CURITIBA, the moderm city in Brazil

Curitiba in Southearn Brazil has earned in international reputation for good city management with its innovative programs for public transport, industrial pollution control and wate recycling. As one of Brazil's fastest growing cities, it has avoided many of the problems that usually go with rapid expansion. early in si development, curitiba adopted a plan for linear growth along radial axes using the areas in the between for green space and leisure facilities as well as for industrial and housing development.

the transport network in Curitiba is managed by a city authority which lays down operating rules, set timables and monitors performance. the buses themselves are run by private companies, licenced by the city authority. The bus system in Curitiba which was chosen to be focused on by authority is Farcheaper in terms of capital cost than underground metro or rail. it's a simple transparent system and it works some 75% of comuters travel by bus.

Another innovation has been the preservation of green space per capita has increased one hundrefold, wich is all the more amazing as this increase took place during a period of rapid population growth.

A key factor in Curitiba's civic development has been its mayors, whose enthusiasm and persistance have been maintained for overs 20 years. But as they have always stressed, it is ultimately the people themselves the city belongs.

THE NEW YORK TIMES
14 YONKERS STORES DAMAGED BY FILE

A far alarm file damaged 14 stores today in the cross country shopping center.
The fire started in apile of cardboard cartons at the rear of a shop store at 4.40 P.M
Two fire fighters were freated at the scene for minor cuts.The cause of the fire was under investigation.

THE NEW YORK TIMES
PHILIPPINES SENDS AID FOR TYPHOON DAMAGE

515 people had died in the typhoon agnes and more than 400 were missing.
More than 163 tons of food,medicine,and clothing had teen sent to the Visayan region 300 miles south of Manila.
Panay island which appeared to have been hit the worst.Most of the fatalitiesvand missing were on the island where 445000 people were homeless go percent of the 86.000 houses in Capiz Province on panay was destroyed many of dead were childear.

THE NEW YORK GLOBE
AMTRACK DERAILMENT NEAR SECAUCUS INJURES 35.

108 passengers and crew members were on the train when it derailed nearing New York at 6.33 A.M.The train was speeding across the Hackensack River Bridge when it left the track.
No one was killed but 35 persons were injured, including two who were injured seriously.
The Hackensack River Bridge is a swing bridge that open allow tall boats to pass through.Senator Frank Lautenberg informed that a boat had passed through the bridge just two hours earlier.

BOSTON TIMES
BOSTON – BAND TRAIN DERAILS, 34 HURT

Bosten-Bound train deraild and injured 34 people,none of them seriously the train coming from Washington DC,Boston.
The Northeast Corridor was one of the worst in recent memory in this part The accident stopped all train travel between New York and Newark.The tracks to and from New York to Boston were still open in use.
15 crew members and 17 passangers suffered only minor injuries.Two crew members, stayed in the hospital over night.