European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes go convicted of murder in Panama fort Ord Calif. Apr an army private was convicted of unpremeditated murder of a civilian during the invasion of Panama. Investigators said she was shot during a gunfight staged to conceal the loss of a military pistol. Pfc. Mark Mcmonagle 20, of Philadelphia faced up to life in prison and a dishonourable discharge at sentencing wednesday by the military panel that convicted him after an hours deliberation tuesday. Sgt. Paul Finsel jr., 25, of Arkoma okla., was also charged with murder in the Jan. 25 shooting. His court martial begins Friday. Mcmonagle of the 7th Light inf div from fort Ord admitted to an investigator that he went to a Panama City bar and Brothel with Finsel who lost his handgun when the two went into a Back room to evade military police. Finsel convinced him that they should fake a fire fight and say the gun was lost in the Melee Mcmonagle told the investigator. The two fired their rifles in the air and soldiers nearby heard the shots and took up the fake firefight. Leila Diaz de Panay 50, was shot in the Abdomen while taking a Bath in the courtyard of her Home. Mcmonagle said he had seen a Shadow and fired six times. A what they did was a terrible terrible thing. Its a hard thing to Swallow a the prosecutor capt. Robin Johnson said in her closing argument. Defense attorney capt. Norman Allen argued that Finsel was a belligerent frantic agitated and in trouble and that Mcmonagle simply followed his Lead. Former a amp a head pleads innocent Dallas apr former Vernon savings amp loan owner Don Dixon accused of illegally trying to raise Money for former House speaker Jim Wright and others pleaded innocent wednesday to 38 Federal charges in the collapse of his Thrift three years ago. . District judge Joe fish set a trial Date of aug. 20. Dixon remained free on personal recognizance. A Federal grand jury in Dallas indicted Dixon on june 13 in the $1.3 billion collapse of Vernon Dixon savings and loan in 1987. Feder Al regulators at the time called Vernon a prime example of the abuses in the savings and loan Industry. Dixon has staunchly maintained his innocence. The indictment alleges that Dixon used Thrift Money for contributions to political candidates including Wright and misused Thrift Money. It also charges him with Aid to racketeering for allegedly transporting prostitutes to his California Home. Five other Vernon officials have pleaded guilty to various crimes and one former president Patrick g. King was sentenced last year to five years in prison. Former chairman Woody f. Lemons was sentenced in april to 30 years in prison. Hubble Telescope data relay systems 1. Hubble space Telescope est cric c c be re a co -�?T-3395.50 -3 --0 / c3&Quot is. A Quot a cc"0. 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A in assessing the Hubble space telescopes optical performance the Orbital verification team conducted a series of focus tests a Nasa said. A the anticipated image Quality was not achieved a it said. A computer models of the images indicate the source of this lesser Quality image May be what is called spherical aberration. A spherical aberration occurs when All the lights in a Mirror do not focus precisely at the same Point. A Unasa managers Are assessing the cause and determining what the scientific implications Are a the Agency  holds its own but Consumers curtail spending Washington apr the govern mentus main economic forecasting gauge Rose 0.8 percent in May another indication the Economy will skirt a recession this year the government reported wednesday. The Commerce department said its Index of leading economic indicators had slipped a revised 0.1 percent in april after a 1.0 percent gain in March. But even though the Index fell in april the revision was a slight improvement Over the 0.2 percent decline originally reported last month. The Index is designed to forecast eco nomic activity six months to nine months in Advance. If the Economy continues to grow through november it will reach its eighth year of expansion. It already is the longest expansion in peacetime history. But wednesdays report also contained an ominous note a the largest negative contributor among the 11 Forward looking indicators was an Index measuring consumer Confidence. It was further evidence that americans Are becoming More cautious in their spending which accounts for two thirds of the nations economic activity and which has helped fuel economic growth for 7vi years. But As consumer spending appears to pause analysts Point to business investment and overseas demand for . Goods As a major stimulus for continued although weak growth. The leading indicators were released As White House and congressional leaders were preparing to resume negotiations on a plan to reduce the fiscal 1991 deficit a a reduction that would require continued economic growth. A recession would make that task much More difficult since it would mean a loss of jobs and incomes diminished corporate profits and a drop in tax revenues. Seven of the components of wednesdays report were positive in May a longer average workweek an increase in the Price of raw materials a larger amount of orders for consumer goods higher Stock prices a decrease in the weekly unemployment claims slower business delivery times and an increase in orders for new plants and equipment