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Sniper ' CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the killer to give up: “There’s enough damage been done.” Police earlier said they were searching for a white minivan seen leaving the gas station in this bedroom community, but Deane said the van’s occupants had a reasonable explanation of their actions. He refused to say whether there were surveillance cameras at the station, but said some cam eras were in the area. ‘ “It’s a difficult case but we are developing more information as the minutes go by,” Deane said. Manassas is about 35 miles southwest of the Maryland sub urbs where most of the attacks happened. The shooting is the sec ond in Virginia: A woman was wounded by the sniper Friday in Fredericksburg, 30 miles south of here. Police in yellow slickers walked shoulder to shoulder through a drizzling rain, looking evidence near the gas station. Deane did not say whether they had found anything, but said there had been no communication from the killer. A tarot death card with the taunting words “Dear policeman, I am God” was found near a shell casing outside a school in Bowie, Md„ where a 13-year-old boy was critically wounded by the sniper Monday. Authorities have re fused to discuss the card or any other evidence. Investigators say the sniper, or snipers, fired from a distance with a high-powered hunting or mili tary-style rifle. Like Meyers, all the victims were felled by a sin gle bullet. The slayings have heightened fear across the densely populated suburban area around Washington, with schools keep ing children inside and residents warily watching over their shoul ders in public. More than 80,000 people are ex pected at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., for Sunday’s foot ball game between the Washington Redskins and the New Orleans Saints. The stadium is less than 10 miles from where the boy was wounded. “It raises a tremendous amount of concern,” Washington player Dan Wilkinson said. “I’m worried about one person at the gas station. Eighty-thousand fans, that’s heaven for this lunatic.” Police refused to disclose secu rity details for the game. Fans’ baas are searched before entering th^Stadium. At a news conference, Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert said he would seek the death penalty against the killer. He said a new Virginia law allows the death penalty in killings “in which the perpetrator tends to ter rorize the general public.” “If I have anything to do with it, we will prosecute in this juris diction, and do it to the full ex tent of the law,” said Ebert, whose office has sent more peo ple to death row than any other in Virginia. Neighbors said Meyers lived alone in a town house complex in Gaithersburg. He had worked for the past 20 years at an engineer ing firm in Manassas. Co-worker Dave Brent said his friend once gave hundreds of dol lars to an office campaign that raised money for underprivileged r.hilrirpn an Christmas chnn. Ping. “He was quietly concerned about other people, and he never drew attention to himself,” Brent said. “He did things to make things happen and never took credit for it himself.” Carol Iverson, 79, lived next door to Meyers for 15 years before she moved away. The former neighbors stayed close, with Meyers coming last week to Iverson’s home for dinner. “He was perfectly delightful,” she said, her voice breaking. “I can’t say enough good things about him. He always had a kind word. He always had time to stop and talk.” Barbara Stewart said Meyers often offered assistance to her husband, who has Parkinson’s disease, while Clara Johnson re called that Meyers looked out for cats in the community. Johnson said whoever killed Meyers is “a person that has no heart, no love, no concern — but most of all, no love in his heart.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com BRIEFLY USC professor gets $7.5 million grant A USC psychology professor has been given a $7.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to foster more positive parenting. The grant, awarded to Dr. Ron Prinz, will make informa tion about positive parenting available to all parents who have children ages 6 and under. Prinz said the goal of the pro gram is to enhance child devel opment, improve parental con fidence in parenting, reduce the incidence of child maltreatment and prevent behavior problems. STATE I Hollings supports Bush’s resolution COLUMBIA (AP) - U S. Sen. Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings, D S.C., on Thursday said he would support President Bush’s reso lution to use force against Iraq, but said he disagrees with the president’s approach. “The president’s policy is cor rect, but his implementation miserable,” Hollings said. Rep. John Spratt, D-S.C., said that without a multilateral ap proach, “this will be the United States versus Iraq and in some quarters the U.S. versus the Arab and the Muslim world.” NATION' Corporation recalls weak contraceptive WASHINGTON (AP) - A type of contraceptive injected once a month is being recalled because some doses might not be potent enough, the manufacturer an nounced Thursday. Pharmacia Corporatioh of Peapack, N.J., said the recall covers Lunelle monthly contra ceptive in prefilled syringes. As many as 100,000 women could be affected by the recall, covering products, distributed between January and October of this year, the Food and Drug Administration reported. WORLD U.S. seeks links in Kuwait attacks KUWAIT (AP)-The body of a U.S. Marine killed in an attack here was flown home Thursday as investigators questioned detainees and looked for links between the Kuwaiti attackers and Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network. Threejnore Marines were injured Thursday in an ex plosion that appears to have been caused by a land mine. U.S. forces have held train ing exercises in Kuwait since the end of the 1991 Gulf War. POLICE REPORT These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department Compiled by Allyson Bird. Each number on the map stands fora crime - corresponding r. with numbered descriptions in f* the list below. DAY CRIMES f (6 a.m.-6 p.m.) | □ Violent O Nonviolent _ NIGHT CRIMES (6 p.m.-6 a.m.) ■ Violent y # Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS t H Violent * ® Nonviolent Monday, Oct. 7 <J) LARCENY OF ATM CARD, 140Q GREENE ST., RUSSELL HOUSE. Mary Gebrosky said the Russell House Wachovia automated teller machine would not return her ATM card. She later noticed several charges on her Visa check card, which was issued by Wachovia. Reporting officer: G. Cox. ® LARCENY OF BICYCLE, 1423 WHALEY ST., BATES HOUSE. Mitchell Raab said someone took his mountain bike from its secured location. Estimated value: $67. Reporting officer: C. Taylor. Tuesday, Oct. 8 Q ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE, 1501 GREENE ST., DAVIS COLLEGE. Reporting officer D. Pardue said someone destroyed a brick column at the south entrance to Davis College. Maintenance was notified, and brick masons will repair the damage. Wednesday, Oct. 9 O MALICIOUS INJURY TO PERSONAL PROPERTY, 1520 DEVINE ST. Ross Coleman said someone broke his rear driver’s-side window when his car was parked in a lot. He did not report any missing items. Estimated damage: $200. Reporting officer: G. Cox. Potluck CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 sonal testimony to established stories central to beliefs. The food included traditional dishes from different cultures, such as the Jewish dish krugal, which con sists of noodles, eggs and sugar; an Indian dish of rice and kidney beans; and tabbouleh, an Arabic dish made with tomatoes, bulgur wheat and parsley. “Personally, I hope to gain a better understanding of the oth er religions on campus,” said Corinne Sheridan, a second-year math student and president of the Baha’i Club. Sheima Salam, a fourth-year in terdisciplinary studies student and member of the Islamic faith, said she hopes others will realize that behind every religion, there are people who want to have a pur pose in life and be close to. God. “Most importantly, I hope this council will show others that there are more similarities than differ ences between religions,” she said. Rosansky said the purpose of the council is to have a committee in SG to serve as a resource for in formation about different reli gions. She added that the council’s purpose is “to be a way for mem bers of different faith groups to talk to each other, to communicate with each other and to foster un derstanding of different religions.” The council was formed last year and was recently incorporat ed into Patel’s Cabinet, becoming Student Government’s first link to campus religious organizations. Rosansky said students should be on the look out for fliers about the Interfaith Council in the near future. Rosansky said the coun cil is not just for people with an established religion; anyone who doesn’t have a specific religion could come to the council’s meet ings and explore different ideas, she said. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecockudesk@hotmail.com Enjoy a campus atmosphere without the dorm! 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