European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                \ t Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday october 12,1994booby-trap killer gets life in death of patrolman from the associated press Pensacola Fla. A one of two Brothers charged with killing a Highway patrolman who set off a Booby trapped bomb in the trunk of a car pleaded no contest monday. He was sentenced to life in prison. Under terms of his plea bargain Patrick Howell must serve at least 25 years of mondays sentence concurrently with another life term he received in a Federal drug trafficking Case. Howell 23, struck the Deal As a jury was being selected to try him and his 29-year-Oklbrother, Paul. His brother a trial is to continue As scheduled. Trooper James Fulford who halted the car for speeding in february 1992, died instantly when he set off a bomb concealed in a microwave oven in the trunk. Prosecutors say Patrick Howell instructed his brother to build the bomb to kill two women they believed knew about a drug related slaying Howell was involved in. They say Paul Howell then paid a third person Lester Watson $200 to deliver the gift wrapped bomb to the women. Watson who was stopped for speeding pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and is expected to testify against Paul Howell.4 held in 2 girls deaths Lancaster Ohio police arrested three teens and one youths Mother monday in the shooting deaths of two 16-year-old girls found in a burning barn. Charges expected tuesday ranged from aggravated murder to obstructing Justice said Fairfield county sheriff Gary Demastry declining to discuss the alleged motive behind the slayings. Arrested were Bobby sheets 15, and Rob Daniels 16. Sheets is a student at Watkins memorial High school which the victims attended. Police were to ask that they be tried As adults. Also arrested was Sonya Hawkins 19. Sheets Mother Elsie 54, did no to take part in the killings but was to be charged with obstructing Justice and failure to report a death Demastry said. The bodies of Abby Marie Worrell and Jamie Kay Kelley were found oct. 2. Police think they were shot Days before. They were discovered when a newspaper Carrier saw the barn on fire.3 bodies found at House Jay . A the decomposed bodies of a woman and two children were found in a crawl space under their Home in the Adirondack mountains and police said the woman a husband was the a prime  police found the bodies of Kari a. Charles 31, and her two children Justin 4, and Jamie 2, on sunday night after the woman a landlord called to report he had not seen members of the family for about a  d. Charles 56, was being held in Ocala Fla., on unrelated charges of threatening suicide and pointing a loaded weapon at hostage negotiators during an oct. 3  wounds 8 in club new York a a Man opened fire on a crowded dance floor in a club Early monday after someone stepped on his toes. Eight people were wounded in the gunfire. T _. Two of the victims were in serious condition. One was struck in the Abdomen the other in the Pelvis. One victim told police that he was in the nightclub on Manhattan a East Side about 2 . When he bumped into a Man detective Lisa Guerriero said. After a shoving match the Man pulled a revolver and began firing sending patrons fleeing for the doors. Police Are searching for the gunman. Republican Senate candidate Oliver North likes the sign he sees being displayed by a dealer at the Fauquier county sheriffs office gun show that was held in Bealeton on sunday. Robb Calls North reckless for criticizing military cuts Richmond a. Apr senatorial candidate Oliver North May have put . Forces at risk by saying defense cutbacks have Hurt the military a ability to counter iraqi aggression against Kuwait his opponent said monday. . Sen. Charles Robb called. North a comments a reckless and irresponsible in the extreme and said the one time National Security Council aide should know better. Robb spoke out after North said sunday that reduced . Military spending had emboldened iraqi president Saddam Hussein and other tyrants world wide. A we have so drastically Cut our defense in this country that we have basically created a hollow military a North said. In response Robb said a a in a riot surprised head get Domestic policy matters mixed up. But when he stalking about areas where he ought to have some knowledge that a  after hearing about Robby a attack North said a the reckless endangerment is that this administrations cuts in defense have taken us to such a Low level that Des pots like Saddam Hussein feel willing to test our re  Quot a a a a \ a a a a. A North was joined at Campaign appearances by sen. Phil Gramm a Texas who defended North a statements on military preparedness in the Wake of Clinton administration defense cuts that Robb supported. A unless we Stop the defense cuts. We re going to lose the military Power that helped us win the cold War a Gramm said. He disputed Robby a suggestion that North a comments could incite the iraqi dictator to take action that would endanger . Forces. A a senator Robb put those lives at risk when he Cut defense a Gramm said. Robb said the remark was made for political gain. A there Are times when you can make different assessments of the political implications of the decisions we make but in this Case its wrong on the facts wrong in terms of the timing and its distinctly unhelpful to a president rallying support for sending thousands of american troops to place themselves potentially in harms Way a Robb said. Gop mayor joins Cuomo for Parade stroll new York a in the a a nonpolitical Parade that a always read for political portents democratic gov Mario Cuomo and Republican mayor Rudolph Giuliani walked Side by Side up fifth Avenue on Columbus Day. A gop gubernatorial contender George Pataki was about a half mile ahead having started his Parade walk earlier with his running mate. Four weeks before election Dav Giuliani Sas yet undelivered endorsement in the gubernatorial race remains a hot topic. The mayor denied in Advance that his Choice of a Parade companion would be  a in a going to embrace anybody who wants to be embraced a he said. A a that a what it Means to be  the mayor and Cuomo said it was the first time that new York had an italian american mayor and governor. Who could March together on the Day that honors italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Pataki who worked the crowd on both sides of the Avenue whenever the slow moving Parade stalled ignored questions about walking  High court overturns anti Gay rights plan Denver apr the Colorado supreme court declared the states anti Gay rights measure unconstitutional tuesday saying it bars homosexuals from a having an effective voice in government  the court ruled 6-1 that amendment 2 denies homosexuals equal Protection under the . Constitution. State officials vowed to Appeal to the . Supreme court. The measure approved by Colorado voters in 1992, prohibited state and local governments from passing Laws protecting homosexuals from discrimination. It. Never took effect after a lower court blocked it. Subsequent rulings have All gone against amendment 2. A the right to participate equally in the political process is clearly affected by amendment 2,�?� state chief Justice Luis Rovira wrote for the courts majority. Amendment 2 bars homosexuals a from having an effective voice in government affairs because they Are prohibited from seeking legislation that would protect them from discrimination he wrote. The measure also would have cancelled Gay rights ordinances in Aspen Boulder and Denver. It provoked a nationwide Boycott of Colorado organized by Gay rights groups. The suit was filed on behalf of six homosexual residents the Boulder Valley school District the City and county of Denver and the cities of Boulder and Aspen. A this ruling is a decisive affirmation of lesbian and Gay rights and a crushing blow to the Radical rights efforts to curtail important constitutional protections a said Suzanne b. Goldberg attorney at the Gay rights group Lambda Legal defense and education fund. She is a co counsel in the Case. Colorado attorney general Gale Norton said tuesdays ruling would be appealed to the . Supreme court