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005 WORLD Wisconsin State Journal, Thursday, August 12, 1993. Plight of 2 Bosnian war survivors complicated Girl who drew world's attention deteriorating By Audrey Woods Associated Press LONDON Wounded 5-year-old Irma Hadzimuratovic, whose suffering attracted world attention to the injured children of Bosnia, grew weaker Wednesday as British doctors fought to save her life. Irma, who was injured during a July 30 mortar attack that killed her mother, arrived Monday at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children. The next day, surgeons removed shrapnel from her back and drained fluid from her head. Much of her intestine had already been removed immediately after the attack.

But she also has developed severe meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. On Wednesday morning, Dr. Kathy Wilkinson announced: "There has been a marked deterioration in Irma's condition." Meanwhile, Britain, Sweden and Ireland announced Wednesday they would evacuate all 41 patients on the U.N. list of emergency cases. In Stockholm, Sweden, British Prime Minister John Major and Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt said the joint evacuation would start within 48 hours, taking 20 people to Britain, 16 to Sweden and five to Ireland.

Major, responding to tearful telephone calls from the public, had intervened Monday to bring Irma to London after her doctor in Sarajevo, Edo Jaganjac, publicized her case. Jaganjac, desperate to get her to a properly supplied hospital, turned to the international news media after blaming U.N. red tape for delaying evacuation as Irma's condition worsened. The girl's father, Ramiz, left her bedside Wednesday to appeal to the world to stop the fighting in Sarajevo. If not, "more children like my daughter Irma will be he said at a brief news conference before being overcome by emotion.

Translator Mamon Nahas finished the sentence for him: "He cannot say it will be killed." The U.N. High Commission for Refugees said Tuesday that 41 patients a third of them children need to be evacuated urgently from Sarajevo. Before the British-Swedish announcement, UNHCR Others await flights to foreign hospitals By Maud S. Beelman Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina Suhra Coko and hundreds of other war victims didn't get the quick attention received by the 5-year-old girl who was whisked out of Bosnia this week amid an outpouring of world sympathy. Like little Irma Hadzimuratovic, flown to London on Monday for treatment of her mortar wound, Coko urgently needs medical attention outside Sarajevo.

But after two weeks, the 34-year-old woman is still waiting to hear whether the United Nations will be able to help save her right leg, mangled when one of its armored personnel carriers hit her. She is one of about 400 people whose cases the U.N.'s four-doctor medical evacuation team is evaluating to see if they are eligible for medical evacuations. Hundreds of others also are hoping for a chance at outside medical help. Tony Land, head of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' office in Sarajevo, acknowledged that the system "doesn't move quickly But he noted that patients must be stable enough to travel and have a plane, country and hospital to take them, as well as someone to pay the bills.

The system has seldom been so efficient as on Monday when Irma was flown out after the world's press focused on the plight of the badly wounded girl. Coko's case is poignant, too. She was run over by a U.N. armored personnel carrier July 26 while walking back from Kosevo hospital. She had been visiting her husband, left a paraplegic after mortar rounds slammed into his front-line position.

She was standing on the side of the road, waiting for traffic to clear, when the U.N. vehicle she had spotted traveling down the road suddenly swerved and hit her. "I don't know why they didn't see me," she said. Now, Coko lies in a hospital bed worrying about her two sons, ages 11 and 6. "They're alone now," she said, her face trembling as she fought back tears.

Her physician, Dr. Anadi Begic, worries how to save her right leg. "It's too slow," he said of the U.N. procedure. "She could lose her leg." Ailing Dominican retains clout Balaguer, 86, likely to add to 30 years in power SANTO DOMINGO, When President Joaquin old and blind left abruptly tal last week, the Dominican tive heart skipped a beat.

Without Balaguer, a dominated Dominican politics for 30 years, his Social Christian Reformist Party is likely to scatter its strength with infighting and give opponents a good shot at next year's presidential elections. But with him around, even if in frail health, the main opposition Do- By Doralisa Pilarte Knight-Ridder Newspapers Dominican Balaguer for a Republic 86 years Miami hospiRepublic's collec- conservative who, has Balaguer minican Revolutionary Party might be forced to trim its hope of recapturing the presidency after years in the political wilderness. As Balaguer recuperates from surgery at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital he had aneurysms, weakenings of the walls of an artery, removed from both thighs last week nobody in this Caribbean nation is making the mistake of writing him off. Friend and foe alike are familiar with Bala- Associated Press Ramiz Hadzimuratovic, father of critically ill 5-year-old Irma, holds her 3-year-old sister Medina during a news conference in London Wednesday. spokeswoman Sylvana Foa said in Geneva that the publicity about Irma's case had brought a flood of offers.

In Helsinki, a senior health official said Wednesday that Finland was prepared to receive 13 wounded children from the Bosnian capital. The Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, England has offered to treat a boy on the U.N.'s evacuation list, 11- year-old Fdham Dedovic. He was wounded May 29 by a shell that blinded him in one eye and badly injured his right arm. Thousands of children have been wounded during the 16-month war in Bosnia. Between 140,000 and 200,000 people have been killed or reported missing.

guer's durability comeback, and even the most by Balaguer's tion leader Jose cedes his strength. Within the Social only one who has well and winning the Pena Gomez, a former and Revolutionary who has led opinion So strong has been popularity polls, that ing a low-intensity fore the elections JB, as newspapers to declare his candidacy he might not run. And just last punches that smacked ing. His legal counsel it would be "shameful" vote for a Haitian, who is black and said tian immigrants. Balaguer put a days later, but then ring Dominicans' about next-door DEATH NOTICES Burke, John Arlington, Va.

Canny, John Michael, 88. Madison Hazelton, William F. "Bill," 77 Henderson, Bette 68 Langefeldt, Clara, 90 Linscheid, Mrs. Alphons (Marie), 91 Highland Naeseth, Olivia Louise, 39 Madison O'Konek, Nora 65. Livingston Rhinehart, Paul 72...

Wisconsin Dells Van de Grift, Robert Verona Burke, John Richard ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA John Richard Burke of Arlington, Virginia, died on Sunday, August 8, 1993. He was the beloved husband of Amelie M. Burke; and brother of the late Donald Burke. Also surviving are two cousins, Mrs. Ronald Kelly and Mrs.

Michael Dean of Madison, Wisconsin. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at ST. AGNES CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1914 N. Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia, on Friday, August at 11:00 a.m. Friends and family' will gather at the Administration Building, ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY on Wednesday, August 18, at 12:30 p.m.

for a 1:00 p.m. Inurnment with honors. Memorial contributions may be made to DACOR Bacon House Foundation, 1801 Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. Arrangements by MURPHY FUNERAL HOME OF ARLINGTON.

Canny, John Michael MADISON John Michael Canny, age 88, died on Tuesday, August 10, 1993 Associated Press 'Suhra Coko, 34, the victim of a United Nations road ac- cident, has her right leg check Wednesday by her doctor, Anadi Begic, at Sarajevo's Kosevo Hospital. Coko wants the United Nations to evacuate her entire family. But the chances of that happening, given the bureaucratic morass in simply getting out the 41 people who've already been cleared for evacuation, are slim. "I would like us all to leave because my husband is so badly wounded, and I'd like my kids to go because it's so dangerous for them to live alone," Coko said. "I'm just hoping that they (the U.N.) are going to save us." U.N.

doctors apparently concur with Begic that the woman needs help urgently. "They agree that the injury is very bad," he said. 3 questioned in murder of CIA agent in Georgia and knack for the surprise countries presumably France, as Haiti's cothe man who stands to gain lonial-era master, and Canada were interdisappearance, opposi- ested in uniting the island of Hispaniola as one Francisco Pena Gomez, con- country. Pena Gomez, 56, a rousing speaker and wily Christian Reformists, "the politician in his own right, says he has the right the possibility of performing tools for winning the elections. "I'm not a secret election is Balaguer," said or an unknown," he said in an interview.

"I am a mayor of Santo Domingo well-known leader in this country, and I have alParty presidential hopeful ready passed the test of power." polls lately. Unlike at other times in this country, where Pena Gomez's showing in dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo once ruled for Balaguer has begun wag- three decades, neither the political campaign electoral campaign long be- nor Balaguer's ailments have caused apprehenin May of next year. sion about possible military coups or cancellahere call Balaguer, has yet tion of the balloting. and has even insinuated "Twelve or 15 years ago, any matter of much Few believe him. less importance would have provoked a wave of month, he threw a couple of comments about possible interruptions of the of full-swing electioneer- constitutional order," said an editorial in the newspaper El Nacional one day after Balaguer's began the attack by saying sudden departure.

for any Dominican to reference Pena "It is comforting to know the Dominican peoa to Gomez, ple have learned that governments are changed to be a descendant of Haiin the ballot box, with votes," it added. stop to the racist attacks two Balaguer's main drawback has been his adwent on the offensive, stir- vanced age and frail health. But one political obhistorically uneasy feelings server said the president may just turn this apHaiti by intimating that third parent weakness to his own favor. West Palm Beach, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents and Sister, Mary.

Funeral services will be held at IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH, 5101 Schofleld Monona at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 14, 1993, the Reverend John Meinholz officiating. Burial will be in Mary's of the Lake cemetery, Westport. Friends may call from 5:00 8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 13, 1993 at the JOYCE FUNERAL HOME, 540 W.

Washington where a rosary will be said" at 7:00 p.m. Hazelton, William F. "Bill" COLUMBUS William F. "Bill" born Hazelton, age 77, died on Tuesday, Patrick August 10, 1993, at Columbus Nursing in and Rehabilitation Center in Columbus. Louise A graveside service will be held at 26, 1:00 p.m.

on Thursday, August, 12, chapel 1993, at HILLSIDE CEMETERY, ColumMadison bus. Reverend Samuel Batt will officiate. DecemJones-Jensen Funeral Home Columbus Journews- Henderson, Bette E. he POTOSI Bette E. Henderson, on age 68, died Tuesday afternoon at her his home in Potosi.

She was born on As May 3, 1925, in Coin, lowa, the daughCir- ter of Ivan and Viva (Barret) since Vermule. She graduated from high in- school in Blanchard, lowa. May 3, was 1941 she married Harry Henderson in held Rockport, Missouri; he survives. They moved to Platteville in 1948, where He her husband taught at UW-Platteville Knights and later in numerous countries overseas. They moved to Potosi in May Catholic 1985 from Lebanon where Harry had years, taught at the American University.

In presi- Potosi they operated St. John Mine Presi- and Canoe Service. Bette WaS a church member of the Lions Club, the Sara John Sponda Spinners, and the Potosi Madi- Township Historical Society. She was as an artist and very interested in arts Club and crafts; loved fishing and the outvo- doors; gathering watercress, nuts, and Schools). berries.

She is also survived by her and parents, Ivan Vermule of Denver, Col(Mary), orado; Viva Pearson of Clarinda, (Karen), lowa; three sons, Lonnie (Carol) of Louise Racine, Randy (Mary) of Cedar Rapfour- ids, lowa and Jeffry (Nancy) great- Platteville; a sister, Delores Rice of by Phoenix, Arizona; three grandchildren Foun- and two step-grandchildren. Friends (Fran), may call at the family home of St. sisters, John Mine in Potosi from 4:00 until of 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. A private By Liam McDowall Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia Three people have been picked up for questioning in the murder of a reported CIA agent, and the head of security for Georgia's leader was suspended Wednesday pending the outcome of the investigation.

The security chief, Eldar Gogoladze, was driving the car in which Fred Woodruff, 45, was killed Sunday night: His suspension was reported by an official of the Ministry of Information and Intelligence, where Gogoladze works. Officials in Washington say Woodruff was a diplomat, but news reports have identified him as a veteran CIA operative. On Tuesday, CIA Director James Woolsey Jr. flew to the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, to bring his body home. Woodruff was shot in the head by an unknown assailant while driving with Gogoladze and two Georgian women along a crime-plagued stretch of road 15 miles from Tbilisi.

The motive was not clear. James Hutchinson, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, said three people were picked up for gust 12, 1993 at the MCGUIRE-PETERSON FUNERAL HOME, Highland, where a Parish Rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m. "She will be deeply missed by her family and friends." Naeseth, Olivia Louise MADISON Olivia Louise Naeseth, age 39, of 4909 Sherwood Road, Madison, died on Wednesday, August 11, in Mount Horeb. She was born on March 31, 1954, in Madison, the daughter of Gerhard and Milma (Petrell) Naeseth.

After attending the University of Wisconsin, she served for some years as administrative secretary on a research project at the University of Wisconsin Institute of Environment. She then joined the staff of the Wisconsin Insurance Alliance as staff assistant, serving there until illness forced her retirement. Olivia was a lover of the outdoors. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church. Survivors include her parents and brother, Charles, of Madison.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 14, 1993 at 11:00 a.m. at BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 312 Wisconsin Avenue, Madison. The Reverend James Koza will officiate. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Spring Prairie Cemetery near DeForest.

Friends may call at the GUNDERSON FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive on Friday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. If friends desire, memorials may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society or to Bethel Horizons. O'Konek, Nora M. LIVINGSTON Nora M. O'Konek, age 65, of Livingston, died on Tuesday, August 10, 1993.

She and her husband, Harold, operated the Dutchman's Inn from 1971 to 1989. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 13, at the SOMAN-LARSON FUNERAL HOME in Montfort. Friends may call from 4:00 8:00 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

Rhinehart, Paul J. WISCONSIN DELLS Paul J. Rhinehart, age 72, of Wisconsin Dells, died on Tuesday, August 10, 1993, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison. He Is survived by his wife, Elleen of Wisconsin Dells; a daughter, Joanne (Stanley) Weidling of Lake Delton; five sons, Charles (Cynthia) Rhinehart of Lake Delton, Richard (Carol) Rhinehart of Eau Claire, Chester (Cay) Rhinehart of Wausau, Dale (Patti) questioning.

At least one was wearing a uniform, he said, but added that it was unclear whether the man was a soldier. The Embassy had no information on the people questioned or whether they had been detained. Georgian officials did not provide more information about the case. But Maj. Soso Margishivili, spokesman for the Georgian military, said no National Guardsmen had been detained.

Hutchinson said the plane that brought Woolsey left behind an American official to help Georgian investigators. Georgian officials have said Woodruff might have been a victim of common crime, which is growing amid a general air of lawlessness in Georgia. There also was speculation police fired on Woodruff's vehicle because it failed to stop at sev-. eral checkpoints. U.S.

officials have been vague about what Woodruff was doing in Georgia. They said he had been in Tbilisi since June and was to have returned to Washington in a few days. at a local nursing home. He was on March 5, 1905 to Edward Canny and Mary Breakey Ottumwa, lowa. John married Dennis of Eddyville, lowa on June 1928 in the St.

Joseph Hospital in Ottumwa. John came to from the Ottumwa Courier in ber of 1934 to serve as circulation manager of the Wisconsin State nal. In 1954, after the two local papers consolidated operations, succeeded Harry Cowgill as circulation director. He held this position until retirement in September of 1970. a member of the Central States culation Mangers Association, 1926, he served in various offices cluding President (1939-40).

He active in the circulation seminars at lowa University and the University of Wisconsin up to his retirement. was a lifetime member of the of Columbus. As an active parishioner in St. Mary's of the Lake Church of Westport for thirty he served at various times as dent of the Holy Name Society, dent of the Church Council, secretary and church treasurer. was a longtime member of the son Optimists Club.

He also served treasurer of the Madison Serra (a group that promotes religious cations in the local Catholic Survivors include his wife Louise three children, John Edward of Cincinnati, David Patrick of Platteville and Janet (James) Goodwin, of Monona; teen grandchildren and twenty grandchildren. He is also survived two brothers, Edward (Ann), of tain Hill, Arizona and Robert of Hemet, California and two Margaret Canny and Theresa Zeh, family memorial service will be held at a later date. The METCALFE-KUENSTER-PAGE FUNERAL HOME of Potosi assisted the family with arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Potosi-Tennyson Chamber of Commerce Pier Project, Farmers and Merchants Bank, Potosi, Wisconsin 53820. Langefeldt, Clara COLUMBUS Clara Langefeldt, age 90, a resident of Friendship Manor, Columbus, and formerly of 407 W.

Harrison Street, died on Wednesday, August 11, 1993, at the Manor. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 14, 1993, at 11:00 a.m. at the Funeral Home. Reverend Robert Wilke will officiate. Burial will be in HILLSIDE CEMETERY, Columbus.

Friends may call at the Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Jones-Jensen Funeral Home Columbus Linscheid, Mrs. Alphons (Marie) -Mrs.

Alphons (Marie) Linscheid, age 91, of Highland, Wisconsin, died on Wednesday, August 11, 1993 at Bloomfield Manor, Dodgeville, following a brief illness. The former Marie Imhoff was born on April 16, 1902 in Highland to Stephen and Catherine (Franzen) Imhoff. She married Alphons H. Linscheid of Muscoda on August 23, 1927. The couple farmed in the Highland area until retiring to the Village of Highland in 1960.

He preceded her in death on August 27, 1979. Marie was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and Altar Society. She was also preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Pat Fecht of Moline, Illinois in June of 1988. Marie is survived by two daughters, Marjorie (Jack) Ament of Phoenix, AZ and Mary (Wayne) Fredrich of Tacoma, WA; five sons, Bill (Barb) of Highland, Arthur (JoDean) of Dodgeville, Joseph of Moline, IL, James (Judy) of Madison and Alphons Jr.

"Zeke" (Barb) of Cobb; 26 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; a sister, Laura Imhoff Bambenek of Winona, MN; a brother, George Imhoff of Highland and many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 13, 1993 at ST. ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH in Highland. Father John Urban will officiate with burial in ST.

ANTHONY'S CEMETERY. Friends and relatives may call from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, Au- Rhinehart of Adams, and Gary (Patti) Rhinehart of Anchorage; 14 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three brothers, Virgil (Melba) Rhinehart of Reedsburg, Philip (Janis) Rhinehart of Adams, and Adelbert (Edith) Rhinehart of Birchwood; and four sisters, Ruby Davis of Mauston, Viola Dorow of Reedsburg, Florence (Francis) Hirst of Reedsburg, and Alta (Raymond) Kozlowski of Wisconsin Dells. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m.

on Friday, August in TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, Wisconsin Dells, with Reverend Dennis Schueller officiating. Burial will follow in Butterfield Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00 until 9:00 p.m. on Thursday at the FARBER FUNERAL HOME, in Reedsburg. HOME, Van de Grift, Robert T.

VERONA We mourn the passing of Robert T. Van de Grift, loving husband of Kathy Van de Grift, son of Dr. and Mrs. J.J. Van de Grift, trusting brother to Jim, Jan and Jon and father of Corey.

Entrepeneur and owner -operator of Van de Grift Electric, Bob was a Verona native and longtime resident, and made valuable contributions to the community. For many years, Bob was also active as Verona's unofficial good-will ambassador to Las Vegas, the Caribbean, and all points blessed by sun, sand and sea. We shall miss his sense of humor, his adventurous spirit and his boundless love of life. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Bob's spirit at a memorial to be held a Van de Grift Park, corner of Harvest and Parkland, Verona, on Saturday, August 14, 1993 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Inquiries may be made at 845-6511.