European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1978 the stars and stripes Page s growth rate has peaked explosion experts say Washington i api the rate of the to grids population growth has unexpectedly peaked and is now actually according to reports from population parts the decline was attributed mainly to a sizable and generally unexpected decline in Fertility in the poor countries of the according id Nick an associate a the Harvard Center for popu lation this Fertility decline is Good news Tor the world especially the poor Eberstadt told the annual meeting of the american association for the Advance Mentoe Eberstadt reported that the rate of world population growth had reached a Peak of percent per year somewhere around 1970 and was Down to percent in stability sooner the drop in Fertility Means that world population will sooner and at a lower level than previously according to the Eben Trudt by the year Eber Slade the worlds population May Rise from its pre sent billion to Between billion and previous United Popula Tion projections estimated the worlds population for that year of in another Parker Mauldin of e population Council in new said the decline in the birth rate has been Accel the drop in birth rates Between 197d and 1977 in less developed countries was three limes As great As the drop be tween 1950 and total growth in population will continue Well into the next with the figure reaching perhaps 10 billion fore the year a Mauldin told a news he noted thai there Tiad been declines in the growth Rale in Bangka Nigeria and nearly All of another report suggested that greater in income distribution had a Sig effect on the birth Robert of the department of sciences at the Harvard school Public said there is evidence that income distribution became More equal in countries where birth Rales dropped dramatically Over the past two decades South Lanka and a Petlo said there was Only a slight de Cline in birth rates in Brazil and the Philip Pines nations which he described As having very unequal income despite their rapid Rales of economic the Hrast of this evidence is that greater Equality in the distribution of income contributes to lower Fertility in the repell said it is he that poli cies which distribute income More evenly would promote not Only lower birth but also thereby faster roles of growth of income per pay panel near ing decisions on end of the 20year out by Johnhat Washington Thireau Chafel Washington i the presidents commission on military compensation is expected to reach its final decisions thurs Day on five issues dealing with recommendations to scrap the 20year retirement Dennis commission spokesman and associate said tuesday com missioners would make final decisions on campaigning to no Avail Bella Abzug shows Shes not a fair weather campaigner by gelling out during a snowstorm in Manhattan dithered by her big hat o shake the hands of prospective it didst help she was beaten Voles to by William in the special election for the can Gislon a seat vacated by Edward Koch when he became a team seeded Clouds just before Rains came of be Carter Host deferred vesting and Severance earlier this the nine member commission declared that military pay and retirement should be other Deci Sions the commissioners Are expected to make Gray deaf with the adjustment of the annual military pay raise and special he said the commission staff would Brief commissioners on the rationale for Mili tary fringe Bui recommendations for them to consider would be deferred until ground work Unflat shed the staff has not yet completed the ground work for making recommendations m the area of fringe Exchange and according to he would not comment on a report that the commission May recommend thai and health care benefits  earlier this congressional sources said a guarantee for those Benefit would be included in any commission recommendation that May require for the revamping of the retire ment the commission still expects o Complete its report to the president by March unless commission chairman Charles Zwick gives us i the staff different marching Well have the report ready said 1 option considered after the Early february Zwick if Congress decides to legislate our recommended changes in current career service people should be guaranteed i by grandfathering the right to Complete their military careers under the Zwick the commission is still considering whether to recommend that cur Rait career members be granted the Optimo of i transitioning coming into a new Grandf Ellering and Irani lining Are two major issues the commission win take up what emerged from the last Public meet ing of the commission was an Effort to give the defense department greater flexibility in managing mane than 2 million men and women in the armed Washington up president Trier Mil spend one night during his trip new England this weekend at the Home of a local Democrat s party official who Sells the White House said tuesday that her will stay overnight Friday with Ert and tils wife at their a bedroom Home in a residential area Murray has Penobscot county item Coralic chairman for two Yean and appliances for Roebuck Murray is a  the Newman Center at the University the Murraya have been married 1 years and have five they arc Hia Ann of Frank a Catholic Venity student and slate represent e from 1970 to in Cathleen a registered nurse in Winifred office manager a hangar and Robert buddy a freshman Ai i los Angeles a hours before a rainstorm that devastated the los Angeles area last the county flood control department was seeding Clouds to in crease officials said county officials denied that seeding caused the but National weather service officials said their investigation of the storm would consider the possibility flooding was intensified by the the seeding took place 10 Miles from a Canyon where some of the most devastating flooding took county flood officiate but they said this would be farther away than would normally be affected by seeding Hank an Engineer for the Hood control said the which officials say increases natural rainfall As much As is percent but dots not Start was conducted from 9 a to 1 p m when rain from the storm was already falling heavily in some Dun assistant chief of the flood control districts Hydraulic had Jud the associated press last wednesday that he didst expect there would be any seeding thursday because the coming storm looked like a Tiger Martin said me reason seeding continued despite the forecast was that the flood control District does not always believe the weather Martin also said people in the office May my have Beard the rain the seeding has been done to raise ground water which had been severely depleted by a i Loyear drought hat was declared Over the third storm turned out to be one of the worst in Southern California causing at least million in damage and claiming Al least 10 including one confirmed death in the big Tujunga Canyon area near where the Clouds were ten other persons Are missing and presumed dead from hidden a Small Hamlet in the Canyon hat was washed away it seems a Lille strange they were seeding Clouds with such a big storm coming if the purpose of seeding is to produce Mure said Oscar Nich a forecaster for the National weather there were some heavy Rains during the Day the Sonds of time it Ruck tack arabs in Haifa today for in urday wave of Arab and Flat hid Ai least a Wen killed in a wive operation11 carried out by Donald far re completed we cunday Sira Natad jaw try into Tapee today in Cutie Nanlal space Cabin at Randolph and Laid he ready and willing to nuke the first actual trip to the Tail Nona Vietnam reka cd Lane captured american bomber Puou today in tic Fidfl soca move by he Hanoi the Pullou win  Ai air fam Morris 9 air John and end a dwt