European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday augusts. 1986heart patient Schroeder Dies at 54 Louisville. By a William , a Lough old nut who be came the longest living recipient of permanent artificial heart died wednes Day after suffering multiple stroke that crippled his ability 10 breathe he was Schroeder whose 620 Day of life on the plastic and Iclal Jarvik-7  were beset by strokes was the last survivor among live patients Given the device As a permanent substitute for a human heart. Doctors determined that Schroeder had suffered the strokes after he became Jel Hargis and was having trouble breath ing tuesday morning said implant sur Geon or. William c. Devries he was t his usual Bright Ted Bushy tailed self in he morning he said at a news conference. Schroeder stopped breathing for a few minutes and was resuscitated Divri Essaid. The family then made a decision not to revive Schroeder when he suffered he next episode of breath ing problems. Schroeder s wife Margaret and All sin of Itter children had been called to his bedside after his condition worsened and he died Al 1 35 ., said Donna Hazle a spokeswoman at Humana hos Pital Audubon. Schroeder the first of the artificial heart patients to live outside the Hospi Tal was hailed by Devries As a medical Pioneer. He volunteered for the artificial heart because he loved life and the peo ple around him and he wanted to Hel others Devries said in a statement ear Lier in the Day. He was not discouraged by  was grateful for the Little things christmases birthdays time spent with his family that he would not have had if he had not made the decisions he made Duvries said in a statement re leased earlier in the Day. Bill set Many milestones during his620 Days with the heart. But the main one the one Welt remember is the Way his indomitable spirit lit the path for those who will come  Schroeder s eldest son Mel told re porters wednesday night that the last two Days of i father s ordeal were the hardest for the family. Bui he praised his father s positive attitude and forever Good humor during the months of life he was Given by the device. He also said the family will remember he Van rides ballgames and fishing trips they look their father on during his re covery. President and mrs. Reagan were saddened to hear of Schroeder s death and would be sending condolences to the family the while House said. Schroeder will be buried in his Home town of Jasper ind. On saturday. Schroeder received the device nov.25, 1984, in a 6vi-h.our operation at he Mana the second permanent Jarvik-7 Tobe implanted in a human. At first he faced the uncertainties of his future with Down Home Good cheer but a series of strokes in december 1984 left him depressed Al limes and with impaired speech and memory. In the Days after the implant the re tired army civilian employee quaffed a Beer pronouncing it the Coon cure.1when Reagan called with gel Well wishes Schroeder told he commander in chief that he had been getting a run around in his attempts to win social Security Benefit. Schroeder Check was delivered the next Day. Navy s biome Porf plan stays afloat in Senate Washington a the Senate rejected an attempt wednesday to kill Navy plans to build new ports around the ration to Bate its growing Fleet. The Senate voted 65-34 against a amendment that would have eliminated $141 million from a defense budget Bill for the first two in new York and Washington slate. Under the Navy shome port plan other bases would be constructed in the future along the Gulf and Pacific coasts. The vote leave the future of the Home port plan up to a House Senate conference committee. The House voted six weeks ago to kill the pro Tram. The decision was made As the re publican controlled Senate cautiously worked ill Way through a 1295 billion Bill authorizing the Pentagon s budget for the fiscal year that starts oct. 1. The democratic run House is blowing through a parallel Bill and differences will be reconciled later by a conference committee. Bui House efforts bogged Down wednesday and the chamber adjourned for the night after it was unable to agree on a Rule that would permit Dis Cussion of major weapons system and other key issues. President Reagan sought $320 Bil lion for defense next year but con Gress reduced the figure in its budget blueprint. The House Bill authorizes $292billion. The Home port fight entered on move by sen.  d-n.m., i Knock f 141 million out of the Bill for new Navy porn in Everett wish., my state . The Navy now blocs Moat of in Tzipa at five major port ibid wants to increase that number to 13, including new York Washington and the Gulf coast. To service not the dispersal would protect the Fleet from a Devai Tating Pearl har Bor Type strike. Hid possible cause of crashes paper sir Force concealed the  of faulty Turbine Blades used in the zip Gines of f-15 and f-16 Jet fighters were responsible for some of the 119 major accidents of the two aircraft the Cleve land Plain dealer reported thursday. Pentagon and congressional source told the newspaper that defective bit Are in Pratt & Whitney of Sooeng Tome of the air Force s Moi Tonz. F-16 and f-15 fight a jew i ii As fighters sold  Arabia Paki Stan Vene of and the Netherlands. Armaster sol Roy Adams Safe told the Stan and stripes the air Force operates three wings off la  Al Halm and and Ramstein a Torrejon a of cmdr at bit Germany and an new amsterdam.,? woes could cause an air plane and maybe Pilot a congressional aide dose tothe investigation said. The Crux of the Issue a our concern for  congressional sources told the Plain dealer that the exact number is unknown because he air Force has concealed the problem with Turbine Bla Desfor nearly a year. Air Force official sment on the House sub on oversight and investigations. Some 68 f-16s, built at a Cost of  each were involved in at a Cost of More than Sam in Urcle involved in accidents showed. The causes of the accidents and the number of casualties were not known. The f-l5s have been in service since 1975, and the f-16s since 1980. 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