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SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER A lection of ihe Sn Francisco Sunday Euminer and Chronicle D-2 Sunday, April 12, 1992 1 ANN Haunting tale of 'Lost Princess' LANDERS tasia would have known, he says. The day after Christmas 1976, in the lobby of a darkened movie theater, she described what had long been suspected: that the czar, his wife and four daughters were Author sets about to prove a hoax, and becomes a convert instead By Caroline Drewes OF THE EXAMINER STAFF subjected to repeated rape, sod omy, physical and psychological torture at the hands of their Bol the medical community and civic-minded groups, high-risk behavior among U.S. teens is widespread. More than 40 percent of high school students polled say they have had multiple sex partners. Although condom use has increased significantly, only one-, third of the sexually active teens say they use them.

It should be noted that only latex condoms can provide protection against sexually transmitted disease. And condoms are not 100 percent effective they can leak, break or come off. The two most common forms of transmission are sexual intercourse anal, vaginal and oral and the sharing of needles, The virus also can be acquired through blood transfusion. Such occurrences have been rare since 1985, when careful screening of blood be shevik guards. "They used us all," she told Lov' ell.

All except my brother. IHE FIRST TIME biogra He believes his account of the treatment of the royal family has pher James Blair Lovell encountered the woman who been confirmed by Bons Yeltsin who, after gaining access to secret Kremlin archives concerning the last days of the Russian royal farm ly, acknowledged that it was "pain Read this; your life could very well depend on it DEAR Ann Landers: If you are looking for a laugh or some light reading, please skip my column today. It's deadly serious. But it could be the most important thing you will ever read a matter of life and death. The subject is What appears below is from a recent Department of Health and Human Services report No frills.

No baloney. Just the facts. About 1 million Americans are now infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS. In the last 10 years, more than 200,000 Americans have been diagnosed with AIDS. Approximately 64 percent of them have died.

Worldwide, an estimated 8 million to 10 million people are now HIV-infected. The average length of time between HIV infection and the development of full-blown AIDS is 10 ful reading. Lovell says that even though Anastasia is dead and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is no TJ A ff y. i :4 -t-- more, the Russians are still fasci nated with the Romanovs. And called herself Anastasia, she looked into his eyes and thought she saw the soul of Nicholas II, czar of all the Russias.

"She believed in reincarnation, journalist Lovell says. "And she thought I was the reincarnation ol her father." What he saw at this first encounter were eyes of what he remembers as a "haunting" shade ol blue. The color, he would latei learn, of her father's eyes. But he left her presence and the "arresting focus" of her gaze, "with no sense of who I had met Was she, or wasn't she Anastasia?" "It was May 1972; I spent a day with her and came away with no sense of whether she was real or a fraud." At 19, the soft-spoken Lovell had become the youngest accredited member of the Washington press corps, writing for a chain of papers based in Georgia. while they stand for hours in bread lines, they are also hungry for the truth about their past And they queue up for standing-room-only tickets to "The Death of Nicholas II," a play that has been selling out in Moscow (where the theater holds 10,000) and St Petersburg for over a year.

Evldence in her favor gan. HIV is not transmitted through casual contact kissing, touching door handles, phones, drinking fountains or toilet seats or getting an insect bite. At this moment, there is no vaccine to protect a person against the HIV virus and no cure for AIDS. A massive effort, however, is in progress in research laboratories all over the world. The drugs AZT and DDI have proven successful in delaying the onset of AIDS, improving the quality of life dramatically for some AIDS sufferers and extending their life expectancy.

What can you do to protect yourself against AIDS? Do not share needles. Have a monogamous relationship with a person who is healthy and totally trustworthy. If you want further information, call the Centers for Disease Control National AIDS Hotline. The number is 800-342-AIDS. (Spanish-speaking: 800-344-7432; TDD for the hearing impaired: 800-243-7889.) years.

Although engaging in male-to-male sexual contact and intravenous drug use remain the highest risk factors, heterosexual transmission is showing the greatest rate of increase. The writer says all the evidence is in her favor. And yet she sued for 37 years in German courts to prove her identity; the German supreme court finally ruled there was not In the United States, AIDS is now the second leading killer of men and the fifth leading killer of enough evidence to prove or dis prove her claim. women from 25 to 44 years of age. Anastasia circa 1913, age 12; taken at a Romanov tricentennial tribute It has hit some minority popula In 1977, Moritz Furtmayr, an eminent German forensics expert who had developed improved tech tions the hardest More than one-fourth of those diagnosed with AIDS are black and 16 percent are Hispanic.

niques, called PIK, for a new iden tifkation test involving the ear, sci entifically affirmed AnnaAn as ta Fascinated by puzzle Long fascinated with the enigma of Anastasia, his meeting at the home of Anna Anderson Man ah an in Charlottesville, would lead to 19 years of research and a new book on this woman who claimed to have survived the massacre of the royal family at Ekaterinburg in July 1918, rescued by a soldier. She also claimed to have escaped Russia to endure a nightmare of doctors, asylums, would-be rescuers and well-meaning distant relatives most of whom exacerbated her As of December 1991, there sia's identity. She was nearly 80, ect to research and expose her as a hoax. Instead, during the 12 years before her death in 1984, when the glare of relentless publicity had driven her into almost obsessive seclusion, he became the designated biographer, the confidant of the woman he came to believe was indeed Anastasia. unrelenting pain and emotional distress and finally, married the wealthy eccentric Dr.

John Eacott Manahan to avoid deportation to Germany. "She called it a marriage of protection from what she considered a hostile world," Lovell says. He had thought before he met her that she was a clever fraud, that it would be an interesting proj and the world hardly noticed. The Manahans of Charlottes ville, descended into eccentric' were 40,362 reported cases of AIDS among men and women between the ages of 20 and 29. There were 789 cases of AIDS reported among ity, unwashed, surrounded by garbage, filth, 60 cats (when one of the cats died, she cremated it in the persons from 13 to 19 years of age.

The most disturbing fact in this report is that the incidence of HIV infection is growing rapidly among fireplace), and a mass of artifacts, Gem of the Day: The book of Genesis tells us that it is not good for man to be alone but sometimes it's a great relief. Ann Landers 1992 Creators Syndicate Inc. many of them priceless Romanov teen-agers. In spite of efforts by the govern- FOR MONDAY, APRIL 13 The Stars Show the Kind of Day Youll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) Get into a down-to-business mode and use your ideas and energy to clear your desk and get a good start on the work week. Restructure or let go of outmoded patterns.

At night Put in the extra hours you want. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) treasures given her by European family members who believed she was Anastasia. After the death of Manahan two years ago, these treasures vanished, providing a new mystery and impetus for lawsuits filed by Mana-han's cousins. There was a brief newspaper mention in March of this year of an event that occurred in 1979. A pair of amateur historians found the remains of nine members of the royal family and their servants near the village of Shuvakish.

The discovery was suppressed by the Kremlin until last year. Missing were the remains of Crown Prince Alexei and one of his sisters, either Tanya or Anastasia. Over the years, the account said, several women have claimed to be Anastasia, but most experts believe she perished with her family. James Blair Lovell, who considers himself perhaps the expert, believes she lived. And that it was Anastasia who became his friend and collaborator.

Make the most of lady luck as she turns and twists in your direction. Let your creativity flow. Refuse to be undermined by a 'Anastasia' published Lovell's book, "Anastasia: the Lost Princess" (Regnery Gateway. $24.95. 492 pages), was published a few months ago.

"There were 50 years between us," the writer said during a recent conversation in San Francisco. "She would be 71 a week after we met, exactly the age of my grandmother, but she was still childlike. A single fusillade of bullets had shattered her world forever and part of her emotional development had been arrested. "My first impression on meeting Anastasia was how small she was. She held a tissue over her mouth, a common posture with her.

She had been hit so hard and so repeatedly on the mouth with a rifle butt that it left her jaw permanently disfigured, and she was self-conscious about it." For four years after their initial meeting, Lovell read everything he could find on the subject, corresponding with Anna Manahan, talking with her on the telephone. "I began to realize there was no evidence for her being a fake. In 1976 I returned to Charlottesville and we talked about the book." During their "collaboration," she revealed many of the secrets Anas- partner who is on the warpath. At night: Get into spring fever. 1 I 'AV I I I.

i MmimimwHih. ii Mminl GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Build up your security and enjoy what is going on. Be more forthright with a family mem ber. Listen to your instincts and verify what is going on. At night: Be a homebody.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) friendship and getting what you want Spend some time with a loved one. At night: Join the gang. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec 21) Evaluate what's going on at work before making any key decisions. Your boss needs to give you important feedback.

Do not let a family member agitate you. At night: Be a star. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Review a situation carefully before deciding on options.

Be more willing to rearrange your schedule to get major research and information. Consider a trip. At night: Flip through some travel brochures. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

18) Get down to basics and explore other options. Build a better relationship with a loved one by talking through recent problems. Be careful of your high energy. At night: Let another indulge you. PISCES (Feb.

19-March 20) Go along with another's plans though you may have several different options. Use care as to how you express your anger to others. They may take it personally. At night Pretend it is still the weekend. BORN ON THIS DATE Eudora Welty.

Howard Keel, Thomas Jefferson. YOU BORN APRIL 13: You are offered many professional and emotional opportunities this year. It's simply a question of sorting them out Your leadership abilities come to the forefront, and you manifest better insight and understanding. Be willing to open up to change, responsibility and acknowledgment. CALL 1-900-740-7444 for Jacqueline Bigar's forecast for love, luck, health, career and money.

Each call costs 99 cents per minute, rotary or tone telephones. CALL 1-900-737-3210 for a personal consultation with an astrologer, psychic or tarot card reader. Each call costs $2.95 per minute. -Jacqueline Blgar 1992 by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Expect a busy and hectic pace.

You may need to sort through recent information. Be more forthright and discuss your feelings. Catch up on work and clear your desk. At night: Adjust your plans. LEO (July 23-Aug.

22) Use cau tion dealing with funds. Though you may feel you have money to burn, this is not necessarily a guaranteed long-term situation. Get down to the basics. At night: Wateh where your money goes. Mandy Behbehani is on vacation VIRGO (Aug.

23-Sept 22) Anastasia photographed in a German hospital in 1968 before U.S. marriage Listen to your instincts and verify news and information. You may be more upbeat than you have been recently. You want, and need, to let go. At night: Be your happy self.

LIBRA (Sept 23-0ct 22) Take a deep breath and listen to your instincts regarding work. Be clear about the intended outcome of a project Work on reducing stress. At night: Take a night off to re 83 Criminal 85 Command to Rover 86 Drooping 87 Dull finish charge. SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov. 21) Focus on long-term desires and make the most of the moment.

Emphasis is on Today Is Palm Sunday. April 12. the 103rd day of 1992. There are 263 days ACROSS 1 Word with pink or ros 5 Anything worthless 10 Wet or moisten 15 Gem stone 19 Inland sea 20 Proportion 21 Greek epic poem 22 Ctuote 23 -avis 24 Lead-In to a song 25 Liver or kidney 26 Pretty soon 27 Rise gradually 28 Weight-watcher's concern 30 Henry or Ernie 31 Texas shrine 32 Pinnacle of glacier ice 34 Classic car 36 Main body artery 38 Fr. holy woman 41 Harrison or Stout 42 Marked courage 44 Gain as profit 45 Drama division 48 "Messiah" composer SO Roman historian 52 Manipulate left In the year.

function 60 Conclusive evidence 61 Farm breeder 62 Brush or pick lead-in 65 Not an amateur 66 Dandy 68 Night filer 70 Preserve 71 Hopscotch 72 Biblical official 73 Speak bombastically 74 A tax or levy 75 morgana; a mirage 76 Hired thugs 77 Flowerless plants 78 Ritual promise 79 City in New York 80 BonoorLlston 81 Form of lyric poem 84 Actress Thompson 85 Ottomans, In way 88 Become a member 90 Son of Odin 91 Turkey's neighbor 93 Female parent 95 Dramatist's milieu 96 Cote sound 99 Submit, as classwork 101 Available or ready 103 Highway monitor? and conspiracy; a man Identified as the hit man was convicted of murder.) In 1983, Chicagoans went to the polls to elect Harold Washington the city's first black mayor. In 1985, Sen. Jake Garn of Utah became the first senator to fly In space as the shuttle Discovery lifted off from Cape Canaveral. i i a 16 17 14 9 In Ii2 hi Ii4 In It? lie 23 55" 55 aJ 27 28 ZS 31 1 i 35 33 34 35 35 37 LJ Lj ual lJ 45 4 30 51 35 53 55 57 55 53 rir 64 fcT" 56 67 66 ii I urn. I jii Jbl( mm l- 7f I 14 175 i T- 7iTTuSmT' 82 ii 84 86 as" 5 si 57 55 s3T TSC lot 6" i LJ s.d 103 104 1 TOT 106 10 1 1 iosTIovTiio 1 12 rt3" i ITS i 4 tni Ii is H3 faf T2H hu "'Y' Ii3 155 mr 128 T23 T8T- TST 89 Classic lead-in 90 Fish of the cod family 91 Pool member? 92 Close by 94 Hopkins or Perkins 96 Manually 97 Society-page word 98 Stadium cheer 100 Call the -(give orders) 101 Rower 102 Funny Louis 103 Style of type 105 Makeaboo-boo 106 Paragon of slowness 108 Wild 111 Ibsen heroine 113 Greenland exploration base 115 1979 movie starring Slgourney Weaver 119 Barren 120 Word before board or box 121 Kind of battery 123 Feed the kitty 124 Bean or city 125 Friendly goblin 126 Type of hydrous sodium carbonate 127 Othello, for one 128 Gaze askance 129 Smile derisively 130 Uses a fax machine, maybe 131 Part of A.D.

DOWN 1 Artist Chagall 2 Kind of exam 3 Hindu garment 4 Bridge triumphs Today's birthdays Actress-dancer Ann Miller Is 69. Opera singer Montserrat Caballe is 59, Jazz musician Herble Hancock is 62. Talk show host David Letterman is 45. Singer David Cassldy Is 42. Figure skater Elaine Zayak Is 27.

On this date In 1606, England adopted as its flag the original version of the Union Jack. In 1861, the Civil War began as Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, S.C. In 1877, the catcher's mask was first used In a baseball game. In 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd presidont of the United States, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Ga at age 63. Vice President Harry S.

Truman became the nation's 33rd chief executive. In 1955, the Salk vaccine against polio was declared safe and effective. In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly In space, orbiting the earth once before making a safe landing. In 1981, the space shuttle Columbia, carrying astronauts Robert L. Crippen and John W.

Young, blasted off from Cape Canaveral, on its first test flight. In 1982, CBS employees Leo Kuranuki, Robert Schulze and Edward Benford were shot to death in a New York City parking lot as they tried to aid Margaret Barbera, a woman being abducted by a hired killer. (Barbera's body was found the next day; her former employer, a diamond dealer, was convicted of murder 54 Film critic Roger 55 Noisy, confused fight 56 Bovine mouthful 58 Actress Ada 59 Tree snake 60 Gazes Intently 61 Word before metal or music 63 Meter or scope lead-in 64 Clue for Sherlock, 104 Discordant sound 106 Drawing room 107 Camel's cousin 108 Yield to temptation 109 Lake port 110 Hoarfrost 112 Abie's girl 114 Went swiftly 116 Privy to 117 Collar or jacket 118 Pianist Peter 120 Those In office 122 Ethiopian prince Average time of Solution: 77 minutes perhaps 66 Enemy 67 Butler's assistant How to reach the Style Department Press relsiMt, general Information (415) 777-7950 Fs. (415)777-2525 Assistant Managing Editor Fttturts (415)777-7940 Style Editor (415) 777-7942 Entertainment Editor (415) 777-7941 Your Horoscope 1-900-228-1991 Dslly Soaps 1-900-226-0320 (95minule) VCR Plus Information 1-800-432-1827 Mailing addrass: Style Department San Francisco Examiner P.O. Box 7260 San Francisco, CA 94120 9 uernier 6 Stone tool 7 Garret 8 Word before alarm or ant 9 Track events 10 Himalayan monster? 11 Reversal: comb, form 33 Electrical unit 35 Author Wlesel 37 Alkali 38 Word before life 39 Forbidden 40 January, to Juan 42 Gentleman's gentleman 43 Lace fluting 12 Coronet 13 Pass along 14 Actor Byrnes 15 City In Florida 16 colada (drink) 17 Minute particle 18 TV host Jay 28 French cap 31 Essence of foses 69 Marlon or Diana 70 Moon-Jumper of rhyme 71 Nose of an airplane 72 Prank worthy of the Three Stooges 76 Breach 77 Companion of "fancy free" 82 Opera bonus i 45 "Abouben-" 46 The "It" girl 47 Part of amortise 49 Mild oath 50 Sea swallows 51 Sweet girl of song 53 In good order 55 Dampen 57 Deprive of religious Crossword answers are on Page D-12.