European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes saturday August 18,1990 Earth a wounds the human race is killing its Home rat of Flea graphics air pollution most of the world s worst air pollution is in developing countries breathing Bombas air is like smoking 10 cigarettes a Day. Pollution from Coal burning is projected to increase. Biomass burning deliberate burning of grasslands and forests creates High Levels of smog and add rain in Rural Africa and latin America. It also releases gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. Acid rain cars and smokestacks spew gases that turn to add in the atmosphere. It can Drift Miles before falling As acid rain which damages lakes kills fish and is tied to Forest deaths. Greenhouse effect Carbon dioxide and other gases Are building in the atmosphere where they May trap heat and warm climate. Rising emissions in developing world May offset . Conservation. .5 developing 4 countries 3 centrally planned 2 1 Carbon emissions from Fossil fuels in billions of tons countries Industrial Market countries 1950 1988 Ozone depletion Earth s protective Ozone layer is thinning Over Antarctica and the Northern hemisphere. Chemicals already in the air ensure that the damage will go on for years even if chemical production stops. Sources world resources Institute world watch Institute Council on environmental Quality Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Paul and Anne Ehrlich Peter Vilu Sok a biodiversity edited by . Wilson scientific Amor can Earth Day 1990 staff reports Krten Inlo graphics Ron Coddington amount of greenhouse Gas rising rapidly in atmosphere Washington apr the Gas most often implicated in the threat of global warming seems to be increasing faster than in past years said a report issued thursday by the National oceanic and atmospheric administration. The concentration of Carbon dioxide in the air increased at an average rate of 1.71 parts per million Over the last four years said Noaak a or. Pieter tans. That is somewhat higher than the 1.5 parts per million Rise reported in much of the 1980s. Concentrations of Carbon dioxide methane nitrous oxide Csc ii and Cfc-12 Are monitored by Noaak a climate monitoring and diagnostics Laboratory in Boulder Colo. The increasing amounts of these gases in the air has caused concern in recent years. The gases Are produced by Industrial processes heating and other human activities As Well As some natural sources. Many scientists worry that the gases will act somewhat like a greenhouse causing Earth to overheat. The shortwave radiation from the Sun that warms the Earth passes through them easily but they can trap the linger wave radiation from Earth that normally cools the planet and keeps Overall temperature., in balance. Global concentrations of Carbon dioxide the most common of the so called greenhouse gases have increased by about 25 percent since the mid-1800s, to just Over 350 parts per million. However scientists disagree Over whether any global heating has already occurred. Increasing the atmospheric level of Carbon dioxide by 1 part per million requires the addition of 2.13 billion tons of Carbon to the air. Much of this occurs through the burning of Fossil fuels like Coal and Oil. Other greenhouse gases Are much less common. A methane concentrations Rose by 12 parts per billion per year although officials said this growth rate May have declined slightly. A nitrous oxide increased at a rate of 0.7 parts per billion per year. A Cfc-11 was rising at 10 parts per trillion while the rate for Cfc-12 was 16 parts per trillion. Both of these chemicals Are chlorofluorocarbons used in refrigeration and other Industrial processes. These chemicals also can damage the Earth a protective Ozone layer. Stateside brutal robbery rampage ends with 7 arrests in . New York apr eleven people were robbed and beaten thursday in a rampage near Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village and seven people were arrested a police spokeswoman said. The violence occurred Between 1 . And 5 30 ., said a police officer Kim Royster. A the suspects would attack from behind with bottles and bricks and Rob people of their property a Royster said. Police Learned of the attacks when one of the victims hailed a passing patrol car and pointed out his assailants m the Park she said. The suspects ranging in age from 15 to 24, were charged with second degree robbery second degree assault and criminal Possession of a weapon Royster said. Three of the 11 victims were treated at hospitals and released she said. Police done to know if the robbers knew each other before the attacks began. $1.5 billion plan in works to build huge cruise ship Cocoa Beach Fla. Apr a new Orleans shipyard is proceeding with plans for the worlds largest cruise ship featuring above deck hotel towers and room for 5,600 passengers. The huge ship expected to Cost $1.5 billion will be built by Avondale industries inc. John s. Rogers chief executive officer of world City corp., the vessels owner said financing will be sought after blueprints Are ready late this year. World City corp. Is owned by world City foundation a non profit corporation based in Oslo Norway that stunned the cruise Industry with plans for the massive project. World City corp. Has tentatively chosen port canaveral just South of the Kennedy space can Ter As the snips Home port. Rogers told the Cocoa Beach area chamber of Commerce wednesday that financing will be sought from an International Syndicate of Banks and venture capitalists. Faa to let College train air traffic controllers Coraopolis a. Apr by letting a Community College train air traffic controllers the Federal aviation administration reckons it wont have to play the bad Guy quite so often. The Agency said wednesday it has agreed to hire 14 graduates a year from Beaver county Community College. It will be the first school apart from the Faass Academy in Oklahoma City to train controllers for the nations airports. About 1,200 candidates each year take rigorous three month courses at the Faa Academy and half of them fail and lose their government jobs said Herbert Mclure Faa human resources director. The program at the College in Monaca about 30 Miles from Pittsburgh will allow unsuccessful candidates to change their Fields of study without the stigma of failure Mclure said. Each controller trained by the Faa Academy is on the government payroll during training and the Agency also picks up their housing and transportation costs. At the Community College the students pay. Alleged rape victim testifies As 3 personalities Oshkosh wis 1ap1 a a  Shu re Inion icon Titi t it for inn  re in no a. I. Oshkosh wis. Apr a woman flu says she has 2j personalities displayed three of them a a herself and characters named Franny and Jennifer a a in testifying that she was raped by a Man who look her out for Coffee. 5. 1 he judge re x3 in Isufi Iju ired her to take an oath each time Peterson she changed identities during the hear my thursday. Lawyers introduced themselves to the different personalities. Each time she behaved As if the testimony were just beginning. During about 90 minutes of testimony. The woman paused Only briefly during the personality switches. After hearing the testimony judge Robert Hawley ordered Mark a. Peterson 29, to stand trial for sexual assault. No trial Date was set. To cons it Peterson District attorney Joseph Paulus said he must prove three things a that the victim had a mental illness that she was incapable of appraising her own conduct and that Peterson knew about the illness. Peterson maintains that the woman consented to sex and that he did know she had multiple personalities. But the woman said she told  she had multiple personalities and introduced him to some of them. Said he took advantage of one of the Jennifer a fun Loving 20-Yeur-old. That personality was dominant we 1 Eterson forced her to have sex in the front seat of a ear after they went out Tor Coffee the woman said. Quot not Ernd she men on thursday she also testified As herself a 26-year-old single Oshkosh woman who is in therapy for multiple personality disorder and cannot remember the incident. She also addressed the court As Franny a 32-year-old Motherly Type who reported the alleged attack to friends. According to professor Leonard Kaplan of the University of Wisconsin Lav school state Law clearly says that someone deemed mentally ill cannot consent to sex. Defense lawyer Edward Sal Sieder said the key Issue is whether the woman is mentally ill or just a a big