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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, April 5, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 5, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 Oscar winning actor Paul Newman re Clines on a Pool table with Book id a Hustler for a Good cause poster for the american Library association. Newman recently won his first Oscar for portraying a Pool Hustler in the color of  he posed for the poster during the film s production. This week is National Library week. Troop cuts would leave vacuum Carrington says Atlanta up nato Secretary general lord Carrington stressing the need Tor , forces to remain in Europe warned Friday it would be criminally foolish to rely on Good intentions claimed by the soviet Union. Can Melon speaking at the i oth anniversary of Lac Southern Center for inter National studies said . Troop cuts in Europe would leave a military vac  the soviet Union possesses an enor Mous military Power conventional and nuclear far exceeding thai which is Nec Essary Tor its own Security Carrington said. It would be criminally foolish to rely on Good  sen. Sam Nunn a Georgia joined Carrington at the forum and said there is a "50-50 Chance perhaps belter that Secretary of state George Shutlz and so Viet foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze will reach an agreement to eliminate soviet ss-20s, . Pming us and cruise missiles from Western Europe. Now we have what no one visualized we would have and that is an Opportunity to move to Zero on both sides on that particular class of missiles said Nunn chairman of the Senate armed services committee i think thai we have to go a step far ther Nunn said. We have to find if we re going to have adequate verification and by that i mean he ability to judge with our own Independent Means whether they have complied with the agreement if we reach an  Nunn also said the Issue of Shori Ranger nuclear missiles must be dealt with. I am in 100percent agreement said Carrington a former British foreign min ister. Nunn urged the United states to con Sider ils conventional forces in Europe while negotiating Wilh the soviet Union. "1 think the thing we have to Walch though is the disparity Between conventional forces and chemical forces he said. That s where our big disadvantage  Nunn has repeatedly said thai any agreement la withdraw medium Range nuclear missiles should be tied to a reduction of conventional and chemical forces on the european continent. Carrington said  troop cuts could Lead Western european nations to accept the defeatist thesis that if ail you can afford is insufficient defense you might As Well have none at  such an Altitude he said would create a military vacuum into which the soviet influence and soviet Power could extend to the North Shore of the Mediterranean and the Western Seaboard of the  Ronnie Dewillers receives second liver transplant Pittsburgh a a Ronnie de Sillers the 7-Ycar-old whose need for a new liver touched the Hans of Ameri cans from the president to a shipload of sailors was recuperating saturday after a second far riskier transplant. Surgeons implanted a second donor liver into the Miami by whose health was rapidly deteriorating in a 14-hour opera Tion Llinat ended at 12 20 . Sai Artlay said Lynn Mcmahon. A spokeswoman for children s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He was listed in critical condition which is considered routine after trans Plant surgery. "then.1 were minor complications Dur ing the operation due to bleeding Bui. In general the operation Wem Moo Lily Mcmahon said. The first 7 hours after surgery will be the most critical in Ronnie s recovery. Hell be Walfred close for any sign of Organ malfunction or infection in the newly transplanted  Ronnie s Mother Maria de Sillers 31, was notified thursday night that a Possi ble liver donor had been found. Her son had been put Back on it Wail ing list fur a liver two weeks earlier after a viral infection damaged his first trans planted liver then spread 10 his lungs. Fewer than 20 percent of All liver recipients at children s Hospital undergo a second transplant said Hospital spokeswoman sue card Ilia but the causes for such surgery Are Organ Mal function Ivet vision and infection. The Success Rale fur two time liver transplant a aliens is fio percent to of percent car spared with Btl pert pm the first time around. Cardillo said. To a Iii know Ronnie s giving to make it said his Mother. There s no room in my mind Lor any other kind of  she Saij or. Thomas swirl chief of transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh told her thursday night the second operation was going Lobo a very close  he fell j had to make the final Deci Sion i Sillers said. I paced and went Over to Ronnie s bed and 1 cried. 1 paced again. Then 1 finally Lold Lliam Lei s go for it " Dewillers said she sept her son into the operating room late Friday morning with a framed picture of Jesus Christ sent by a Well Wisher. Soon afterwards the said she received in the mail a five Page. Handwritten letter from the Emilier of Hie child whose liver was transplanted inn Koname live weeks ago. The woman whom in Sillers would not identify said she wait a Sorne Lime before writing but wanted to Lei her know a special Little boy was being helped by another special  i cried. They  soul ten l figure uni what was wrong Vilh me he said. I just Felt very bad that because of Ronnie s virus that liver had not been Able to stay with him for a Long  unlike the first liver donor who had he same relatively rare blood Type As Ronnie. All the second had Type a blood according in Mcmahon. There s a slight risk in crossing blood types primarily in rejection. Mcmahon said hut surgeons i do that in Ronnie s Case Here was a greater risk in waiting far an a donor. Sic is always the must important  she said. Ronnie became a National celebrity after s4.ucm raised by classmates at his school in fort Laud Crdal flu., was so Lea in Early r Climmi. File Money was part of  already raised by Illi Nio Lher. Who Hail no insurance for the i . After the Llic i. Moniri Hulious. Poured in from around the country including $1,000 from president Keann  
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