European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 1988 the stars and stripes Paye 3 heart attacks remain no. 1 Kittier lung cancer a so tightens death grip Geneva api the coronary death Rale Lias declined in 20 Western countries Over the past iwo dec Ade but come urics remain the no. 1 killer in the industrialized Worth the world health organization reports. Death rates from Coron Aries have dropped by be tween 30 percent and 40 percent in Australia Canada and the United states and by Between 10 percent and 14 percent in France Luxembourg and Britain according to who s just published statistical yearbook. Improvement in Austria West Germany Switzer land and the scandinavian noun lies teas less pronounced listing declines by up to Only 9 percent. Eight european countries report an increase with the Cor onary death rates in Romania and Spain up by More than so percent and by 25 percent in Greece Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia. Lung cancer the most common form of cancer in inc industrialized world has progressively increased by an annual 0.5 percent worldwide since 1975, the year Book says. It notes however that incidence among men is declining in Many parts of the world while lung cancer among women is rising in parallel with cigarette  higher Dalh rates from Cine is of the liver reflect a Sharp Rise in alcohol consumption throughout the world the yearbook said citing specifically a rapid Pace in production in the third world. But it said that industrialized countries still out drink developing nations. France West Germany Italy Portugal and Spain As Well As Argentina Burundi Uganda and some carib bean countries rank among heavy consumption coun tries with an annual per capita intake of inc equivalent of 15 liners of pure  trailing them with a consumption of Between 10 and 15 liners Are in other countries including the United Stales Canada Denmark the Netherlands Chile Switzerland and South Korea. Iceland has the lowest death rate from liver cirrhosis two per 100,000, and Chile inc highest 60, Fol Lowed by Portugal 30. Austria 27, France 23, and West Germany 19. Japan continues to Lead the world in life expectancy at birth with 75.5 years for men and 81.6 for women. Iceland is second for men 7s.i years and Switzerland second for women 80.6 years. Who predicts that because of growing life expectancy in he third world about two thirds of the world s population of elderly persons 60 years and older will be living in developing nations by 2000. In 1960, the third world share or the aged was so percent. Not Only is the aged population increasing but the elderly population is itself getting older the who commented predicting a mounting problem for National treasuries. It is unlikely that the financial re sources needed to meet costs will increase proportionately to the numbers of the  thousands of other data in the 451-Page yearbook covering 52 countries suggest that Hungary still Topi the suicide statistics with 66.1 male and 2i,9 female deaths per 100,000, followed by neighbouring Austria 42.1 and 15.8 Denmark 15.1 and 20.6 and wealthy Switzerland 33,0 and 13.2. By contrast Kuwait reported Only 1.2 male and 0.5 female suicides. Communist East Germany did not Supply any statistics for this category and the soviet Union was among the More than 114 who countries not covered at All by inc yearbook. The United slates led the homicide statistics with 12.8 men and 3.9 women per 100,000 population killed in 1984, compared with 6.7 and 1.7 in Argentina and 3.9 and 2.2 in Hungary. 3.3 and 0.7 in Italy and 0.8 and 1.2 in Switzerland. New zealand listed inc highest per capita traffic Cash toll Wilh 31.2 men and 13.9 women per 100,000 killed in automobile accidents. Yugoslavia with 30.8 and g.3, and Austria 29.3 and 9.4. Followed. Kuwait with 26.2 and 8,1, was also in the upper bracket As was the United states 28.0 and 10.7. England and Wales 13.9 and 5.7 the Netherlands 14. And 5.2 and Sweden 13.8 Ana 6,3, were among the comparatively safest countries with a lower Oil than communist East Germany Poland. Czechoslovakia and Hungary. More than 10,000 people stare in vain to win the Sun for a glimpse at the Vir looking for the Virgin Mary Gin Mary on sunday afternoon an a Monte Schuno Hillside in the Adriatic hid been billed As an i Italy Appie Lullion of the Madonna. The events major attraction for people from til parti of Italy. Court urged not to tamper with Gulf role decision Washington we been invoked when inc Navy began escorting Oil Ankers in the persian Gulf. Judi cd department attorney Lames Spears urged a three judge panel in uphold a lower court s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by i ill members of Congress to Force president Reagan to report to Congress that . Forces were sent into hostilities last summer in inc persian Gulf. Our policy has begun to Bear fruit Spears said of the Navy s operation to protect related kuwaiti Oil Ankers from attack by warring iraqi or iranian forces in the persian Gulf. For a court to re Sharaet crime the . Role threatens to undercut this  Spears called the Issue  a non jus ii i Abl political question that courts cannot decide this is a situation where a political decision has been made by inc political branches it is not one for the judicial Branch to come in and second guess Spears said. The 1973 War Powers Resolution requires that in the absence of a declared War inc president must notify. Hostilities. The lawsuit was filed by Kip. Michael Lowry d wash., and other members of Congress after Reagan refused to file a report notifying Congress that the Navy ships escorting re flagged kuwaiti Oil tankers had been sent into Hosi Lipics. The Case was dismissed late last year by . District judge George Revercomb. Who ruled thai courts did not have jurisdiction to consider he claim Alan Morrison an attorney representing the Law makers argued thai unless we arc to say the statute is unenforceable. It seems 10 me the court has the Power to at least require that the president file the report with Congress. Chief judge Patricia Wald questioned Spears Asser Tion that courts arc not qualified to decide what Situa Tion amounts to hostilities which is essentially a Mili tary and diplomatic question. Recalling Vietnam. Wald said that if people arc in Jungles Fig eng and dying. You would say that is still a political question if the president did not want to submit the report to Congress no matter what s going pm overseas that s a Politi Cal question Spears said. He said Congress has the Power under the Constitution to declare War. Con i ii. In  As signed it and assign it to a court to decide inc ques Tion judge Stephen Williams questioned Why Congress had nol passed resolutions declaring thai the persian Gulf operation was covered by the War Powers Reso Lution. The fact that Congress has t acted is nol relevant to whether inc president must obey the Resolution s Mcquir Mcnol thai tie notify Congress that a military operation has begun Morrison said. The War Powers Resolution was enacted because Congress was concerned that its Rote in deciding whether to Send . Troops into armed conflict had been greatly diminished Morrison said. The whole purpose of the War Powers Resolution is nol 10 have 10 pass a new Law every time we have a Vietnam or a Cambodia Morrison said. But Williams said the lawmakers who filed the suit were inviting courts to add a third voice to . For eign policy where events found by a court filled into the meaning of the  the Resolution provide thai once he has reported thai . Forces have entered hostilities inc president must withdraw troops in 60 Days if Congress does t formally declare War or the lawmakers do nol take action 10 extend the deadline