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GOOD LIVING Inside Happy Birthday, Oreos! LOCAL SPORTS High school baseball roundup Paga 12 Wednesday, April 23, 1908 DAILY NEWS Fl no (SliM ill ODD mm mm DA contends Tree planting tal, although the hospital had paid for them. "The $850,000 figure Is conservative, representing only two top-priced items, hips and knees, about $1,000 each and only for a three-year period, the district attorney said. Allegedly, Santucci said, fictitious implants were fraudulently "recorded" by Teubner to increase reorders at the hospital, based in New Hyde Park. He said the dealership did business with about 20 other medical institutions on Long Island and allegedly delivered prosthetic devices that Long Island Jewish Medical Center had paid for to some of them. Investigators, Santucci added, believe the hospital's losses actually may exceed $1 million during a three-year period.

According to Santucci, Zimmer-Bailey is an independent dealership licensed to use the Zimmer name and sell Zimmer products for Zimmer-Warsaw of Indiana. Incorporated in 1981, Zimmer Bailey has Us offices at the home of James Bailey. Teubner, the district attorney said, was employed as its sales representative, servicing the Zimmer Bailey account at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, where he formerly had been employed as a medical technician in the operating room section. route, starts soon false limbs not delivered By WILLIAM NEUGEBAUER Daily New Staff Writer A salesman and the Drinri- Dal owner of a nrrsthH devices dealership based on Long island surrendered to the Queens District Attorney's Office yesterday after tney were indicted along with the company on charges of swindling Long Island Jewish Medical Center of nearly $850,000 in an alleged scam involving boo artificial hips and knees. The indictment names aa defendants Zimmer-Bailey Associates its principal owner, James Bailey, 41, of Villet Place, Setauket, L.

and one Of its salesmen Douglas Teubner. 40. nf South Smithtown, L.I. The indictment, which was announced by District Attorney John Santucci, charged that the defendants swindled the hospital out of nearly $850,000 during a three-year period by allegedly selling orders for some 800 artificial hips and knees that never were delivered to the hospi Eieiv By BERNARD RABIN Daily New Staff Writer A new bus route to serve an area of southeastern Queens which has never had bus service will be started by Green Bus Lines on or about May 1. The decision to start the new line, to be designated the 9 was reached after discussions between Community Board 12, the bus company, and the city's Bureau of Franchises.

It will serve an area which has become increasingly busy with the recent opening of the South Jamaica MultiService Center, the opening tomorrow of the Roy Wilkins Family Complex in Roy Wilkins Park, and the planned construction of new housing adjacent to the Allen Senior Citizens' Center. The bus line will start at Lincoln SL and Rockaway South Ozone Park, which is also the start of the 9 route. It will run northeast along Lincoln St, to Linden where it will run east to Merrick Blvd. It will then turn onto Merrick and travel without picking up new fares into Archer and 168th St. Jamaica.

The return run will follow the same route in reverse. Helen Wright, the chairman of Board 12, said the new bus line has been sought Hi I The Botanical Society of Sunnyside will hold an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on Friday on the west side of the Sunnyside Gardens Community Park, 48th St and 39th Ave. Ornamental trees will be planted in memory of two Sunnyside residents. One tree will be planted by Cora Auger in memory of her brother, Alen Rinfret, an American ski trooper who died in April 1945 during the closing days of World War II.

A second tree will be planted by Dons (Billie) Gilbert in memory of her husband. Isaac Gilbert, a Sunnyside community activist who died in 1975. Ron Casey, president of the botanical society, is urging anyone needing advice on tree plan ting to call (718) 426-7025. School center The Parks Department plans to renovate and repair a recreation building in the Howard Ames Von Dohlen Playground in Jamaica and convert it into a preschool center. The $640,000 Im provement has long been sought by neighborhood residents, according to Councilman Morton Pov- man (D-Kew Gardens), who was informed of the plan.

The work will be accom plished in conjunction with the rehabilitation of the en tire playground. After the center is opened, the Parks Department will supply a certified teacher and two assistants to instruct the 4-and 5-year-old children in two sessions from 9 to 11 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. The classes will range from 15 to 20 children each. Artists sought The Queens Festival Committee is seeking artists and craftspersons to exhibit their works for possible sale at the festival scheduled for the weekend of June 28 and 29 at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.

The fee for participating is $200. For more information, write to Honey Miller, Borough President's Office, 120-55 Queens Kew Gardens, N.Y. 11424. Rally for safety The West Astoria Com munity Development Corporation will sponsor rally for traffic safety im provements in the commun ity from 5:30 to 6:50 this evening in the playground of Public School 171. The school is located off 21st St between 29th and 30th Aves.

Sprucing up their school ii ii in. i. i rH if 1 ttrrwh'- "vl i- for many years by many people who have been unable to travel from South Ozone Park to St Albans or Cambria Heights without making several changes. Officials of Green Bus Lines said the buses will begin to roll as soon as the Department of Traffic installs the necessary siens designating stops. Transfers will be available from the 9A with the Q4, Q4A, 3, Q5A.Q5B,Q6,Q7,Q10.nd Q40 buses.

The buses will operate five days a week, starting at 8:30 a.m., from both South Ozone Park and from' Jamaica. The last bus will leave both points at 5 m. I. i 4 If Wi A If 4 i to Juan Basanta. Antonetta Orbal Sulaimankhil, Mikl anno caaulomi.v I ff i vW A hi H) i -i Ready to dig in yesterday are (I.

Delia Vecchia. Ricardo Carreno, Causa and Atilio Apicelia. "saw STUDENTS AT PS 14 in Corona are planting 50 Norway spruce seedlings around school, at Otis Ave. and Van Doren St, and dedicating efforts to memory of Challenger astronauts..