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One of four Palestinian hijackers cned and kissed her when she asked for news about her wheelchair- bound husband, 69-year-old Leon Klinghoffer, Mrs. Klinghoffer said, according to the statement read in court Wednesday. Mrs. Klinghoffer, 58. died of can cer on Feb. 9 Her statement to Ital ian authorities was made Oct. 12. three days after the Italian cruise liner was released Judge Lino Monteverde read Mrs. Klinghoffer's statement at the trial of 15 men charged in connection with hijacking the Achille Lauro off Port Said. Egypt. All but one face charges of murder Mrs. Klinghoffer recalled for in- tnat tl vest igators that the last time she saw her husband was when she. nine statement read in Italian to the court. “About S:15 (or) 3:30 (in the af ternoon). I heard two shots,” Mrs. Klinghoffer said. “Right after. I "About 3:15 (or) 3:30 (in the afternoon), I heard two shots. Right after, I heard a noise of something going into the water... a splash. ” — Marilyn Klinghoffer other Americans and five Britons were led upstairs, away from the rest of the nearly 400 hostages Their small group was terrohaeo by the hi jackers, who threatened to ignite gasoline placed nearbv, she said Her husband, unable to go up stairs in his wheelchair, remained below, Mrs. Klinghoffer said in the Sheriffs marksman killed Rodeo Drive hostage in siege BEVERLY HILLS. Calif (AP) — One of three hostages killed in a ISVfc-hour siege in an exclusive Ro deo Drive jewelry store was deliber ately shot to death by a sheriffs marksman who thought he had the gunman in his sights, the sheriff said today. “It was not an accidental shot,” Sheriff Sherman Block said of the round that killed Van Cleef Sc Ar- pels store manager Hugh Skinner, one of the hostages being used by gunman Steven Livaditis as a shield in an escape attempt. “There was adequate illumination in the parking lot for him to get a dear sighting and he hit the person he aimed at at the spot he aimed,” Block said. The sheriff said only one shot was fired in the climax to a 13W-hour siege at the jewelry store where five people were held hostage Monday The arresting officers recovered Livaditis^ fullv loaded .357-caliber Magnum revolver, which was not fired during the late-night escape at tempt “We have no doubt at this time that it was our round that killed Mr Skinner,” Block said The shooting is under investiga tion, he said, identifying the marksman as Deputy George John son, 42, a 13-year Sneriffs Depan men t veteran. Majority of Blacks born out of wedlock, study says WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of aU black babies in the United States are born to unwed- mothers, according to a new Census Bureau study that found unmarried women accounted for nearly 18 per cent of aB binhs The rate of binhs to unmarried women has been rising in recent years despite the increased availabil ity of birth control products and abortion. Out-of-wedlock births were most common m the'18-24 age group, ac counting for nearly three-fourths of babies born to black women in that category, and more than one in five among white women, said the study released Wednesday. The bureau studied births during the 12 months ending in June 1985 Among its findings: — Out-of-wedlock births totaled 17.9 percent for women aged 18 to 44. including 11.7 percent tor whites and 54.9 percent for blacks. — In the 18-24 group, out-of- wedlock births were 31.1 percent overall, 20.2 percent for white women and 74.5 percent for blacks. — Some 48 percent of new moth ers had returned to the labor force within a year, up from 38 percent in 1980 and 31 percent in 1976. Col lege graduates were twice as likely to have gone back to work as women who had not completed high school. Martha R. Burt of the Urban In stitute, a private research organiza tion, said the increase in out-of-wed- lock births has followed a general lessening of the stigma attached to il legitimate children by society, as well as a change in attitude among young women. While in past decades an out-of- wedlock pregnancy often led to mar riage. young people are not heading automatically for the altar any more, she said m a telephone interview. Instead, she said, institute studies have shown that an expectant young woman often will take a serious look at the father of her child and con sider whether marriage is a good idea, whether he can support a tarn- OPEC meeting heard a noise of something going into the water ... a splash.” Some hostages asked the hijackers what had happened, but “none of us got a precise answer,” she said in the statement Mrs. Klinghoffer said she asked a hijacker for news about her hus band. and when he wouldn’t tell her, she asked again “He said ne was well," Mrs Kling- hoffer’s statement said. “Then he kissed me twice, he was crying.” Ahmad Marrouf ai-Assadi, one of the accused hijackers, testified ear tier that he didn’t know what to tdl Mrs. Klinghoffer when she asked about her husband’s fate, so he em braced her. Assadi testified last week that an other defendant. Yousaef Magid al- Molqi. claimed to have shot Klmg hoffer Among the 10 defendants being tried in amentia is Mohammed Ab bas, who prosecutors claim plotted the hijacking Abbas, also known as Abul Abbas, is a leader of the Pales tine Liberation Front, a faction of the Palestine Liberation Organiza tion. Autopsies on Skinner, 64. and two other hostages were conducted to day. fjvaditis faces arraignment today on murder and robbery charges. Deputy District Attorney Elden S. Fox said, “In all likelihood, it will be special circumstances, including btxh robbery and multiple murder, when Livaditis is charged. Under California law, special circumstances allegations make the charges poten tial death-penalty offenses. Officials said Livaditis. 22, was sought by the FBI in a $250,000 jewel robbery in Las Vegas. Nev., and was on probation for a 1984 burglary that netted $22,000. Beverly Hills Police Chief Marvin lannone said Tuesday, “We are dealing with a ruthless mad dog, a killer who had no compunction to do what he did.” Hostages William Richard Smith, 54, and Ann C. Heilpenn, 40, were killed in the store by Livaditis, police said. Livaditis used the store's sophisti cated security measures to thwart police, who found they were unable to plan a rescue because the store was protected by bullet-proof glass, doors and surveillance mirrors, lan- none said. Non prescription capsules banned SEATTLE (AP) — The state on Wednesday banned tales of over-the-counter capsules for 90 days as federal authorities searched thousands of bottles and packages for more of the cyanide that has contaminated two differ ent products and killed two peo- ple The state Pharmacy Board, meeting in Spokane, voted 6-0 to ban the sale of non-prescription capsules one day after cyanide was discovered in a bottle of Ana- cin-3 capsules in a random check. It was the fifth bottle of pain medication found to contain cy anide. Last week, the deaths of two Auburn residents were blamed on cyanide-laced capsules of Extra-Strength Excedrin The discoveries were the latest development in the wave of cap sule tamperings that has killed 10 people since 1982 College president indicted for assault SPRINGFIELD. Mass (AP) — A grand jury has indicted the president of Westfield State Col lege on four counts of indecent assault and battery stemming from a complaint by a student who received a $10,000 set tlement from the school. Francis J. Pilecki, 52, did not appear for arraignment Wednes day on the indictment returned by a grand jury because he is hos pitalized for “serious depression,” said his lawyer, Robert Keefe. Keefe said his client will plead innocent. According to court records made available to The Associated Press, the auaults upon which the indictment was based took place in Westfield and involved two male victims. The charges stem from testi mony presented to a grand jury convened when it was learned a student at the school was paid $10,000 and provided free tu ition after he accused Pilecki of sexually assaulting him. 'Officer Teddy’ Joins California police MORGAN HILL. Calif (AP) — Criminals take note: Police here will soon have some new equipment in their arsenal — 50 cuddly teddy bears to help calm children in trouble and maybe even soften up some hard-core crooks. At the urging of Mayor Lor raine Barke, the City Council gave preliminary approval earlier this week to acquiring 50 bears through donations. Barke has tenutively dubbed the urban ursa “Officer Teddy.” Police Lt. Leonard Long, whose bear-crazy wife, Sharon, proposed the idea to the mayor, said the stuffed toys will soothe children in trouble “We’re looking at any kind of traumatic situation that a child might be involved in,” Long said. “Its scary for a youngster to be confronted by a police officer, so thu would be something like an icebreaker." Zale rejects third offer from Peoples DALLAS (AP) — Zale Corp , the nation's largest jewelry re tailer, Wednesday rejected a third takeover offer frorfi Peoples Jew ellers Ltd., Canada’s second larg est jeweler In a statement, Zale Chairman Donald Zale said the board of di rectors had unanimously rejected the latest Peoples offer, which Peoples said totaled about $564 million. That figure includes the 15 percent of the Zale stock that Peo ples owns, according to a public relations firm representing the Canadian company Peoples is offering $42 a share in cash plus $4 in additional pre ferred stock. That is $1 higher than its previous offer of $38 a share in common stock and $7 in S 'erred stock, said Gary Kastel, vice president for corporate communications. In a statement from Peoples' Toronto headquarters. President Irving Gerstein said Peoples was “appalled” at the Zale board’s ac tion. ily and what the future would be like. Choice Sc Circumstance, a book studying adolescent sexuality and fertility published by the institute, says attitudes toward sex and mar riage have changed among both blacks and whites in recent years, but the change is more visible among “Black teen-agers perceive greater tolerance for out-of-wedlock child bearing in their neighborhood than white youth, and are more accepting of premantai sexual activity,' au thors Kristin A. Moore, Margaret C. Simms and Charles L. Betsey said. Cartel removes president criticized as 'ineffective weakling' BRIONI, Yugoslavia (AP) — OPEC opened a new round of oil talks Wednesday by removing its Venezuelan president, Arturo Hernandez Gnsanti, who waspubliciy criticized by an Arab minister as an ineffective weakling Oil ministers from the 13 members of the Or ganization of Petroleum Exporting Countries met for about four hours but reached no deci sions about how to combat the oil market slump, said Nigerian Oil Minister Rilwanu Lukman. who took over as president of the organization “We’re just warming up,” he told a reporter He said no specific proposals had been made on how to limit the cartel's oil output and push prices higher Ahmed Zaki Yatnam. the oil minister of Saudi Arabia, said he remained hopeful that the talks could produce at least some movement toward an eventual agreement to modestly boost prices. Lukman said the ministers would resume their discussions Thursday. In the customary opening address by the OPEC president, Gnsanti predicted a quick re versal of thu year's dramatic decline in oil prices. He also called on major oil producers outside OPEC to help the cartel boost prices by re straining production. Moments after delivenng his speech, Gnsanti was voted out of office in a move that reflected growing frustration in several delegations with the lack of progress in recent OPEC conferences. He held the post for six months OPEC rotates the job of president but Gnsan- ti's term of office was unusually short and in creasingly controversial Mana Saeed Oteiba, the oil minister of the United Arab Emirates, was the first cartel leader to publicly criticize the Venezuelan In what has become a custom, Oteiba released a pre-meeting S »em Wednesday, that said it was “time to marry PEC off’ to a husband that u “none other than an able president. Not a weakling linked with her present qualities.” Other officials had said privately in recent months that Gnsanti was widely viewed inside OPEC as lacking the organizational and lead ership qualities needed to guide the troubled car tel