European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday october 5,1989 Rescue worker Emily re Zyzalo assisted by others gives emergency first Aid to one of the Burn victims. Rescuers searching for 9 missing in Gulf blast that killed 2, Hurt 3 port Arthur Texas a rescuers in boats an helicopters searched the Gulf of Mexico wednesday for nine people whose fishing boat struck a Gas pipeline Caus ing an explosion and fireball that killed two other Crew members on  least three of the Northumberland s 14-Membcr Crew were injured when the 160-foot, Metal hulled boat hit the pipeline just before dark tuesday a half mile offshore. I imagine Well be searching All night and Well int tomorrow coast guard it. Steve Kasko said late tues Day. The coast guard s two boats and two helicopters were augmented by As Many private aircraft and boats he said. It was just a Boom and big Ball of fire went up into Theair about 300 feet said Allen Willett a helicopter Pilot for a company that ferries Crews and gear to offshore drilling rigs. As soon As i saw what it was i radioed Back in and they notified the coast  spectacular explosion was heard by port Arthur police on Shore. It made a pretty big noise sgt. . Donnell  said the boat was on fire when he reached it. Three survivors and two dead were seen. We got three life rafts in the water and 1 hovered Lozover the water Willott said. My Mechanic jumped in. He got the one in the 01951 distress got him inside the life raft. The other two made it on their  the Mechanic Dennis Brooks and the injured me were brought to Shore with coast guard assistance. Coast guard spokesman Steve Guy said wednesday inner Orleans that initial reports that three were killed and seven were missing were  late tuesday were still trying to put out the fire and shut of Fth ruptured pipeline. Coast guard spokesman Don Merwin said he does not know who owns the under water pipeline. Coast guard Cape. Michael Collan said the Cameron, Northumberland was equipped with a fishing net. But it was not known if the net snagged on the pipeline and broke  Northumberland made daily runs for menhaden Small fish used for poultry feed said Barney White spokesman a i Louston based company that owns the boat. Three injured men were taken to Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. A 53-year-old Man from Sulphur la., was listed in critical condition with severe bums Over 68 percent of his body. A 28-year-old Cameron Man was listed in serious Condi Tion with Burns on his face and arms. A 31-Ycar-qld Man from Lake Charles. La., was in Shock but listed in Good  of the injured and dead were not immediately available. 2nd Type of aids virus hits West coast los Angeles a a second Type of deadly aids virus has reached the West coast where it was found in a West african Man who often failed to Wear condoms when he had sex with 20 to 40 women her since 1979, officials say. This is the first Case of hiv-2 to our knowledge in the Western United states said or. David to director of the aids virology Laboratory at Cedars Sinai medical Center. Hiv-2 or human immunodeficiency virus Type 2 is common in West Africa but very rare in the United states where almost All of More than 105,000 acquired immune deficiency syndrome cases were caused by the hiv-1 Type. The infected Man a los Angeles resident who moved Here from Sierra Leone in 1979, has t devel oped aids and the chances Are Low that he infected his lovers said or. Peter Kerndt aids epidemiology director at los Angeles county s department of health services. Until now Only seven cases of hiv-2 infection had been confirmed in the United states three in Massachusetts and one each in Connecticut Rhode Island Florida and new Jersey said or. Thomas o Brien a epidemiologist at the National centers for disease control. Three of those people developed aids. Six other people believed to be infected with hiv-2have been identified in new York state including five in new York City o Brien said. Almost All the patients brought the virus from West Africa he said. Kerndt said the hiv-2-infccted los Angeles Man had 20 to 40 sexual contacts since moving Here. But Kerndt and to said the possibility that the Man infected his partners is relatively Low because he has Low Levels of hiv-2 in his bloodstream. The Man whose identity was withheld had multiple unprotected sexual contacts Over a Long period of time with one woman Kerndt said. Yet she has been tested and is not infected with the virus. A second woman also is  but officials expect to locale Only two or three More of the women Kerndt said. The Man is in his 30s, works full time and attends school part time. He has refrained from sex since learning three months ago he might be infected with hiv-2, to said. This Man is a pretty decent person he  s had a couple of traceable contacts and they Are negative aids fryc. But he had multiple other non traceable contacts one night stands. He s fully cooperative but he does t know these other women he had casual sex with. He used condoms occasionally but on other occasions he did  hiv-2 was first described in 1985 in West african prostitutes who had no symptoms then reported in 1986 in two West africans who suffered aids o Brien said. His i and hiv-2 both can cripple the body s ability to fight disease leading to fatal infections and cancers. Stateside Hagman s half brother sought on theft warrant Weatherford Texas a an arrest warrant has been issued for the half brother of actor Larry Hagman following accusations that he stole Money entrusted to him As an attorney. County judge Glen dons More issued the warrant for Gary Hagman 48, on tuesday. Or. Hagman was the attorney represent ing a group of people in a financial trans action police chief Jerry Blaisdell said. The parties did not receive the funds or the  Hagman s wife reported him missing on sept. 26. He and the actor Best known for his role of . Ewing in the to serial Dallas have the same father. Blaisdell would not say How much Money was involved. He also would not name the panics involved. The warrant charged misapplication of fiduciary funds a second degree felony that carries a two to 20-year prison term and a Fine of up to $10,000. Opry pianist Del Wood Dies in Nashville at 69 Nashville Tenn. A Del Wood the grand old opry s ragtime pianist whose 1951 recording of Down yonder sold More than 3 million copies died tuesday at a Nash Ville Hospital following a stroke. She was 69. Wood became a member of the opry in 1953 and was the Only person regularly Fea tured at the grand old opry keyboard. Minnie Pearl is the Only woman who has been on the famous country music show longer than Wood said opry spokesman Gerald Slob cd. Wood the Queen of the ivories suffered a stroke last week and was in intensive care at Baptist Hospital until her death tuesday night said Pat Harris a family Friend. Wood s real name was Adelaide Hazel Wood. In an interview with the associated press in 1984, she said she still practice about three hours a week. She Cut a record featuring mine All mine for Ria and with Down yonder on the flip Side. Down yonder was second on the pop charts for 27 weeks and was also a country hit. Wood also played five songs in the movie rhinestone which starred Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone. Ford recalling 70,000 cars for Power steering repair Dearborn Mich. A Ford motor co. Said tuesday that it was recalling about 70,000 1988 Ford Taurus Mercury Sable and Lincoln Continental cars to fix a Power steer ing problem. The company also extended 12-month and 12,000-mile warranty Protection of a Seal in the air conditioning system to 24 months and unlimited mileage for about 108,000 other 1988 Taurus Sable and Continental cars. Ford said in the first action that cars with 3.8-Litcr engines were being recalled to replace a pump Pulley. The pulleys could come off causing a loss of Power steering and other accessories the company said. In the extended warranty Ford said it would Coyer a compressor Shaft Seal in air conditioning systems in cars with 3-liter engines. Failure of the Seal could cause the air conditioner to malfunction. Owners of affected cars who have paid for repairs caused by the problem would be reimbursed Ford said