European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Thursday june 30, 1994 jurors to decide Fate of teen heiress in killing fort Worth Texas of Kristi Koslowf sat tomes say police coerced the scared 17-year-old into falsely confessing that she hired her Boyfriend and another teen Ager to Slaughter her parents for their Money. Her millionaire father a who survived although his Throat was slashed a says his adopted daughter deserves the death penalty. If Koslow now 19, is convicted of capital murder the same jury must decide whether to sentence her to life in prison or death. No woman has been executed in Texas since 1863, when one was hanged for murdering a horse trader. The Case was expected to go to the jury after closing arguments wednesday. Jack Koslow testified that he was awakened Early on March 12, 1992, by the Buzz of his Home burglar alarm and the scream of his Oil heiress wife Caren a they re in the House a two men broke Down the door of the dark bedroom. Jeffrey Dillingham beat the couple unconscious with a Metal pry bar and Brian Salter Cut their throats the 19-Ycar-Olds told authorities. Salter Kristi Koslowf a former Boyfriend accepted a life sentence in Exchange for his testimony. Dillingham was sentenced to death Salter said Kristi Koslow planned the attack gave him a map of the House and the burglar alarm code and promised to share her inheritance. An informants tip led police to the three two weeks after the attack. Until then Kristi Koslow had been the prime suspect. Outside the jury a presence Jack Koslow said his stepdaughter should get the death penalty. A a that a what she gave Caren a he said. The defense called just one witness a lawyer but the judge prevented him from testifying that police denied him Access to h is client Kristi Koslow. The defense also played a recording of Kristi Koslowf a arraignment when she told a judge that she did not know she had been charged with capital murder a because. I did not commit the  prosecution witnesses testified that she wanted her parents Money. Salter said he and Kristi Koslow shopped for the cars they planned to buy with the inheritance a Bow convertible for her and a Toyota land Cruiser for him. Doctored photo a passer by looks at a Wall tuesday on Manhattan supper East Side. Among the posters is a Benetton re touched photo of former president Reagan covered with aids related lesions. The photo appears in the new Issue of the italian clothing company a Magazine colors accompanied by a take obit assailing Reagan a aids policies while he was in office. A spokeswoman for Reagan said the photo is offensive and exploits human suffering. 4 Navy ships headed to Somalia Washington apr four . Navy ships carrying 2,000 marines Are moving to Waters off Somalia because of increased dangers faced by the . Diplomatic staff there a Pentagon spokeswoman said tucs Day a the Security situation has deteriorated somewhat and that concern has Lead to the deployment of the  Guam and the amphibious ready group to the Region a spokeswoman Kathleen Delaski said at a news briefing a we want them to be there in Case they need to be called upon to do any kind of evacuation of . Personnel. That does no to mean we think its going to happen but we feel we ought to be ready for any contingency a she added. T he state department has begun withdrawing Diplo Mats from . Offices in Mogadishu to neighbouring Kenya because of a recent increase in Dan fighting. Delaski said that the move is not an evacuation and that the clashes do not seem to be targeted at the . Embassy compound. She said however that stray rounds have hit the area and that the decision was made to move the military unit into the Region As a precaution. The marines arc trained to evacuate . Citizens and diplomats from contested zones. The amphibious assault ship Guam is accompanied by the tank Landing ship Harlan county the Dock Landing ship Tortuga and the amphibious transport Austin. The unit is in the red sea and is expected to reach its destination near Somalia within a week Delaski  a. Police chief fires officer in King beating from wire reports los Angeles Ltd the police chief fired an officer charged with beating Rodney King despite a recommendation that the officer be reinstated and the fact that he was never convicted of any wrongdoing. Chief Willie Williams formally fired Timothy wind on tuesday wind 34, had been suspended without pay since May 1991, two months after Kings videotaped beating. Previous wire service reports about the Case had said wind was fired not suspended. He was a Rookie when he kicked King a Black Motorist As police tried to arrest him following a High Speed cease. Wind was one of four White officers who were tried for the beating. They were acquitted of nearly All state charges a decision that sparked los Angeles riots in 1992. Wind and another officer Theodore Briseno were later acquitted of Federal charges of violating Kings civil rights. The other two officers Laurence Powell and sgt. Stacey Koon were convicted and removed from the Force. They Are serving 30-month prison terms. Wind 34, also was cleared of liability in Kings civil trial. Last week a police disciplinary Board recommended that Briseno be fired because he used unreasonable Force Williams must decide whether to fire  remarks costly Montgomery Ala a a school Board s insurance company will pay $25,000 to a mixed race student to Settle a suit filed Over a White principals remarks against interracial dating at the High school prom. . District judge Harold Albritton gave final approval to the settlement which was disclosed in general terms last week by the student Revonda Bowen and her attorneys. The amount of the payment was not revealed until the judge entered his order monday. The judge said the $25,000 would be paid by the insurer for the Randolph county Bora of education and not by the principal or other school officials. It will be paid to Bowen when she turns or earlier if used for College. Bowen 17, will be a senior this fall at Randolph county High school in Rural Wedowee. She filed suit in March against the schools principal Hulond Humphries for remarks against mixed race dating at the Spring prom. She also sued the county school Board which reinstated the principal after suspending him for about two weeks. Bowen who has a White father and Black Mother alleged that Humphries said he would cancel the prom if interracial couples planned to attend and humiliated her by saying her parents made a a a mistake when they married and had  May get benefits Albany by. A new York would become the second state to provide health benefits to the partners of homosexual state workers under a plan announced by gov. Mario Cuomo. Cuomo made the announcement tuesday at a reception commemorating the 1969 Stonewall riots at a new York City Gay bar considered the beginning of the Gay rights movement. A we Hope to be offering health coverage to Domestic partners by the first of the year Quot said Cuomo who is running for a fourth term. State officials did not know How Many people would be eligible or How much the plan would Cost. Details must be negotiated w Ith unions representing 162,000 state workers. New York would become the second state after Vermont to offer homosexual partners the same benefits As spouses of state workers said Dick Dadey of the Empire state Pride Agenda a statewide Gay  culprit sentenced Lancaster Calif a a 15-year-old student accused of poisoning his teacher by pouring cleaning solution into her can of soda was sentenced to three to five months in a youth Camp. The teen Ager whose name w As withheld because he is a minor pleaded no contest monday to assault with a deadly weapon. English teacher Susan Ennis 32, fell ill april 7 immediately after taking a drink of the soda which had been standing next to a bottle of cleaning solution