European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 04, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 4, 1995 . The stars and stripes Page 5 by Lisa m. Krieger san Francisco examiner the lights will be dimmed at tanning Parlours if the nation s doctors have their Way. ,. Deep in this darkest and most dismal time of the a calf the american medical association has passed a Resolution to urge the Federal government to exert greater control Over the Sale and use of tanning Parlours saying there is a runaway epidemic of skin cancer across the land. Tanning salons backed by the suntan Ning association for education Trade group say they already Are Well regu lated by Federal state and local authorities. At a reputable Salon machines Are monitored and staffers arc educated. But the gentle rays that warm the soul also wrinkle the skin and Warp the Dan doctors say because it s impossible to taste feel or hear ultraviolet Light the danger in t obvious until it s too late the doctors add. Tans Are caused by Melanin a pigment that in response to the Sun rises from cells called Mela oocytes to the skin s sur face where the Melanin absorbs us Ray Sand keeps them from damaging the me ,. A oocytes below. An easily tanned skin will wrinkle and thicken turn spotty and age but it is less Likely to develop Mel Anoma. Citing a threat to the Public s health the Ama s House of delegates last month passed legislation asking the food and drug administration to recognize tanning Parlours As a risk Factor for Mel Anoma a deadly skin cancer. The Ama also supported implementation of state and local regulations on tanning parlor equipment. As dermatologists we Are All too familiar with the rising incidence of Mel Anoma in the . And the increased risks directly linked to the use of Sun Beds and sunlamps said or. June Robinson of the Ama and the american society for Dermat logic surgery. Dermatologists say there s scientific evidence that Young people who use Tan Ning machines More than 10 times a year have seven times the risk of Melanoma As nonusers. Additionally a controversial new study shows that ultraviolet Light encourages suppressor cells in the immune system to stifle the activity of disease fighting cells and can degrade some nutrients in the blood such As Beta carotene. It s estimated that nearly 2 million americans a Day visit tanning salons in the Peak season which is Winter and that 1 million to 2 million americans Are tanning junkies meaning that they visit salons about 100 times a year. Nobody on Earth has Ever gotten As much us a radiation As people who regularly use these salons said or. Leonard Harver a dermatologist at co Lumbia presbyterian medical Center in new York. Nobody s tested the Long term effects of  tanning parlor junkies have not got ten the message that there is no such thing As Safe ultraviolet radiation or. Howard Koh of the Boston University school of Medicine said in a news Confer ence last month. But As Long As Bronze is Beautiful there will be a demand for tanning salons regulations or not say Salon owners. In these Short Days and Long cold nights people want to relax to get warm and Tan said Craig Joyner of great an a san Francisco tanning Salon. A Tan actually lifts people s spirits during the win  distributed by sort put Howard news a Rvl Florida officers Hunt 5 killers who fled prison Belle Glade Fla. A dozens of officers along with dogs and helicopters searched tuesday for five murderers who escaped from a prison by digging a Tunnel under a Fence. A sixth convicted killer was caught monday shortly after the group tunnelled out of the Glades correction Al institution. The six All from Cuba were serving life sentences for first degree murder and Are considered extremely dangerous officials said. _ we think the five we re still looking for Areti iding out in sugar Cane Fields or in ditches waiting for a Chance to make a move said the prison s assistant superintendent John Townsend. The prison near Lake Okeechobee is surrounded by sugar Cane Fields that stretch for Miles the town of Belle Glade is about three Miles to the South. They la be looking to steal cars break into houses for clothes Townsend said. It s a very dangerous sit  the escape occurred monday evening just As prison ers were being called in for the evening from an athletic Field Townsend said. Alarms sounded As the men went under the Fence and guards fired at them but it was t known if any had been hit. The men had scraped Oul a 20 to 25-Yard Tunnel through the moist pea like soil Townsend said. The  started underneath the prison Chapel and ended just outside the prison s Fence. This has been Well planned Townsend said. He estimated it took 20 Days to dig the Tunnel. Quayle returns to Hospital to have appendix removed Indianapolis a former vice president Dan Quayle treated last month for blood clots in his lungs is Back in the Hospi Tal this time for removal of an enlarged appendix. He will undergo surgery later this week Quayle s office said tuesday. The 47-year-old Quayle entered Indiana univer sity Hospital on monday afternoon and is expected to remain there about seven Days because he is still being treated with anti clot medication. Anne Hathaway the executive director of Quayle Quayle s political action committee called issues 96, said the enlarged Appen Dix was discovered during a checkup that was a follow up to his Hospital ution a month ago. She quoted him As saving that he. Just wants the thing out i Don t need it  Quayle spent a Little Over a week in the Hospital in late november and Early december with the clots. Rosie a 7-year-old Shepherd Collie mix sits with eight of the nine humans she saved from Carbon monoxide poisoning in a Franklin Square ., Home. From left Are Magda and Miguel berries son Michael Nephew Alex roman daughter Cynthia Nephew Erik roman and Kristine and Paul roman Magda berries brother. Dogged determination rescues family Franklin Square  A the Berrios family served up a big Burger and some pizza to their dog for alerting them to Carbon monoxide poisoning. _ in 1995, we re thankful we Are All alive. We re nine very Lucky people Magda Berrios said. Rosie a 7-year-old Shepherd Collie mix woke Berrios Early saturday As Carbon monoxide fumes were leaking into the House possibly from a malfunctioning Furnace. Police had said that Rosic s Barking woke the family but Berrios said the dog actually was jangling her Chain link Collar and tags As if she had to go outside. When Berrios got up to let the dog out the fresh air made her realize she Felt sick. After Rosie woke me up it was like a Chain reaction she said. Everybody started gettingmp., it looked like we were drunk dizzy and  Berrios 50, remembered what she had read about Carbon monoxide poisoning. The family started opening the windows. Her husband Miguel 50, called 911. All nine people were treated and released at hospitals then went Home to give Rosie her special dinner. Four of the nine were family members visiting from Ohio. The others were Magda Berrios her _ husband her Mother and the couple s two adult children. / l. Our Rosie Magda Berrios said adoringly. To us she s a hero. This could have turned into a tragedy."-, new Ford Taurus Detroit a Ford motor co. On tuesday unveiled the 1996 version of its Taurus the country s Best. Selling car As foreign and Domestic automakers launched the new year at the North american International Auto  show s preview period it opens to the general Public saturday began tuesday with designation of the Chrysler Cirrus and  As North at preview american car and truck of the year. Chosen by an International panel of automotive journalists the awards were drawn from nominations of 30 cars and five trucks that were new or substantially new for the 1995 Model year. The 1996 Taurus is Ford s first Complete remake of the car since it was introduced in 1985 and captivated midsize car buyers with its rounded aerodynamic shape