European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 20, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 Chinatown robbers kill resister san Francisco up three gunmen broke into a Chinatown gambling parlor sunday robbed and took hostage 20 patrons then killed one person an wounded another in the latest outbreak of violence in the famed tourist area police said. The robbers who wore paper bags Over their Heads held the gamblers hostage for two hours and then fled after killing Johnny Kim Lee 41, when he resisted being searched leaving $2,500 Cash in his pocket said it. Daniel Murphy. Killings unrelated homicide officers said the incident was not believed related to gang attacks that. Resulted in the killing of five persons at the Golden dragon restaurant sept. 4 and the apparent retaliatory slaying of a chinese youth last week. It was a different Type of scenario a break in at a Small time Community Mah Jonggu game said it. Daniel Murphy head of a new task Force trying to clean up Chinatown crime that has Hurt tourist Busi Ness badly. Police said the gunmen broke into the Yow Lun fraternal association a combi nation recreation Center and photo studio shortly after Midnight and methodically took the wallets and purses of the patrons for two hours As they entered to , a garage owner known for always flashing a big Roll entered about 2  a Friend Jennie Lin 40, and when he apparently tried to fight off the robbers hews shot three times in the face Chest and stomach said homicide inspector Rote Gilford. Fair condition Lin was shot in the Arm and was reported in fair condition later at a  said that by the time they arrived All the patrons except four women had fled and that the amount of blood spattered around the gambling Den indicate others May have been shot but preferred to get away rather than be  said that evidence indicated Lee had been carrying a gun but it had disappeared and that one of the robbers May have been wounded in a struggle Over the weapon. We Don t think this shooting is connected with the gang attacks Murphy said. The person killed walked in during the Middle of the robbery with his Friend and resisted being  motive was primarily robbery said officer William Wakefield. 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That is 1.6 million More persons than there were in january 1976, the census Bureau said in a population report re leased sunday. The 1976 growth rate of 7.3 per 1,000 population was similar to the rate for the years 1972 through 1974, figures show. But it was slightly slower than the 8 per cent rate seen in 1975, when thousands of Viet namese refuges came to this country. Because fewer babies Are being born the report shows the population s annual growth was about 650,000 less than it Wasin 1970 and almost 1.4 million less than 1957 when the number of  peaked at 4.3 million. The number of births has stayed be tween 3.1 million and 3.2 million since 1973, figures show. However other government reports show that the number of births has increased slightly in the first months of this year. That s because the Large number of women in their late 20s and 30s who have postponed child bearing Are deciding to have children. But the increase has not been dramatic. The census report attributed More deaths to heart attacks and strokes than in previous years. There were 1.9 million deaths during 1976, figures show. Travellers outclassed those of 1976 in Virtu ally every category. Citizens took More trips burned More gasoline and rang up sales in hotels motels and restaurants amounting to billions. The Federal Energy administration re ports the american Motorist is consuming gasoline at steadily rising rates despite government pleas for conservation efforts and Detroit s new Energy saving Automo Biles. Gasoline consumption for August the big vacation month was about 7.5 million barrels per Day More than 5 per Cen above consumption in August 1976. Fea administrator John f. O Leary lamented there is very Little evidence that there has been any particular Effort on the part of people to save  similar reports on expanded travel were issued by the american automobile association and the Marriott corp., one of the nation s largest hotel and restaurant chains. Aaa said its affiliated clubs reported re quests for assistance in planning vacationland weekend trips were up 6 per cent Over last year. The travel organization Esti mated 37 million families arranged summer vacations of about 11 Days each and probably spent close to $36 billion on the  Marriott Chain said its hotels reported an occupancy rate of More than 80 per foot sore postman fined for dumping letters Amsterdam a a Young dutch postman who said his feet Hurt was fined $200 after being found guilty of throwing away some 1,000 letters to shorten his funds. The 18-year-old postman told an Amster dam court he emptied two sacks of mail behind a Bush because he had athlete s foot. He was fired As a result of the Inci Dent. Cent during the Spring and summer months and both its fast food and traditional restaurants had similar Good seasons. The Outlook for 1978 shapes up As an other record said president . Marri Ott or. He reported his firm had joined Indus try s billion Dollar club with sales total ing $1.03 billion during its 1977 fiscal year. The aaa report noted a Strong increase in travel in the West up More than 11 per cent Over 1976. The East with its Many attractions related to the founding of the nation was the most popular Region in1976. International travel to the . During the first half of this year totalled More than 8 million persons 7.1 per cent More than the same period last year the Commerce department said in a related report. Sept. 20, 1947 Finland formally applied for membership in the United nations. The application was sent by Cable to Secretary general Trygve lie. Sept. 20, 1957 Canadian troops stationed in Germany participated in their country s first army Day by joining in a two Day series of German Canadian celebrations. Sept. 20, 1967 terrorists blew up the nationalist chinese embassy in Saigon s Busy downtown Section and gunned Down two prominent chinese elsewhere in the capital