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12b ST. PETERSBURG TIMES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1982 sunrise DIGEST sunrise DIGESI 1 973 helicopter crash in south Israel, is walking with the help of a leg brace that fits best with sneakers. Boomer's manager Fred Holder, confirming that Erez was denied admission, said, "Maybe if he had called first we would have made an exception. But he just showed. If we had let him in, we would have to let everyone in wearing sneakers." Meanwhile, Erez has hired a lawyer, Ellis Rubin, and Rubin is talking lawsuit if the bar turns Erez away again.

Brooksville man jailed on counterfeiting charges Counterfeit money from the same press that produced $136,630 confiscated by police in November has landed a Brooksville man in jail on federal charges, the U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday. Robert L. Black, a former real estate associate and son of the late Brooksville educator Mitchel L. Black, was in the custody of U.S.

marshals after a hearing Tuesday afternoon in Tampa. He is charged with three counts of dealing with counterfeit money in his native Mississippi. Black moved to Hernando County eight years ago after having achieved the rank of captain in the U.S. Air Force. He became a teacher and coached sports at Hernando High School and later at Springstead High School.

But he has not worked in the school system for at least three years. CRAIG BASSE Tooth-torn gear hints of lost battle with shark Teeth marks on a diving mask and a shredded swimming suit have convinced officials at Miami that a Mako shark attacked a man as he was spearfishing. The conclusion was reached by investigators looking into the disappearance of Kim Seibel, 29, of Homestead. He has been missing for two weeks. Despite several extensive searches, only Seibel's equipment was found.

Marine Patrol investigator Bob Douglas said the evidence pointed to a shark attack. "After I saw the gear, there was no doubt in my mind the damage was the result of a shark bite," Douglas said. Dade County authorities say there has not been a shark attack off the South Florida coast in several decades. Recent weeks, however, have produced a series of shark sightings along tourist-packed beaches. Disabled vet hopes to sneak around shoe ban Mickey Erez, a disabled Israeli war veteran, says Boomer's Bar in Davie refused to admit him because he was wearing sneakers.

He is hoping to persuade the lounge, near Fort Lauderdale, to bend the rules and make an exception to a dress code that prohibits along with sneakers tank tops, T-shirts and non-designer jeans. Erez, crippled in a 1 973 helicopter crash in south Israel, is walking with the help of a leg brace that fits best with sneakers. Boomer's manager Fred Holdet confirming that Erez was denied admission, said, "Maybe if he had called first we would have made an exception. But he just showed. If we had let him in, we would have to let everyone in wearing sneakers." Meanwhile, Erez has hired a lawyer, Ellis Rubin, and Rubin is talking lawsuit if the bar turns Erez away again.

Brooksville man jailed on counterfeiting charges Counterfeit money from the same press that produced $1 36,630 confiscated by police in November has landed a Brooksville man in jail on federal charges, the U.S. Secret Service said Tuesday. Robert L. Black, a former real estate associate and son of the late Brooksville educator Mitchel L. Black, was in the custody of U.S.

marshals after a hearing Tuesday afternoon in Tampa. He is charged with three counts of dealing with counterfeit money in his native Mississippi. Black moved to Hernando County eight years ago after having achieved the rank of captain in the U.S. Air Force. He became a teacher and coached sports at Hernando High School and later at Springstead High School.

But he has not worked in the school system for at least three years. CRAIG BASSE Tooth-torn gear hints of lost battle with shark Teeth marks on a diving mask and a shredded swimming suit have convinced officials at Miami that a Mako shark attacked a man as he was spearfishing. The conclusion was reached by investigators looking into the disappearance of Kim Seibel, 29, of Homestead. He has been missing for two weeks. Despite several extensive searches, only Seibel's equipment was found.

Marine Patrol investigator Bob Douglas said the evidence pointed to a shark attack. "After I saw the gear, there was no doubt in my mind the damage was the result of a shark bite," Douglas said. Dade County authorities say there has not been a shark attack off the South Florida coast in several decades. Recent weeks, however, have produced a series of shark sightings along tourist-packed beaches. Disabled vet hopes to sneak around shoe ban Mickey Erez, a disabled Israeli war veteran, says Boomer's Bar in Davie refused to admit him because he was wearing sneakers.

He is hoping to persuade the lounge, near Fort Lauderdale, to bend the rules and make an exception to a dress code that prohibits along with sneakers tank tops, T-shirts and non-designer jeans. Erez, crippled in a St. Petersburg Times TONY LOPEZ St. Patsrtburg Times TONY LOPEZ Gulls make their own 'skyway' Gulls make their own 'skyway' I Each day hundreds of winter visitors to the Suncoast travel across Tampa Bay on the now-two-lane Sunshine Skyway. But these seagulls decided it would be easier to use their wings to take to the sky, leaving the earthbound bridge in the background.

Eye experts at forum stress need for exams Each day hundreds of winter visitors to the Suncoast travel across Tampa Bay on the now-two-lane Sunshine Skyway. But these seagulls decided it would be easier to use their wings to take to the sky, leaving the earthbound bridge in the background. Eye experts at forum stress need for exams By JAMES DeBROSSE St. Petersburg Timda Staff Writer By JAMES DeBROSSE St. Ptriburg TltWH Staff Writer physician's eye examination can tell you for sure, he said.

Retinal detachment where the layer of seeing cells pull free from the back of the eye Beatings at nursing home lead to investigation Take our word for United Press International physician's eye examination can tell you for sure, he said. Retinal detachment where the layer of seeing cells pull free from the back of the eye is also a common cause of vision loss and blindness. Early symptoms include seeing flashes, shadows or cobwebby figures over the eyes, Sibley said. FURTHER DETACHMENT, he said, can often be stopped by "spot-welding" the detached area with a laser or by superfreezing it to the back of the eye. Sibley said lasers can also be used to stop the progress of senile retinal degeneration a condition in the elderly where a portion of the retina discolors, affecting a person's reading, central and color vision.

New microsurgical tools for delicate work in the back of the eye may help reverse eye damage caused by a variety of conditions, Sibley said. "There have been great strides in eye surgery in recent years," he said. "And the surgery being done in St. Petersburg is as good as anywhere." Also participating in the forum were Dr. Kenneth R.

Safko and Dr. James F. O'Neill. seal off abnormal vessels before they bleed. The technique can be performed in a physician's office without surgery.

"More than half of (such cases) can now be stabilized by the use of lasers," Sibley said. Diabetic retinopathy has no symptoms in its early stages. It can only be discovered by a physician's examination. The same can be said of another leading cause of blindness glaucoma. Glaucoma is an abnormal build-up of fluid pressure inside the eye.

Nearly all glaucoma can be controlled by medications or surgery, but it must be caught before the pressure build-up damages the optic nerve at the back of the eye. People over 50 must be especially wary of the disease. "Usually, glaucoma comes on very slowly and progresses over the years," said Dr. Richard Smith, another panelist. "It damages vision so slowly, you're not even aware of it." Once the damage is done, Smith said, "we can't get back what's gone." Glaucoma screening tests where the pressure inside the eye is measured may or may not detect the disease, Smith said.

Only a seal off abnormal vessels before they bleed. The technique can be performed in a physician's office without surgery. "More than half of (such cases) can now be stabilized by the use of lasers," Sibley said. Diabetic retinopathy has no symptoms in its early stages. It can only be discovered by a physician's examination.

The same can be said of another leading cause of blindness glaucoma. Glaucoma is an abnormal build-up of fluid pressure inside the eye. Nearly all glaucoma can be controlled by medications or surgery, but it must be caught before the pressure build-up damages the optic nerve at the back of the eye. People over 50 must be especially wary of the disease. "Usually, glaucoma comes on very slowly and progresses over the years," said Dr.

Richard Smith, another panelist. "It damages vision so slowly, you're not even aware of it." Once the damage is done, Smith said, "we can't get back what's gone." Glaucoma screening tests where the pressure inside the eye is measured may or may not detect the disease, Smith said. Only a Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in America. But it wouldn't be that if diabetics had yearly eye examinations by physicians. "We can prevent most blindness in America today, but we can't prevent what we don't see in our offices," said Dr.

Mark Sibley. Sibley was one of four St. Petersburg ophthalmologists, or eye physicians, discussing eye diseases Tuesday night during a free medical forum at Christ United Methodist Church. It was the last of a series of medical forums sponsored this year by the Pinellas County Medical Society and the St. Petersburg Times and Evening Independent.

DIABETICS CAN gradually lose their vision to a condition called diabetic retinopathy if the condition is undetected and left untreated. That's where the blood vessels at the back of the eye spread abnormally and bleed, clouding eye fluids and damaging the retina. (The retina is the extremely thin layer of "seeing" cells at the very back of the eye.) Doctors can now use lasers to pinpoint and Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in America. But it wouldn't be that way if diabetics had yearly eye examinations by physicians. "We can prevent most blindness in America today, but we can't prevent what we don't see in our offices," said Dr.

Mark Sibley. Sibley was one of four St. Petersburg ophthalmologists, or eye physicians, discussing eye diseases Tuesday night during a free medical forum at Christ United Methodist Church. It was the last of a series of medical forums sponsored this year by the Pinellas County Medical Society and the St. Petersburg Times and Evening Independent.

DIABETICS CAN gradually lose their vision to a condition called diabetic retinopathy if the condition is undetected and left untreated. That's where the blood vessels at the back of the eye spread abnormally and bleed, clouding eye fluids and damaging the retina. (The retina is the extremely thin layer of "seeing" cells at the very back of the eye.) Doctors can now use lasers to pinpoint and is also a common cause of vision loss and blindness. Early symptoms include seeing flashes, shadows or cobwebby figures over the eyes, Sibley said. FURTHER DETACHMENT, he said, can often be stopped by "spot-welding" the detached area with a laser or by superfreezing it to the back of the eye.

Sibley said lasers can also be used to stop the progress of senile retinal degeneration a condition in the elderly where a portion of the retina discolors, affecting a person's reading, central and color vision. New microsurgical tools for delicate work in the back of the eye may help reverse eye damage caused by a variety of conditions, Sibley said. "There have been great strides in eye surgery in recent years," he said. "And the surgery being done in St. Petersburg is as good as anywhere." Also participating in the forum were Dr.

Kenneth R. Safko and Dr. James F. O'Neill. this month, said Thomas K.

Petersen, assistant state attorney. After seeing photographs of the flogged man, Petersen described the incident as "the worst case of nursing home abuse I've ever seen, and I've investigated plenty of these. The home has been cited for health and safety violations in the past two years. In 1980, the county health department took North Shore to court and the facility was fined $23,000. State officials now have the home under 24-hour surveillance and an official said a complaint is being filed to have the facility's license revoked.

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He said that a mechanic needs to install larger pistons, advance the timing and modify the carburetor. Depending on the car, some materials in the fuel system also might have to be changed. Alcohol can destroy plastic tubing used as fuel lines in some newer cars. Knapp said the cost of conversion is about $800 per car. However, those who advocate the do-it-yourself approach say conversion may be done for as little as $50 in parts and an afternoon's worth of work.

Yingst said the city probably would not try to convert all its vehicles at once, but would gradually move to alcohol perhaps burning gasohol in some cars as an interim step. (Gasohol is 90 percent gasoline and 10 percent alcohol.) St. Petersburg officials already were interested in alcohol fuels, and they found Knapp's visit last summer encouraging, Yingst said. Mayor Corinne Freeman and Council member Sally Wallace each took a turn at the wheel of Knapp's alcohol-powered car. St.

Petersburg Times Staff Writer Betty Kohlman contributed to thia report. it and it costs us money to do it." Harvey said the plant might even be built in Pinellas County using as an energy source the low-pressure steam the county's new solid-waste plant is expected to generate. CONVERTING a car to run on alcohol is not terribly difficult, according to United States Alcohol Corp. Vice President Ted Knapp, who was in St. Petersburg last summer demonstrating an alcohol-powered car.

He said that a mechanic needs to install larger pistons, advance the timing and modify the carburetor. Depending on the car, some materials in the fuel system also might have to be changed. Alcohol can destroy plastic tubing used as fuel lines in some newer cars. Knapp said the cost of conversion is about $800 per car. However, those who advocate the do-it-yourself approach say conversion may be done for as little as $50 in parts and an afternoon's worth of work.

Yingat said the city probably would not try to convert all its vehicles at once, but would gradually move to alcohol perhaps burning gasohol in some cars as an interim step. (Gasohol is 90 percent gasoline and 10 percent alcohol.) St. Petersburg officials already were interested in alcohol fuels, and they found Knapp's visit last summer encouraging, Yingst said. Mayor Corinne Freeman and Council member Sally Wallace each took a turn at the wheel of Knapp's alcohol-powered car. St.

Petersburg Times Staff Writer Betty Kohlman contribute to this report. build a plant themselves or for private interests to build the plant, with the governments' guaranteeing they would purchase a certain amount of the product. IN ADDITION to financing and plant location, the study will consider what crops could be used as the raw material for alcohol production, where they could be grown, how much it would cost to convert government vehicles to run on alcohol and what legal aspects need to be considered, Yingst said. The study will be done by the Florida Innovation Group, a private non-profit organization that works closely with local governments, with assistance from United States Alcohol a private company in Maryland, Yingst said. He said both Ford and General Motors are expected to provide information about use of alcohol fuel in their cars.

Ethanol may be made from a variety of raw materials anything containing sugar may be used but crops such as corn or sugar cane or waste products such as citrus wastes are most typical. The raw materials are mashed, fermented and distilled over heat to produce alcohol. Harvey said that one way the cost of producing ethanol might be lowered would be to use sewage sludge as fertilizer for the crop. "The sludge idea may not work out, but it would be optimal if we could work it out," he aid. "We spray irrigate land now with sludge (to dispose of it), we get nothing for build a plant themselves or for private interests to build the plant, with the governments' guaranteeing they would purchase a certain amount of the product.

IN ADDITION to financing and plant location, the study will consider what crops could be used aa the raw material for alcohol production, where they could be grown, how much it would cost to convert government vehicles to run on alcohol and what legal aspects need to be considered, Yingst said. The study will be done by the Florida Innovation Group, a private non-profit organization that works closely with local governments, with assistance from United States Alcohol a private company in Maryland, Yingst said. He said both Ford and General Motors are expected to provide information about use of alcohol fuel in their cars. Ethanol may be made from a variety of raw materials anything containing sugar may be used but crops such as corn or sugar cane or waste products such as citrus wastes are most typical. The raw materials are mashed, fermented and distilled over heat to produce alcohol.

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