European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes Friday january 31, 1992 virus bomb set to explode in world computer systems Washington up the Michelangelo virus could erase data from hard disks of hundreds of thousands of computers around the world on Michelangelo a birthday March 6. Experts said wednesday that the virus passed by infected floppy disks has infected computer systems at major universities state local and Federal government agencies and corporations. For the moment it has been mostly just an annoyance causing no major data problems. But on March 6, the virus will execute a special program that will destroy All data on the infected hard disks by overriding the programs with randomly generated characters a pure computer generated gobbledygook a a it la screw everything up royally a said Winn Schwartau executive director of the Nashville  International partnership against computer terrorism. John Mcafee president of Mcafee associates a virus consulting firm in Santa Clara Calif., said the virus was discovered in the Netherlands in february 1991 and is spread around the world. It first struck last year on March 6, but the effect was insignificant because the virus had infected Only a handful of systems. But Mcafee said its Impact could be considerably More significant this year since the Michelangelo virus has become one of the most common computer ailments. A it moves by floppy disks and once a hard disk system becomes infected every floppy inserted into that system then becomes infected a Mcafee said. A those floppy diskettes then Transfer the virus tothe Michelangelo virus will screw everything up royally a computer expert Winn Schwartau other computers those diskettes move to. In an office environment this moves the virus very rapidly from machine to machine. Its not uncommon for a business with Many hundreds of machines to have All of them infected in a matter of  one Way to protect data from the March 6 bomb is to Back up hard disk files selectively. Mcafee cautions that Complete hard sector backups performed by some hard disk archiving utilities will not do the Job because they will also copy hidden files that contain the virus. Then when you restore the system the virus will also be reintroduced. The most widely available Protection against viruses is virus detection software a programs that Load whenever you turn on your computer and stay in memory scanning disks and files for signs of viruses. Those capable of detecting the Michelangelo virus include of prot from Skulason association and a shield from Mcafee. For systems already infected there is software available to eliminate the viruses and repair tainted files. Ads affect How magazines cover smoking study finds Boston apr the More cigarette ads that magazines run the fewer articles they carry about the hazards of smoking a study concludes. The study found that women a magazines appear to be especially Likely to shun stories about the health effects of cigarettes if they run tobacco ads. The study in thursdays new England journal of Medicine tracked three decades of publishing to produce the first statistical data backing up what smoking critics have Long suspected a a link Between cigarette ads and coverage. The study could not explain the apparent link. But the study a director or. Kenneth Ewarner chairman of Public health policy at the University of Michigan school of Public health said a my sense is that the publishers and editors arc genuinely afraid they will Ose advertising Revenue if they discuss the hazards of smoking a he said. A i have no idea whether its True or not a George Gross executive vice president for government affairs at Magazine publishers of America said of the study. But he added a this article does not recognize How Little tobacco advertising magazines  he said tobacco has fallen from 8 to 9 percent of Magazine ads in the mid-1980s to 4 percent in 1991, when they totalled $264 million. The study was based on an analysis of 99 . Magazines published Between 1959 and 1986. The study found that a magazines that refused to carry cigarette ads were 40 percent More Likely to discuss the dangers of cigarettes than those that ran the ads. A women s magazines that did not print cigarette ads were More than twice As Likely to publish stories on smoking and health. A smoking coverage fell As the ads increased. A the link has grown stronger Over time. In the 1960s, a. Twice As Likely to cover smoking were in the 1970s and 1980s. I. It nub aug it Vatu Oil Ugat or i Mill Juji Siw i magazines that carried smoking ads were nearly As Likely to cover smoking health issues As they student requests for condoms dwindle by the new York times new York a the first Day condoms were made available at Walton High school in the Bronx a line of 30 students stretched outside Alan Ettman a door. Now says Ettman an English teacher the lines Are gone and Many of the faces he sees in his office Are familiar students who regularly use condoms and appreciate the Chance to get them free. After two months new York City a bold Experiment in condom distribution a the first such Large scale Effort in the nation a is operating in 16 of the City a 120 schools. Some teachers and students said they believed the students might not be asking for condoms because the the condom program has heightened the fear of aids and caused Many to abstain from sex altogether. Others said the apparent Lack of interest May simply reflect How difficult it is to break Down the discomfort that students feel when asking teachers for condoms. A you done to want a teacher to know you re having sex Quot said Sandra Narain a 17-year-old Junior at the High school of fashion industries in Manhattan. Yet Many teachers said the condom program and the related aids education classes have brought about a More candid discussion of sexuality with students and As a result a recognition of each others flawed humanity. A now that things Are getting so serious about the aids problem the kids Are thinking twice before having Intercourse a said Sagrario Delarosa a 16-year-old student member of fashion industries aids education team. The written warnings students receive along with the condoms Are telling them that abstinence is the Only foolproof Way of averting aids teachers Point out. James s. Vlasto a spokesman for schools Chancellor Joseph a. Fernandez refused to disclose How Many condoms have been distributed saying that such figures would be made Public Only after a forma evaluation of the program. But he said that nothing had happened to deter Board of education officials a whose Lead was followed by school boards in san Francisco Seattle and los Angeles a from introducing the program at All the City a High schools. Another 53 High schools will begin distributing condoms in february.  official indicted on perjury charges from wire reports Topeka Kan. A Kansas attorney general Bob Stephan was indicted by a Federal grand jury wednesday on two counts of perjury involving lawsuits filed by a former clerk in his office. The grand jury charged him with two counts of perjury and one count of conspiracy to commit perjury. Robert w. Storey a former Kansas state legislator was indicted on one count of perjury and one count of conspiracy. Stephan and Storey Are charged with conspiring to lie while under oath during depositions in 1986 and 1987, and in court testimony in 1988. Terms of a settlement in a sex harassment Case with Marcia Tomson Stingley were supposed to be confidential but they were revealed at a Stephan news conference in 1985. Stephan 59, is charged with falsely testifying that he did no to know the settlement required him to keep details confidential or that terms included the payment of $24,000 to Stingley. The perjury count against Storey 57, accuses him of lying under oath in Federal court on nov. 4, 1988. The charge alleges that he falsely testified that he Wasny to aware of the confidentiality clause. Man sentenced to death Charleston 111 a a judge sentenced an Eastern Illinois Man to death wednesday for killing his parents and grandmother saying he a bought his ticket to hello when he committed the first slaying. Ronald Janes was convicted of killing his Mother Una Janes 71 his father Forest Janes 77 and his grandmother Ivy Welch 93, in May 1988. Defense attorney Stan Dotson said Janes acted out of panic. Janes 3�, testified earlier that he first bludgeoned his father to death after they argued then panicked when his Mother witnessed him dragging the body away. Janes claimed he stabbed his Mother after hitting her because he could not stand to see her suffer Janes said he then went in and out of the Home in Toledo vomited and tried to figure out what do. Finally he opted to kill his grandmother slitting her Throat. The sentence will be automatically appealed to the Illinois supreme  spills debris Sacramento Calif. A Delta air lines Jet carrying 56 passengers landed moments after Takeoff wednesday when a rear door opened slightly and spilled debris authorities said. No one was injured. Officials closed the runway at Sacramento metropolitan Airport for 40 minutes to clean up the debris from los Angeles bound Delta flight 1449, Airport operations manager Laura Gipson said. Clay Mcconnell a spokesman for Delta at the company a offices in Atlanta said the flight was a commuter run originating in  freeze denied Ventura Calif. A a state appeals court wednesday rejected a terminally ill mathematician s request to have his head Frozen before death in Hopes scientists one Day could cure his brain tumor. Although California Law does no to forbid suicide Thomas Donaldson a has no constitutional right to a state assisted death a the 2nd District court of Appeal said in a 3-0 ruling. The lawsuit sought court approval to allow Donaldson a Sunnyvale based computer consultant to have his head Quick Frozen before death by the Riverside based Alcor life Extension foundation. His head would be placed in a steel receptacle filled with liquid nitrogen. Donaldson said at a 1990 court hearing in the Case that he believed scientists eventually would be Able to remove the tumor safely then use his cells to create a new body