European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday August 15,1989 making a splash at the state fair Kent Kallsn left of Madison wis., vies with National log rolling Champion Dan Mcdonough at the Ohio stale fair in Columbus. Kallsen on two out of three rounds in the Competition during a Lumberjack show Florida seeks Speed limit to curb boating dangers Jacksonville Fla. A boating in Florida has never been More popular or More deadly As boats race at speeds up to 100 Mph in crowded Waterways threatening other boaters and wildlife like the Manatee. Now the state that has led the nation in recreational boating deaths for the past two years is trying to establish a boating Speed limit require More education and charge higher License fees to bring the boating explosion under  Are some 700,000 boat owners in the state seven times the number of registered boaters in 1961.and that figure is expected to double in the next 10 years according to Florida Marine patrol  boaters strongly oppose any new regulations. The boating fatality rate in Florida is 2vi times the National average with the number of deaths sparing from 40 in 1986 to 102 in 1987 and 105 last  recent outcry for greater regulation was sparked by a memorial Day weekend collision along the inter coastal waterway m Pinellas county that lulled four . William Latorri 48, was arrested last week and charged with four counts of manslaughter by culpable negligence after his sleek 35-foot boat collided with a17-foot boat carrying the teen agers on the state s West coast near St.  week the Heads of state agencies will hold Public hearings in Orlando on a proposal by the department of natural resources to set a statewide Speed limit of 30 Mph and 20 Mph in 12 counties heavily populated by manatees. The proposed Speed limits Are scheduled to devoted on at a sept. 14 Cabinet meeting. I think there s not a lot 9f sentiment right now for statewide Speed zone said Sally Munroe an aide to gov. Bob  Lamphear education director of save the Manatee club in Mailland says the lower Speed limit proposed for the 12 counties could help the Manatee a Large sea mammal also known As the sea  do recognize danger and try to get out of the Way she said. But Between a speeding boat and a slow Manatee the combination is not in favor of the  january and july 103 manatees were found dead with 37 deaths attributed to vessels according to the natural resources department. During the same period last year 29 of 93 Manatee death were blamed on boaters. An estimated 1,200 of the docile Plant eating creatures weighing More than3,000 pounds and ranging from eight to 14 feet Long live in  could lose 150 this year Lamphear said. We need to take drastic  month the natural resources department will ask the governor and his Cabinet for mandatory Educa Tion for boaters and higher License fees to help pay for belter enforcement of boating Laws according to a draft report released last week by the  View the proposed regulations As an unnecessary  Spring the legislature rejected a boating safety Bill that included a statewide Speed  the Heck should the government be sticking its nose in something that should be individually re solved asked slate rep. Jim  Robinson stale executive director of the Marine industries association doubts a 30-Mph Speed limit will lower the number of deaths. Speed in t the prime Factor behind boating deaths he contends. They also were caused by Lack of life jackets overloaded Craft carelessness and bad weather conditions he  called the proposed regulations an imposition on the Public and warned you better believe there s going to be a  col. Don Ellingsun director of the Florida Marine patrol said the regulations Are needed because of the increasing congestion on Florida Waterways and the increase in  Don t believe that 30 Mph will affect the vast majority of boat owners he said. We arc trying to slow Down the floating rockets that go 80 to 100  stateside aids researchers report Progress on vaccine Boston up an experimental vaccine appears to have prevented two monkeys from being infected with the aids virus a promising step in the search Tor a Way to protect humans from the deadly disease. Harvard scientists reported sunday. Tests involving the Monkey equivalent of the aids virus showed for the first time that an animal could be protected from an aids virus the scientists said. While the results Are encouraging the researchers and other experts stressed the vaccine probably would not work in humans and even the same approach May not work for people. The possibility of developing a Safe effective vaccine for humans remains an open Issue said Ronald Desrosiers an associate professor of Micro biology and molecular genetics who headed the re search. Our work provides a Hope that it will be possible. The question however is not when but  alaskan Waters smeared with a new Oil Slick Ketchikan Alaska a a 166-foot fish processor Sank in Ketchikan Harbor at the South Eastern Point of Alaska leaving behind an Oil Slick the . Coast guard said sunday the Ocean Pacific began to list slightly saturday evening and by about 9 p.m., All Crew members were safely evacuated to another fishing vessel tied up Norrby. S irl coast guard Petty officer Greg Robin son. Four of the 68 people aboard received minor in juries were treated at a local Hospital and released. The steel hulled vessel was carrying Between 15.000 and 18,000 Gallons of fuel Robinson said. It was not immediately known Why the ship Sank or How much fuel had escaped. Divers were on the scene sunday in the 24 fathoms of water sealing fuel vents to prevent further seepage of Oil. Robin son said. Pit Bull owners protest new Law by mourning Miami a dozens of Dade county pit Bull owners wore Black armbands to protest a new licensing ordinance for their dogs but grudgingly complied with a requirement they Register and in sure the pets. The measure which went into effect monday requires owners to keep their dogs securely fenced with a dangerous dog sign and to have insurance in Case their dogs attack someone. A Young girl was badly mauled in the worst of several attacks that led the Melro Dade commis Sion to pass the ordinance earlier this year some of the owners who registered their dogs and paid $50 fees at the Dade county animal control enter sunday predicted the commission would suf Fer a political backlash from angry dog owners. This commission has Woken up a sleeping giant said Bob Sanchez president of the 400 member responsible dog owners of Dade county. Russians americans join in building project . Wash. A in a sort of .-soviet peace corps Exchange soviet carpenters Are helping americans build four new Homes and a Day care Center to Benefit Low income far workers. It s the soviets Way of thanking . Construction Crews who helped rebuild soviet Armenia after a devastating earthquake. Far workers Martin and Esperanza Chavarin and their seven children will get a new House. So will Ramon and Esther Jiron and their four children. The Southeast Yakima Community Center will get a new Day care to House 50 children nearly All from poor families. Ten soviets and 10 americans working As the . Soviet partners project plan to spend the next month building the structures