European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 19, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 baby born 4 1/2 months Early might go Home next week Jame Gin with his Paren Brenda and Jim. Brockville. Ontario a a baby boy who was not expected to live when he was born he was 4j months premature and weighed Only i Pound 6 ounces soon will be Able to go Home with his parents doctors say the guinness Book of world records is looking into the possibility thai James he Only child of Jim and Brenda Gill is the most premature baby to sur Vive said Syd Smith of Sterling publishing co. In new York the Book s publisher the Book currently lists baby born at 147 Days in 1983 in san Diego calif., As the Moit premature infant to survive it is believed thai James was born 145 Days into mrs. Gilt s pregnancy but that is something which the Gills of Maitland Ontario and their doctor will have to verify said Smith. The baby was 18 weeks Early when he was delivered May 20 at Lotaway civic Hospital. He was Rizw inches Long. Mis hands feet cars and skin were still developing. His eyes were fused shut i remember him crying when he was born said mrs. Gill the doctors told me he was breathing and said we re going to go for it " James now weighs nearly 5w pounds and May go Home next week doctors said. Or. Michael Hardie chief of neonatology said James was a reasonable size Tor 11 weeks into pregnancy although the baby weighed very Little he said the remarkable thing is really the 22 weeks he s certainly the first baby i be Ever seen to survive at 22 Hardie said. We be had babies survive at 23 weeks but never at 22 babies who arc not 24 to 25 weeks into pregnancy the Point where they reach anatomical maturity. Have link Chance of surviving the critical Factor was that the baby s lungs were sufficiently mature for him to breathe Hardie said. I think the thing that is most surprising is the fact we were Able to gel eat Exchange out of those lungs that he was Able to achieve this. Last june James was moved to the children s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa where he had an in minute operation to Seal off a Small artery leading from his heart to lungs a frequent occurrence even in full term babies. Mother of 3 crushed to death Pittsburgh judged in trouble plagued escalator new York a a Mother of three was Swal Lowed by an escalator and crushed to death in the machinery on her Way to work in about As Freak an Accident As you can imagine police said Emma Niskala 35, of Lynbrook died wednesday As police tried with their hands and with automobile lacks to free her from the escalator at a new York Telephone co. Office in Brooklyn where she worked As an accounting clerk. The escalator was the subject of almost weekly complaints in recent months said a communication workers of America official. A City buildings depart ment spokesman said 30 people were injured by the 13-year-old moving stairs in 1982. This kind of thing an escalator part opening and swallowing someone we be never heard of added inc department spokesman vah Tiryakian. Police the buildings department and the . Occupational safety and health administration arc investigating the cause of the malfunction. She walked onto the escalator went a few feet. The step she was standing on gave Way causing her to fall through the escalator about three or four feel said Sandsor time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 19, 1947 unification of Hie armed forces became a reality at Midnight 56 Days after Congress passed legislation to order it. The biggest change was the Elevation of the air Force which had been a Branch of the army to Equality with the army and Navy. 30 years ago today. Sept. 19. 1957 the United states marshalled support la beat Down fresh efforts to scat communist China in the United nations the Issue was due to be argued As the general Assembly s steering committee took up India s proposal to make China s seating a formal item on the year s Agenda. 20 years ago today. Sept 19, 1967 eight people were killed and at least 74 were injured in new Hampshire when an excursion train fell off mount Washington s historic cog railway and plunged into a Rocky Gorge. 10 years ago today. Sept. 19. 1977 israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan was whisked unseen into the United slates Fol lowing a cloak and Dagger series of flights around Europe triggering speculation about developments in Middle East peace talks. Detective Vincent Ger Cilano. The upward motion of the Steps and the downward motion of the Steps under Neath sucked her into the two people directly ahead of her on the escalator told police hat Niskala let Oul a cry before she was sucked into the machinery. Two or three people tried to pull her out witnesses said. It apparently crushed her Gerecitano said. It s about As Freak an Accident As you can imagine Niskala. The Mother of three sons Ages 11, 7 and a had worked for new York Telephone Lor 15 years said company spokesman Bob ency. The company leases the building from Penn Mutual insurance co Tiryakian said 3d people were Hurt on the Westing House corp built escalator five years ago when the Chain drive broke and reversed itself. The escalator was restored to service three months later and has had a clean record since then Only very minor Small tiny violations that Don t pose any Dan Ger to passengers Tiryakian said. The escalator one of the 3,000 that operate in new York City was last inspected on june 29, and no violations were found Tiryakian said. Sleazy enough / a nne Apo sign t Minneapolis a producers of a movie about cleaning up a corrupt City chose Pittsburgh Over Minneapolis because Minneapolis streets weren t Sleazy enough said an official with the stale motion picture and television Board. E. Ruffic Stone executive director of the Board said wednesday that Halmi productions of new York City contacted her this summer about filming the a narc for Tel vision movie command in hell about a woman who takes Over a corrupt big City police department and cleans it up. We just weren t so Cay enough Stone said. They thought we were Nice and but at least one Pittsburgh civic Leader said he in t miffed. No not at All said Lance Shack for manager of administration and governmental affairs for the greater Pittsburgh chamber of Commerce. I m sure that in any City in any place in the coun try if you need a set that looks quote Sleazy you can find it Shaeffer said. Mine sweeper returns to port Honolulu a the Conquest one of three mine sweepers that were being taxed to the persian Gulf has arrived Back at Pearl Harbor for repair after colliding with its escort vessel. A Navy spokesman said it is not known How Long repairs will take or if the Conquest will resume its journey to the persian Gulf. The Conquest suffered a Gash about 15 feet Long and 12 inches wide on its left hand Side about two inches above the water line in the sept. 10 collision Accord ing to the Navy. The ship resumed to Hawaii on wednesday. The incident occurred just after the Conquest completed refuelling about 1,200 Miles Southwest of Pearl Harbor the Navy said. It struck the tank Landing ship Harbour county. There were no injuries and the damaged vessel did not take on water. The Conquest was one of three mine sweepers in route to the persian Gulf to help protect .-Flaggcd kuwaiti Oil tankers. N j. Bell to test Call identification service Newark n j. A the state Board of Public utilities thursday approved a service that would re veal the numbers of incoming Telephone Calls and critics said that will Lead to an invasion of privacy and have a chilling effect on Anonymous hot lines. New Jersey Bell has received permission to lest its Call identification feature for two years in Atlantic City and Hudson county a densely populated area across the Hudson Bic from new York City. Cali identification should be available in november to the 194,000 customers in the trial area at a Cost of $6.50 a month said company spokesman James Carri Gan. A Small device attached 10 the phone would display the incoming caller s number. Law enforcement authorities had testified before the Board that the service would reduce annoyance Calls and Aid dispatchers in emergencies. But the director of the state Public advocate s rate counsel office Raymond Makul is opposed to the service and May Appeal to the courts. All these objections Are hypothetical Carrigan said we feel if somebody is really concerned about having their number displayed there arc other ways to make the Call such As using Public telephones or hav ing a doctor Call in a medical matter. However the Board did order the Telephone company to explore ways to notify customers that their num Bers will be displayed and to investigate whether some restrictions should be allowed particularly regarding hot lines
