European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Is Katmandu Nepal severe poverty amid breathtaking mountains associated press Peak the truth perform your dharma do no All irom self studios says one o the Many red and yellow signs sprinkled about Katmandu capital of Nepal. They Are directives for discipline from the country s Monarch. And Iho dharma or cosmic order remains largely undisturbed in Nepal. Tourists come and spend Money King Birendra is greeted by the National Anthem May glory Crown our illustrious Sovereign on Public occasions and foreign Aid comes pouring in. Only rarely is the Harmony upset. In the past Tew months he Only Public dissent has been criticism by a Low outspoken Public officials. Later suspended from their jobs and a failed general strike. Bui beside Nepal s Tranquility and breathtaking mountains half the 17 million people live in poverty Only 2 percent have sanitary sewage disposal and More than 70 percent have no Safe drinking water. A nepalese Boin today has an average life expectancy of 47 years. Some blame Lack of Progress on meager resources or the country s political so Rulure All political parties Are banned nol even massive foreign Aid Wilh a Hail billion dollars offered this year makes much of a Deal in Nepal s troubles. Not All the Seal Islic Are depressing. Lile expectancy Al birth is up Horn 38 years in 1960, some 70,000 nepalese Are receiving University educations. Tourism grew 23 percent last year to 223,000 visitors. But the population keeps rising. It is expected to jump to 2