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The Transcript Saturday, June 29, 1 9963 Police search for men last seen with murdered au pair TfGua ffiiniGSft 0BG3 O70Gg cflaBim SvjgsOBgGh rcanuny STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) The words mat Karina Holmer once wrote in a friends keepsake book have taken on a tinge of bitter irony since die Swedish nanny was killed in Boston: The finest gift is life. Jennie Goteson showed the newspaper Aftonbladet a page that Holmer had written in Gotesons diktbok, a book that a teen-age girl circulates among her friends so they can write messages and thighi, As reproduced in the paper's Friday edition, Holmers message wu a parable of serious words decorated with a border of gay flowers. It begins, I sit and look out over the sea, the soft sand is red-colored and my cheek is damp because my heart is bleeding and my eyes are crying. She then talk rtf falling to the ground and into a deep sleep. When I open my eyes I see a bird sitting with me on the ground.

He locks at me and begins to sing a song: My dear child, life has returned to you and you will again feel happy. Your soul is clean and the life-spirit is glowing in your eyes. It concludes: The finest gift you ever get is life. You should not throw it away or trample on it, but you should hold it high in your hands. I dont think she understood what she wrote.

I didnt either. But now it is awful, Goteson told the newspaper. I still cant grasp that shes gone. The top half of Holmers body was found Sunday in a garbage bln in Boston. BOSTON (AP) Police investigating the brutal murder of a Swedish nanny focused their efforts Friday on finding two men with whom the woman was last seen outside a city nightclub.

Detectives planned to canvas patrons of the club, as well as other nightspots, during the weekend in an attempt to identify the men seen sitting in a car with Karina Holmer, 20. The upper half of Holmers body was discovered in a Dumpster Sunday. "If these people did this once, they will be around again," said Bob OToole, the police department spokesman. At least one witness has told police he last saw Holmer sitting outside the Zanzibar nightclub with two mot in a gray Mitsubishi in the early hours Sunday, after the club had closed. "We are not at a dead end in this case, OToole said.

"We have made significant progress." Police also released a description Friday of what Holmer was wearing on the night she was last seen alive, as well as three new photographs. According to OToole, Holmer But Sadoski and others said they feel safe in Boston, and that Holmers murder was an isolated incident. This is pretty rare, said Kim Suoto, 29. "Im not really scared. But I would definitely think twice about leaving with someone I dont know.

Holmer was the citys 35th murder victim this year, the murder rate already low compared to other cities is down from last year. Rosanne Mercer, spokeswoman for Zanzibar and 16 other nightclubs administered by the local company The Lyons Group, said Zanzibar had averaged 2.5 million visitors a year without serious incident in the eight years since it opened. If and Im saying if (Holmer) met someone on a street or a public thoroughfare, we. cannot be held accountable for that, nor do we know if she had not visited other places during the course of that evening, Mercer said. "Everyone in this whole city is very sensitive about this whole situation, she said.

was wearing a gray sweater with silver metallic thread woven into it, called a glitter sweater, tight grey pants made of a shiny material and black ankle high boots with silver buckles. The photographs showed Holmer in three different outfits. In one she appeared to be wearing a sweater similar to the one she was believed to have on the night she was last seen alive. Meanwhile, club owners and city officials worried about a dropoff in business during the first weekend after the widely publicized murder. "All we have is a frenzy going on out there, Mayor Thomas Menino said Friday of the media coverage.

He admonished reporters to let investigators do their job, and suggested fears were exaggerated. Still, club-goers said they planned to exercise more caution. Every time you go out to a nightclub, you have to be careful," said Steve Sadoski, 25. Once the bars close, its a difficult time. You have to have your guard up because you never know who youre going to meet.

Man held without bail But Mercer said attendance had not dropped at the clubs and 10 restaurants she represents. People still are going out, she sail This is a random situation that is a very difficult situation and all of our resources are focused on helping the police. Holmer had worked as an au pair for the family of Frank Rapp in the Boston suburb of Dover since March. She often spent weekends in Boston in Rapps photography studio loft. Police questioned Rapp after Holmers body was found in a meeting his lawyer has described as informational.

Police with cadaver-sniffing dogs, spent more than six hours Thursday picking through trash at the Dover trash station, though investigators declined to say what they were looking for there. In letters Holmer salt to a friend weeks before she was murdered, she said something terrible had happened. She was not specific, but told her friend, Ulrika Svensson, Ill reveal more when I get home, the Swedish tabloid Exoressen reported. incident was rubbing himself as he spoke, and the girls fled, McDonald said. In court on Friday Rooney spelled out Gorrasis criminal record, which dates back to 1979.

It includes convictions on indecent exposure, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, breaking and entering, assault and making threats. In 1993, the most recent item on his record, he was convicted of making threats on a family in an incident in which he pounded on the door and threatened to shoot the children inside, Rooney said. A bail hearing for Gorrasi has-been set for Monday. Francis, Holden, Diocese of Western Massachusetts. Delegates to todays election are: from SL Marks, Adams, Frank Palano, Jean Palano, Diane Vincent, Mae Vincent (youth) and The Rev.

Arthur C. Parker, rector; from SL Johns, North Adams, Charles Blaisdell, Howard Donovan, John Hock-ridge, Jennifer Jones (youth) and The Rev. Donald Place, rector; from St. Johns, Williamstown, Grace Aspinall, Thomas Burgess, Alison Fissell (youth), Edie Pen 1 Loans (Continued from Page 1) gram for single-family homes or condominiums is available beginning July 15. Mayor John Barrett in said neighborhood revitalization benefits from people owning the homes in which they live.

He said the Country Homes mortgage program was a good example of stretching public resources to make home ownership available to more working families. Also attending the press conference were state Rep. Daniel Bosley, the city community development interim Director Michael Nuvallie, a representative of U.S. Rep. John Olver, and state Sen.

Jane Swift There are stipulations: buyers must be first-time homebuyers and meet both MHFA and Rural Housing income requirements. While family sizes and income vary the requirements, the maximum earnings for a family of four in Berkshire County is The Country Homes program actually combines a mortgage program from the state and one from the federal government Together, they will finance the cost of a home without the necessity of a down payment The first portion, an MHFA loan, a 30-year, fixed-rate loan, finances up to 75 percent of the homes purchase price with interest rates 1-2 percent below conventional mortgages. A federal loan, called a 502 Direct Loan, finances the remaining 25 percent over 33 years at initial rates ranging from 1 to 6.5 percent depending on income. According to an example, when a family of four buys a $95,000 house they could have an annual income of $28,400. Otherwise, a conventional mortgage would require an annual in nell, and The Rev.

Peter T. Elvin. rector, from SL Luke's, Lanes-boro, Phil and Sally Allen, Laurie Galok, and The Rev. Diane Root, vicar, and from SL Andrews, Blackinton, Rick and Dick Moon. In Weston from a photo lineup, and officials got one of his fingerprints off a library book, Rooney said.

Newton police have said they believe the same man was involved in an incident that took place in their town 90 minutes earlier. Weston Deputy Police Chief Roland Anderson said there was a very, very close match between the composite sketch of the man wanted in the Newton incident and Gorrasi. In Newton, a man approached two girls in a hallway of the Marriott Hotel and asked them if they wanted to go outside and see something, Newton LL Robert McDonald said. The man tural Ministry, Diocese of Los Angeles; The Rev. Larry W.

Handwerk, rector, the Parish Church of St Luke, Evanston, 111., Diocese of Chicago; The Very Reverend Mark S. Sisk, Dean, Seabury-Westem Theological Seminary, Evanston, 111., Diocese of Chicago; The Rev. Chilton R. Knudsen, Pastoral Care Officer, Diocese of Chicago; the Rev. Rosemari G.

Sullivan, rector, the Church of SL Gement, Alexandria, Diocese of Virginia; and The Rev. Gordon P. Scuton, rector, St WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) A Woburn man with a lengthy criminal history was ordered held without bail Friday in the attempted abduction of a 3-year-' old girl at the Weston Public Library. Arthur J.

Gorrasi 38, was arrested at his home Thursday and charged with attempted kidnapping. He pleaded innocent to the charge Friday in Waltham District Court. Gorrasi also faced possible charges in connection with a second attempted kidnapping in Newton, officials said. Authorities said Gorrasi had been hanging around the Weston library for about an hour Tuesday evening and had requested books Florida (Continued from Page 1) wall and layout the surfacing material. The funding for the playground has come largely from fundraising and donations.

The Town of Florida has given us $1,000 so far. The kids have held two father-daughter dances. We have also done some of the usual things: bake sales, doll house raffle, picture sales, letter campaigns and Keroke night," said Cooper. A recent walk-a-thon held at the school raised $1,400 for the project. The playground committee was put together by Cooper.

"There are 10 active members on the committee. It has been difficult, this is a small town. There is a sense of accomplishment that we have been able to get the project done," said Cooper. "What we want is for everyone to be happy with what we have done." Anyone who is willing to donate time to the construction of the playground, equipment or materials can contact Terri Cooper at 1413-664-7603. Those willing to volunteer, work on construction of the playground equipment or help with the retaining wall and surfacing that will come later.

Any donations of the materials needed for the completion of the project would be greatly appreciated by Terri Cooper and the children of the school and community. TRANSCRIPT CLASSIFIEDS WORK USE THEM OFTEN DIAL M3-MSS on pregnancy and breast feeding. Gorrasi, who was holding a towel, then picked up a 3-year-old girl who was at the library with her mother, according to Middlesex County Assistant District Attorney Lynn C. Rooney. The youngster and her mother were in a crafts area of the library when the mother turned around and saw the girl in the mans arms.

The girl screamed and the woman ran for her daughter: the suspect dropped the girl and ran, officials said. The little girl told her mother later that the man had said he was going to take her to see a cute bunny, Rooney said. The mother identified Gorrasi Bishop (Continued from Page 1) sume at the Passing of the Peace. "By making the context for this election the Holy Eucharist, a climate of reverence is kept, Elvin explained. The person elected is understood to have been called by God to this new dimension of the ministry of Jesus Christ new to him or her, but very old, indeed ancient within the Body of Christ.

Episcopalians across the diocese will hear the name of their new bishop announced at services tomorrow. The candidates for eighth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts are: The Venerable Carmen B. Guerrero, Archdeacon for Multicul come of $36,640. For the same priced house, the family of four earning $26,400 doesnt have to pay the traditional 5 percent down payment For the same $95,000 home, that means an initial savings of Gosing costs on the initial purchase are still required and on a $95,000 home, that would total an estimated $1,500. Average monthly mortgage payments, mortgage insurance, taxes and insurance on a $95,000 would be $710 in the Country Homes program.

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