote Friend and heir Dies new York a Jack Dunphy a novelist whose relationship with author Truman capote lasted 35 years died of cancer sunday. He was 77. Best known for his critically acclaimed 1946 novel John fury Dunphy also wrote dear Genius a Memoir of my life with Truman capote in 1987. He also was a playwright and Short Story writer. He began his artistic career As a dancer performing with the Balanchine company in South America and appearing in the original Oklahoma on Broadway. Dunphy and capote lived together on and off after they met in 1948. When capote died in 1984, his will named Dunphy As his  hits Alaska Palmer Alaska a an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale Shook Interior Alaska on monday. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage. The quake was entered 14 Miles Northeast of the tiny Community of Lime Village about 160 Miles Northwest of Anchorage. It struck at 1 31 . Guy Urban a geophysicist at the tsunami warning Center in Palmer said there1 was no reason to believe the quake was linked to a magnitude-6.9 earthquake saturday and Sharp aftershocks sunday that struck Northern California. Those quakes injured 95 people caused fires and knocked Homes off their  liftoff delayed Cape canaveral Fla. A Nasa managers monday delayed the new shuttle endeavours Maiden launch next week from monday to May 7 to allow a Daylight liftoff in Case anything goes wrong that might be missed in darkness officials said. A Daylight liftoff also would allow endeavours seven member Crew to make a Daylight Landing Back at the Kennedy space Center in Case of an engine failure Early in flight. As it was a a return to launch site abort would have occurred in darkness. Endeavours liftoff on a daring satellite Rescue Mission had been scheduled for 8 34 . Next monday. But new Nasa administrator Daniel Goldin ordered shuttle managers to reassess the launch Date after former astronaut John Young raised questions about the Wisdom of launching a new shuttle in darkness. $7.25 ends fugitive s 70-year escape