European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 06, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday june 6.1980 Moscow Lowers figure on expected olympic visitors Moscow a Moscow mayor Vladimir prom Slov said thursday that Abdul 75,000 foreign tourists Are expected it the Moscow summer olympics a significant decrease from previous soviet Esti mates. Speaking at a news conference Promys Luv gave no explanation for his Fig ure which does not include athletes and officials. Previous soviet estimates have estimated 250.000 foreign tourists. Senior soviet tourism officials said in april that tourism at the Moscow games would be a Success despite some countries plans to Boycott the olympics Over soviet military involvement in Afghanistan. They told a news conference april 18 that sales of olympic Tours were Good in Spain. France and Italy and that there was no sign of a significant reduction in British tourists and that scandinavian reservations were holding stable. But officials have indicated . Tourists could number As few As 3.000 to 4,000, compared to an original plan Tor 15,000 to 20.000 visitors before the United states pulled out of the games. Before West Germany decided May is to Boycott the games about 10,000 West German tourists had been expected. Promys Lov estimated that with tourists athletes and All other olympic visitors included foreigners at the games would come to about 100,000 people. He said that with a smaller number of people than was originally estimated they could be served in a better fashion. Promys Lov also maintained that the anti olympic Campaign by the Carter administration has experienced a Complete  he noted that 85 countries Nave officially said they arc coming and said Moscow officials arc still awaiting replies from 26 More countries. Promys Lov also estimated that govern ment expenses on olympic facilities and services in Moscow would reach $380 Mil lion to js30 million at official Exchange Rales. He said soviet citizens will be free to come into the City during the games and that their purchases at soviet shops will not be restricted. There have been rumours in recent months that special scrip might be travel restrictions remain Between Spain Gibralter London a travel restrictions Between Spain and the British Colony of Gibraltar arc not Likely to be lifted in the immediate future the foreign office said. It was the first official British recognition that problems had Arisen since foreign Secretary lord Carrington reached tentative agreement on the Border Issue with Spanish foreign minister Marcelino orca in Lis Bon in Early april. Issued to restrict citizens purchases of hard to get goods that arc expected to be plentiful in stores during the olympic period. Meanwhile in London British broadcast ing corp. Chairman sir Michael Swann said wednesday that British television will not screen coverage of the Moscow olym pics during prime evening viewing hours except for snippets in news bulletins. Swann said both the bbl and the com Mercial network. Independent television planned to Cut coverage from an originally planned 180 hours to Between 50 and 70 hours. This would still mean four hours of coverage daily. Both networks had agreed to keep the olympics off the three Peak hours from 7 30 each evening said Swann. Swann said he thought coverage would also be limited mainly to events involving British athletes who have defied govern ment pleas to join the Boycott. Swann said medals won at Moscow would be somewhat tarnished because of the Boycott. Underground museum As part of an advertising Campaign for Munich area Art museums the enamel Halls of the City s subway stations have been by boarded with reproductions of Well known local paintings such As this one of the Blue ponies of Franz Marc at the Koenig splat Stop in Down town Munich. A photo conservation clean up Campaign car free sunday urged in Germany Bonn a West German motorists arc being urged to leave their cars at Home this sunday and use Public transportation in a nationwide Effort to promote conserva Tion and clean up the environment. The car free sunday has not been univer Sally endorsed and opponents have raised objections ranging from interference with vacations and to potential harm to the restaurant business. Others have expressed fears that Environ mental zealots might resort to violence against those who use their cars anyway. The idea for a voluntary car free sunday was put Forth originally by the citizens initiative for the environment an environmental lobby group. It was later endorsed by Interior minister Gerhard Baum and environment ministers in the various Federal states. The City of ducks Oldorf in the heart of the densely polluted and populated Ruhr proclaimed Sun Day As Day of the environment and announced plans to suspend fares on some inner City bus routes. The German Federal railways also announced it would trim fares on some local lines but rejected suggestions from Environ mentalists for a nationwide fare reduction for sunday. In a country proud of its luxury curs and unlimited speeds on the autobahn the no Tion of leaving the car at Home has not caught on with everyone. Alfred Dick Interior minister in Bavaria said his state would not endorse the plan because it conflicted with a state Holiday and thousands of motorists would be head ing Home from Alpine resorts on sunday. He said thousands of other West Ger mans would probably skip work Friday Fol lowing a National Holiday thursday creating a Long weekend break which would be ending on the car free Day. No doubt Many of those vacationers would be spending their Long weekend in Alpine resorts in Bavaria. The country s two major automobile clubs who have lobbied strongly against proposals for reducing Speed limits and other infringements on motorists privileges also reacted so optically. A spokesman for the German Auto Mobile touring clubs summed up his group s position As Little pressure As Nec Essary As much Freedom As  economics minister Otto Lamsdorff warned that the car free sunday would harm the country s restaurants which do their largest business on sunday. If Energy saving measures become Nec Essary Speed limits on the autobahn make More sense he added. Hikes on booze and Gas May hit germans in Jan. Bonn up German taxpayers face hikes in taxes on alcohol and gasoline next year to finance a Compromise package re solving the divisive British budget Row that split the european common Market for More than a year. Finance minister Hans Matloc for said s. Korea has Job plan to Avert violence Seoul up the martial Law re Gime thursday announced $200 million Worth of projects to provide jobs and Ward off a new outbreak of violence in a nation battered by riots and insurrection. Economic planning minister Kim won Gic told a news conference that the South korean economic Miracle of the last 10 cars is Over. The Gross National product after years of growth declined during the first Quarter of this year compared to the same period of 1979. Industrial production dropped and the wholesale Price Index Rose 27 percent from january through May Kim said. Unemployment increased to 5.7 percent with 829,000 people out of work he said. The government said it will undertake major construction and agricultural development projects Worth $200 million As a first step in reducing unemployment. An additional $340 million will be spent on developing industries whose workers Are Low paid the announcement said. In the months preceding the imposition of full martial Law May 17 and the military takeover of the government workers in numerous industries staged hundreds of strikes to demand pay raises that would at least equal inflation which has run at More than 20 percent for several Yean. In april 3,500 Coal miners demanding a 40 percent pay increase rioted in Sabuk. 85 Miles Southeast of Seoul killing a police Man and injuring about 70people. Rebels held Kwangju 170 Miles South of Seoul for six Days last  stormed the City on May 27. After 170 peo ple died in the upheaval. Kim said the Economy is expected to continue downhill because of the political upheavals. Tourism has been off sharply since the assassination Hist oct. 26 of president Park Chung acc. And especially since May thursday a 10-hour Cabinet meeting one of the longest in German history decided to hike taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels slash fuel subsidies to Farmers and increase alcohol taxes to pay for a Compromise Deal agreed last week in Brussels in a grueling 19-hour session. Matl Hoefer said the tax hikes would take effect Only if finance ministers from the 11 German slates would not undertake an extremely difficult Reform of state and Feder Al funding involving Complex changes in the Structure dividing taxes Between state and Federal coffers. If the states refuse to agree to what mat Thocker termed an improvement in Bonn s thare then the hikes on gasoline and Alco hol taxes will take effect from Jan. 1,1981. Mail offer said taxes on alcohol would be raised two Marks a liter about $5 i gallon from january if necessary. Gasoline taxes would go up three pfennig a liter 8 cents a gallon. Taxes on Dine fuel will be hiked Only two pfennig a liter 5 cents a gallon in an Effort to encourage Consumers to switch to Oil saving a incl Post Rcd cars mail offer said