Daily Press from Newport News, Virginia • Page 1

mm A 6 Final Edition TO? EASEL DOES IT Tuirner gun story may toe a hoax Officials point finger at dead man's lawyer James Warwick Jones, former executive director of the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, is happy to be spending more time painting. Arts Leisure, 11. CRAB COSTS Crab prices are up, but watermen, scientists and restaurateurs differ on the reasons why. Local, C1. 7 J'i TODAY'S QUESTION: Do you think Willie Lloyd Turner's lawyer planted the gun? CALL 928-1 1 1 1 1 222 to respond.

From wire service reports fashioning keys, swords and bombs from goods as mundane as soap. "Much has been said about the fact that this was Willie Lloyd Turner's last attempt to embarrass the Department of Corrections," said the corrections director, Ronald J. Angelone. "People that knew Turner have indicated that they believe that he would have wanted to leave his signature on that gun in the form of SCHCnTininTH RICHMOND Virginia prison officials said Saturday that a loaded pistol may have been planted in a typewriter in the cell of a man who was executed Thursday, and that they had concluded his lawyer's report about the weapon must be part contain the gun. The man who was executed, Willie Lloyd Turner, became one of Virginia's best-known prisoners on death row as he repeatedly demonstrated his talent for of a hoax.

In a three-page statement, officials said that no fingerprints were found on the gun and that the lawyer had improperly taken the typewriter that was said to Clouds, not crowds RACE DAY Today's a big day if you're a racing fan: The Indy 500 kicks it off at noon, followed by the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 at 5 p.m. Sports, B1. i "'if i 9 I DELICATE ATTRACTION Don't let butterflies flutter by: Here's how to attract them to your garden. Home, D1. PACERS WIN Back at home, the Indiana Pacers find the Orlando Magic don't look so magical after all.

The Pacers shackled Shaquille O'Neal in a 105-100 win. Orlando leads the best-of-seven series 2-1. Sports, B1. '-S fingerprints." Angelone added, "There is no reason why inmate Turner would have wiped the fingerprints clean before placing the gun in the typewriter." Turner's lawyer, Walter J. Walvick of Washington, had said he discovered the Smith Wesson and 18 rounds of ammunition when he followed Please see HoaxA2 Serbs, U.N.

clash Allies, NATO want show of strength By Srecko Latal I The Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina The new U.N. tactic of confronting the Bosnian Serbs esca- lated into a deadly gunbattle Sat-l urday between Serbs and French" peacekeepers for control of a U.N. observation post near the center of Sarajevo. Two French peacekeepers and-four Serbs were killed in fighting that followed NATO air strikes and the Serbs' detention of more than 200 U.N. soldiers.

Some of the soldiers were chained to like- ly NATO targets as human shields. World leaders were faced with the choice of getting tougher or backing off and possibly back-' ing out of Bosnia. NATO said it supported a stronger U.N. mission. The U.N.

Security Council said-it would "not yield to blackmail" by the Serbs. Early Saturday, Serb soldiers disguised as French peacekeepers complete with U.N. blue helmets and flak jackets infil-- trated and took command of the U.N. observation post, located at both ends of a bridge over the Miljacka River. Hours later, French backed by six light tanks and armored personnel carriers, recaptured one end of the 50-yard-long bridge.

Serbs fired on the French from nearby buildings, and held on to the other side of the bridge," putting them a step closer to the heart of the government-controlled city, i Serb military spokesman Lt Col. Milovan Milutinovic said the; Serbs attacked because they believed the Bosnian army was planning to take over the posi--tion. One French soldier was killed and 10 were wounded fighting fof the observation post. One Serb was killed. Another French! peacekeeper was killed by a sniper at a nearby post, bringing to 39 the number killed in the former Yugoslavia.

French President Jacques; Chirac demanded a tougher man- date for U.N. peacekeepers and instructed French troops to resist Serb aggression on them "by any 1 means." France sent warships Satur-; Please see ClashA2 I Clinton pushes anti-terror law. A3. I Simpson jurors on the ropes. A10.

I Jackson talks of 3rd party. A10. I Mexican party in trouble. A15. Chris Gzyms, of Trumbull, slipped on her coat while reading Saturday at the Virginia Beach oceanfront.

Photos by Kenneth silverDaily Press Holiday's not-so-hot spot SUSIE DORSEY. Gov. George Allen too often ignores the benefits of the programs he wants to eliminate. Outlook, H1. Chilly wind and water greet weekend beachgoers By A.J.

Plunkett Daily Press or 4 mm Ik-, i 'Hk- Zzr. 1 Becoming mostly cloudy today; high 71 low 62. For complete colorful details, see C8. r.n, i Valerie Farmer, 13, left, and Martika Rogers, 8, from Selma, N.C., try to keep warm near the boardwalk. VIRGINIA BEACH Cold.

Cloudy. Windy. For some, it was great beach weather Saturday. "She has no blood," said a bundled-up Linda Kennedy as she smiled at her 12-year-old daughter Jennifer, whose hair was still wet from a swim in the chilled surf. In answer, Jennifer chomped again into her giant snowcone.

While Jennifer and her dad took the plunge, Kennedy said she and 13-year-old daughter Christina declined. "We're not crazy," she said. The Kennedy family of Baltimore was among hundreds of Memorial Day weekend vacationers to Virginia Beach who found themselves covering up with sweatshirts instead of suntan lotion. But despite heavy clouds, temperatures that never got above 68, wind gusts off the water up to 26 mph, and wateE temperatures that got down to at least 58 degrees, the beachfront was still busy Saturday. It just wasn't packed with people.

"Usually you cannot see the cement, the sidewalk, the boardwalk," said Kim Advice G4 Lifestyles G1 Arts Leisure 11 Local C1 Astrology G5 Lottery C2 Business El Nation A3 Books H5 Obituaries C4 Crossword G4 Sports B1 Editorials H2 Survival Guide C2 Fans Page B2 Tony Gabriele G1 Home D1 Travel 6 Jesse Todd H1 World A15 V- t. Classified advertisements in Section To place a Classified ad, call 247-4700. For home delivery, call 247-4800 or call toll-free at 1-800-543-8908. Sandy getaways can pop up in peculiar places around Hampton Roads. Our beach guide can help you find them.

Lifestyles, G1. Pfc. Chris Erickson, 19, a Marine from Sacramento, braves the rough and cold surf near 16th Street. Please see BeachA2 TMT1 a 3 "V.fj is 928-1111 for a more deadly weapon From Isle of Wight, Smithfield: 357-6594 From Middle Peninsula: (800)981-6600 Get the information you need, 24 hours a day, at no charge! You must use a touch-tone phone. List, H4.

will join other military-style rifles as favorites of deer. hunters who harbor military; fantasies. At least, "I hope not," said Chris Yaniger, business director for AAI one I of the contractors competing. for the project. The new technology at the By Nolan Walters Knight-Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON The Army is closing in on the solution to an age-old problem: soldiers don't shoot straight when they're under stress.

In a few years, the Army plans to replace the standard-issue M-16 with the Objective Individual Combat Weapon SMART KIDS. Two Virginia students both from NN make USA Today's All-USA Academic teams. Lifestyles. Objective Individual Combat Weapon. at 1995 Dally Press Inc.

100th Year, No.148 This news OICWs heart is something called an "air-bursting muni-" tion," which looks like a big bul-' let, about three-fourths of an inch in diameter and 3 to 4 inches long. Like a bullet, it is fired flat and fast, but it has a fuse and A paper is as the amazing new killing device is dubbed in Army-talk. In addition to shooting bullets, the new rifle will fire a grenade-like device that will enable GIs to blast enemies hiding behind trees or rocks. printed The new rifle will be three to five times deadlier than the M-16, at nearly twice the range, its planners say. The cost of the weapon, projected at about $15,000 apiece, make it unlikely that the OICW in part on recycled newsprint It can be recycled.

U.S. soldiers drill with the prototype weapon that may replace the M-1 6 nfte the standard issue for U.S. troops. The new weapon is expected to provide a 300 to 500 percent better hit probability during combat, ap photos 00125'1 50734 Please WeanonA2 4.