European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 at injuries to children increase sharply Atlanta a injuries to children from Acci dents involving All terrain and Oiler recreational vehicles Tat increasing at an alarming role a Canadian surgeon and researcher reported sunday. Eight hospitals in the Canadian province of Manitoba reported 375 hospitalizations of patients younger than 17 from accidents on tvs off Road and Minia Ture motorcycles and snowmobiles Between april 1979 and August i9s6, said or. J. Alexander Pyper an orthopaedic surgeon with inc University of Manitoba s health sciences Centre in Winnipeg. Twenty one of the children died hospitalizations increased from 13 in 1980 to 62 in 1985. Pyper and or. O. Brian Black of children s Hospital in Winnipeg have compiled what Alliey. Believe to be the first in depth look at orthopaedic injuries from at accidents. Their study is being presented this week at the annual meeting of inc american Academy of orthopaedic surgeons. The eight hospitals in their study reported 233 Chil Dren with fractures and soft tissue injuries including ligament tears and joint dislocations. Sixty fractures cattlemen keep Queen confess end Combe Les de5 Montes Iowa a the Iowa beef Queen survived the latest assault on farmyard Royalty but the Iowa cattle men s association did decide to change the name of us women s group to the Callic women from the cow  the move allowed a decision last year by the National pork producers Council to end its National 1 Ork Queen contest. The pork Council also has changed the name of its women s organization from National port tics to the More dignified National 1 Oik women s Council. Delegates at the state cattle Industry meeting voted overwhelmingly saturday to table a proposal by Kendall von Glan of Wisl Side to eliminate the  con test after the 1989 convention. Backers of his proposal said farm women Are losing interest in beef Queen contests and non Farmers lend to to acc fun of the title. Involved the growth area within inc child s Bones and such injuries can cause slowed or abnormal growth including shortened limbs and angular deformities. The other 142 children suffered injuries such As those of the Skull face and jaw. Forty sit percent of inc children with fractures had multiple fractures. Of inc children with orthopaedic injuries most of them 189, were driving the vehicle in question at the Lime of the Accident. The most common cause of the mishaps was loss of control Pyper said. A High level of skill s necessary to operate Icse vehicles he said. Children often ant not Strong enough or educated enough to handle these machines. These Are motorized vehicles that arc Large and operate at High speeds and they can do As much dam age As an  of the 233 children suffering fractures and soft tis sue injuries 93 were Hurt on mini bikes or Din bikes 72 were Hurt on snowmobiles 59 were Hurt on three wheeled tvs and nine were Hurt on four wheeled tvs although most patients were Between 11 and is years old Pyper said we were very disturbed to note that 12 children of 5 Yean or less were involved in these accidents four As Drivers along with his research. Pyper has collected advertisements for off Road vehicles including some depict ing Liny children astride three we scr and others showing kids flying through the sir on Din bikes. Federal officials say More than 900 people have been killed in at accidents in the United Stales in the past five years and nearly 7,000 at rela cd injuries Are reported each month. The american Academy of orthopaedic surgeons issued a position statement last fall calling tvs a significant Public health risk and urged the recall of three wheel tvs and the suspension of for who Clur at Sain until appropriate safety guidelines. Arc  at manufacturers in an agreement scheduled for final court action later this month will Stop Selling three wheel tvs in the United state and provide free safety training for four Wheeler buyers. Mcdonald s reportedly planning to put outlets in Sears retail stores Chicago up in a venture that would link inc world s largest retailer with the world s largest fast food Chain. Scars Roebuck and co. Is negotiating a Deal to put Mcdonald s restaurants in in re Tail stores. Grain s Chicago business reported sunday. Although the number of restaurants and the specific Sears stores have not been determined a final pact Between the two companies is near the weekly business journal said they Are going to Deal in queued a source with close tics 10 Mcdonald s As saying. It s just about a done  Mcdonald s officials would not com ment on the plan bul a scars spokesman said the two companies have been talk ing about the venture and Mcdonald s has already opened a prototype outlet in a scars store in Pittsburgh. Sears sales Gross merchandising sales in billions of dollars $30.0 27,5 25.0 22.5 20.0 17.s 15.0 1982 83 84 85 b6 Chicago Tribuno Chan source company Tupou i i Mill ii i Iii ii i we Only have one at this time and we re looking at a few other  the spokesman was quoted As saying. "1 will not go beyond  the linkup would be the most recent in a burgeoning Elliance Between the two firms. Sears last Spring began Selling a line of children s clothing called Mckinds. Inspired by Mcdonald s advertising characters and a Sears merchandise Giveaway will be Pun of a soon to by unveil cd Mcdonald s advertising Campaign. The possible linkup of the two Compa Nies would not be the first joint opera Tion Between a general merchandiser and a fast food Chain. F. W. Woolwo Tih co. Of new York began leasing space in 1983 to Burger King a division of Pillsbury co. Of Minneapolis. Burger King now operates 19 outlets in Woolworth stores. . Parking chief family rack up $900 in fines new York a the incoming chief of the City s parking violations Bureau knows plenty about parking violations. His family racked up about j90q in parking fines and late penalties during the past year i believe thai i be gained a sensitivity about the interface Between inc Public and the pub As a City Agency Thomas a. Nice Ncry told new York news Day in an interview. Mcenry 50, said he paid about $340 of the fines and late fees under protest in december after he Learned he was being considered for the Post. I still dispute it but i paid it because i work for the City and i m very sensitive to the Public image he said. His latest payment of si35, was made on Jan. 25, three Days after mayor Edward i. Koch appointed him to the ss2,003-a-ycarparkingcominissionerpos1. Mcenry who has five cars registered under his name blamed most of the parking violation on his three children Troy 26, Cory 21. And Lorraine 19 while they were living at Home. I Bave Learned from this that when your children reach 18, it is perhaps Best to put them on their own insurance policies. Otherwise it s hard to keep track of them Fie said. On my own car i have not Gener ated any tickets. I Don t drive it that often raising Aid for contras can be Touchy business my raise Money for food clothing and shelter not for weapons. Private Contra backers said last week they would try anew to raise Money for the rebels because of the House s rejection of sj6.2 million in Aid. Washington a the Justice department says private supporters of the Nicaragua contras can legally raise funds for the rebels. The contras backers will have to step gingerly though if they want to avoid past mistakes that have led to criminal charges or made them both wittingly and unwillingly pal Fine Iran con Ira affair. For instance . Law would prohibit the private backers from shipping arms now in the United states 10 inc contras without state department approval. And the department would have to agree before .-Madc arms could be sent from other countries 10 inc rebels. Other Law prohibit the launching of rence private military operations from . Using soil and require registration of anyone s3 Mil operating is an agent Ofa foreign entity. Be government was cheated Oul of lax internal Revenue service rules say Revenue from donors who were wrongly that lax exempt charitable organizations told they could deduct the funds from their based on my conversations with Law yers Here in the department it s my understanding that there currently arc no Laws which prohibit a private citizen from donating Money to the contras Justice department Terry Eastland said. Last year Public relations executive Richard Miller and conservative fund Raiser Carl r. Spitz Channel pleaded guilty to conspiring 10 defraud the government. Independent counsel Law Renc Walsh charged them with illegally usin a tax exempt foundation to raise s3 million to Arm the contras. Income taxes. Walsh said at the Lime. Wilson Fadly. An internal Revenue service spokesman said Tan exempt organizations will have to show us Evi Dence that Money is raised for humanitarian Aid. If a group can t do soil will Low its tax exempt status and also could be subject to criminal Laws such As the conspiracy statute used against Miller and Channel. Individual contributors who Lake a deduction for donating to a group that later loses its Tan a sept status Are Safe from penalties. But Fadely said the irs could collect Fri raising activities for the contras. On thursday Singlaub said he plans to raise Money anew commenting we will make every Effort everything humanly possible within the Law to raise Money Singlaub and other conservatives said they would join forces to sell Contra War Bonds to raise Money for military equip ment food and supplies. Fund raisers also have to follow the 200-year-old neutrality act which pro Hibi Luthc launching of a military expedition from the United slates against a nation at peace with this country. A Justice department source speak Back taxes from anyone who took a de __.,. Auction knowing thai the lax inti ing on condition of anonymity said u group was not raising Money for Charita would be illegal to use private fund to ble purposes. Last nov. 25, the irs revoked the tax exempt status of the . Council for world Freedom beaded by retired maj. Gen. John Singlaub. That action was taken because of the group earlier fund support such an Effort. But the source said the department believes there ii no violation when Money is raised in the United Stales and sent Loaid a military operation launched from another country