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I Second in a series i i Moral i ications divide doctors over Living Will ByKATHYVAUGHAN "If the situation should arise in which there is no reasonable expectation of my recovery from physical or mental disability, I request that I be allowed to die and not be kept alive by artificial means or 'heroic do not fear death itself as much as the indignities of deterioration, dependence and hopeless pain. therefore, ask that medication be mercifully administered to me to alleviate suffering even though this may hasten the moment of It isn't legally binding, but the Living Will serves as a moral mandate to a person's family, physician, lawyer and clergyman. Dying, when prolonged by medical treatment with seemingly no relief, is more feared than the eventuality of death itself. Area physicians agree that no one knows better than the patient himself what steps he wants taken when he reaches that point. When that moment arises, however, there is never a way in which he can convey his wishes.

The Euthanasia Educational Council has issued approximately five million. Living Wills to persons requesting them as a manner of resolving the personal dilemma of treatment of the dying. The word euthanasia, the council points out, is derived from the Greek words, "eu," meaning good, and "thanatos," meaning death. While four Tuscarawas County physicians agreed that the patient, consulting with his doctor, should deter' mine if and when medication life-support machines should be stopped; they were divided on the subject of the Living Will. The document is signed by the person and dated with two witnesses' signatures to indicate that it was executed after careful consideration.

It states that the will is intended to relieve relatives, physicians, clergy and lawyers of any heavy responsibility in deciding treatment of the signer. DO PATIENTS often tell a physician how to handle their treatment in the event that they become incapable of thought process, and are, for instance, placed on a respirator? "I don't get that kind of request often," Dr. James Houglan, a Dover general practitioner, said. "You do from people who are well, but not when they are ill. "Hope is the last thing they lose.

They lose consciousness before they lose hope. "Nobody ever wants to know they're hopeless. They tell me they want know if they have cancer. What they really want to know is if they're going to be okay, not that they are sick. And there is always Houglan said instances where the family and physician determine everything possible has been done for the terminal patient occur often.

In thosfe cases, acts of "omission, not commission" are in order to allow for a more peaceful death, not prolong death, he stated. A document similar to the Living Will, written by a medical professor who stipulated instructions for his final care in the event he becomes unable lo manage his own treatment, brought a nod of approval from Houglan. It speci- See A-3 Ohio Lottery Buckeye 1000:. Spirit of 76: Liberty Bell: 530 5828 92934 816510 6088 53936 178658 57,21,30,75 73rd Year No. 162 Times Dover-New Philadelphia, Ohio Friday, January 16,1976 Price 15 Cents See full weather report on Page A-6.

Marriage date, income tax form bared by Knisely New Philadelphia Mayor David S. Knisely said today that he has been legally married since last July 28 and also announced he would open his personal finances to public scrutiny. "Every public official-has an obligation to make certain aspects of his personal affairs public," said Knisely. "Thus, I will let any interested citizen, of New Philadelphia inspect my 1975 federal income tax return. This policy will be continued throughout my term as "I also want to announce that while my public and formal wedding ceremony took place in Cambridge, on Dec.

26,1975, Chris and I were legally married on July 28, 1975, in Greenup, Ky." Knisely married the former Christine Cole of Maumee. The mayor, 26, stated during his campaign that he was. a bachelor and on election night last Nov. 4 confided that he had marriage plans in'' the very near future." His Dec. 26 public ceremony was not announced until Dec.

31 in The Times- Reporter. He made no mention of the July ceremony. Knisely cited "personal reasons" for withholding the marriage announcement. Charges filed against teen A 16-year-old Canton boy, who went on a nine-day shopping spree in Dover earlier this month, will face five counts of misuse of credit cards and one count of grand theft when he appears Tuesday injuvenilecourt. He was remanded to the Stark County juvenile detention center, following a preliminary hearing Thursday.

The boy allegedly used stolen credit cards to make a number of purchases, including ones for a color television set, a clock radio and clothes. Hays, wife end 20-year marriage WASHINGTON (AP) Rep. Wayne L. Hays and his wife, the former Martha Jydkins, were divorced Thursday after more than 20 years of marriage. The 18th Congressional District Democrat from Flushing said the decree was issued in the Dominican Republic upon "mutual consent." There was no explanation on why the decree came from the Dominican.

The couple has one daughter. Denver police ride in style SEER JOHN NASH Packing up Prediction of disaster grips Aussies ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -South Australian workers were poised Thursday to desert their factories and the state premier has appealed for calm following a part-time clairvoyant's flash" that an earthquake and tidal wave will hit here Monday, "It appears a degree of hysteria has been whipped up about some nonsensical prophecy that there will be an earthquake and tidal wave on Monday," Premier Don Dunstan said in a radio broadcast, "THERE IS NO basis for it at all," Dunstan said, adding that he will stand on a jetty at Glenelg Beach near Adalaide on Monday morning to show he has no fear of a tidal wave: Alelaide seismologist p. Sutton termed the prediction "poppycock." Adelaide suffers about 50 earth tremors every year but most are too weak for people to feel. Maj. Gen.

AlanStretton, chief ofAus- tralia's natural disaster organization, also is unperturbed. He plans to be in Adelaide on Monday to address a Rotary Club meeting. But many residents are still planning to leave the state capital of 800,000 or at least stay at home with their families on the supposed doomsday. Dunstan See A-3 Shots damage line at Dover Chemical County sheriff deputies were called to the strikebound Dover Chemical plant shortly after midnight today after three shots fired with 9 Wgb-powered rifle damaged a circulator line. Company officials investigating tjje tent V7 the danjasewidattOtQ 400 Elvis goes on $70,000 car spree DENVER (AP) Bob Surber says he was skeptical at first when someone called to say Elvis Presley would be around to buy some cars.

"We were alia little bit said Surber as he described Presley's; visit to'the auto salesroom Wednesday buy, new Lincoln -Mark a Denver police officer arid a police doctor. And they weren't the only examples of Presley largesse. The singer also bought an ice blue Cadillac with a sun roof for a Denver detective and luxury cars for two persons vacationing with him in the Colorado mountains. The total tab: about $70,000. Presley has given new cars as gifts in the past.

Last summer, he QepvUef recovered two spent rifle Tfee vajgaUun, toe first there since Jan. 4, was reported by Clover leaf Security guards. A union spokesman said he had no knowledge of the incident. Representatives of Local 92 of Me General Truck Helpers Union (Teamsters) and Pover Chemical, a subsidjary of ICC to- Sustrigs tag, NJW York Thursday but were unable to end the strike wbjgh teggn Dec. 1.

Another negoUat- Elephant kills again FLORENCE, Italy (AP) In a it of anger, a female circus elephant picked up her Egyptian at- endant, threw him to the ground ind trampled him to death, it was reported today. The 28-year-old handler was the elephant's second victim in two months she earlier Killed a young Italian attendant. She struck while being led from her stable to the ring. Fumes hospitalize 44 LOS ANGELES (AP) Forty- tour persons were detained at area lospitals overnight after a total of 74 people were overcome by deadly chlorine gas fumes during an industrial fire Thursday. Thirty-five firemen were among those rushed to treatment.

The neighborhood, Including one school, was evacuated for some 12 hours. King is remembered ATLANTA (AP) Coretta (ing, widow of slain civil rights eader, Martin Luther King, ed 15,000 persons on a one-mile march here Thursday as thousands nationwide observed the late icro's 47th birthday anniversary. Most speaking themes were on full employment and a renewed inquiry into King's assassination. Ford refund offered DETROIT (AP) Ford Motor Co. Thursday announced an immediate price rollback of on its 1976 cars.

The move came under increasing pressure to reduce an average price increase on all 1976 Ford vehicles of $U3 imposed just days ago. Ford promised to make refunds to dealers, and encouraged them to pass the refunds along to buyers. 34 Pages 4 Sections Classified Court Records A-6 Editorials A-4 Hospital A-6 HotLine C-6 c-6 B-3 Obituaries A-S Sports. A-6 A-5 bought several Cadillacs for people.in Memphis, Tenn. At least one of the recipients then was a stranger.

Surber said he learned, of Presley's plans late Wednesday in a from Vail, where Presley's party was staying. -'We were a little bit skeptical at first, and checked around to see what was up," Surber said. Convinced that the call was legitimate, Surber said he and his firm's sales manager returned for an 8 p.m. rendezvous, two hours after normal closing time. "It was almost 9 when they showed up, but 'we had decided to stay at least until 10," Surber said.

When Presley's party arrived, the singer told Capt. Jerry Kennedy, head of the Denver police vice squad, and Dr. Gerald Starkey, a Denver police physician, to choose the cars they wanted. Presley met Starkey in Las Vegas, in 1970. Kennedy met the singer at about the same time and had served as a security man on Presley's subsequent trips to 0 Starkey, sitting in his brown-on- brown Mark IV and listening to Presley tapes, said the singer had called him for medication to treat an itch caused by a ski mask he'd been wearing to keep from drawing, crowds.

By the time he arrived, Kennedy and Detective Ron Pietrofeso, who met Presley through Kennedy and also acts as a security man for the singer, had picked out their cars, Starkey said. our "It truly was a surprise," said Mrs. Kennedy about the gift of a white-and-blue Mark IV. "I was talking with my husband, and Elvis broke in on the line. We had a nice chat of about 40 minutes, and then he asked what kind of car I drive.

"I told him, and. he asked about other car. I said we ifidn't nave one, and he said, 'You will have by He's a very generous person." The Presley party drove in from Vail to buy the cars. He and the others left again Thursday, apparently to resume their vacation. Surber said Presley paid for the Lincolns with two checks, one personal and one drawn on a company account.

Baby talk Woman who sold child wants him back MIAMI (AP) A woman who says she sold her baby last year for $1,200 has asked state officials to help locate the child and prosecute the buyer. Debby Intili, 22, of Rahway, N.J., said Thursday that she sold her then 8-month-old son last April to a baby broker in Miami. Mrs. Intili returned here this week to seek the help of the Dade County state attorney's office. Mrs.

Intili said she left her husband last year and went to her mother's home in Hollywood, with the child. But she said she and her mother disagreed over the care of the baby. She said she then met a woman who claimed to be a social worker with a private practice and who offered to buy the child. "I know people will say, 'How could she do a thing like said Mrs. Intili.

"But at the time I did it, I didn't know what was going on. I DEBBY INTIU AND JOEY figured it was the best thing for my son. I was in a state of shock." Mrs. Intili said the paper she signed was an agreement that she would give up all rights to the child and that she had received no money in return. But after she signed, the woman handed her $1,200 in cash and left, Mrs.

Intili said. "It didn't hit me until later, but the papers were like something you might see in a kindergarten class. There were a lot of misspellings, and some of the lines ran slantwise down the paper," she said. Less than a month after the transaction, the woman called her to say a wealthy family who had taken the child was unhappy with him because he was abnormally nervous, Mrs. Intili said.

The woman did not give her the name of the family, A spokesman for the' state attorney's office said there is a good chance that Joey, now 18 months old, can be found and the baby broker prosecuted. Mrs. Intili said her father in New Jersey has offered to give her and the baby a home if she can regain the child. Man loses fight for infant WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) Wendell R.

Holloway has lost the little girl he cared for since shortly after she was born 11 months ago. A county court ruled that he is not a suitable adoptive parent. Holloway, 20, lives in a one-room cabin at Wamego, a town of 2,469 about 14 miles east of Manhattan in northeast Kansas. He works intermittently as a roofer and alfalfa cutter. Last February, he received a call from a former girl friend in Pittsburgh who said she had just given birth to their baby.

He sent lier a plane ticket. "I wanted to marry her," Holloway said. Last Feb. 23 the young woman arrived with baby Lisa. When Holloway returned to bis cabin the next day, the young woman had disappeared.

"I hoped she would return," Hoj. loway said. "I loved her. The baby was soaking wet, hungry and ready to fall off the bed." Tessie Bussart, Holloway's mother, helped him care for Lisa. He found a baby sitter to keep her while he was working.

He obtained a court order prohibiting the mother from taking the child and started legal action to establish parental rights. On May' 9, the mother told the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services she wanted to put Lisa for adoption. She said Holloway was not the father. That was confirmed by a court-ordered blood test. Holloway lost an attempt to establish legally that the mother was his common-law wife.

Then, saying he still loved Lisa, he started adoption proceedings. the d9y before Thanksgiving, with the Department of Social and Services contending Holloway was not fit to be Lisa's father by adoption, the Pottawatomie County Probate Court placed Lisa in a foster home. Holloway and his mother did not know where the baby was until last week, when he was permitted to visit her. The Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, arguing against allowing Holloway to adopt Lisa, told the court that he does not make enough money, that his cabin is not a fit place to rear a child and that he does not meet the minimum age requirement of 21. The agency also objected to adoption by a single person because more than 300 couples are on its waiting list.

This week, the probate court ruled in favor of the state. Holloway's lawyer advised him against appealing, but he is pondering whether to get another lawyer to take (be case to Pottawatomie County District Court..