European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes saturday March 7, 1992 computer virus damage minimal from wire reports new York a personal computer i Sers reported scattered outbreaks Friday of the Michelangelo virus but no widespread damage from the much hyped software invader. A it seems to be a pretty Low level of infection a said George Heidekat a spokesman for Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh whose computer emergency response team worked with companies governments and universities nationwide to guard against the virus. By midday Only a few had reported damage Heidekat said. Michael Alexander senior editor at compute world Magazine said he heard at least 50 reports of attacks by Michelangelo worldwide. In one of the More serious cases he said 300 South african pharmacists lost their data. If unchecked the rogue program found in machines built to the ism Standard can destroy All the information in a machine. Experts said computer owners could prevent triggering or the virus Friday by simply not turning on their computers or by adjusting the computers internal clock. Many  including companies schools and others that cannot afford to let their computers stay Idle an entire Day a have guarded the machines with anti viral software. The National computer Security association estimated that no More than 20,000 computers could be damaged if no precautions Are taken. That is about one in 2,500 of All personal computers in the United states. A it has been Over hyped without ques Tion a said Charles Rutstein staff researcher for the Washington based association. A there is going to be some data lost. But for the most part its not a terrific problem As far As the world is  John Mcafee of the computer virus Industry association estimated 5 million machines May have the virus worldwide. In Europe the Netherlands appeared to be hardest hit. The computer crime unit of the Hague police said six companies reported software  spokesman Wil mantel said damage at some of the companies had been substantial since several had not made copies of the information on the hard disks of their computers. Police in London said Michelangelo had struck at two companies one in Northern England and another in suburban London. Neither company was identified. No instances of damage were immediately reported in France Switzerland or Germany although the German governments computer Security Agency in Bonn said about 1,000 computer users had detected and eliminated the virus. There was a Brief panic in the italian parliament in Rome when operators discovered the Central computers time and Date settings were wrong. But the problem was traced to a Power Cut. Computer viruses Are the electronic equivalent of biological bugs. They sneak into computer systems aboard infected disks or in sabotaged programs copied from electronic bulletin boards. There Are More than 1,000 known  to pay Blacks who were rejected for jobs College Park my. A the University of Maryland will pay a total of $230,000 to scores of Blacks who applied for secretarial and clerical jobs but were rejected allegedly because of their race. The . Labor department filed a complaint of racial Bias against the state supported school after a routine review of hiring practices. The settlement announced this week is not an admission of Bias the school said. Kathryn costello head of institutional advancement at the school said wednesday that the settlement was reached to avoid the costs of a Legal Battle. The 267 people eligible for monetary compensation comprise All Blacks who applied for clerical or secretarial positions at the school from october 1985 to january 1991 but received no Job offer said Joseph Dubray regional director of Federal contract compliance programs at the labor department. Under the agreement the University also must offer jobs within three years to 60 Black applicants who weren to hired even though they were deemed  apologizes for offending indians Omaha neb. Apr the commander of the strategic air come has apologized for a remark about the persian Gulf War that offended some indians. Gen Lee Butler said in a Toast to Secretary of defense Dick Cheney at the Nebraska statehood dinner that the . Military had put iraqi president Saddam Hussein a Aback on the reservation a indians who were among the 400 guests at the feb. 29 dinner in Lincoln said Butler showed a Lack of sensitivity. A i expected a Little More dignity to our people a said Dennis Hastings director of the Omaha tribal historical project in Macy. A there arc ignorant people out there. He a a general. He should have More sensitivity than  Butler stationed at Offutt fab neb., issued a statement that said a i regret that anyone took offence at Niv remarks. None was intended Quot Beverly Masek a athabaskan native from Willow Alaska gets water for her dogs wednesday at an id Tarod checkpoint in Rainy pass. This is Mascko a third id Tarod  wins Early id Tarod prize cripple Alaska apr Joe Runyan and Doug Swingley who still Haven to taken a mandatory 24-hour rest pushed on toward Yukon River on Friday in the id Tarod Trail sled dog race. A pack of big name mushers settled into the Halfway checkpoint at cripple. All of them had taken the required rest Runyan and Swingley worked the Trail North of cripple to the next checkpoint at Ruby on the Yukon. Swingley of Simms mont., claimed the $3,000 Halfway prize by beating Runyan into cripple by a minute thursday morning. Runyan and Swingley left cripple at 11 50 . And 12 09 ., respectively. Organizers said they could reach Ruby by Dawn. Ruby 120 Miles from cripple is 654 Miles into the race and 505 Miles from the finish line at Nome. A seven course gourmet meal and a $3,500 prize await the first Musher at Ruby. Seventy six mushers entered the 1,159-mile race which began in Anchorage on feb. 29. First prize is $50,000. Last years second place finisher Martin Buser pulled into cripple in third place thursday at 4 39 ., followed 10 minutes later by Ketil Reitan. Deedee Jonrowe arrived at 5 06  Also into cripple by Nightfall were four time Winner Susan Butcher Bruce Lee Tim Osmar Jeff King and defending Champion and five time Winner Rick Swenson. Temperatures in Interior Alaska dipped As Low As 50 below Zero overnight. The wind chill made it feel As cold As 80 below 45,000 follow doonesbury file for Texas residency Washington a More than 45,000 people have clipped out a a a doonesbury cartoon suggesting they seek unofficial Texas residency to take advantage of the same income tax break enjoyed by occasional Texas resident George Bush. The cartoon published in feb. 2 newspapers urged readers to Cut out an accompanying Coupon and mail it to Texas comptroller John Sharp the states top tax Man. The Coupon says the writer wants to be Quot just like the Prezz and become a resident of Texas one of a handful of states without a personal income tax. Greg Hartman a spokesman for Sharp said the comptrollers office has received More than 45,000 requests some from Brazil and  a Democrat has printed up Tongue in Cheek certificates to mail Back to the writers. Those certificates paid from Sharps political funds should be mailed out within the next few Days Hartman said thursday both were in Washington where Sharp testified before a congressional economic committee. Bush claims Houston As his official residence but Hasni to lived full time in Texas since going to Congress in the 1960s. His Houston a a Home is a hotel suite in the houstonian hotel. The owner of the hotel houstonian properties ltd., filed for Federal bankruptcy Protection feb. 18, but the hotel is not involved in the reorganization filing. Bush owns a vacation House in Maine and a citizens group there is demanding that he pay $165,000 in state income taxes