European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday Junel 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7 surgery performed on fetus to Correct lethal birth defect Boston apr using a dramatic but controversial Means to Correct a lethal birth defect doctors said they partially removed a fetus rearranged its internal organs and returned it to the womb to develop into a Normal healthy baby. Experts agreed that the operation is the most ambitious and invasive example yet in the new Field of fetal surgery. However some also questioned whether it is Worth the risk to the Mother and the fetus. The surgery was pioneered at the University of California san Francisco to Correct fetal diaphragmatic hernia a severe birth defect occurring in about one of every 2,000 infants. The surgery was reported in thursdays new England journal of Medicine. During development a Hole in the fetuses diaphragm fails to close up and the stomach intestines and other organs squeeze into the Chest cavity. As a result the lungs fail to develop and the baby is bom unable to breath. About three fourths of babies with this defect die. A this problem is immensely frustrating for paediatric surgeons because the babies Are otherwise perfectly Nice but they die a said or. Michael r. Harrison who developed the surgery. A it seemed As though this was one of those situations in Medicine where fixing it earlier would be the Only Way to have an  Harrison has performed the highly experimental repair surgery eight times. The first six fetuses died but the last two developed into healthy children one boy and one girl. The journal report describes the first Success. During the surgery doctors Cut into the mothers uterus and pulled the fetuses Arm out through the Hole. Wires were attached to the fetus to Monitor its heart and oxygen Levels. Working through an incision in the fetus they restored the stomach intestines and other organs to their Normal positions and covered the Hole in the diaphragm with a Patch. Finally the fetuses Arm was put Back into the womb and the incision closed. In the first successful Case the Mother carried the 24 /2-week fetus for seven More weeks before giving birth. The baby boy was premature and had to spend a month on a Respirator but was healthy at 8 months. The second child a operated on at 25 weeks a did better and was Able to breathe on her own on her second Day of life. The operation takes just under an hour and costs about $16,000. A the disease he is attacking is a very big problem in paediatrics a said or. Joseph p. Vacanti of children a Hospital in Boston. A it is an important approach that ought to continue to be  at the University of Manitoba or. Frank Manning said that at least 25 percent of the babies with the disorder survive without surgery. A major difficulty is separating these fetuses from those that Are doomed since the operation itself is highly dangerous to the fetus he added. He noted that women undergoing such surgery risk having a ruptured uterus if they get pregnant again. A i done to want to pour on cold water because this is an innovative thing he a done a said Manning. A but i can to give you unbridled enthusiasm and Tell you this will be the Panacea for diaphragmatic  a Rich Schultz holds his son Blake in san Francisco where surgery corrected a birth defect. It was described in Boston s new England journal of  cleanup under Way in Alaska Fairbanks Alaska apr Railroad Crews worked wednesday to collect 120,000 Gallons of Jet and diesel fuel spilled just upstream from a wildlife Refuge when 19 Tanker cars derailed. Soggy terrain and the Remote location hampered cleanup workers but officials said More fuel would have seeped into a Creek running into the Refuge if it had not been for Beaver dams on both sides of the Alaska Railroad tracks. A i would have to give the Railroad a Good Grade on first response and the beavers even a better Grade a said a1 Townsend a biologist for the state department of fish and game. The last of the derailed tankers was dragged away wednesday and the Alaska Railroad reopened with trains moving at reduced Speed said Dale Nelson environmental Engineer for the Railroad. A 68-car train was transporting More than 1 million Gallons of Jet and diesel fuel from a refinery at North pole just outside Fairbanks to Anchorage on memorial Day when 19 cars jumped the track about 40 Miles South of Fairbanks. Seven tankers Tore open dumping fuel into Beaver Ponds on both sides of the tracks. Some fuel was seeping into Goldstream Creek and the Minto Flats wildlife Refuge a prime waterfowl nesting area. Suction machines had skimmed an estimated 10,000 Gallons of the spilled fuel by late wednesday. Work had been slowed however because the pumps were mounted on rail cars and  get past the tangled pile of derailed tankers officials said. Plea bargaining reported Between Barry prosecution in drug Case Washington apr preliminary plea bargaining has begun Between mayor Marion barrys attorney and Federal prosecutors Over the mayors drug and perjury Case a normally reliable source said wednesday. The source a longtime confidant of barrys said . Attorney Jay b. Stephens and defense lawyer r. Kenneth Mundy held their first discussion last week. Barry has pleaded innocent to All charges and lawyers on both sides have consistently denied any plea bargain discussions were taking place Barry is scheduled to stand trial on 14 charges beginning monday. In an interview published in wednesdays editions of the Washington Post Barry acknowledged smoking crack cocaine just prior to his Jan. 18 arrest at a downtown Washington hotel in an Fri sting operation. But he said Federal authorities had tried to kill him by allowing him Access to potent drugs. He also dismissed earlier reports that he was considering a plea bargain. A i think the prosecutors know that in this town All it takes is one juror saying in a not going to convict Marion Barry. I done to care what you say a a Barry told the newspaper. However Barry added a a in a not saying that never in life that one does no to re examine ones  later he added a my ego is not such that in a going to go crazy if pm not the  the source who disclosed the discussions Between Mundy and Stephens said a these _ Are preliminary talks sort of a feeling out process. But they re still  a of course these Are plea bargain discussions a the source added. The source said Stephens and Mundy have had at least four conversations since last Friday when . District court judge Thomas Penfield Jackson Barry denied Mundyk a motion to dismiss the Case. A a they re still talking but they Are a Long Way off a the source said. Quot they Are not making a great Deal of Progress but it would be wrong to say they cannot ultimately reach a  Barry who faces three felony counts of iving to a grand jury about his alleged drug use would be barred from office and prohibited from running for re election if convicted of any of those charges. A the would not plead to that a the source said. A the thinking is he would rather take his chances in  the 54-year-old mayor also faces 10 Misdemeanour cocaine Possession charges and one Misdemeanour cocaine conspiracy charge. Barry has not publicly revealed his political plans but has been making a series of Campaign Stylc appearances around the City in recent weeks. Anita Bonds. Barrys Campaign manager said in a statement tuesday that her staff is Quot very hopeful that we will have a candidate for mayor in mayor Marion Barry later this  judge Uncas Chicago s Beer gardens Chicago apr its been a Long dry Spring at some of Chicago a outdoor Beer gardens because of a lengthy new licensing process but a court order temporarily turned on the taps wednesday. Neighbors complaints prompted the City to make taverns get permission if they wanted to serve outdoors. But a judge ruled the City was trying to do with licensing regulations what its police could not a adequately Monitor the burgeoning number of outside bars. A a it a Good news for people who want to sit on Dicks Dock and drink a Jeremy Deblieux manager of Dicks last resort rejoiced wednesday As he readied his Beer Garden along a slip by the Chicago River. A we lost the entire month of May a Deblieux said. A there is no catching up. But we re very very Happy that the Beer will once again  on tuesday Cook county circuit judge Kenneth Gillis temporarily prohibited enforcement of the new Law until june 7, when he will hear arguments on whether the ordinance should be tossed out. Two tavern owners Are challenging the Law. Gillis said the City apparently a jeopardized financial interests of the owners As a substitute for effective police  the City adopted the new licensing procedure last fall previously taverns with liquor licenses could open a Garden without further review. But tavern owners say the licensing requirements arc a Maze from which there seems to be no exit. Of an estimated 125 taverns that previously served Beer and other libations outdoors Only 21 had obtained the City a stamp of approval to open their Beer gardens for business by tuesday. Two were denied permission for gardens because of Strong objections from neighbors. A these bar owners brought it on themselves a said David Hartsill who led a neighbourhood group opposing a Beer Garden. A this is not Little european cafes we re talking about a the Beer Garden behind my House is like a animal  its like having a frat party in my Back Yard every