European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday january 7,1986 Monkey gives paralysed Man no dependence. -. T. I. _ i a Al in i Virve has Walt of _. A Mut Verf Cranston . A Susu has been an inseparable companion for nearly four years to Louis Corvese i bringing him drinks and food books and cassette tapes that his paralysis prevents him from getting for himself and turning on and off his lights and Heater. Susu is a 9-year-old Capuchin Monkey one of Only seven in the world trained to help the handicapped in the same Way that guide dogs serve the Blind. I was scared at first. Now there s Abond Between us Corvese says. To me she s More like a Normal person than a animal. What she does for me makes me appreciate her More and return for what Susu does for him Corvese 30, an sex Marine paralysed fro the Chest Down in a 1976 car crash pro Vides affection food and a place for the Monkey to hang by her powerful Tail. Susa chirps with Delight As Corves grips her Cage handle with his Teeth and sets her free. She explodes from behind bars and jumps in a Flash of fur fro Corvese s wheelchair to her favorite spot on a table by a wrenches his head so his Mouth can a tiny red Light Pointer attache to his wheelchair. He Points the Light at a Small refrigerator and starts putting his Friend and Helper through her Susu. Push he commands. She obeys by opening the refrigerator girl. Good girl. Change Susu. Change Corvese says. Susu reaches Inland pulls out a plastic water bottle. Susu brings the bottle to a table spinoff the Cap and drops in a Straw. But before she brings it to Corvese Susu seeks a Reward. Corvese blows into a tube connected Toa plastic bottle on his wheelchair and out flow a few drugs of Orange juice. Sus japs them up. Finished she vaults Back to the table and brings Corvese his water. Good girl. Good he says. She purrs puckers up and losses him. Because she sometimes misbehaves a harness that can be strapped to her Rump flows Corvese to Send out a we Roth Lone or a slight Shock to show his could have been trained to do housing and other jote for Corvese but that was unnecessary because he 1 ves in his parents converted garage in suburb of Providence. One thing Corvese wishes Susu Cou do is feed Sim his ,.potato chips. But he s sure Susu. Who is toothless to prevent her from biting people would keep them for d take 100 for every one i got he a Corvese s involvement with Susu began after he heard a news report about the us of monkeys to help the paralysed. Excited by the Prospect. Ice got in touch with a Pioneer in the Field or. . Wil lard of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in new York. Susu and Louie certainly have a very close relationship Willard said in a Tele phone interview. She said a new program about to begin in Israel should increase the number of monkeys Able to help the handicapped. The monkeys take six months to train and Cost about $8,000, roughly the same amount As a. Guide dog for the Blind she she Points out that an advantage Over dogs is the monkeys life expectancy of about 30 years which greatly pleases re inseparable he says. When i come Back after i m away for any period of time Shell jump right on my shoulder wrap her Tail around my neck and Start i m just As Happy to see her Corvese says. Fort Lauderdale acts to put Brake on Spring break fort Lauderdale Fla. A City officials have sobering plans for this year s Spring break. Last year the break Drew 350,000 Youn people to a Beer soaked Beach bacchanal of vandalism drunkenness wet to shirt con tests and death. Civic leaders at the collegiate Mecca did t object to the 1120 million the Stu dents pumped into the local Economy in thesis weeks of Spring break last year but they re alarmed about the destruction an deaths that came with it. Term thing is becoming somewhat of monster said police chief Ron Cochran. Spring break has mushroomed from the few swimmers who came in 1938 for the College swim forum to 350,000 student last March. Throngs of students have flocked to the by kinked Beach since the 1960 movie where the boys it was unmanageable Ezzat coutry member of the new Spring break task Force said of 1985 s revelry. They misbehaved they did things they would never do in their own last year automobile pedestrian Acci dents during Spring break killed three peo ple and injured 100 at fort Lauderdale. I Daytona Beach a popular party zone about 280 Miles North at least four Young people died in Falls from Motel balconies. The fort Lauderdale task Force of Mer chants and government officials plans to erect a 4-foot Wall Between the Beach an the 1 to Milc strip of beachfront bars to protect pedestrians who Jam the sidewalk waiting to crowd into bars. The City commissioners also have banned open containers of alcohol on the streets and the Beach following the june Law Rais ing Florida s drinking age from 19 to 21. Instead of the barroom contests where students pour it Down and take it off the task Force proposes a Beach olympics with volleyball swimming and running contests said Tommy Merce chamber of com Merce tourism director. The idea for the olympics surfaced after the disc jockey of the Button bar was jailed and the bar was fined $25,000 and ordered to close for 60 Days for promoting sexually explicit acts on the bar s stage. If they want to have a City organized so called wholesome contest that would be great said former Button do John Torrigrossa who spent 90 Days in jail and was fined $4,600. But the students will still students will be asked to Monitor their of a Sfass sk5ss.ct pc fined h600. But the students wills til act last March throngs f s the " .,_,.� t locked to the bikinis Beach since the 1960 Ope students will be asked to Monitor their boy predicts his death gives heart to girl Patterson Calif. A a 15 left Side of his head when he woke up sat Hospital where Donna already was under year old boy who Learned that his Girlfriend urday morning. Going tests needed a heart transplant told his Mother he was losing breath and he could t a team of surgeons removed Felipe s or in. A. Non ,t.n� a Ciao not inn Tai Umfer " snnche7 said. Onnic Nanri Dunnn ont her Iraik Nannt in n own behaviour by following a code of turf cat conduct developed by the Broward hotel and Motel association. The code which has been criticized As unrealistic is to let collegians know disorderly social be Havior will not be among other things the code asks Stu dents not to tamper with fire alarms and smoke detectors permits parties in warns Only with permission of the hotel manage ment and promises to notify other association members if a student is evicted for breaking the arc sceptical about the efforts to clean up Spring kids know Spring break is crazy Here said Mary Fanizzi a spokeswoman for pen rods and the Elbo room two of the popular bars on the strip. It s a s no Way you re going to Stop this Patterson Calif. A a 15 who Learne t t t Tol his three weeks ago that he was going to die and that the Young woman should have his heart. Felipe Garza jr., who had seemed to Bein perfect health died saturday after a blood vessel burst in his family followed his wishes and Felipe s heart was transplanted sunday to Donna Ashlock As his last act of love. His brother John Sanchez 20, said Felipe told their Mother Maria three weeks ago i m going to die and i m going to give my heart to my Donna 14, who also lived in Patterson farming Community 75 Miles Southeast of san Francisco had just Learned that Shehad an enlarged heart and needed a trans guess they were pretty close Sanchez said Felipe complained of pain on the Lef Urda a s Losi could talk Sanchez. Garza was taken to the local Hospital then flown to a larger Hospital in Modesto 20 Miles the blood Supply to Felipe s brain had been Cut off so Long by the burst blood vessel that he was brain dead and remained technically alive Only because he had Bee placed on a Respirator Sanchez said. The family decided to let physicians re move Felipe s heart for Donna and his kid Neys and eyes for others in need of those organs. We did t want to see him suffer anymore and what else could we do Sanchez asked. It was our decision from what the doctor explained to us. We decided to go ahead and give Donna her life support systems keeping his or Gans alive Felipe was flown before Daw sunday to san Francisco s presbyterian Hospital undergoing tests. A Felipe sans and Donna got her transplant in a five hour operation sunday afternoon. Or. J. Donald Hill who Ted the trans Plant team said the surgery went smoothly. Donna s condition on monday improve to Good from critical and doctors removed a breathing lube. Her parents declined total with reporters said Hospital spokeswoman Nancy Millhouse. Sanchez said he called Donna s Mother at the Hospital before the operation and told her 1 Hope god gives Donna a Felipe s parents and his two Brothers an two Sisters gained Consolation from the Hope that his death will give Donna a Hance to live Sanchez said. As Long As we get to see her around Here then Well say. That s what my Little brother did " he said. Residents say no soap to name Nashville term. A developers of a subdivision thought tie name Falcon Crest had a Nice ring tit but it struck a sour note among nearby residents who did not wan their neighbourhood linked with a prime time television soap opera of the same name. They Felt that the life portrayed 00the show was too Loose said Thclma Harper the metro Nashville councilwoman who represents the Northwest Nashville neighbourhood where about25 residents voiced opposition during a recent Community meeting. So the Developer Valley View enterprises inc. Of Hendersonville plans to come up with something to replace the name based an the lbs show. Stay tuned. Assault teams storm Penitentiary free 7 hostages fort Madison Iowa a five specially trained assault teams stormed a cell House at the Iowa state Penitentiary monday freeing seven corrections officers who had been taken hostage by inmates a hour and a half earlier officials said. Three inmates and one of the hostage were reported to have been Hurt but it was not known How and none of the injuries was believed to be serious. The institution is under control prison spokesman Ron welder said shortly after 9 . All the inmates Are accounted Crispus Nix immediately or dered inmates locked up As prison official investigate the uprising. Welder said it was not known what prompted the inmates to take the hostages in the maximum Security prison which is inthe Southeast Corner of the state. That is one thing Well be reviewing he said. Well be interviewing people to see what happened and debriefing inmates corrections director Hal Farrier said Indus momus he ordered the four Man As Sault teams into the prison at 8 05 ., a hour after the uprising started. To me is of the essence Farrier not situations the longer inmates have to become organized the More difficult it i for Farrier said three inmates were of the released guards. Peter Hodger son was taken to the fort Madison Community Hospital for treatment of a twisted knee welder . Terry Branstad praised the action of the department in ending the uprising quickly. Farrier said an inmate who had been re leased to do routine cleaning at 7 06 . Asked for an aspirin then armed with homemade knife he overpowered the guard who went to get the aspirin. The inmate grabbed the guard s keys and started letting some of the other 90 inmates in the cell Bouse out of their cells
