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Security guard kills neighbors < SAN FRANCISCO— A man killed three upstairs neighbors before taking his own life, leav ing a wounded 2-year-old girl sit ting in her highchair amid the bloodbath. Lorenzo “Sol” Silva, a 63-year old security guard, had been friendly with the young family who lived on the second floor of the two-story home he shared with his mother. But Silvestre Silva said his brother had mental problems that had worsened recently. He said his brother had “flipped out” when doctors recently diagnosed him with pancreatic cancer, said family members. Silva had been taking antide pressants, to which he had an ad verse reaction in the last two weeks, sometimes becoming paranoid, said family members. They had urged him to see a priest or return to his native Philippines to meet with a faith healer. Lately, Silva couldn’t sleep un less he was in the same room as their mother, and had a light on, his brother said. “He had been nervous for years,” Silva said. “I saw him last week — he looked like he want ed to grab you. It was like he was drowning. He looked like he was seeing a ghost.” Police said they do not know what prompted the shooting. Police said Silva finished the graveyard shift at the San Fran cisco airport and came home ear ly Sunday. About 1:30 p.m., he marched upstairs with a hand gun — one of the half a dozen guns he kept in his apartment. He fatally shot Noel Ridual, his wife, Josephine, both 28, and a friend who lived with the couple, Ola Marquisias, 32. The Riduals’ daughter, Jessica, was wounded in the shoulder and was in fair condition Monday. Downstairs, members of the Silva family heard the gunshots and went upstairs. "I saw the four bodies and the baby crying” in her highchair, said Silva’s brother-in-law, Buen Liriors. “There was blood all over.” Silvestre Silva said: “I cannot believe he would do this. He’s not aggressive. The people up stairs were his friends.” Both Ridual, a math teacher, and Ms. Marquisias, a special ed ucation teacher, came to the United States from the Philip pines through a program that brings foreign educators into San Francisco classrooms for five year stints. This summer, Ridual brought his wife and daughter over. Family members said Lorenzo Silva had been separated from his wife of 35 years for some time, and last year she returned to the Philippines. Silva had worked at the airport for 20 years. Airport officials did not return calls Monday. Ms. Marquisias “was such a superb educator and human be ing. She had a smile that could light up a room,” said Elaine Koury,' school district spokes woman. The Associated Press Police say four teens abducted, raped uh 1KUI1 — t our out-ol-state teen-age girls were abducted at gun point and brought to Michigan, held for more than two weeks and repeat edly raped by as many as a dozen boys and young men, police said. Five suspects were taken into custody, including three teen-age boys and a 20-year-old man, police said Monday. Police Inspector Fred Campbell said more arrests would follow. The victims and suspects are Laotian-Americans. Campbell would not confirm a Detroit Free Press report that the suspects were gang members. The victims are 14, 15, 16 and 17, most from the Sheboygan, Wis., area, Campbell said. The 17-year-old escaped last Tuesday when she saw a passing police officer, he said. She identi fied some of her assailants by names such as El Dog and Cocaine. “They had guns and they beat me up several times,” police quot ed her as saying. “People were in and out of the house all day and night.” Piercy Continued from Page 1 plays her wonderfully inclusive style of leadership,” Rygas said. Following the announcement, Michael Carrigan of Oregon Peace Works said his support of Piercy is long-standing as he has wit nessed her involvement in pro gressive causes over the last sever al years. “Kitty has actively worked on peace issues on the national and local levels,” he said. “I’ve seen her speak at rallies and been the only politician there. She’s not afraid to speak out on issues she cares about.” Piercy, 57, moved to Eugene 27 years ago with her husband David Piercy after working as an educator, Peace Corps volunteer and being a 'mother of three, now-grown children. - Courtesy Students seeking public service jobs can find opportunities with Americorp. Americorps Continued from Page 1 groups such as the Resource As sistance for Rural Environments, an on-campus organization that helps small communities across Oregon. Another local service organiza tion, Helping Youth Learn, will employ 30 Americorps members this year. This is the second year that the program has received a govern ment-funded Americorps grant and the level of service has gone up since its implementation, said Nina Whitney, director of Helping Youth Learn. “Being involved with Ameri corps allows us to get more things accomplished,” said Whitney. “We are able to create new pro grams, improve the current ones and serve more youth.” Americorps members do it for the experience. Scott warns, “You will not get rich working here.” This award is available for sev en years and after that period the volunteer no longer qualifies for the scholarship. Those interested in joining Americorps should call 1-800 942-2677 or visit the website at www.americorps.org. The others girls also escaped last week. Two suspects — Ladsamee Lee, 20, and Vang Yee Leng Chang, 17 — pleaded innocent to rape and other charges Sunday and were jailed on $1 million bond. Three juvenile suspects are scheduled be arraigned Tuesday. Lee’s wife, Yer Xiong, said her husband is a gang member but said he “didn’t know anything about these girls.” The Associated Press ODE Classifieds., find it here first. Learn How To Save A Life American Red Cross training in First Aid and Adult CPR $18 Fee Includes 4 Hour Class • Instruction Booklet • Certificate of Instruction • Health Center Cafeteria • $ 18.00 • Current CPR card needed for American Red Cross First Aid Class October 27 Wed 6:00-10:00 Infant/child 28 Thurs 5:00-9:00 Adult CPR November 4 Thurs 5:00-9:00 Adult CPR 9 Tues 5:00-9:00 Adult CPR 16 Tues 5:00-9:00 Adult CPR Sponsored l/y the Health Center Health Education Program + Register early! 346-17/0 007582 Pick up an Emerald at 93 campus & community locations. 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