European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 d the stars and stripes . Thursday february 4,1993 Mother of 2 slain girls. Coping Well relative says Orlando Fla. A the wounded Mother of two Young girls shot to death after the family s abduction from a shopping Center is bearing up Well under her loss relatives said tuesday. She asked about her daughters. She knows. She handled it Well said Elsie Thomas the Mother of Church Leader Dorothy Reid Lewis 35. Lewis was raped shot twice in the head and left for dead along with her children saturday night. Three teen agers have been charged in the Case in the Small Central Florida town of Eustis. Authorities said the murder weapon had been stolen from one suspect s Grandfather. Lewis daughters Jamilya 7, and Jasmine 3 were killed by gunshots after the Mother was raped in Woods by two teen agers police said. Dazed and bleed ing Lewis managed to walk away and get help. Lewis was hospitalized in stable condition tuesday. She was expected to recover fully from gunshot wounds to the forehead Mouth and leg. Florida rape victims usually Aren t identified publicly but Lewis Mother said her daughter should t re main Anonymous. It used to be that using a name when there was a rape was a negative thing but i Don t think that s the Case now under these circumstances Thomas said. I want what s Best for  police reports said Richard Rick Rick Hunyard 18, took a ,22-caliber pistol from under his Grandfather s Pillow two Days before the shootings. Henyard and 14-year-old Alphonso Junior Small each were charged with two murder counts two child kidnapping counts false imprisonment sexual Battery and Auto theft. Henyard also was charged with attempted murder and use of a firearm during a felony.  youth Manuel Yon 16, has been charged As an accessory. Henyard s Grandfather Luther Reed 73, acknowledged the youth stole the  feel for them Reed said of the victims. I Don t feel for  in Eustis which Calls itself the City of Bright to morrows the crime s senselessness Nad people on Edge. A Motorist driving past Small s House monday gestured at his Mother As it he were gunning her Down. A police officer escorts Richard Hunyard who is charge with killing two girls and shooting their Mother. A a a Jamilya Lewis 7, and her sister Jasmine 3, were found shot to death after their Mother was raped. Joint chiefs keeping sights fixed of Gay beating Case Powell says Washington a Gen. Colin l. Powell the nation s top military officer said wednesday that the chiefs of the armed services Are closely monitoring the civilian investigation of three marines charged with beating a North Carolina Man at a Gay bar. In response to questions about Powell s View his spokesman col. William Smullen said the general deplores any act of violence or intolerance against any group or  he said the military will weigh separate action against the three marines after the civilian investigation is completed. Attention has focused on Powell s View because the incident in Wilmington n.c., comes at the same time As president Clinton s push to end the ban on homosexuals in the armed forces. Crae Pridgen claims he was attacked in protest of Clin ton s policy on Gays in the military. He said the three marines shouted Clinton s going to pay you faggots Are going to die during the fight at a bar saturday. Pridgen who says he is Gay lost a tooth and suffered a Black Eye a swollen lip and a Cut ear. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the chief military adviser to the president is strongly opposed to lifting the ban on homosexuals in the military. Sen. John Glenn a retired Marine colonel and Mem Ber of the armed services committee said tuesday that the nation s military leadership should speak out against violence against Gays. Regardless of the service chiefs positions on lifting the ban it is incumbent upon them to Send a Strong signal thai no acts of violence or hate against homosexuals will be tolerated the Ohio Democrat said. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services committee said wednesday i Don t want to judge that individual Case but i think every military commander needs to Issue very firm orders to their units that they will not tolerate any of this kind of  Smullen said Powell and the military chiefs will be closely monitoring the results of the civilian investigation and prosecution by Wilmington  following the civilian investigation and possible criminal action Marine corps officials will determine whether any further action should be taken by military authorities Smullen said. Three Lance corporals from Camp Lejeune n.c., were arrested after the attack in the bar which is frequented by homosexuals. Colin c. Hunt 20 Patric g. Tardone 23 and Walter g. Watkins 26, were charged with assault and released on $400 bail each. I was beaten by people who were supposed to be protecting my rights and freedoms Pridgen 28, of Wilmington said tuesday. I know that i am not the Only victim. It will continue until the government does something to protect Gay  and members of the human rights Campaign fund a Gay rights group began a round of Capi Tol Hill meetings tuesday. Pridgen said he also would ask the White House for a meeting with Clinton and would remain in Washington As Long As it takes to get the message  during an appearance on Abc to s today show earlier tuesday Pridgen said he Hopes Clinton will establish a task Force on Gay bashing. Members of the human rights Campaign fund be Lieve politicians opposed to allowing homosexuals in the military should tone Down their rhetoric to avoid More violence. When people say they Don t want to Shower with us that they Don t want to eat with us that makes us subhuman said Tim Mcfeeley executive director of the fund. By their actions and their failure to vigorously oppose discrimination and bigotry. Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Colin Powell and senators Bob Dole and Dan Coats give encouragement and support to those whose hatred leads to Gay bashing Mcfeeley said. Object in Southeastern sky triggers surge of phone Calls from wire reports Atlanta callers jammed switchboards at Cape canaveral Fla., and experts were scratching their Heads after a fiery object lit up the night  the Southeast on tuesday. People in Georgia Alabama North Carolina an Tennessee reported seeing an object  the sky about 10 . Some said it hit the ground and exploded. Nasa launched a navigation satellite at that time but the boosters Fel Finto the Atlantic Ocean As planned said Gary Peltier a spokesman at Cape canaveral. He said lie received hundreds of Calls. Whatever happened did coincide with our launch he said. Abut As far As we can Tell it was All . Mark drown a spokesman for the North american aerospace defense come in Colorado Springs colo., ruled out any manmade object. It was the second mysterious sighting this week. Wisconsin Farmer said he saw an unidentified flying object sunday night about so Miles Northwest of Milwaukee. Deputies called the object an unusually Bright Light. Forces below 1.78 million Washington the number of uniformed people in the . Armed forces fell last year below 1.78 million As the military continued its Post cold War transition. The Pentagon announced tuesday that 1,775,381 men and women of the army Navy air Force Anco Marine corps were in uniform at the end of 1992. That is an 8.7 percent decline from the year end 1991 total Ana it was 13.2 percent lower than at the end of 1990. Hunt for Ivan still on Washington rep. James Traficant who has Long argued that John Demjan Juk was wrongly convicted of being nazi War criminal Ivan the terrible Laid tuesday that he will try to prove the claim of mistaken identity by capturing another Man. The Ohio Democrat repeated his Contention that Ivan the terrible is a Man named Marchenko. Traficant said the Man is in his 80s and living in Eastern Europe but he offered no proof or details about the source of his information. Israeli courts already have considered evidence about Marchenko and rejected defense claims that Marchenko and Demjan Juk were different people. We in our investigation Are going to physically grab Marchenko and bring him to America Traficant said. He would not say which Eastern european country he thinks might be harbouring Marchenko but said private investigators identified a Broad area where he might be. Mystery bugs Given ids Newark Del. Got strange looking bugs crawling around the Homestead catch pm freeze pm overnight then ship pm off to the University of Delaware where Dewey Caron will identify them and let you know whether they re Friend or foe to your property. The University has been identifying insects for about 10 years. Caron a professor of entomology has been handling the mail a Bug duty for two years. What comes to me Are the unique and the very unusual things Caron said. Caron said he s Learned to open the Mai carefully. They be sent them live to me Black widow spiders. You open something up and it flies out and it s Lovely chasing Down ants he said. The address for the mail a Bug program is the department of entomology University of Delaware Newark Del. 19717-1303. Gunman 14, changes mind Wichita Kan. A 14-year-old boy armed with a Shotgun invaded a Wichita Middle school shortly after noon tuesday but surrender about an hour later without firing a shot. Police said the youngster was dressed inc my ullage clothing and was wearing a mask and Shell Belt. He confronted a student on his Way into the Allison Middle school and remained in the school s main office while authorities evacuated the building room by room