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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes August 1985 researchers find few Lite forms in lowest Lake Superior Depths a scientists searching the lowest Depths of Lake Superior have found few life forms feet below the surface of the worlds larg est Freshwater researchers said the dive tuesday by a 22foot submarine to the Bottom of he Lake provided More data about life a Quarter mile below the lakes surface than had been discovered in decades of expedition coordinator William Cooper said at a news the dive about 40 Miles off the Shore of Munising on Michigan upper Peninsula was the Low est depth reached by humans in the Lake and was Possi Bly the lakes deepest said David chief scientist on the first phase of the four week expedition that began last the deepest human penetration until then was about 200 feet the level that scuba divers can the researchers it was said a Michigan state University no one has Ever done this be so we didst know what questions to bring what this voyage is doing is making us ask More questions than we had the explorers in the designed to hold two scientists and two found few life forms at the said Charles a spokesman for Michigan which is conducting the study with the University of three aquatic animals seemed to dominate the environment which Are similar to cat fish and grow to about two feet in digging trenches in which to live a fish that measures about five inches Long and lives in nests that give the lakes Bot Tom a Golf bal like appearance and a slender animal related to jellyfish which lives in clusters covering underwater Long the Hydra had not been known to exist at that said the chief scientist on the expeditions first we made a unique i he were going to write another chapter on the life Cycle of the one of the surprises was the number of sculpins Down there too Many to the existence of the which is common in the shallow lakes of Southern raises questions about its methods of adapting to an environment de void of Light or Plant Long we think we hit the deepest Point in the he the study is being financed by the nation Al oceanographic and atmospheric administration and is to be the Start of a five year probe of the Depths of the great the which began with its first dive july has been studying Lake waterline and the presence of toxic chemicals in the stateside a photo a technician prepares cell cultures to develop a series of aids diagnostic tests at Abbott aids blood tests reported successful Washington a its not a but medical Progress against aids is being reported in at least one area testing for people who have been exposed and might spread the deadly disease through blood weve pretty much solved the problems of transfusion related James chief of the aids Branch at the Federal centers for disease declared most cases of the disease involve homosexual males and intravenous drug nearly 2 per cent of about diagnosed cases have been blamed on transfusions from people who have the disease or have been exposed to the aids we still have much to do with the other 98 percent of the Curran but he and others at a National Institute of health conference said the apparent Success of pred nation blood tests for aids begun last should relieve any fears about contamination of the nations blood Curran cases contracted through past trans fusions could show up for years because the disease is slow to aids acquired immune deficiency syndrome strays the body ability to resist infection and has proven fatal in about half the reported cases so conference speakers said there were still no firm grounds for predicting the likelihood that someone who has developed antibodies against aids indicating exposure to the virus will actually get the the pred nation blood tests do not test for the disease just for the two National surveys described at the conference indicated that Only about two out of every prospective blood donors have shown exposure and therefore at least uie potential of spreading the different tests run on some of those who did show exposure have suggested Many results were false officials from the food and drug administration and the american red Cross subsequent evaluations of the tests found that negative results from tests conducted on blood donors in Atlanta and homosexual men in san Francisco were born out by later said James assistant to the director for blood and transfusion studies at the Cen ters for disease Walter director of the Center for infectious diseases at the said false while disturbing to the individuals Are a very Small Price to pay for the sensitivity of tests required to catch nearly All potential sources of the disease in transfused bids to be opened on finishing 1 St coast coast interstate Salt Lake City a Utah Highway officials will open bids next week on the last link in interstate completing the Highway from to san the first coast coast interstate bids on the Fourmile Section will be opened tues Day at the Utah department of transportation officials the department Hopes to have the main Section of Road open by the expected to exceed will pro vide a incentive for Early with a larger penalty for late 180 stretches from 195 in new Jersey to the Embarcadero freeway in downtown san it includes the Oakland Bay which was completed in 1936 and accepted As the first interstate project when the sys tem was authorized in the modest Motorist rescues child who Tell from Back of truck Milwaukee a a Man who snatched a 2year old child from in front of expressway traffic after he saw her fall from the Back of a pickup truck says he Doest want recognition and Doest deserve All the Brian of said when he saw Esperanza Camarillo fall from her family truck on interstate 94 in suburban Oak he thought the White bundle was a dog until he saw her As another Motorist overtook the truck and waved it Koenig stopped about 150 feet beyond the ran along the waving off oncoming and picked up the the child is in stable condition in childrens Hospital with a broken Skull fracture and officials businessman wins on progressive Slot machine a a businessman killing time before watching a nightclub act won play ing a progressive Slot according to a spokesman for Caesars Tahoe Andrew said he plans to donate his winnings to who lives in the South san Francisco Bay was visiting the resort with his wife and aunt for a show by the Pointer who had played the slots Only twice spent about 20 minutes at the progressive which is six machines wired to the same said Caesars spokesman Jim another progressive Carousel at the Casino has a Jackpot of More than prominently Parsons in july Caesars paid a million Jackpot to Jeff Randolph of san Luis san Francisco museum reports theft of Worth of Arf san Francisco a eight artworks valued at More than including two pieces by Pablo Picas have been stolen from the museum of modern officials in addition to the two Picasso Ink four pieces by Paul a 1931 photograph of Joan Crawford by Edward Steichen and a photograph by Man Ray were police said they found no sign of forced Houston mayor announces she will run for third term Texas a mayor Kathy the first woman to head the nations fourth largest has announced she will seek a third her main opponent in the 5 election will be former mayor Louie who announced May 30 that he would run for the position he held from 1964 to became the first woman elected to City office in Houston when she was elected controller in in she Defeated incumbent Jim Mcconn and for Mer Harris county sheriff Jack heard to become she was reelected in two other motivational speaker Dick Dimond and financial consultant John Lee Are run Ning in the nonpartisan resigned As president of the Houston Cham Ber of Commerce on june 15 but said he would not begin campaigning until september because of other commit including a six week teaching assignment at Abi Lene Christian  
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