European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 20, 1994 California earthquake the stars and stripes Page 11farewell to officer awaits end of crisis police say from wire reports los Angeles a someday when the earthquake rubble is cleared and the stoplights Start working again the police pulling 12-hour shifts will mourn officer Clarence Wayne Dean. Right now there a too much to do. Dean 46, a 26-year los Angeles police department Veteran was killed monday when his motorcycle sailed off a collapsed freeway. He was apparently racing from Home to his station minutes after the quake. A a we re going to Deal with Wayne a death later a it. Bob Normandy said. A a that Sall we can do. You can Only handle this stuff one Day at a witnesses on nearby roads saw Deans motorcycle lights flashing As his Bike dropped 30 feet off the Edge of the Antelope Valley freeway. The Section before him had just crumbled Between two of its supporting piers. Dean joined the department in 1968 after four years in the marines leaving the military with the rank of suspended los Angeles a a judge suspended jury deliberations at least through wednesday in the Lyle Menendez murder Case because of earthquake damage at the courthouse in Van Guys. Jurors had been scheduled to Start their 23rd Day of deliberations in the Case tuesday. Menendez 26, is the older of two Brothers charged in the 1989 Shotgun slayings of their wealthy parents. Last week. Another jury deadlocked in the Case of his 23-year-old brother Erik causing a mistrial. Superior court judge Stanley Weisberg said he would evaluate the situation after inspectors Tell him whether the courthouse is Safe for attraction closed Universal City Calif. The earthquake ride at Universal studios Hollywood is closed. The real thing sort of took the fun out it. A a we re bypassing a earthquake out of respect to our Community a spokeswoman Joan Bullard said. A a there a nothing wrong with it. In fact its the place to be in an the ride a closed until saturday a simulates an earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale. Bullard said it is designed to withstand a real quake of the same magnitude. The Park was closed monday because the real quake knocked out its Power but damage was minor and the tourist attraction reopened rates a few jokes los Angeles a if humor is the Best Medicine tonight show Host Jay Leno Wasny to afraid to dispense a Liberal amount of it in the Wake of los Angeles huge earthquake. A it took forever to get to work this morning. In fact traffic was backed up for hours a and that was just from the people in . Who Are trying to move. To Oregon a Leno said during his opening monologue for tuesdays tonight show. He said of monday mornings 6.6 quake a i woke up at 4 30 in the morning doors slamming dishes breaking. I thought a How did Shannen Doherty get into my House a a mondays tonight show was cancelled because of the quake. Leno did tuesdays show before about 100 people less than a Quarter of the usual tonight show kit sales climb Albany Calif. A the Man on the phone to Frank Wong a earthquake preparedness store was whispering. He wanted a kit rushed to his Home a but did no to want his wife to find out he Hadnot made the Purchase As promised months ago. The customer was among scores of procrastinators crowding or calling Wong a normally quiet earthquake outlet just North of Berkeley in Northern California jolted into action by the 6.6 quake that rocked the Southern part of the state. A this particular earthquake i think woke people up a Wong said tuesday. A a it a sad that you be got to have More than 30 people dead to realize a hey Mother nature strikes when she wants to a at the earthquake outlet the usual half dozen browsers grew to More than 150 people monday Wong said. Many looked at preparedness kits ranging from $10 to $800. The Basic Model includes preserved food More expensive kits can include a portable stove hand warmer and Swiss army knife. Associated press photos Hong a Kim rests after a Long Day of moving her family out of her quake damaged apartment in Northridge. A a a a. A a a a a a a a a Shock sets in As residents try to Cope with losses Mary Pappas reads a newspaper account of the quake As friends and family fearing aftershocks sleep outside her Northridge Home. California National guardsmen from san Diego pass a Hollywood apartment building damaged by the quake. Shelley Hammer left is comforted by Teri Young after checking damage to her Woodland Hills Home. Hammer and her husband bought the Home a year ago and have no earthquake insurance
