European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 24, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 papers say Pentagon created aids soviet inspired propaganda persists . Says Washington a despite an aggressive . Campaign to set the re Cord Slraight soviet inspired articles saying the aids virus was created in a Pentagon biological warfare Experiment have appeared this summer in newspapers in Kenya Peru Sudan Nigeria Senegal and Mexico the state department said wednesday the department in a report on whal it called the soviet Union s aids disinformation Campaign also said the Arti cles Are still appearing in russian outlets and May be part of an Effort to deflect Domestic fears about the so if. Union s own aids cases. For nearly two years the United slates has been complaining about Sto Ries in Soviel newspapers which include allegations that the acquired immune deficiency virus was manufactured in go a civic engineering Experiment at fort Detrick md., allegedly to develop new biological weapons. The charge that the aids virus could have been created artificially at fort de trick or anywhere else has been dismissed on scientific grounds by internationally renowned medical and scientific experts the department said. The department said the report first surfaced in 1983 in an Indian newspaper evidently established by the soviets for propaganda purposes since then i has appeared again and again 32 times in Soviel outlets alone since january de spite . Protests. In 1985, Arthur a. Hartman the . Ambassador in Moscow made a forma complaint to a soviet editor. This past april . Surgeon general c. Everett Koop advised soviet delegates to a health conference in Washington that direct .-soviet collaboration on aids research would be impossible As Long As the disinformation Campaign continues the department said. Nevertheless according 1o the depart ment the report continues to surface not just in the soviet Union. The department said it appeared june 21 in the sunday times of Nairobi Kenya june 23 in Excelsior in Mexico City in the july Issue of la Devoir in Senegal july 2-3 in the nigerian Stan Dard july 10 in Suna of Khartoum Sudan and july 12 in la Vox of Lima Peru aside from Moscow s desire to undermine the . Image abroad concern about the spread of aids virus within the .s.r. May he partially motivating the soviet disinformation Effort the department charged. Faced with a Domestic aids prob Lem that soviet authorities have Only recently acknowledged Moscow May be attempting to redirect Domestic fears about a Public health problem that has so far been primarily associated with the United slates it said. To rebut the Campaign . Diplo Mats in countries where the Story has surfaced have met with editors and in Many cases have arranged for retractions. In Many cases the editors indicated they did not intend to discredit the in cd states often they said they were unaware that the disinformation originated in communist Media the department said. 10-year-old Pilot claims record offer 5-Day, coast of coast flight Christopher Lee Marshall Waves after Landing fort Lauderdale Fla. A ten pc build Christopher Lee Marshall landed his single prop Piper Warrior Here wednesday to Complete a five Day flight across the United states and claimed to be the Young est aviator to Pilot a plane from coast to coast. It la be a fun trip Home Chri Slucher said after touching Down at fort Lauderdale executive Airport. Christopher and his flight instructor Rowe Yates left Oceano Calif 1 so Miles Northwest of los an Geles on saturday. They took off from Meridian miss., Early wednesday on the final leg of the flight after thunderstorms forced them to make an unscheduled overnight  to Welcome Christopher in fort Lauderdale was his Mother Gail. I m just a real proud Mother i could t be Hap pier she said. She said that although she had Confidence in Christopher she was still anxious about his trip. He s the Only one i be got. He s my lop gun and i did t want to lose him. It s scary having a 10-year-old Cross America like this. I Haven t slept Well at All she told reporters. Christopher s spokesman in California. Jeff Kolk Mann of Diamond aviation which owns the plane said the flight will be submitted to the guinness Book of world  the flight will go into the record books is subject to debate. While in Dallas on tuesday Christopher met John Kevin Hill 11, of Arlington Texas who claims he is the youngest aviator to Cross America. Young Hill and his flight instructor flew from los Angeles to a july i Landing at Washington . Christopher never checked with the National aeronautics association. So in our books he s just another Guy flying across the United states. Just someone who is copying John Kevin Hill said John s father Johnny Hill. Attempts to set flight records must be cleared with the Naa which sets specific guidelines for such achievements Hill said. However Kolkmann who made some of the arrangements for Christopher s flight said tuesday he did t Check with the Naa because he did t have to. Federal aviation administration people told me thai Ai Long As he files a flight plan each Day Thal t All in aeronautics commission is going to look at he said. The Naa will probably give Christopher a certificate of recognition similar to the one it gave John Hill said Mel Brown Naa vice president. Storms tuesday night reduced visibility to about 50yards and Christopher had to Fly by instruments said Kolkmann. The boy landed the plane safely at key Field in Meridian. We could t really see much out the window be cause the rain was coming Down so hard Christopher said tuesday from his Mold room in Meridian. Yates said tuesday he did Lake control of the air plane briefly during the flight. Once he said can you take it a few minutes while i gel a Coke. But usually he handled it All the Way Yalcs said. Christopher was born with severe club feet and spent three years in leg a Nils. His Mother said doctor predicted he would never walk but two operations performed when he was 3 years old helped Correct the condition. Vets group to Cash in on new visa card offer new York up the Vietnam veterans of America my the Dollar dry Dock savings Bank of new York wednesday announced a new visa card designed As a fund raising vehicle for the 9 million veterans who served in South East Asia. Under the program the Vietnam vet Erans of America will solicit card applicants from across the United stain for the new visa card which will be Avail Able to All qualified applicants whether Viel Nim veterans or not. For every approved application Dol or dry Dock will contribute 16 to the via chapter that solicited the application. In addition the via will receive approximately 50 cents for every Hoo purchased with it card. The Bank Esti mate the total contribution Over a two to three year period could be As High As j6 million to s10 million. Every american can support the via s programs to help veterans of the Vietnam Era every Lime you use this new card John f. Mullady senior vice president of Dollar dry Dock Bank said. He said the card will have an annual interest rate of i6.b percent an annual fee of 120. Which is waived for the first year and a 25-Day Grace period on i nines charges if balances Are paid in full each monthly period. Every american will have an Opportunity to directly support our efforts through this new visa card said Robert 0. Muller president of the via. And this helps i in our efforts to support Job training programs readjustment counsel ing and Legal assistance for Vietnam pm  credit cards have been used in the past in similar fund raising efforts by organizations involved in such issues As environmental pre Lection and social is sues. Days of our lives1 fans of have Day of their lives Hattit Buko miss. Of when Days of our lives stars appear Here for a Long Antici paced week end event there won t be a shortage of fans. In this City the Abc soap opera is  s latest Survey conducted in May found that 34 percent of ally Allieburg households with televisions watched Days of our lives a Vic worship far above All other markets in the country. Nobody else was even in the 30s," said Shelly Kagner a spokeswoman for Arbitron i new York office. Nest was Lake Charles la., with a 19 per cent  devotees in this City of 40,000. The news was not surprising. I know a lot of people who watch it regularly said Stacy Sims 27, who works in the University of Southern Mississippi s housing Vilice. Almost everybody who has a Var tapes it for when they come Home from  Sims said she believes spicy charac ters and a Good dash of Romance account for the show s popularity. Promoters of Days of our lives have taken note of the Small soap Lov ing City and Are staging a celebrity auction and autograph session with four of its Acton on Sal  actors Drake Hogestyn roman Brad Charles Shau Nemtsev Shane Donovan. Billy Warlock Frankie and Michael Weiss or. Mike Morion will auction items donated by other celebrities and answer questions from the audience. Proceeds will go the University of Southern Mississippi s athletic department in Exchange for use of the Campus coliseum