European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday August 18, 1988 experts note peril of exercising in hot weather new York. A vigorous exercise such As running bicycling or even hiking Uphill in intense heat can Lead to heatstroke and possibly a  tack with few warning signs researchers say. The danger becomes even greater when the air contains High Levels of Carbon monoxide and Ozone both of which put additional stress on the heart and lungs one of the researchers said in an interview tuesday. The researchers were interviewed following the recent disclosure that two men died after competing in races in new York s Central Park during this summer s intense heat wave. I Don t think it s generally recognized that even in these Short races when you re exercising very in tensely and you re not trained or acclimated you can very quickly produce and store enough heat to kill you said Edward Coyle director of the human performance Laboratory at the University of Texas in Austin. They were untrained a acclimated and they were running very intensely for their level of ability he said. In new York and Many other parts of the country the intense heat has often been accompanied by unusually High pollution and Ozone Levels. Carbon monoxide can trigger a heart attack in exercisers who unknowingly have latent coronary artery disease said Peter Raven an exercise physio Roy Buchanan 48, Winner of two Gold records. Jailed As drunk guitarist hangs self Fairfax a. A guitarist Roy Buchanan touted As the Best unknown guitarist in the world before he won recording contracts and produced two Gold records died sunday at 48 after hanging himself in a jail cell officials said monday. Buchanan was arrested sunday night on a charge of Public drunkenness and he was placed alone in a receiving cell at the adult detention Center police said. He was found hanged with his shirt from a window grate police said. Buchanan influenced Early in his career by note Bend ing guitarist Jimmy Nolan began playing in the Early 1950s. He had his own band in los Angeles when he was 15. Then he went to Oklahoma and met rockabilly legend Dale Hawkins who wrote and performed the hit Suzy  Ogist at the Texas College of osteopathic Medicine in fort  irritates the lungs causing the tiny airways in the lungs to shrink and decreasing the amount of breath taken in with each inhalation Raven said. We be had elite cyclists complain at very Low Levels of Ozone that they could t perform anywhere near where they re used to he said. Exercisers should be concerned whenever the Ozone level is reported to be higher than one tenth of one part per million Raven said. According to the american College of sports Medicine the amount of heat produced in Muscles that Are exercising hard is 15 to 20 times that produced in Muscles at rest. Even Short races can raise body temperature to the Point where serious injury can occur the College says. This problem is not limited to runners but it can occur with any Type of exercise that involves expend ing a lot of Energy including brisk walking and hiking especially Uphill Coyle said. Coyle an expert on fluid loss and replacement during exercise said that dehydration is one of the prime causes of heatstroke. Unfortunately dehydration is a difficult thing for an exerciser to be aware of Coyle said. It s difficult to Tell that you Are in danger because you Don t often get sufficient warning time or you Don t get warn Mississippi Bill to restructure counties passed Jackson miss. A legislators overwhelmingly approved a Bill tuesday that would restructure Mississippi s Century old system of county govern ment a move gov. Ray Mabus called historic. Mabus who was state auditor for the four years preceding his election last november assisted the Fri in an investigation that resulted in Federal graft charges against 56 supervisors from 25 counties. For the first time the government of the state of Mississippi is on record for honest and efficient government Mabus said after the Bill passed 111-7 in the House and 50-0 in the Senate. Both Chambers approved the Bill without debate on the seventh Day of a special session Mabus called to Deal with county government Reform. House and Senate negotiators reached a Compro Mise monday afternoon. A similar Bill died in the regular session earlier this year when negotiators would not Compromise. The legislature also sent Mabus a Bill that would raise supervisors salaries by 20 percent across the Board. Mabus vetoed a similar Bill in the regular ses Sion saying no raises would be Given until county re form legislation was passed. The Bill would require counties to implement Cen trial purchasing receiving and inventory control sys tems with separate clerks for each by Jan. 2, 1989. They could however designate existing personnel for the positions. On nov. 8, voters would decide whether their coun ties would construct and maintain roads on a county wide or District basis after oct. 1,1989. Counties choosing Central Road administration would be required to hire county administrators and Road managers. They also would have to adopt person Nel policies. The chancery clerk could serve either As county administrator or in one of the clerical positions. Supervisors could not hold any of those positions while Mem Bers of the Board. Senate county affairs committee chairman Ollie Mohamed said the Bill had flaws but they could be corrected in the regular session in january. Ings Early  exercisers who Are seriously dehydrated will feel chilled and Stop sweating Coyle said. Their skin will turn lighter and they will feel tingly sensations the hair on the Back of the neck stands up. At that Point you know you re in trouble. Stop exercising and seek some help to try to Cool yourself Down. Usually at that Point you re not thinking very clearly so it s important to try to get some help Coyle said. Raven noted that Many exercisers will develop a headache especially around the temples As the first sign of impending heatstroke. People will have it but they tend to ignore it he said. And that s the danger  researchers had these tips for people who want to exercise on warm Days drink at least a quart of water per hour of exer Cise. Avoid drinks High in sugar and other carbohydrates because they stay in the stomach too Long. Take a week to gradually increase your exercise program so that you become acclimated to the heat and pollution. The body adapts to Cool itself faster. The More acclimated you Are however the More water you need. Exercise before 8 . Or after 7 . Watch children carefully because they can be come overheated More easily than adults. Stateside i appeals court upholds award in police harassment Case san Francisco a a Federal appeals court has upheld a $305,000 damage award to a bar owner who said police visited his bar As Many As six times a night shined flashlights in patrons faces and followed them when they left. Remo Benigni who won the suit against the town of Hemet its police chief and a patrolman contended he was singled out for harassment because of his italian ancestry by officers apparently looking for mafia figures. He complained he had to sell his bar at a loss in 1986 because of police harassment that included offi cers walking through the place with their hands on their guns or asking for identification evidence from people obviously Over the drinking age of 21. Siberian officials will visit Reagan s boyhood Home Dixon 111. A a soviet delegation from Dick son Siberia will visit its sister City of Dixon 111., and Stop at president Reagan s boyhood Home next week. Mayor James e. Dixon of the Host City announced the visit tuesday which he described As the Dixon sum  the soviet delegation will visit the House where Reagan grew up attend a reception at the local High school and tour area Grain and Dairy farms. Jail officials crack Down after weapons delivery Annapolis my. A the county jail will implement stricter guidelines on packages after a ship ment of guns accidentally was delivered to the jail commissary a jail official said. United parcel service delivered a Box of five Smith and Wesson .38-caliber revolvers to the jail with other packages intended for the commissary where inmates it supplies Anne Arundel county detention Center Penn pendent Richard Baker said. The commissary supervisor a jail employee notified officials. The guns had been ordered for officers at the jail. Under stricter guidelines jail guards will search All packages and any weapons shipments will be addressed to a supervisor Baker said. Ferraro won t apologize for son s prison comforts new York a former Vic presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro said tuesday her son is not living a life of luxury despite his $l,500-a-month apartment while serving a four month sentence for cocaine Possession. John Zaccaro is staying in a burling ton vt., hotel style apartment which has room service and Cable to As Parton a House arrest program aimed at easing prison overcrowding. I go up for weekends and come Homeland i m crazy Ferraro said. It s better than being in jail but. He s by  does his own  Ferraro who was the democratic vice presidential candidate in 1984,denied reports that Zaccaro has a serv ant. It s not True she said. They give you clean linens once a week and they  we can t apologize for it we had to get him housing Ferraro told the new York Post. I won t apologize for  Zaccaro was convicted in april of Selling a Quarter Gram of cocaine to an undercover officer while a student at Middlebury College in 1986. He was sentenced to one to five Yearsin prison with All but four months sus Pended