European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 17,198s the stars and stripes pages air pollution endangers most cities who completes study of 60 nations Geneva a most of the world s 1.8 billion Urban Dweller breathe air of unacceptable Quality according to study released thursday and billed As the first Ever comprehensive global assessment of air pollution. Prepared by inc world health organization and inc . Environment pro Gram the study says Many countries have made great prowess in reducing air pollution but that the situation is still very serious especially in third world nations. The 100-Page Survey is based on Dat obtained during up to 15 years of monitoring in More than 60 countries. Or. Michael Gwynn head of inc environment program s global monitoring system said the Survey represents the most comprehensive detailed and in formative study Ever carried  it focuses on pollution by Fulfur dioxide of which Man made emissions worldwide arc estimated at up to i omillion tons per year and suspended particular matter of which More than100 million tons chiefly dust and smoke arc assumed to be produced annually by human activities. Continuous exposure especially of children to inc two pollutants can result in acute or chronic respiratory problems. Wynne said 625 million people mostly in developing countries Are exposed to unacceptable Levels of Sulu dioxide and that another 550 million 1 ivc in conditions just within inc Range of tolerable Levels set by the world health organization. He said the situation is worse wit respect to dust and smoke estimating that about 1.25 billion City dwellers liven unacceptable conditions and another 200 million live in conditions that arc Only  data from 54 cities suggest that the average annual Fulfur dioxide level Dur ing the 1980-84 monitoring period was highest in Milan Italy. But Seoul Rio de Janeiro and Paris were also among the civics where inc average Range was above who s guide lines Melbourne Australia Tel Aviv is Rael Toronto Chicago and Munich were among those with the lowest averages. A separate 33-cily Survey said Sulu dioxide concentrations were declining in 21 cities All in the industrialized West while the upward trend was strongest in new Delhi India. A list of Fulfur Dion ii emissions in 33 countries showed a decrease in All major Western industrialized countries. In Poland it soared by to percent within a  in the soviet Union were not included in the listing but the stud cited an estimate of 28 million tons in 1979. This is Well above the United slates estimated total of 23 million ions which has since been further reduced. Suspended particle emissions also de creased in Western countries while going up spectacularly in Poland. In 18 out of 41 cities the annual sus Pended particle emissions average was above the who limit. Kuwait topped the list which also included new Delhi Beijing Jakarta Indonesia and Manila Philippines. Chicago was the Only West Ern City with an excessive average. The study lists upward trends for lev Els of nitrogen oxides in several of the larger european cities including Lon Don Amsterdam and Frankfurt West Germany. It noted that most european countries do not have the stringent Stan Dards for automobile emissions hat the United states and Japan have implemented. About is to 20 percent of Urban Resi dents in North America and Europe Are at increased risk to Short term High Nitro Gen dioxide exposure during Rush hour traffic according to the report. The Issue of nitrogen oxides is also of concern because of their role in the for mation of other oxidants including Ozone. The study said there Are worry ing indications that Ozone Levels Are on the Rise in Many european and North american cities and pointed to the potential health threat. The study is less detailed on emissions of Carbon monoxide where global emis Sions Are believed to exceed the combined emissions of All other major air pollutants and of , most Western countries reported reduced Carbon monoxide emissions while they were up in Poland and Hun Gary. Increasing use of unleaded gasoline contributed to an even sharper reduction in estimated Lead emissions in Western countries with the United states total Down from 147,000 tons a year in 1973 75 to 21,100 tons a decade  developing countries automobile emissions of Carbon monoxide and Lead Are increasingly major issues of con Cern the report says adding careful Urban planning is needed to. Mini Mize the buildup of these  control of these emissions in the Way done in inc West would pose problems of Cost it said. Eads reduce Europe led pres Sam corp., several major ced air fares to . Unwed a new round trip restricted fare of $298 to London from new York Washington. Detroit and Miami the new fare rep resents a 41 percent Cut font the airline s previous lowest fare of s508 for he same route. Pan am spokeswoman Pamela Hanton said  addition to the Londi n super eur Saver pan am said it also is offering new eur Saver fares to 22other european cities that ire up to 30 percent cheaper. The eur Saver fares most be purchased 30 Days in Advance and within 48 h  of making the Reser vation and Are non refute Dable. The cities include pan am race to fares to by the Assoc following the Lead of . Airlines have sharply re pan am on tuesday an Paris Rome Frankfurt Greece Brussels Belgium world airlines inc. Quick new Tares in the markets i on a visit to Botswana Pope John Paul ii accepts wooden Crucifix from youths who carried it across a desert. Inn a Continental Aioli possibility of fare cuts but the reductions arc do Sisinger traffic to Europe attack on pilgrims saddens Pope West Germany Athens and Zurich Switzerland. American airlines Noi a West airlines and trans said they would match the which they compete Withus said it was studying the and made no decision red to stimulate . Pas Linch has suffered recent la Maseru Lesotho a Pope John Paul ii said Africa the one country in the Region the pontiff had thursday he was saddened by the bloodshed that of can trying to avoid cur Rcd during a shoot out Between police and guerrillas that ended inc hijacking of a Busload of pilgrims on their Way to see him. Three gunmen and a hostage a Young woman Stu Dent were killed in the Exchange of fire wednesday in this Small kingdom surrounded by South Africa.  pilgrims were wounded. The Pope made his first Public comment on the incident at the end of a mass he celebrated thursday to beautify a French evangelist. Two million worshipper had been expected to attend the mass at a racecourse but Only 50,000 turned  have come to Southern Africa As a Pilgrim of peace bearing with me  of reconciliation the pontiff said. I am saddened to learn that others on their Way to join me in this pilgrimage have been the victims of a Hijack that caused such anguish and ended in bloodshed. The Pope resumed his five nation Southern Africa our after a dramatic Day in which bad weather forced the papal plane to divert to Johannesburg in South a heavily guarded 10-Vehklc Convoy took the Pope to a Soho by Road through South Africa where racial Issue had led Catholic Bishops 10 advise against a papa visit. Minutes after John Paul reached Maseru shooting broke oui Between police and gunmen holding about 70 cathode pilgrims hostage in a bus in inc capital. Sister Rita Brassard an american with inc papal visit mice Aid the injured included two nuns. One of out students is dead she said. Survivors from the Dollar s decline Aji Pinsl major foreign Currer Vics. I in addition Hanton sail it is part of a strategy Voipan am to move away of Rabi the use of travel consolidators. Who buy Large to fumes of discounted ticket from airlines Mark them if 10 percent to 20 percent and then resell them to Travil agents and  s298 pan am Lorton fare can be used Ibi travel Only on certain Days of he week and the firs Day of travel must be bet travel must be completed id Abl tickets must be pure except for those bought a Foi oct. 16 and dec. 7.dec. 15. The non rerun cd 45 Days in Advance sept. 30. Everywhere. These Little Gre by tried to jump through the win said there we finales went Oil  South african police invited by Lesotho s military government led that assault against the gunmen after the hijackers Hufled shooting and tried to drive thebus into the grounds if the British High commission or embassy. One gunmen was taken alive. The hijackers had complained that Britain was training Lesotho s Security braces. England Wales rate of crime drops 6.6% London a Ann first Lime in five years in i year ending in june Alt crimes increased the Home Home office officials attrib6.5 percent drop in Burglin crime rates fell for theland and Wales in the violent and sexual ice said wednesday. _ the fall largely to Alo 862,400, an improvement they said was parti due to the country ss6.000 neighbourhood watch programs