European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Possibly for 2 decades Friday september 12, 1980 the stars stripes Pago 11 Rome monuments fake to the editor cover from pollution. Price of tickets to by Clara hemp will Rome a some of Rome s most famous Marble monuments have disappeared behind Green cloth cages to protect them from he automobile pollution which is turning them to dust. City officials say the Arch of con Stan line the Trajan column the Arch of Septimus Severus among others May remain at least partially hidden from pub Lic View for Ai Long As 20 years until Rome finds the Money the technology to preserve them. Many of the delicately carved faces on the Arch of Constantino the official in trance to Rome built in 315 a.d., have been destroyed their noses eyes Cheeks completely eroded in the past 20 years. The Trajan column built in the 2ndcentury with Fric is describing the triumphs in Battle of the hip crop Trajan is european Eden of col. Hote Tau sch. Usa to. Coi . Everett Usan deep to Wohor i Ommert a to of Jenor eur 0. Franx or Moon mawr he hey s. A Steim Curaj Lelmon Huw Vir thai new Tooer it an Eul Horried unofficial publication for . Armed Force out rat. To Star so Vloet in putt lived in conjunction with a armed Force information prow am tit in department of def Roe. Cert Eft of the Start of Ripe Ara not Neceia Harlry in Oft Cal View of a the . Government de Perl Rnell of defense or the . European command. The appearance of Dot Previ in thai Stew Peper concerning commercial Duck atom does Nof constitute in endorse Mem of he department of defense including the military department. Military Eli the Start stripes Apo w2ij.  Rritt the ser so rape potty an 11 10 34. D-6100 derm Teadt 11, Germany. Tel griet Nelm 1c prefix 06iss Bill m Oarr Maidt Alrtle  prefix 7174 741, telex 0419-332. New York office room 401, 2j2 seventh ave., hew York 10001, Tel area code 712 670-3333. Second Dan pot fair paid at new York . News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Rudl we Lilart building 103, Carl Schun churn Bremerhaven military a or Bremerhaven of 0471 u77 Kaiserslautern Ger Many Roy Raderm. Bunding 297, Pula Tel Barrack Voge Weh military 2776 45s or Kalser Steuter Civ. 0631 57104 Nuernberg Germany John Savard build ing 21, Watt am o. Darcy Cavern Nuernberg or Iiara 7254 or Nuernberg Civ. 71253 Stuttgen. Germany John Glass bldg. 2307, Patel Barracks Patch military 2729-m4v or Stuttgart Civ 0711 730ew u.k., Jim Arwine Gary Harri Ido. 434, Cess us Raf ill Denim Apo 09127, mall try Alovon kt-1110. Sex Leloni m58-2276, or  mlle Knafl 713w2 112065, telex ii7ms Washington. Dc., Grace Blancett Oas a a the Penleton room 2e754, Washington 20301, Tel. 202 to Milf. Cucu tawn offices Germany Berlin. Chilian i33ih6. Mil 6117 Bremar Hayen. Civ  Mil lilt Frankfurt. Civ 6920m Kalier Ilafern of s7ji7. Mil Voge Weh Mundi Civ Edisto or to ism. Mil 45s4 Nuernberg. Of 7 Max no Norm German Region Buhn men my 7101 or at slut Garl Civ Bush Mil Uoo. Greece Atheni Chr Man. Italy Elcenia Civ skb44 Spain Madrid Civ 2057544 or Torreon air Bale Mil 754. Turkey Lila bul Civ 464372, tried 24174 sans to. United kingdom Green Nam common Civ Newbury 043s 44741, unite re Newburg 0435 44243 ext. 209. Also in danger. Some of the soldiers faces helmets carved on the column have crumbled disappeared. Acid rain is the villain. Fulfur emissions in Auto exhaust mix with Rainwater to form a weak sul uric acid which eats away at the Marble turns it to a Chalky substance which crumbles easily. The scaffolding cloth do not Stop the pollution but they protect the Monu ments from the wind Ana rain. The City superintendent of archaeology adm no la Regina has asked parliament for 180 billion lire s215 million to clean the monuments Catalon them try to keep the damage from getting worse by covering them with protective coatings. The funding Bill introduced in May is stalled in Long debates la Regina fears the monuments will be ruined before the legislature acts. Traffic is banned in Many parts of the historic Center including the area around the Trevi Fountain the Spanish Steps Piazza Navonna but motorists routinely ignore the ban the streets each Day arc clogged with automobiles. It s also a problem of City planning. Much of the pollution comes from cars on via Dei Fon Imperial the wide Street built by dictator Benito Mussolini to connect the colosseum to Piazza Venezia with the roman Imperial forums on either Side. He sought to reconstruct the grandeur of ancient Rome. The Street which la Regina Calls a disaster of Urban planning has become one of the major thoroughfares of the City. At Rush hour the Carbon monoxide level is 500 parts per million in downtown Rome eight times the level considered hazardous to human health to Stone Metal works of Art. Preservationists look for ways to keep the monuments from crumbling. Some restoration experts say the techniques Are still experimental the plastic like protective callings must be replaced every year. Although the Green cloth coverings pre vent tourists from seeing the monuments scholars arc permitted to climb up on the scaffolding get a rare close look at he decorations. The scaffolding also Al Low workmen to clean the works. Some restoration experts predict the Green cloth coverings scaffolding which cover parts of the Arch of Constantine the Arch of Septimus Severus the Trajan column the column of mar Cus Aurelius the Temple of Saturn among others will stay on for 10 or 20 years. La Regina Hopes the covers can come Down in five years. In january purchased tickets to the Ocram Mcgrau passion play from the Klaber recreation tour office. They were sold for 95 Marks $54however when the tickets were received in april the printed Price on the ticket was 60 Marks $34. These were tickets for Entrance to the play with no accommodations or transportation. T is by understanding that any . Mil itary recreation Center any place in in world is in Chis Lance to meet the needs of the military personnel on location. Their programs ii i signed to promote morale welfare recreation. If this is to or How can the Klebor recreation Center justify charging a one third Price increase Over above an already nigh priced event such As the Oberammergau passion play i.e., a $20 surcharge on a $34 ticket mow docs such an arrangement meet the needs of the military member by providing for his or her morale assuring arrange ments that arc for his or her welfare establishing a just reasonable outlet for his or her recreation Why was t the consumer made aware of the fact that an exorbitant 37 percent sur charge was attached to the Cost of the tick ets Why docs the Garmisch arc reservations office for accommodations inform personnel that no reservations arc accepted until 90 Days prior to an event such As the play on the morning of the 90th Day say that reservations Are completely booked a of. Richard m. Atwater Ramstein a Germany editor s note brie. Gen. Jerry w. Tietge commander he 86th tactical fighter Wing replies i appreciate your concern regarding prices for the Oberammergau passion play. It is be Community s goal to pro ride wholesome recreation services at a reason Able Cost. The Kaiserslautern morale support division purchased 640 Oberammergau passion play tickets for 85 Marks each from the Wiesbaden morale support fund. A 10 percent service charge is added at the time of the Sale. This service charge is added to All tour travel packages or ticket sales generates income for the Community morale support fund to provide other recreational faculties opportunities for the Semcer person his he family. These tickets also offered an Opportunity for urge number of the people living in the Kaise Natera Community to attend the passion play who possibly would not have been Able to procure tick ets from the limited Supply available to the Kalsen Stern morale support division from other sources. I assure you that the method of ticket sales was correctly controlled am sorry that Yoa feel the service was not appropriate. Pm mag hot been reminded that Complete in formation service mint be provided. I Hope that Yon will take further advantage of the Many Leisure time recreational opportunities provided by the Kal Sers Lantini East Tours travel  a response was also received fro american forces recreation Center re Garding this complaint. Maj. Robert 1. Men chief of hotels restaurants for arc replies in accordance with Usa eur Regula Tion 28-110/usafe regulation 215-7, requests for arc reservations will be accepted up to but not More than 90 Days before be desired reservation period. It is possible for a specific Date to be booked prior to the 90-Day time Frame. This will oct t when that Date has been reserved fully As part of earlier reservations booked through that Date. On the Day Yon indicated the Wiesbaden military Community had bought out the full performance of the passion play distributed the 4,725 tickets to is. Personnel through several military communities. Arcs less than 1300 bed spaces in Mannl sub Munich were fully booked for the May 20-22 period before noon on the 90th Day preceding. We la arc regret that we were unable to provide accommodations for the writer As we also regretted the Lack of capacity to accommodate hundreds of others daring those particular Days of unique demand. Although the writer s tickets were no port of any Afke program it should be added As a matter of interest clarity that arc did contract for passion play tickets also distributed them through Community base morale support activities. However our 5,050 were spread Oleif the entire season with 50 to 100 tickets available for each performance. The Price included round trip bits transportation be tween Jannisch  a ton guide a Box lunch. Further each Afke ticket Holder was assured a Choice of arc hotel accommodations in Gar  because of the Large volume of mail this Colota receives Dally letters that Are Brief to the Point have a much better Chance of being published. With Home accept my Lubs Ripton to slurs & to p i name i please Point strut b1dg. To Hugh dec no 1 will pay a How Del Lviv cab it whim i Comis 10 Coult.  City api. No housing aria take advantage of Stais & St a Home delivery service in most government housing please Complete this form a a Mailous pm. Areas. Delivered to your Mailbox Starl s r Pes Apo �9211 daily for $4.50 a month. Attn the promotion