European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. December 30. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 group claims it sent fatal mail bombs Atlanta a an unknown group has claimed responsibility for mail bombs that killed a Federal judge and a civil rights lawyer and has threatened future assassinations anytime a Black Man rapes a White  authorities said thursday. The claim was made in a letter received wednesday by Waga to in at Lanta from a group calling itself Ameri cans for a competent Federal judicial system said a spokesman for the postal inspection service in Atlanta. The letter was postmarked dec. 21 in Atlanta. An a act official said his Organiza Tion received a similar letter on dec. 22. In its 6 . News broadcast Waga to released excerpts of the letter from the group which claimed it assassinated judge Robert s. Vance and attorney Robert Robinson in reprisal for atrocities committed on Julie love a Whit woman who was robbed raped and Mur dared in Atlanta in 1988."two More prominent members of the a act shall be assassinated using More sophisticated Means As part of the same reprisal the letter said. William l. Hinshaw. Special agent in charge of the Fri investigation in Atlanta said none of the agencies investigating the mail bombings was familiar with the group. He said the letter made a threat against the television station if it did not air portions of the letter. In cause the letter indicated that additional attacks might be forthcoming if the to station did not comply with the stated demand to read a portion of the letter we encouraged Dacia to Broad cast that portion of the letter and distribute this information to other news Organ  Hinshaw said. Authorities have been investigating a series of mail bombs that killed Vance an Lith . Circuit court of appeals judge at his Home near Birmingham. Ala., on dec. 16 and Robinson a Savan nah. A. Lawyer two Days later. Anytime a Black Man rapes a White woman in Alabama Florida or Georgia in the future. Americans for a competent Federal judicial system shall assassinate one Federal judge one attorney and on officer of Fth  the letter said. The group criticized the i Ith c Ircul on which Vance served for what it called reluctance to stress the importance of Blacks to demonstrate civil  this failure created a cd initiate that has spawned an alarming number of Sav age acts of violence by Black men against White  the letter said. It cited the slaying of love. 27. Who Dis appeared in july 1988. Her remains were found a Little Over a year later near an inner City neighbourhood. Two Black men have been charged in the slaying. Nevada 4 other states Lead . Population gains Washington a the populations of five states grew at rates faster than 10 percent in the last half of the 1980s, the census Bureau said thursday. The report is causing revised estimates for congressional reapportionment. The census figures showed Nevada with the biggest population gain at 18 percent from 1985 to the Middle of 1989. Arizona had the second highest growth Rale at 12 percent followed by Florida and new Hamp Shire at 11 percent and California at 10 percent. Seven states Iowa. North Dakota Montana West Virginia Wyoming Louisiana and Oklahoma lost  population figures determine How Many House scats each state will have. The next  will be based on the final 1990 census figures. The report issued thursday represents one last Check Point before the final official count and forecasting groups thursday issued revised  predictions based on the  non profit population reference Bureau said if the trends in thursday s report hold True through the final 1990 figures. I j states arc Likely to lose one or More seats in Congress while seven will gain. It said new York will lose three seats Pennsylvania two Ohio two Michigan two Illinois two. New Jersey one Massachusetts one Iowa one. Kansas one. West Vir Ginia one and Montana  will gain seven scats Texas will gain three. Florida three Virginia one North Carolina one. Georgia one and Arizona one the group said. However the census Bureau figures on which the projections arc based do not include members of the military and dependents living overseas. The government has announced they will be counted in the reapportionment. Son s funeral rum and Barnard is escorted from he funeral of his son staff or. I Arry h. Barnard by family Friend Trudy  in Halls Lead pa., thursday. The 29 car did As killed in i he i a. Invasion of  of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec. 30, 1949 new York gov. Thomas e. Dewcy said he had Given up All Hope of becoming president and that under no circumstances would he be come a candidate. 30 years ago foday. Dec. 30, 1959 Britain announced it would never resume nuclear weapons testing As Long As there was a Chance for a world ban on it. 20 years ago today. Dec. 30, 1969 leftist demonstrators tossed a Small bomb and a Rock at vice president Spiro Agnew s limousine outside the . Embassy in the Philippines. There were no injuries. 10 years ago foday. Dec. 30, 1979 unable to obtain the necessary nine votes from the . Security Council for immediate economic sanctions against Iran the United slates began work on the proposal that would require . Secretary general Kurt Waldheim to go to Iran to seek the release of the american hostages. Governor declares Fla. Disaster area tallahassef., Fla. A gov. Bob Martinez declared his slate a disaster area thursday because of the record setting Christmas freeze. After touring Frecza damaged vegetable farms in Southern Florida Martinez signed an executive order declaring the disaster and sent a letter to . Secre tary of agriculture Clayton Mueller asking for approval of Federal Loans. There is no estimate of the Cost of the freeze. Stale agriculture officials will As sess each county s losses during the next two or three weeks. A similar 1985 freeze Cost the Citrus Industry about $255 million. Elsewhere across the South the major cold related problems remaining were water Mains and pipes burst by the free ing temperatures. In new Orleans that was especially noticeable at the federally funded City run housing projects that Are Home to 50.000 tenants and have 40-year-old pipes. More than 440 people called the emergency maintenance service at the housing authority of new Orleans Dur ing the Holiday weekend. Since dec. 15. 102 deaths have been blamed on the weather Alabama 6 a Kansas. 4 District of Columbia 4 Flor Ida. 3 Georgia 4 Illinois 7 Indiana 6 Kansas. 2 Kentucky i Louisiana. 3 Maryland. 2 Michigan 2 Missouri 2 Mississippi 2 Montana. 2 Nebraska 2 new Jersey 2 new York 5 North Caro Lina. 10 Ohio 3 Oklahoma. 3 Pennsyl Vania 10 South Carolina. 7 Tennessee i Virginia. 2 Wisconsin 2 West Virginia 2 and Wyoming 3. The hard freeze saturday and sunday nights damaged Florida s 700.000-acre Citrus Belt As Well As Winter vegetable crops. The governor s order affects All 67 Florida counties and opens the door to a possible disaster declaration by presi Dent Bush. A declaration would make unemployment assistance i Eccl Grants and other assistance plus Farmers Home administration Loans available to growers. Of Pilot missing in Gulf crash of f-15 Apalachicola Fla. A the Pilot of an air Force f-15 Eagle was missing thursday after his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during a mock dogfight the air Force said. He was not immediately identified. The single scat Jet crashed about 40 Miles Southeast of this Florida Community at 11 42 . Said capt. Gary Perugini Public affairs officer for the 33rd tac fighter Wing. The plane was one of two f-l5s engaged in combat training against two f 16 fighting Falcon jets Perugia said. The other three planes returned to their Home bases he said. The coast guard assumed responsibility for search and Rescue thursday afternoon but there were no reports of either the Pilot or any wreckage. The f-15, manufactured by Mcdon Nell Douglas corp., is powered by twin Jet engines and capable of flying at 2.5 limes the Speed of sound