European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 1, 1993 the stars and stripes Pago 9getting Mushy Paul Boudreau left of Ottawa guides his team through the wilderness near Eagle Lake Maine during the 250-mlle can am Crown International sled dog race which featured nine teams competing in Northern Maine. At right the Trail of Light from Andre Nadeau a Headlamp shown through time lapse photography Marks his Progress in route to Victory. The Musher from Mellane Quebec covered the course in 54  surveys aids damage to senses san Francisco up doctors know aids can kill and cripple but most have overlooked the diseases devastating ability to make its victims deaf Blind an mute researchers reported Friday at a unique conference. A a deterioration in hearing vision and speech often overwhelms the victim already battered by infections from the human immunodeficiency virus his which causes aids scientists said. A perhaps because its regarded not As serious or debilitating As some other symptoms the toss of a primary sense is often ignored Quot said Florie Burke who organized the first . Conference on aids related sensory impairments. A yet such a loss affects relationships work and sense of Hope and causes Nef in a healthy individual for a person who is already Side it can have a devastating effect leading to frustration anger de Spair and  while sight problems ranging from Low vision to total blindness have been Asso dated with aids for some time Only recently has attention began to focus on the increasing cases of speech and hearing disorders experts said. A was his infected individuals Are living longer symptoms Are cropping up that had not shown up before Quot said Burke clinical director of the University of Cali forma at san Francisco Scenter on deafness. Many aids health care providers and patients know of vision loss from retinal infection caused by  Civ or scarring on the eyelid from Kaposi a Sarcoma and other conditions some involving the brain. Few however Are familiar with rehabilitative treatments for the condition and even fewer Are aware that hearing and Oral communication losses can result directly or indirectly from his. Quot too often physicians make aids patients with sensory impairments feel helpless Quot Burke said in an interview. A those of us in other helping professions think Many practical things can be done to help.�?�. Since Many patients who claim aids has affected their speech or hearing Are disbelieved and dismissed she said Quot potential rehabilitative strategies that could be employed have been Only minimally  Quot while we Are searching for a cure for his we must not neglect the Quality of life of those who suffer from it now Quot said Margaret Han rehabilitation coordinator _ and speech pathologist at san Francisco general Hospital researchers have not found out Why some aids victims senses Are affected and others Are not. A a Quot age sex method of infection do not seem to be factors Quot Burke said. Quot it just depends on where the virus decides to  sensory loss can result directly from his infection hearing damaging medications routinely used to treat aids infections and conditions the Impact of the disease on the ear Throat nasal passages and Central nervous system including the nerve that leads from the inner ear to the brain Kaposi a Sarcoma lesions in the ear or Throat and illnesses such As meningitis or upper respiratory infections. Aids victims May experience difficulties in pronouncing or retrieving words producing voice or even swallowing. Those on respirators May lose their ability to speak and a cd an ass Stive communication device. Gish film Star since 1912, Dies at 99 new York a Lillian Gish the fragile looking but resilient actress who appeared More than 100 films from the first feature length silent film the birth of a nation to the television age has died her manager said sunday. She was 39. Gish one of the oldest surviving stars of silent films died saturday at her Manhattan Home said James Frasher her manager for the last 25 years. A she was film. Film started in 1893, and so did she Quot Frasher said. A she died last night at her Home at 7 03 . In her sleep in her own bed which is what she wanted a he said. Gish a film career spanned 75 years starting with one and two feelers in 1912 and ending with 1987�?Ts the whales of August with Bette Davis Gish who never married was a favorite of director . Griffith and charmed generations of moviegoers As the pure hearted daughter in he 1915 civil War epic the birth of a nation and As the battered Waif in his 1919 broken blossoms. The Large eyed porcelain skinned a to Jess often portrayed virginal childlike a Young women she called a gaga babies. But even in those roles she displayed Art indomitable spirit As in Way Down Bast when she refused a stand in and Clung to an ice Floe Rushing toward a Waterfall. Gish showed the same dedication to her Craft to the end of her life working travelling fighting studios battling for film preservation and scorning a a talkies in general and particularly modern movies. A i have never approved of talkies Quot she once said. Quot it seemed to me that movies were Well on Gish 1912 Gish 1980s their Way to developing an entirely new Art form. It was not just pantomime but something wonderfully  records of Clark county Ohio indicate she was born in Springfield on oct. 14, 1893, although she insisted in a 1987 interview that she was Only 88 years old. Her father drifted away when she was a Small child and her Mother Mary took her two daughters to new York City. Out of desperation mrs. Gissi went on the stage. Ullian and her sister Dorothy a year younger soon followed a Lillian got her first role at the age of 5. It was Mary Pickford who had known the Sisters on stage and became a lifelong Friend who persuaded Griffith in 1912 to cast the wishes in his silent films. Their first film was. An unseen enemy while Lillian specialized in dramas sister Dorothy who died in 1969, was Best known for comic roles. The introduction to Griffith was the Start of a close Friendship and professional partnership. He encouraged lillians dance and voice lessons and in 1920 made her director of a movie starring her sister remodelling her husband. Gish helped write his stories and inter titles and came up with ideas for promotion. Together Griffith and Lillian Gish made 40 films including the groundbreaking the birth of a nation which president Woodrow Wilson said was a like writing history with  in the 1920 s Way Down Bast Griffith cast Gish As the woman seduced by a Sham marriage then turned out into the Snow As an unwed Mother. Many of the scenes were filmed in a blizzard and for three Days of shooting Gish in a thin dress Lay on an ice Floe with her hair and hand trailing in the water As Richard Barthelmess leapt from Floe to Floe to Rescue her in one of the most famous p scenes in motion pictures. Gish titled her 1969 Auto bios. The movies or. Griffith and ate and she always referred to him in interviews As a emr. Griffith a though some said he was the love of her life. The Book is considered a classic of film history. In 1922, urged by the Independent director to Cash in of her growing Fame she moved on to other studios. Mem gave her a rare Deal in 1925, including artistic control of her films. She had Success with the Scarlet letter after lobbying women s groups to lift their opposition to the film Ana with la Boh tic in which she reportedly went without water for Days in order to look convincing in her death scene. The movies were considered among her finest. But she clashed with Mem management which forced her to give a Happy ending to 77ze wind 1928and her in sexy style seemed out of Date to some. After completing her first sound picture one romantic night in 1930, Gish set her sights again on the stage. She spent much of the rest of her career in the theater performing in Uncle Lite with father and Vanya Camille the Chalk Garden. She played Ophelia to John Gielgud a Hamlet. Tennessee Williams said he wrote the part of Blanche in a Streetcar named desire for her but she was unable to try out for the role because her Mother was ill