European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 11, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Liberace died from aids Coroner says ind1o, Calif. Al1 lib crack s doctors do Tibeau by tried to cover up the entertainer s death from aids by reporting thai he died from heart failure the River Side county Coroner said. " ii is my firm belief somebody along the line wanted to pull a fast one an  Coroner Raymond Carrillo old a news conference monday. The original cause of death did not make  asked if he believed Liberace s doctors knew All along Hal the showman suffered from aids Camillo replied yes sir i firmly believe  asked if Hal meant doctors covered up the cause of death he responded that s a moot Point. But yes i believe that. Or. Ronald Daniels a a Hillier physician who signed Liberace s deals certificate had reported Hal the entertainer died of cardiac arrest due to heart fail ure brought on by subacute  a brain inflammation. Encephalopathy does not cause heart disease Carrillo said. Daniels failure to report the Correct cause of death will be reported for possible disciplinary action to California Board of medical Quality Assurance. Daniels is declining comment. Forest Lawn memorial Park s similar failure to re part Liberace s True cause of death also will be reported to the slate Board responsible for regulating mortuaries Carrillo said. A Forest Lawn official said monday the mortuary acted properly. Microscopic tissue analysis showed Liberace die because  pneumonia due to human immunodeficiency virus disease Camillo said. In Lay Man s terms or. Liberace died of an opportunistic disease caused by acquired immune deficiency syn drome  is a common virus that infects about half of All americans by the Lime they reach Middle age. It usually produces either cold like symptoms or no noticeable or serious effects. But in can be fatal to people whose disease fighting App Holn Coroner Ray Carrillo discusses autopsy with Media immune system is weakened by the aids virus which recently was renamed human immunodeficiency virus by an International panel on virus names. Besides fatal pneumonia caused by the Cylo Magato virus Carrillo said other contributing causes of Liber Ace s death included lung and heart disease and a hard ening or calcification of a heart valve. Forest Lawn spokesman Dick Fisher said in los Angl is that the mortuary had relied on the doctor s death certificate when in embalmed Liberace s body. We re not doctors we re not medical examiners Fisher said. Thai s All we can  Carrillo said his office will report the autopsy results to the health department bul does t plan to notify any of Liberace s sexual contacts of the results. I Don t know if he had relations with anybody or not he said adding Hal he could t Tell How Long Liberace had suffered from aids. It s Loo bad in went to this extent said Sabas Rosas supervising Coroner s investigator of protocol had been followed the Way in should have been in probably would t have ended up where we re at. We re doing our duly under the Law. We owe Illo the Public we  Rosas emphasized thai inc autopsy was conducted because of the Coroner s Legal obligation to investigate any death thai occurs outside the presence of a doctor or any death that involves a known or suspected contagious disease Hal constitutes a health Hazard Liberace s new York publicist Denise Collier and longtime manager Seymour Heller repeatedly had de Nied Liberace suffered aids a january Hospital test showed Liberace had been exposed to the aids virus. Rosas confirmed last Icett. Collier had said he entertainer suffered pernicious anaemia heart disease and emphysema. She was gone from her office monday night and unavailable for immediate comment her answering service said. On Jan. 26, Helicer had said Liberace s anaemia was caused by a two month weight loss diet that consisted of nothing bul Watermelon. But Liberace s Las vegas physician or Elias Ghanim later disputed hat. Youth with flawed heart realizes sea duty wish Mayport Fla. A a teen Ager s 20-hour tour of duty aboard the Navy destroyer stump brought on about of seasickness but for the youth with a heart defect it was a Chance a experience whal had Only been u dream As he fights for his life. I love the Navy said David Souther land 17, who Rode the destroyer fro fort Laud Crdal to near Jacksonville in a trip arranged by the Navy and an organization Hal Grants the wishes of children whose lives Ore endangered by illness. Soui Harland of Dover suffers from Eison Manger s syndrome which left a Hole in a Wall of his heart. He said his condition often leaves him tired and he must sleep with an oxygen mask. Southerland s dream is to be a Nav officer. Because of his disease he though the closest he would come were his military books and magazines and Model ships. But Southerland s grandmother. Calmer Chandler in late january contacted Florida child wish come True a non profit Spring Hill organization. Francis Keefe child wish president said the trip was kept secret until the last minute. We just told him  Keefe said. The look on his face made every thing Worth  Southerland was a Little wobbly when he got off the ship after the cruise that began sunday at port Everglades and ended at Mayport on monday the youth who steered the ship and slept inthe Captain s Cabin said the Best part of the voyage was firing inc guns. Physician Brent Young who accompanied Southerland said doctors have decided he is not a promising Candi Date for a heart transplant or surgery to repair i tie Hole. Poor conditions watchdog kept meter readers at Bay Force cancelling of ice sail event Wolfeboro . A new Hampshire has plenty of Snow but organizers of an International ice sailing event say thai does t do them any Good. Competitor in the first year of the event in the United Stales were frustrated last year by gentle breezes rather than Good winds thai Are needed to push their sailing rigs across ice. This year s problem is inconsistent ice Depths at the primary race Sites on Wolfeboro Bay and Al alternate Sites said Kimberly deals publicist for the event. The problem can t be overcome and organizers have cancelled the event she said monday. We have anywhere from three to 10 inches of ice and on lop of that however is six to eight inches of slush and then on lop of that is six to 12 inches of Snow she said. What thai gives us is really unsuitable conditions 10 hold the world class event Hal we had  athletes from around the world had signed up for the event scheduled to begin Friday she said. Kansas City Kan. A a family whose German Shepherd Alleg edly kept meter readers away for five years could have their electric Power Cut off unless they Start paying their $3,800 Bill Utility officials said Mon Day. But Frank and Chris Eccl Olgh still Are reeling from the big Bill they received last fall from the Board of pub Lic utilities arc not convinced they should pay the entire amount. The Utility contends Bills had been underestimated for 60 straight months because the Mcclough German Shep Herd Caesar would not allow meter readers near the gauges. The couple claim the Utility did not properly notify them of the problem. Utilities Board spokeswoman Karen Brooks said monday the Mccloughy electricity could be Cut off soon if Iney Don t Start making payments on the old Bills. She said the Mcc toughs were paying an average of $13.65 a month when they should have been paying $73.14. Utilities Board officials admit it is unusual to accumulate five years of Back charges but contend the problem was the Mccloughy responsibility. Each one of their Bills clearly stated that in was an estimate and re Quested them to Contact us to make arrangements to read the meter Brooks said. Mrs. Mcclough said it was not her fault and she said Caesar would t Hurt a Fly. How would i have any idea when they be messed up 1 did t figure the would give us an Coli match Bill where they would lose Money i figured it was reasonably close to what we  judge pulls up choir hears cases in Cellblock Houston up a jammed Celt door kept 32 prisoners from getting to state District judge Johnny Kollnda s courtroom for hearings so to Lundn took his courtroom to the inmates. Kollnda was ready to begin a series of probable cause hearings when he was informed that a jammed door had trapped the prisoners inside a holding cell behind the courtroom. Kolenda carried a chair into a narrow area in front of the holding cell and accompanied by a prosecutor Bailiff and i  convened court. The show must go on so the Proba ble cause must go on the judge said of sunday s turnabout. Justice delayed is Justice denied so we Don t want to deny  Kolenda called inmates up to cell doors for probable cause hearings. And assistant District attorney Jim Peacock standing in the narrow passageway in front of the cells read a description of charges while Kolenda set bail while sealed in his chair. Some prisoners had to reach through cell bars to sign court forms. Quiet Down Fellows said Bailiff . Sheppard. This is a courtroom believe it or  court officials said in is the first time they can remember such proceedings being moved from a courtroom. In took 4 i hours before the jammed doors could be reopened