European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 17, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7earth Day chairman wants to see message spread Washington not a Twenty Vears ago Denis Hayes wanted to change the nation. Now dissatisfied with Progress Over the decades he is trying to change the world. As chairman of Earth Day 1990, Hayes is replaying a role he filled in 1970 when he was National coordinator of the first Earth Day. It was born of the social unrest of the 1960s and it produced an unanticipated outpouring of Public concern Over the toll of pollution on the nation s Earth air and water. Twenty million americans Many of them Young rallied in City streets on College campuses on River Banks and on mountaintops on april 22, 1970, to demonstrate their concern for the environment and to demand action be taken to save it. Quot i remember standing on the Steps of the museum of natural history in new York and seeing a sea of faces in front of me a Hayes recalled in a recent interview. A i was astonished at How Many people there  he said he expects Earth Day 1990 to Dwarf the original. This year the event is being organized in other lands As Well. Participants in 136 countries have officially signed on the Yap islands Are the latest. Hayes said he estimated that 200 million people would take part in some event to commemorate Earth Day on april 22. A separate group based in Seattle Earth Day 20, is sponsoring a team of superpower climbers from the United states the soviet Union and China that plans to reach the Peak of mount Everest. Other events Are planned by an internationally Active organization founded by Jeremy Rifkin that is based in Washington. Groups from Farmers to students to television viewers will have their own ways of marking the Day. At Dartmouth College students plan to carry with them All the trash they produce Over five Days the nature conservancy is completing land Protection deals in All 50 states a new York Celebration begins in times Square at 9 . With a Model of the Earth taking the place of the traditional new year s eve Ball. And Abc plans a the Earth Day special with Carl Sagan and meryl Streep from 9 to 11 . It is a Long Way from the National environmental teach in of 20 years ago planned by sen. Gaylord Nelson d-wis., who is generally regarded As the father of the original Earth Day. Hayes was attending Harvard Law school and the Kennedy school of government in 1969 when he read a newspaper article about the planning. He went to Washington to Volunteer to organize the event in the Cambridge mass., area. Instead a few Days later he found himself the coordinator for the entire country. Some people who helped organize Earth Day 1970 questioned the significance of Hayes role in that event. Barry commoner the environmental scientist who was Active in the first Earth Day and is playing a role again said Quot i was not impressed with the importance of any particular leadership in 1970, nor am i impressed  while he was not the intellectual or ideological founder of Earth Day Hayes was a the starter the one who did the unglamorous wearisome Job of starting it up Quot said Ralph Nader the consumer advocate who is the special counsel to Earth Day 1990. Hayes he said a is an orchestrator of environmental events which were National 20 years ago and now Are glob  from his 20-Ycar perspective Hayes now 45, says he thinks the first Earth Day accomplished both More and less than he hoped for. A we hoped it would Lead to a new kind of ideology a new value system based on ecology and a reverence for life Quot he said. Instead he said. Quot Earth Day was translated into a series of local and regional issues like dirty air in los Angeles concern in Chicago about the pollution of the great lakes and in new York about the Hudson  but the environment became Quot a new item on the political Agenda a Hayes said. At the beginning of 1970 there was Little interest in a clean air Law by the end of that year Congress had adopted the clean air act. Statutes for cleaning the water and for reducing toxic chemicals in the environment quickly followed he said. And new institutions such As the environmental Protection Agency were formed and private conservation and environmental organizations grew rapidly in members and Money. In the process Hayes said they developed a substantial amount of lobbying and political  protests plan to replace . Freeway san Francisco apr Chinatown normally jammed with tourists has been suffering financially since october a earthquake smashed one of the main highways leading to the Maze of crowded streets and bustling shops. When mayor Art Agnos suggested the crippled Embarcadero freeway be destroyed instead of repaired with a new Road built at ground level or underground merchants decided they had had enough. Activist Rose Pak of the chinese chamber of Commerce is leading the fight to rebuild the 1.7-mile stretch of freeway. At her urging hundreds of Chinatown merchants planned to lock their doors monday and show up at a Board of supervisors meeting where the freeways Fate was expected to be decided. Agnos argues that the freeway is ugly blocks prime views of san Francisco Bay and is too expensive to repair and reopen. His supporters on the Issue include Many groups who opposed it even before it opened in 1959. They include preservationists and Urban design activists who say the freeway sacrifices City streets and alters the character of neighbourhoods. The freeway survived a 986 vote on a proposal to spend $10 million to tear it Down. Opponents of the mayors plan say however that rebuilding the damaged Highway would take far less time than building a new underground stretch. And time is the key to recovery of businesses in the nations second largest Chinatown. Pak called the plan to shut Down the neighbourhood a a shops and cafes for a show of Force As the supervisors prepare to vote on the Agnos proposal a a very Basic grass roots Humble  a longtime ally of Agnos the outspoken Pak is upset because the mayor has rejected the message of 10,000 people who signed pro repair petitions. A a it a a political statement that we re not a silent minority a she said Rose Pak leads fight to save Embarcadero freeway. Signs supporting the shutdown have been posted in store windows throughout Chinatown. Under Agnos proposal. $120 million would be spent to replace the elevated Roadway with a sunken one leading into Chinatown. North Beach Fisherman s wharf and the rest of the waterfront. The mayor admits the project could take five or six years. It would Cost far less an estimated $32 million to reinforce and Patch up the freeway. The state transportation department has that amount set aside for the repair project and is awaiting the City s decision on whether work can begin. Supervisor Tom Hsieh is backing the protesters. He says he s outraged by the mayors decision. A two Page release devoid of details such As where the $120 million would come from or what Chinatown is supposed to do while the underground expressway is being built outlined the project for supervisors he said. Quot some leaders have no idea of the hardship and the trauma people in that Community Are  Hsieh said. A they lost not just business they lost employment Quot residents and businessmen in Chinatown Quot just went wild Quot when they heard the mayor s plan he said. Quot they have no Confidence in the City government that it can take care of their daily  at the Golden Gale restaurant association executive director Cecilia Metz said no vote of the organizations members has been taken on the controversy. But their sentiment is Clear. Quot no one can wait five or six years Quot she said. Also joining freeway demolition foes is the san Francisco chamber of Commerce business panel. It voted to support rebuilding the damaged Road. Harold Lee executive director of asian inc., a nonprofit Small business advocacy group said Agnos plan will Cost him not just in Chinatown but with people who own businesses or work in nearby areas As Well. A of course it will Hurt Agnos  he said. Quot people arc not  fifth . Cabbie slaying not linked to others m 111 1 v r a . Pm. _ _ _ a. 4. _ _ in u n. A n i n m a i it Frt a a ill Park a n it pal r i 1 m 1 new York apr police said the itch slaying in five weeks of a cabbie in the Bronx is not the work of a serial killer suspected in three of the shootings which have prompted Drivers to quit or work Only in Daylight. A it t0 st0p or Vine this month a said Arleou Guemes a Driver for four Ycu who manages Uptown car service in the Bronx. A i can drive a  n ? latest victim Rafael Montes de Juca 38 was found slain saturday night in tilth time since March 7 that a cab Driver had been fatally shot in the head 1 close Range in the Bronx. All five had been robbed of Cash. Police have said one Man using a .22-caliber handgun was responsible for the first three shootings. That person phoned three Bronx car services and requested cabs then shot and robbed the Drivers. In the fourth shooting last tuesday a Driver who picked up a fare on the Street was shot and died the next Day. Witnesses saw two teen agers flee that car. Police said that Case was unrelated to the first three. Police also said the killing of Montes de orca appeared unrelated to the first three. There Are certain consistencies in the other cases which Are not present in this one a said it. James Mallcy precinct commander. A we became convinced there is no  mayor David Dinkins Oft Rcd a $10,000 Reward on thursday for information leading to the killers. The guardian Angels announced that a member of the group would begin Riding with Drivers Tor two car services on their overnight runs. A we look upon these car services As the lifeline in these communities Quot said Lisa Sliwa a Leader of the crime fighting group known for its red berets. Quot without them there a no Way for people like nurses who work late to gel  cabbies said they Are being Hoosier about their passengers and companies Are having trouble keeping Drivers As they quit or refuse to work nights. Ten to 15 percent of Seaman car services 350 Drivers no longer work late hours said Luz Rivera a dispatcher at the company where the latest victim worked. Guemes said he sizes up his fares and refuses to take More than one person for fear of being outnumbered