European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 24, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 billionaire boys club founder guilty prose Cut on will seek death penalty for Hunt Santa Monica Calif up Joe hum the Young founder of the billionaire boys club investment group was convicted wednesday of murder and robbery. The victim was a con Man whose body was never found and who inc defense contends is alive. Prosecutor Fred Wapner said he will seek the death penalty Hunt also was convicted of robbery opening the possibility of capital punishment under Cali fornia s special circumstances Taw. The government maintained that Hunt 27, killed Beverly Hills con Man Ron Levin to avenge a High stakes commodities trading swindle. The defense said Levin pulled off the ultimate con by arranging his disappearance to escape 6 pending trial for grand theft and said Levin has been seen since he govern ment says he was killed. Ron Levin is still alive Hunt insisted after the verdict was returned on the third Day of deliberations in the 2w month Superior court trial. Judge Laurence Rittenband admonished inc jurors not to talk to reporters. They Are to decide Hunt s sentence Dur ing the trial s Penally phase starting May ii. The judge s gag order on lawyers on both sides aha stayed in effect. As court clerk Diane Tschekaloff read wednesday s verdict Hunt s Girlfriend Brooke Roberts wept silently. Hunt slowly shaking his head Back and Forth in disbelief finally spoke and called the verdict a travesty defense attorney Arthur barns said he was disappointed by the verdict and planned to tile an Appeal. Beyond that can t comment because of the gag order he told reporters co counsel Richard Chier declared it s not Over yet when he gels a fair trial i m sure hell be  Robert Levin the victim s younger brother said he was relieved that the trial was Over. I m just glad Justice was done and Joe Hunt won f be around to cause More pain he said. Prosecutors contend that Ron Levin s body is buried in a Remote Canyon about 40 Miles North of downtown los an gels but it has not been found. The Specter of a possible mistrial arose monday with reports of a local newsman who claims that he saw Levin at a West Wood movie theater and exchanged pleasantries with him Long after he supposedly was killed. The los Angeles times reported wednesday that two other people also have come Forward since the Case went to the jury claiming to have recently seen Levin it was not known whether any jurors heard of the sighting but they were Laid not to read listen to or watch news re ports about the Case. One juror was re placed during the trial for Reading a newspaper against Rittenband s orders. During the trial a 23-year-old woman and her Boyfriend testified that they were almost certain they saw Levin in Tucson ariz., three months after he was allegedly killed the prosecution contended that Levin who disappeared from his Beverly Hills apartment june 6, 1984, was killed by Hunt and his bodyguard Jim Pitt Man after they forced him to sign a $1.5 million Check which bounced. Pittman 33, the alleged trigger Man faces a retrial next month. His first trial ended in a Hung jury. Evidence against Hunt included a seven Page list found in Levin s Home in Hunt s handwriting and hearing his fingerprints which the prosecution called a blueprint for murder. In the swindle that allegedly enraged Hunt prosecutors said Levin agreed to put $5 million in a brokerage House account and let Hunt Trade it. Unknown to hum however. Levin allegedly told inc brokerage that he was making a documentary film on commodities trading and wanted Hunt to think he was making actual trades with real Money. Hunt parlayed what he believed to be Levin s $5 million into Iii million according to prosecutors but when he asked for his share of the profit he was told Levin never put up the Money. Up the Creek a phom Joseph Cardamon 70, motions to police u he sits inside his immersed vehicle awaiting Rescue. Gam Man s ear jumped a parking lot curb in Memphis Tenn on tuesday and ended up in the Creek. 2 killed 1 Hurt in . Collision of 2 of Trainer jets Artesia . A two air Force Trainer jets apparently collided and crashed in she Southeastern new Mexico desert wednesday killing two crewmen and injuring a third authorities said. The at-3bb8, which arc modified t-3bs, were on a training Mission said Bob Pepper a spokesman for Holloman fab near Alamogordo. An investigation into the crash of the jets assigned to the 479th tac training Wing has begun he said. The Els apparently collided said capt John Dynko stale to iliac spokesman in Santa be. The surviving crewman was in stable condition at the 8 33rd air div Hospital Pepper said. He was flown first to a civilian Hospital by the Crew of a passing private helicopter after the helicopter Crew saw smoke from the crash. The crash occurred about seven Miles West and two Miles North of Accsia. Wreckage was strewn along two to three Miles of Low rolling Hills dotted by clumps of Musu Wilc and Lumby weeds. The dead were identified As capt. Ross a in Burro 28, of Bol hell. Wash., and capt. Paul j. Roberge 27, of East Patchogue n.v., said Cape. Betsy Well. The injured crewman was identified As 2nd it Ste phen s. Fasbinder. School wants parents to enforce no Spanish Rule Tornillo Texas a school officials have asked parents to discipline their children if they arc caught speaking Spanish at school As part of a Campaign to improve grades the superintendent said wednesday. We re nol oui to Stan some kind of controversy said Francis Brooks. The Only thing we re looking to do is help our kids do a Little  Brooks said he mailed about 370 let ters on wednesday one for each child in inc Tornillo Independent school District asking parents to voluntarily sign a contract. If you sign and return this let Ter you arc saying that you will discipline your child iroc report him or her for speaking Spanish at school the let Ter says in port. If you do not sign nothing will be done to your child for speaking  the tellers in Spanish and English say the Campaign s aim is to try to improve test scores and the English speaking ability of students. Tomillo students generally score below state and National averages on standardized tests in mathematics Reading and language skills. About 95 percent of the children in the school system arc hispanic and about 40 percent speak Only Spanish or very Little English Brooks said. An estimated 60 per cent of parents in Tomillo about 30 Miles Southeast of Elpaso Don t speak English he said. Federal and state Laws prohibit schools from punishing children merely for speaking a language other than English so the school system is trying to enlist the parents assistance he said. Michigan senator ticketed after 8-mile Chase Brighton Mich. A a state senator was ticketed for reckless driving wednesday after leading officer on an eight mile Chase on interstate 96 at speeds of More than 90 Mph state police said. Sen. John Kelly s car Cut off a detective in an unmarked stale police car. Forcing him to Brake sharply said sgt. Gary Jacobson Kelly would t Pul Over when the detective showed him his badge through Liis car s window the sergeant said. Kelly a Detroit Democrat. Offered a different account during a Telephone interview he inc detective comes flying up on my bumper beeping his Horn weaving Back and Forth Kelly said. I said i Don t know who this Guy is and then he holds up a badge he got from a Cracker Jack Box or somewhere i said look i m not pulling Over for you i m going to Lansing " the senator was clocked driving More than 90 Mph and Lail gated another car before being pulled Over by a Livingston county sheriffs vehicle summoned by state police Jacobson said. Kelly was Given a ticket and released after he was mopped about 4 . Near Fowle Vilu in Livingston county the sergeant said. Kelly said the Ditc clime who chased him failed to use flashers was t tarrying a pad to Issue tickets and was wearing civilian clothing. Jacobson said he did t know whether the detective had used flashers