Nation/World University Daily Kansan / Thursday, April 19, 1990 7 California tremors shake up morning The Associated Press WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Nine earthquakes jolted Northern California yesterday, the anniversary of the catastrophic Great Quake of 1906. The tremors were aftershocks of the October quake that killed 67, geologists said. There were no reports of injuries or major damage from yesterday morning's quakes, the largest measuring up to 5.5 on the Richter scale. The earthquake in Andreas Pauk were felt from San Francisco to King City. 150 miles south. The San Andreas Fault also caused the 1906 and Oct. 17 quakes. Yesterday's afterschocks were centered about four miles east of Watsonville, 60 miles south of San Francisco. October's 7.1-magnitude quake caused major damage to the farming community. The temblors began at 6:38 a.m., shortly after a group of Great Quake survivors gathered in San Francisco to commemorate the 1906 disaster. The strongest tremor yesterday struck at 6:54 a.m. In all, geologists recorded nine quakes that measured at least 3.5. 04/18/90 Knight-Ridder Tribune News Missing census forms expensive for Bureau The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The response to the 1980 census edged up to 62 percent yesterday, Bureau of the Census officials reported. Although April 1 was census day, officials continued to encourage people in the United States to fill out and mail their forms. country, most by mail but many others by hand delivery. An estimated 100 million forms were sent to households across the Officials said they hoped at least 70 percent would be returned. For each percentage point below 70, it will cost the bureau an extra $10 million to go out and count people who have not responded. Wisconsin is leading the nation with a 74.5 percent response; Alaska is last with only 47.1 percent. U.S. trade deficit decreases by 30 percent in February The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States in February recorded its smallest trade deficit in more than six years, a $6.49 billion imbalance that reflected a sharp drop in oil imports, the government reported yesterday. The Commerce Department said that February's trade gap was down 30 percent from a $9.32 billion January deficit. It was the best trade showing since December 1983, when the deficit was $5.68 billion. Nation/World briefs The Bush administration, which is counting on strong export growth this year to boost a sluggish domestic economy, hailed the dramatic nar- Imports fell by 7.6 percent, to $38.12 billion, while U.S. exports totaled $31.63 billion, a modest 1 percent decline from an all-time high for exports set in January. CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: States may make it a crime, *possess* or look at child pornography, even in one's home, the Supreme Court said yesterday as it imposed new limits on freedom of expression and privacy. Voting 6-3, the justices uphold an Ohio law aimed at stamping out such material by punishing those who buy it and those who sell it. Conservatives cheered the decision, saying that it gives states a blueprint for tough legislation. But Justice William J. Brennan said in the dissent opinion that the law is so vague and so sweeping that it might ban the engravings of nude children that adorn the justices' courtroom. DISCOVERY LAUNCH: Discovery's second launch attempt with the Hubble Space Telescope was moved up one day because preparations have gone so smoothly, NASA said yesterday. "Everyone believes we're now ready to fly, and all of us are looking forward to the data the Hubble Space Telescope will produce as it begins its exploration of the universe," said Robert Crippen, shuttle director for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The launch is set for Tuesday. BUDGET PROPOSAL: House Democrats yesterday unveiled their own The launch is set for Tuesday. $1.2 trillion budget for next year, a plan that calls for $8 billion less in military spending than President Bush wants. The package, which the House Budget Committee plans to vote on today, would also increase spending by $6 billion on programs that include child care, NASA and aid to Central America, Eastern Europe and Africa. The proposal is the first detailed response by Democratic leaders to the 1991 fiscal budget that Bush requested in January. 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