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THB PRESS DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, JUN1 1, 1994 B3 Father sneaks of his loss IN BRIEF Nation of Islam suspect shot his brother Girl's slaying baffles police Associated Press The toddler apparently climbed on a chair to get the car keys while his mother slept, unlocked the front door, walked outside, got Into the car, started the engine and put the car In gear, said CHP Officer Sharon Baker. Senator testifies 1' SAN LEAN-DRO A fa-ther who came home from work last week to find his 14-year-old daughter stabbed to death said he had believed his home was a place for love Jennifer Lin SACRAMENTO State Sen. Frank Hill defended himself at his federal political corruption trial Tuesday, saying he did State GOP leader quits LOS ANGELES The executive director of the California Republican Party resigned after he told gay GOP members the party had become Intolerant. Bob Carpenter and his wife, Pat Giardlna-Carpenter, who was the state party's finance director, voluntarily resigned, state Chairman Tirso del Junco said. John Allen Peschong, the party's communications director, was named Interim executive director.