European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes monday August 14, 1978 As sports so do injuries to the eyes a recent article in the journal of the Ameri can if Deal association Erves As a reminder int our eyes Are very vulnerable to injury. It describes 02 cases of Eye injury resulting from the increasingly popular Racket sports Tennis Badminton Squash and racquetball. Most of the injuries occurred in Tennis. The More serious included bleeding inside the Eye Ball torn or detached Retinas and other Eye structures severe bruises and fractures of the Bones surrounding the eyes. Less serious injuries included abrasion of the eyeball pain and and Badminton players who wore Ordinary glasses however had significantly Tower injury rates than players who wore con tact lenses or no glasses at All. But Ordinary glasses offered no Protection to Squash play Squash player suffered an Eye injury requiring surgery after a Ball shattered the lenses of his spectacles. Another had several particles of Glass imbedded in his Eye after his glasses were shattered by an opponents Squash and racquetball players face additional hazards. Several injuries occurred when players fired shots in anger after losing scientific group will reason in debates on cancer substances Washington up formation of anew group of scientists has been announced to provide a voice of reason in debates Over alleged cancer causing substances and coun Ter what it called rampant cancer phobia in the new association the american Council on science and health is directed by or. Elizabeth Whelan a Harvard school of Public health researcher. She said it is an Independent non profit organization based in new York and will remain free of financial ties Mth the food and chemical industries. A those of us associated with the american on science and health feel that facts t chemicals Are often distorted the whole not told and that decisions Are made _ Bon the Baste of emotion and politics Rath than she said at a news Confer consumer advocates have dominate Federal regulatory agencies have Suc i to their pressure and banned or re i use of a number of chemicals. Only Are the voices of More rational see heard in discussions relating to Chemi store att t. Sidney Wolfe head of Ralph Nader s research group which has pressed for in action against numerous substances a the positions on suspect chemicals the Etas taken in the past Are almost identical Tose of the food Industry. I think it s important or people to realize the Council is probably More interested in health of the food additive Industry or the used food Industry than they Are in the i of the Wolfe said in an inter Whelan said the new Council is an association of concerned scientists who Are alarmed that chemical and cancer phobia has dam aged this country and unless arrested will damage it even said the Council plans to evaluate the risks and benefits of various substances in question and will Issue periodic position papers describing the Council s views. The first five will Deal with saccharin the Delaney clause which requires a ban on food additives capable of causing cancer in Ani Mals cancer in new Jersey naturally occur ring cancer causes in food and the relation ship Between diet and heart directors of the Council Are or. Fred Rick stare Harvard professor of nutrition Joseph Murphy executive vice president of the Continental corp. Or. Thomas Jukes professor of medical physics at the University of California at Berkeley and or. Norman Bor Laug. A. Nobel laureate and now a researcher at the International Maize and wheat improvement Center in Mexico City. Surfer gets hooked twice Jacksonville. Fla. A a surfer warned several times co move away from the Jacksonville Beach fishing pier found the Rea son Why the Bard Way. Police said the surfer 8-year-old Charles Naruns became entangled in the fishing Lin of . Thompson an off duty policeman. Thompson hoped extract the fishhook from Hartos leg and then arrested him for Violat ing an ordinance forbidding surfing within 300feet of the pier. A Point and during warm up periods when More than one ban was in play. The Best Protection for these players aside from controlling tempers and keeping watchful Eye As it were on the opponent is to Wear Industrial plastic safety lenses mounted in a sturdy athletic or Nous total Frame. Non eyeglass wearers should use Eye protectors available in sporting goods stores or at the very least plastic sunglasses. Eye injuries Are not the exclusive Hazard of the athletically inclined. In recent years a substantial number of mishaps have resulted from exploding automobile batteries. Many accidents occur at night during cold weather when a Driver lifts the Hood to Check the terminals of a dead Battery. Seeing that the terminals Are not corroded the Driver All too often lifts the Battery Cap to Check the fluid level while holding a match for better vision. The Battery then explodes hurl ing shrapnel like pieces of plastic or Lead into the Eye. Wet cell batteries particularly when being charged can produce a mixture of Hydrogen and oxygen which explodes when ignited. Explosions also result from a spark caused by a jumper Cable connection from accidental shorting or from sparking inside the Battery. In addition corrosion deposits on Battery Ter Minal posts can strike the Eye and cause mild add bums while being scraped off and Bat Tery acid can spill or splash into the Eye. Such injuries can be averted by remember ing that automobile batteries have explosive potential by wearing protective Eye gear when working around batteries and by read Uig inst auctions for the use of jumper cables. Eye hazards await the unwary inside the House As Well where mop handles screwdrivers children s toys exploding Glass bottles flying paper clips and flailing fists have Perfo rated Many an eyeball causing blindness or loss of an Eye. Finally Bon Viva its should remember that Champagne corks made of plastic have a higher velocity than those made of Cork. And when thumbs Are added to help propel the Cork out of the bottle even More serious damage to the Eye. Ceiling and Walls can result. 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