European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday february 19,1987 Ronnie de Sillers plays with clowns at Miami s children s Hospital tuesday More of Lyons to Pittsburgh for Icsis. Next goal is to find a liver mom of transplant hopeful says Pittsburgh a Maria a chillers succeeded in gelling her gravely ill 7-year-old son to children Hospital for to cols bul officials warn the boy May not be eligible for a liver transplant. We will not listen to any negative thoughts Dacsil ices said after arriving in Pittsburgh tuesday. My next goal is to find a liver Ronnie do Sillery whose fight for life made headlines after a Ponton of his medical funds were stolen flew with his Mother tuesday from fort Lauderdale Fla., for tests to determine Ifa transplant will help him. Aboard the donated corporate Jet for the two hour flight Ronnie s mood shifted from excitement about his first plane ride and the possibility of seeing his first Snow 10 concern about finding a donor liver his Mother said. He said i m worried that they won t be Able to find a liver for me Bui the doctors Lold him they would and not to worry about  Dewillers said. Ronnie will undergo about five Days of tests said Hospital spokeswoman Lynn Mcmanon. There Are some liver conditions that cannot be corrected or reversed through liver transplants she said. The surgeons want to make sure that Bis Condi Tion can be corrected through this  the boy was born with liver duels too Small to expel fluids. The condition has led to cirrhosis and the liver is failing. Florida doctors estimate he has about six months to live without a transplant. Ronnie was relatively unknown outside Florida until last week when 14,000 raised by classmates to help  his expenses was stolen. The Money was part of 189,000 raised for inc boy. After news reports publicized Ronnie s need for $300,000 to $500,000, there was an outpouring of do nations and pledges totalling about $400,000. I always knew i would get Here. It was just a matter of time said Dewillers a 31-year-old single Mother who lost her health insurance 41/ years ago when she lost her Job. Before the theft was discovered president Reagan telephoned Ronnie to wish him Well and sent a Check for is ,000. The search for a suitable liver for the in Pound youth will be difficult Mcmahon said adding that the most important criteria in Matching a liver is not age or blood Type but body weight. It is. More difficult to procure a donor Organ for a child because what we need Are Small organs and that just Means there s a smaller Pool to draw from Mcmahon said. About 90 children usually arc on a wailing list to receive a liver transplant at the Hospital she said. Stateside demos predict action to raise minimum wage Hal Harbour Fla. Not democratic congressional leaders said monday thai they expect Congress to approve legislation this Yea raising he minimum wage. The Senate majority Leader Robert c Byrd and the House majority Leader Thomas s. Folco appearing before the Winter meeting of the Al clo s executive Council Here said they would support efforts now under Way to raise tic minimum wage of s3.35 an hour i would say prospects Are or clip fair that we will Sec an increase in he minimum  Byrd Lold reporters after a closed meeting with the labor federation s 35-Membcrpolicy-Cslablishing group. 1 Day walkout staged at Mcdonnell Douglas Torrance Calif. A nearly 5,000unionized machinists staged a one Day walkout monday at three Mcdonnell Douglas  to protest the company s unilateral imposition of a contract a Union official  action affected plants in Huntingdon Beach Torrance and Long Beach but no Pickl ing was involved said Mike Smith president of District Lodge 720 of the International association of machinists and aerospace workers. The Union has been trying to pressure the St Louis based aerospace giant since dec. 15, when the company implemented contract  main thing is we re just getting fed up with the company handing us ultimatums whence re sitting Down at the bargaining table Smith said Man who had Jarvik heart Dies after transplant surgery Pittsburgh a a truck Driver who was kept alive for 34 Days by a Jarvik artificial heart died within hours of receiving a heart  Showalter 38, of Altoona pa., died about 11 30 , tuesday from an infection that had spread throughout his body said Chris Shirer a spokeswoman at presbyterian University Hospital he had suffered from cardiomyopathy a de generation of the heart muscle. Memphis Board lifts ban on student trips overseas Memphis Tenn. A the Memphis Board of education has lined a year old ban on school sponsored overseas travel by  vote came Over the protests of two Mem Bers who argued that students Are Jusi As Muchin danger from terrorists As they were when the moratorium was approved it s so easy to say yes to this or. Tom Gill said tuesday. But whal Are you going to say Toich parents if any of the kids Are Hurt or. Tom Stem one of the members who favored lifting the moratorium said parents of any student on a school sponsored trip would have to be informed in detail about the travel plans and would have to give written permission for their child 10 make Ine trip. Lawmaker s son twice awol released from army Washington up the son of a House armed services committee member has been released from the army after twice being absent without leave in january the army and congressional sources said tuesday. Gregg Robinson 14, inc son of Ftp Tommy Robinson dark. Was Given an entry level separation from the army Jan. 23, he went awol twice the Sec Ond Lime in violation of a restriction that confined him