European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 13, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 7 Randall Curlee and Victoria Ingram Exchange vows tuesday a Day before their scheduled kidney transplant operation. Groom s first wedding gift to be kidney from the Bride san Diego a they promised to love and Honor cherish and Comfort give and receive. On wednesday Randall Curtee and Victoria Ingram were to begin living out their wedding vows a heading to surgery together so she can give him a kidney that could save his life. A i just can to express it a Curlee 46, said after the couples wedding tuesday. A what it Means to me a its really too  Curlee and Ingram Arentt alone in their plans. Nationwide the number of people a especially spouses a who donate organs to people who Arentt blood relatives is growing in part because of new techniques that Lessen the chances of Organ rejection. The couple he a marketing director and she a real estate agent also Hope their wedding and surgery will encourage other donors. About 26,000 people in the United state Are on waiting lists for kidneys but Only about 8,000 kidneys Are donated each year. About 36,000 people Are waiting for All types of organs in the United states. The couple spent their wedding night next door to each other in Hospital rooms. More tests were scheduled before their joint surgery wednesday afternoon in adjoining operating rooms. V. \ a a we la All be waiting Here praying and hoping until it s Over a said Curleen a sister Brenda Curlee. She called her new sister in Laws gift a just the most incredible romantic  the couple who live in the los Angeles suburb of Laguna Hills got engaged in february. Shortly afterwards Curlee Learned that his lifelong diabetes had damaged his kidneys so extensively that he needed a transplant. Ingram offered to be a donor and doctors were a shocked but pleasantly shocked when tests indicated she was a Good match said the couples surgeon or. Robert Mendez. Blood relatives arc far More Likely to match. A a a in a say the chances of winning the lottery were better than having her be a Good match a Mendez said. Wearing their id bracelets the two were married in a Small Hospital Chapel filled with Flowers. When the minister talked about the importance of giving Ingram wearing a Long White off the shoulder dress smiled. But Curlee looking tired in his Black Tuxedo could not hold Back tears. After they sealed their Union with a Long kiss the Bride reached out to wipe her new husbands eyes. Ingram 45, said she is doing nothing More than anyone would. A if someone was in need  you give your kidney he a my pal. Its our life a the Bride said As she toasted her new husband surrounded by family and friends. In offering a kidney Ingram probably is saving her husband from blindness damage to his heart and blood vessels and circulatory problems in his legs. She May also be saving his life. About 23 percent of All diabetics at Curleen Sage who go on kidney dialysis die within three to four years a the Normal waiting period for a new kidney. For the last six weeks Ingram has been giving Curlee transfusions of her blood to Lessen rejection chances. Mendez who performs transplants at Sharp memorial Hospital said his patients have a 90 percent Success rate of not rejecting organs in the first year and an 80 percent Success rate after five to 10  transplant wont cure Curleen a diabetes but it will a significantly Lessen his complications and make him feel a whole lot better a Mendez said. The couple plan a honeymoon to Europe next Spring. . Town aiming to governor s Campaign cries foul Over Duck incident from the associated press Longmont Colo. A it was open season on ducks tuesday m the Colorado governors race. A Man in a Duck suit working for incumbent gov. Roy Romer attending appearances by gop challenger Bruch Benson because he a ducked out of eight scheduled debates was either at tacked or rescued by a Benson aide. Whether it was an attack or a Rescue depends on whom you talk to. Romer spokesman Jim Carpenter said Benson Campaign director Rich Beeson a grabbed the ducks Bill spat into it poked its feathered Chest and yelled  Beeson also challenged the Duck to a fistfight Carpenter said. The other Side presented a different version claiming the Duck suit was burning. �?o1 think Rich Beeson is a hero a Benson spokesman Greg Sparrow said apparently joking. A the saw smoke emanating from the Duck and without a source of water he had two  one was spitting. The other option was Well something he might not be inclined to do in such a Public place. According to Romcro a Campaign the ruffled Duck said afterwards i done to debate and i done to fight in a Only a poor Duck out to make a  gobbled meal kills Man St. Louis a a Man gobbled a hot dog inside a convenience store in response to a clerks threat to Call police then choked to death on his Hasty meal. A store employee told police that Robert Puelo had been acting noisily sgt. James Cox said. A when the female employee told him she was going to Call the police he crammed the hot dog. Down his Throat Quot Cox said. He walked out without paying police said. When Cox and other officers arrived the 32-year-old Man was unconscious lying on the sidewalk in front of the  this brother told me Pucylo was intoxicated and fell and hit the door Quot Cox said. A but i noticed his hands and face were turning  an emergency medical Crew tried to give Pucylo oxygen and found a 6-Inch hot dog stuck in his. Throat. A a a a a a a a a. A a a a a a a a he was taken to a Hospital and pronounced dead a Short time later. Crusty crustacean doomed ? los Angeles a the latest celebrity on Sunset Boulevard is a live Maine lobster weighing 12vi pounds that a probably headed for hot water. But diners and workers at Gladstone a 4 fish have a crush on the crustacean a recently named Spike a and Are pleading for his life. A we came in and saw him last Friday fell in love with him and just kind of adopted him a waitress Julie Gleason said. She added that Spike Isnit prone to making Snappy comebacks at servers who occasionally pull him out of his tank for a closer look. Spike is believed to be about 65, but his Days May be numbered. His Date with Fate is nov. 1, when he will be Given away during a  i Hope whoever gets him does no to kill him a Gleason said. A i mean he a survived two wars a Raritan . A watch your ongue in Raritan. The Borough Council approved an Inte dment tuesday that bans cursing in Blic in the quiet town about 30 Miles Vest of new York City. The measure passed 5-0 with one abstention. Mayor Anthony Decicco said last week that most of the boroughs 5,800 residents Many of whom Are senior citizens supported the ban. But police chief Joseph Sferra opposes it saying his department won t arrest people for behaviour that in his opinion Nas been upheld by the courts. To enforce such a Law would be inviting a lawsuit he said a a that a his decision As of now Quot Decicco said tuesday. A until it becomes Law he can say whatever he likes.�?�. The amendment becomes Law once it is advertised in a local newspaper where residents can see it which should Lake Only a few Days. Decicco said there have been no incidents of rude behaviour in the 2-Stuare-mile Borough but he wanted the ban to protect the Quality of  amendment would make it illegal for people to behave in a disorderly Mari her by using a noisy rude or indecent behaviour by using profane vulgar or indecent language by making insulting remarks or comments to others on Public streets or places. The ban carries a possible penalty of a $500 Fine a 90-Day jail term or both