European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 1990 the stars and stripes a a a. Page 7official says Fla. Murders hard to solve Gainesville Fla. Apr the Case of five slain College students remains a a massive whodunit that May not be solved anytime soon the areas chief state prosecutor says. About 150 members of a joint task Force Are still at work trying to learn who was responsible for the late August killings in which one victim was decapitated state attorney Len Register told the Gainesville Sun for an article published wednesday. A it might take a lot longer than we hoped to solve the Case Register said. He said the Case is still wide open and the suspect list remains fluid. A occasionally Well pick up some suspects and we be been Able to eliminate other suspects. Register said without naming any either Way. A a fair inference is that this is still a massive whodunit. This is not to say that we re not making Progress a he said. The task Force is following up about 5,000 tips logged in since the murders he said. Register revealed few details. Task Force members say they done to want to release information that might be needed for a successful prosecution. Register also refused to talk in detail about Laboratory tests. He said 700 items from crime scenes and searches Are being Analysed by the Florida department of Law enforcement. Sources told the Sun last week that lab tests failed to place suspect Edward Lewis Humphrey at the three crime scenes and pointed to someone else. Humphrey jailed in lieu of $1 million bail on charges of beating his grandmother goes on trial monday in Melbourne. Register said investigators have not ruled out the possibility that More than one person committed the crimes but he seemed to put no emphasis on that theory. A i think it would be irresponsible if we close out any scenario a he said. Increased police patrols will continue and Gainesville residents should maintain safety measures he said. A College is a Carefree time in your life and under these circumstances that makes it a dangerous situation a Register said. The bodies of the five College students were found in their off Campus apartments aug. 26-28. First haircut Barbers have to be patient and do a bit of coaxing when a Brand new customer shows up a like 1-year-old like Gregory Hein who is about to have his locks trimmed for the grit time at Paul hav Cyl a shop in Nashua . Harvcy tries to assure Gregory that hell look like a new Man after the first  gallery director testifies photos sometimes disgusting Cincinnati apr an Art gallery director on trial for displaying Robert Mapplethorpe a work says the graphic photographs at the Center of the obscenity Case Are a Tough brutal sometimes disgusting a but still worthwhile Art. The nations first obscenity trial of an Art gallery and its director was expected to go to the jury Friday after rebuttal testimony from the prosecution and closing arguments. Dennis Barrie director of the contemporary arts Center scoffed wednesday at a prosecutors suggestion that he and the gallery showed an exhibit of Mapplethorpe a photographs As a publicity stunt. A this has been a Strain on All of us a Strain on me personally and a Strain on my family a Barrie testified. A but we were very committed to the principle at stake  Barrie and the gallery were charged april 7 with pandering obscenity and using children in nudity related material both misdemeanours. The trial is focused on seven of the 175 photographs in the exhibit titled a Robert Mapplethorpe the perfect  Barrie said some of the acts depicted in the show Are part of the photographic Challenge that Mapplethorpe accepted in trying to create a work of Art. Mapplethorpe who was known for pursuing homosexual themes died of aids in March 1989. He was 42. The exhibit set an attendance record a 81,000 for an Art exhibit in Cincinnati during its seven week run at the gallery ending in May. The show closes this week in Boston where 103,000 tickets have been  car sales lowest since 1983 Detroit a sales of North american made cars and trucks dropped 3.7 percent in late september capping the worst Model year since 1983, when the Industry was struggling Back from the dark Days of the Early �?T80s, automakers reported wednesday. The Honda Accord was the Best Selling car of the 1990 Model year easily Topping the no. 2 Ford Taurus. The 10 major Domestic automakers reported Selling an average of 44,443 cars and trucks during the sept. 21-30 period this year compared with an average of 46,158 during the same time last year. Domestic car sales were nearly even and truck sales dropped 10.4 percent. Car sales by general motors corp., Ford motor co. And Chrysler corp. Fell 5.1 percent during the period while sales of cars made in japanese plants in North America Rose 40.4 percent. The big three held 84.3 percent of the Domestic car Market during the period. Automakers say they Haven to seen any effect on sales from rising Gas prices. For the first nine months of this year with imported cars and trucks counted in automakers said their sales dropped 5.9 percent compared with the same 1989 period. Car sales were Down 6 percent and truck sales off 5.7 percent. Sales in the 1990 Model year wound up 7.9 percent behind the 1989 Model year. When heavy trucks Are counted in later about 14.2 million cars and trucks will have been sold during the 12 months ending with september. About 11.7 million 1983 Model year vehicles were sold just after the country emerged from a recession and before the sales Boom of the Middle and late �?T80s. Honda can be especially pleased with sales of its Accord. It easily captured the Honor of being the most popular car in the 1990 Model year with sales of 418,177. That was 32 percent More than the Ford Taurus with 316,906. Included in the Taurus figure is a sizable number of sales to Fleet customers such As rental car and taxi companies. Honda does Little Fleet business making the difference in retail sales larger. The Best Selling vehicle Overall though was the Ford of series full size pickup truck at 538,040 for the Model year. The Chevrolet cd series of full size pickups was second at 486,104.last Eldress of Shaker religion Dies at 93 Canterbury . A Bertha Lindsay the last Eldress of the shakers a celibate religious sect that promoted communal living and pacifism for More than 200 years has died. She was 93. Lindsay who died wednesday was one of a dwindling number of followers of the religion that once boasted 6,000 members in 24 communities. One woman in her 90s remains in Canterbury once Home to 400 Shaker residents. Fewer than 10 live in Maine. Able to add to their ranks Only by taking in orphans or converts Shaker spiritual leaders decided to halt new membership in 1965, but Lindsay often said that the movements beliefs would not die with the last shakers. A a Mother Ann Lee who brought the religion to the United states from England in 1774, prophesied that ultimately shakers a would diminish to As Many As a child could count on one hand and then there would be a revival of the spirit a Lindsay once said. The religion originated in England in the 1770s As the shaking quakers and grew under Leeds leadership. She moved to new York in 1774 with eight followers. The Community in Canterbury was founded in the 1780s. The shakers formally the United society of believers in Christ a second appearing gained their nickname from trembling brought on by religious Fervour. They advocated living apart from society in communal villages. Everyone was considered equal and Shaker government offered women leadership roles Little known in the 19th and Early 20th centuries. Two eld resses and two elders formed the ministry that made decisions for the society. Lindsay noted recently that the number of visitors to Shaker Village was growing every year. The Village offers exhibits of the efficient Homespun handicrafts and furniture that made shakers famous including creations such As the Flat Broom clothespins and Lavderback chairs. Lindsay came to Canterbury in 1905 As an orphan. Orphans taken in by the shakers had to decide at age 21 whether to take a vow of celibacy and remain in the Community or leave. A i could give As much Here As i could anywhere else in the world and could have More friends both men and women. If i had gone into the world and married i  have had that. It has been a Busy Active life and a wonderful experience a she once said