European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 19, 1991 a. The stars and stripes a Page 9.aids vaccine promising scientist says Florence Italy up an experimental vaccine offers Hope for halting the destruction of the immune system in patients infected with the aids virus a French scientist said. A we have had a clinical Benefit that a for sure a or. Daniel Zagury told the seventh International conference on aids on monday. A but we done to have a cure against aids. We have to be optimistic but we done to want to offer false  vaccine made from a version of the aids virus altered to prevent it from reproducing and to neutralize an immune system chemical appeared to halt the destruction of key immune system cells in six infected patients Zagury said. Or. Robert Gallo of the . National institutes of health who had collaborated with Zagury until recently was enthusiastic about Zagury a data. V a when a practical measure moves Forward there a always a reaction a counter reaction a Little controversy a Gallo said. A to me you heard something important.�?�. But or. Daniel Hoth head of the health institutes aids division was cautious saying it was too Early to fully evaluate Zagury a claims. A this information is Way too preliminary for the scientific Community to make any judgment a he said. The approach called a cellular immunotherapy a is designed to Stop parts of the immune system that suppress the. Production of helpful new cells Zagury said. He hypothesized that naturally occur ring chemicals such As Alpha interferon which usually serve a protective role were preventing. His infected people from creating enough new immune system cells to fight the virus. The vaccine contains the entire aids virus except for the genetic material at its Center that allows it to reproduce he . A a a a. , the vaccine includes Alpha interferon that has been inactivated. The intent is to stimulate antibodies to Alpha interferon that will then bind to Alpha interferon already in the body and make the chemical ineffective. The aids virus kills victims by infecting and destroying t-4 cells which arc immune system cells critical to fighting infections. The six patients who received the vac Cine had depressed Levels of t-4  Levels ranging from 224 to 714 before receiving any vaccine. Normal to cell counts Range from so to 1,200. After receiving Zagury a new vaccine All six patients showed a slight Rise or at least a stabilization in t-4 cells Levels he said. The immune system has another  that makes cells capable of killing other cells infected with the aids virus. Based on tests on three of the patients Zagury believes his vaccine also stimulated this a a cellular  of the immune system. Last week researchers at the Walter Reed army Institute of research reported in the new England journal of Medicine that another vaccine made with gpl60 appeared to Stop the destruction of t-4 cells in his infected  could cause widespread deaths in Africa Rome apr a . Report warned tuesday that spreading famine in Africa will cause widespread deaths this year unless there is a major increase in food Aid. As Many As 30 million africans risk malnutrition and starvation said the Rome based . Food and agriculture organization. The report said 5.7 million tons of food Are needed to Aid african countries troubled by drought civil War resulting refugee crises population growth and flagging agricultural economies. So far Only 3.4 million tons of food have been pledged by donor countries and organizations it said. A unless there is a massive acceleration of the flow of food Aid to the affected populations we Are going to see widespread deaths from starvation Between now and the next Harvest at the end of the year a said edouard Saouma Fao director general. Fao attributes the shortage of donations to International attention drawn in recent months by the Cyclone in Bangladesh and the kurdish refugee situation following the persian Gulf Var spurring donors to concentrate their efforts there. Food shortages in the soviet Union and some Eastern european countries have also distracted attention from Africa. Secure prompts suit new Vork apr Mitsubishi is suing at amp to Over a Telephone system that was broken into by hackers who made thousands of Calls to Pakistan Egypt and other locations. The lawsuit said at amp to failed to provide a secure phone system and failed to warn Mitsubishi of the potential for unauthorized use. Mitsubishi is seeking $10 million in punitive damages and a dismissal of the $430,000 phone Bill the hackers compiled in making some 30,000 Calls. Andrew Myers an at amp to spokesman  comment on the lawsuit but said that under Federal communications Law a customers Are clearly responsible for both authorized and unauthorized  the Telephone syst eth called the system 85 private Branch Exchange was installed in the summer of 1988. It enabled Mitsubishi employees to make Calls on Mitsubishi lines no matter where they were just by using a six digit personal password. Last summer Mitsubishi workers started having trouble making the Remote Access Calls. A Mitsubishi said in the suit that at amp to failed to diagnose the problem and that it was new York Telephone that finally told Mitsubishi of the possibility that unauthorized users had cracked the system. In september Mitsubishi disconnected the system altogether. A Mitsubishi said it should Bear no liability. Myers said fraud is a growing problem for Remote Access units. He said hackers can figure out the passwords through trial and error. At amp to recommends that companies use passwords longer than the minimum six digits to thwart break ins and disconnect any passwords not assigned to employees. He said that Security for the systems is the customers responsibility. Staying Cool Pakistan style boys and buffaloes in Pakistan find Relief from summer heat in a River near Islamabad. At least 164 people have died in Southern Pakistan during the hot spell which Jlas reached 122 degrees fahrenheit. Military Kaiserslautern truck Driver reaches safety Milestone Kaiserslautern Germany a amps a 37th trans come truck Driver in Kaiserslautern has passed the i million mile Point for Accident and incident free Miles. Karl Tischner a German Driver with the 8364th civilian support group at Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern read cd the Milestone on May 20, becoming one of 10 people to reach the Mark. Tischner drove his first truck a 5-ton tractor trailer for the . Army in february 1967. His driving has taken him throughout Germany France Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg and Denmark. 32nd tac has new head Oesterberg a Netherlands a col. John Grahamjr. Assumed command Friday of the 32nd tac fighter group replacing col. Richard Hagolin Iii. Major Gen. James e. Chambers 17th air Force commander presided Over the ceremonies. Graham has been the 32nd�?Ts vice commander since his arrival from Sembach a Germany in september. He is the 25th commander to head the United states air forces Europe contingent at this Royal Netherlands air Force base. Hagolin assumes responsibilities As Northwest sector director of operations at Mcchord fab Wash. The 32nd fulfils an air defense role for natos 2nd Allied tac air Force and is one of two. . Air Force units in Europe flying the f-15c/d Eagle fighter aircraft. 40th anniversary set Naples Italy a amps a natos Allied forces Southern Europe will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a series of events starting Friday morning. The celebrations begin with a full honors ceremony at ii . In front of Tolje main building at a South Headquarters in Naples. Following the ceremony a South personnel their families and friends Are invited to a picnic at Carney Park. Music will be provided and there will be organized games and competitions. Participants May bring food to the picnic or Purchase it there. Bus transportation will be provided to and from a South and Carney Park departing the nato installation at 12 30 and 1 . And the recreation area at 6 and 6 3q . Although the actual anniversary is Friday a South will officially observe it with a Holiday on monday. The Young italian Atlantic committee will celebrate the anniversary by sponsoring an International conference june 29 through july 1 in Naples. Senior nato and National officials representing All Alliance nations will participate in the conference. The conference will focus on a the Atlantic Alliance and the new european