European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 1, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 528 haitian children blessed with Home by Beth Harris the associated press Indianapolis a while Many hit the malls Friday in search of Holiday gifts Dan and Kathy Blackburn counted their blessings instead with their 28 adopted children Young haitians who soon will be . Citizens. A a we re stressing the Christian viewpoint for the holidays a Kathy Blackburn said. A your Christmas gift is to choose one person to Pray for daily. We have a lot of people coming through the Home that have been Good to us and the kids realize  the Blackburn and their children will be celebrating their second Christmas in Indiana since arriving from Haiti in 1989. They live in a former elementary i it school in North Vernon about 80 Miles South of Indianapolis. For about a year the Blackburn served As evangelical missionaries in Haiti the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere where they nursed Back to health children who showed up on their Doorstep. They began adopting some of the Motherless infants until the family grew to 28. In 1989, the state department granted the children humanitarian refugee status. They will become american citizens dec. 20.raising 28 children is the couple s full time Job and they have no source of income. But thanks to the kindness of strangers they received six turkeys for the holidays and countless donations throughout the year. A we have plenty of living space and the North Vernon area has treated us very Well Quot Kathy Blackburn said in a Telephone interview. Their Church pays the $100 a month rent on the school. For thanksgiving the family and 10 relatives gathered around picnic tables and ate a traditional dinner. There won t be much fuss for Christmas however. A your size makes that very difficult. One set of parents for 28 children makes it a real Effort on the parents a she said. Instead their Celebration will focus on the season s spiritual aspects. A the kids do not give gifts to one another. Each Day we Pray especially for one person that the children choose a Kathy Blackburn said. Usually its a relative or someone who has helped the  Dies nearly 22 years after heart transplant v. Is i a Willem Vanbuuren in Ini Mam and mmimls10 years ago dec. 1,1981 a authorities continued to investigate the cause of the death of Natalie Wood two Days after the 43-year-old actress body was recovered from a Lagoon off Santa Catalina Island Calif.20 years ago dec. 1,1971 a the Senate voted 77-1 in Defiance of president Nixon to give All Federal military and civilian employees a 5m> percent pay increase Jan. 1, rather than postpone it for six months As Nixon had wanted.30 years ago dec. 1,1961 a the cuban government adopted a Law punishing counterrevolutionary activities against the government with the death penalty. Premier Fidel Castro announced that All saboteurs and armed counter revolutionaries would be executed by a firing squad within 48 hours of their capture.40 years ago dec. 1,1951 a american f-86 pilots destroyed or damaged 13 soviet built planes in smashing the first communist Border Challenge of the korean War. . Fighters downed six enemy bombers and damaged three. Four of the escorting fighter planes were destroyed. Stanford Calif. Up the worlds longest heart transplant survivor has died of pneumonia at Stanford University Hospital officials said Friday. Willem Vanbuuren who lived nearly 22 years with his transplanted heart was admitted to the Hospital on monday complaining of discomfort and Chest pains officials said. He developed pneumonia and died late wednesday at 62. When Vanbuuren received a new heart at Stanford on Jan. 3, 1970, the idea was quite Radical. The handful of patients who had undergone the pioneering procedure before him rarely lived More than a few months or a few years. But Vanbuuren was the exception. He lived with his famous heart for 21 years and 11 months with surprisingly few problems and saw his children grow up get married and have families. Only Frenchman Emmanuel Vitria who died in 1987 came close to Matching Vanbuuren s survival record. On the 20th anniversary of his operation or. Norman Shumway Stanford a heart transplant Pioneer described Vanbuuren a survival record As a a Beacon of Hope for other critically ill patients awaiting new hearts a a Symbol of the procedures Long term  the first few years after his transplant Vanbuuren diligently observed strict rules about exercise and diet. A in the Early Days a he once told a re Porter a if i had a cold i was off to the Ospital. Now i done to Call them a unless i know its serious. A i done to want to go to the Hospital. Hospitals Are  when people Learned about Vanbuuren a heart they always asked the same question a How do you feel a his Pat answer a pretty  he found the drugs he had to take to control rejection a a minor  Vanbuuren spent a great Deal of his time talking to other patients offering them Hope and promoting heart transplantation. Twenty years ago in Paris Vanbuuren met Vitria. A we got a pretty Good conversation going a Vanbuuren recalled a and i found his philosophy was pretty much like mine. Basically he did no to give a Damn 1 Don t give a Damn you accept the facts. You go on from  Vanbuuren is survived by his wife Corrie son Robert and daughters Marin and Martine. Mighty to ending Long career with a final Bow at Pearl Harbor Long Beach Calif. Up a the battleship Missouri having earned an unchallenged berth in . History for its role in world War ii arid other conflicts departed on its final Mission Friday heading toward Hawaii for this weeks 50th anniversary of the japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. About 50 people watched As the a mighty Mon left Long Beach naval station for Honolulu. When it arrives thursday the ship will join in a series of ceremonies commemorating Japan a bombing of Pearl Harbor the attack that prompted the United states to enter world War ii. The old Battle Wagon was the 58,000-ton stage upon which the japanese sur rendered during world War ii. On sept. 2, 1945, the japanese foreign minister walked across its teak Wood deck with Gen. Douglas Macarthur to sign the documents that ended the War in the Pacific. The ships participation in the Pearl Harbor ceremonies will Mark its last official act of duty. At 47 years old it will be decommissioned at Long Beach Early next year and preserved at Bremerton wash., said Petty officer Mike Perron. Christened in 1944 by Margaret Truman the battleship participated in the Battles of iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the japanese surrendered the ship was docked until the korean War when it cruised unchallenged up and Down the korean coastline and became known As a the Best Inri try weapon the army Ever  by 1955, the ship had been decommissioned and stashed in dry Dock at the puget sound naval shipyard in Washington state. Then 31 years later in 1986, the Missouri was recommissioned after a $475 million refurbishing Job that included nine 16-Inch guns capable of launching 2,700-Pound shells for 23 Miles and an array of Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles. Stationed in Long Beach since its return to Active duty the Missouri was enlisted into the persian Gulf War this year firing nearly 30 tomahawks at the iraqis. Aids drugs among teens top concerns Northbrook Iii. Up teenagers in the United states like variety in their clothes their top ranked words Are a a cools and a chill a and they Are concerned about aids drinking and driving drug abuse and the environment a study says. The Survey is useful in a determining what a currently in favor and tracking the results Over time among teens helps marketers differentiate Between fads and trends a said Peter Zollo president of teenage research unlimited. The Survey consisted of nearly 100 questions that were answered by 2,128 teenagers Between the Ages of 12 and 19. Seventy seven percent of the scientifically selected nationwide Sample considered baggy clothes As being a in. However 64 percent also gave the same vote to tight clothes. Designer jeans got the vote of 75 percent Basic Denim got 68 percent and miniskirts 72 percent of the a a in vote. The Survey also measured six social concerns with 86 percent caring about the environment 68 percent patriotism 60 percent the military and 57 percent volunteering. However fewer than half cared about politics 48 percent or protesting 46 percent. The Survey found nearly half of . Teens care strongly about aids drinking and driving drug abuse and the environment. Zollo found gender differences however. Male teens Are More worried about War and the Economy while female teens Are worried about aids abortion and unplanned pregnancy. A majority said they liked to do things with their family and said religion was an important part of their life. The coolest word was a Cool a which got 77 percent of the vote followed by a a chill 65 Percenta a Sweet 57 Percenta a hot 55 percent and a a dude 54 percent