European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. July 18. 19b6 the stars and stripes Page s new York trying to ease aids panic new York up health authorities moved wednesday to ease growing concern tint u Many As 700 people who received blood transfusions in the Region since 1977 May hive been exposed toads. We hive panic. We need your help new York blood Center director Johanna Indyck told reporters at a news con Ference. We have a misinformed panicked Public she and other health official from the Region Taid very few blood recipient had been exposed to the aids virus and eve fewer perhaps 10 to is out of More than 2.7 million would actually con tract the incurable disease. Pindyck new York City health com missioner Steven Joseph and new Jersey Deputy health commissioner John rut ledge conceded thai they did not know Bow Many people could have been sex to the Vivious before an aids schening system Tor blood donors began to april 9s5, but they emphasized that they had received cooperation since 1983 from those Likely to have been exposed to the disease in 1983, those affected were asked not to donate blood and that the year old screening process Likely had identified most ads exposed donor because most people who give blood Are repeal donors. Late tuesday new York health department spokesman Peter Slocum said recipients did not necessarily get Moo containing the aids antibody because there is no Way of determining when the donor was exposed to the disease. Slocum said donors whose blood showed aids antibodies in the tests con ducted Afler april i98s May not have been exposed when they gave blood previously. In Many cases the blood was not affected he said. He said the Only Way to determine whether the blood was affected would be to test the recipient for aids. The scare began tuesday when the blood services director for Hie 1 a county Syracuse red Cross Region said blood from four donors who tested positive for aids exposure bad been Given 10 As Many As 10 people in the area. Rochester red Cross officials then Dis closed that As Many As a dozen people May have received blood from infected donors in that area and red Cross officiate in Albany announced that seven people exposed to aids had donated blood to an unknown number of recipients before testing began. The new York blood Center which is responsible for 90 percent of the blood Supply in the new York metro Politan area including new Jersey then was bombarded with Media re quests for information about the infected blood. The Center said it had not planned to release information until it identified recipients who May have received blood from donors whose blood later was found to contain the aids antibody meaning thai the donor had been exposed to the  700 people who received blood transfusions from 1977 through 1986would be notified of possible exposure to the aids virus sometime in the fait the enter said. Aids 1979 80 61 82 83 84 65 projected Chicago Tribune Chart source cent Tor dim control Regan blocks Koop testimony by the was Ungto Pott Washington White House chief of stiff Donald t. Regan has scrapped a plan by surgeon general c. Everett Koop to testify be fore Congress this week in favor of legislation that would ban All Advertis ing of tobacco products Iommi station official said wednesday. Koop hid submitted his planned testimony to the office of management an budget for approval officials said. But Regan angrily objected at wednesdays White House staff meeting and officials said the Bud get office has also withheld. Cop s remarks on grounds that the has implications beyond health is adminis Trion officials who refused to be identified by name quoted Regan assaying thai i decision on the legislation should be made bythe White House and not by Kop. After 14 years suspect in Bank Fri agents Nab bombing cases Only one of the bombs set in a downtown san Francis co Branch of the Bank of America was known to have exploded according to the san Francisco police depart ment Kau Etnan a native of Milwaukee wis., was accused of sending letters to news agencies shortly after planting the explosives and demanding the release of politic  the letters did not name those Kaufman purportedly wanted released. Kaufman was a Stanford University student from1961 to 1965 and served in the army from 1966 to 1968. The Fri said. Paramilitary patrols anger hispanics san Francisco up Ronald Kaufman fugitive on the run for 14 Yean was arrested by Fri agents on charges of planting bombs in Banks across the United slates the government said wednesday. Kaufman. 48, suspected of once having links to the Radical students for democratic society was arrested tuesday without incident outside his Home in Sanfrancisco. The Fri said he was originally sought in 1972 and charged with planting bombs in Safe Deposit boxes in seven Banks in three cities during 1971. Corpus Christi Texas up a hispanic Leader wednesday called on . Attorney general Edwin Meese and Texas attorney general Jim mat Tox to investigate whether a paramilitary Organiza Tion is violating the Taw by planning patrols to intercept illegal aliens and drugs along the .-Mexico Border. Attorney Ruben Bonilla the president of the mexi can american democrats of Texas and a former National president of the league of United latin Ameri can citizens expressed dismay and disbelief in the paramilitary and vigilante activity of the civilian Materiel assistance organization. Army allows Gander victims fan to look through personal effects port Campbell by. A to army Willbond to inks to permit the families of 248 soldiers wet in a december plane crash to we unclaimed belongings recovered from Gander Newfoundland. Army Secretary John o. Marsh s decision followed month of complaints by some of the relatives to fort Campbell officials and to their congressmen. It will be hard for us to look at that stuff because All in Sitab  said Malinda Parris of Honkins Vine. Vve talked with several friends who�3vwas"to see it. But i d rather be As depressed is can right now than with later that i had not seen  army has told her that an inscribed Gold Brace let Fiat her husband bought for her probably in Tsi Mirthe stored items but she wants to look after the chartered Arrow air dc-8 crashed Las dec 12 in Gander while returning members of we Lolita airborne div from a pfajstre1the Middle East the soldiers personal Eite cts were brought Back to the Post. Dually the army notified Soldier s family thai they had less than a month to describe in writing or by Telephone items their relatives might have , unclaimed items would be auctioned off and the proceeds Given to a soldiers retirement Nome in Washington  maj. Bruce Bell an army spokesman in Washington said the policy was designed to ensure mus that people select property that belongs to them and to shield relatives from a potentially farrowing experience. The policy tries to protect the emotions of the Vic Tims families from haying to see � Many of these personal effects Laid out in a warehouse Bell said. No Date has been set for the viewing but under Marsh s decision if More than one family claims an item the army will decide who if anyone gets in. The Cha u a paramilitary organization that recently captured some illegal aliens in Arizona and now says it plans to take action against drug smugglers in Texas and other Border states. A Border patrol spokesmen also has said that the group s efforts Are unwelcome. Bonilla said his organization wednesday asked mat tax to communicate immediately 1 with the Fri the immigration and naturalization service and the department of Justice to determine whether any stale or Federal Laws Are being violated by the establishment Ofa civilian military Force along the mexican Border and the Western Region of Texas. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July 18, 1946 Gen. Douglas Macarthur applauded Japan s political development under the occupation but declared that the nation is not yet ready Foran uncensored press. 30 years ago today. July 18,1956 finding bros., Barnum and Bai Ley circus announced in Pittsburgh that h would fold the show in mid season to return to Winter quarters i Florida John Ringling North said the tented circus As it now exists is in my opinion a thing of the past 20 years ago today. July 18,1966 Richard speck the suspect in in murder of eight student nurses was arrested after he slashed his Arm and wrist in a 90-Cenl-a-night lop House in Chicago police said. 70 years ago today. July 18, 1976 Queen Elizabeth welcomed group of nations whose ranks were slashed by political disputes to the gala opening of the summer olympic games in Montreal