European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Mind i. April 24, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 thousands protest on Earth Day spill chemicals global crisis ignite ire from wife reports thousands of people from Budapest Hungary to Wichita. Kan marked the 19lh annual Earth Day saturday with protests against the a on Tanker spill Ozone Nesif dying chemicals and other environmental Coni erns. But demonstrations filled in swe Den and India and n rally in West Ger Many attracted on a oui 60 people. In new York City Alt oui 1.000 dam Onsol razors rallied at Elton s Midtown Headquarters and then marched to the United nations. Or Gunniers estimated the crowd swelled to More than 5,000 people by the end of tic March. Police put the number at 2.500. The enjoin Tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground near Valdev. Alaska March 24, spilling10.1 Milliun Gallons of crude Oil into wildlife Rich Prince Wil Liam sound in therril nil spill in . History. In a. Speech to , activist Jeremy Rifkin said environmental politics had changed dramatically since the first Earlb 1070. All of our previous environmental crises have be Civ regional in nature. Now we Are experiencing for the first time a global crisis Kilkin said. Lir air str House effect gloat warming Triune depletion acid rain and. Species a Linci Ion now threaten the entire Planel and nil the inhabit ants that live in it. This is the first International Earth Day he said claiming it was the first Lime demonstrations were coordinated around the world. Also speaking oui. Were former rep Bella Abzug a v., actress Morgan Fairchild and actor old Siegley or. In Budapest s -. Von Marty Square several Hundred couple attended a. sponsored by the Radi Cal i arty in Ciudad Llona Ciccioli Nii Staller n Lungari an born Pournos Raplin actress and a Radical i arty member of Italy s Lin mint. And nobel1 Ivvie winning biophysicist muurict1 h. F. Wilkins of Britain. Near we Chiba about 1.200 people gathered outside. Chemical1, plants owned inc. -and1 Vulcan chemicals to demand they Stop producing chlorofluorocarbons within a year. According to environmentalists Raeon is one of five . Porn panties that produce the chemicals and Vulcan is major supplier la those businesses. Spokesmen for. The two com panics said a ban on used in aerosol for refrigeration and other products is not realistic because la of. /5 fran Tomun takes part in Earth Duj or ulna in font of Linion s Neh yrs of files. Reliable alternatives have not Bacn found and Itiat tic chemical Industry is spending billions of dollars trying to find 61 her , a Rome about 1.000 people and 40 cheered As 20 protes ters dressed in cardboard costumes re. Bumbling aerosol cans and refrigerators Shultz among 6 honoured for services to veterans run up the Spanish Steps and smashed Chr Nuti a paper the Earth Soporie Linyer the demons ration was intended to re Conaci the creation of holes in the Ozone layer by chlorofluorocarbons. Of Civie occurs naturally in the Earth s or atmosphere and. Screens out harmful Sands of time ultraviolet Light from the Sun. Studies show chlorofluorocarbons Are breaking Down the protective harrier. In Frankfurt West Germany Only about.60 people hurried out for a demonstration at the Hoechst chemical company police said. The weather was pretty win and thai might have had something1 to a with said police spokesman Wolf Gangne Clung. About 200 people gathered in Chi Cago Tor an Earth Day Observance that resembled a picnic More than a protest. Speakers however criticized Exxon for its Parl in Trie Oil spill. This would not be a Safe place for a person from Exxon said Bob Rudner of Green peace. Bill Harding showed up in a Bathrobe made of common Lawn grass and hawked Larler Kils for $15each. ". It Malics me fee closer in the Harding said it s like Sou have your own portable in Harrisburg pa., gov. Robert Casey marked Earth Day by announcing More than $600,000 in Grants far cleaning up the Susquehanna Kivor Valley. Environmentalists at the University of Colorado in Boulder celebrated Earth Day Friday with a festival of us Earth featured a recycling olympics in which competitors stomped aluminium cans and rolled trash bins in rela races in Berkeley calif., environmentalists planned to Mark Earth Day Sun Day. _. -.-. N san Jose caiif., a crowd Esti mated at Between 2,000 and 5,000 peo Pic rallied at Santa Teresa Park and later marched to an Ihm Plant. Environmentalists claimed the facility is Jhc largest single emissions source of chlo in the world releasing 1.5 million pounds a year after using solvent containing Boris to clean electronic circuit boards ism should take the initiative to resolve this immediate threat to the environment and begin using existing Safe substitutes now Greenpeace. Spokes Man Erik Johnson said. Ism officials were unavailable for comment. In Houston members of texans United held an Earth Day rally and motorcade through what they Call the Houston area s toxic Industrial Dis the protest sought to get co Nipa pics to sign Good neighbor agreements to Slop i hair use of Chloro door carbons. Among the Sites visited by hundreds of protesters were plants owned by Exxon Union Carbide Dow chemical and Occidental Petroleum. Arlington. A api former Seuc tary of state George Ishultz was among is people honoured saturday by a veterans group for mtg ices to veterans and the country. The american vol Mitiu of world War ii Korea and Vietnam their Silver Hel Mel peace award to Shultz w he headed Ilie state department for More than a year in the Reagan administration. Shutlz was cited for contributions to improved International relations rep Gerald a Salomon . Received a Silver helmet congressional award for 10 Jears of Vici As senior Republican on the la Mike veterans affairs committee Philip 1. Visit lecturer at & a Ham Ern Massachusetts University at Nonh Dartmouth received a Silver helmet re habilitation award for his work using computers to help the disabled. Jim i Frum sports director of a chm to in Columbus Ohio was Given a special Silier 1 a elect for 30 cars of Catl or slip
