European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 study finds aids virus alters rapidly poses new problems in prevention treatment Washington a the aids virus changes its genetic code More rapidly than any other know virus raising questions about the prospects of effectively preventing or fighting the deadly disease according to research cited in a published report. Findings at the los Alamos National Laboratory show thai he human immunodeficiency virus or his is altering its genetic code As much As five limes As fast As the influenza virus thought until no to be the fastest in mutating the Washington Post reported units sunday editions. The flu Sims has taken so years to evolve As Muchas the aids virus has evolved in the last 10 years the newspaper said. New flu vaccines must be developed Evcic few years to keep up with the changes. Although researchers have known that the aids virus can mutate the findings at the new Mexico Laboratory show thai the Rale of change is much faster than had been assumed before the Post said. The aids viruses now Manifest themselves As a Complex family tree sprouting new genetic branches and apparent very quickly at that Gerald Myers a molecular geneticist who did the measuring told the newspaper in an interview. There Are presumed to be thousands of slightly Dif Ferent forms of the virus with some possibly having new specialized abilities 10 be transmitted to infect different tissues to evade the immune system or to resist drug treatments the Post reported. Myers made a computerized comparison of the go Natii codes of various aids viruses isolated at differ ent limes. The Laboratory Best known for its research on nuclear weapons runs a computerized data base on the aids virus and holds the specific genetic codes from about 30 different aids viruses isolated from 1976 to 1986.aids, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome is a contagious disease thai attacks the body s immune system rendering it incapable of resisting other Dis eases and infections. The virus is spread through Contact with blood semen and other bodily fluids from infected persons. Its chief victims have been homosexual men and intravenous drug users although a Small percentage of cases Are attributed to transfusions of contaminated blood and heterosexual Contact. As of aug. 31, aids had been diagnosed in 41,366 americans of whom 23,884 have died since 1979,according to the National centers for disease control. No one is known to have recovered from the disease. Bork says he was t asked How he d vote new York a supreme court nominee Robert h. Bork says in an inter View that no one in the Reagan administration has asked him How he would vote on any specific Issue. They arc much brighter than that much More sophisticated Dork told Newsweek Magazine in an interview published in its sept. 14 Issue Bork a judge on the . Circuit court of appeals in Washington ., faces 10 Days of confirmation hearings before the Senate judiciary committee beginning sept. Is he said in the interview that it would be difficult to anticipate How he will vote on key issues. In a separate interview with new York daily news Bork said anybody who thinks am going to be an activist is info some  one group is painting me As a judge who tries to interpret the Law and the other group is painting me As a judge who will do conservative things for them he said. I would disapprove of conservative activism As much As i would of Liberal  he old the daily news that he has re canted his views on some of his past writ Ings particularly a controversial piece writ ten 16 years ago thai said constitutional Protection should be accorded Only to speech that is explicitly  Bork said he now agrees such Protection extends to scientific and moral speech artistic Endeavor and so  in an accompanying poll. Newsweek said a majority of americans inter viewed disagree with bark s anti Abor Tion stand even though two thirds could not name him As the nominee. Fifty two percent of those surveyed said they favor the landmark 1973 revs Wade ruling that legalized abortions under certain circumstances. Fifty seven percent said they would be less Likely to support the confirmation of a supreme court nominee who would Vole to permit Stales to Institute limitations on abortions. Nominated Rowl won boric to 60 Birthplace Pittsburgh family remanded widower with three children education University of Chicago Bachelor s Deokee. 1948 Law degree 13 current position judge,. Court of appeals. District of Columbia since 10b2 background partner in Law fir of Wrt Dand and Effus Washington , 1981-82solicitor general Justice department 1973-77 . Attorney general. 1973-74 taught at Yale Law school,1962-73 member of Law firm of str Dand Ems Hudson. Chaffe Zand masters in Chicago 1955 68 us. Marine corps. 1945-46and 1950-52  a Tori no m Anwick research Monkey flees doily ration of booze Denver a a Monkey being Given alcohol in an alcohol abuse study fled the University of Colora do s medical school. The 17-Pound japanese macaque called no. 3, ran through an open door about noon tuesday As he was being transferred from one part of the lab compound to another and was last seen about Vuk Miles from the lab. It has been eluding searchers since it escaped jumping from tree to tree along the South Lalle River in Southwest Denver and hiding in underbrush. Scientists said they can t use Tran quil i zing Dart guns while no. 3 is in the Trees because he might Hurt him self if he Falls. They re hoping hell move lower or gel close enough for them to catch him in a net. The 6-year-old Monkey was raised in a Breeding facility in Texas and has never before been outside a protected environment Stevens said. While participating in a two Yea study of alcohol abuse. No. 3 was Given a Choice of alcohol diluted with water or Plain water during a two hour period each afternoon but never drank enough to gel drunk or. James Stevens associate Dean for research affaire at cd s medical school said. He May be having the time of his life Stevens said. There is plenty that an animal can forage on out  two Sisters husbands found shot to death Essex of Ltd. A two Sisters and their husbands were found shot to death execution style in a suburban Baltimore Home saturday police said. A brother of the Sisters found the Bod ies in the living room of the House in bowlers quarters Northeast of Balti More police spokesman Brian uppercut said they were All shot in the Back or he Back of he head he said. The brother who was t identified identified the victims As Valerie Joan Nolan 31, and her husband Donald fran Cis Nolan 35, residents of the House and Laurie Ann Kroll 26, and her husband Kevin Kroll age unknown police said. From what we can piece together right now it appears they May have been sur prised while they were watching television sometime earlier than saturday upper Cuc said. They were then taken into the living room where they were ordered to lie face Down and then were All  Uppercue said the brother who found the bodies reported that the front doorway ajar when he arrived saturday afternoon and that nothing appeared to be taken from the Home. The motive i Juhl now is unclear uppercut said adding thai there were no signs of forced entry and Llic Home had not been ransacked the victims appeared to have been shot late Friday or Early saturday although two neighbors said they saw them outside the House saturday afternoon said e. Jay Miller another police spokesman. The brother said the last Contact wit the family members had been about i . Friday. Travel companion Calls Biaggi Loving Friend new York up a jury in the bribery trial of rep. Mario Biaggi heard a secretly recorded Conversa Tion in which former Brooklyn political Boss Mcade Esposito called the two paid vacations he gave Biaggi Good Money  the woman who accompanied the married Bronx con Gressman on both trips also testified in Brooklyn Federal court Friday about Esposito s role in arranging the vacations. Barbara Barlow 45, described the 69-year-old Biaggi As a very dear and Loving Friend whom she saw several time a  she testified that the new York Democrat told her the firs Viii. In december 1984, had been arranged through Esposito the former Brooklyn democratic party Boss Esposito is charged with paying for Biaggi and bar Low s first trip to the Swank  Hok-1 and spa near fort Lauderdale fla., in Exchange for the congressman helping coastal dry  and repair a foundering Brooklyn ship repair company that owed Money to tsp silo s insurance firm. Taggi to charged with accepting a bribe Anil both men also face conspiracy charges in the Caw. Prosecutors Friday played Federal Warcup recordings of a 20. 1985, discussion Between i Porto and a Man named Joseph Man ustillo about coastal s financial problems. During the conversation Esposito makes a passing reference to Biaggi who was about to travel to Florida for a second Holiday at Bonaventura. Esposito. Guest at the spa you know Martuscello yeah Espo Iii Mario  Martuscello  Esposito and hey that s Good Money  Biaggi and his son Richard Law face Federal racketeering charges in an unrelated scandal involving alleged influence peddling on behalf of we Lech corp.,a Bronx military contractor