European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes sunday february 23, 1986 slip sliding away a us air dc-9 effectively blocks traffic along Asbury Road in Erie p�., after it Slid off Ike end of the runway at Erie International Airport Friday morning. The plane arriving from Toronto skidded in the snowy weather and came to rest on an embankment across the Road. On slight injury was reported. 7 cities fluoride shortages Don t worry experts Atlanta a seven . Cities have or will shortly run out of fluoride the chemical used in water systems to prevent tooth decay but the shortages should be Brief and no serious health effects Are expected government experts said Fri Day. The shortage is attributed in part to the nation s farm crisis because fluoride is a byproduct of the fertilizer Industry. San Francisco and Cincinnati have run out of fluoride for their water systems As have the smaller towns of Piqua Ohio Mentor Ohio and Norwich conn., said Tom Reeves National fluoridation Engineer with the National centers for disease control. Philadelphia and Baltimore Are practically out and will have no More in a matter of Days he said. The water systems in Louisville ky., and some Maryland suburbs of Washington d.c., also Are about to deplete their fluoride supplies Reeves said. The shortage is the first of its kind since Seattle ran out of fluoride in 1982, Reeves said. An estimated 5,600 us. Water systems put fluoride in their Public drinking water to combat tooth decay using technology that gained widespread acceptance in the 1950s. Sixty three percent of americans on Community water systems get fluoride in their water. The current shortage of  acid a liquid solution containing one Quarter fluoride that is used in most fluoridated water systems developed when the slumping farm Market for phosphate products combined with a seasonal slowdown and inventory shutdowns reduced the amount available. Reeves said experts with the Atlanta based cd believe the shortage will be re solved As soon As phosphate production re turns to Normal. One Plant the free oort chemical Plant in Uncle Sam la., has just increased its production Levels he noted. We think the shortage should last one to three months. It now looks closer to one month Reeves said. If that prediction is Correct dental health in the seven cities should not suffer said Lisa Watson director of fluoridation and preventive dentistry activities for the Amer ican dental association in Chicago. The preventive effects of fluoridation which build up Over time also take time to diminish she explained. Our Best guess is that if the shortage lasts one two maybe three months you probably would t be Able to measure the difference in tooth decay she said. The american dental association has no solid estimate of How Long the beneficial effects of fluoridation last once water treat ment is discontinued. But Reeves noted studies have shown that cities with fluoride usually experience Between 50 percent and 66 percent less tooth decay and cavities than those without it. John Small of the National dental Institute in Bethesda md., estimated it would take six months to a year before a Lack of fluoride would cause any measurable of  Reeves said substituting types of fluoride other than  acid would not be possible in a Short term shortage. Two other substances used to fluoridated some systems sodium fluoride and sodium Sili Ca fluoride Are solids and would not work with equipment made for  he said. You could for the Long term switch Over but you d have to buy All new equip ment Reeves said. People in the cities affected by the fluoride shortage should guard against tooth decay by doing the things people should be doing anyway Watson said. Make sure you use a fluoride toothpaste use a fluoride Mouth rinse daily and Check with your  increase. Tha  2 charged wifi trying to illegally Export electronic Washington f api two men who i tech eau moment a fictitious  said a Creed s statement said. Or i ,._i. Gear a applied to the government to ship sophisticated electronics gear to Switzerland have been indicted for trying to illegally Export equipment with potential military uses. A Federal grand jury in san Francisco Friday indicted Warren e. Thompson vice president of Caesar electronics inc. Of Bay Shore n.y., and Rudolph a Agnuse manager of development engineering electronics of  were accused of attempting to Export High technology equipment manufactured by the Fairchild company to Switzer land said Commerce department press officer Donald Creed. They falsified the Export License by list ing As the ultimate receiver of this piece of i Tec equipment name statement read by Creed. He said officials Learned that the two men allegedly were planning to Send the system to someone other than the name Iney put on their application. He said be did not know who that was or where the equipment was actually destined for. The equipment called a Fairchild sentry series 20 integrated circuit test system was valued at $966,251, and is one of the most sophisticated systems of its kind said Theo Dore w. We Deputy assistant Commerce Secretary for Export enforcement. The system performs sophisticated tests on newly manufactured integrated Cir Cuits military avionics target tracking missile guidance and other functions Creed exports of such systems Are controlled to prevent them from falling into the hands of our potential adversaries we said in the statement. The eight count indictment charges the two men with illegal Export false statements conspiracy and wire fraud the statement said if convicted they could each be sentenced to As much As 40 years in prison and More than $4 million in fines. The Commerce department charged that Thompson and Agnuse purchased the equipment from Fairchild in Santa Clara county calif., and applied for a com Merce department permit to ship it to Switzerland in May 19s4. Export of i tech equipment that could be used for military and civilian purposes must have . Government approval and the exporter must list the name of the recipient or the equipment. The Commerce department s office of Export enforcement and . Customs agents intercepted the sentry 20 shipment by seizing it and substituting a Metal and Cement Dummy that was then shipped out in its place. Creed said. He said he had no information on where the shipment left the country or How far it got. Officials have issued a warrant for Thompson s arrest. Agnese is not in the United Stales and investigators do not know where he is Creed said. Ssl1