European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 f a the nato the stars and stripes wednesday december 4, 1985 ministers pledge arms cooperation Brussels. Belgium a nato s 12 european defense ministers underscoring the importance of the Alli Ance s conventional forces pledged monday to continue their efforts to improve these forces by among other Steps greater arms cooperation. They made Public a list of major arms systems they plan to introduce in the coming year including 500 main Battle tanks 250 Jet fighters and an aircraft Carrier. In a statement after a one Day meeting the ministers welcomed the results achieved by president Reagan in his talks with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva on nov. 19 and 20. They restated their full support for the efforts of the United slates in close consultations with its allies to improve East West relations and to reach agreement with the soviet Union to make significant cuts in nuclear Wear the ministers also applauded the action by the . Congress to earmark $250 million to promote Allied cooperation in researching and developing new arms systems. They said they agreed hat Europe should make a positive and constructive response to the legislation which was introduced by democratic sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia. Belgian defense minister Francois Xavier de Donnea chairman of the european defense ministers meeting said it was too Early to say what arms projects the european allies wanted to qualify for . Funds. The Pentagon has not Given us any details he told reporters after the meeting. In their statement the european defense ministers stressed the vital role which armaments cooperation ran play in improving output from defense budgets and strengthening conventional . Defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger and Harvic Andre his Canadian counterpart will join the european defense ministers for to Days of talks at nato Headquarters starting tuesday. The Issue of greater arms cooperation among the allies is part of the picture of nato s conventional defense posture and will also be raised by Weinberger officials said. Gen. Bernard w. Rogers has warned that unless the allies improve their non nuclear defences he As nato s top military commander in Europe would have no Choice but to use atomic weapons in a matter of Days rather than weeks in Case of a War. Nato s 12 european defense ministers said real Prog Ress in increasing conventional defense and arms cooperation had been made in the past year. One notable example they cited was the agreement by France Britain West Germany and Spain for the production of a european Jet fighter for the 1990s. In addition they mentioned the recent agreement by America s euro Pean allies on the first of a series of cooperative High technology arms projects. The ministers said they would continue to give Strong political support to this do Donna said the meeting of nato s european de sense ministers was symbolically important. It allowed us to reconfirm the cohesion of Europe within the nato he said the european allies agreed to step up their efforts 10 inform . Critics about the role the european allies play in the nato Alliance. The european allies have Long rejected criticism regularly aired in the . Congress that they do not pull their weight in the Alliance. De Donnea said it would be a Good idea to invite . Congressmen and senators to Large scale nato Maneu vers to Sec what the europeans do for the defense of the West. In their statement the european ministers said a Start has been made in improving facilities to be used by us. Reinforcement troops including the construction of 665 hardened aircraft shelters. The ministers made Public a list of major systems the european nato allies will introduce Over the next 12 months. These include 500 main Battle tanks and More than 400 other a Mored vehicles. 100 heavy Field artillery Pic Jcj and surface to surface rockets and 800 portable anti air missile systems. 250 new aircraft including 180 combat planes. An italian aircraft Carrier. News update Jordan to Campaign Atlanta a Hamilton Jordan former president Jcarter s Topi White House aide wis under Goin treatment for canopy say5 he s free disease and Jsn run for the . Senate in Geo left next year a news paper has re piped. Since Kleft jul Fesington i have done Severa Taup and made a Good living. But it a got brought me Happi Onesi. I have in Public life. 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Hia13 Washington a los Angeles will grow to be the nation s most populous metropolitan area by the turn of the Cen Tury Topping new York while san fran Cisco jul surpass the rest of the nation in personal income new government projections show. The study by the Commerce depart ment s Bureau of economic analysis projects that the los Angeles metropolitan area will grow to a population of 8,870,000 by the year 2000. That would make it the nation s most pop Ulous metropolitan area at the turn of the Century Topping new York which is expected to hive 8,433,000 people at that time. The analysis projects growth of 13.5 percent in los Angeles Between 1983 and 2000, and of Only i .7 percent for new York. Meanwhile sin Francisco residents will see their incomes climb 39.3 percent to 124,906 apiece moving their Region from second to first in the nation. That growth would push san Francisco past current in come Leader Bridgeport Conn., which is expected to show an income growth of 2s.6 percent to $23,088 by the year 2000. The new projections released monday cover the 55 largest metropolitan areas in the nation those expected to have a population of 1 million people or More in the year 2000. The projections Are prepared every five years by the Bureau of economic analysis and cover the Basic metropolitan statistical areas formerly known As Standard metropolitan statistical areas As defined by the office of management and budget. The statistics differ somewhat from Sepa rate census Bureau studies which Combine some metropolitan areas into larger consolidated statistical areas. Thus for example census studies often refer to a consolidated new York area including the separate metro areas of Bergen . Bridgeport Conn. Middlesex . Jersey City . Monmouth . New Ark . And Nassau Suffolk n.y., in addition to the Basic new York metropolitan area. The Bureau of economic analysis con siders each metropolitan statistical area separately resulting in a smaller total for new York but including several of the new York Region metro areas in its list independently. The Basic new York metro area includes new York City and Putnam Westchester and dockland counties. By the same Token the census Bureau s los Angela consolidated area includes the Basic metropolitan areas of los Angeles Anaheim Oxnard and Riverside. The Basic metro area considered in the Bea study however is limited to los Angeles county. While the projections Call for los an Geles to become the nation s largest metro area the West Palm Beach Boca ratio Delray Beach fla., area is expected to be fastest growing jumping 61.3 percent to a population of 1,063,000 by the year 2000. San Francisco and Bridgeport will re main atop the income list despite trading places but growth per capita income is expected to be tops in the Cincinnati metro Politan area escalating 40.9 percent to $16,590. The nation s five largest metropolitan areas in 2000 Are expected to be los an Geles new York Chicago 6,131,000 Phil Adelphia 4,914,000 and Detroit 4,265,000. The five fastest growing metro areas Are expected to be West Palm Beach Fla Pho enix ariz., up 54.6 percent to 2,573,000 Orlando fla., up 50.5 percent to 1,194,000 Riverside san Bernardino calif., up 41.9 percent to 2,465,000 and Salt Lake cloy Ogden Utah up 35.5 percent to 1,363,000. Tops in per capita income will be sin Francisco Bridgeport Stamford Norwalk Danbury Bergen Passaic , $21,213 san Jose calif., $21,121 and Washington the five with the fastest income growth Are expected to be Cincinnati Indianapolis up 39.8 percent to $16,582 Nis Hville tenn., up 39.8 percent to 115,454 sin Francisco and Phoenix up 38.5 percent to
