Hi, itwizzkid. About 2 months ago i had a problem with recover db.
As i have ORACLE 7.2.3 so my suggestions may be not correct, but during my attempts i understood:

1.While endless attempts it is necessary to restore the data files from tape ANEW.

2.While recovering DB "until time 'XXX'",
this time must be equal the time of finishing backup or later, NOT EARLIER!


--Do you have copies of original files?
You had error ORA-01194
It means:" The most likely cause of this error is forgetting to restore the file from a backup before doing incomplete recovery." -OEMes
If you have copy then refresh your files and try to recover until time xxx -the time of last log.
Tago.