European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 31, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7ailing Sailor says hell finish Academy Annapolis my. Apr a midshipman who developed epilepsy while studying at the . Naval Academy said the Navy has changed its mind and wont dismiss him because of his illness. Bruce Corcoran said the Navy informed him Christmas eve that he will be allowed to graduate with the class of 1992, but wont be offered a commission. Navy officials had told Corcoran on dec. 17 that he would be dismissed from the Academy because of rules that bar anyone not physically qualified. Corcoran a family appealed the dismissal to Navy Secretary h. Lawrence Garrett Iii Corcoran 22, said last week he was satisfied with the decision even though he wont be offered a commission because the alternative was two More years at a private College for him to gain his degree in physics. A i was really excited when 1 found out Quot he said. A it really worked out  cmdr. Mike John a naval Academy spokesman. Could t confirm sunday that Corcoran was being reinstated. But he said such a decision would not be unprecedented. Others with illnesses As serious As cancer have been allowed to graduate from the Academy if they Are in their final semester As Corcoran is John said. Corcoran was diagnosed in August after suffering a seizure at his family a Home in Nevada. Although doctors Aren t sure Corcoran thinks he developed the condition by being injured in the head in a 1990 intramural basketball  show visitors taking to hummers by Warren Brown the Washington Post Washington they were big ugly americans. But people lined up at the Washington convention Center last week to see them a the hummers. The hummers also known As hum vees Are High mobility Multi purpose wheeled vehicles. They Are the machines that carried . Troops to Victory in operation desert storm. And now Well Heck a any truck that can win a War abroad can win sales at Home can to it the Hummer folks think so a even in a recession even at a minimum Price of $40,000, without air conditioning compact discs or burled Walnut panelling on the dashboard. Crazy not at All judging from the Long lines at the 50th National capital area International Auto show where three hummers and 500 other cars and trucks Are on display through new years Day. The tines were deepest in front of the Hummer exhibit which included one of the diesel powered four wheel drive vehicles in what a salesperson described As a full military  essentially that Means it came with a camouflage paint Job and a roof mounted machine gun a options not available for City and suburban buyers. But two civilian hummers one Cherry red with Tan Interior and another Tan with Matching Interior were getting keen buyer interest a much to the Delight of islanders go bananas Over Post Christmas gift Hilton head Island . Apr yes Hilton head islanders have some bananas. They have some bananas today tomorrow and for Days and Days to come. The deep Well project a private nonprofit social services Agency serving Island residents delivered a 40-Pound crate of bananas to each of 385 Hilton head Island families. That a nearly 8 tons of bananas or More than 48,000 individual bananas. The after Christmas Windfall occurred when Del Monte Headquarters in Savannah ga., ended up with 20 tons of bananas that were Green but nonetheless deemed too Ripe to be shipped out. Del Monte manager Kenny Meyer contacted deep Well Christmas fund administrator Nancy Miller on Friday and offered the bananas for free. It was Short notice and Miller could Only locate a truck that was limited to 8 tons. But by late afternoon the bananas were delivered to two housing complexes on the Island. When the truck arrived at Hilton head gardens deep Well Volunteer Brian Leff used a Public address system on the truck to sing a yes we have some bananas come get your bananas  a it was an exciting time for everybody involved and somebody said it was like another Christmas Day a Miller said. A women were heard making plans to bake banana bread and banana nut cake and banana pudding and All of them said they would share with friends and  heart transplant infant Dies of flu pneumonia Pittsburgh a a baby who was delivered five weeks Early and Given a new heart has died of flu and pneumonia. Sarah Kelton died saturday night at children a Hospital. She was 16 weeks old. The transplanted heart was functioning and showed almost no signs of rejection but the diseases wore Down her kidneys lungs and liver said or. John Armitage the hospitals chief heart surgeon. A i think we be certainly Learned some things from her a he said. A this can be done and it can be done  Sarah was found to have a heart Aci eci in the womb at 17 weeks. The condition a variety of Hyp plastic left heart syndrome kills most babies within six weeks of birth. The baby was delivered by caesarean sue Carney spokeswoman for am general the company that assembles the hummers in Mishawaka ind. A this is great Quot Carney said taking in the afternoon crowd in front of her stand. A a we re getting lots of attention from people who Are serious off Road cars Quot the Small minority of four wheel drive owners who actually Man Euver their vehicles in offload locations. The other 90 percent according to the motor vehicle manufacturers association of America Are a casual Quot Drivers More interested in capability or perhaps the Macho image. Also they re More interested in creature comforts such As the cushy seats super stereo systems Wood interiors and automatic climate control systems found in the likes of the Range Rover the Ford explorer and the jeep a the offload hero of world War ii Fame. Lots of jeeps Are also at the Auto show. But there a nary a thing military about them. In their nearly 40 years on Sale As civilian vehicles jeeps now made by Chrysler corp., have become full fledged family mobiles people haulers. Am general a spokeswoman was buoyed by the Overall positive Public reaction to the civilian hummers. The company began taking orders for i pm vehicles in August asking would be buyers to plop Down a $5,000 Deposit. Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of the takers. As of this writing another 949 hummers Are also spoken for. Section sept. 8 and immediately underwent a six hour operation that made her one of the youngest recipients of a heart transplant. The Only other baby delivered Early for that surgery a Paul Hole of Surrey British Columbia a is now 4. Sarah went Home on thanksgiving but was Back at children son nov. 29 with breathing trouble. She was attached to the heart lung machine but after her liver began to fail she was removed from the device and died Armitage said. A it makes it very hard to discontinue support when a child is responding normally and of Ching her eyes a he said. A she was a Beautiful  a we Are most appreciative of the outpouring of support and prayers we have received from the Pittsburgh Community and around the world a the baby s parents Jonathan and Kimberly Kelton said in a statement. For upper crust pooches us the Pierre a luxury new York hotel famous for its service to guests now is catering to guests dogs. Any dog checking in with its owner gets a tasty biscuit shaped like a Bone with the pets name spelled out in edible letters. Room service will also deliver food to the dog