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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, June 24, 1998
Titanic fans warned: Don't try this at sea
The Associated Press
BOSTON — Cruise ship passengers inspired by the "King of the world!" scene in Titanic are climbing out onto the prow, arms spread wide, in what captains are warning is an all-too-dangerous thrill.
The 300-member Passenger Vessel Association even issued a "Titanic Alert" to its cruise operators last month.
"The incredible success of the movie 'Titanic already has caused some headaches for PVA operators,' the bulletin said. "Keep your crew members alerted to this potential problem and perhaps even close or rope off the extreme bow access area of your vessel."
One false step and a Leonardo DiCapriwannabe could go hurtling to his death, safety experts said.
Earlier this month, a woman re-enacting another Titanic scene — in which Kate Winslet's character makes a deck-side suicide attempt — lost her grip on a ferry railing and plunged into the ocean off Sweden. The woman is presumed dead.
Spirit Cruises, whose ships, at less than 200 feet long, are dwarfed by the 882-foot Titanic, has beeped up its deckhand security and roped off some of its bows because of all the Titanic copycats.
"They're what we call the would-be kings of the world," said Chris Hendricks, director of marine operations.
The Island Belle, a 91-foot yacht based in Charleston, S.C., has had close to two dozen Titanic-style incidents.
The big ocean liners are apparently seeing few such incidents. The bows on modern ocean liners typically are closed to passengers and are loaded down with machinery and anchor chains, said Rich Steck, a representative of Royal Caribbean International in Miami.
Nevertheless, Steck said Royal Caribbean crews are keeping a close watch on passengers, especially adolescents with romance on their minds.
"That would be a great way for a teen boy to show off to his newly found teen girlfriend," Steck said.
AIDS vaccine tested on humans
PHILADELPHIA — Volunteers began rolling up their sleeves and receiving injections Tuesday in the first large-scale human test of an AIDS vaccine.
The Associated Press
The three-year trial of VaxGen Inc.'s AIDSvax will help determine whether the vaccine can protect people from infection with the AIDS virus. The testing is the final step before Federal Drug Administration approval.
Five thousand volunteers will participate in more than 30 U.S. cities, including New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and St. Louis.
Volunteers will be injected with either a placebo or AIDSvax. Scientists say AIDSvax is not dangerous because it is not a live strain of the AIDS virus. The test is open to people who are contracting the AIDS virus, such as gay men and women whose sexual partners are infected. Many of the volunteers are already veterans of the fight against AIDS.
The test is open to people who are con-
sidered to be of high risk of contracting the AIDS virus, such as gay men and women whose sexual partners are infected. Many of the volunteers are already veterans of the fight against AIDS.
mark watkins, 38, who specializes in treating patients with AIDS, was the first participant in the nation to receive
the injection. He is one of 150 volunteers in Philadelphia.
"In treating HIV patients, I realize the devastation this disease causes, and I thought this was a worthwhile trial."
Petr Pronsati, who works for the AIDS awareness clinic Philadelphia FIGHT, said he volunteered to give hope to people.
Watkins said.
Some 25 potential vaccines have been tested worldwide, but none has advanced to this larger-scale testing, known as a Phase III trial.
Volunteers will be given a series of shots, undergo periodic blood tests and discuss their sex lives with researchers
"I think it's great that people see there is something being worked on, and people see the faces of people involved," Pronsati said.
VaxGen is using copies of the outer coating of the AIDS virus to try to stimulate the immune system to fight off the most common subtypes of the AIDS
virus. Two different formulas will be used to fight strains found in the United States and others that are predominant in Southeast Asia.
Many U.S. scientists are skeptical of AIDSvax because it is based on gp120, a vaccine the National Institutes of Health decided was too weak to study in 1994. But VaxGen said AIDSvax improves on gp120.
Smaller AIDSvax tests showed 99.5 percent of vaccinated people produced strong levels of antibodies, immune system cells that can target and kill infection, said Daniel T. Reiner, VaxGen chief operating officer.
Study organizers also are seeking permission from the Thai Health Ministry to inject 2,500 high-risk people in Thailand.
Woman who was with Cosby night of murder could not identify accused
The Associated Press
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The woman who was with Ennis Cosby the night he was killed testified today about seeing a man's face loom up beside her moments before Bill Cosby's only son was shot dead. But she was twice unable to pick the defendant from a lineup.
Stephanie Crane, a screenwriter, said she was supposed to have had a dinner date with Ennis Cosby the night of Jan. 15, 1997. The date was delayed, and then Cosby called her after midnight from the cellular phone in his car. saving he had a flat tire.
Crane, testifying in the murder case against Mikail "Michael" Markhasev, 19, said she offered to come and help Cosby because it appeared he was alone.
face appeared in my window. "He said, 'Open your door, or I'll shoot.'
When she pulled up behind Cosby, she said, "It was freezing cold and a little bit rainy. Ennis leaned down and hugged me and said, 'Hello, friend.' We kept talking. He said he liked working on cars. I said, 'I can't believe you're doing this.'"
The witness said she put her car in gear, pulled forward and turned hoping to scare him off with her lights.
Crane said she retreated to her car because of the cold. Minutes after she got into her black Jaguar, she testified, "All of a sudden a man's
when I turned around I couldn't see Ennis. I started screaming, 'Ennis! Ennis!' I had the crazy thought that he'd been kid-napped.
As jurors listened intently, she continued her account.
"Then I saw this person in the distance running. I looked down and I saw
Cosby: trial of his son's murder continues.
Ennis on the ground."
Crane said she called 911, then called a friend and the next morning tried to reconstruct the scene for police and gave them information for a composite drawing of the killer.
"I said he was very thin, very pale, very young." Crane said. "He had a wool hat so I couldn't see his hair. He had high cheekbones and a
very pointv nose."
The defense says another young man who also resembles the composite sketch was the actual killer.
Under questioning by Deputy District Attorney Anne Ingalls, Crane told of going to a police lineup where she failed to pick Markhasev. She said she even tried to have the individuals repeat the words that had been said to her but that did not seem to help. One young man was crying and seemed nervous, so she picked him. It was not Markhasev.
Yesterday, the prosecution asked her to pick the man she saw the night of the shooting from a lineup of photos. This time, she said she could not identify any of them as the man.
Crane, 47, said she and Cosby, 27, met a week before at a party and had spoken often on the phone trying to arrange a date. The night they were to meet for dinner, Cosby went to a sports club to play basketball. The game run into the night, and the dinner date was repeatedly delayed and, in the end, never took place.
A police handwriting analyst linked Markhasev to a series of jailhouse letters in which the prosecutor claims he gave tacit confessions to killing Cosby Monday.
Clinton's Iran missile act veto may bring reconciliation
WASHINGTON—President Clinton
Clinton planned to quietly veto the Iran Missile Proliferation Act, White House representative Mike McCurry said yesterday. The legislia
WASHINGTON has decided to veto legislation on Iranian sanctions, saying Congress did not write in enough flexibility for him to negotiate as he pursues a new relationship with Iran.
The Associated Press
Clinton: will veto legislation on Iranian sanctions.
tion would automatically impose sanctions on any foreign government or business that supplies ballistic missile technology to Iran.
Currently, under the 1996 Iran and Libya Sanctions Act, the president may impose sanctions on foreign companies that invest at least $20 million annually in Iran's oil and gas sectors.
The veto comes less than a week after Clinton expressed hope for a genuine reconciliation with Iran if it complies with international standards of conduct and moves away from its support of terrorism and distribution of dangerous weapons. The Clinton administration already has eased travel to the United States for Iranians and is supporting cultural and academic exchanges.
Some members of Congress said they would push to override the veto, citing
concern about moves made by Russia and China to supply Iran with missile technology.
"This proliferation cannot and must not be ignored. It is a direct threat to peace in the Middle East," said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "This carefully crafted legislation will strengthen the president's hand in dealing with proliferators."
McCurry said Clinton feels Congress is trying to "micro-manage" U.S. foreign policy and put
"Essentially, there is no flexibility in the act passed by congress that allows the president to work through problems."
also considered the threshold for issuing sanctions too low.
"Essentially, there is no flexibility in the
"hopeless shackles on the presidency" with the legislation. He said the president
White House Representative
then would cast out on the credibility of all the sanctions regimes that we maintain."
no flexibility in the act passed by Congress that allows the president to work through problems," McCurry said. "You could conceivably have situations in the future in which the United States government might improperly or incorrectly impose sanctions which
Gambling scam at Harrah's casino fools dollar slots
The Associated Press
BUCCero said the gamblers allegedly used $2 coin tokens from casinos in Louisiana and Missouri in Harrah's $1 slot machines.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Six gambambers have been charged with cheating the slot machines at a Harrah's casino by playing the machines there with tokens from other casinos.
Assistant Clay County Prosecutor Larry Buccero said a search of several guest rooms uncovered a large quantity of $2 coin tokens.
Once they triggered the slot machine to play, though, the $2 tokens would fall back into the player's coin tray. The gamblers were basically playing for free. McKav said.
"They fooled the machines," said Missouri Highway Patrol Lt. Hugh McKay.
But they did not fool the staff at Harrah's North Kansas City Casino & Hotel.
The casino received a tip about the scam and began watching a group of suspected players. After videotaping the group's actions, the casino called police who made the arrests Friday night at the hotel.
Harrah's officials had little to say Monday. "We intend to cooperate fully with authorities," said casino spokesman Jeff Hook. "This is the first time this has happened to us."
McKay said Highway Patrol gaming agents alerted other area casinos to the scam and are trying to determine whether the group was pulling the same scam elsewhere in the Midwest. He said it was the first time he had heard of it happening in Missouri.
Buccero said there were reports of a similar scam earlier at some Illinois riverboat casinos.
The six arrested have been charged with casino cheating by the Clay County prosecutor's office. The felony charge carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and fines up to $5,000.
Those charged are John C. Fogle, 21, of Kirby, Ark.; Shannon A. Bates, 29, and Donna S. Hamilton, 31, both of Mountain Pine, Ark.; Paula J. Coronado, 29, and John T. Pitchford Jr., 23, both of Glenwood, Ark.; and William H. Lehman, 42. of Hamilton. Ohio.
Bond was set at $20,000 each.
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