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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes thursday mov Ambar 10,19b8 pakistani virus infects computers in Houston Houston a a computer virus thai is aversion or one created in Pakistan has infected pro Grams used by University of Houston business Stu dents causing a nuisance but posing no real danger officials Lay. The original so called brain computer virus was traced to a computer store in Lahore Pakistan. It probably has t Cost us much except a few Days of people time to clean up these disks but it Proba Bly Cost the students a Good bit of frustration said Michael Walters director of research and instructional computing services at the University s main Cam pus. Some students have reported losing data but Wal ters said he knows of no one who has lost an entire term paper or other Large Quantity of work. Reports of the Sims were still coming in from students late  virus first announced itself Al he University Early last week on the screen or one of the 150personal computers the business department has for students and faculty. Wallers said. It has no spread to larger computers at the school he said. A computer virus is a string of coded command hidden in useful programs or software. Like a biological virus it uses its Host to reproduce replicating itself into other programs used on the same computer or into computers to which Iris connected. Since the affected University computers were isolated from each other and the outside world the spread of the virus was limited Walters said. Las week a sophisticated virus spread along a computer network used by universities and defense con tractors and eventually affected an estimated 6,000computers nationwide. A virus can do damage in several ways by keeping computer so Busy with commands so that its operation becomes sluggish As happened with last week virus by using up memory or Fay erasing data. Walters said the virus at the University of hous ton flashed this message with misspellings to Stu dents who tried to use infected programs Welcome to the Dungeon. Copyright 1968 brain & am ads pvt Ltd. Virus shoe record v9.0, dedicated to the dynamic memory of millions of virus who Are no longer with us today thank goodness. Beware of the virus. This program is catching. Program follows Nufler these  original brain virus appeared in May at colleges and businesses along the East coast witness says he heard blast after seeing of Jet Kodiak Alaska a an air Force Al 5c tighter has disappeared in Low Clouds and mountainous terrain Anda civilian reported hearing explosions after seeing the Jet Fly Over Kodiak air port. The air Force said the plane was presumed Down. Ground and air search teams sus Pended their Elburt tuesday night be cause of Low visibility and the Treacher Ous terrain said coast guard it. Tom Saint. There have been no communication with it of any sort Saint said. Well go out again Al first  the plane was practising instrument Landing approaches at the Kodiak air port the air Force said. Weather at the Lime of the aircraft s disappearance was six Miles visibility but with Low Clou cover Al 1,200 feel officials said. Gil Nyerges. A commuter Pilot wit Hcrman Mark air said he heard a Jet approaching the Airport. And i thought gee Whiz i d hate lobe Over the Airport moving Loward the mountains right now because of i Eweather. About thai time i looked up and saw a military Jet. I said 1 Hope this Guy has enough Altitude to Clear barometer Mountain because it Sils right at the endow the runway. Then 1 heard a loud explosion followed by four or five popping noises. I ran inside in a big Tizzy and nobody else heard it. There was a lot of fog in the area so i think that soaked up a lot of sound and reverberation. When 1 saw this fellow go overhead he was on a course and Al an Altitude that would have taken him into the Moun Tain Nyerges said. There was speculation by a lot of people that whal i heard was t an explosion but an afterburner kicking in and the secondary explosion were engine compressors not kicking in he said. The plane was based at Elmendorf fab near Anchorage said staff sol David Haulbrook. The Pilot t name was not released. More than 30 of the single seat its reassigned to the 21st tac fighter Wing at Elmendorf. Cape. Janice Mullan a spokeswoman or the alaskan air come said f-15� have been involved in at least four Acci dents in Alaska from 19s2 to 1985." drug tests begun without bargaining ruled unfair Minneapolis a the implementation of drug and alcohol testing policies by the Star Tribune without bargaining with the local news Guild has Bee ruled an unfair labor practice in a Case that could set a National precedent. The company s refusal to provide information Abou the policy s enforcement at the Union s request also is an unfair labor practice administrative Law judge Wallace nations ruled last week in Washington. Nations said such testing meets Legal definitions of issues that must be negotiated Between employers and unions. The Case has the potential to set a nation precedent because the National labor relations Board has not Yel ruled on any appeals involving the Issue said Diane Williams assistant director of the Norb s information division. If the company does not Appeal nations ruling by dec. 1, the Norb Wilt adopt it routinely probably in Early december and nations recommendations will take effect said Joe Moore the Board s Deputy executive Secretary. If the company does Appeal a panel or the full boar will consider it he said John Dennison vice president of labor relations forthe newspaper said monday that the company was Dis appointed by the ruling but had not decided whether to Appeal. The judge recommended that the company be 9r-Dcred to revoke its drug and alcohol testing policies covering applicants and employees in jobs covered bits contract with local 2 of the news Guild of the twin cities and to negotiate future policies with the  local represents about 350 news room and circulation employees of the Star Tribune. Nations also recommended that the newspaper be required to offer a Job to any applicant rejected under the policy since in was imposed Jan. 1, 1987, and pay the applicant for related losses. He also recommended that the company rescind any punishment that might have been imposed on employees under the policy an compensate them for their losses. The Star Tribune s policy requires a medical cum including drug and alcohol screening for applicant 10 whom the company offers a Job. If applicant lest Posi Tive the company will withdraw the Job offer. The policy also provides that employees May beaked to undergo screening when management believes that Job performance or conduct is impaired by . Dennison said that no employee hat been tested under the policy and that he knew of Only one applicant who bad withdrawn after learning about the  nations recommendations the newspaper would be required to give the Union the names an addresses of people who have applied for Guild covered jobs at the newspaper since the policy look effect an identify those who refused to take the tests. Heart disease deaths Rale of deaths Par 100,000 Rales ago 35-64 in 1905 by Stala d under 220 d 220-240 cd 241 -260 Over 260 note figures Are for Iseh Emic or blocked artery heart disease deaths Chicago Tribune graph source . Corlors few Oise Asb cof Liral a. Living woman gives in rare Domino transplant Minneapolis a a living woman s healthy heart has been removed and transplanted into another patient and the donor then was Given the heart and lungs of a girl who died in a fall doctors said tuesday they decided to do a heart lung transplant on the St. Pau woman and give her heart to someone else rather than replace just her damage lungs because the double transplant makes for an easier operation it is one of Only a handful of such Domino transplant procedures Don since the firs one at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore Ivi year Sago said or. Robert Emery head of transplant surgery at Abbot Northwestern Hospital. The important thing is that the donor organs were used maximally said Emery. We kind of $01 two for one on this. The second patient might have had to Wail a Long Lime so the timing was  sunday doctors from Abbott Northwestern obtained the heart an lungs of an unidentified brain dead 17 year old girl.,. -"iv""1. Surgeons then removed the heart of Barbara tremble 28, of so Paul an transplanted in into Eva Hallberg 61, of Rosc Villa whose heart had been badly damaged by several heart attacks. Tremble s lungs left almost useless by cystic fibrous were then removed and the was Given the 17-year-old heart and  was in critical condition late. Tuesday breathing with the help of Respirator. Emery said he expects Ner re covery to be slow Emery said tremble knew her chances of surviving the operation were Only so so because she had been weakened by cystic fibrosis a genetic disease Ihal at Laela the lungs and by diabetes. A Hall Bare was reported in Good Condi Tion tuesday. Tremble had been on a waiting list for a lung or bean lung transplant for about year. Emery said doctors talked to tremble about the possibility of Donat ing her heart to someone else Welt in and Vance of her surgery  
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