European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes Friday. April 27,1990 Fra considers applications for Home test kits for aids Washington apr the food and drug administration is considering applications for aids Home test kits that would enable people to Send a Small blood Sample to a Laboratory and get the results by Telephone a spokesman said thursday. The Agency has accepted one application and has sent letters to 30 other companies that Are developing test kits or have expressed interest in doing so said Fra spokesman Brad Stone. Until now the Fra has refused to accept Home test kit applications because of technical concerns such As How Well people could be instructed with written material to draw their own blood and whether samples could be shipped safely through the mail. The Agency also worried about How people using the tests would be counselled about the disease. However while the Fra still has concerns the Agency is willing to consider the data that testing companies say Santa Monica Calif. Apr Oscar winning actress Elizabeth Taylor nearly died of pneumonia last weekend but is responding Well to treatment. However she is a not out of the Woods a her doctor said wednesday. A Biopsy revealed that the 58-year-old Academy award winning actress has viral pneumonia. She is responding to treatment said or. Bernard Weintraub a pulmonary specialist. A she is awake and Alert and progressing nicely at this time Quot he said. Or. Patricia Murray an infectious disease specialist said Taylor was pleased her physicians took her off a ventilator that had been aiding her breathing. A she was very Happy the tube was out a Murray told reporters at St. Johns Hospital and health Center. A she said shed come out and wave to you but she a not in her Balcony  Weintraub said he thought Taylor would  believe her life was in jeopardy Over the weekend and i believe that has now passed a Weintraub said. But he they have to show that their products Are reliable and will enable people to conduct accurate tests in the privacy of their Homes the spokesman said. A with More therapies More alternatives available at earlier stages of the disease a lot of people have changed their attitudes about testing and the advantages of finding out your his status Early a Stone said. A Home test kits May be used by people who otherwise would not go in for testing at a clinic a he said. One technical innovation that has eased Fra officials minds about Home testing is a process by which a Small amount of blood drawn with a Finger prick can be stored on a Sheet of filter paper and sent to a Laboratory Stone said. The company whose application has been accepted is University Hospital laboratories corp. In Bethesda my. The Fra has told the company the Agency will decide whether to approve its test kit within 128 Days Stone said. Added a she is not out of the  Taylor entered Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital on april 9 for what was described As a persistent fever and sinus infection. When her condition worsened she was transferred april 16 to St. Johns. After arriving at St. Johns the actress released a statement denying rumours she was suffering from an aids related condition. Taylor who has been plagued with health problems for years was moved to the intensive care unit of St. Johns on Friday physicians said. In 1983, she acknowledged a 35-year addiction to sleeping pills and painkillers prescribed for a wide Range of health problems. She was treated for alcohol Ana drug abuse problems at the Betty Ford clinic in Rancho Mirage. During a nearly fatal bout with pneumonia in 1961, Taylor underwent a tracheotomy in which an incision was made in her Windpipe to help her breathe. She appeared at the 1961 Academy awards with a Bandage Over her scar As she accepted an Oscar for a Butterfield 8.�?�america�?Ts cup awarded to san Diego ending dispute Albany . Apr new York states top court on thursday awarded the americans cup yacht racing a most coveted prize to the san Diego yacht club. The 5-2 ruling by new Yorkus court of appeals apparently ends a Legal Battle for the 139-year-old Silver trophy that entered on the Type of Craft used in the 1988 race. San Diego yacht club sailing a catamaran trounced the huge Mon Hull from new zealand a Mercury Bay club in september 1988. A in racing a catamaran san Diego complied with the terms of the deed of gift a judge Fritz Alexander said writing for the court majority. A any question As to sportsmanship and fairness such As the propriety of races Between Mon Hull and Multi Hull vessels. Are not questions suitable for judicial  according to the americans cup deed of Trust the new York court of appeals is the final arbiter of cup disputes. The catamaran a stars and stripes a captained by Dennis Conner easily Defeated Mercury Bay a yacht a new zealand in two match races in the Pacific Ocean just off san Diego in september 1988. New Sealander Michael Fay the challenger had complained that by using the faster twin hulled catamaran san Diego made a farce of the race and broke rules of sportsmanship. 8-ton a Aida Sphinx Heads for . Opera spectacular new York apr a 55-foot replica of the Sphinx at Giza Egypt is coming to new Jersey in june for a spectacular $7 million production of the opera  the opera to be performed in giants stadium will feature 1,200 cast members a 100-piece orchestra a menagerie of exotic animals and the 8-ton replica. Promoters Are hoping for 39,000 people each night for the june 1-2 shows. The promoters Are aware that a stadium off the new Jersey Turnpike is not the usual spot for a musical work that premiered 119 years ago in Cairo Egypt. Ads in the local Media proclaim a think Sphinx the opera  Twenty new Jersey shopping malls were targeted for a publicity Blitz with actors dressed As Aida radames egyptian soldiers and High priests spreading out to publicize the event. Giants stadium is the latest Stop for the opera which is billed As the biggest production Ever of any opera. A a Aida has played in Montreal Toronto and Vancouver Canada Sydney and Melbourne Australia and Tokyo in the past two years. In Japan 102,000 people . Louis Sun shuts Down after Only seven months St. Louis apr the St. Louis Sun which hoped to be the first major metropolitan newspaper to make a successful launch in this country since world War ii unexpectedly folded wednesday after Only seven months. At a news conference Ralph Ingersoll ii editor in chief of the newspaper said the St. Louis Sun had published its last edition tuesday night. A closing the Sun was a decision the St. Louis marketplace made for us a said Ingersoll. Since launching the paper sept. 25, 1989, the newspaper had published 213 issues. A it is Clear that we could not achieve sufficient circulation to make this Enterprise viable and up we have concluded that there is no longer room in St. Louis for a third newspaper in addition to our own suburban journals and the  the Sun struggled to overcome higher than expected costs revolving door circulation limited advertising and a murky image. The newspaper also had troubles developing everyday readers. On april 1, the newspaper had a circulation of 109,000, up from a Low of 80,000 during the Winter aided by the Start of a new a a Bingo promotion. Ingersoll had guaranteed advertisers circulation of 105.00u for the first six months of 1990. The Sun also was criticized by some As sensational izing stories for its coverage of a politician involved in a sexual assault and of the five year anniversary of an Accident in which a Man was nearly sawed in two. The newspaper was further chided for running photos of women a swimsuits and lingerie. A a Cut above the rest Raphael one of tvs popular teenage mutant ninja Patterson jr., who lives in Junction City kan., looks turtles has been immortalized a at least for a few into a Mirror and admires a haircut sculpted in the weeks a in a fans new Hairdo. Eight year old Gary image of his favorite Turtle character. Doctor says Taylor recovering but she so not out of the Woods