European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. October 23. 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 7 Merck giving new Eye drug to poor Washington api a pharmaceutical firm on wednesday announced n will give away a drug thai in said cow help rid the world of a disease threatening id Blind millions in the third world. Merck and co s announcement about in discovery Ive Omectin was hailed by member of Congress and the head of the world health organization. They said the remedy Olton a worldwide cure for River blindness a malady spread by the Liny Black Fly with some 18 million victims and 85 minion potential victim in More than 30 developing countries. Merck chairman or. P. Roy Vagelos said the drug with the proprietary name me Cizan was approved on wednesday Tor human use by French drug official. A Agutos said Hal approval clears the Way to begin mating the cure available worldwide. This Miracle drag. Will restore and preserve the Joy of sight Tor millions of human beings said sen. Edward Kennedy a mass he called medium one of woman gets prize she won by i Stoke Dallas a a car dealer Rel Mcd wednesday and awarded $ 10,000 to a woman whose contest entry key mistakenly opened a grand prize Safe. George Grubbs jr., whose Lincoln Mercury Dealership sponsored the Conlest called Beatrice Taylor with the news. He Iusi said thai he wanted me to come out to the Dealership he said he wanted to make me Happy said Taylor 72. The Destalo woman said she drove to the Dealership after Grubbs Call and collected her j10,000 Check. I never thought i would have to go through this to win $10,000 in a contest said Taylor who Rad complained since she was denied the Money saturday after her key opened the Safe but a computer showed her key should t have. Grubbs said that after the Story was reported wednes Day the Dealership received Chi All Day front people who had read about the dispute. Grubbs said he discussed the problem with the Dealership manager the Locksmith and Tony Tacito whose company ran uie contest i determined that in my opinion Tacito should pay her the s10,000 As a Goodwill gesture Grubbs said. Taylor had received the key in an advertisement mailed to her Home. I be never won anything like that before Taylor said. Once i won a $25 gift certificate from a grocery store but i be never been to one of these key opening  but she decided to give it a try. A Salesman asked Tor the key and As she watched he stuck it in the lock of the grand prize Safe. T opened. The truly extraordinary health discoveries of our  the drug first was discovered by Merck scientists in 1975 in the course of research on animal parasites such to heart worm. Similar tiny Worms cause River blindness. The disease is spread via blackly Biles with Flics biting an infected person and transporting the infection by biting someone else. The Hies thrive near fast flowing Rivers thus giving the disease ils informal name. The sickness causes intense itching weight loss Dis figuring skin irritations and blindness. As Many As 1s percent of the residents of some Riverside villages have lost their sight to the disease which scientists Call on Choker Cinskis. In is no Small problem said or. Halfdan Mahler director general of the world health organization. Scientists say As Lille As a single Oral dose of Mcclis Zan a year can prevent the growth of the Liny organisms thai Foster River blindness. Merck experts said the drug All but eliminates the severe Side effects posed by the two existing treatment. Merck officials said they were aware they could not expect third world patients to pay for me Cizan. So according to aug eos the . Company decided to give their discovery away. Merck has performed another Miracle today said sen. Frank Lautenberg. A no. He has introduced legislation to provide funds for me Cizan s distribution. Vaclos said building a distribution network poses the Only remaining Roadblock to wiping out River blindness. Merck intends to Al up an Independent International panel to review requests far the drug. Meanwhile the company and the world health organization Are conducting trials of Mccliman on 14,000 people in 12 countries. Results arc expected by tale next year. Wife wants share of a. Lottery prize Philadelphia a the estranged wife of a co Winner of the stale s 146-Mitlion lottery prize says she s entitled to some of the record winnings even though her husband has lived with another woman for five years. Pauline Woomer said she has a right to half of Don Ald r. Woomer s share of the Jackpot since i m his wife the Philadelphia inquirer reported wednesday i think i la Benefit from it mrs. Woomer said in a Telephone interview. It s supposed to be a so so Deal. I m going to Call a lawyer As soon to i l Ang  Donald Woomer and Linda despot 3"?. Of Hollidaysburg Blair county received their first of 26 an Nual payments of j1.4 million on monday. Woomer 55, is separated but not divorced from his wife. The Jackpot was he largest in north1 America. The world s largest about 1100 million is offered in Spain according to lottery officials. Al a news conference monday Woomer indicated he would give his wife some of die Money although John Mcclinlock a spokesman for the couple said later thai the prize was Noi joint marital  he said Woomer certainly feels the majority of his share is his and his  however he said there would Likely be a settlement sometime after Woomer and despot return from a Short trip we re friends mrs. Woomer said. We re not cat arid dog or anything like Hal. We get  the family still has a local business and the Woom ers jointly own a Hollidaysburg Home she told the paper. Woomer has said he expects to be divorced soon and he and despot plan 0 marry. Iran use of boat motors probed Chicago a . Customs service agents arc investigating a Waukegan company to determine if in was involved in shipping High powered outboard motors to Iran a company official confirmed wednesday. Agents seized documents wednesday at the out Board Marine corp. Offices in the Northern Illinois City according to televised reports. Company spokesman Laurin Baker confirmed hat agents had visited the offices but said he did not know whether company records had been taken. Baker said outboard Marine did not have dealings with Iran. We were informed that the government was investigating possible violations of customs Law Baker said in a Telephone interview. We have a Strong interest in this investigation and Are cooperating in every Way  according to reports on Chicago television stations wbb to a May to and was to Federal authorities spotted the american made motors while monitoring iranian television footage of armed speedboats being used by that nation s forces in the persian Gulf. The televised reports said a seven month investigation by customs agents resulted in the discovery last week in West Germany of a shipment of Large Johnson outboard motors. We do not make shipments to Iran nor do we allow the trans shipment of our motors to Iran by our overseas customers Baker said. Baker said the shipment of outboard of under 4$ horsepower to Iran would be Legal under the Export administration act but he said outboard Marine does not ship even motors of that size to Iran. The motors being discussed now Are Al the top end of the size scale and we make them up to 300 horsepower he said. Fund drive poster hailed assailed Ventura Calif. A a United Way poster of an old woman about to cat cat food is being criticized As misleading and praised for dramatizing the plight of the elderly. The poster was produced by the Ventura county chapter of United Way for its 1987 fund drive. Twelve thousand copies have been printed in English and Spanish. The Black and White poster shows a woman opening a can of cat food. The caption reads she has no  Colleen House executive director of the Ventura county area Agency on aging said the poster could cause fright and a mistaken impression thai the county s Low income senior citizens often eat pet food. Barbara Mizuno advertising director for Western states imports of Newbury Park and designer of the poster said she contacted United Way agencies and was told there Are elderly people who eat Pel food to save Money. Thousand Oaks councilman Tony Lamb said he likes the poster because it is focusing attention on the elderly. United Way welcomed the controversy saying the poster is a powerful Force in its fund raising drive. Student Pilot jailed for Joy ride Arlington Texas a a student Pilot who buried a neighbourhood during his first Solo air plane flight received a trip to jail instead of his flier s certificate authorities say. William Stacey completed his first Solo air plane flight tuesday but without the usual congratulations from his flight instructor and fellow pilots. Yeah t guess i should be Given this a Little More thought Stacey said. "1 really wanted to Fly. And i just could t  Stacy s three hour pre Dawn flight in a single engine Cessna grabbed the attention of Arlington police. Irate residents of a neighbourhood he buzzed during his Joy ride and control Tower personnel at Dallas fort Worth International Airport the 22-year-old Arlington Man said he borrowed an air Une owned by Cotharn aviation co. Of Arling ton after he ran out of Money to pay for the company s flight lessons just before qualifying for his Solo flight. Stacey was jailed in lieu of Bond on charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He obtained a or Cirialo release wednesday morning but his trial has t yet been scheduled Arlington police spokesman Dee an Derson said. Nude prank victim shops for clothes Seattle. Wash. Up a Man who said his friends pulled a prank Hal led him without his clothes did the first thing thai came to his mind he walked into a clothing store. A clerk Al Boal ique said wednesday that the first words out of her Mouth when the naked Man appeared Al the shop monday were May i help your obviously she could. The clerk said she is a former registered nurse and the Man s state of undress did t bother her All that much. I was a mule bit shocked said the woman who did not want to be identified. He seemed so honest. He tried to hide  one of our Racks so he was t  the Man told her he had been cleaning up in a nearby Public restroom when his friends spin led away his clothing. He said the Only thing he could think of was to find clothing As quickly As possible so he walked to the boat ique hid behind the clothing rack dressed himself and walked out. But the Man returned within minutes telling the clerk he had left his Wallet in the Public restroom and paid the 1100 Bill