European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 15,19b8 the stars and stripes Page 7 Reagan May get a ride in new helicopter by Norman Black a military writer Washington president Reagan won t gel lofty in inc new air Force one before he leaves office Bui he might get a Chance to break in another new presidential aircraft Marine one. Marine one is inc radio Call sign far inc presi Dent s helicopter and the Marine aviation Squadron that Flics inc president and other government officials is about to receive the first of nine specially modified uh-60 Black Hawk helicopters for executive  the new choppers designated the vh-60, Are going to replace a like number or aging vh-1 Huey helicopters. The first of the $10.5 million vh-60s is to be formally delivered to the Marine corps Friday by the Sikorsky aircraft division of United technologies coip., it. Janet Muscus a Navy spokeswoman said. Sikorsky has also scheduled a special ceremony on nov. 30 at its Plant in Stratford conn., to commemorate the Start of deliveries. James Mckinney inc director of he White House military office said Reagan might gel to Fly in inc new Black Hawk just before leaving office in january. There Are Len tatic plans for the president to attend a special Salute by he armed services to their departing commander to chief at Andrews fab Mckinney said. Assuming everything goes Well we would Hope to use one of the new copiers to transport him loan  last month the air Force disclosed that Reagan would t get a Chance to Fly in the new presidential air plane before leaving office. The air Force has two Boeing 747s on order for the presidential Fleet and had expected the first to be delivered this month. Boeing is months behind schedule however so Reagan Wil have to Fly to his California retirement aboard one of the Boeing 707s he s used throughout his presidency. Just As there Are two air planes that can be designated air Force one depending upon which is carrying the president there Are several helicopters of two different types thai can be designated Marine one. The two types include a Large vh-3d chopper that Reagan uses to Fly to the presidential Retreat at Camp David md., and the vh-1 Hucy. A smaller helicopter that is used primarily by the president when he travels abroad. The vols Are nonetheless familiar to Many americans because they arc frequently used to ferry foreign guests and dignitaries when they visit the United states. For example. Pope John Paul ii used a presidential vh-1 during his last visit to the United slates in september 1987. According to Mckinney the vh-3ds will remain the primary presidential helicopter. But the vh-60, which is transportable inside ac-5 cargo plane will definitely be the travel helicopter he said. And it s also a much faster helicopter than we own  the Black Hawk is the army s newest Utility chopper and in its Standard military version can cruise at about 170 mites per hour while carrying a fully equipped squad of 11 soldiers. A version of the aircraft is also used by the Navy. The Hucy flies around 12s Miles per hour. Although the new helicopter has not formally been delivered As yet Marine pilots were allowed to begin training on it a month ago. Without any fanfare practice landings have already been made on the South Lawn of the while House. The Black Hawk has been praised repeatedly by the army for its flight performance and Case of handling. Memorial dedicated to Arti Figiel heart recipient Jasper ind. A More than 130 heart patients Are alive today because of the sacrifices William Schmo Cdr made or. William Devries the surgeon who implanted Schmo Cdr s artificial heart said sunday at a memorial dedication Devries implanted the Jarvik-7 heart in Schroeder on nov. 25, 1984, and the second Man Ever to receive inc device went on to become the person to survive the longest with it 620 Days before hedged aug. 6, 1986, at Humana Hospital Audubon in Louisville by. A 13-foot stainless steel sculpture Gateway to the heart was dedicated sunday at the Bill Schmo Cdr sports Complex. Schroeder s widow Margaret attended the ceremony. I owe a lot to Bill Schmo Cdr and i think the world owes a lot to Bill Schroeder Devries said. Today in the United states alone there Are Over 130 patients that arc alive today because of who he did. These people would not have had the Hance to live with the artificial heart. Bags packed with pot staked put at Airport but left unclaimed new York up police and . Customs agents acting on a lip from Airport officials in Arizona used dogs to sniff out 130 pounds of marijuana in six suitcases on a Twa flight to new York authorities said sunday.  no one came to claim the Luggage. They just kept spinning around on the Carousel at Laguardia Airport for about three hours while the Law enforcement officers waited in vain for someone to pick up the shipment said Lloyd Schwalb a spokes Man for the port authority police. Someone must have figured out they were being watched Schwalb said port authority police had received a lip from air port police in Tucson that the drugs were being sent to new York saturday on Twa right 444, he said. When the plane arrived at 11 45 . They checked the Luggage with customs service canine patrols and the dogs quickly sniffed out the marijuana which was packed in six Large suitcases Schwalb said. The police then put the bags Back with the rest of the Luggage from the flight but the bags were never claimed and the officers finally gave up the thought of catching the traffickers Early sunday morning he said. The Dollar value of the shipment was hoi immediately determined Schwalb said. He said new York City police Are investigating. Permanent artificial heart recipients when they received implants How Long they survived Barney Clark dec. 12.1982 March 23,1983 102 Days William j. Schroeder nov. 25, 1984-aug. 6,1986 620 Days Murray Haydon feb. 17,1985 june 19,1986 488 Days Lerl Stenbery april 7-nov. 21, 1985 229 Days Jack sur Cham april 14-24, 1985 10 Days not listed Are patients receiving temporary implants while awaiting real heart transplants Chicago Tribune graphic source Chicago Tribune news reports these Are All patients thai have had to Bridge a transplant who Are currently alive because of what he gave the legacy he gave Devries said. All patients who received experimental permanent implants of artificial hearts since Barney Clark received the first one in 1982 have died. Asa result the Federal food and drug administration allows the device to be used now Only As a Bridge until a compatible human heart can be transplanted. Mrs. Schroeder said the location of the privately financed memorial by sculptor Bernard Hagedorn was special to her be cause sports were her husband s second love after his family. As i gaze Al inc Gateway to the heart,1 i can envision so Many different meanings of what it symbolizes she said. Bui with its meanings the under lying theme to me has to be Home. When Bill was in the air Force we made Home in Many different parts of the country but deep in his heart Home was always Jasper. ". Art for prisons drawing criticism Boston a Massachusetts has budgeted nearly $1,1 million to beautify prisons with Arunder a Little known Law being criticized by Law makers and corrections officials. The expenditures for anything from Lawn Sculp Ture to paintings to Art classes Stem from a Law passed in 1981 under Ihen gov. Edward King. It. Requires that 1 percent of construction costs on pub Lic buildings be devoted to Art up to a maximum of jioo.000.,.,. F prison construction will be one of the biggest areas of stale construction Over the next decade because of the need to update and expand an antiquated system. As a result a Large chunk of Public Money will go toward an in new or renovated slate and county prison Massachusetts with an is 1.6 billion budget for fiscal 1989, is grappling with a potential deficit that some say could be s500 million or More because of less than projected Revenue growth. The an Law which was buried in a Complex construction Bill Drew incredulous responses from some Public officials. You have people Here accused of stealing an from people s Homes and they re going to be re warded with Art it does t make any sense Sai Bristol county sheriff David Nelson whose new Bristol county House of correction slated for completion next year qualifies for $100,000 in artwork. State rep. Joseph Hermann introduced legis lation last week to exempt prisons from the Law "1 Don t consider a jail a Public place unless i m going to say come on Honey let s go Down to the jail and look at the an,1 " he said. State officials defended the Art expenditures say ing they arc meant to Benefit visitors to prisons and neighbors of the facilities not just inmates. A piece of Public Art could do a lot to counter the affect of having a prison in your Community said Rick Schwartz a spokesman for the Massachusetts Council on am and humanities. For example Schwartz said there has been an increase in the number of inmates taking Art appreciation courses at the Worcester county jail where an outdoor sculpture was put in place with Art Money. ? ninety percent of All prisoners get out Schwartz said. To put these people Only through the most brutal situation and have them experience Only the worst aspects of life is  Kathy Robertson a spokeswoman for the Divi Sion of capital planning and operations which manages stale construction projects said the Art is a Benefit to the Community a Benefit to the prison ers and a Benefit to the  Norfolk county sheriff Clifford Marshall is in line for $25,000 in Art Money because of a renova Tion project and an additional $100,000 because of new construction. A Hundred thousand you know what that is that s five corrections officers Marshall said. Beautification of a Public building is Fine but in these times of crunch financially maybe it ought to be rethought