European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday May 4, 1986 expo 86 opening Day is Royal Success Vancouver. British Columbia a thousands of people streamed through the Gates of the latest world s fair on open ing Day to rub shoulders with Prince Charles and Princess Diana and Sec won Ders like the world s largest hockey stick. Gray skies and rain were also a part or the recipe for the grand opening Friday but they did t seem to Dampen the spirits of visitors. Charles and Diana were joined by 48,000 other people in . Place stadium including prime minister Brian Mulroney and British Columbia Premier Bill Bennett for opening ceremonies of the so month fair. Spectators at the Celebration were treated 16 performances by a 5.500-Voicc choir and dancers in traditional costumes of the 47 participating countries. Canadian Swiss and american military bands also joined in.  opened in a Light rain Friday morning As thousands of visitors stood in line Many waiting to Sec the Royal couple. But visitors Don and Addic Booth of Rai Nier ore., said hey did t mind the weather. I was born and raised in the rain mrs. Booth said. I was born with mud  rain did keep away some of the expected crowds the turnstiles logged 107,000 people entering while 150,000 had been forecast but he Sun came out late in the afternoon. During the Day one of the fair s 10 Mon Orail trains stalled briefly stranding dozens of passengers. But the computer problem was fixed four minutes later expo duty officer Mark Germyn said. Still working the bugs out he said. As part of the opening festivities com Poser Hildegaard West cramp led 118 tug boats freighters pleasure Craft and ferries in a seven minute performance featuring Loots beeps and whistles. At the opening ceremony Bennett praised the spirit of International cooperation fostered by the fair. In these Days of International discord the nations of the world. Have come together in peace he said. Prince Charles brought the greetings of Queen Elizabeth ii who had invited the world to expo 86 when she visited Vancou ver in 1983. It appears the world has heard her maj esty s invitation Mulroney said. Friday afternoon the Royal couple watched an equestrian performance by the Royal Canadian mounted police after that it was off to a concert by 16 International opera stars and the Vancouver sym phony. Planning for the fair began eight years ago when Vancouver decided to stage an exposition to celebrate its Centennial. Soviet threats to cancel Summit Are like a lecture by Cap one Weinberger says Washington up defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger Friday com pared soviet threats to cancel a Summit meeting because of a poisoned Atmo sphere stemming from the . Raid on Libya to a Law and order lecture by late gangster Al Capone. Neither should be taken seriously Wein Berger said. In remarks prepared for a gathering in Ashland Ohio he said the soviets could take immeasurably beneficial Steps toward world peace by halting their Supply of Mili tary equipment to  soviet made anti aircraft missiles were launched against the 25 . Air Force and Navy planes that attacked five sets of libyan military targets april 15. An air Force Al 11 was shot Down killing its Pilot and weapons officer. Earlier in prepared remarks to a lunch con in Moalc Star okla.,  William Crowe the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said the pilots encountered intense anti aircraft fire during their 12-Minutc raid. Most of them had not flown in combat before he said. The american pilots Crowe said no matter How seasoned have never flown against a More dangerous surface to air missile  it was not Clear whether he was including the Vietnam War when . Pilots faced heavy anti aircraft missile barrages while attacking targets in North Vietnam. In his prepared remarks Weinberger focused larg by on the stalemated soviet american arms control talks and what he said was Moscow s refusal to bargain seriously while seeking to win Over Western european Public opinion against the United states. Their intention appears to be nothing new they still want to split the nato Alliance by strongly appealing to the left in Europe and they still want future summits to talk exclusively about arms control he said. Indeed taking seriously soviet threats to cancel the next Summit meeting because of the so called poisoned atmosphere is a bit like taking at face value a lecture on Law and order by Al Capone the Pentagon chief said. Capone was an infamous gang land Leader in Chicago in the 1930s, preparations for a second Summit be tween president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev were halted indefinitely when Moscow cancelled a scheduled meet ing Between foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze and Secretary of state George Shultz citing the air strike against Libya As the reason. If the soviets Are really committed to the potential fruits of a successful Summit Weinberger said they should regard it As More than a propaganda tool to haul out every time they wish to intimidate the  in an obvious allusion to Pentagon Bud get cuts by Congress Weinberger again warned of the necessity to maintain the military strength we have recently re gained to ensure the soviets Are receptive to arms reductions. Jarvik-7 patient receives human heart Pittsburgh a a disabled machinist received a human heart transplant saturday just three Days after doctors placed a Jarvik-7 mechanical heart in his Chest As a temporary life saving measure. George Nicholas 42, of Elkview w.va., underwent a four hour transplant opera Tion said presbyterian University Hospital spokesman Tom Chakurda. The surgical team reports the trans Plant went smoothly Chakurda said. Nicholas was placed in the Hospital s in Tensive care unit where he was listed in Crit ical condition which is Normal following transplant surgery Chakurda said. Nicholas became the fourth person to receive the Jarvik-7 mechanical heart at the Hospital thursday he had been waiting for a suitable human Organ for three weeks but doctors decided they could not wait any longer when his Condi Tion began to deteriorate rapidly wednesday. Nicholas doctors Felt confident he could undergo another heart operation As soon As a suitable donor was found Chakurda said. Nicholas had been suffering for several years from cardiomyopathy a degeneration of the heart muscle he was admitted to the Charleston area medical Center on feb. 28 and was transferred to presbyterian University Hospital on april 11. Nicholas who is married and has two daughters and a son was a Good hard working Man who enjoyed Bunting and fishing with his family before he became ill according to relatives. The last year or so he has t really been Able to do anything said his sister in Law Jean Nicholas. It grew to a world s fair with the themes of communication and transportation world in motion world in  it s so Large it will probably tax visitors to see Italy on a three Day pass. Attractions include the world s largest hockey stick and puck the Ramses ii exhibit from the 12th Century ., and 90 food outlets serving everything from Buffalo burgers to octopus casserole. Expo organizers were originally preparing for about 13 million visits and some economists forecast a loss of As much As $400 million. But now about 20 million visits by about 5 million people Are expected and the predicted deficit is evaporating. The fair has had negative consequences for some Vancouver residents an estimated 600 hotel residents who have been evicted to make room for tourists. Nearly 100 peo ple gathered in the City Friday to protest the evictions. News update Hawkins goes Home Durham . A sen. Paula Hawkins in the Middle of a Tough re election Campaign wore a neck Brace As she left the Hospital after a 32-Day stay and two operations on her  to relieve pain. I m ready to get  in action the Florida Republican who faces at least a month of recovery said As she went to a limousine waiting outside Duke University medical Center. Hawkins will conv Alesce at her Home in Winter Park. Fla., until her expected return to the Senate and the Campaign Trail in june said Campaign spokesman Bill Hart she will Wear the neck Brace for up to a month then switch to a softer supportive Collar for another two months he said. Cyanide poisoning Pullman Wash. Up a University Laboratory technician who collapsed into a coma minutes after taking two extra strength tylenol capsules has died of cyanide Poison ing a Coroner said. Detectives said they have not ruled out the possibility that Sandie Lynn Gregory 21, committed suicide and noted that she had Access to cyanide at the veterinary lab at Washington state University where she worked. Gregory fell into a coma at a friends Bouse after taking two extra strength tylenol capsules police said. She died seven hours later at a Hospital in Spokane. Police said Gregory became co Matose Between five and 20 minutes after taking the capsules and said that amount of time would correspond to the time it takes tylenol to dissolve explorers Send message they be reached North pole new York a six elated explorers announced Friday evening in a message relayed to their base Camp by a Bush Pilot that they have reached the North pole their base Camp operator said. He was flying Only 15 Miles from Reso Lute and he heard the team trying to con tact base Camp so he acted As the relay said Jim Gasperini who is running the expedition base Camp in Resolute Bay North West territories. Whenever you have a conversation like this you just relay the most important in formation they re there Gasperini said. All six team members Are Fine he added. The Steger International Polar expedition which re created Robert Peary s 1909 Conquest of the pole began its 500-mile, 56-Day journey from the Northern tip of Canada almost two months ago. The travellers led by will Sieger of Ely Minn., were pinpointed Friday morning by satellite at 89 degrees 58.3 minutes North Lati tude or 1.7 Miles from the pole. The North pole is at 90 degrees North latitude. The team was on the Side of the pole toward the soviet Union which could mean the members had travelled past the pole wide of the Mark. The team has activated its transmitter every several hours to Send a signal to an orbiting tracking station thus enabling Gasperini to Monitor its Progress. Maj. Don Marsh a Canadian military spokesman said the expedition apparently reached the pole at 2 50 . Friday but Gasperini said the satellite readings were not 100 percent accurate. The team is unaware of its satellite generated coordinates. The travellers Are rely ing on a Sextant and a chronometer to de Termine their position. A Sextant measures the angular distance of the Sun from the horizon and a course is set by taking a measure at the same time each Day. Although the world knows where the explorers Are they have not made radio con tact with their base Camp since april 23. Radio communications in the Arctic Are susceptible to atmospheric conditions and Are frequently blocked. The satellite transmitter is the team s Only Concession to modern times. Sieger and he five remaining team members Are travelling with two sleds and 21 dogs in their quest to reach the pole using old fashioned celestial navigation and Only the supplies they can carry a feat previously performed Only by Peary. The expedition packed a 50-Day food Supply which would have run out a week ago had two of the eight original team members not dropped out. Bob Mckerrow of an Akiwa new zealand was airlifted out after a sled hit him breaking some ribs. Bob mantel of Anchorage Alaska was flown out with Frostbitten feet. The remaining members Are Steger co Leader Paul Schurke also of Ely Anne Bancroft of Sunfish Lake Minn. Geoff Carroll of Juneau Alaska Brent  Frobisher Bay Northwest territories and Richard Weber of Cantley Quebec