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The Superior Court jury of seven men and five women found in sufficient evidence to prove Bonin guilty in the slayings of Thomas Lundgren and Sean King But the jury did find "special circumstances" that may war rant a death penalty if the jury so decides during the penalty phase of the trial Bonin sat calmly as court cierk Sandy Montoya read the verdicts one by one in a rollcall of the dead youths Bonin showed no reaction In the front row of the court room, relatives of the murder victims gasped as each verdict was read King s mother col lapsed into the arms of another son. apparently dismayed that the jury had found Bonin in nocent in her son's death Space shuttle failure diagnosed WASHINGTON The fuel ceil failure that cut short the space shuttle Colum bia’s second flight in November may have been caused by a speck of aluminum that appar ently blocked a hole only 1 /2^ .000 of an inch wide, space agency technicians have sur mised When the hole was blocked, a buildup of hydroxide deposits occurred and caused the cell failure, said the technicians who dismantled the fuel cell James Kukowski, a spokes man for the National Aeronau tics and Space Administration, said Tuesday that the other cells were found to be in excellent condition No date has been set for the third flight of the shuttle from Its Cape Canaveral. Fla., launch pad. but the goal is sometime in late March Ex-Green Beret released on bail FORT COLLINS. Colo. Eugene Tafoya, sentenced to two years in prison on a convic tion of assault and conspiracy in the shooting of a Libyan dis sident. says he is tired of the publicity generated from his trial “I just want to go home get a job and be with mama (his wife)," Tafoya said late Tuesday after his release on $10,000 Albert’s Hosiery “Attention Dance Students” I 15% OFF All LEOTARDS & TIGHTS ALL STYLES (Coupon Good for this Weekend Only: Jan. 8, 9 & 10th) Albert’s Hosiery — Valley River Center ! 10-9 p.m. Fri. 10-6 p.m. Sat. 12-5 p.m. Sun. phone 343-6622 bond, pending appeal The former Green Beret was convicted for the October 1980 shooting of Colorado State University student Faisal Zagal lai. He was sentenced Tuesday by District Judge J Robert Miller Tafoya contended he wasn't a criminal but a patriot on assign ment from the CIA when he shot Zagallai, who was blinded in one eye from the attack He said he believed he was under orders by the CIA to "rough (Zagallai) up," but shot the Libyan twice in the head in self-defense Iraq launches major offensive NICOSIA, Cyprus Iraqi and Iranian forces were reported locked in fierce fight ing in western Iran, where Iraq claimed its forces launched a major offensive on the eve of its army’s 61st anniversary Iraq claimed 1,800 Iranian troops were killed, while Iran contended its forces killed 250 Iraqis in fighting that erupted Tuesday in Gilan-e Gharb and Sumar in the Kurdish area of Kermanshah province border ing Iraq There has been sporadic fighting in the area about 100 miles northeast of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad since the Iranians launched an offensive last month for strategic hills and highways leading into Iraq The two countries have been at war for more than 15 months Callers claim U.S. general dead VERONA. Italy Anonymous callers to Rome newspapers said Wednesday that Red Brigades terrorists had killed kidnapped U S Brig Gen James Dozier, and his body would be found near at a farm house in central Italy In past kidnappings the Red Brigades have said that they had killed their kidnap victims when in fact they had not Ve rona police said they were in vestigating the calls to La Republica's Rome and Milan offices and to II Messagero s office in Pescara They gave no other information Northern Ireland gets British aid BELFAST, Northern Ireland The British government Wed nesday granted $173 million in financial aid to Northern Ireland, where one worker in five is un employed Northern Ireland Secretary James Prior said the aim was to create 9,000 jobs and help res tore political stability in the Bri tish province, where sectarian violence has killed at least 2,170 people since August 1969 What I have announced today does, I believe, represent a major response by the government to the particular problems of Northern Ireland,” Prior said "This package is part of the government's policy to improve the economy and help bring about an end to the violence,” he added