European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 news update the stars and stripes sunday August 10, 1986 Thatcher released London up prime min ister Margaret Thatcher left the Hospital Friday with her right Armin a Sling following a minor opera lion two Days earlier to Correct muscle can traction problem in her right 60-year-old prime minister underwent an operation at Lon Don s King Edward Vii Hospital wednesday 10 Correct Dupuy run a contracture a condition that was pulsing her Tittle Finger toward he Palm of Ber right band. Doctors advised her the Condi Tion which she bad Tor about 0 years could have led to deformity if left untreated. Praxi wins vote Rome up socialist prime minister a Cutino Praxi easily won a vote of Confidence in the Cham Ber of deputies Friday for a five party coalition government de signed to bold Power until elec Tion a 1988.the chamber Italy s lower House of parliament voted solidly along party tines 352-227 to support the new Praxi administration consisting of Christian democrats liberals republicans and social dem Cratsas Well As the socialist. Dioxin studies Bangkok Thailand up Vietnam has signed a five year agreement allowing american re searchers to continue studies thai have shown extremely High Levels of toxic dioxin in the body tissues of people exposed to the herbicide agent Orange a researcher said. Vietnam is an absolute Goldmine to least How dangerous or not dangerous dioxin ii. Or. Arnold Schecter of the department or preventive Medicine St Testate u diversity of new York said after returning from two wee trip to Vietnam. Temperatures i Bra so b a awol l h a Matt no to Witt " a h h n a Amchin ii a 71 a a 74 bo74 is Fht a Plum ghz 11 plan min to to to fun weather . Engineer arrested by Iran As spy state department says Washington a an Ameri can telecommunications Engineer work ing for a . Company in Iran has Bee arrested on charges he spied for Ehe United states it we disclosed stale department confirmed the arrest of Jon Pattis. 49. Paltis1 sister Ellen said in it Friday Telephone inter View from Aikin s.c., that he was arrested around july 18, apparently on suspicion he had provided secret information to Iraq on behalf of lie United department spokesman Charles Redman said Friday hat Iran has ignored repeated requests by Swiss Diplo Mats for consular Access 10 Pattis an employee of a Maryland firm who was taken into custody about three week Sago. In the absence of diplomatic relation Between Tecc United Stales and Iran the Swiss embassy handles . Interests i Tehran. Paltis sister denied that her brother was a spy adding he would t consider a the firm which employs Patlis cos mos engineers of Bethesda md., declined to comment on the Case. Pattis had been working on a communications satellite project in Assad bad about 200 Miles Southwest of sister said iranian suspicions about him apparently stemmed from his Depar Ture from the site where he was working shortly before an iraqi air raid in the area. Following the raid she said he re turned to Assad bad and helped re is tacit ii communication there. Me has spent most of his adult life working in Iran. The United Stales has not taken tide sin the Iran Iraq War but it has held Iran responsible for the continuation of the conflict maintaining thai iranian authorities have rejected Calb for a negotiated Jena Emma. Pattis sister said he at the request of Iran s state run Agency was carrying a false italian pass port. She said the Agency was concerned that iranian immigration authorities would do Grant a i to an american. Paltis did not abject to mine a false passport because he had been told it was common practice in Many foreign coun tries she said. Tide re floats grounded cruise ship that struck rocks off Southern Alaska Jua Wock Alaska a the Ris ing tide saturday re floated the cruise ship North Star which ran aground of Southeastern Alaska with 143 passengers aboard the coast guard said. No one was Hurt when the 307-Footship grounded Friday morning on rocks near Prince of Wales Island and began taking on water through two holes in the Hull. Pas singers were evacuated three hour Slater to Klawock a tlingit Indian Village of 31& people where they visited tote poles and other attractions and were flown to Ketchikan the ship s final Desti nation about 60 Miles away. Some of the ship s 60 Crew member stayed aboard and patched the two holes one 6 by 12 inches and one 6 inches i diameter said coast guard it. Fulton Gregg in Juneau the rising tide re floated the North Star about 3 a.m., Gregg North Star was being towed to the Village where it Wax to tie up while authorities Check tic repairs Gregg said. About 10 Crew members remained aboard tarty saturday Gregg said. It was kind of like a car Accident where you Slop suddenly Laid paean Ger Marge Dolan of Olympia Wash. In was a Beautiful sunny Day the water was Calm and it did t worry me she said. We even ale lunch on the ship s Pool deck with our life jackets on prior to evacuation passengers spent Friday night in be Taucan the scheduled saturday Desti nation of the North Star which was Fin Ishing a we Klong cruise off Southeastern the bahamian registered ship ii base Din Seattle and is operated by exploration cruise lines government sues Hospital in . For firing nurse who was aids victim Washington up _ the Federal government a filed in first lawsuit accusing an employer of illegally discriminating against a person suffering from aids the new York times reported saturday. The lawsuit charges a North Carolina Hospital violated the civil rights of a registered nurse by dismissing him an then refusing to consider him for any other Job Federal officials told the newspaper. A letter outlining the lawsuit by the department of health and tinman serv ices arrived at the Charlotte memorial Hospital and medical Center on thurs Day just Over five months after the 27-year-old nurse died of aids. Thomas Stoddard a lawyer for the aids victim said it was unfortunate that the government failed to act sooner on the Man s complaint which was filed in july 1984. The Man began work at Charlott memorial Hospital in january 983 and in May 1984 was diagnosed shaving some symptoms of acquired immune deficiency syndrome Sai Stoddard executive director of Lambda Legal defense and education fundinc., a non profit group thai defend the rights of homosexuals. The nurse immediately was placed nonmedical leave even though he said he was Able and willing to work. One Mont later hit pay was stopped. He was hospitalized in augur 1984,and one month later be was diagnosed As having the deadly aids virus. The victim was one of 12,773 americans who have died of ads which attacks the body s immune system an leaves a person vulnerable to illness. To Date the government has recorded23,307 cases of aids and estimates thai within five Yean there will be a cumulative total of 270,000 Cue of the disease which is often transmitted through sexual activity or intravenous Drugay ise the Federal Agency s letter Laid Char loin memorial Hospital had. Violated the Law by denying the complainant individualized consideration for possible the claim is based on Section 304 of the rehabilitation act of 1973, which prohibits on Theof Handicap in any program or activity that receives Federal financial assist Ance the Lawwil by has appears to counter restrictive interpretation of the Law by the Justice department. In an open missued june 20, the Justice department said an individual s real at perceive ability to transmit the disease to oth tit not a Handicap within the meaning of the Law. Runaway 1920s rail car injures 24 Boone Iowa api a runaway1920s-Era rail car rolled several Miles be fore ramming into a seven car train carrying 137 sightseers injuring 24 people authorities said. Two of the injured were hospitalized in stable condition after the collision Fri Day. The runaway car was being pulled tothe Boone Scenic railway depot when ii broke Loose from the Chicago & North Western engine and began rolling through this town of about 13,000 people West fames. Something broke i m sure. The were going so slow said Ben Cumber treasurer and Board member of the Sce Railroad which runs an 11-mile trip along the Des Monea River. The train car rolled westbound pastime depot when a Secretary saw the run away and notified the eastbound seven car Scenic train about three Miles West of town Cumber said. She told the train w go the other Wayas fast As possible Gunther said. Bui authorities said the route was Al downhill for the runaway which caught up with the now westbound train at Lowbridge Over the Des Moines air Wert of town. Gunther said the car struck the engine on the Bridge sending Jolt through toe train. Many of the Pas Senjen were give first Aid at a nearby Myca Camp annl paramedics arrived authorities said
