European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pegs 4 the stars and stripes monday april 30, 1987 warns Ion urges More Aid for family planning Washington api More than a billion new people arc expected on Earth in the coming decade an increase hat could pose  unless action is taken to reduce births a leading Popula Ion researcher warns. If we Don t come to grim with this problem Well face a world in turmoil said Werner Fornos president of the population Institute in issuing a blueprint for world population  his warning comes soon after a separate group the population reference Bureau reported that worldwide births have begun increasing again after Brief period of decline. Fornos study was released sunday to Mark the Start of world population awareness week an Effort to bring the problem to Public attention. While bind rates have fallen in the More Industrial wealthier countries rapid growth continues in poorer nations least Able to contend with explosive increases for nos said Al a news conference. This is not a Liberal or a conservative cause it is not democratic or a Republican cause it s a humanitarian cause he said. It took until 1830 for the population to reach billion Fornos explained. By 1930, that doubled to 2 billion. The third billion was added in 30 years by i960, and the 4 billion Mark was reached in 1975,now the total is 5 billion and the next billion could arrive in nine years he warned with the world s population growing to 6.2 billion by the year 2000. Just Lasi year the world s population grew by 87million, for Oswald. This escalating population threatens he world in Many ways. Human demands result in destruction of Forest for firewood. They increase the deserts by damaging farm land. They create environmental hazards ranging from acid rain to atmospheric disruption and they destroy i  and animals Homos said. The current annual population growth is equivalent to adding 16 countries the size of Al Salvador explained the president of the private non profit population research group. But. Homos added this silent explosion is also one of the few crises that people can do something Aboul. He called on the United states and other developed nations to immediately increase population planning assistance to developing nations. The United states should raise its population Ai from the current $200 million to $750 million Over the next three years and other nations should follow that example he said. In recent years the United stain has Cut off assist Ance to the International planned parenthood federation and the United nations fund for population activities contending thai those groups aided chinese programs that coerced people Inlo abortions. That action probably increased abortions around the world. Fornos contended since the cutoff affected other countries with programs designed to prevent pregnancy not just the chinese family planning pro Gram. He called for a restoration of . Aid to those Agen cies an increase in other population assistance and also a greater Effort to develop improved Coll race lives. Long teem implants to prevent pregnancy with out a daily Pill present a Good possibility Fornos Laid As Well As Oiher Inucci Abl contraceptives and even morning after contraceptives. The world s infant deaths total 42,000 a Day and. 1,400 mothers die in childbirth every Day he said often because they Lack the knowledge to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. While pro life advocates complain about reports of coercion in some National population programs they must remember that mandatory pregnancy 5 also a Vio lation of human rights Fornos said. Not All is bad news Homos added. Some developing nations have launched very effective family planning campaigns. He particularly praised Mexico and Zimbabwe Lor their efforts. But the population problem persists the said and is particularly severe in 20 nations some of which Are work ing to limit growth while others Are not yet Domsa. Those facing serious growth by the end of this Cen Tury include Bangladesh Brazil Burma China Egypt Ethiopia India Indonesia Iran Kenya South Korea Mexico Nigeria Pakistan the Philippines Tanzania Thailand Turkey Vietnam and Zaire he said. 1.2 million robbed each year Justice department Survey notes Washington up an average of .2 million americans face a robber each year and More than half of them arc physically attacked said a Justice depart ment Survey released sunday. Based on estimates from a 12-year period ended in1984, the department s Bureau of Justice statistics said about one in 12 of the robbery victims is seriously injured either raped knifed shot or knocked unconscious by the attacker the Bureau s National crime Survey estimated that almost 14.7 million people were robbed or were vie tints of attempted robberies in the dozen years from1973 through 1984. The 12-year average was about 1,223,400 million robbery victims a year a Rale of almost seven robberies Tor every 1,000 people 12 years or older. The study said an average 775,200 thefts were completed each year. While the study showed a 15 percent decline in Rob Bery Rales during the period largely due to a 29 per cent drop in attempted robberies the rate for completed robberies remained the same. Two thirds of the victims each year lost Money or property one third were injured and their attackers were mate 90 percent of the time the report found. More than one half of the victims were attacked the study said either shot at knifed hit or grabbed. Vic Tims were injured in 33 percent of All cases and in j5 percent required medical care women and people Over 63 were More Likely to be victims. Attackers used weapons in almost one half of the robberies and chances were one in five the weapon was a gun the study showed there was also More than one thief in about so percent of the costs. Robbery victims were much More Likely than rape or assault victims to face two or More offenders the study said and generally did not know their  about one half of the robberies happened at night and victims were More Likely to be injured in these cases. More than 40 percent of the robberies took place on the Street the study said. About one half of Alt completed robberies involve losses ofs82 or less with the average loss set at $447. Only 10 percent of me thefts involved losses of $800 or More but Only s percent of the Money was Ever recovered. Total losses Over the 12-year period amounted to$4.4 billion in 1984 dollars the report said. Commer Cial robberies such As Bank holdups were not included. The Survey also found victims who were attacked were More Likely to be injured if they were female if the incident occurred at night if there was More than one offender or if weapon was present. In the robberies estimated for 1984, victims took self Proie Viive measures 66 percent of the Lime either brandishing their own weapons using physical Force or trying to get help. They reported the crimes to police Only 55 percent of the time Blacks and whiles who were attacked by robbers were about equally Likely to be injured. In about half he robberies the attackers were Black. The crime Survey interviewed about 3 million peo ple nationwide for the study to estimate the total num Ber of crimes in the country including those not re ported to police. Rachel s Fate decided Richael ranter