European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Page b the stars and stripes . Monday february 1,1993 Stacy Sewell a victim of cystic fibrosis poses with her parents James and Barbara Scwll before Friday s surgery. Lung lobe recipient doing Well after groundbreaking surgery los Angeles up doctors were cautiously optimistic sunday that the world s first recipient of lung tissue from living relatives will live a Long and productive life. Surgeons at us University Hospital transplanted lung segments from James and Barbara Sewell into their 22-year-old daughter. Stacy Sewell who suffers from cystic fibrosis was reported in Good condition Fol lowing the historic operation. She is doing very Well As Are her parents said or. Rob Biri Cohen who assisted in Friday s five hour operation. We re cautiously Cohen said the transplant should enable Stacy saw Ell to Lead an Active productive Long her parents of Quartz Hill calif., should not suffer any lasting effects from the surgery doctors said. With out the transplant their daughter was not expected to live More than a few Days. Or. Vaughn a Starnes said it is the first time a living donor has been used to treat a cystic fibrosis patient. Stancs is a Pioneer in lung transplants. He said the new procedure could have a Long term Impact because of the shortage of Organ took Only one of the five lung lobes from each Parent. Starnes removed the lower left lung lobe of James Sewell 55, and the lower right lobe of Barbara Sewell 49, and transplanted them into their daughter. Doctors said every breath was a struggle for Stacy Scwll who had been in and out of hospitals for the past year. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes scar tissue to build up in the lungs. Half its victims die before age 30. Jackson Calls for ultimatum to Haiti by Norman Kempster los Angeles times Washington civil rights Leader Jesse Jackson urged president Clinton on saturday to Send an Ultima Tum to the military Junta running Haiti begin restoring democracy within the next few weeks or be ousted by an International military Force. Jackson predicted that a decisive statement by Clin ton would be enough to Force the Junta to begin serious negotiations Over terms for restoring elected president can Bertrand Aristide to Power. Aristide was ousted in a coup in september 1991. This can be president Clinton s first foreign policy Victory Jackson said in a Telephone interview. It is less complicated than Somalia or Iraq or Bosnia. The opposition is not Jackson who said that he met for almost an hour with Clinton on Friday has no role in the new administration. But Jackson who ran for the democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, has served notice that he intends to remind Clinton regularly of his Campaign promises to liberals on both Domestic and foreign issues. Jackson who recently returned from a. Trip to Haiti and a meeting with the military government said the Only Way to prevent a flood of haitian refugees from setting out in rickety boats on the hazardous 700-mile voyage to the United states is to restore Aristide to Argentine foreign minister Dante Caputo representing both the United nations and the organization of american states Hopes to Send about 500 International human rights monitors to Haiti to discourage military oppression that has occurred since Aristide s ouster and to create a climate that would permit the president s return. The haitian military Leader Gen. Raul Cedras had promised to admit the monitors but later changed his mind. Jackson said that he supports Capulo s efforts but believes that Clinton has an Opportunity to Force the Issue. He said the president should announce a dead line by next weekend when pro Aristide rallies Are scheduled in a number of . Cities and then give Cedras and his supporters until sometime in March to comply. Army clears neighbourhood of explosives Washington a three army helicopters on saturday removed the last 90 rounds of explosives from a world War i ammunition dump found buried under a Well to do Washington neighbourhood. Construction workers uncovered the shells on Jan. 5. During the three week cleanup operation residents in the Spring Valley Community in Northwest washing ton were ordered out of their Homes weekday mornings and were not allowed to return until after dark when the cleanup activities halted for the Day. "1 can assure the residents. This operation is Over the area is free of munitions and also free of contamination and they can safely return to their Homes said Brig. Gen. George e. Frill who headed the cleanup Effort. Army work Crews extracted 136 intact mortar and artillery shells from the area and helicopters airlifted the explosives from the area. Thirty rounds contain unknown liquids that could be deadly chemical warfare agents army officials said. The re minding rounds Are solid and contain conventional High explosives. The army ordered daytime evacuations of resident living within 1,000 feet of the digging site. About 70 Homes were affected. Officials have said chemical weapons were tested inthe area seven decades ago. Two winners announced in publishers sweepstakes. From wire reports the waiting is Over for those who competed in the nation s two Large publishers sweepstakes. For everyone except a Texas woman and another unidentified Winner of $10 million better Luck next year. Publisher s Clearinghouse announced the number of its $10 million winning sweepstakes entry in a to commercial Friday a taped message at company Headquarters said the Winner is a woman residing in her name was to be released by today. Earlier on Friday american family publishers announced the winning number of its $10 million prize but withheld further information. The company said the Winner would be notified within 30 Days by mail. Also on Friday a new Jersey judge sided with american family publishers and refused to Block the company from distributing any prizes including the $10 million grand prize. Three people sued the company claiming they discovered thousands of unopened contest entries in a Tampa fla., warehouse. Michael Zweig an attorney representing. American family publishers said All entries were scanned optically and registered on a computer but Only those with Magazine subscription orders were opened. Police blamed for death new York the Bullet that killed a hostage in a shootout Between police and a Bank robber was fired by a police officer an official said saturday. Aurea Bonnie Vargas 41, died from a gunshot wound to her Chest said Ellen Borakove a spokeswoman for the medical examiner s office. The gunman who had grabbed Vargas while fleeing police also was killed in the shootout. One officer was wounded in the foot. Police spokesman sgt. John Mccluskey said the 38-caliber Bullet that killed Vargas was consistent with new York City police department it is still unknown who fired two 9 my bullets removed from Vargas left thigh and right ankle Mccluskey said. The gunman who emptied his clip in the shootout and officers at the scene had 9 my guns. Two other in the robbery at a chemical Bank Branch were charged with first degree robbery and murder police said. They were nabbed in Anit Palley. Bishop orders religion tests Peoria 111. A Bishop worried that Many roman catholics Are Drifting away from the Church has ordered mandatory religion tests for All pupils graduating from Catholic schools in the diocese of Peoria. Bishop John j. Myers ordered the tests Friday tar pupils in grades three six eight and 12 at the 49 elementary schools and seven High schools. The tests Are to go into effect by the 1996-97 school year. A total of 14,983 children attend schools in the diocese of Peoria said its school superintendent Joseph r. Benning. There Are 230,700 catholics inthe diocese. Many catholics Are Drifting away from the Church and a cry of alarm is in order Myers said. Many catholics support abortion euthanasia illicit sexual acts and in Vitro Feflie ligation he said. Revitalized religious education alone will not sol Veall these problems it is merely a necessary first hell s Angels Settle suit san Francisco the hell s Angels motorcycle club has settled a trademark Marvel comics Over a comic Book character called hell s Angel. Under the settlement new York based Marvel is to donate $35,000 to Ronald Mcdonald House Chanty that helps ailing children said Fritz Howard App attorney for hell s Angels motorcycle corp. The club which incorporated in Oakland 22 years ago sued m october claiming it owned exclusive federally registered rights to the hell s cancels Nam and insignia. B. Marvel used the hell s Angel name in five issues beginning in july before changing the character s name to dark Angel the lawsuit said
