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WEDNESDAY, November 15, 1989 1989 Sentinel CommunccaSorn Company 35 cents Florida Edition The best newspaper in Florida I ekpirfefap No myth to reducing cholesterol, heart ASSOCIATED PRESS They cited a variety of evidence to back their contention that people live longer if they cut their ch6 lesterol. Among these was a Norwegian study sho-' ing that people who reduced cholesterol by diet alone had 40 percent fewer deaths over an period. "There is overwhelming data that in addition to lessening your heart attack risk in your 40s, 50s and 60s, you will live a little longer by following a bettej diet," said another panel member, Dr. William '-v-v i 'V Please see HEART, A-1 1 The article's author, Washington writer Thomas J. Moore, analyzed a variety of research to make his point that the cholesterol scare has been overblown.

The organizations marshaled the same studies and many more to reach the opposite conclusion: Americans should cut down on saturated fat and cholesterol in their diet to minimize their risk of heart disease. "If you give the message that cholesterol is a myth, it is wrong. It is important that we detect and treat it," said Dr. John C. LaRosa of George Washington University.

LaRosa, who called Moore's work "sensational" and "not responsible," was one of six prominent heart experts who gathered at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association to present the case against cholesterol. Moore could not be reached to respond. The doctors said Moore misinterpreted some studies and ignored many others, such as animal research and findings that countries with low-fat diets have much lower heart attack rates. In their report, the doctors said they "intend to remove any doubts about the direct relation between cholesterol and heart disease" and to "dispel the cholesterol myths." NEW ORLEANS The nation's top public and private heart organizations released "overwhelming evidence" on cholesterol Tuesday that they said I'more than justifies" the campaign to change the way Americans eat. The American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute prepared "The Cholesterol Facts" in reaction to an article in September's Atlantic magazine called "The Cholesterol Myth." Whole Navy Naval accidents around the globe Jl Most areas free to use water again By Kevin Spear halts to run.

OF THE SENTINEL STAFF safety (His: COMPILED FROM WIRE REPORTS bow. The U.S. Navy has 599,000 full-time personnel and injured in the ship fire, and both F-14 crewmen were rescued without serious injury after they bailed into the Gulf 60 miles northwest of Key West. The order will halt normal training for extensive reviews of "basic safety and operating procedures," a Navy spokesman said. Trost instructed the command-ers to "leave no stone unturned to ensure safety of operations is foremost in the minds of all hands from the deck plate to the bridge." He ordered them to relay any information that could improve safety to their colleagues.

"The obligation we have to bring every sailor home safely and husband the scarce resource of combat readiness dictates a hard look at all levels and at every detail," Trost said in his cable to senior Navy officers. "I think the action is well tak-- en," said Eugene Carroll, a retired rear admiral now with the Center for Defense Information, a Washington military think tank. "When Please see NAVY, A-1 0 WASHINGTON The Navy or-, dered an unprecedented 48-hour halt in operations Tuesday for all ships, aircraft and shore training installations only hours after two more accidents. There had been a growing list of accidents some with deaths. Navy Secretary H.

Lawrence Garrett III and Adrn. Carlisle A.H. Trost, the chief of naval operations, announced that the first all-Navy "safety stand-down" must be conducted in a single block of time within 72 hours of the Tuesday afternoon decision. Commanders of each fleet will select their own starting times. Garrett and Trost ordered the halt after a fire broke out Tuesday morning on the helicopter assault ship USS Inchon while it was get-, ting maintenance in Norfolk, and an F-14 Tomcat fighter crashed into the Gulf of Mexico-Tuesday afternoon.

The Navy said 29 people were 666 ships. Of thd ships, usually about one-third are at sea for training purposes. In recent months this branch of the service has been plagued by a series of accidents on the sea and in the air. 1) April 19 Turret explosion aboard battleship USS Iowa, 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico, claims lives of 47 sailors. 2) May 9 6 sailors die and 5 injured In a fire aboard the USS White Plains, a supply ship, in the South China Sea.

3) May 13 2 sailors die in a pump room fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS America off North Carolina coast. 4) May 19 A Marine Is drowned when a landing craft from the amphibious landing ship USS Duluth overturns during exercises off the northeast coast of Australia. 5) Aug. 23 30 civilians are injured when a pressure relief valve sprays visitors with hydraulic fluid and water and panic ensues aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kennedy at Port Everglades, Fla. 6) Oct.

29 A T-2 Buckeye training jet crashes Into the USS Lexington in the Gulf of Mexico, near Pensacola, killing the student pilot and four crew members on deck, and Injuring 19. 7) Oct. 30 An FA-18 pilot drops a 500-pound bomb on guided missile cruiser USS Reeves in Indian Ocean, causing minor Injuries to 5 sailors and blowing a 5-foot hole in the 8) Oct. 30 t- A sailor on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson falls into the Pacific about 620 miles north of Wake Island and is presumed lost. 9) Oct.

313 sailors and 38 non-nuclear missiles are swept by a wave from the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower, 90 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. 1 sailor is presumed dead. 10) Nov. 19 sailors suffer smoke inhalation and four of those are treated for burns after a fire In a boiler on the oiler USS Monongahela, about 500 miles west of Gibraltar. 11) Nov.

7 A 26-foot Navy research and recovery submarine becomes entangled in cables 1,300 feet below the ocean's surface near San Clemente Island, Calif, for 9 hours before breaking free. 12) Nov. 9 An A-7E Corsair Navy jet from Dobbins Air Force Base crashes into an apartment complex, killing 2 civilians and injuring 3 persons near Marietta, Ga. 13) Nov. 12 A 563-foot Navy destroyer, the USS Kinkaid, bound for Singapore, collides with a 428-foot merchant ship off Malaysia, killing 1 Navy crewman and injuring 4.

14) Nov. 14 Fire breaks out aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Inchon while It underwent shipyard maintenance in Norfolk, injuring at least 29. 15) Nov. 14 A U.S. Navy F-14 jet fighter crashes in the Gulf of Mexico, 60 miles northwest of Key West.

PALATKA Mandatory water-use restrictions imposed on much of Central Florida for three months were lifted Tuesday by state officials who decided the ground and sky are wet enough. The St. Johns River Water Management District has dropped mandatory rules in favor of voluntary water conservation in the district's eight southernmost counties. Among those counties are Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola and Brevard. However, users "of the Cocoa city water system must still obey mandatory restrictions.

Cocoa officials say the city may not have enough water to supply its nearly 120,000 customers next year. The district's 11 northernmost counties, including Volusia and Marion, also must continue tc obey the mandatory restrictions that began in August. Despite the decision to relax restrictions in some counties, district officials want water users in Central Florida to voluntarily follow the mandatory restrictions. About 3 million people live in the district. "We are not saying go forth and use water in abundance," said district director Henry Dean.

A combination of water conservation and more rain than expected has restored water levels sooner than expected in the district's southern half. But the district board argued about the need to retain water restrictions. J.D. Collins of Jacksonville was the sole board member to vote against dropping mandatory restrictions. "Why could we not just allow the restrictions to stay and be that much better off?" Board member Ralph E.

Simmons of Fernandina Beach said the restrictions' effectiveness may Please see WATER, A-1 1 SENTINEL GRAPHIC Leipzig provided the spark for East Germany's freedom fire By J. Craig Crawford OF THE SENTINEL STAFF southwest of Berlin, has been the fulcrum of east German discontent. And the Romanesque walls of St. Nikolai provided its sanctuary. Monday the city repeated a weekly routine: 300,000 orderly protesters church to hear the Rev.

Christian Fuehrer urge quiet determination in their struggle against the state. "We begin each march with prayer, setting the mood "for non-violence," Fuehrer said Tuesday. "If the power of marched from prayer services at St. Nik-L the streets, can. stay, nonviolent, we will West Germany offers East financial aid E.

German premier says wall must stay Gorbachev appeals to West for restraint Czechoslovakia will allow freer travel full story, A-4 olai to a target of their hatred headnnartprs nf Stasi. Fast, nprmnnv's- rhjmwpq vmJOLZHm LEIPZIG Communist East Germany's rising frustration showed in the words of a handmade banner Tuesday outside this city's oldest church, the Lutheran St. Nikolai. "SED das tut weh" it read. Translation: The Communist Party gives me a pain.

Since early October, Leipzig, 75 miles once-feared secret police. So far the strategy has wbrk'ed beyond For seven Mondays factory the imaginaUarLof its seamstresses, clerks and teachers the-'. a city's core population met at Please see Regents pick Lombardi to head UF New president faces task of curing school's sports woes i 1 By Lance Oliver Business C-1 Local stale Dl Classified F-S Movies E5 Comic9 Ei Obituaries D6 Greg Dawson E-1 Sports EM Editorial page A-14 Style EJ Ann Landers E7 Television E-6 OF THE SENTINEL STAFF Relief pitcher Mark Davis 7v wins the NL Cy Young award. JfF Pa9e Orlando loses hotel queen hon- 4 I ors to L.A. but only until the end of the month.

Page C-1 Missouri-St. Louis, was one of their toughest. "I've never had a problem making that decision before," said Regent Joan Ruffier of Orlando, "This time I could have truly been happy with either one." Ruffier said she gave strong consideration to Barnett, who would have been the first woman and first black president at UF. "I thought, 'What a statement that would have But I feel very good about the decision we made," she said. About 30 students who showed up for Tuesday's vote were disappointed that Barnett was not chosen, and some complained that she didn't get the job because she is a black woman.

Regent Raul Masvidal grew irritated at the suggestion. Please see UF, A-1 1 pleasure and opportunity," he said. One of the first questions posed to Lombardi was how he will handle UF's athletic program, which is under investigation by the NCAA and the U.S. attorney's office. Lombardi said he will "talk to a whole lot of people and listen to a whole lot of people" before acting.

After voting to offer Lombardi the job, the regents also raised the maximum salary for the position from $160,000 to $185,000. Even at $185,000, Lombardi is taking a pay cut from Johns Hopkins, Reed said. The private university does not release salary figures, a spokesman said. Regents said the choice between Lombardi and the other finalist, Marguerite Ross Barnett, chancellor of the University of GAINESVILLE John Lombardi, described by a colleague as a man who "seems to thrive on difficult situations," has found another one: the University of Florida presidency. On Tuesday the Board of Regents unanimously chose Lombardi, 47, who is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, as the new UF president.

Chancellor Charles Reed said he hopes to have Lombardi settled into his Tigert Hall office on campus by March. After the vote, the regents telephoned Lombardi, who accepted the job immediately, "It will be a great responsibility, IN A WORD pekoe, PEE-ko: noun. (Amoy Chinese dialect, literally, white down; from being picked while leaves still have the down on them. A fine grade of black tea of Sri Lanka and India, made from the small leaves at the tips of the stem. 3fag3g3EID ASSOCIATED PflESS Lombardi gained experience at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and Indiana University..