European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 18, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7 in illegal supercomputer scheme2 charged Miami apr two computer dealers became a High tech bandits for a scheme to illegally ship a supercomputer to Bulgaria the . Customs service charged wednesday. An Eta 10 mainframe computer made by control data corp., awaiting shipment to Marseilles France was in two shipping containers seized tuesday at Charleston s.c., said Miami customs chief William Rosenblatt. A what we have Here basically is two High tech entrepreneurs in the business who because of their greed and avarice became High tech bandits a he said. A technically this computer could run a whole  one Man was arrested in Charleston and the other when he arrived in Miami allegedly to collect $1 million for the computer. The 9-ton computer is banned for Sale to East bloc countries because of its potential military applications customs officials said. A if in fact the computer had gone to an Eastern bloc country As they thought it was going to the damage to the United states in my opinion would have been immeasurable a Rosenblatt said at a news conference. Only seven Eta 10s have been exported legally and customs spokesman Michael Sheehan said the Agency believes the seized supercomputer was the most sophisticated anyone has Ever tried to ship illegally. The investigation began in january with a tip from an informant. He told of being approached by the two men who said they were interested in Selling an Eta 10, customs said. Under the direction of customs agents in Miami the informant told the men he Wasny to interested in the computer himself but had contacts in the East bloc who were. The illegal nature of the Enterprise a was constantly noted by the customs source a who cautioned that substantial documentation and Commerce department approval were required for the Sale said a customs service news release. But the men said they knew the requirements and would produce false documents agents said. Robert Wheeler 44, president of american technology trading group Ltd. In san Francisco was arrested in Charleston and later released on $100,000 Bond. Nick Spiliotis 44, president of . Corp. Of Long Beach calif., was taken into custody in Miami. He was being held pending an appearance before a . Magistrate. Both were charged with violating the Export administration act which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in Federal prison and a $100,000 Fine. The Eta 10 line of supercomputers was discontinued by Minneapolis based control data in april 1989, said control data spokesman Dave Lindsey. Buyers included universities Petroleum companies and government research laboratories and weather centers. The seized supercomputer has 513 megabytes of internal memory and 1.4 gigabytes of external  cites cose of Nintendo linked epileptic seizure Boston apr shifting patterns on the television screen when youngsters play video games can on rare occasions trigger epileptic seizures according to a Boston doctor. In a letter to the new England journal of Medicine or. Edward j. Hart of the franciscan children a Hospital in Boston described the Case of a 13-year-old girl who suffered a seizure after playing a Nintendo game steadily for three hours. Hart noted that a similar episode dubbed a dark Warrior epilepsy a was described in the British medical journal eight years ago. In a statement Nintendo of America said the company a is sympathetic to those who suffer from photosensitive  it urged victims to consult their doctors. Seizures caused by flickering Light Are called photosensitive epilepsy. It is uncommon and occurs in about 2 percent to 3 percent of people with epilepsy. In these people Ordinary television disco Strobe lights or sunlight seen flashing through leaves while Riding in a car May touch off a seizure. While video games also May trigger seizures in people who already have epilepsy they do not cause the underlying disorder. In the same Issue of the journal or. Richard Bra Sington of the Marshfield clinic in Wisconsin described another potential Hazard of too much game playing a Nin tendinitis. He described a 35-year-old woman who woke up with a sore thumb the Day after she played Nintendo for five straight hours. The pain went away after she took a pain killer and avoided video games for a few Days. To this Nintendo replied a we believe the amount of game play necessary to induce  symptoms is extraordinary and consequently we believe these instances occur quite  4 the face is familiar when soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev visits Minneapolis next month after his Summit with president Bush he May be surprised to find he is apparently endorsing a locally produced Vodka. A a i he party a Over is a reference to the communist party a recent loss of absolute Power in the soviet Union. Zumwalt urges payment for agent Orange ills Washington apr a Vietnam Era commander who advises the veterans affairs department on agent Orange said wednesday veterans should be compensated for 27 cancers or other afflictions he says were linked to the herbicide. That assessment by retired adm. Elmo r. Zumwalt or. Came at the opening of two Days of hearings by a a advisory committee on  related to herbicide exposure. The panels conclusions will help determine whether the a will award service connected disability payments to Vietnam veterans exposed to the dioxin contaminated herbicide. The department has already decided to award compensation for one related cancer non Hodgkin a Lymphoma. That decision was based on a congressionally mandated study of cancer among Vietnam veterans. The study however was Zumwalt inconclusive on agent Orange exposure. Zumwalt was commander of naval forces in Vietnam and ordered that the herbicide be sprayed. His son Elmo r. Zumwalt Iii was a patrol boat commander at the time and two years ago died at age 42 of cancer purportedly linked to that exposure. A grandson suffers from a birth defect also purportedly linked to exposure. Zumwalt has recently been an adviser to Secretary of veterans affairs Edward j. Derwinski and is a member of the vans advisory committee on environmental hazards. He said his conclusions closely paralleled those of a group of Independent scientists retained by the american legion Vietnam veterans of America and the National veterans Legal services project. That group said earlier this month the the advisory committee on environmental hazards ignored a Large body of data. The scientists said they found evidence to compensate veterans for eight ailments or diseases and evidence to consider compensation for 13 others. A i suggest to you that any objective review by knowledgeable experts in the Field would predictably Lead to much the same conclusion a Zumwalt said. Zumwalt said compensation could be justified for 27 afflictions including soft tissue Sarcoma chloral no and other skin disorders liver disease Hodgkin a disease neurologic defects birth defects leukaemia and 13 other cancers. Derwinski was still reviewing the private report from Zumwalt and could not comment on it said spokeswoman Donna St. John. The government and veterans advocates have been at Odds for nearly a dozen years Over the link Between agent Orange and various diseases. The governments centers for disease control has concluded that there is no Way to determine which veterans have been exposed. Some 12 million Gallons of the herbicide was sprayed Between 1965 and 1970. The herbicide was contaminated during manufacture with dioxin now regarded by the environmental Protection Agency As a probable human Carcinogen. More than 36,000 veterans have been denied claims As a result of the impasse. Derwinski in deciding not to Appeal a court Case a year ago paved the Way Lor the Issue to be reconsidered