Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 15:23:03 EST Message-ID: \SE A;NATION;AMERICAN SCENE;WEST \BY FROM WIRE DISPATCHES AND STAFF REPORTS S=NEW STORY Hawaii targets tiger sharks HONOLULU - The state is launching a hunt to kill large tiger sharks that have been lurking around popular swimming areas on Oahu, Hawaii's main island. The decision Tuesday by the state's Shark Task Force follows an increasing number of shark attacks, including a fatal one earlier this month. Plans call for laying hooks off several beaches, including the main tourist beach at Waikiki, where large sharks have been reported near surfers and swimmers, said William Paty, chairman of the Department of Land and Natural Resources. S=NEW STORY Accused killer pleads guilty LONG BEACH, Calif. - The man accused of killing "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane pleaded guilty to an unrelated charge of sexual battery, clearing the way for his murder trial in Arizona. John Henry Carpenter, 64, entered his plea Tuesday. A Superior Court judge scheduled sentencing for Dec. 4. Carpenter probably will get credit for time served and remain in jail until he's sent to Arizona, said Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the district attorney. Carpenter was accused of molesting a girlfriend's 10-year-old daughter and her 12-year-old playmate in 1988. Mr. Crane, who played Col. Robert Hogan in the 1960s TV series, was killed in 1978 at a Scottsdale, Ariz., apartment. A murder warrant accused Carpenter of smashing Mr. Crane's skull with a camera tripod. He was arrested after investigators found a previously overlooked piece of human tissue, believed to be Mr. Crane's, in a car Carpenter had rented. S=NEW STORY Sun goes down for the winter BARROW, Alaska - When the sun set in the nation's northernmost town yesterday afternoon, residents settled in for their long winter night - 65 days, to be exact, the National Weather Service said. The sun set Wednesday for the last time this year at 1:34 p.m. (5:34 p.m. EST), said Chuck Evans of the weather service's Barrow office. The year's last sunrise occurred just 44 minutes earlier, at 12:50 p.m. (4:50 p.m. EST), he said. The next sunrise will be at 1:26 p.m. (5:26 p.m. EST) on Jan. 22, he said. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM