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Show AP Outlook: Kennedy bows out of 84 race; Reagan begins sensitive talks with Brazilian president. . . . page 2 inside THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1982 ' -- A V ' ?' Check out the full range of art galleries available to students in this week's State of the Arts. Arts page 2 yoi m My 'sryy- - ft rd Deterioration pronnpts arly heart implant 4 O ; 15-ya- VOL. 92 NO. 53 - I ' ' Sports columnist Jeff Arrington probes violence in football are penalties enough? page 7 by Mark Saal Chronicle staff ai.. y. . w Chrpnicl photo by Robert Potwington Mack truck was stuck in one snow bank on the east side of the Union while Bob Elliott cleared away another on the Union's west side Wednesday. A Snowfall causes major problems , The recipient of the Jarvik-- 7 artificial heart was wheeled into surgery 10 hours ahead of schedule as a result of a rapidly deteriorating heart condition. A surgical team of about 20 people quickly made preparations, with the operation rescheduled to begin about 10 p.m., according to John Dwan University Medical Center spokesman. "The patient is deteriorating very rapidly and we are going into surgery as soon as possible," Dwan said. Over the last few weeks the patient's heartbeats have been weak, but regular, according to Dr. Chase N. Peterson, vice president for health sciences at the University. But several days ago the man's heart rhythm changed, becoming irregular, Peterson said. Then at about 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dr. William C. DeVries and other members of the team decided that the procedure could wait no longer, Peterson said. The danger in the irregular heartbeats is that, t be. heart chambers do not have enough time between pumps to fill with blood, therefore the output of blood is reduced, Peterson said. He said he felt there was no immediate danger to the patient, but that this might not be the case in the morning. The surgery was originally scheduled for 8 a.m. Thursday. - byAnnJardine Chronicle staff Although student skiers cheered the great amounts of snow dumped on Salt Lake City Wednesday, the storm was also the cause of numerous accidents, traffic jams and closed roads. By 3 p.m. Wednesday, the Utah Highway Patrol reported more than 50 traffic accidents, one fatality (a Provo woman) and two serious injuries. Sgt. George N. Foss of the University Police Department reported the major problem encountered was that many student drivers were not equipped with snow tires and could not gather enough traction. "Believe it or not," Foss said Wednesday afternoon, "We've only had two accidents." He said one of the accidents occurred in the visitors parking lot of the Medical Center when one car slid into another, creating a domino effect with two more cars. The other accident was a property accident that occurred in front of the Union Building around noon when a Mack truck slid over an island, knocked over two trees and slid into a snow bank, Foss said. u . Although medical center administrators refused to identify the man until after the implant, several local media identified the dentist. recipient as Barney B. Clark, 61, a retired Seattle-are- a He is suffering from cardiomyopathy, a fatal deterioration of the heart muscle. This disease was included in the recently expanded FDA guidelines for artificial heart implants. Clark is too old to qualify for a heart transplant. When asked about a report that the patient's heart had stopped about 9 p.m., Peterson said the question was moot. The important thing is that blood flow has been maintained in all parts of the body, especially the brain, Peterson said. old If the operation and recovery are successful, the man will be able to live with his relatives in a specially modified home in Salt Lake City. The surgery was expected to take three to four hours Chronicle photo by Robert Pennington continued on page four to complete, according to Dwan. US imperialism taking Mideast toll, claims speaker by Jill Johnson Chronicle staff The Palestinian people are" one of the more recent indigenous populations to be uprooted by the policies of American imperialism, according to one of three speakers during a Palestinian symposium in the Union Little Theatre sponsored by the According to Riyad Mousa, representative of the General Union of Palestine, on June 6 Israel once again unleashed its war machine against the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples. He said Israeli forces indiscriminately bombed all major cities and vilin southern Lebanon, including the capital city of Beirut. lages ' Moreover, the Israelis cut off water, food and electricity and prevented the Red Cross and other international agencies from providing relief supplies, Mousa said. The result was 25,000 people killed, 40,000 wounded and 800,000 left homeless, he said. continued on page four November 29 Coalition Wednesday. The coalition organized the symposium to honor the day the United Nations declared as International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. During the symposium University professor Pat Albers said Americans are "bewilderingly blind" to the depredation being committed in the' Middle East in the interests of capitalism. Through U.S. assistance, Israel has become the supplier of armaments in the world, according to Albers. She said Israel's arms industry currently employs 14 percent of its labor force and constitutes 40 percent of the country's export fifth-large- st! industry... Israel is a capitalist state whose economic survival has become complex and increasingly dependent on its military-industrithe interests of the role that this complex can play in advancing its own imperialist goals, Albers the United Statesas well as --' said. , ;f.;: "The United States is as culpable as Israel and its own Phalan-gi- st thugs for the heinous massacres in Lebanon," Albers said. "With Israel acting as the local hit man, squashing the political aspirations of the region's indigenous people, the United S tates and the alliance can maintain the appearance of of the potentially unstable regimes it supports in the Persian '3 Chronicle photo by Mike Johnson al - v non-involvem- ent Gulf." I Pat Albers, Riyad Mousa and Hilton Obenzinger (L-speak at a symposium on "Zionism, the United States and the Invasion of Lebanon" Wednesday. Elaine Hargcr is far right. R) '.' V;' ;r"" Non-Prof- it Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1629 Salt Lake City. UT |
