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THE TIMES RECORDER TIIURS. JAN. 7, 1993 3-A tLCXCALSuVYiTG Report links rifle, killings v---- ri' 1 j- tl MV VK 'f' "n- t--r" 1 Looking for high ground kill Gary Bradley, 44, of William-stown, W.Va., on April 5, 1992, in Noble County. The same type of rifle also has been linked to the slaying of Claude Hawkins, 49, of Mansfield, court documents show. Hawkins was killed March 14, 1992, in Coshocton County.

A licensed gun dealer bought the rifle from Dillon at a show, the newspaper said. The dealer gave it to authorities after reading news reports about the type of gun used in the slayings. The task force believes the same person killed Jamie Pax-ton, 21, of Bannock, in Belmont County; and Donald Welling, 35, of Strasburg, in Tuscarawas County. Investigators believe the death of Kevin Loring, 30, of Duxbury, in Muskingum County, also may be the work of the same person. All five men were shot while hunting, fishing or walking in the woods.

Two other killings in Stark County are being investigated for possible links, as are two shootings in Michigan and one in Indiana. Dillon has not been charged in the case but is being held without bond in the Stark County jail in Canton on unrelated federal firearms charges. He told investigators after his Nov. 27 arrest that he has owned more than 500 firearms and denied any part in killings. Roger Synenberg, Dillon's attorney, said Wednesday that his client has owned hundreds of guns and that authorities have not linked Dillon to the slayings.

He would not comment further. Agent says solution near in slayings COLUMBUS (AP) A federal agent said Wednesday that investigators probably will solve a series of outdoorsmen slayings in eastern Ohio within the next six months. But Paul Mallett, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's Cincinnati division, would not confirm a published report that said investigators have found a gun they believe is linked to at least one of the deaths. "We're not going to confirm anything about the gun report," he said in a telephone interview. "All I can say is that we are confident that a solution to these heinous crimes will come in the next month to six months." The Columbus Dispatch reported Wednesday that a rifle that once belonged to Thomas Lee Dillon, 42, a suspect in the slayings of at least four outdoors-men in Ohio between 1989 and April 1992, has been linked to one of the deaths.

Mallett cautioned that investigators "are well down the road to solving this case, but that is not a new feeling. And it is nothing that should be associated with the report about the rifle." Belmont County Sheriff Tom McCort told the newspaper that the FBI has a gun that was recovered in the case but declined to provide more information. The newspaper said investigators believe the gun was used to dents near where the Auglaize River flows into the Maumee River are feeling the effects of recent heavy rains. (AP Photo) A motorist is forced to drive on the sidewalk near Kingsbury Park in Defiance, Wednesday after the street flooded. Neighborhood resi Party audits reveal small errors party fund-raisers and publiciz- The Muskingum and Morgan County Democrats later made deposits to the fund to cover the expenses but Perry County Republicans did not, according to the audit.

For the violations, all three parties were handed legal compliance citations from State Auditor Tom Ferguson's office following audits for 1990 and 1991. body needs to take a look at the law and tighten it up," Conley said, adding that copies of the citations were sent to both the state attorney general's office and the county prosecuting attorney. But on the local level, he said county party treasurers need to watch the flow from party funds. "It's unlikely to be pursued from a legal standpoint but the county political parties themselves need to look at the audit and determine what they did wrong if they got cited and make sure it doesn't happen again," he said. mg uie lax cnecKou option.

A spokesman for the auditor's office, John Conley, said that while no findings for recovery were issued for these three counties, something needs to be done to correct the problem. "Let's put it this way. Out of 176 county parties in Ohio, 83 were cited, so almost half got cited. Obviously, this speaks for itself this area needs to be looked at either by the Secretary of State or the Election Commission. "The fact so many are being cited, I think, indicates some By PEGGY MATTHEWS Staff Reporter A state audit of area political parties turned up no major indiscretions but several were cited for misusing public funds for such things as bean dinners, refreshments and flowers.

Morgan County Democrats were hit twice on the bean dinners totaling $116 and for putting $60 into advertising the dinners; Muskingum County Democrats' wrists were slapped for spending $159 for refreshments for an executive meeting and $30 to register for a convention; and Perry County Republicans goofed by spending $100 to start up the Young Republicans, sending $250 in dues to the 10th Republican Congressional District and buying $51 worth of flowers. The money the parties spent comes from taxpayers who elect to automatically contribute part of their state tax refund to the party. It goes to the state treasury and then is disbursed quarterly to the state and local parties. State law restricts expenditures to maintaining party headquarters, organizing voter registration drives, administering Applegate to chair federal committee r7llfri Includes i SME SW9 New CD technology makes family computing easy! on a program to repair and improve public works to create jobs and stimulate the economy. The subcommittee authorizes federal harbor, navigation, dam, flood control and bridge projects as well as pollution control measures, hazardous waste cleanups and sewage treatment plant construction.

Authorization is the first step in the two-part congressional process to create and pay for projects. Authorization bills list projects eligible for funding under separate appropriations measures that pay for them. Applegate said he will use his chairmanship to help rural areas win more federal dollars. By RANDY WYNN Thomson News Service WASHINGTON Two eastern Ohio lawmakers became subcommittee chairmen Wednesday as the House Public Works and Transportation Committee chose its leaders for the new Congress. Rep.

Douglas Applegate, D-Steubenville, was named chairman of the water resources and environment subcommittee. Rep. James Traficant, D-Youngstown, will take over the reins of the subcommittee on public buildings and grounds. Applegate's new position will give him an important role if Congress begins work this year Experience a new, Interactive world of vibrant graphics and animation, plus true digital stereo sound Instant access to volumes of information on CD-ROM discs, including an animated encyclopedia with speech and sound 25MHz 80486SX PC compatible, with Super VGA color monitor, mouse, and a complete library of software on CD-ROM discs 107MB hard drive 3'fe" 1.44MB floppy drive 4MB RAM Send faxmodem Rag. Sep.

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Burglary charges face juvenile A teen suspected in at least 15 burglaries near South Zanesville admitted that he used the money in the thefts to buy drugs, said Muskingum County Sheriff Bernard Gibson. The youth, 15, was arrested by deputies following an aggravated burglary reported overnight Tuesday, Gibson said. According to reports, a man saw the youth running from his residence early Wednesday morning, which may have assisted detectives in their ongoing investigation. "Several homes were entered in the night when victims were asleep," Gibson said. The department had been investigating the aggravated burglaries for the past six months.

Guns, jewelry, cash and electronics were stolen from the residences. Few of the goods have been recovered, Gibson said. The sheriff said the South Zanesville boy told deputies that his life's ambition was to become you speak, stops when you stop Auto-level Cuereview Reg. 49.95 n-ii5e I 'I 1 at least a half ton were stolen from a mausoleum at Greenwood Cemetery on different days sometime over the last week, said Mark Fuller, city cemetery superintendent. The same pinkish-white objects, carved with a lion's body and the head of Egyptian, were stolen several years ago and recovered on someone's front porch, Fuller said.

Each figure weighs at least 500 pounds each, Fuller said. They were erected in 1911. One was removed sometime overnight between Dec. 30 and 31. The other was stolen during daylight hours between 2:30 and 6 p.m.

Jan. 4. Fuller said. "I have no idea how it was done," he said. "It would take three of four people to pick one up." The sphinxes were sitting at ground level in front of the Drone family mausoleum toward the eastern part of the cemetery, Fuller said.

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