Europe advances clocks

Press, 29 March 1982, Page 9

Europe advances clocks

NZPA Paris Europeans — 400 million people in 25 countries — advanced their clocks one hour at midday yesterday (New Zealand time), brightening evening skies and saving millions of dollars in electricity bills. Among European countries only the Soviet Union — which will advance its clocks on April 1 — and Albanias, Iceland, Turkey and Yugoslavia — which do not change their times — are not affected. Times in Britain and Ire-

land advanced to one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. Most other European countries moved two hours ahead of G.M.T., although Greece is now three hours in advance of G.M'.T. On April 25 the four time zones in the United States will be advanced by one hour. Time in the East Coast will move to four hours G.M.T. Standard winter time, in which clocks will again be moved back, will take effect this year on September 26, .except for Britain and Ire-

land. In those countries time will revert to normal a month later. In Britain sunshine, blue skies and soaring, temperatures have ushered in summertime. According to the weathermen the “daffy dose of springtime” will continue, with warm weather all this week. Among other signs that spring has sprung are the women’s pages of newspapers offering special diets for readers wanting to shed a few pounds to look better in light clothes.