European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday november 26, 1985 cartographic cake Jeff Hooper a eighth grader at gain intermediate school in Scituate maw., adds Montgomery the capital of Alabama to an enormous map nude of cake in i Home economics class. The map is combination of 44 cakes and it involved about 88 eggs 52 pounds of sugar and 40 hours of work. Year after Schroepfer implant family still supports decision Louisville by. Up despite three strokes that have stolen William Schroeder s ability to speak family members said they Are glad he had the artificial heart implant a year ago monday and would make the same decision again. Schroeder s wife Margaret said she has no doubts the Experiment was Worth it. Family members have never considered slopping medical treatment and essentially pulling the plug on Schroeder s life she said. We Haven t even talked about it because there is no reason to talk about it she said in an interview thursday. Until we arc sure he can t get better that s not some thing to  Mel Schroeder 31, said basically i would t Tell any body they should t go through with it the Experiment Schroeder and his wife planned to spend a quiet Day in his Hospital room monday. Their children planned to Cele brate thanksgiving with their parents. Margaret Schroeder requested a Small reception for Hospital staff members to thank them fur the care they have Given her husband but she did not plan to attend. The last year has been a series of ups and Downs for the Jasper ind., family. After Schroeder s implant nov. 25, 1984, at Humana Hospital Audubon his wife and Chil Dren watched with great Hopes As their father s condition improved. The nation watched As Schmo Cdr 53, chatted with the president drank a Beer and spoke about eventually leaving the Hospital and going Home. But a stroke in december and a second in april left Schmo Cdr and his family disappointed and frustrated. After the second stroke Schroeder s oldest son Mel de scribed his father As aware of events but not necessarily Able to understand their significance. A third stroke on nov. 11 drained much of Schroeder s remaining strength and robbed him of his ability to talk. After this latest stroke As Well As the death of Europe s first Plant patient the Developer of the Jarvik-7 me Chi Cal heart. Or. Robert Jarvik said of the heart s construction in a broadcast interview it needs some  the past year appears to have been especially trying on Margaret Schroeder 52, who collapsed of exhaustion in september. She was sen Home to Jasper to relax and regain her strength. She had been caring for her husband in a medically equipped apartment across the Street from the Hospital. But Schroeder was moved Back to the Hospi Tal after his latest stroke. Mel Schroeder said his Mother has been under a lot of physical and mental Strain. She is just a dedicated person he said. The Only other living Jarvik-7 heart recipient Murray Haydon. 59, of Louisville is still being treated in Audubon s intensive care unit and has required a Respirator to Aid his breathing daily since mid March. Haydon also has suffered a stroke. Leif Slyn Borg 53, Europe s first artificial heart patient died of respiratory and circulatory failure last week in Stockholm Sweden eight months after he received Hisjarvik-7 air driven pump. The swedish real estate businessman was the fourth Man in the world and the first outside the United states to receive a heart pump. Ten artificial heart implants have been carried out in the United states since 1982. Schroeder s doctor William Duvries implanted the world s first permanent artificial heart a Jarvik-7, into Seattle dentist Barney Clark 62, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on dec. 2, 1982. Clark died 112 Days later of multiple Organ failure. Stateside flood stricken . Areas get too Many gifts of clothing Philippi. . A the salvation army has received so Many donations of clothing for West Virginia flood victims that it has begun turning away truckload an official said. The truth of the matter is nobody needs clothes any More in the disaster Arcis maj. Stanley Jaynes said. The City fathers arc becoming greatly concerned with what they Are going to do with the clothes. The Only needs we have now arc for furniture and Cash no clothes no food no cleaning  Jaynes said contributions have poured into the state since floods ravaged Eastern and northeastern West Vir Ginia Early this  could Stock three grocery stores today he said. Peo ple have been very kind. 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Coop is a distributor for trans National private Bankers association which is of Fering the service. 3 doughnut shop bandits caught tanking up getaway car Seattle up three Young men robbed a dough nut shop but there was one Hole in their scheme they forgot to buy Gas. Police said the three walked into the Queen Anne Winibel i donuts shop and fled with an undisclosed amount of Cash. They drove away but were spotted buying Gas jut a few blocks away and were arrested. Held for investigation of robbery were Homer Hender son jr., 20, Victor Berry 19, and a juvenile. New evidence found of ability of viruses to fool the body san Diego Calif. Up scientists have uncovered new evidence that diseases such As multiple sclerosis arthritis and diabetes May be triggered by viruses that mimic Humia tissues and fool the body into attacking itself. The viruses contain proteins that at some Points an identical m arrangement to natural body substances the researchers said. When the body s immune system attacks the virus it also attacks the natural substances the Vinu resembles setting the disease process in motion. The theory s been around for awhile and Here now with the technology available we be been actually Able Iff do the Experiment said Robert Fujiyama an imm Tuo Logist and associate professor of pathology at the univer sity of California at san Diego. People have speculated about this but we re the fir ones to do it he said. Blood everywhere As 2 pit Bull terriers attack Houston a a 43-year-old woman mauled by two pit Bull terriers in a bloody massacre in her front Yard was inf Ood condition after five hours of surgery it she will need further Clastic surgery for her injuries authorities said. Raylene Smith who was bitten on her arms and legs in the attack saturday broke free when the pit bulls were driven off by a neighbor s v a who fired a Pellet gun at them and hit them with the gun butt. The dogs which tried to attack paramedics and officers when they arrived were shot to death by a police officer armed with a Shotgun police said. It was a bloody massacre. There was blood everywhere Houston police depart t spokesman sgt. Craig Newman said Oulen t believe two dogs could do this Man i could believe to much  the dogs first attacked Frankic Trahan 41, Smith s neighbor. She said she saw them attacking her cat in Smith s Yard and they turned on her As she ran inside her House in Northwest Houston. When they got to my driveway i yelled at them to get out of Here Trahan said. When i yelled the first one was airborne coming at her. One dog jumped and bit her armpit knocking her Down and the other attacked her leg. Trahan said she called Smith Tell ing her she needed to go to the Hospital but warning her about the dogs. When Smith carrying a Crutch to fight off the dogs stepped out of her House they attacked her and knocked her Down. Meanwhile Trahan s son Chippy 16 fired his Pellet gun at the dogs from his roof. He then jumped to the ground and hit the dogs with the butt allowing Smith to break free. I have no doubt they would have killed her had he not been Able to get them away from her. Trahan said. She was treated and released at Hermann Hospital for do bites. Her cat was killed. B Smith was in Good condition a Hermann Hospital spokesman said sunday. Raymond Rhind Smith s brother said his sister s injuries require plastic surgery. Firefighter Danny Hefner said the dogs a male and female prevented paramedics irom getting to the injured women and even chased one policeman Back to his car. Even after the first one was shot the second one still  Newman said. Officers found five pit Bull puppies in t nearby garage and they and the two dead dogs were taken to the City animal control Bureau to be checked for rabies police said. Police have not determined who owned the animals. The Only charges that could by filed against the owners would be for violations of City Leash Laws and for failing to keep the dogs in a fenced area police said