European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes Friday August 16, 1991 task Force to investigate of confessed killer Tammy Giles Routh leaves a funeral Home in Gulfport miss following a memorial service on tuesday for her slain 10-Ycar-old daughter. By the los Angeles times Atlanta a investigators across the nation wednesday began combing through unsolved murder cases seeking to determine whether a confessed murderer from Texas is telling the truth about killing More than 60 people while roaming the country during a 10-year period. Donald Leroy Evans 34, of Galveston Texas made the claims after he confessed to recently kidnapping a 10-year-old girl from a Gulfport miss., Beach Ana then murdering her authorities said. To verify that confession Evans confessed to dozens of other murders in other states officials said including California Florida Texas Alabama Illinois Kentucky Michigan the Carolinas and maybe Georgia. Evans said the killings began in 1977, after he left the Marine corps officials reported. A a we re in the process of organizing a task Force to follow up on leads from other states a said Jenny Smith Media coordinator for the assistant . Attorneys office. As the task Force takes shape Law enforcement officials in several states said in Telephone interviews that they were comparing the facts of cases with what Evans has told investigators in Mississippi. Kati Corsaut information officer for the California department of Justice confirmed that Quot we Are involved in the investigation. Officials in Alabama Oregon and Illinois also confirmed their involvement. Three killings and their locations have been specified. They Are the Gulfport girl Beatrice. Louise Routh whose body was found sunday and two women who were killed in Florida in 1985. In fort Lauderdale police department spokesman Ott Cefkin cited the murder of a prostitute saying there were Quot unusual aspects forensically a to the want to die. Crime adding that investigators Are seeking a a detailed statement through the of big from Evans. Sgt. Bill Tillard Public information officer for the Daytona Beach fla., police department said investigators Are focusing on the Case of a Pennsylvania woman. In Light of Evans claim Tillard said his department is anxious Quot to see what he has to  Larry Wheeler assistant Deputy director for investigations at the Georgia Bureau of investigation said Evans claims he committed a murder that Quot involves a  Wheeler said the confession a Iran our Antenna up a but he added that he does not know the a pecking order of states that want information Fri officials were circumspect on that matter saying in a statement a this investigation is in its Early stages and will be strictly controlled and organized in the dissemination of information provided by Evans. No final conclusions have been reached at this  the Routh girl was kidnapped aug. 1. Evans reportedly met the girl and her Mother Tammy Giles Routh who is homeless on a Gulfport Beach. The Mother said she allowed her daughter to leave with Evans Quot because he seemed like a Nice  Evans has admitted raping and strangling the girl with a rope in Covington la., then dumping her body in Mississippi. When he was arrested aug. 5 in Louisiana Evans was driving a stolen car. If he is telling the truth Evans could Lay claim to killing More people than any other serial killer in . History. Evans has asked for the death penalty according to his court appointed attorney Fred Lusk. Lusk said that Evans Quot insists on talking. He a the director. He a doing what he wants to do. He told me a i at. A a a Many beaches closed by pollution study says Washington a High pollution Levels forced authorities in 10 coastal states to close beaches or advise swimmers to stay out of the water on More than 1,400 occasions last year an environmental group reported wednesday. The natural resources defense Council in presenting its report said there should be National standards for closing beaches. It also called for better treatment of sewage and storm water Runoff to keep the oceans clean. Sarah Chasis a senior attorney for the group said practices vary widely in the 10 states surveyed. Each state has different standards and Only new Jersey takes mandatory action if bacteria Levels exceed the limits. A a it a regulatory chaos a she said. A if the Beach is open you can to be sure you re not swimming in polluted  a Diane Cameron an environmental Engineer for the Council said swimmers May suffer headaches fever or diarrhoea a few Days after a Beach out ing. They May not make the connection with polluted water. A Quot people assume it was the hot dog they ate at the Beach or  the report backed proposals in Congress to toughen the clean water act to require better control of storm water Runoff sewage overflows and other pollution sources. The Survey looked at Beach closing figures for Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts new Jersey new York Rhode Island and selected counties in California and Florida. They found 1,429 closings in 1990 and 1,029 involving More scattered data from 1989. If a Beach stayed closed longer than one Day each Day was counted separately. Some states Issue warning advisories for beaches rather than prohibit swimming at a polluted Beach. Those were also counted As closings. The report found no beaches were closed in Maryland or Rhode Island in either year because of elevated bacteria counts. 3 in 4 cities suffer net loss to support Survey says . Inspection team probing nuclear Plant Power failure by new Day Federal regulators on wednesday began investigating a Power failure that forced a nuclear Power Plant near Oswego ., to shut Down tuesday. However they said it could be several weeks before the probe is completed and the Plant restarted. A seven member inspection team assembled by the nuclear regulatory commission arrived at the nine mile Point 2 facility in Scriba ., tuesday night. The Plant will remain shut until the investigation has been completed and the arc is convinced that the reactor can be safely restarted arc spokesman Joseph Fouchard said. Although the reactor was shut Down without incident and there was no danger to the Public the episode is Only the third site emergency declared in the United states since the 1979 Accident at three mile Island in Pennsylvania. Washington a nearly three of four metropolitan areas in the United states pay More in taxes to support the Pentagon than they get Back through military spending an economic consulting firm said wednesday. Employment research associates of Lansing mich., said 250 of the 335 metropolitan areas designated by the census Bureau a show a net loss in their balance of payments with the  the Independent nonprofit economic consulting firm did a similar study of congressional districts in 1989 and found that most of them also paid More out in taxes than they got Back in military salaries and contracts. Or. James Anderson a Michigan state University economist who did both studies for the firm said base closings and other economic measures being undertaken by the Pentagon should ease the Impact on cities in coming years. The study was based on fiscal year 1990, during which . Military outlays totalled $299 billion. An additional $4.9 billion was spent on military categories of foreign Aid. By calculating the portion of taxes paid in each metropolitan area that was designated for support of the military Anderson found that Pentagon spending provided Large benefits for some Sun Belt locations while imposing burdens on City dwellers in the Northeast and mid gift even in the South and West however taxpayers in some areas done to get a Dol Lar for Dollar return on the share of taxes they pay to support the military. California and Texas which were net gainers from such spending 10 years ago Are now in the loss column Anderson said. The South had 89 net loss areas compared with 36 that showed a net gain. Largest deficit 1 1 the 25 metropolitan areas that had the 1 i largest deficit Between taxes paid and 1 1 military spending received. The Dollar amounts in millions after each City Are the difference Between what the area paid in taxes for military expenditures and what it received in return from Pentagon spending for 1990. Metro atm net Low new York .$8.0 Chicago Quot $7.7 Detroit $4.6 Houston $3.3 Philadelphia $2.6 Atlanta $2.5 los Angeles $2.3 Miami $2.0 an Francisco $1.9 Cleveland $1.9 fort Lauderdale $1.8 Milwaukee $1.7 Newark. $1.7 Minneapolis St. Paul $1.6 Pittsburgh $1.6 Bergen Passaic . $1.5 Middlesex Somerset . $1.5 Charlotte . $1.3 Tampa. $1.3 Portland Ore. $1.2 Rochester  $1.2 Dallas. $1,2 Columbus Ohio $1.2 Nashville Tenn. $1.1 Buffalo i a source employment research associates a amps