European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. March 21, 19b7 the stars and stripes fags 7 teen guilty in deaths of actor s parents Boulder. Mont. A a in Ager was convicted thursday in the deaths or the parents of television actor Patrick Duffy during a november hold up at the couple s bar. The District court jury deliberated about is hours before finding Kenneth a. Miller guilty or felony assault robbery and causing the deaths or Terr Cnoc and Marie Duffy while com milling a robbery that Envoi cd the use of physical Force and violence. However the jury acquitted Miller on two counts of deliberate homicide for purposely and knowingly causing the deaths of the Duffy by shooting them with a Shotgun. Under Montana jaw a person ran be san Tench d 1o death for participating in a felony such at robbery in which some one i tilled. Miller showed no emotion As the ver dict was read but his Mother Judy Miller wept. Jefferson county attorney John con nor would not say whether he would seek the death penalty. Defense lawyer Edmund sheeny said he probably would file an Appeal. Judge Frank Davit who had issued a gag order earlier instructed jurors not to talk to the Media until after the trial of Mill or s co defendant Stan went who is to be Friej next month. Davis did not immediately set a sentencing Date for Miller. During the trial Miller blamed went for nov. 18 shooting of the do ftps put Wentz testified that Miller did the shoot ing Wentz also was charged with deliberate homicide robbery and assault. The 19-year-old janitors told conflict ing stories about what occurred the night of he killings which shocked this quiet ranching Community of Moo. Went testified during the nine Day trial that it was Miller s decision to Rob the lounge inc Duffy bar. Miller took Wentz s Shotgun and shot Terr Cnoc Duffy near the doorway Wentz said. Miller just blasted him cold blood. He just blasted him went said adding that Miller then handed Back the gun As mane Duffy walked into the bar. Hie said Miller reached aver and pulled the Trig Ger also killing mrs. Duffy. But Miller denied shooting either of the Dunty. He testified monday that he did t tort Cnoc Duffy gel shot but saw mrs Duffy walk into the bar. She told scan you re going to have to kill me too he Jusi shot her Miller said. She just about fell on neither Patrick Duffy Star of the lbs to series Dallas nor his sister Seattle police la. Joanne Hunt attended the trial. Coffee not linked to heart disease studies conclude n new Yor map separate studies in Fin land and the United states show that Coffee drinking docs not contribute to heart disease heart attacks or strokes researchers said thurs Day. The findings conflict sharply with a study re ported in november 985 by Johns Hopkins University scientists in Baltimore. The Hopkins scientists found that Coffee drinkers who consumed five or More cups of Coffee per Day had three times the heart disease risk of people who Don t drink Coffee. The reason for the discrepancy appears to be that Many of the Coffee drinkers in the Hopkins study were also smokers and it was the smok ing that increased their heart disease risk said or. Peter . Wilson the principal author of one of Floc new studies. It is also conceivable that Coffee drinkers have higher fat diets he said. It might not be the Coffee cup in one hand it might be the cigarette or Coffee Roll in the other that increases heart disease risk Wilson said. Wilson director of laboratories for the Fra Mingham heart study in Framingham mass., said thursday at a conference sponsored by the american heart association in Charleston . That a had examined the Coffee intake of 3,937 participants in the Framingham study during the years 1956-1966. And an additional 2,277 during the years 1972-1982. In contrast to the subjects in the Hopkins study most of these Coffee drinkers consumed two or three cups per Day Wilson said. Only 10 percent drank six or More cups per Day. He then looked at blood cholesterol Levels and heart and blood vessel disease in the two groups. We ran ice analyses for coronary heart Dis ease heart attack sudden death and stroke and in absolutely every analysis we found no link with Coffee Wilson said in a prepared statement released by the heart association he found that Coffee consumption was linked to a significant decrease in total blood cholesterol in men and to a moderate increase in Choles Terol in women. In men we found that inc More Coffee they drank the lower the total cholesterol level he said. In women the finding was exactly the opposite higher Levels of Corttis increased total blood other Sudier have Stroun hat Coffee can pro Duce a slight increase in cholesterol Levels or that it has no effect he said. Jukka Salon a and col leagues who conduct the North Karelia study in Finland studied s,3s5 men and 1,003 women who Werc u by heavy coff a drinkers consuming in Over ugh of s i cups of coffin Yjih. The y reported thursday that the found no increase in heart disease riot among hew subjects. Wilson said they also found that Hemy Coffee drink had room fat in their did he said. To evangelist Bakker resigns Over sexual encounter charge of Lugering founder of the Christian Broada fort Mill . A television evangelist Jim Bakker resigned thursday As chairman of his Praise the lord ministry organization saying he had been blackmailed by treacherous former friends about an alleged sexual encounter. Fellow television evangelist Jerry fal will has taken Over his Post and a new Board of directors includes former Inte rior Secretary James Watt a pal news release reported. The Charlotte observer reported in its Friday editions that Bakker said he resigned from the pal organization and from his Church the assemblies of god for the Good of my family the Church and of All our related in the Telephone statement to the observer Bakker 47, said that seven Yean ago he was wickedly manipulated by treacherous former friends who conspired to betray me into a sexual in he did not identify the peo ple. Then Bakker said he succumbed to blackmail. To protect and spare the ministry and my family and appease these persons who were determined to destroy this ministry pal which reported $129 million in revenues in 1986, employs about 2,000 people and owns the 2,300-acre Heri Tage Usa rearm near fort Mill. Bakker and his wife. Tammy Faye announced March 6 that mrs. Bakker is undergoing treatment in an undisclosed California Center for drug dependency that began when she was pregnant 17 years ago. The couple had been co hosts of the ministry s daily Ulk show Stylc broadcast the Jim and Tammy show distributed on Cable television. The Board of directors and the pal family continues to Pray for Jim and Tammy Bakker and expresses their unswerving love the pal release said Mark Demoss administrative assist ant to false said in was too Early to say what Falwell s role might be in pal telecasts. Falwell is Host of his own show the old time gospel a lawyer representing pal. Norman Roy Grutman refused thursday to answer whether the blackmail Money was paid by pal Eskker s personal funds or some other source the observer said. He also declined to say How much Money was paid but the news paper mentioned a figure of $ 115,000. Denomination official told the observer last week thai they had begun formally investigating allegations against pal including the charge of sexual misconduct b Bakker the paper said in Friday s edit ions. The investigation will Cun Sinuc. Despite i in Roig nations. Church official said thurs Jan. A Lull said that he accepted she chairmanship firs because Jim Bujher Aski d me to. He made to Iii Appeal and i Fdl i could do no less than to help at a new conference in Lynchburg. Va., late thurs Day night. Falwell called Bakker a personal Friend and brother in Christ. He put his Arm around me and asked me personally Toh Cip him in his Lime of Fakult said Bakker had personal problems that Urc major television evangelists Orar Eon heir apparent to Oral Robert my states Wangeman empty Tatja to to Tny mind Hwy Trowt Prota Awit poacher Oft 20 centum ring Hep wart pmed ditto Caln Dunt up Boal Job my Lek lung preacher of caftan Onkle founder of by my a lobby now the fed Rafaj pentecostal Dnn tier end Tanc payer ranked na.1 in rating Mon Clergyman proprietor of homage Usa rata Oil Amu moment perk n Loutfi Carina apogee Tatco Hoit in to not on he Saiy Ftp program of Cage Ortun or of source Concego Titan ism report in no Way As serious us Many of the rumours Koukl have to he declined to comment on i statement about being blackmailed. Me said he would not my an of his operations from Lynchburg. But said i. Uruu have an office in Chariot it. I Moi said Llie non h
