European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday october 19. 1985 1st Penn state artificial heart implanted i kill y. Penn i i old actors it Hershey medical Amer i  implanted a temporary artificial  into id Mai   in the first be a Oil Penn state heart Ine second sikh Vuce l he licensed fur implant in the i Nicil  ant Tjin Mandia. 44. Was wheeled from is room in 4 1m Arn. And underwent tie Mir per i hours liter becoming the 10th person to undergo an artificial Hearl in . The Surj or was completed six hours and 10 minutes later. Carnlia was Lis cd in critical but stable condition routine for heart transplant and implant patients. The artificial heart is to remain in place until a donor heart can be found. As of this Point it s a Success because or. Mandia is alive said or. John Burn Siik. Associate  of Pennsylvania state 1 in Crit Hurshe  a Nice. Absent some urgent intervention. Or. Mandia probably would not  survived 24 hours " the surgery to replace Mandia s failing   performed a the inventor of the Penn state in Art. Or William Pierce of Hershey medical Center. The Center was founded 20 years a of with 550 million from the Hershey i foundation set up by the Choc Olate maker. The Penn state heart was approved by the Ood and drug administration in March and joins the Jarvik-7 As the Only artificial hearts approved for implants. Four of he six Pali cats who received the Jarvik-7 suffered strokes apparently result ing from blood clots that form of in the mechanical device. The Penn stale heart is a ii in in with scam free inner surfaces in Hopes of Mimmi Iii the risk of Bli d clots. I he Perm stale heart designed arid manufactured at ller Shey medical Center is to remain in a critically ill patient for Only a matter of Days or weeks until a Lumen heart can be found for transplanting. Mandia is suffering from  artery disease caused by a buildup of Choles Terol and other fatty materials on the inner Walls of the arteries Burnside said. He had suffered multiple heart attacks. The patient was Iran emd monday to ller Shey from a Areth Hospital in Phila Delphia. Throughout the week he had received heart medication and was sustained by an Infra aortic balloon pump. Although his general condition had improved Mandia s heart began to fail Early Friday. Burnside said. The patient and his family then agreed to the Arf fical Hearl implant. Harris id win was in thu operating room fur lie surgery said the in incl s heart was 21 time1 its Normal  Ulicnik was re moved. That is an can Immis heart he . A Call for a donor heart went out through Ilic Delaware Valley transplant program As soon As Mandia was transferred to Lucr shy. No donor heart was available Fri Day morning so the artificial heart was used. A coordinator for the Delaware Valley transplant program said it takes an aver age of two weeks to find a donor heart. Mandia is single and worked 13 years As an inventory clerk for the Philadelphia department of recreation. He went on disability retirement in june because of his heart condition. Of. Lawrence Seaway expected of reopen in Days Washington up the St. Lawrence Seaway should be Back into operation in a matter of Days the . Administrator said Friday adding that the Accident on the Welland canal is spurring interest in preventive repairs. The Seaway was closed last monday aft r a 150-foot Section of a lock Wall collapsed on the canal Between lakes Eric and Onta Rio a Canadian Section of the Seaway that links the great lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. I think we re looking at a matter of Days rather than weeks . Admin Stra Lor James Emory said. He later agreed lock repairs might be completed within two weeks. About three dozen ships arc waiting to enter or leave the Seaway. Port operators have said they can lose thousands of dollars a Day during the shutdown. Repair work was scheduled to Start Fri Day. Characterizing the Wall collapse As a Fluke Emory said the United Stales and Canada Are adhering to maintenance schedules. He said the Accident illustrates the need for preventive work such As the $40 million repair of the two . Locks on the Seaway. The administration has nol approved the s40 million but congressmen arc aware of u 1984 . Army corps of engineers re port recommending major work at the Eisenhower and Snell locks at Massina . Emory said. Bad Cement was used during construction and has resulted in some Struc Tural cracks. We have received a lot of interest in the last 24 hours from congressmen Emory said. If we want to narrow the Odds Gap of problems with . Locks we should do that work or some of  this is the second straight year that autumn shipping the Seaway s busiest sea son has been interrupted. A Bridge jammed at Valleyfield Quebec last nov. 20, closing the system for 18 Days. This year s closure is not As serious Emory and other officials said because there is much More time left before the shipping season ends in december. Emory said he hoped there will be no increase in Seaway tolls next year or if there is one a Small one in the neighbor Hood of 10  Canada has proposed Ai Sui Roic the do adv Dis  Hal wrecks inc body s immune is to Iii. To prostitutes has he ii Well documented and that educating re civils could deter some from visiting prostitutes. In the study partners of six of the 15 patients either developed aids or were member of High risk groups. The Oiler nine had More than 50 be Ual partners r had sexual Contact with prostitutes said the researchers led by or. Ruberl r. Red Field of the Walter Reed army Institute of research. Gallo s comments Cane a Day after a report out of Sar Diego that 1 j Marine corps trainees and an undisclosed number of Navy recruits Are in quarantine and facing medic ii discharges after preliminary tests showed they have been exposed to the aids virus. The Marine corps. Navy and air Force began testing recruits oct. I fur presence of the aids antibody. The army began testing its recruits tuesday. The defense department is not keeping centralized records on the number of re or Rule out the preliminary findings said Al Center for disease control in Atlanta fruits who fail a preliminary screening for the spokesman. . Col. Peter Wyro. Re the aids virus because the test is not suits will not be available for some time. That accurate a Pentagon spokesman he said said thursday. Arc blamed on heterosexual Contact. Male homosexual transmission accounts for 73 percent. The disease will spread quietly id incur Day. So far. Fewer than i percent of the into the general population if nothing is subsequent tests will be used to confirm 14,125 aids cases reported to the nation done to Stop it doctors say. Amy Carter daughter of sex president Jimmy Carter signs a giant foot Symbol izing the Hope of stamping out hunger at a world food Day press conference at Amy promotes world food Day Bro a in Emily in proud Cnoc . As Par of a National Campaign against Hun Ger students throughout Rhode Island Are donating $1 each to sign the foot. The Money ill go Lousa for Africa. During the press conference Amy urged students to become actively involved inthe fight against hunger