European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 27 pirates Thompson Frac Fec of Montreal from press dispatches Pittsburgh the Pittsburgh pirates traded High salaried first baseman Jason Thompson coming off three consecutive off seasons to the Montreal expos on Friday for two unnamed players. Thompson is in the fourth year of a five year $1 million a year contract signed after he hit 31 Home runs in 1982. The pirates also placed shortstop Johnnie Lemaster and outfielder Sixto Lezcano on unconditional waivers reducing their roster to 28 players. The left handed hitting Thompson 31, had four consecutive seasons of 20 or More homers for the Detroit tigers in the late 1970s until being dealt to the California Angels in 1980. The pirates obtained him from California in april 1981 for Catcher de Ott and Pitcher Mickey Mahler. Last season Thompson batted .241 with 61 Bis and a career Jow 12 Hom ers. Thompson suffered from problems related to a pulled left hamstring in May 1985 and played sparingly late in the season before undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee sept. 26. The pirates also sent left handed Pitcher Chris Green to the California Angels for shortstop Kevin Davis. Green will begin the season at Edmonton of the Pacific coast league. Davis will play for the pirates pc farm club at Hawaii. Guerrero has surgery los Angeles los Angeles dodgers outfielder Pedro Guerrero who suffered a severe knee injury thursday in an exhibition game in Florida under went a of minute operation Here Friday. Everything went As planned said or. Frank Jobe who performed the surgery. Guerrero suffered a ruptured Patella Tendon below the left knee in a game against Atlanta when he attempted to slide into third base and caught his spikes in the dirt. Guerrero 29, will be out of action for at least three months the team said. He will be hospitalized about three Days and will have a hinge Brace on his leg for at least six weeks. Cards get Good news St. Louis the St. Louis cardinals received Good news Friday about ailing pitchers Danny Cox and Jeff Lahti. Team doctor Stan London who exam ined both players in St. Louis said Lahti a reliever who has experienced soreness in his right shoulder during training Camp had no serious problems and would not be placed on the disabled list. And he said Cox who suffered a Bone Chip in his ankle in a fishing Accident last sunday will not need a cast and May be Able to resume throwing on the sideline As Early As the Middle of this month. The team had said earlier that he might be out for As Long As two months. London said a rays taken Friday showed that Cox is making Progress. Foster takes Wildcat Job Chicago former South Carolina coach Bill Foster took Over As head basketball coach at Northwestern on Friday. He was signed to a Multi year contract by athletic director Doug single. Foster 55, who quit after a 12-16 record with the gamecocks last season will inherit a Northwestern program that went 8-20 last year and was 2-16 in conference play last in the big ten. Lyle fires 64 for Lead Greensboro . Sand Lyle of Scotland the British open Champion used his massive strength Coset up an 8-under-Par 64 that gave him a five stroke Lead Friday after the Sec sports wire Ond round of the $500,000 greater Greensboro open Golf tournament. It in t often that everything goes to plan on the Golf course. Today it did said Lyle who matched the course re Cord at the Forest Oaks country club. Jim Simons who managed a three under Par 69, held second at 139. Lyle did not make a bogey and reached the tournament Halfway Point at 132,12 strokes under Par. His five shot Lead was the largest 36 Hole margin in More than a year on the pea tour since Calvin Peete led by the same spread in last year s Phoenix open. West tip wins National Liverpool England West tip Ridden by the youngest jockey in the race Richard Dunwoody saturday won the world s most grueling steeplechase the grand National at Aintree. West tip a 9-year-old gelding who suffered bad injuries when hit by a truck in training two years ago was Ridden Home by Dunwoody 22, to a two length Victory Over Young Driver. Third was classified and fourth was last year s runner up and this year s favorite or snug fit. The 140th National attracted a crowd estimated at 40,000 and an estimated worldwide audience of 550 million to viewers. Perry signs mat waiver Chicago William the refrigerator Perry has signed a waiver releasing the Chicago bears from future con tract obligations if he suffers a career ending injury in a professional wrestling extravaganza monday night the National football league club said. However the agent for Atlanta s Bill Fralic said the tackle will not sign a similar document As requested by the Falcons. Perry and Fralic Are among five nil players scheduled to participate in Wres Flemania ii a 20-Man free for All match at the horizon in suburban Rosemont. While Perry has signed a waiver according to bears spokesman Ken Valdi Serri his teammate Jim Covert did not. Under the Standard player s contract the bears have the right to bar players from off season activities that might endanger their fitness for football. Among others listed As taking part in the free for All were Dallas defensive lineman de too tall Jones and san Francisco tight end Russ Francis. Nappi named . Coach Beaumont Texas Pat Nappi who coached the 1976 and 1984 . Olympic boxing teams that won a total of 14 Gold medals will coach the . Team for the world championships May 8-18 at Reno nev., it was announced Friday. The Usa Amateur boxing federation named army coach Ken Adams to assist Nappi. Nappi of Syracuse n.y., coached the . Team that won three Gold medals at the 1982 world championships in West Germany. Mullin sitting out season Oakland Calif. Chris mul Linwill miss the remainder of his Rookie season with a foot injury the Golden state warriors announced Friday. Mullin the team s top draft pick went Down with an ailment called plan tar Fasci itis of the left Heel March 3.the injury has been slow to respond to treatment. The warriors with no hop of making the playoffs decided it was better for the 6-foot-6 guard to sit out the remaining four games. 15 die 13 Hurt in explosion on . Base Seoul South Korea a an aviation fuel storage tank exploded and caught fire saturday at Osan a killing 15 peo ple including an american and injuring 13 koreans according to . Military spokesmen. The explosion occurred at the base 37 Miles South of Seoul during an fuel Transfer operation . Military spokesman Bill Fullerton said Here. Fullerton said an investigation was under Way to determine the cause of the explosion. He said the fire was brought under control after several hours. In Washington air Force spokesman it. Col. Larry Freer said there Are initial reports of 13 korean National employees who were injured and 15 people who Are fatalities. We believe those to be 14 koreans and one  we also show one individual As missing. We Don t know if that s korean or Ameri can at this time said Freer. Freer said the blast occurred in a fuel storage area. Fullerton said there was no indication sabotage or terrorism was involved. New York Exchange to today new York Dpi the new York Stock . Friday the 15 most Active stocks on Exchange composite trading at 4 Walker h res Gen Star Chrysler corp at to co ism corp Merrill Lyn Aetna life Beatrice cos Reynolds Indus Kmart corp Ford motor Exxon corp Mobil corp Occidental pet am express sales last chg. 3,906,600 26 /4 2,681,600 40% /2 2,082,200 401/4 23/4 1,987,400 21% /8 1,759,500 148 /2 a a 1,391,900 38 3/4 1,359,100 631/2 /4 1,341,000 49w 1,302,700 38 /4 1 1,300,000 45v4 1/4 1,165,600 80% 3/4 1,164,500 55 % 1,155,500 29 /2 % 1,121,500 253/4 % 7,116,000 64 /2 2% american Exchange new York up the 10 most Active stocks in american Slock Exchange composite trading at 4 . Friday sales last Lckes cos Wang lab b Bat Indus x Lorimar Tel pizza inn dome Pedro St capital Texas air key pharm Sterl soft sex dividend 944,600 845,500 423,000 376,100 294,500 253,100 199,700 179,200 157,900 157,600 5% a 18% 57-165-16 25% % 9% % l /2 1-16 123/4 1v4 sow 1% 167/8 v2 17v4 -1 v4 Dow Jqnes new York up Dow Jones closing Range of averages Friday 30 industrials 20 transports 15 utilities 65 stocks High 1772.87 803.73 190,55 699.61 Low 1728.45 774.78 185.73 680.05 close 1739.22 779.32 186.55 684.04 change 27.18 21.34 3.13 12.89 sunday s programs an to Germany 0600 can news 0630 Bobby Jones gospel 0730 hour of Power series starts 0830 for kids Only cartoons the smurfs romper room 0930 Christopher closeup adult new series 1000 this is life new series 1030 National geographic marvels of the mind scientists Are continuing to uncover secrets of the human brain and Are seeking to learn More about the Way in which brain chemicals affect the Way one feels and acts.1100 meet the press 1130 face the nation 1200 can news 1230 movie matinee sounder ii 1415 sports legends Stan Musial 1440 getting in the game 1510 or. 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A a cardiologist convicted of medicare fraud extortion and conspiracy was sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined the maximum $70,000 by a judge who said the doctor s motive was a rapacious appetite for  . District judge Raymond j. Pettine said he based the sentencing in part on Evi Dence that or. Felix m. Balasco also implanted pacemakers in at least 29 patient who did not need them. The needless outrageous social harm. Was caused by or. Balasco s rapacious appetite for Money the judge said. His greed has inflicted physical and psychological harm upon numerous elderly patients and their families and severely harmed the medical profession by corrupt ing his medical  Pettine refused to allow the 46-year-old heart specialist to remain free pending Appeal but released Balasco on bail until May 9 so he could attend a hearing on his Appeal of a Board of medical review decision to revoke his state License to practice Medicine. Balasco had been convicted in january of two counts of medicare fraud and one each of conspiracy and extortion. The review Board revoked Balasco s License based on his Federal convictions and also on testimony at Board hearings that Balasco implanted pacemakers in at least 29 people who did not need the heart regu lating devices