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fi)KuMIJu mm, mum, Can'f ffnd nr in slayings of five women Force, oversees 24 detectives handling the cases. "There is no special task force, but we are sharing all our homework," Kelly said. But he admits there is not much to share because cops have chased a lot of dead leads and have no witnesses to any of the murders. Both men are careful about connecting the murders, though they do not rule out a connection. But both do rule out any connection between the five murders in the city and the recent strangulations of two other women one in Yonk-ers and the other on Long Island.

The city cases: Sheryl Guida, 22, described by police as a See BODIES Page 38 The smooth pieces The five victims were women, they were white and they were all strangled. All were attractive and single. The jagged edgesFour were young, but one was in her 40s. At least two were believed to have been prostitutes, but one definitely was not. Four were strangled with cord or nylon, but one was strangled by hand and cord.

One victim was raped and sodomized, the others were not sexually assaulted. Three were found fully clothed, two were nude. "THERE IS NOT ONE single common thread of evidence found on all five bodies," said Deputy Chief Robert Colangelo, who, along with Detective Steve Kelly of the Manhattan Detectives Task By RUBEN ROSARIO and STUART MARQUES It is a igsaw puzzle whose pieces don't quite fit. Detectives trying to solve the strangulation murders of five women in the city in the last four months don't know if they are looking for one killer, two, or five. Police officials are downplaying the similarities for fear of causing a "Son of Sam" -type panic and some of the dissimilarities are strong.

But, still, the question remains: Is there a madman on the loose preying mostly on young, attractive women who he believes are prostitutes? These are the smooth and jagged pieces of the puzzle that are baffling detectives. Panther uryfold 4pl By DON GENTILE WILLIE ANDERSON DAILY NEWS Anti-nuke groups recall Hiroshima Groups observing the 37ih anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima ano Nagasaki march toward Columbus Park in Chinatown yesterday for an anti-nuclear weapons rally. A separate rally was held at Washington Square Park. S3 mm wfB 93b Despite five days of deadlock, the jury at the Queens trial of two former Black Panthers accused of killing a policeman and wounding his partner was asked yesterday by the judge to continue to try to reach a verdict. The five days of deliberation is believed to be a record for a trial in Queens, officials said.

"I ask you, I direct you to make a determination which in one way or another all of you can live with," Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Browne said to the eight women and four men on the panel. If no verdict is reached by tomorrow, Browne is expected to declare a "hung jury" and order a second trial. The jury has spent 39 hours over the five days deliberating the fate of Anthony LaBorde, 33, and James Dixon York, 42. The defendants are charged with murdering Police Officer John Scar-angella and wounding Police Officer Richard Rainey in an April 1981 shootout. THE JUDGE'S ACTION yesterday was criticized by attorney C.

Vernon Mason, representing LaBorde, who said it was "an attempt to coerce a jury which on two occasions has said it was deadlocked." Attorney William Kunstler, representing York, also complained that the judge's action was "an attempt to force a compromise verdict and I object." The exhausted jury recessed Friday night after informing Browne that it remained deadlocked. Browne ordered the panel, which first reported it had reached an impasse Thursday, to return to court yesterday, saying he did ino.Uee.li.te jury h.adeppMghjjme dt0j-eacfterdictona tzeos csm By MARK LIFF e. will be printed," Thornton said. "The talks were recessed because it was necessary for the negotiators to get some rest. We will, be back at those intensive discussions on Monday, hopeful of resolving the necessary issues." George McDonald, president of the Allied Printing Trades Council and the mailers union, agreed yesterday afternoon that "substantial progress" was made in the talks.

But he added, "There still are a great many areas of problems that remain open, such as the impact of any layoffs, contract extensions, termination bonuses and the final amount of savings the publisher needs," he said. McDonald said the unions "will try to reach a conclusion" when talks resume at 11 a.m.- tomorrow. "Our of industrial relations. "The clock has been stopped as of last (Friday night and the parties will resume their discussions." The News has yet to reach accord with its mailers, drivers and pressmen. Eight other unions have reached agreement with the paper on manpower concessions.

In response to union demands, the paper has offered an extension of contracts for three years, through March 31, 1987. SHORTLY BEFORE the midnight deadline, The News and the paperhand-lers' union reached agreement on manpower concessions. Neither side revealed the details of the agreement. 1 The talks with the three remaining unions were held at the Publishers Association in Penn Plaza and at the 1 CO The Daily News announced yesterday that it had made sufficient progress with its labor unions on proposed cost-cutting measures to put off plans to eliminate today's "bulldog" edition. News management had said it would drop the first edition on Sundays and begin implementing other economy measures 'to shrink the paper's circulation and distribution area if unable to reach accord by 12:01 a.m.

yesterday. But talks that lasted into the morning moved ahead enough to forestall The News threatened actions. "At approximately 7 a.m., after marathon discussions, the talks were suspended until Monday; starting at 11 a.nr,B' said Gregory 'Tfiorn'ton', president and its director members are making great sacrifices to -Statler Hilton Hotel 6 Ifeht continuation rof teep. IhevDaily News in businesa in those discussifla9.rfthferbiHdefeiMiHotft saidb? rU iS 5jS1 02 9'iTtii tlildi.