University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, October 23, 1991
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Halloween costumes are here again
The Associated Press
BOSTON — Norman Schwarzkopf and Sadam Hussein could be ringing your doorbell soon. Or perhaps even Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill.
But it is more likely you will encounter the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Freddy Krueger of "Nightmare on Elm Street," Scarlett O'Hara or "The Terminator."
And what will they say? "Trick or treat."
Merchants report that the tried and true in spooky garb are the most popular costumes among trick-or-treaters, although current pop hits are stirring attention.
In the South, they're expecting a surge of Scarlett O'Hara wear. In Portland, Ore, the Energizer bunny is big; beer-can outfits are doing well in Indiana; Pee-wee Herman is still big in New York, the Addams Family is emerging in New Jersey, and Arnold Schwarzenegger as "The Terminator" is showing up frequently around Los Angeles.
Astrid's Costume Attic in Buena Park, Calif., for example, reports success with an outfit similar to the green garb worn by Kevin Costner in his movie "Robin Hood."
"Kids relate to all these horror things," not people in the news, said owner Holden Bongin
at Jack's Joke Shop in Boston.
But don't forget the Ninja Turtles.
Costume Unlimited's Edgecomb said she regretted having deemed the turtles out of fashion and not stocking up on their costumes this year, having received numerous requests for them.
The Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas have inspired an interest in costumes resembling Thomas and Anita Hill, the woman who accused him of sexual harassment, said Carl M. Bertolino, owner of the Boston Costume Corp.
UNITED NATIONS — Damage to the Earth's ozone layer is accelerating and ozone levels could drop by 3 percent during the next decade, leading to a 10-percent increase in skin cancer, a United Nations scientific panel said yesterday.
The Associated Press
"The situation is definitely getting much worse than what was expected," said Mostafa K. Tolba, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program.
Panel: Ozone problem is worsening
The researchers found that ozone depletion was occurring all across the northern and southern hemispheres in the spring and summer, which they said had never been seen before.
The ozone layer, which lies 10 to 15 miles above the earth, absorbs some of the sun's heat.
Depletion of the ozone layer during the summer means that more ultraviolet radiation will reach the Earth's surface, said Robert Watson of NASA.
Summertime ozone depletion also could reduce crop yields, he said.
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