European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 23, 1994 r world the stars and stripes Pago 92 tourists die on Swiss slope As chair skids Eis Choll Switzerland apr two members of a swedish tour group were killed and 10 injured late saturday when a ski lift Clamp ripped Loose sending a chair careening Down the Cable into passengers Riding below police said. A it was a terrible scene a the sunday newspaper son tags Blick quoted a witness of the Accident As saying. A the people were crushed and bleeding  the victims were in a group of about 45 mostly elderly swedish tourists. They were on their Way Back from a meal in the mountains above Eis Choll when the Accident occurred. Most of the party was already Down and waiting in the bus when the Clamp on the top chair failed the newspaper  they watched in horror As the chair plunged Down the Cable colliding with each of the chairs in turn until they crashed into the base station 400 Yards below. The passengers were crushed Between the Metal rails of the fallen chairs. German traffic Experiment appears to Clear the air Necka sulm Germany apr a four Day Experiment to see if quieter lives reduced pollution in Southern Germany ended sunday with significant improvements in air Quality. Scientists said interim readings showed nitrogen oxides Friday were 40 percent lower than on wednesday and hydrocarbons were Down 36 percent. But Ozone the irritating Gas that was the experiments focus appeared to Rise a despite the Ozone Reading the test a shows that traffic restructuring and lower Speed limits can accomplish a lot Quot said Peter Michael Valet head of pollution reduction in the environment ministry of Baden Wirt Temberg state the experiments sponsor. More than 150,000 people had agreed to reduce Speed limits Cut Industrial output and drive Only vehicles with pollution control devices while scientists measured the Impact on air pollution. The Experiment tested the strength of two opposing strains in German Public opinion a High environmental consciousness is. Freedom to use automobiles. But the change also brought Adverse effects. Merchants said business declined up to 70 percent. Many customers stayed Home rather than navigate the car monitoring checkpoints a or because their cars did no to have catalytic converters. And officials were unsure Why Peak Ozone readings soared to 180 milligrams per cubic meter of air Friday Well above the 120 milligrams at which health can be affected. A Ozone the chief ingredient in smog is a form of oxygen produced when sunlight acts on pollutants from cars and Industry. It irritates lungs and can to narc breathing difficult on hot and humid Days especially for older people and children. Bicycles were everywhere in the experiments 150-Square-mile Region and hiking clubs set out on a Ozone  the Market Square in Nick Arsula featured an exhibit on electric cars As Well As concerts and children Sart contests on environmental themes. A this area has some of the worst air pollution in Germany a said Harald Boehringer a City planner and passionate bicycle advocate. Aircraft tethered balloons and ground stations collected pollution data As traffic slowed in the cities. Speeds on the aut Balm used normally by 80,000 vehicles a Day were halved from the usual 75 Mph. Data will be Analysed within six months but officials said preliminary results showed a the notoriously Lead footed autobahn Drivers slowed Down. Only 2 percent of cars checked at control Points were ticketed for Speed or emission violations. A noise was noticeably reduced and some people living near a major autobahn slept with windows open for the first time in memory. China kills scores for drug crimes Beijing a authorities have executed at least 59 people for drug related crimes sentenced dozens More to death and burned confiscated drugs to Mark International anti drug abuse Day on sunday. Executions and burnings Are held annually on and before june 26 to publicize the governments determination to tackle China a growing drug problem. China has become a conduit for smuggling from the in Thailand the a Golden drug producing Region Burma and Laos known As  in Huangdong province authorities executed 46 people accused of drug related crimes saturday the official Legal daily said. 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