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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1996 B5 When You're Ready For Your New Deck, Please Give Us A Call Ex-Navy rainee guilty in slayin; 1 -A Design consultations and Absolute Price Quotes are Free Decks Gazebos Awnings Screen Porches A Hcx)sier in Virginia faces 20 years to life on each of 2 counts in a college student's murder. America's Deck Builder" ARCIIADECK of INDIANAPOLIS 252-335 Dustin A. Turner faces sentencing today for the murder of a Georgia college student 100 Financing Available Nationally Known, Locally Owned Turner then drove to a back' street in Virginia Beach, where" the two men began to molest Eir- ans and strangled her when she awoke and struggled, Humphreys said. He said that even if Brown, strangled Evans, Turner still was guilty of murder because he was a participant. Defense attorney Richard Brydges said the only crimes Turner committed was being an accessory after the fact.

Turner led police to Evans' badly decomposed remains nine days -after she disappeared. Brown, of Dayton, Ohio, was-convicted of murder in June and sentenced to 72 years in prison. He blamed Turner for killing Evans, a premed student from' Emory University in Atlanta. Turner's father, Indy Turner, said the family plans to appeal. "We're going to see Dusty right now and let him know that we; won't abandon him.

We won't, give up." ans, but that he helped dump her body in a Newport News park 30 miles from the Virginia Beach nightclub where she last was seen alive. During closing arguments Wednesday, Prosecutor Robert Humphreys disputed Turner's testimony that he and Evans were talking In his car in the nightclub parking lot when a drunken Billy Joe Brown got into the back seat and suddenly killed Evans by snapping her neck. "The theme' that has run through the defendant's involvement in Jennifer Evans' murder is sex, lies and more lies," Humphreys said. He said Turner and Brown liked to have group sex and planned to have a threesome with Evans. Turner realized Evans wasn't interested and decided to pursue her on his own, Humphreys said.

But Brown insisted, got Into the car and choked Evans just enough to make her unconscious, the prosecutor said. By Sonja Barisic ASSOCIATED PRESS VIRGINIA BEACH. Va. Former Navy SEAL trainee Dustln A. Turner was convicted Thursday of abducting and murdering a 21-year-old Georgia college student vacationing in Virginia Beach.

A Circuit Court jury deliberated 8Va hours over two days before returning verdicts of first-degree murder and abduction with Intent to defile against Turner. 21, of Bloomlngton. lnd. Turner bowed his head slightly when the verdict was read, while his mother and sister sobbed. He declined an offer from the Judge to make a statement.

The family of the victim, Jennifer L. Evans, sat quietly. Evans' father. Al Evans, said the verdict "brings some relief because we've always been very concerned about the safety of other young people. This is a very violent world we live in." The victim's mother, Delores Evans, said, "We feel like Justice was done.

We're Just mainly glad that this step is over and we're going to try to put together our lives again." A sentencing hearing will be today. Each charge carries a penalty of 20 years to life in prison. Turner testified that a fellow SEAL trainee killed Jennifer Ev SEPTEMBER 6, 7 8 Indiana State Fairgrounds Fri. 1 2pm-9pmSat. lOam-Kpm General Admission $6 (Children 13 i fkkhI) Includes Hourly Fkee Lectures Select Seminars $5 each Slow, steady growth gives Libertarians hope 72 HR.

EMERGENCY KITS CAMPING SUPPLIES ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FIRST AID SUPPLIES HOME SECURITY SYSTEMS INVTSTMENT STRATEGIES CONSTTTITION'AL RIGHTS FREEDOM ISSUES AND HEALTH WELLNESS SELF-RELIANT LIVING FOOD WATER STORAGE PERSONAL PROTECTION With 72 candidates on this year's ballots, the less-popular party hopes to make headway. ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE MUCH, MUCH MORE Guaranteed to Challenge, Stimulate and Inform -JJ Stephen Dillon Broad Ripple will try, try teacher Leona again to make McPherson a name for the hopes to win Libertarian lieutenant gov- Party. error's seat oCj Civfci JL By Kevin O'Neal STAFF WRITER The few of the Libertarian Party in Indiana hope to be the many. They admit it won't happen in this year's election, but they expect to make slow, steady progress. "We're in this for the long haul," said attorney Stephen Dillon, the party's gubernatorial nominee.

Some of the party's candidates gathered for a Thursday night get-together at a Northslde home, dec- orated with campaign signs, in the 5800 block of Broadway. The number of candidates at the gathering about a dozen nearly equaled the number of Libertarians who ran for office in 1995. This year, the party is running 72 candidates in Indiana, thanks to its ability to place people on the ballot through a nominating convention instead of scouring the state for petition signatures. 'There's a big difference between having ballot access and having to petition for access," said Rob Shuford, Dillon's campaign manager. "If you don't have access, all your money goes into collecting petitions." Libertarians can run more candidates on the Indiana ballots because of the 29,263 people who voted for Dillon for secretary of state in 1994.

That vote total was more than 2 percent of the votes cast in the election for secretary of state, a number that gives the Libertarians the right under state election law to nominate candidates without gathering 30,000 petitions. More candidates could equal more votes, but the Libertarian ballot presence has not yet been overwhelming. while winner Stephen Goldsmith got 65.868. Dillon said the party made progress to get more votes from one year to another while the overall voter turnout dropped. Libertarians differ on the details of their philosophy, but their general belief is to support individual liberty and personal responsibility and oppose government control.

"For years, people have been thinking it's all the same, no matter who gets into power," said Leona McPherson, the party's nominee for lieutenant governor. She is a teacher at Broad Ripple High School. McPherson said the change came for her when she read a book by Robert Ringer, a leading Libertarian thinker. That led her to attend the party's 1992 convention and Join the organization. Kurt St.

Angelo, the Libertarian nominee for the 10th Congressional District seat, is a son of former Indiana Democratic Chairman Gordon St. Angelo. He said his father's dinner-table warnings about government led him to join the Libertarians. "I'm one of the most zealous advocates for individual liberty and personal responsibility," St7( Angelo said. Ta COL.

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Fri. 4 pm Sol 7 30 I Sun. 3pm VICKIE TATE Author of popular book Cook'm with Home Storage will lecture on Food Water Storage Mode Easy, lectures: fri. 5 pm I Sat. I em DON MCALVANY Respected economic geo-political analyst, autta of Toward A Hew World Order.

lertwM: W. 5J0(mJ Stt.3pmtSui.5pm Over the years, Dillon has run for the U.S. Senate, Marion County prosecutor and the City-County Council and never gotten more than a few thousand votes. He's optimistic, however, because the numbers have gradually increased. Dillon got 4.180 Marion County votes for secretary of state In 1994, compared with 118.027 county votes for Republican winner Sue Ann Gilroy.

That was the largest number of votes for any Libertarian in Marion County. Last year, Dillon received 6,731 votes for mayor of Indianapolis, WICKER "WORKS, Inc. Brownsburg block South of 1-74 on 267, 860 N. Green St. Across from Wendy's) Hours: 9am-5pm Closed Sunday 317 852-5180 7 Hoosiers lead push for trash-limit law 5 Piece Sets Close-out Reg Price Htoudftanden Momentum slin8 I $999.99 I $1728.75 y7 Grand Isle Sling $899-99 $1544.00 Aluminum Villa Strap $739.99 $1479.99 Signature Cushion $899.99 $1790.00 FVIIAT PYn" Grand Palms Sling $699.99 $1761.00 LljIIiYJLAJ JLUn Cortina Cushion $699.99 $1871.00 Bal Harbor Sling $599.99 $1771.00 Beachcomber Sling $949.99 $1651.00 would let states dictate where trash can be dumped, an issue known as flow control.

In July, just before Congress left Washington for its summer recess, Coats added anti-dumping legislation to an energy and water spending bill in the Senate. Backers of that legislation now want House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Republican leader Dick Armey to do the same and add flow control in the House. That would require waiving House rules that prohibit making new federal laws via a spending bill. Buyer and other leaders of the coalition hope to write a final draft of the measures by today and meet with Republican leaders early next week. into a hearing room in the Capitol and asked the press to get their message to their own leaders.

Congressional leaders expect to adjourn for the year by Sept. 28. Both the House and Senate are scrambling against the clock to pass the essential spending bills that would keep the government open after the current federal fiscal year ends Sept. 30. "We stand closer to passing this vital legislation than we have at any other time in our history." Rep.

Steve Buyer, said. "No more excuses. No more waiting. No more delays. Just do it." Buyer is one of the leaders of a coalition hoping to trade off support for the anti-dumping legislation for passage of legislation that By David Haase WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON A coalition of lawmakers led by Hoosiers made an unusual public plea to House Republican leaders Thursday.

They asked them to bend congressional rules and pass legislation that would allow states to limit out-of-state trash flowing across their borders. "This is the push we need. This is the time to do it. We cannot afford to wait any longer," Sen. Dan Coats, said at a news conference.

Two other senators and as many as 40 House members from Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania crammed Wrought Iron Sets Start at $268.00 Swings-Gliders-Chaise-Outdoor Lighting-Umbrellas 0 rv1 uVL mtsmms mm cord OliMvlRSIlYS and the Indianapolis Zoo St i Present urday at Arlington High School. The forum starts at 4:30 p.m. and Is scheduled to last two hours. As people arrive, they will have the chance to sign up to ask questions. Each candidate will make an opening statement and then answer questions from the audience.

Those participating will be: Virginia Blankenbaker, Republican. Julia Carson, Democrat. Kurt St. Angelo, forum is sponsored by the Christian Political Alliance at Light of the World Christian Church and Operation Big Vote, a voter registration drive organized by the Urban League, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and other lion by letting private companies compete to provide city services; created 23,000 Jobs; put 100 more police on the street; and provided $270 million for better roads. While the ad doesn't mention O'Bannon, Goldsmith implied that O'Bannon was the impetus for this particular script.

He decided to air an ad touching on those points because "Frank's polling on those Issues to attack us. We're Just trying to set the record straight." 10th District candidates on tap for voter forum Voters will have a chance to question all three 10th Congressional District candidates on Sat Goldsmith takes to air, counters O'Bannon ad The air war is now fully engaged. Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, the Republican nominee for governor, put his first television commercial of the general election season on the air Thursday in most areas of the state. His Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov.

Frank O'Bannon, went on the air three weeks ago. So far, both men are sticking to ads that tout their own records and are staying away from criticizing their opponent. Goldsmith's 30-second ad says he has: saved taxpayers $230 mil ZOO PAY Saturday Sept. 14th Your $25 fee includes Zoo Admission, Instruction Lurtch at: the -Indianapolis 'Zoo Your Best Shots are on FUJIFILM Pollution takes toll on Europe's trees 8 3 Pack of 100 ASA SUPER Plus only i ma ui ii I I Retail Price 9. SS $.99 Deliver The Star Call 633-1111 for more information.

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