European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 30. 1988 the stars and stripes pegs 7 prob acs urged to sum afe panic to cure fears Boston a if flying in an air plane makes you unbearably stay. David Barlow will spin you in a chair until the room dances. If a subway ride111 to a 11 it a Jill Jil Luk ill "jm1ii-1.-ii n v j makes your heart race hell give you Coffee to simulate inc sensation of panic until you Over come it. Barlow a psychologist who teaches Al the state University of new York at Albany was among the 420 experts and phobia is who gathered Here for a weekend convention on the fear of fear itself. The objective of the ninth National conference and training Institute on phobias and related anxiety disorders is to find a Salve for discomfort widely suffered but not entirely understood. Barlow knows of what lie Speaks. About 10 years ago he was under the stress of a new Job when he panicked at giving a speech. He cured himself by jogging and rating at the same time to simulate and overcome the breathlessness of Sud Den anxiety. He developed this technique Inola treatment in which he physical sensations of anxiety and panic Are re created based on he theory that peo ple who suffer anxiety attacks arc hypersensitive to their bodily reactions. As a consequence these people Monitor themselves vigilantly wailing for another panic attack. When attacks occur an Inte rior dialogue rages is this pounding heart just a healthy muscle or is it the irrational foreboding of some unknown disaster patients Al Barlow s clinic arc taught to reinforce rational thoughts Over the irrational fears. Anxiety attacks were believed for a longtime to be symptoms of heart heart conditions. Now psychologists recognize that these experiences can Lead to phobias irrational excessive and persistent fears. Phobias focus on specific situations that cause anxiety such As flying subways crowds or driving. There is the dizzying panic of vertigo that can sinks on a Mountainside of an escalator or the loss of voice at having to speak in Public the no. 1 fear according to Jerilyn Ross president of the phobia society of America. Her organization is sponsoring the convention with Massachusetts general Hospital and har Vard medical  most devastating phobia is agoraphobia a fear of being in Public. Seeking 10 avoid the panic attacks that come when they Are among others agoraphobia is shun society sometimes keeping to their Homes for decades. Only since the 1910s has serious attention been paid o finding ways to relieve in. Treatments for anxiety and severe phobia in clude gradually exposing the patients to the experiences they fear teaching them breathing exercises to reduce the  related to panic attacks and  suffering from anxiety often Retreat into depression. For men alcohol often is a Way to Cope. Studies show that 50 percent to 60 per cent of alcoholic men began drinking to soothe Antic by. Barlow said. Safety commission bans Sale of Lawn darts. .1. T  Tun in Nasf to Camji inc dip  Elf Lei Washington a Lawn darts blamed for at least three deaths and Sev eral thousand injuries in recent years probably will be off the Market by Christmas. The consumer product safety com Mission voted Friday to ban the game and commission officials said the restriction could be in Force As Early As mid december the commission also approved safely standards for Alt terrain vehicles Latex tend the prohibition on sales of three wheel versions of those machines. The ban on Lawn darts docs not in clude a recall of the games already in people s Homes. That prompted com missioner Carol Dawson to Issue a plea 10 parents to keep the darts out of the hands of children. It was the father of a 7.ycar-old girl killed by one of the darts two years ago who led the crusade for the ban. David Snow of Riverside calif., has testified before the commission and Congress and worked steadily since that tragedy to draw attention to the dangers of the Large Metal or plastic darts used in an outdoor game similar to horse shoes. The action came As an 11-year-old Tennessee girl Lay in a coma after a Lawn Dart penetrated her brain. Amy Herrin was reported in critical condition at Vanderbilt University medical Center in Nashville. Over the last decade As Many As 6,700 injuries have been reported involving the darts including 150 to 200 cases in which the Dart penetrated someone s Skull the commission was Lold. At least three deaths have occurred the Agency said. Friday s vote directed the Agency staff to prepare on official notice of the ban by nov. 4. If the commissioners then approve the Legal language the ban would be published in the Federal Register Tak ing Legal effect 30 Days afterwards. The Vole came one year and one week after the Agency began looking into the problem. Chairman tar Renic m. Scanlon called this extraordinary Speed for the the Agency which took nearly five year to Issue its last product ban a 1981 prohibition on the Sale of urea formaldehyde Toam insulation. Last May the Agency gave initial approval to Banning Lawn darts capable of penetrating the Skull and on july 29 published that proposal for Public com ment. When in came Lime for final action on Friday however the Agency expanded the scope of the ban to include All Lawn darts capable of causing any Type of puncture wound not just those heavy enough to penetrate the Skull. The More extensive ban had been sought by Congress where sen. Albert Core d-tcnn., and rep. James j. Florio d-n.j., have pushed the Issue. For several years Federal regulations have been in place restricting sales of Lawn darts to sporting goods stores and sports Section of department stores in an Effort to keep them away from Chil Dren. In Many cases however they Are sold in combination with other games such As volleyball and Badminton and thus can easily come into use by children. Scanlon and commissioner Anne Gra Ham voted for the ban Wilh Dawson abstaining until she sees the Legal notice. Earlier. Scanlon and Dawson joined in a 2-1 vote to approve safety standards for All terrain vehicles that effectively prohibit sales of three wheel versions of the machines. Last january the manufacturers of the machines agreed to Stop Selling the three wheel tvs in a consent agreement that won approval from a Federal judge in the Spring that settlement called for the commis Sion and manufacturers to work out safety standards for inc off Road single rider machines which have been blamed for nearly 1,000 deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries in recent years. Tourist suspected in fatal hotel fire released on bail Miami a a British tourist charged with set Ting a fatal Miami Beach hotel fire was released on j100.000 bail Friday after spending five weeks in jail. Tara Jane Terry. 19, of Camberley England is accused of arson in the sept. 17 fire at the Nassau hotel that resulted in the deaths of two elderly residents. A third person remains in a coma. Terry faces a maximum of life in prison if convicted. No iria Date has been set. Her Boyfriend Mark Edward Richardson 20. Was briefly detained As a material witness and has been fret on $100,000 Bond. According to an affidavit filed by a Federal agent. Terry and Richardson were arguing when they arrived Al inc Nassau hotel the night of inc fire. Federal agents and firefighters determined the fire was Sci when she was in the room alone and Richardson was downstairs Calkins to the manager. Terry s lawyer Richard Sharpstein argued Friday before magistrate Linnca Johnson that a Miami min ister and Terry s Mother Chrissy Terry would be responsible for her if she were released on bail. He said the minister has offered Terry a Job As a fund raising Volunteer for the Church and an apart Mem for inc Mother and daughter. Assistant . Attorney Edward Nucci made no of acc lion. Other bail conditions included a 10 . To 6 . Curfew and frequent reporting 10 Couri officials. Nucci said slate prosecutors Are conducting a Sepa rate investigation in the Case. Welcome to Tuttle s America s oldest family farm est. 1652 National a 356 years Young owner Hugh Tulloc holds a is. Department of Annb a store in Dover Point . Turtle s Forai and culture Blyn Tinnil plaque Given the farm and red store were started in 1633 and Are the nation i eldest