Thursday, November 30,1978
University Daily Kansa
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Earthquakes rattle Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (AP)—Three strong earthquakes jolted the capital and much of southern Mexico yesterday. Officials said at least three people were there, there are no immediate reports of deaths.
The quakes shattered windows, shook buildings and sent office workers fleeing into the streets. The Red Cross said it had detected 21 incidents where were rescued in the heart of Mexico City.
THE TREMORS—measured as high as 7.9 on the Richter scale, which considers 7 a major earthquake—rolled through this city of 13 million people beginning at 1:38 p.m. CST. The first tremor was followed in 12 minutes by a shorter quake and a strong tremor that made tall buildings on Pasco de la Reforma Boulevard saw.
Vivian Garner, 38, of Hacksackens, N.J., said she saw every shaking there. Was a "tidal wave in the swimming pool" at the downtown hotel where she was staying, she
Fire department officials said at least four fires were caused by the earthquake.
There appeared to be little structural damage to buildings along Paso de la Rioja, but it was unclear whether this was due to a flood.
whined through the center of town. Elec-
tric companies offered services as appeared to be functioning normal.
THE FIRST tremor lasted 70 seconds, officials said, and was felt strongly in Oaxaca City, Cuernavaca, and in Chiapas State.
Seismograph record more than 3,000 earth tremors a year in Mexico City, but most are so small that they are not felt by residents.
A quake that measured 6.5 on the Richet scale hit a 200-square-mile area of southeastern Mexico on Aug. 28, 1973, and killed 573 persons. That earthquake was felt in Mexico City but caused no serious damage to homes in Puebla State and 113 in Veracruz State.
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906, which occurred before the Richter scale was devised, has been estimated at 7.9 on the Richter scale.
School bus crash kills two
INMAN, Kan. (UPI) - Two persons—the drivers of a school bus and a feed truck—died in a three-vehicle crash that sent their vehicles bursting into flames yesterday afternoon, McPherson County Sheriff's deputies reported.
The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims as Jerry M. Yoder, 70, of Yoder—the driver of the feed truck—and Michael C. Ginsburg, 61, of the school bus. Troopers said the crash o
curred on Kansas 61, about three miles northeast of Inman.
Ms. Freese, who was driving a bus from the Inman School District No. 448, was apparently on her way to pick up children from the elementary school in Brownsville ingers in the bus or the truck, deputed said.
A third vehicle, a farm truck driven by Bruce E. Lewallen, 22, of Candor, North Dakota, received minor damage, troopers said. Lewallen was not injured.
Troopers said the Lewallen truck—which was southbound on Kansas 61—had reduced speed to stop at an intersection and was then pushed out of the road that was behind the truck also slowed down.
GOLDEN, Colo. (Colo.)-A Jury yesterday acquitted 10 anti-nuclear demonstrators—including former Pentagon analyst Daniel Elfspargen—on charges of obstructing a railroad to the weapons plants, but found them guilty of criminal trespass.
Jefferson County Judge Kim Goldberger did not immediately schedule sentencing for the verdict. The expected to be
Anti-nukes win one, lose one
THE TRIAL, which began Nov. 13, had focused on the protesters' attempts to show their demonstration was justified by the testimony of one of the demonstrators.
The 10 demonstrators were the first of more than 170 protesters scheduled to be tried as a result of their continuing occupation of the rail line leading into the nuclear weapon plant northwest of Denver. The protest began last April 29.
treasped, but said it was necessary to force the plant to stop manufacturing components of nuclear weapons.
Rocky Flats, operated by Rockwell International for the federal government, manufactures plutonium "triggers" for nuclear weapons. It also will have a role in the production of the controversial neutron bomb.
The prosecution contended the case should be considered on the trespass and obstruction charges alone, without regard for motives. Goldberg refused to allow the defendants to present expert testimony to justify the "choice of vile" defense.
"I think that a monstrosity. I'm trying to say the real criminal in this action is orprobable Rocky Flat," he said.
Defense attorney Edward Sherman told the jury the protesters entered the facility out of deep conviction.
The three-man, three-woman jury deliberated nearly 10 hours Tuesday and yesterday before returning its verdict.
Bennett to check on Carlin vows
TOPEKA (UPI)—Gov. Robert Bennett yesterday said he had recovered from his upset loss to Democratic Governor-elect John Carlin and vowed to scrutinize the new administration to "make sure the victor was truthful."
"There seems to be a lot of shilly-
shallying, mugwumping and wiggling in
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BENNETT DID not give specific plans for scrutinizing Carlin's actions but said he would be waiting for the first reduction in his utility bill.
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"We intend to be involved to see that he Cardin will do or undo all the things he pursues."
ALTHOUGH HE did not state specific political plans or a time schedule, Bennett said he would keep an eye on all options for future political service. He said he was more interested in public service positions than party positions.
The one-term Republican governor was referring to Carlin's statements since the election retracting a threat to fire the three Kansas Corporation commissioners and clarifying his position on rising utility bills. Although during that election he increased, the numbers increased, Carlin said after the election that he never promised utility bills would not go up if he was elected.
"No one likes to be beaten," he said. "I didn't. It takes an age period of time to get over a shellacking. I think you pass through the drummals for a period of time and then you start creating a couple of lies and you don't foreclose on any of them."
"I will take a look at this job the governorship, also," he said.
The governor cast a bright light on his future political career than at his last news conference. "I am proud of being a leader," he said.
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Any surpluses in his re-election fund will be held until he makes a decision on future political plans, he said. Until then, Bennett said he would return to a private law office that had been set up years ago but not yet announced the appointment, Bennett said he would return to Lyle, Wetzel and Winn firm, where he prepared before running for governor in 1974.
Califano orders smoking rules for industries
NEW YORK (AP)-Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr. ordered new federal safety standards be drafted yesterday for industries in which smoking increases a worker's chance of disease.
The new standards would tighten safety restrictions on some companies unless they require workers in certain jobs not to smoke at work.
Cigarette smoke is thought to increase the risk of certain diseases—particularly cancer—when workers are already exposed to a hazardous substance on the job.
Califano said he asked the Center for Disease Control and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to work with him in establishing the standards on an emergency basis.
FOR EXAMPLE, studies estimate that asbestos workers run a 34 times higher risk of getting lung cancer than people not exposed to asbestos. But for asbestos workers who smoke, the risk rise to 92 times more than those not working with the substance, Califans said.
HE SAID he discussed the plan with Labor Secretary Ray Marshall yesterday.
Califano said the risk of cancer or other diseases rose for smokers who were exposed to talc in the rubber industry, to decay products of the element radon in uranium mining and to fluorocarbons in the plastics industry.
CALFANO SAID he be doubted that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which eventually would write the guidelines, will be able to exclude workers from certain industries will be allowed to prevent looking at work through the OSHA standards.
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