European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14the stars and stripes sunday March 15, 1992 faces n places dog tales and canine Capers hounding some pet owners by the associated press Many a Best Friend is getting him in an awful lot of trouble. Maryland Stop dog has been implicated in a canine controversy. A Wom in in Florida faces a lawsuit because her Mutt May be too heavy. Eleven new York police officers landed in hot water after rescuing a Blind Pooch from the sewer. And its not even the dog Days yet. Willie a Black Labrador that belongs to Maryland gov. Wlliam Donald Schaefer had his Day Friday when he showed up on the front Page of the Washington Post. The newspaper said taxpayers had spent $600 on veterinary care and a state police officer had House trained Willie whose code name is canine one. Schaefers spokesman Frank Traynor doggedly defended the expenses saying Willie is considered a police dog. But now retired sgt. Donald Murphy said much of willies training consisted of simple housebreaking rather than the More specialized instruction he gave other police dogs. Fat is also How neighbors describe Lucky a Mutt belonging to Mindy Felinton of Boca Raton Fla. And those extra pounds Are threatening to land Lucky in the Pound. A Rule at Felinton a townhouse development bans dogs weighing More than 30 pounds. The devel Opic nth a Community association said Lucky is Over the limit. A judge ordered Lucky weighed last week but that did no to help. The squirming dog registered anywhere from 29.4 to 31.2 pounds the two sides will meet with a mediator monday new York police officers posing with a Blind dog they rescued from a sewer caught flak for appearing hatless in this photograph. In a last ditch Effort. In new York 11 officers thought they were doing a Good deed earlier this month when they rescued Shadow from a sewer. So did the new York Post which published a picture of the officers and Shadow. The Post reported Friday that the officers faced disciplinary hearings because they did no to Wear their hats in the picture. But chief of patrol Mario Selvaggi issued a statement hours later saying Only the patrol supervisor it. Frank Tristino would be disciplined a for a this failure to properly  Illinois Man s foxy business makes scents a by United press International Fox urine has the smell of Success for a Rural businessman who is expanding his urine bottling business in the face of potential trouble from animal rights activists. Dan Aeschliman of Eureka iii., received a $10,000 loan last week from the Woodford county economic development program to double his Stock to about 3,000 foxes build a barn and install automatic bottling machinery at the one Man operation. Aeschliman now collects Fox urine by hand bottles it with other ingredients and Sells the mixture As Deer attracting scent. Deer Hunters shopping at discount stores bought about 250,000 bottles last year. Sales Are expected to double this year said Kevin Pearson the county a economic development director. A the comes across As if he has a missing microchip but he a really a smart businessman a Pearson said Friday. A a it san interesting  Pearson said the foxes Are treated humanely. But Aeschleman wont say much to reporters because he fears publicity will Spur intimidation from animal rights activists. After getting Media attention four years ago a we had a couple of death threats from these animal rights people a Aeschliman said. A a they re plumb  Pearson said the Only thing cruel about the business is the damage it does to clothing. After taking a tour a i  get the smell out of my suit Quot he said. A i had to throw it  Arm Landers dear Ann Landers i am begging you to help me and thousands of other women who Are worried sick. I am one of Many who had breast implants years ago and who Are now Reading some terrifying stuff in the papers. Mine were inserted in 1978 by a Fine doctor who assured me they were Safe. My husband was very pleased. With the results and so was i. My clothes looked better on me and i Felt wonderful about my figure. Yesterday i heard on the radio that there will be no More such surgeries until additional studies Are done. Meanwhile what is a person like me supposed to do i phoned my doctor and asked about having the implants removed. He asked me if i was having any problems. When i said a no a he replied a there is no reason for you to have them removed. Stop worrying. Now whenever i have a Little ache or pain i get scared to death that its the beginning of cancer or some other horrible thing caused by implants. Can you say something to Calm my fears a terrified in Louisville dear terrified the . Food and drug administration s advisory panel has determined that there is no compelling scientific evidence that the implants cause disease but made it Clear that More studies Are needed. The pane has recommended that All women who need breast reconstruction after Mastectomy be allowed to have it As Well As a limited number of women who want to have the surgery for cosmetic reasons in order to Supply data for a controlled study. The Fra is advising women who have not experienced any problems to leave their implants in. I spoke with or. Mitchell Karlan past president of the los Angeles county medical society 12,000 member Sand this is what or. Karlan said a the manner in which this controversy was handled by the Fra was political not scientific. It did not serve the women of this country Well. In 32 years As a surgical oncologist having followed my patients after Mastectomy for As Long As 25 years. I have never seen one Case of autoimmune disease or cancer that resulted from silicone gel breast implants. A approximately 2 million women have had breast implants since 1972. While no surgical procedure is guaranteed to be 100 percent successful for every patient about 95 percent of the women who have had breast implants Are extremely pleased with the results and have had no  and now a final word from Kirk Johnson general counsel for the american medical association a the it a is trying to Deal responsibly with a situation that has gotten out of hand in Large part because malpractice lawyers have too much control Over Public health decisions. Whatever the merits of the implant controversy which we Are reviewing we know that malpractice lawyers arc taking away from the physicians and patients the ability to obtain the Best health  anyone who has questions can Call the Fra breast implantation information toll free hot line. The number is 1-800-532-4440 add for the hearing impaired 1-800-688-6167. Dear Ann what a the proper thing to do with the Beds and bedding when you have been an overnight guest for one or two nights in a sure Many others would like to know the answer b.k., Salem . Dear Salem fold the sheets neatly and cover the bed with the spread. C creators Syndicate dear Abby livery year i begin my 12th-Grade geography course by Reading an article you printed a few years ago. My students Are always shocked to learn the statistics that show How ignorant Many americans Are about the world. I was therefore surprised and dismayed when you placed Korea in Southeast Asia this shows How pervasive the problem is. Here a the article you printed that i use dear readers in Celebration of its 100th birthday the National geographic society commissioned Gallup a the Rolls Royce of pollsters a to find out How much the average american knows about geography. The results were startling. One in five of those polled could not name one country in Europe. Three out of four could not find the persian Gulf on a map. One in four could not find the Pacific Ocean. One in two  locate South Africa. Worse yet 50 percent  find new York state on a map and 14 percent dear Abby could not even find the United states compared with a similar poll taken 40 years ago the results show a steady decrease of geographic knowledge. The reason Only 25 percent of the schools in the United states include geography in their curriculum. Even though there Are More americans travelling today than Ever before there seems to be a diminishing interest in geography. This brings to mind the Story about the Well travelled american who called a Friend to say that she had just returned from Majorca. A where is it a the Friend asked. She replied a i done to know. We  respectfully Patrick Grant University prep Academy Seattle dear or. Grant oops the face with the egg on it is mine according to the 1992 Universal almanac both North and South Korea lie in Eastern Asia. Pray where were ail my Sharp eyed editors when 1 needed them dear Abby i read the letter from Quot a compulsive Gambler a who stated that he she now lives in Okinawa Japan. Abby Okinawa is not in Japan. It is an Island that is part of the Ryukyu Chain of islands in the Pacific. Just thought you a like to know. Nelson t. Hall Vauxhall . Dear Nelson t. Hall according to the information please almanac after Japan surrendered to the United states on sept. 2, 1945, the Pacific islands including Okinawa remained under . Occupation. However following Japan a prime minister Eisaku satos visit to Washington d.c., in 1969 during the Nixon administration the United states agreed to return Okinawa and the other Ryukyu islands to Japan in 1972. The . Postal service in los Angeles says that a to reach someone in Okinawa the Correct address is Okinawa  so while Okinawa May not appear to be in Japan it is considered a part of Japan. C Universal press Syndicate