Evening Standard from London, Greater London, England • 6

6 THURSDAY 21 JULY 1994 EVENING STANDARD Las Vegas landmark is levelled in style from PL ILK McDONALO fn Los Angeles ONE more piece of Las Vegas's colourful history spectacularly collapses into a pile of rubble and dust But only a handful of people watched as the last 17-storey tower of the old Dunes Hotel imploded aided by more than 2201b of explosive Last year it was the city's first casino the Flamingo that was torn down Yesterday the Dunes was Just yet another indication of the changes dramatically altering the city as it switches from the sin city of gambling and scantily-clad dancers to a family orientated resort The demolition will make way for another mega-resort ranging from the $400 million Luxor to the $1 billion MGM Grand and Theme Park A hotel and theme park will be built on the now vacant 163 acres "When Atlantic city opened everybody said it would be the death of Las Vegas" said Los Angeles planner Gillian Vine recalling the proliferation of legalised casino gambling across America they underestimated Las Vegas It has simply reinvented itself by catering more to families than high rollers" TkJatmcutum Sdt JL OF LONDON Hunt for 1 hit by pollution in London by PETER GRUNER JS i nick KayRSTonu uovernmeni has been rATovve sj DOCTORS are trying to trace more than 1000 Londoners who suffered on the night of the country's biggest asthma epidemic A team of influential researchers investigating the outbreak which is being linked to air pollution want to talk to victims to discover how it was triggered Number one theory is that the asthma attacks were the result of a thunderstorm that stirred up clouds of pollen spores in conditions exacerbated by high levels of ozone The episode began after the storm on 24 June when hospitals were besieged by people with asthma and breathing problems Dr Kate Venables of the National Heart and Lung Institute is co-ordinating the team making up the Thunderstorm and Asthma Study Group The Government has been urged in the Commons to take action over air pollution by targeting vehicle emissions Opposition transport spokesman Nick Raynsford MP for Greenwich claimed in a Commons debate that the response to the problem had been negligent He said forecasts put increases in traffic over the next 20 years at 2948 but this would be for congestion amenities and toxic emissions Replying Environment Minister Robert Atkins said his daughter was asthmatic and he was aware of the issues A 1 1 3 Wfceic Tli ALL FAMILY (ALL-IN From London ADULT £27ro TMb price includes entry to Alton Is available every Sunday to Holiday Monday 29th August for details of your nearest ticket UZAJ'MZMI Britain kVS A WEEK NOT FOR Magic New Isdil DAY FUN PRICES) and Milton Keynes CHILD £22 Towers and your return Journey and Thursday from 24th July until Bank indusiva Phone £0345 010104 agent FINAL REDUCTIONS SALE ENDS SATURDAY 23rd express for less 100 Regent Street London W1 Tel: 071 734 6090 TMETAKE MFORMA'nONCMiS CHARGED AT LOCAL MIS.