European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 18, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 fumes kill relatives planning victim s Funera Milwaukee a deadly Carbon monoxide fumes from a faulty Furnace killed a Man last week and then claimed the lives of three relatives who stayed at his Home to plan the funeral not knowing of the Furnace problem authorities said monday. The death last wednesday of Edward g. Zarnow sr., 89, at his suburban Greendale Home was Origi Nally blamed on a heart attack and authorities said they did t conduct an autopsy because they had no reason to suspect his death was caused by lethal fumes from the basement Furnace. Milwaukee county medical examiner Jeffrey Jentzen said monday an autopsy conducted after the relatives were found showed Zarnow had a High concentration of the Carbon monoxide in his blood. Jentzen identified the three dead relatives As Zar now s son Edward g. Zarnow jr., 57, of new South Wales Australia and his granddaughter Karen mar tin 37, and her husband Michael 38, both of Marshfield wis. The younger Zarnow s wife Rebecca 56, also of Australia remained in critical condition at St. Luke s medical Center in Milwaukee where she is being treated for Carbon monoxide poisoning officials said. Wisconsin natural Gas spokesman Paul Markovina said investigators discovered the Gas furnance s regulator was maladjusted causing too much Gas to go into the Furnace. The eve burning caused incomplete combustion that filled the House with Carbon monoxide a lethal colourless and odourless Gas Markovina said. Authorities said the elder Zarnow s relatives were staying at his Home Over the weekend while planning his funeral. Sunday morning his Niece Audrey Bren Nan contacted police after she was unable to reach them on the Telephone. An officer knocked on the door of the Zarnow House about 10 40 . Sunday but got no response and left the scene. At 1 51 ., Brennan again called police saying she had gone to the residence and had seen three bodies lying on the floor. The elder Zarnow suffered from heart and lung disease and cirrhosis of the liver causing authorities to assume his death was by natural causes Jentzen said. There was nothing to suggest Carbon monoxide death at the Home Jentzen said. The sequence of the events details of the investigation and Examina Tion of the body failed to suggest a Carbon monoxide death. No medical examiner s office in the country would have done anything different on this Case he added. Jentzen said that when Zarnow s body was discovered investigators did not notice anything suspicious or unusual. He added that none of the investigators at the scene became ill or complained of the common symptom of Carbon monoxide poisoning. Jentzen said if there was any evidence to suggest that the elder Zarnow had died of Carbon monoxide poisoning an autopsy would have been conducted immediately. Jentzen called the incident a very rare and unusual collection of  Mountain came Down on top of us says Man recalling family s ordeal Coos Bay Ore. A a Man whose wife was killed and daughter injured in a mudslide that left their car smashed and dangling on the Edge of a 100-foot Cliff said he was just driving along and the whole Mountain came Down on top of  Michael Edwards 27, who suffered minor injuries in sunday s Accident said the family was on a logging Road and looking at Snow when their car was crushed by a 20-foot-wide Boulder sent careening downhill by the mudslide. It happened so Quick he said. The Impact of the Boulder crushed the car trapping it on the Steep Muddy Hill Side above the rain swollen Coos River. Edwards was freed shortly after the Acci Dent. His wife Vera Anne Edwards 24, was pronounced dead at the scene authorities said. Rescuers spent seven hours working to free the Edwards 6-year-old daughter Tasha. They used rocks and an air bag to Brace other boulders and firefighters with safety ropes and life jackets Hung Over the Cliffs Edge to work on the car with Hydraulic equipment said firefighter Shannon Brownlee. When we got there All we could see was her Tasha s face he said. That show bad it was. The situation was if you Cut one thing and pried it up you could t see where the rest of the body  Michael Brown a medic with Bay Cit ies ambulance was Able to crawl inside the car with the girl but could do Little More than treat a Gash on her head talk to her and administer oxygen. She was pretty scared Brown said. There were times she said she Hurt All Over. And other times she said she Felt nothing All  she d say i want my dad or i m going to scream and i said if you re going to scream i la scream too that quieted her Down Brown said. The girl rarely mentioned her Mother who Lay dead in the car with her he said. Father and daughter survived but the Mother died As this bolder crushed their car. Mississippi so reopens offer fears allayed Jackson miss. Up Mississippi s largest savings and loan opened its doors monday after state and Federal assurances of solvency apparently quelled fears that triggered a $20 million run on deposits last week. Things Are going extremely Well said uni first president Tom Scott. Deposits Are exceeding withdrawals. It takes More time to put Money in than to take it out and we can Tell by the activity in the branches that they re putting Money  rumours that uni first was insolvent triggered a run on the institution Friday leading to the withdrawal of $20 million. Armoured trucks from uni first s Rodn office carried additional Cash to its 24 Mississippi branches sunday ass a officials worked to make sure each Branch would have enough Money on hand monday. The Cash was part of $10 Mil lion of its own Money that uni first Drew from the Federal Reserve Friday to Han dle the withdrawals. The $10 million that came from the Federal Reserve was a delivery of currency. It had nothing to do with any loan or anything like that Scott said. George Barclay president of the fed eral Home loan Bank of Dallas held a news conference at 8 45  Sunday in an attempt to quell fears uni first was about to collapse. As an agent for the Federal savings and loan corporation one of my responsibilities is to ensure that deposits in institutions such As uni first Are secure Barclay said. I am Here to refute any rumours that uni first will be  the $20 million net withdrawal Friday was equivalent to Only 2.7 percent of the institution s $700 million deposits but Barclay said the Federal Home loan Bank could pump an additional $250 million in Cash into the institution should it become Low on funds. Scott vowed to take Legal action against the person or persons who started the Rumor. First jewish cultural Center to open in Moscow Washington a the first official jewish culture Center will open in Moscow next month kick ing off a three week festival in major soviet cities that will reflect a dramatic change in the Kremlin s human rights policy the world jewish Congress announced. The Center represents a historic softening of soviet policy toward its jewish minority signifying the first official recognition by the soviet government of the right of jews to participate in their National cultural heritage said a statement issued by the new York based organization which negotiated the agreement. Elie Wiesel who won the Nobel peace prize in 1986, will speak at the opening ceremony on feb. 12, followed by a concert of jewish singers from the United states Israel and Australia at Moscow s Tchaikovsky Hall the world jewish Congress said. The concert will be the first of a series of nine in Moscow Lenin Grad and Tbilisi. Word of the agreement with the soviet ministry of culture came As leaders of 35 nati9ns met in Vienna to sign a landmark pact on human rights. Arriving at the conference Secretary of state George p. Shultz credited the soviets and their East european allies with adopting More open societies. Real Progress has been made particularly in the last two or three years he said. Some of the most significant Progress has affected the estimated 2.5 million jews living in the soviet Union who had been prevented from practising their religion and culture and from leaving the country. The Center will offer books and films As Well As Art exhibits and hebrew classes. The study of hebrew was once punishable by imprisonment. As part of the cultural activities the los Angeles based Simon Wiesenthal Center will provide an exhibit on the holocaust and israeli artists and poets will exhibit their works