European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday. September 3,19b7 strikes extend summer for 270,000 kids by the associated press a nigh school District in Michigan went on strike wednesday As team lick walkouts in five Stales extended summer vacation for More than 270.000 Public school students. In Detroit where 19.1.000 students arc Idle. Schools superintendent Arthur Jeffor son hinted at the possibility of a Back to work order against 11,500 striking teach ers. Jefferson said officials would re mind the teachers Union that Public employee strikes arc illegal under state Law. We have not ruled out any option  is available. That will reopen our Public schools he said but he would not elaborate. In Northeast Ohio teachers in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid joined strik ing teachers in two other districts of cd Law s loophole will allow Public firearm carrying Tallahassee Fla. A people will be Able to openly carry weapons in Florida on oct. 1 unless the legislature acts in special session to close a loophole Ina new Law the slate attorney general said wednesday. The possibility of openly armed youth gangs hang ing around Street Corners bikers travelling Down a City Street or major Highway with shotguns or rifles cradled in their arms and gunmen parading through a shop Ping mall i find to be terrifying Bob butterwort said in a letter to gov. Bob Martinez. Martinez said earlier wednesday he would consider adding the gun legislation to an upcoming special ses Sion of he legislature. Persons would be Able to openly possess firearms in Public without interference from Law enforcement Butterworth said. The creation of this regulatory void was surely an inadvertent act by the sponsors of this  other Laws make it illegal to recklessly display fire arms but could not be used to Stop people from simply carrying or wearing them. The problem occurred when the 1987 legislature passed a Law to set up a statewide procedure for getting permits to carry concealed weapons. The new la wiped out All existing county ordinances on gun control and concealed weapons. Marx brother Bandit surrenders to police los Angeles a a Man accused of being half of a Holdup duo called the Marx Brothers ban dits because of their disguises surrendered after Elud ing authorities since april. Lawrence Lockridge 56, surrendered tuesday to Federal agents on the Steps of the Federal courthouse. Attorney Edward Stambler said his client is expected to plead guilty to participation in two Bank robberies when he is arraigned sept. 14. He committed crimes. He gambled while on Therun. He was a real Bonnie and Clyde Type but he never fired a gun Stambler said. Lockridge had been a fugitive from Bank robbery charges since april 9, when he mistakenly was released from a Nevada jail prior to his return to California to participate in a Law enforcement lineup. His brother Roger Allen Lockridge s3, of Glenda pc was sentenced to is years in prison for his part in four Bank robberies that netted s277.000, the disguise sworn by the men included some resembling the conic die Marx Brothers. Lawrence Lockridge is charged with robbing the Central savings in san Dimas calif., of nearly $92,000 in december with his brother and with Rob Bing a Las vegas. Ncv., Bank where he allegedly look the manager hostage for a Brief Lime said . Attorney thomis Hacmann. Siam scr Slid Lockridge called him last week an introduced himself saying he was wanted for Bank robberies. His client facts up to 50 years in prison he said. Wednesday despite a tentative agreement on a new contract. Chris Thompson regional director of the Ohio  association said the 349 teachers were legally on strike As of12 01 . And would remain so at least until a ratification vote scheduled for wednesday afternoon. Also wednesday teachers struck inthe Muskegon Heights District in Western Michigan which has 179 teachers and3,363 students said Gill Davison. A spokesman for the Michigan education association. Details of the strike were not immediately available he  addition to Michigan and Ohio Public school teachers were on strike i Pennsylvania Washington state and Idaho. And in Connecticut a 220-Mcm-Bcr faculty Union at the University of Bridgeport struck tuesday and teachers in Chicago s 43t, distr to filed an intent tit strike notice in Case talks  to produce a contract. On tract talks late tuesday failed to resolve u dispute Over salary and claw size in the strike that cancelled tuesday s Start of classes in Detroit Michigan s biggest school District. The walkout was one of nine strikes involving 12,780 teachers and 2i5.hh2 students m Michigan. The Union is seeking a 14 percent raise in a one year contract. The District has said it cannot afford the increase citing a deficit of $27 million. Union members on monday rejected a two year offer freezing wages in the first year and offering 2 percent in the Sec Ond. Annual pay for Detroit teacher ranges from $19,963 to $36,222. Teacher strikes affecting 21.000 Stu dents and about 1,200 teachers were under Way wednesday in eight Western and Central Pennsylvania districts. In the latest walkout negotiators for about 85 Leach rain the mid Valley school District voted tuesday night to strike said Frank Frederick Union president. The Start of classes for about 1 fix students wednes Day was cancelled he said. In the strike bound Conemaugh township District several seniors tues Day picketed outside Conemaugh town ship area High school carrying signs saying " 88 wants to graduate 1 and we bad our own vacation. Now we want an  administrators of the North Ridge Villa schools planned to begin classes As scheduled wednesday for the 4,200 students despite a strike by the 243 teachers. Bring bakkers Back two men remove a ladder after finishing the work on a billboard punted with the likenesses of Tammy fare and James Bakker. Batter support group bring batters back1 Piid for the billboard which is near the Entrance to pal s heritage Usa theme Park in fort m11ls.c. Ophthalmologists Issue warning on homemade Salt solutions san Francisco a the american Academy of ophthalmology has warned that homemade Salt solutions for soft Contact lenses cannot be guaranteed sterile and that improper use can Lead to an infection that can cause blindness. The world s largest organization of Eye physicians and surgeons recommended to the . Food and drug administration on tuesday that Salt tablets used to Snake such cleaning solutions be removed from the Eye care sections of pharmacies and be packaged with warning labels. The Academy cited recent studies that linked improper use of homemade Saline solutions to Amantha mocha pc Patilis a rare infection that often leaves patients with months of disabling pain reduced vision and partial or total blindness. Cant amoeba infections of the Cornea Are rare said or. Scott m. Macrae an Caiu my member and a is rant professor of  Al Oregon health sciences University in Portland Ore. But any Contact Lens wearer who does not follow a careful cleaning and disinfecting regimen is at risk of getting this or other types of serious corneal  Macrae acknowledged Hal Only 100 cases of the infection have been reported to the National centers for disease control but he indicated Hal number could Rise. The Small number of individuals noted by cd May be an underestimation of the True extent of the problem Macrae said. We think Overall that the number of infections is on the Rise but it s unclear How rapidly the number will  although the use of Salt tablets with distilled water had to in an inexpensive alternative prices for com Mitial Saline solutions arc now competitive he added. More than 20 million americans Wear Contact Laws with about i million of those using Salt tablets to make their own Saline Solus runs according to the Academy