European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nor York to Anft Pelt the two bar at people a $5 and Over worldwide w/j/cflmbfo41 million by Tho year 2qoq, . Cans a Bureau a Wal cos an aging world by Randolph  associated press w Hile increasing Lite expectancy around the world is Good news or new babies in More developed nations Iho elderly arc showing even belief increases to lifespans. A  census Bureau study reports. In to United Stales and other developed nations increases in Lile expectancy at birth have been due largely to Iho reduction of heart disease and stroke among Middle aged and older  the brio a reported. Thus win la Lilc expectancy at birth in the United Stales increased by 6 percent Between 1960 and 198d, Shore was a 15 percent gain in the number of years of tile remaining Loi a person age 65. And in Japan. The increases were 12 percent in Lilc expectancy Al birth and 26 percent for people age 65 and Over the study said the spoil an aging world noted that Japan leads the planet in Lite expectancy with newborns Able to look Forward to 77. T year sol life Erma Bombeck indeed the recoil said his More Likely thai a japanese Newborn will survive la Reti Remell ago than Iho average Newborn in developing countries ill celebrate us Nisi  us we expectancy was 74.6 in 1985, the Date of the figures used in the report. By contrast life expectancy in Bangladesh is Only 48,7 years but improvements in recent years have narrowed Iho Gap Between developed and developing nations. Since 1950, the gain in Lite expectancy in developing regions has been at least As great As the gain during the entire previous Naif Century the report slates As improvements continue particularly extending Lemars Lite expectancy developing nations could face a rapid increase in Iho number at elderly widows in their populations in the next Lew years the report Stales. Among modern Industrial nations on the other hand the sex ratio of the elderly is expected to begin moving closer to balance Overall Hie study projected the number of people age 05 and Over worldwide will climb to 41 million by the year 2000 currently that age group totals 290 million about the same As the combined total populations of the United states Canada Australia and Denmark. Rapidly expanding numbers of older people represent a social phenomenon without historical precedent and one that is bound to alter previously held stereotypes of older persons said the report a longer and More detailed version of a study released by the Bureau last july. Older women vastly outnumber men of the same age in the developed nations thanks to a combination of higher female Ida expectancy and the number of men killed in wars the report found. In less developed nations women tend to die younger. In general however women tend to outlive men and improved health care is expected to improve the Iio expectancy of women in Iho developing nations. As a result Somo developing nations May soon be laced Wilri rapidly growing numbers of elderly widows As the Diller Colial in male and female Ilia expectancies widens uie study said. Those nations could include China. India Guatemala the Philippines and others the report said on the other Side of the Cen the proportion of females among the elderly in the developed nations is a peeled to decline slightly in the next few decades. Especially in nations with the largest share of elderly women such As West Germany. This is expected to result irom both improved Lite expectancy for men and the declining of decl of War attrition on groups of males no approaching old age. Me report commenled., other findings of he report included the world s elderly population is growing at a Rale of 3.4 percent annually much laser than the population As a whole. Sweden is the world s oldest country with 17 percent of its population age 65 and Over. It s 12 percent in tha United stains. Seventy percent of the elderly in developed nations live in Urban areas. Compared with 30 percent in developing count Riv. The study by Barbara Boyle Torrey Kevin Kinsella and Cynthia m. Taouba car did not seek to detail the elderly population of each nation rather summarizing International Irenda and selecting various examples from specific nations Mere is a rundown of the life expectancy for various countries As of 1985, As reported in the study country expectancy Japan 77.1 Sweden 76.6 Norway 2 Canada 76.0 Hong Kong Crown Colony 75,8 Australia 75.4 Denmark 7-1,8 France 74.8 Israel 8 Italy 74.8 United Stales 74.6 Greece 74,4 new zealand 74.2 West Germany 74.1 United kingdom 74.1 Belgium 73.9 Austria 73.4 Singapore 72.3 Bulgaria 72,1 Poland 71.e Luxembourg 71.4 Hungary 70,8 Uruguay 70.6 Mexico 66.4 China 65.3 Brazil 64.2 Philippines 62.7 Guatemala 60.5 India 56.6 Indonesia 54.8 Bangladesh 4b.7 i always mistrust res Laurants who hire a James Michone to write heir menus and an Annie Leibovit to photograph their entrees. These Lomus have been a most Well read romantic bits of fiction Ever to be snubbed by the new York times Best Sellers list. I opened a menu the other night and saw a picture of a Sandwich that was so real i could smell it. Ii was also. Larger irian the Lable. When the waitress whipped out her pad i Rood to her irom the menu. Ill have the gastronomic teaser hat Lima Les the Pailalo with a Pally of prune Beel gently basted with Mesquite the a Muiir of the Wesl served with cheese that sensuously layers in Between a toasty sesame spangled Bull " she yelled to the Cook behind the counter one cheeseburger 1 used to think wine connoisseurs were Lull of it but compared id menu writers they sound like the cast of  menu prose is an Arl form make to mistake about it. Page 16 the stars and is ripes expensive restaurants cast and Slage theirs they have waiters who describe the specials and the each of Iho Day. First they stand at the table until everyone has slopped talking and they have your full Ello lion. Then they begin our special this evening is a delicacy discriminate prepared by our chef who has come up with a tender by Gutsy Calamari moist fleshed Chicken Roll Alme oozing cheese and Marsala a Crunchy salad of Bibb Lei Luce and Bamboo shoots with just a hint of garlic and a spoon and swoon dessert of Cream and import land liitle berries in the less expensive restaurants they have to depend on the menu to grab you by your last buds most of them use the torn Jones approach to food depicting mass sensual experience they offer voluptuous Rolls seasonings that will leave you gasping and a Clandestine encounter with a sauce thai will make you forgot you re married " with a monday March 1988 relationship like that who would want to gel married some use the Down Homo approach of teeing ribs to make Licking under your f Ingo nails a must and Chi dogs that you won t even mind if i toy repeat on you i saw a Barbecue sauce on one menu that was too Headstrong to keep  unlike Many people food is a natural in from of the camera Lens. The "iinger-lickin1 " Chicken is always crispy and Brown and they never put a Bony Back in the front Tow. Salads Are always mounded High on the plate and you can t see the lettuce for the tomatoes and shrimp can even be seen with the naked Eye. Did you Ever wonder who writes and photographs this stuff who knows maybe old speech writers Lor politicians running for Allied. Maybe people from weight watchers who Are writing Tor therapy. Maybe met Brooks. 9u. I Angl in of i symm gift