European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. August 31, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 7 sorrow and terror As police in Gainesville fla., intensified a manhunt on wednesday for what they believe is a serial killer fear continued to stalk the University town where five students have been found brutally murdered in the past four Days. A group of students above attends an emotional prayer service while Pam Bingham left of Petersburg va., buys two nightsticks at a local gun shop. David Lipcon a 23-year-old Law student said he was considering everything from a $730 Sig sauce 9mm semiautomatic to a can of mate for $16.99. As fear stalked area campuses student Art Sand Cen described the scene by saying a a we re living hour by hour and until an arrest is made the anxiety the murders have shocked the town of stately live Oak Trees Hung with Spanish Moss and victorian houses which create its sleepy old South atmosphere. Three fourths of the Niver Sitye a 34,000 students live in Gainesville and the terror has caused Many to go Home giving up studies for the fall semester. Others have left until at least labor Day. Class attendance was reported to be 75 to 80 percent of Normal. Gainesville police chief Wayland Clifton describing the murder As a shrewd and methodical a said a my gut instinct is that we re dealing with one suspect a male. That same instinct tells me he a probably still in the Gainesville ure Scult Leader convicted of killing family Painesville Ohio apr a religious cult Leader was convicted wednesday of killing five members of a family and burying them on a farm where his group lived. Jeffrey Lundgren showed no emotion when the verdict was re a. By judge Martin Park. He could a sentenced to death. A sentencing Date was not Andun cd. Lundgren 40, was charged with five counts each of aggravated murder and kidnapping in the deaths last year of Dennis Avery his wife and three Young daughters whose bodies were found buried on the Lund Grens rented farm in nearby Kin land 30 Miles East Oft lev Eland. Earlier wednesday Lund Gretty a wife Alice was sentenced to five consecutive life prison terms. She was convicted on aug. 1 of five counts of conspiracy and complicity to commit aggravated murder and five e counts of kidnapping. Augur shift to Sun Belt by the Washington Post Washington a preliminary census figures released wednesday indicate that new York Illinois and Pennsylvania together Wilt lose seven congressional seats in the next re apportionment. The figures underscore a dramatic shift in the nation s population from the industrialized Northeast and Midwest to the Sun Belt states of the South and Westi the census Bureau also reported that new York City lost nearly 40,000 residents Over the past decade and that the count of City residents was far below the bureaus population estimates. / those figures were immediately challenged by new York mayor David n. Dinkins who reasserted his earlier claim that the 1990 census failed to include substantial numbers of renewed his Call for a statistical adjustment to the census totals to compensate for the under count. Other big cities have joined new York in a lawsuit to Force the Commerce department which oversees the census Bureau to adjust the final figures. The numbers issued wednesday Are preliminary results of the decennial census conducted this Spring and summer. The numbers arc subject to change As final numbers arc tallied and local governments Challenge \ the findings. But combined with other state population totals released recently these figures confirm that a continuing population shift will Lead to a significant shift in political Power. The newest numbers indicate that new York will lose three congressional seats before the 1992 elections making it the nations biggest loser in reap por lion mint. Illinois and Pennsylvania Are Likely to lose two seats each. Re apportionment will affect 21 states and 38 congressional districts with 19 seats being lost from some states and shifted to others according to an analysis by Kimball Brace president of election data services a political consulting firm. Big winners will be California which is Likely to gain seven seals Florida which is Likely to gain four and Texas which stands to gain three scats. Brace said his analysis unlike others issued Over recent years showed Oklahoma and Tennessee in danger of losing a scat and Maryland a Long shot for winning a new Seal. He also reported that the census numbers fell 1.65 percent below estimates issued by the Bureau in february. But he said the Bureau also had indicated that Between 3.5 and 4 million people who were counted late will be added and that the final numbers May match the estimates. Some local government and stale officials however used the shortfall in the preliminary numbers to Shore up their charges of an under count. Census officials would not comment on any of their figures emphasizing they Are preliminary numbers that will change with the input of local governments. Army rests its Case against no charged with killing panamanian port Bragg . Apr army prosecutors on wednesday rested their Case in the court martial of master sgt. Roberto Bryan 42, charged with unpremeditated murder. If convicted Bryan could face life in prison. T the army alleges that Bryan a 19-year Veteran member of the 82nd air but Quot z Piv shot an unarmed panamanian without provocation on dec. 23, 1989 a three Days after the United states invaded the country to oust panamanian Leader Manuel Noriega. A Bryan led troops who stopped five panamanians at a Roadblock. The panamanians were being searched when a grenade exploded wounding 10 american soldiers. The Soi hers ripened fire killing four of the panamanians the fifth Man a Avon ured and lying on the ground when Bryan shot and killed him. Testimony in the Case has entered on whether Bryan had Good reason to do so. Staff sgt. James Miller a medic testified wednesday that he was caring for an injured . Soldier in the area and saw the surviving panamanian making a motion. Miller said there were several grenades lying in the area. A i perceived it As a threat Quot Miller said. The medic was unarmed at the time and testified that he yelled that the Man was alive. Miller said Bryan Quot identified what i was pointing at raised ins weapon and fired. Just perfect infantry skills. Just several soldiers have testified that Bryan did t get along with it. Brandon Thomas the army s chief witness who helped bring charges against Bryan. Thomas testified tuesday that he was stationed elsewhere when the gun Battle or. Be out and drove to the area in tune to see Bryan shoot the injured panamanian. He said he approached Bryan grabbed his m-16-Rifle and said Quot what the hell Are you doing he was almost dead anyway. You did no to have to empty a Magazine into Bryan stepped Back with a startled look on his face and said a the injured my people Quot Thomas testified. An eight member military panel is hearing the Case in a Liny base courtroom. Two soldiers have lest fed that a civilian told them a Day be Ore the shooting that his yellow Kaihatsu Lour wheel drive vehicle had been stolen. I he five panamanians were driving such a car and the soldiers said they believed the men to be non uniformed members of the panamanian defense Force. The military has never identified the panamanian whom Bryan killed
