European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes sunday january 26,1986 magic bullet7 drug aimed at stopping Organ rejection Pittsburgh a a new emergency drug de scribed by n surgeon its a magic Bullet works More effectively and much faster than conventional drugs to prevent rejection of transplanted organs doctors say. Orth Oclon okt3 works on the body s to cells which arc believed to cause the rejection of transplanted organs. Our initial a sculls have been outstanding said or. Thomas , professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and a Pioneer in transplant surgery. The drug discovered and manufactured by Ortho pharmaceuticals corp. A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary in Raritan n.j., has been tested since 1980 in 21 hospitals in the United Stales and abroad according to company spokeswoman Donna Pepe. The Pittsburgh press reported Friday that the food and drug administration plans to release the drug for general use within 30 Days but Fra spokesman de Nida declined Friday to discuss the status of the drug. Starzl said inc Success Rale was up to 25 percentage Points higher than thai for conventional treatments. We have rescued 80 percent of the patients suffering severe episodes of acute rejection of i hair newly trans planted liver or kidney he said. In each Case the patient had shown signs of rejecting their Organ and were either nol responding to drugs conventionally used to fight rejection or because of other medical problems those drugs could not be used. In s like a magic  Starzl sail. If you use it or fire it Loo Early you May nol have it when you really need  the body will allow the drug to be used on Only one rejection episode Starzl said. If used More than once the body develops a negative reaction thai cancels its effectiveness he said. Orth Oclon okt3, a monoclonal antibody is produced by fusing two types of cells together. It is not however a replacement for cyclosporine the Swiss developed anti rejection drug which transplant recipients must Lake for the rest of i hair lives Starzl said. Other transplant centers have reported similar positive results with the drug. Or. Charles f. Shield Iii kidney transplant surgeon at St. Francis regional medical Center in Wichita kan., said he has used Orth Oclon okt3 for nearly five years on More than 70 kidney transplant patients and it has shown about a 90 percent Success rate in stopping rejection episodes. New Job for to new woman Christine Craft who sued a Kansas cily television station on the grounds that it demoted her because of her appearance stands beside a camera at her new place of employment television station Krak to Channel 31, in Sacramento Calif. Craft will begin her new Job u co Anchor of a news show on monday. Some foreign car buyers May be misled on emission controls Washington up1 some foreign automobile  May be misleading people into thinking that Only franchised dealers can service the emissions cos tool equipment in their vehicles a Trade association said. The automotive parts and accessories association Laid its Survey of maintenance manuals Given to buyers of new cars showed some manufacturers Are not alerting buyer to the choices they have under Federal Law. The group said this practice May Lead owners to believe that if the emissions control equipment is serviced by someone other than a franchised dealer they could lose the five year 500,000-mile emissions warranties. Accord reached to buy assets of Colorado Springs newspaper Colorado Springs Colo. A Freedom newspapers inc., owner of the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph has reached agreement to buy certain assets of the Colorado Springs Sun and cease its publication. Free Dom newspapers president . Segal says. Segal issued a statement saying the Purchase agreement is subject to approval of the Justice department. Edward l. Gaylord president of Oklahoma publishing co. And inc Sun said the Purchase Price was $30 million. Gaylord said the decision to sell was made after Many years of failing to make a profit and several Yean of attempting to sell the  commissioner Egger retiring from irs after 5-year service Washington a Roscoe l. Egger jr., who has served As internal Revenue service commissioner longer than any person since world War ii is leaving the Agency said. Egger 65, told senior irs executives that five years in the Job is enough. He took Over in March 1981 and said he will leave no later than april 30. Egger a tax lawyer and certified Public accountant moved to the irs from the Price waterhouse accounting firm. During his tenure he has waged a steady Campaign against lax cheats and abusive tax shelters. He won Praise for modernizing the outmoded irs computer system but has been criticized by some members of Congress for the lax return processing mix ups last year hat he Taid resulted in the worst year in the history of the Agency. Cartoonist Berke breathed reported in stable condition Albuquerque . Up cartoonist Burke breathed creator of he comic strip Bloom county was reported in stable condition after 5k hours of surgery to stabilize a compression fracture to his lower Back. His surgery was successful and the prognosis is Posi Tive St. Joseph s Hospital supervisor Lillian Patterson said. They inserted rods to stabilize the fracture. There s no apparent neurological deficit at this  breathed 28, fractured his lower spine in the crash of an ultralight aircraft. Thomas Zanotti 37, a passenger in the ultralight being piloted by breathed said the Craft s engine quit about 10 minutes after they took off from Coronado Airport just North of Albuquerque. The Craft crashed into a flood control Dike on the Sandia Indian reservation. Principal s letter prompts loss of teaching certificate Nashville Tenn. A a school principal hired to be a teacher at the age of 19 was forced to give up his leaching certificate after he wrote a letter filled with grammatical errors pleading to keep his Job when officials questioned the adequacy of his education. Officials say they Are amazed that the Man Kenneth Ballard could teach in the state for three years without anyone checking his credentials. Ballard left his Job at 150-Pupil Elk Valley elementary school in the Rural East Tennessee Community last week although the superintendent Kenneth Miller asked that he be allowed to stay on. Or. Ballard was doing a very Good Job Miller said. He just did not have the  Ballard s problem began when Robert k. Sharp an attorney for the state department of education questioned whether he really had a College degree. Sharp said records indicate that Ballard graduated from Jellico High school in May 1981, three months before he claims to Nave received a Bachelor s degree in elementary education from a French institution Depaul University for which he listed an address in Paris. He said the department s letters to Mcpaul in France were returned saying that no such school existed there. Sharp said he wrote Ballard sept. Ii saying that bal lard could have completed his degree Only by correspondence Given the time Span and that correspondence work May not total More than 25 percent of the credit needed for state certification As a teacher. In a Handwritten letter Sharp received a week later Ballard wrote sic the school i which i attended de Paul University i have wrote several times myself. I was informed there had been a fire which destory most if not All of it. 1 Hope this explain Why yours letters have been  Ballard went on to plead for his Job. He said sic at the time which 1 took my courses 1 was t aware of the percentage of corresponds. I love teaching More than anything and i Hope to remain As a  Miller said Ballard was about 19 or 20 when he was hired As a teacher three years ago. I d like to meet him said Nelson Andrews state Board of education chairman. "1 Don l know How he did it. The most amazing thing is How did he get to be Lee principal Andrews said Ballard s credentials should have been questioned. That really fell through the crack he said. He just got what i would Call a bogus diploma. Having that in hand he went through the process. What they did t catch was where that diploma came  Ballard agreed to give up his certification and leave he school rather than consent to a hearing to revoke it. And although Ballard surrendered his certification in Early december he was allowed to remain a the school until last week at Miller s request. Myself and the Board members in that District Felt we needed him through the Christmas holidays until we could find a replacement Miller said. We could not get some one at that  Ballard said Friday he still Hopes to Leach. "1 just need to go Back and get some More credits be said