European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday. February a 1990girl Dies 41/2 Days after lung device implant Salt Lake City it a it a a teen age girl died wednesday morning 4t-> Days Alicr becoming the worlds first recipient of on implanted device that a arks like a lung. Ids Hospital spokesman Tim Madden said Melicia Horsey. 16, of Arthur City Texas. Died of pulmonary failure at 5 30 . The experimental Intro vascular oxygen nor a a 20-Inch bundle of hollow synthetic fibres that delivers oxygen to the blood a functioned As intended until the girl Sleuth Madden said. Harvey had Mcva in critical condition throughout the Experiment woh severe respiratory disc rom syndrome which results from a variety of causes and is Char a tar seed by inability of the lungs to Transfer oxygen to the blood. The Ivor. Approved for use for up to a week to allow damaged lungs to rest and recover was implanted during two hours of surgery Friday. Harvey whose father. Larell Harvey ii is employed by the Campbell soup co., had been a my Mhor of the student Council at North Lamar High school in Paris Texas the Paris news reported. The girls Mother Edith died Jan. 31 of undisclosed causes. Linda Bolton a Secretary at the High school said students were taking Harvey s death a really really hard a Quot we have 740 students at the High school Here so All our students Are close they All know each other a she said. She said Counselor had been called in to talk with students who included Harvey s brother and sister. The Ivor which is inserted via the Marx mania wearing hit Gigue to disguise Paul Wesolowski shows off his collection of Marx Brothers figurines at his Home in new Hope a. During years of the Warch and collecting me my rub he Wesolowski has assembled what he Calls Quot the most Complete Marx Brothers research facility on this planet/4 neck or Groin Imo the inferior Vena Cava the Large vein that brings blood to the heart has received food and drug administration approval for up to 10 experimental implants in humans with no better than a 10 percent Chance of survival. The Inch wide Ivor bundle of fibres is connected to external tubes the size of a soda Straw. One tube delivers oxygen from a Hospital system or oxygen tank the other tube removes Carbon dioxide from the body a waste product or breathing. The Only alternative Tor people with Acme lung failure is an extra to  oxygen Tor a Large machine Hal requires pumping inc he enl outside the body a there were no clinical complications from the use of the  Madden said in a statement it was unclear How Long doctors had planned to leave the device inside the girl. Fra guidelines limit the imprints to seven Days. Doctors emphasized the Ivor is not an artificial lung but a a lung assist device capable of satisfying half the body a need for oxygen and for Carbon dioxide removal. But they said it could Lead someday to an artificial lung. The inventor. Or. , Mortenson Ofcar Dio Pulmonic inc. In Salt Lake City said initial experiments will involve Only patients with acute lung disease such As pneumonia or smoke inhalation not chronic disorders such As cystic fibrosis . Lds i to spill is one of four medical centers authorized by the Fra to test the Ivor. The others Are her Chucy medical Center at Pennsylvania stale univ Cecily in University Park the University Michigan medical Center in Ann Arbor and the los Angeles county University of Southern California medical Center. Witness says Captain took blame for Oil spill Anci Intraub Alaska it apr a when it ii if d off t is Bnard cd the Olf my Wing Exxon Valdez Tail asked skipper Joseph Hazelwood to explain the problem he said a Yau in looking at it,4 the ships radio officer testified tuesday Lin Iii v Roberson a i asked by defence attorney Michael halos to inner pfc 1 it Edwn Ndu a remark a halos suggested la a Lii Iii was referring a a the Morall situation on the crippled Tanker. Hut Roberson disagreed. Quot i took it to mean that he me i  Fui id the witness m Hazelwoods trial in i a nations Wurst Oil spill. Minnies liter Roberson said a . Coast in gird commander name to his radio Oil ice m us a phone. M1 overheard the commander saying a i smelled alcohol on his breath. I want a technician out i  Roberson recalled. Eiwood less on Hazelwood liken ifl1-hauls a her the Tanker ran aground showed a blood alcohol ratio of .061. Lower than alaskans limit for a Driver to lie considered legally intoxicated but it Rise the Federal limit for opera Ling n commercial vessel. Superior t Hurt judge Kurl Johnstone suggested out of the jury s presence that Mattoi Zilss were fading to address a critical Issue whether there was liquor aboard the Exxon Valdez that night if no liquor was found he said it would mean that Hazelwoods blood alcohol level might have been much higher earlier in the evening. Roberson however was the third crewman to attest that Hazelwood was sober and clearly in control of inc ship and showed no signs of drunkenness. Quot i would describe him As serious Calm a said Roberson who had seen Hazelwood drinking til a Valdez bar earlier in the Day Roberson was preceded on the stand by a Marine Pilut who testified that there was a telltale Trace or liquor on Hazelwoods breath but said the Captain s judgment seemed unimpaired an hour he fore the Tanker hit Bligh reef and spilled nearly 11 million Gallons of crude Oil in Vince William sound. The two Crew member a testimony challenged the prosecution s theory that Hazelwood had been drinking All Day and was not in control when the Tanker foundered on Bligh reef. Under Cross examination by a Tizel Voults attorney film William e. Murphy mid Jit Rois he saw none of the usual signs of intoxication in the Captain when mint pin left the ship shortly before in ran aground. Did you see anything that indicated the Caplain was impaired in any Way a asked defense attorney Michael c Clos. A Enol it All Quot Murphy replied firmly. Murphy said Hazelwoods speech was nol slurred. He new answered negatively when asked it Haze Kooda a movements changed if his eyes were watery and if he had a mood Chance from that afternoon when the men Hau a non alcoholic lunch mgr Lii i. Quot he Seend the same to me,4�?T Murphy caul. I la added that he observed Hazelwood giving urdu it to his Crew that seemed Clear and he appeared to be in command of his ship. When questioned monday Murphy said lie smell alcohol on Hazelwoods breath hours before the Exxon Valdez ran aground. Earlier in the Day. Johnstone refused to let jurors hear about a grounding incident a couple of months later involving Murphy. In a Brief hearing outside the jury s presence Murphy said the boat which carried 13 schoolchildren ended its journey safely because �?�1 drove it up on the  Murphy acknowledged that even inc Best mariners occasionally run aground. But Johnstone refused to id jurors heir that saying it hts fact that other manners May have grounded vessels is not probative in this  he also declined to let jurors consider the Impact of the Accident on Murphy s testimony. Suspected spy Bloch suspended without pay Washington apr Oclis Bloch inc american Diplomat suspected of spying for the soviet Union was notified wednesday that he is being suspended without pay. Inc slate department announced. Deputy spokesman Richard Boucher said inc department also is proposing the termination of Bloch s employment. Boucher refused to provide details of inc action citing Legal considerations. The suspension was to Lake Al led at she  of business wednesday. Bloch has been notified in writing of the specific charges against him. Boucher said. The Diplomat has 30 Days in which he May answer the charges and submit any information a show Why he should be restored to duly. Boucher said a hearing will be held on the matter if Bloch requests one. There were unofficial reports two weeks ago that the Justice department had decided not to prosecute Bloch who was the subject of a massive Fri surveillance last year after it was Learned that he had been videotaped passing a suitcase to a soviet agent in Paris. Bloch 54, had been the no. 2 official Ai the . Embassy in Vienna Austria for much of the Reagan administration before taking up an assignment in Washington. Though he was placed on administrative leave in june he continued to draw his s80.000 salary