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The International association medical assistance o travellers which carries Tho Ommon Dillion of both the Canadian medical Socia Tion and the american medical association. Members of Niamat receive a directory of English speaking doctors in Aboul 450 cities in 140 countries. The qualifications of the doctors have been checked they arc always on Call and they have agreed not to charge exorbitant fees the Standard tee Lor an office visit to about $20, for a House Call to a hotel too about $35 and for nights. Sundays and holidays Aboul $35. Niamat also keeps its members updated with tha publication of a world immunization Chart allowing immunizations required and of commended for grave to various countries and a world Climaco Chart recommending seasonal clothing and giving information about the sanitary condition of local water milk and food it also publishes a world malaria risk Chart. Information Aboul Niamat is available by writing the european office at Golihar Strasse 17. Ch-630q Zug Switzerland or the . Office at 736 Center Street la vision n a 14092 a similar organization is called the International travellers assistance association tra med which offers medical insurance at a daily rate to its members and also assists in locating English speaking doctors for information Contact Troa travel 1707 h Street. Suite 602, Washington. . 2000s other organizations which Dea in travel medical services and insurance include world care travel assistance association 5249 Duko Street suite 105. Alexandria a. 22304. International sos assistance. To Box 11568, Philadelphia a. 19116. This company is Atso responsible Tor the sate travel Mol work acc Nelly announced by the Bank of America Lor purchasers of is travellers checks. Travel assistance International 133 f Alieel n w. Washington. . 20004. This Amanca subsidiary of Tho Paris based Europe assistance is lied in with Carefree insurance International medical assistance. 3 Waters Park drive. Suite 127, san Malco Calif 94403 american express co offers a medical and Lega referral service called global assist to its Gold card members without additional charge Ckles Trafalgar Square by Joseph  Cox news services Trafalgar Square. London s Mecca for tens of thousands of tourists is gelling a much needed cleanup. A squad of unemployed youngsters has been Given the Job they will double As tourist guides in the area they will make Trafalgar Square a far More welcoming  says Elizabeth Hoodless executive director of Community service volunteers. This is one of several outfits taking part under government sponsorship in a Campaign named us 2000" to clean up Britain. Richard Branson Boss of Virgin records and Virgin Atlantic airways was named by prime minister Margaret Thatcher to oversee the Job of sprucing up Britain by the end of the Century. Thatcher Gol the idea while travelling around the country. She said she was shocked by the Elthy condition of Many of Britain s streets and main centers. Trafalgar Square whose Nelson s column fountains and National gallery have made it one of London s top tourist attractions was the first target set by Branson Lor his clean up Britain Campaign. Twenty jobless Young people have been recruited to work for about $100 a week sprucing up the Square keeping it clean and advising tourists on local attractions two of the first members of he bucket and mop squad Are londoners Ingrid Sutlon 26, and Chris Hayes 25. One of their first jobs was to Wash Down the four giant Bronze Lions which form the Corners of Nelson s column. One reason they get dirty is that thousands of children clamber All Over them every week. The pay in t All that  said Chris but it s better than sitting around with nothing to  Ingrid says she likes the Job. At least it s of when the weather s Good she said. The 20 members of the clean up squad Wear red track suits bearing the us. 2000" logo. The thousands of tourists and thousands More pigeons who Zero in on the Square daily particularly in summer time leave it in a sorry mess. The tourists leave in awash with literally ions of empty cigarette packs Fried Chicken Cartons potato Chip packages Lin cans and other garbage. Westminster City Council in whose area Trafalgar Square is located has placed scares at garbage containers in the area but the rubbish is still an eyesore. But the us 2000 youngsters won t simply Dean up Alt this mess said Hoodless they la also act As tourist guides for the thousands of visitors they la make Trafalgar Square a far More attractive place but also Wili make their visit More worthwhile by telling them where to go next she said members of her squad will be on duly from 10 . To 9 . Daily and will hand out free bus and subway route maps and London Street guides they will add a human lace to the place something like guides at Disneyland she said at the youngsters will be equipped with radios so they can Call the London convention and visitors Bureau the capital s main tourist information office. To obtain More detailed information for tourists who request in. Hoodless said All members of the squad have been trained in the same Way As staff Al Disneyland and Disney world. They have even used Disney training videos for this. The training message in t  she said. It just says be helpful courteous intelligent and make the tourists visit worthwhile Trafalgar Square is a very hostile place Lor  she said. A they want to know How to gel to the banqueting House in Whitehall or where the nearest toilet is or what Lime the last bus goes there s no one to Tell  Hoodless says the plan has received such a Welcome that it will be extended soon to parliament Square near the houses of parliament and to Westminster Abbey. She says there also Are plans to place red jump suited youngsters to direct tourists at London s main Railroad stations and if we re very Brave Al Heathrow and Gatwick airports  the stars and stripes Page 15