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Joseph Vlacovsky left the base Wednesday after serving a seven-
day restriction for his conviction on a charge of disobeying a direct order. He and Lance Cpl. John Mayfield III had refused to submit to the DNA testing, saying it violated their right to privacy.
Mayfield is scheduled to be discharged this summer. Vlacovsky says he never imagined the case would get so much attention.
Chevron Industries, which has accepted responsibility for Tuesday's spill that reached Pearl Harbor, pinpointed the ruptured underground pipeline about 90 minutes after a warning system detected a leak.
Joe Robison, Chevron's operations manager, said the pipeline has an external coating that is supposed to prevent corrosion. "When it's intact, you can't have corrosion," he said.
The state Health Department plans to hire a consultant to review new maintenance and inspection guidelines which Chevron will adopt.
The Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry was to be on hand in the Aloha Ballroom on the Brigham Young University campus between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The drive moves to Laie Elementary School cafeteria from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tomorrow, Turtle Bay Hilton hosts the drive from 9 a.m. to noon.
A final recruitment will take place on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Blaisdell Arena. A free concert is planned.
Some 23,000 people have been tested by the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry so far but there still is no compatible donor for the 23-month-old girl suffering from leukemia. She is reportedly in remission.
By Star-Bulletin staff
Residents of were not at the Haalau Street home when someone tossed the homemade fire bomb at around 10:15 p.m. The blaze was extinguished before it caused extensive damage.