European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a the $ ars and stripes thursday May 30, 1991man clashes with doctors about wife s Fate Minneapolis a a Man fighting to keep his brain damaged wife on a life sustaining Respirator is unreasonable and should be replaced by an Independent conservator doctors testified tuesday. But attorneys for Oliver Wanglie 86, said the Only reason his judgment is being questioned is because he disagrees with Hospital officials. In a twist of medical ethics physicians from Hennepin county medical Center Are seeking to terminate the woman scare against her family a wishes. In general doctors refuse family requests to remove patients from i if sup port systems As was the Case with the late Nancy Cruzan. In that Case the . Supreme court ruled last june that the state of Missouri could require a Clear and convincing evidence that the comatose woman would not want to be kept alive. Her parents provided the evidence and her feeding tube was removed. Helga Wanglie 87, did not write out her wishes about life sustaining medical treatment but Wanglie has said his wife a lutheran would not want her Respirator and feeding tube removed under any circumstances. Mrs. Wanglie has been in a persistent vegetative state since a May 1990 heart attack left her brain damaged doctors say. A a a a a a. A at tuesdays hearing Hennepin District judge Patricia Belois heard the. Doctors request to appoint an Independent conservator to decide whether treatment should continue. Or. Steven h. Miles the hospitals medical ethicist said Wanglie is not open to discussion about his wife. A in my experience 1 can to think of another situation in which a family permanently enjoined discussion a Miles said. A a person who is As sick As mrs. Wanglie needs to have a continuing Barry Mckee one of Wanglie a attorneys said the family has not been closed minded. He cited the family a decision last june ordering Hospital personnel not to resuscitate mrs. Wanglie if she stopped breathing ,. Three doctors testified that Wanglie did not appear to understand his wife a condition and spoke of such things As miracles doctors who play god and the collapse of Western civilization. A the talked about nazis in America a said or. Craig Peine the attending physician. A the asked if i was an a an objective person should be appointed by the court a Peine said. Or. Conrad Iber said Wanglie once told him a Story of a Miracle recovery by another patient. A a that a what he expected to Hap end Iber said. A it signalled to us head very Little understanding of the severity of her cubs two orphaned grizzly cubs Ernie and Bert May have to be destroyed at the Alaska zoo in Anchorage if the zoo cannot find them permanent Homes. Their Mother was killed nearly a year ago raiding a Balcony for on foreigners who have aids virus seen As betrayal Washington apr representatives of Gay groups say the Bush administration plans to keep americans Borders closed to people infected with the aids virus for political not health reasons. A we see this As a Clear betrayal a said Gregory King spokesman for the human rights Campaign fund. A this is something that raises serious questions about who is determining Public health policy a under current Law foreigners can be barred from entering the United states if they arc infected with the his virus which causes aids. Other diseases on the list Are syphilis gonorrhoea and leprosy. The department of health and human services in january proposed retaining Only infectious tuberculosis on the list. That proposal ran into heavy opposition from conservatives and others who Are concerned that allowing his infected foreigners to immigrate would Burden the nations health care system. On saturday a Law takes effect abolishing the list and directing Secretary Louis Sullivan to draw up a new list but officials were not optimistic they can meet the deadline. ,. It is More Likely that an interim regulation will be published keeping the current Law and list in Force for up to 60 Days while details of a new regulation on aids is worked out. Keeping the ban in Force would be a Clear evidence a health Issue has now become a political Issue a said Belinda Rochelle health lobbyist for the National Gay and lesbian task countdown begins for Columbia Cape canaveral Fla. A Nasa started a second countdown for columbian a medical research Mission tuesday after checking out the space shuttles new computer parts and fuel ten aperture sensors. V the countdown for the saturday morning launch began at 9 . Edt. Earlier in the Day workers did a final sweep of the ships cramped engine compartment where they replaced bad parts a fall the work is done and we re ready to go a said Lisa Malone a spokeswoman for the National aeronautics and space halted the previous countdown May 21, the Day before Columbia was supposed to lift off with seven astronauts 30 White rats and 2,478 baby Burpee try chasing kitties a not caddies from wire reports Columbia . A maybe the governors dog was trying to Send his master a message when he disappeared for 24 hours a then showed up at a Cadillac Dealership a that dogs got Good taste a gov. Carroll Campbell said tuesday when he Learned that the 16-year-old Labrador retriever had been found. Burpee known As the a old Many of the family apparently slipped away monday afternoon from the governors mansion. His disappearance set off a frantic search monday night and speculation among the Gocr norms aides that Many a Best Friend wanted some female companionship. A somebody said he was out courting last night a Campbell said. A i said a no at 16 he was out Quot word came during a budget meeting tuesday that the dog had wandered into the car Dealership where employees May have noticed his trucks being recalled Washington a. About 1,100 toy trucks sold in drugs stores in three Southern states Are being recalled because the wheels and rims can come off and children could choke on them the consumer product safety commission said. The commission said Harco inc. Of Tuscaloosa ala., was voluntarily recalling the toys to prevent any danger of injury. No children Are known to have been injured by the toys. The trucks were sold at Harco drug stores in Alabama Florida and Mississippi from september 1990 to april 1991.syria backs out of Parade new York a ending a Short lived controversy the syrian government officially informed the City that it will not be participating in the june 10 ticker tape Parade for persian Gulf veterans. Syrian ambassador Walid Al Mualem wrote a letter tuesday to mayor David Dinkins turning Down the City s invitation which was extended to All . Allies in the persian Gulf War. A regrettably i have been informed by my government that a syrian military unit will not be Able to participate. Unfortunately or. Mayor due to prior engagements i will not be Able to attend the events a he said. The ambassador thanked the mayor for thinking of his government and concluded a through you i would like to convey to the people of new York and the families of your troops my sincere congratulations for the Safe return of their loved syrians decision solved a major headache for the mayor who last week under pressure from the relatives of terror victims asked Parade organizers to consider withdrawing the invitation. The families of americans killed in the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 and the 1983 bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut went to City Hall last wednesday to demand that the invitation be retracted. They charged Syria has been linked to the two bombings and its participation in the Parade would be an an insult to the memory of their loved ones. A
