European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes Friday september 7,1990text scraps Backwoods Angle on . Charleston . Apr an Illinois company says it never intended to Hurt West Virginia a image with a geography textbook that implied its residents Are primitive Mountain people. A it was one of those things that slipped through the cracks a said Jerry Aten editorial director of Good Apple inc., in Carthage 111. The company has rewritten the West Virginia Page of the 1984 Book a amazing states to emphasize the states tourist Sites and historic significance instead of the Lack of indoor plumbing. The Book is a supplemental guide for teachers that provides games to better acquaint fourth through eighth graders with the 50 states. It has sold thousands of copies nationwide since it was first published Aten said. The original reference to West Virginia asks students to make a list of the things they a have to go without if they did no to have running water or electricity. A remember a it says a there Are no modern conveniences a it also asks students to weather Mountain obstacles while Riding on horseback. It suggests that shooting a Bear and finding old Wagon trails Are commonplace in the Mountain state. The updated version suggests a travel brochure to attract tourists to West Virginia. It also says students should write a newspaper article describing How West Virginia became a  launches Long awaited a Summit computer by the los Angeles times Poughkeepsie . A in what was termed its most important announcement in 25 years International business machines on wednesday introduced its new generation of mainframe computers. Officials said the machines will set the Pace in this All important Market for the rest of the Century. In All the company announced 140 new products including 18 new computers that on average will double the computing Power of the current models which arc used to handle such Complex tasks As automated banking transactions airline reservations insurance policy tracking and inventory controls. Suit rising Many analysts the company said that 11 of the 18 new computers Are immediately available and that All but three will be available within nine months. However Many other remaining products including a wide Range of ism software that will give the machines their additional Power and Speed will not be available until at least mid-1991. Still in my a announcement coming a Day after rival japanese mainframe maker Fujitsu introduced a competing Model was generally viewed As one of in my a most aggressive moves in a year marked by uncharacteristically bold ism product launches. A lib my a objective is to regenerate main a polls ism executives Carl a Conti left and George Conrades demonstrate new a a Summit mainframe computer wednesday in Poughkeepsie . A the company a Frame demand and i believe they can achieve this a said Bob Djurdjevic a Phoenix ariz., technology analyst. A i think they Are uncorking mainframe  although the new generation of mainframes had been dubbed a a Summit by financial analysts and computer Industry observers during its 7-year-Long development ism officials said that the new family of computers never had that code name and is known Only As system 390 at big Blue. A this is it a said George Conrades in my a senior vice president for marketing services when asked about Summit at wednesdays news conference in Poughkeepsie. A this is what we have All been waiting  despite some Early Praise for in my a moves analysts remained divided Over whether the company can achieve one of its key objectives for its new mainframe family quickly reversing its sagging performance of the past few years. Several Wall Street analysts had been predicting a Rocky transition and possibly sagging profits for the company As it attempts this sweeping product launch its most ambitious since it introduced its first mainframe 25 years ago. Unlike times of previous product Roll outs this year ism faces a weak . Economy and softening demand even in Europe which has been a Strong source for sales said Ulrich Weil a Washington analyst.$3.5 million suit against Navy doctors dismissed Baltimore up a a Federal judge dismissed a $3.5 million negligence suit filed against Navy doctors by the family of John East the North Carolina senator who committed suicide in 1986 after a bout with thyroid problems. A this is truly a tragic Case and the court recognizes How difficult this litigation must have been for sen. East a entire family a judge Walter Blackjr. Of the . District court in Baltimore wrote in the opinion released wednesday. A however. The medical care rendered by the government doctors while clearly not perfect does not establish liability in this  the decision came four months after testimony concluded in the non jury Case. The lawsuit was filed by East a wife Priscilla who sought $3.5 million in compensation from the Federal government for her husbands death. The suit contended that the Navy doctors failed to diagnose East a thyroid condition promptly. As a result he suffered from deep depression leading him to kill himself at age 55, the suit said. East died from inhaling Carbon monoxide fumes in the garage of his Greenville Home in june 1986. Priscilla East declined comment on the ruling. Teri Steinhaus one of her attorneys said no decision had been made about appealing Blacks ruling. A we disagree with the courts assessment of the credibility of the witnesses and continue to believe that the government physicians were negligent a Steinhaus said. A moreover to the extent the ruling suggests that physicians need not look beneath the surface of a patients complaints or to investigate known Laboratory abnormalities is unfortunate Quot Steinhaus said. The judge in his ruling said the Case was based on the testimony of medical experts and that gland expert or. Lewis Braverman of the University of Massachusetts medical Center was the most convincing. Braverman testified on behalf of the three Navy doctors named in the suit Ralph Gemelli a psychiatrist Kevin of Connell chief of urology at Bethesda naval Hospital and rear adm. Freeman Cary an internist at the . Capitol. Medical experts testifying for East lost credibility with their a overzealous one sided advocacy a the judge wrote. According to Blacks ruling East Likely developed hypothyroidism a disease that slows metabolism in 1982. But Black wrote that East did not show symptoms or Tell Cary about any of the ailments telltale signs. The senators staff and wife also did not report any concerns to the government doctors the judge said. Pebble Beach Golf resorts sold to japanese company Pebble Beach Calif. Apr the famed Pebble Beach Golf course and associated resorts were sold wednesday to a japanese owned company the buyer announced. Ben Hogan properties which is owned by Japan a Cosmo world corp., announced it bought Pebble Beach co., one of californians most expensive real estate holdings with top class Golf courses and resorts on Monterey Bay. The Price paid to the private partnership that owns Pebble Beach Wasny to disclosed. Pebble Beach co. Owns and operates two luxury resorts and several prestigious Golf courses a the Pebble Beach Golf links the Lodge at Pebble Beach and the inn and links at Spanish Bay. It also owns Spyglass Hill and Del Monte Golf courses 17-mile drive and substantial amounts of real estate on the Monterey Peninsula South of san Francisco. A we Are committed to operating Pebble Beach at the same High standards that everyone has come to expect of this world class property a David b. Hueber president of Ben Hogan properties said in a news release. Company officials said they did no to expect to change the resort areas a management personnel or management  first dog Millie a doing Fine after treatment for Lupus Washington up a Millie president and mrs. Bush a English Springer Spaniel is being treated for Lupus a degenerative disease but is in a Complete remission a the first lady a spokeswoman said thursday. Speaking of the nations no. 1 dog spokeswoman Anna Perez said a a she a in Complete remission. She a doing Fine and chasing squirrels on the White House grounds a Perez said Millie is being treated for Lupus an unusual disease for Ca nines. To doctors the disease is known As systemic Lupus Erythe Matous a serious autoimmune meaning the immune system attacks itself disorder of connective tissue. The symptoms most commonly associated with the ailment Are arthritis and changes in the skin and internal organs. Millie whose life Story has been recorded in a new Book titled a a Millie a Book As dictated to Barbara Bush that will go on Sale on wednesday has been ailing All summer