European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Porc 10 the stars and stripes tuesday september 9, 1980 spending topped $500 by on this year world s armies growing study says Washington n yt1 a new mile pendent study of military and social spend ing around the world asserts Ilia the i pension of military Force is continuing Al an accelerating Pace Slih worldwide military expenditures having gone above 1500 billion in \1so. The figures in the study however appear to suggest Ihm to inc contrary the expansion of military forces in the world has slowed when compared with real economic growth the leap in population and the in crease in social services the study entitled world military and social expenditures was prepared by Ruth la Ger Sivard formerly chief of the economics division of the arms control and disarmament Agency. She is currently director of world priorities a non profit re search organization. The study was sponsored by several Oiher organizations such As the arms control association of Washington the Rockefeller foundation of new York and the Union of concerned scientists of Cambridge mass. The report which is published annually says thai the present build up of destructive Power in the world and steadily Ris ing expenditures have contributed to an enormous Drain on world  out the figures cited while showing 3 Rise in the absolute amounts spent for military forces portray a world that is spending comparatively less of its financial resources and its manpower on acquiring military Power. The figures show for instance that the worldwide Gross National product the sum local of All goods and services produced has expanded 132 percent from i960 to 1978, reaching a total of s8.1 trillion. Military expenditures however have risen a a slower rate. 74 percent to a total of s375 billion in real or inflation adjusted 1977 dollars from a different Angle the world spent 14.6 percent of its economic resources on military expenditure in i960. By 1978, that had dropped to 4.7 percent again measured in constant dollars. While it number of people in the world Rose Over he same period by 43 percent to a total of 4,4 billion the number of people serving in an armed forces around the world Rose by 28 percent to a total of 23,8 million. Al the same Lime the number of physicians throughout the world More than Dou bled to 3.5 million and the number of teachers nearly doubled to 27.4 million. Both were cited As gauges of social development. The study appears to put equal responsibility on inc United states and the soviet Union for the increase in military Power saying at the heart of this Competition h the .  yet the figure cited seem to suggest a different in Espreu lion. While inc United states and its Alliet a nato spent More than the soviet Union and its allies for military forces in 1977, those nations in he Warsaw pact spent b.5 percent of their collective Gross National product compared with 5.6 percent spent a  comparison Between the United Stua and the soviet Union alone shows thai the americans spent si00 billion for military Power in 1977, which was 5.3 percent of their Gross National product. During the same year the soviet Union spent so Bil lion or 10.4 percent of Gnu the report Laid that the United state ii i population of 217 million that year had 2.1 million people in he armed Force and More people 2.s million in teaching. The soviet Union with 259 million people had 3.7 million in its armed forces and fewer. 2,6 million in leaching. Politician conned $100,000 from refugees paper says Miami a a group of 200 cuban refugees in Costa Rica have accused a re publican congressional candidate of duping them us of near s 100.000 after prom Ising to get them into the United states he Miami Herald reported sunday.  of the refugees in san Jose Costa Rica submitted an affidavit to . Ambassador Francis a Nacneil saying they never icel Costa Rica and their Money collected mostly from relatives in Miami in june had nol been returned the newspaper said. The refugees Lold the newspaper that Velio . A gop candidate for these in held by Veteran rep. Claude Pepper in Congress misled them with accounts of his influence with the . Embassy in san Jose inc governor of puerto Rico the presi Dent of coma Rica and . Sen. Riehal stoned Fla. Estrella did nol Tell the refugees he had been soundly Defeated in four previous at tempts twi in gop primaries to unseal Pepper a Miami Democrat inc Herald said. He was running unopposed in tuesday s primary election for the cop nomination in Florida s nth District. All the officials is Luclla allegedly mentioned have denied promising him they would help him get the refugees into the United Stales according to the Herald. Streski denied any wrongdoing and said he was trying to gel the refugees Money Back the newspaper said. Cost Rilki. 52. A native of Cuba has run for Congress mayor of Miami and the stale legislature after coming to the United states and entering the real estate business. At first the refugees said. Estrella asked $300 for each refugee he got into the United Stales. He later raised inc Price to 1550 each they said. The Privateer a wooden research vessel was to Hove taken inc cubans to the United slates Bui was slopped Asil sailed the Herald said. An american official who had Learned of the secret plan in late june or Early july gave inc Privateer s Captain a letter listing the penalties for bringing illegal refugees into the United states. The affidavit by 31 refugee representatives claimed Estrella threatened to prevent the cubans from entering the United slates if they demanded a refund the Herald said. Estrella said he had turned Over most of the Money to George Dreske. A Milwaukee businessman who owns the Privateer. The Saddest part of this matter is that when we. Asked him to return the Money paid him he said he was going to deduct his expenses and would return the Orcsi. Hut he has not Dune so hair cola told the newspaper. He said he would conic nut trying to gel i he Money Back. Over Joo starving haitians rescued 17 of hers die of sea Miami a More than 100 haitian refugees some so malnourished they could hardly stand were resting and receiving medical care in Miami monday Afler a sea Rescue that apparently came Loo late to save 17 lives officials say rate Rcd survivors told the coast guard that 17 haitians died during their journey for Freedom and were pushed off the crowded Craft. Coast guard quartermaster Carlos Martinez said. Three other haitians drowned when the Boatload of refugees spotted a rescuing coast guard Cutter and rushed to one Side of their 45-foot Sailboat