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Show Weeping Friends Mourn Deaths Of Two High School Students LEuMIVTEK uf Mass, AH) Hun-J;i'- d i dtiMnates and g fr.erids attended the funeral Monday girls found shot to death near a lipstick-scraled note that read Lon t be sad We love of two ou Miss Poirier s bedroom by her mother Each had been shut once, and a shotgun belonging to the Poirier family was nearby The girls left two letters that police refused to discuss But familv members to overcome the tragedv that has struck you and us. and all communities," the Rev. George E Denomme told the 500 people gathered at this central citys largest church, St Cecilia s God Will Mistain jou And indeed it is a tragedy when two lives are snuffed out and when it is dune in confusion, misunderstanding and frustration." Melissa C Poirier and Melody R. Mdillet. sophomores at Leominster High School, were found Thursday in . have said the girls note on a mirror in scrawled a saying "Don't be sad " lisp-tic- We love vou Police Chief Alan J Gallagher said there were no signs of foul play, adding that Miss Poirier had been shot in the stomach and Miss Maillet in the chest He declined to comment further Before Monday, District Attorney John J. Conte said. "We are not putting any label on the incident We are not calling it a double murder or a murder-suicide.- " Ibea.i Mary T Caivit 1? t. 104 Niiv Tuesday A3 I S Magistrate Dav.s s Perelman scheduled a hearing for Wednesday on whether bond should be set for Raymond Luc Levaseur. 36. who was on the FBI list. Patricia Gros. 30. who lived with Levasseur Richard Charles Williams. 37. Jaan Karl Laatnan 36 and Barbara J Curzi. 26. who lived with Laaman .i nearing was scheduled for Tuesday to determine if Curzi. 26. could be remanded to the custody of her parents in Boston pending further hearing' Curzi has three children and lived with Laaman on Cleveland s west side, the FBI said Williams also was arrested Sunday in the raid on that house. About 4 am. Monday, federal authorities raided a house in Jefferson. 40 miles northeast of Cleveland, but failed to find Thomas W Manning, another fugitive on the FBI's for the list, said Joseph Griffin, special bureau in northern Ohio said am Principal George J Antonioni said school officials were unaware of anv trouble involving the girls School Superintendent Louis R Amadio would say only, "There have been rumors It is not productive to speculate rihunt oir: a few days before trie girls died Miss Poirier had been telling friends she wanted to commit suicide "She wrote 'I'm going to kill myself on a desk Somebody wrute back. Melissa you're crazy' Melissa wrote back 1 1 A man on the FBI s 10 Most WantCLEVELAND. At' ed List and four other people allegedly linked to a terrorist group appeared in Monday, hours after authorities raided a house of anotfur fugitive on the list but found no one there that That's right. akr Suspected Terrorists Face Court Hearings Conte d.d not return numerous ohurie calls to h;s office Monday and Gallagher said only the district attorney could reveal the result' of autopsies performed Friday Sophomore ! " agent-in-charg- e Discovery Countdown on Schedule, But Challenger Grounding Sets Back Program CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UP1) -The countdown for Discoverys launch began on schedule Monday, but the shuttle program suffered a major setback when officials grounded the Challenger because of insulation problems. Discovery's countdown began on schedule at 2 a m. EST, aiming toward an 8 18 a m. EST Wednesday blastoff on its second flight and the most daring mission in the shuttle program. NASA's ambitious program to launch a shuttle a month was jolted Monday when space agency officials announced the grounding of Challenger. which was scheduled to ferry a military satellite into ortop-secr- bit Dec. 8. Charles Red- into space and repeated use of special mond said Challenger was not expected to be ready to fly until "three to six weeks" after the original De- waterproofing agents Redmond said officials have considered using Discovery for the military mission, but engineers expected to be able to repair Challenger faster than Discovery could be processed for another launch The tile system, made up of more than 30.000 tiles, protects the shuttle NASA spokesman cember date Engineers will have to remove up tiles from Challenger's underbelly because the bonding layer softened after six trips to 2.800 heat-shieldi- from the blazing heat of into Earth's atmosphere. Challenger's tiles have been injected with a waterproofing agent called "Silane and tests are under way to determine what can be done to correct the softening problem. The shuttle Columbia also has flown six times without any degradation of the bonding layer under the ry tiles But unlike Challenger and Discovery. Columbia was waterproofed with Scotch-Guar- d Commander Frederick Hauck. pitalker and crew members Anna Fisher, Dale Gardner and Joseph Allen arrived at the Florida shuttleport Sunday to begin final preparations for launch. lot David Stirring Strong Passions 200 Ballot Issues Face Voters in 44 States By Lee Mitgang Associated Press Writer Voters in 44 states will decide .more than 200 ballot questions Tuesday on subjects as diverse as tax cuts, casino gambling. Indian fishing quesrights and women's rights tions that often stir stronger local passions than the presidential race. measures lowering levies and giving voters the right to approve future increases have sparked heated and expensive campaigns in Michigan. Oregon and Nevada. Late polls showed the measures trailing in Michigan, while close votes are expected in Oregon and Nevada. Idaho voters are considered likely to exempt food from the state sales taxes. Also heavily favored is a proposed amendment to Nebraska's Constitution allowing farmland to be taxed at a lower rate than other property. Both locally and statewide, Californians face by far the most diverse array of ballot measures. Howard Jarvis, author of Proposition 13, which sparked a tax revolt six years ago, is asking California voters to take another giant whack out of property taxes. Californians will also decide whether to start a state lottery, reapportion the state Legislature in a way that would likely shift control to the Republicans, slash welfare and health benefits and call on the federal government to print future ballots in English only. Oakland, Napa and Fremont, Calif., each face propositions. while Santa Monica and Napa will decide whether to declare themselves "nuclear free zones. Voters in Ann Arbor, Mich., and eight counties and two communities in Oregon will meatake up similar nuclear-fre- e sures. Tax-revo- rent-contr- ol West Hollywood. Calif., could be- come a haven for homosexuals if residents vote to incorporate into a separate city with a government likely to be dominated by gays. The city of Vista, Calif., outside San Diego, will decide whether to impose curbs on cable TV pornography. Utah voters will vote on a similar ban. San Diegans will also decide whether to remove the name Jack a sports editor credited Murphy e with helping bring sional teams to the city title of its stadium. big-tim- profes- from the East Detroit, Mich., will decide whether to change the city's name to Erin Heights to help boost property values and civic pride. Supporters feel the name "Detroit tarnishes their city's image. Besides California, three states Oregon. Missouri and West Virginia - will vote on whether to begin state lotteries. Ballot measures that would legalize casino gambling in Pueblo. Colo., and Hot Springs, Ark., are opposed by the governors of those states. Measures prohibiting the use of tax dollars to pay for abortions are on Washington and Colorado ballots. If approved, they would join 35 other states with similar bans. Nuclear power initiatives are featured in South Dakota and Missouri. The South Dakota measure would require voter approval before the state could approve a dump site for nuclear waste. Two Missouri ballot measures limiting utility rate increases and prohibiting utilities from charging consumers for nuclear plants jn-t- il waste disgovernment-approveposal sites are established could decide the fate of two plants currently under construction. Among other referendums being decided on Tuesday: Maine voters will decide whether to become the 17th state to adopt a state Equal Rights Amendment for women. A $200,000 media campaign by ERA foes is believed to have tightened the contest Five small Massachusetts communities will vote on whether to fluoridate their water supplies, while Montana voters will consider a measure making it legal for to sell false teeth. Washington state voters will decide whether to urge Congress to overturn a treaty entitling Indians to half the state's salmon and steelhead trout catch. Supporters contend that have been fishermen sacrificed to feed the conscience of the nation, while opponents, including Republican Sen. Dan Evans, church groups, environmentalists and others, call the measure racist. Arizonans must choose among five confusing ballot measures relating to the high cost of hospital care. Two of the measures, supported by state business leaders, would slap state controls on those costs. The other three, backed by Republican legislators and hospitals, aim to foster competition rather than regulation. A ballot proposal in Washington, D C., guaranteeing overnight shelter for the homeless is hotly opposed by city officials who say the measure could cost up to $65 million a year. In Baltimore, which recently lost the football Colts to Indianapolis, a ballot proposal would allow conalstruction of a second stadium not would though passage necessarily mean the arena would be built. Oregonians will vote on a plan to create a Citizens Utility Board to give consumers a bigger say in electric, gas and telephone rate regulation. 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