European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Kesra amp my vol. 50, no. 308 350 monday february 17, 1992 Carolyn Smith sister of murder victim Eddie Smith wipes tears from her eyes As the verdict is read saturday. D 8693 a Dahmer is sane jury says by the new York times Milwaukee a Jeffrey l. Dahmer the serial killer who claimed that sickness drove him to murder and dismember 15 men and boys was found to be sane by a jury saturday. After two weeks of testimony the jury rejected arguments by Dahmer a defense lawyer Gerald Boyle that he could not control himself. The verdicts returned late saturday afternoon in Milwaukee county circuit court mean that Dahmer could be Given 15 consecutive life terms in prison during sentencing scheduled for today. Dahmer who has confessed to All 15 killings in his indictment and to two others As Well had pleaded guilty but insane. Had the jury found him insane he would have been sentenced to a mental institution from which he could have petitioned for release every six months. The jurors were instructed to base their ruling on two questions did Dahmer suffer from mental illness and if so did he have a the capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct or a the ability to conform to Law two of the 12 jurors said Dahmer was in fact insane. However to reach a finding of insanity under state Law Only 10 jurors were required. As the verdicts were read Dahmer leaned Back in a swivel chair motionless. Relatives of some of the Vic see Dahmer on Page 2hezbollah Leader reported killed in raid Sidon Lebanon apr the Leader of the pro iranian Hezbollah his wife and son were killed in an israeli air raid on South Lebanon on sunday Security sources said. At least four other people were killed and 21 wounded in the attacks. The raids were in apparent retaliation for an attack a Day earlier on an army Camp inside Israel that left three soldiers dead and one wounded. Hezbollah had earlier acknowledged that Sheik Abbas Musawir a motorcade was hit in one of the raids but had said Musawir a Fate was not known. Police said israeli fighter bombers and attack Heli copters took part in the attacks in South Lebanon. They said two helicopters fired several rockets while the Convoy was moving on the Road Between the villages of Jib Sheet and Shar Qiya 13 Miles Southeast of Tyre. Three vehicles were destroyed and 10 of the wounded were evacuated to nearby hospitals by Hezbollah gunmen. Earlier sunday israeli aircraft attacked two palestinian refugee Camps. Lebanese police said at least four people including three children were killed at the Ein Al Hilweh Camp. Ten people were wounded at the Camp said police who spoke on condition of anonymity the Brief statement did not give a reason for the attacks on the Ein Al Hilch and Ras Hidiyeh Camps but did say a the targets belonged to Fatah the mainstream faction of the Palestine liberation organization was accused by israeli defense minister Moshe Arens of mounting the attack on the israeli army Camp which is 23 Miles Southeast of the coastal City of Haifa. The attackers in Israel were palestinians or israeli arabs who struck As the victims slept in a base near the occupied West Bank army officials said. It was the first time in the four year palestinian uprising that local arabs hit a base in Israel. The assailants escaped. Military plans to replace lubricant involved in fatal helicopter crashes by the Baltimore Sun Washington the . Military services have decided to replace a synthetic lubricant involved in a series of uh-1n helicopter crashes that have killed 11 service members even though investigators say that they Are virtually certain the grease did not cause the accidents. Although aviation officials in the air Force and Marine corps said that they see no urgency in replacing the synthetic lubricant called syn tech grease some conceded that they eventually want to eliminate recurring doubts about its Quality. A a everybody a comfortable with the grease right now but with any product there a room for improvement a a Marine officer close to the Accident investigations said last week. The switch is not expected to begin until 1996 at the earliest when development of a new More versatile grease is scheduled to be completed by the army the largest user of military helicopters said maj. George Rhynedance an army spokesman. The Baltimore Sun reported in late december that questions about the Quality of syn tech grease had been raised after the first of four fatal air Force and Marine uh-1n helicopter accidents occurred in july 1990. These incidents As Well As two emergency landings by air Force helicopters last year Haa been linked to a suspicious mechanical problem involving the main drive Shaft of the twin engine uh-1n, a variant of the army a single engine helicopter made by Bell helicopter text Ron inc. Of fort Worth Texas. According to interviews and documents obtained by the Baltimore Sun the services never established specifications for the grease and until the fatal accidents relied mainly on contractor assurances that the grease was sufficient to meet the rigorous demands of military flying. During a review of the grease last year the lubricants Center at Robins fab ga., a indicated a decision had been made not to establish a military specific see lubricant on Page 2
