European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday May 16, 1991 mechanical hear Tim Houston apr surgeons have implanted the first portable Mechanic device to help a patient s tailing heart until a suitable donor can be found officials said tuesday. The patient whose identity was withheld at the fam Lye a request was in critical condition in the intensive care unit of St. Luke a episcopal Hospital to spokeswoman said. / a a a / a a a the operation was performed thursday. / t he Texas heart Institute based at the Hospital won approval front the food and drug administration in a Jamiain y for a Pilot program to test the Battery operated i learn Mac vent Rimular assist device. A. A the patient would have died without the use of this life saving technology Quot the Institute said in a statement the. Device assumes the pumping function of the hearts left ventricle a the biggest of. The four Chambers of the heart and the one that pumps oxygenated blood to the body. A. It will be used in patients whose hearts Are Iota dam Agodto pump on their own according to the Developer Thermo Gardi systems inc. Of Waltham. Mass. Unlike the Jarvik-7 artificial heart the device lets the patient move freely without being tethered to a Coin soft. The Jarvik a permanent replacement was powered by an external air compressor. The Eda has authorized the. Institute to install five pumps this year. After those uses the device Vytill be tried at other hospitals. The pump is intended to be used Only until a donated heart becomes available. The device can be used for up to two years. Fresh pockets of Oil turn up two years after Valdez spill Bay or Isles Alaska apr two years alter the nations Woiski Oil spill fresh pockets of Sticky crude Are still being discovered and officials say they will never be Able to clean it All up. Spring temperatures tire melting the Snow from the Rocky beaches surrounding Prince William sound showing that Many Are recovering from the March 24, 9sspill of nearly it million Gallons of crude. A Outwith the warming came reminders of the calamity and its aftermath a pockets where oozy Oil. Gooey tar Mats and hardened Asphalt like re Simlue  a there a going to be Oil left. You can to clean it All up. T he technology does t exist a said Ernie Piper the stale s coordinator for spill cleanup. T he Milt billion Dollar cleanup is entering its third and final year t. On the Eastern coast of Knight Island the largest of Many islands in the path of the oily tide. 50 people on boats and helicopters Dot the sound this month. Armed with shovels and maps of 570 oiled beaches Crew Mem be is pick Over rocks and dig pits Analyse cleanup needs and move to the next location. Their Survey work ends june i. Alter that cleanup Crews will have uni ii late july or August to finish their work. State environmental officials will then Monitor the spill for the next several years a the. Atmosphere among the Sho reline Crew Send their supervisors is one of United optimism. After two Summers of cleanup by thousands of Irien and women and two Winters of natural cleansing by Gale Force wands and Waves there is a sense that Only so much can be done to make the sound whole again a and that most it it has been alone. /�., it think we re doing As Good a Job As we can a said Jon a Zarneski an Exxon cleanup supervisor Quot the place is coming Back. In a Happy to see it we were up to our Knees in Oil in �?T89.&Quot said Piper. Exxon said it has spent $2.5 billion on the cleanup a billion settlement of state and Federal claims against the Oil giant recently fell through after the Alaska House rejected the Deal. State environmental officials and local residents meanwhile Iret Over whether the area will Ever be the same. A. A a a. A a we re still worried about the bulk Oil that s left.�?T1 said John t Auer. Manager of cleanup monitoring Lor the Alaska department of environmental conservation. Quot a a John Hauer an alaskan environmental Oltie Ial examines the Prince William sound Shoreline. Quot it la never be clean a like it was Quot said Joy Landa Luce a member of. Czarne Ekin a Survey Crew and the wife of a commercial Fisherman. A state officials said Hunting and fishing by Alaska natives Lias been affected and tourism and commercial fishing May suffer. Most studies of spill damage remain secret because of pending lawsuits and criminal charges against Exxon. U a. A Airport Secu Rity to be re i axed Washington a Security at  airports raised after the outbreak of the persian Gulf War Iii soon lie relaxed because of a reduced terrorist threat. Transportation Secretary Samuel k. Skinner said tuesday. But Skinner said Security will remain at a higher level than it was before the War began. And lie said Security for International aviation will not be reduced but wiil remain at a a extraordinary Levels. Hours after the War began on Jan. 16. The Federal aviation administration raised the level of Airport and airline Security to a level four a the highest Point Ever. Skinner said that will now be adjusted to a a modified level  under the change the requirement that Only tick eted passengers be allowed beyond Security screening Points will be lifted and some restrictions on Airport parking will be relaxed As Well Skinner said. He said that while eur Side Check in for Domestic flights is now permitted it will be conducted under Security supervision. A in View at the Letec Riveness of Security measures imposed during the War some measures implemented in january will be retained and the new level of readiness will still be considerably higher than existed before the Onset of the persian Gulf crisis a Skinner said Faa administrator James b. Busey said the reduced level of Security would be in effect no later than the memorial Dav  urges americans to Pray for peace May 27 prom wire reports Washington a president Bush on tues a Day urged americans to Pray Quot for permanent. Pc Aeed and remember America s War dead on memorial Day May 27,/. A a those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the. Effort to liberate Kuwait joined a Long line of heroes who have Given their lives for our country a Bush said a and on memorial Day we remember All of them with solemn Pride and Heartfelt appreciation a. A in addition n to those who died in the persian Gull. Via r. A a we a 1 so re m e m b e r t Hose w h d in d w h i i e Seiw a my in. Panama Grenada Beirut Korea arid Vietnam Bush said in a proclamation a a. A we also Honor with undiminished Pride and gratitude those who served decades ago during world wars i and ii. A. A a a a Trump cuts Alimony pay new York a the Trumps Are at it again. Angry about an interview that Ivana gave Barbara Walters Donald is cutting off Alimony payments. His lawyer Jay Goldberg announced tuesday that Donald considers the interview a violation of the couples prenuptial agreement that forbade Ivana from publishing in any Way any Story or information about the couples marriage or Don aids personal business and a the views his pay mint obligations to her As terminated a Goldberg said Trump will no longer pay the$350,000 annual Alimony and $50,000 annual housing allowance he will however continue child support payments and Goldberg added plans to sue his cd wife for monetary damages in the state supreme court Kissinger As Weatherman new York a former Secretary of state Henry Kissinger has gauged the winds of War and weathered political and diplomatic storms. But for something completely different he a going to offer a forecast As the guest Weatherman on a a lbs this1 morning Quot next week lbs news said tuesday. A a a a a Quot /. A. �?o1 wanted for once to make a prediction that can be verified lbs quoted him As saying. A i plan to have some fun,.1�?Tvc always wanted to do this a. The programs anchorwoman. Paula Zahn was aware of Kissinger a secret desire for meteorological forecasting for More than a year and last month called and offered him the  prices increase again Orlando Fla. A the nationwide average Price of self serve regular unleaded gasoline jumped 1.8 cents to $ 1.16 a gallon in the last week the american automobile association reported tuesday. Aaan a fuel gauge report which is based on a nationwide spot Check  stations showed the average Price has increased during nine of the last 10 weeks up 8 cents since March 5 a a prices were unchanged in the Southwest but higher in other regions. The nationwide average Cost of self serve leaded gasoline increased 1.4 cents in one week to $1,103 a gallon. Self serve mid Grade unleaded Rose 1,8 cents to $1,254. Premium unleaded was up 1.6 cents to average $1,324. A custodians asked to speak Wolfe Boro . Kingswood regional High schools senior class will hear from two old friends at graduation in june the school custodians. Bob Rivera and Peter Yates have accepted speaking invitations from the seniors who made their request because the two have participated in school programs and Are considered friends said the class president. Shannon Stickney. A a the feeling is Mutual it really goes very deep a we re like a family a said Rivera,.36, a considering the truly magnificent faculty at the High school that they could have chosen from for speakers this will really be quite an  Rivera and Yates 33, Are known not Only for joining in school projects but also for special touches such As stuffing balloons in the  new students. School Board member Bob Davis says the students Choice Tor the june 15 ceremony is on target because the custodians care As much about Kingswood students As anyone