European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday july 11, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 a chadian ads ask . Help in acid Rah Toronto of canadians have launched a radioed Campaign urging american visitors a Ontario to get mad about acid rain Al masking them to press for a . Law aim Evat reducing the Cross Border . The Canadian coalition on a _ said tuesday it will ask Ontario stations to broadcast messages on the topic directed at the More than 1 million . Sportsmen and tourists who Are expected to visit Ontario this summer. The Tough talking messages which ask american visitors to pressure Congress into approving legislation on acid rain May not be taken kindly by some. For years the americans Havi been Pussy footing around a woman angry about acid rain says to her husband in one Public service advertisement. An announcer then urges get mad about acid rain. This land s Worth fight ing for. If you re Canadian talk to an american. If you re american when you get Home push for Bill 4567." the Bill was approved May 20 by the House subcommittee on health and environment but is expected to encounter opposition in later hearings. The Bill would require polluters to Cut their e Sions of Fulfur dioxide and nit oxide the two major causes of acid it also would approve a Naff filide Utility Bill surcharge of Abou Fml cents a month to pay for emission Rit Rols. One commercial Canada s sugar Maple Trees Are do plus because of acid rain and Anthi fas two fishermen be moaning the Jiff of bites in a High acid Ity Lake. Hcs sages underline Canada s claim that half of its acid rain originates upper Midwest vulnerable to acid rain most vulnerable vulnerable least vulnerable 100 mils Canada Minneapolis a " Green i Mctie i Levels of surface water alkyl lines which neutralize to add rain have the highest alkalinity. 9 Tripura graph to Sara environmental Protection Agency in the United states a percentage that rises to 75 percent in parts of Ontario according to Adele Hurley executive coordinator for the coalition on acid rain. Most of the pollutants Are tunnelled North by prevailing winds from Ohio Illinois Indiana Pennsylvania and Ken Tucky she said. The 5-year-old coalition which claims summer crowds flock to harrods for opening of $90 million Sale London up harrods Flung open its doors wednesday to crowds of shoppers including Many Ameri cans for the department store s $90million bargain Hunt an annual Sale that has become one of London s major tourist attractions. The first shoppers rushed to the China and Crystal departments sifting through tables of Wedgwood and Royal Doulton frantically Matching have to watch out. People sometimes take things right from your Basket if you re not looking said distinguished looking englishman clutching a Basket crammed with Sau cers Tea cups and plates. The store prides itself on Selling everything from Cashmere sweaters to t Bone steaks and has slashed prices on $90 million Worth of merchandise. Most people seemed to know exactly what they wanted the fur department sold a coat within the Fust five minutes of the Sale marked Down to 2.750pounds $4.125 from 5,500 $8,250. The exclusive store which includes Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana among its customers has seen its an Nual Sale become one of London s big Gest tourist draws along with Britain s More established attractions such As the trooping of the color ceremony on the Queen s official birthday or the stylish Wimbledon Tennis tournament. The bargain Hunters included plenty of americans despite the drop in trans Atlantic tourists because of terrorist scares earlier in the year. In the Cashmere and Fine Crystal departments we expect 60 to 70 percent four customers to be americans said harrods manager Frank Drewitt. Only an hour after the St reopened an Anonymous american gain a Diamond ring marked Down from 74,390 pounds $111,585 to37,195 pounds $55,792. Judith Pearlman of Madison n.j., was on a spending spree with a 500 Pound $750 harrods voucher which she won in a general knowledge quiz on the British airways flight Tolondo just a few hours earlier. The idea of having 500 pounds to spend in a department store is a Wom an s dream she said. The first thing i want to buy is an English Raincoat then something for my but there was at least one disappointed face in the crowd. Standing apart from the throngs around the China tables ted Dalrymple an american who has been working in London for eight Yean said he was the second person in the store when i opened. But the China he wanted was sold by the time he reached the coun Friend Jean Albano a real estate Developer from Harrisburg,perm., had better Luck. Packing his Basket with Blue and Gold Wedgwood Albano said he been flying to London regularly for the harrods Sale for four plan my vacations around the Sale he said. The backing of 2 i million canadians ranging from civil servants to fishing tackle manufacturers says 48,000 lakes in Ontario Are within 20 years of losing All life because of acid fallout. We Are in a race against time Hurley said. Her colleague Michael Perley said the radio Campaign is directed at anglers and other americans who come to Canada to enjoy a mural resources. He called our greatest allies in the two Cut . Emissions. Grissom an american living increased the commercials. He Aid he had wanted to do something about acid rain since he went fishing a Ontario s vast Algonquin Park four years ago and discovered a dead Lake. Canadian prime minister Brian mul Roncy has put acid rain at the top of his Agenda claiming i million Square Miles of Eastern Canada May be affected. He signed an Accord with president Reagan in March to fight the problem. While the Reagan administration has called for More study Canada has enacted legislation to Cut smokestack Fulfur by 50 percent Between 1980 and 1994. Starting with 1988 models vehicular emission standards for Canadian cars will match . Restrictions. Acid rain begins with Fulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution from smelt ers Power plants and vehicle exhaust. It travels Long distances in the atmosphere and is transformed into sul uric and nitric acid before falling to Earth in rain or Snow. It raises the acidity of lakes and Rivers jelling off fish. Acid rain also can stunt test growth and has been blamed for ailments. Evem Anada reduced its emissions by 100 Perc Akrive d still have an acid rain problem. Wet poking for a Montro microgram said Eleanor Kulin of the government ministry Irto Korge of protecting the resources of second largest country. About 10 percent of the Fulfur Diouf Ide based acid rain in the . Northeast originates in Canada. Ted Turner denounced by sex Georgia governor Over Goodwill Gomes Marietta a. Up former Georgia gov. Lester Maddox had some bitter words wednesday for television entrepreneur ted Turner who initiated the Goodwill games currently under Way in Moscow. Maddox an Arch segregationist who served one term As governor and boasted about chasing Blacks away from his at Lanta Fried Chicken restaurant said turn or is a disgrace to his country and should stay in Moscow. Ted Turner has been an idol of mine him being a Maverick and All Maddox said. I be wished him Success and i be watched him and studied him. But now he has Hurt me a great Deal he s changed from being an anti communist and now he gives Praise to his commie buddies Maddox said. Ted Turner May As Well consider taking up permanent citizenship either in Cuba or Maddox said he has not watched any of the Goodwill games that Are Broad cast each evening via the Turner Broad casting system. He said he is opposed to the whole Enterprise because Turner May have sought the help of cuban president Fidel Castro in lining up the soviet Union for the games which bring together the top soviet and . Amateur athletes for the first olympic style Competition in nine years. Teams from the two nations did not meet last year when the olympics were in los Angeles because the soviet Union said it feared terrorist attacks if it sent its athletes to the United states. Maddox Turner five years ago the olympics were held in Moscow and the United states failed to Send a team to that event boycotting the games because of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan. I think ted Turner is switching from being an anti communist said Maddox. He s been going to Castro and blowing his Horn about the merits of Cuba. He s doing great Barm to this coun try the former governor said far greater than Russia could do on its Turner was unaware of the criticism from Maddox when he cast doubt tues Day on the prospects for the 1990 games also to be co sponsored by the Turner broadcasting system and the soviet sports committee. Turner told the newspaper soviet Skaya Rossiya the next series of games scheduled to take place in Seattle in 1990, depended on How Well this year s events worked out last week he said he expected to incur a $ 10 million loss from the current games
