European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday March 19,1987 Here Are winners in the latest name game Fremont Mich. A Robert and Jessica reign in lie South but Nic Ole and Brandon arc by far he Belt in the Weil according to a Survey thai lists fashionable infant names. Getter products co., after surveying 2,544 new parents this year says Geog Raphy apparently plays part in the popularity of some baby names. Nationwide Matthew was the most popular boy s name followed by Jona than Brian Michael Jason Daniel Christopher Joseph Andrew and Ryan for girls Jessica was the favorite Choice of new parents followed by Jen Nifer Amanda Sarah Ashley Melissa Nicole Lauren Megan and Lindsay. We found that it varies quite a bit when you break it Down by Region said Kaye Fryling spokeswoman for the fre Mont based baby food company. Lauren and Gregory were favourites in the East she said. The top choices were Jennifer and Michael in Northern states Katherinc and Ryan in the mid West and Haley and mall How in the Northeast. Gerber surveyed parents who called a hot line number through which the company provides baby care information to new parents frying said. Rita Van Boscn head of Gerber consumer information said none of the favorite female names was on a Milliar 1956 list which was topped by Mary and followed by Elizabeth Barbara Dorothy and Helen. John was the top boy s name in 1956. Followed by Wil Liam Charles James and George. Rust Belt gets High economic Marks . Economy grows lust 1.1% in final Quarter Washington a the economies of heavily unionized highly taxed Eastern and northeastern states Are outperforming those of the Sun Belt Accord ing to an economic development report card released wednesday the study by the corporation for Enterprise development non profit private research group seeks 10 rate states1 business climates using a broader Range of factors than the More traditional studies that have found Low tax Low wage slates of the South and West to be More hospitable toward business. California Connecticut Massachusetts Minnesota new York and Maryland made the organization s Honor Roll with grades of a or b in each of four categories Alabama and Tennessee received is across the Board. Among the conclusion of the study High Tan highly regulated and heavily unionized states. Do Best Overall. The mid Atlantic Stales. Get Good grades ranking just behind the National  except Tor Florida the Southeast suffers the legacy of poverty and smokestack chasing Many slates hit hard by recent problems in Agri culture mining forestry and Petroleum mainly in the Rockies and the Plains Are not yet pursuing policies that could help them. Build strength for Long term  business and Union Leaden whose organizations helped pay Tor the study said it refutes the idea thai states offering Low taxes and few services Ore Good Tor most businesses. Traditional business climate indexes Are a bit too simplistic and out of touch with today s realities " said James Wadsworth Washington representative of ame Hitech con the midwestern regional Bell company. The study reinforces our conclusion that the image of the rust Belt is no longer appropriate he told a news conference. Reagan seeks funds to fight acid rain Washington a president Reagan in a Concession to Canada announced wednesday that the United slates will seek $2.5 billion Over five years on innovative technology projects to combat acid rain. The announcement represents a dramatic change from past administration policy thai More study of acid rain was needed before moving to the demonstration stage. Half the add rain that tails in Canada originates in the United states much of it from Fossil fuel burning Power plants and Industrial boilers and Canada has complained that the United states is not doing enough to make Dean Coal projects commercially viable Reagan and Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney will meet in Ottawa on april s-6, and the acid ram Issue is expected to be on their Agenda. The president said $300 million will be requested for each year for clean Coal demonstration projects. Arrests wipe out bogus Quaal Udes Miami a arrests resulting from 49 people being charged with running an International drug ring have virtually eliminated phony of alludes in this country even though the group s Leader remains at Large authorities say. An indictment returned in december but sealed until tuesday said the ring was responsible for distributing i3.s million counterfeit Quaal Ude tablets 70 percent of the illegal Trade throughout the United states. Forty nine people were indicted including pharmaceutical manufacturer Roger Dufour of Montreal listed As the head of the Canadian operation since this group was eliminated there has been the virtual elimination of counterfeit methaqualone in the United states said Robert j. Lehner the assistant . Attorney heading the Miami strike Force. Dufour has eluded capture by Law enforcement groups involved in the operation Avalanche investigation which includes the . Drug enforcement administration the Fri and the Royal Canadian mounted police. Twenty canadians 27 . Residents and two colombians were charged with participating in the eng which authorities said actually produced and sold counterfeit diazepam also known by the Brand name valium but passed it off As Quaal Ude the Brand name for methaqualone. The indictment accuses the defendants of producing diazepam in Quebec province. The pills were trans ported to Florida and sold on the streets for 16 to s7 each authorities said. While House spokesman Marlin Filz water said at least i 50 million of this would be new Money. The administration had previously proposed spend ing Only $350 million a year. Reagan said he is also directing Energy Secretary John Herrington to establish an advisory panel including state and Canadian representatives to advise on financing and selecting the demonstration projects. He said he was also asking vice president George Bush to have the presidential task Force on regulatory Relief review state and Federal programs to look for ways that acid rain can be combated under milling Laws. I feel these Steps will help both countries to belter understand and address this shared Environ mental problem so that future specific actions that Are taken will be Cost effective and represent appropriate taxpayer expenditures the president said. Washington a . Economic growth slumped to a meager 1.1 percent annual rate Tor the final three months of 1986, even weaker than previously thought the government said wednesday the Commerce department reported a Long awaited improvement in the Trade deficit in the october de Cember Quarter was offset by weakness in consumer spending. President Reagan asked about the report during a picture taking session with senators at the White House said Only it was t All that  for All of 1986, the on grew just 2.5 percent As the United slates finished its poorest year economically sine the last recession in 1981 -82, the new Gnu report represented the second Down Ward revision in the growth estimate for the fourth Quarter. Two months ago the government had Esti mated the on grew at an annual rate of 1,7 percent a figure that was reduced last month to 1.3 percent. The weaker economic growth was accompanied by a fall in inflation. An inflation inde tied to the Gnu Rose at an annual Rale of just 0.7 percent in the fourth Quarter Down from a 3.6 percent increase in the third Quarter and the Best showing in almost two decades the downward revision in economic activity came from a $4,1 billion larger decline in business inventories than had been reported a month ago and even weaker consumer spending than had been thought. The government reported personal consumption spending fell by 0.4 percent at an annual rate in the final Quarter our times the Pace estimated a month ago. Cowboys finish 35-mile drive to get Buffalo to summer ranch Hooper Colo. Up weary but Happy cow boys pushed 400 Buffalo to their summer Home at the fool of the Sangre do Crisco mountains tuesday completing an unusual 35-mile drive across the windswept san Luis Valley. The drovers had hoped to get the 1,000-Pound Ani Mals to their summer pasture in one Day monday but a traffic Jam of curious onlookers on a main Highway through the sparsely settled Valley slowed the already stubborn Buffalo. The Herd was bedded Down overnight in a pasture 10 Miles Short of the goal and the cowboys allowed an extra hour s sleep resumed the drive at 7 . Tues Day. They herded the Buffalo Down a paved Road and reached the Zapotny ranch their leased summer Pas Ture about five hours later. It probably was the first Lime this Century that any one has driven a Large Herd of Buffalo for any distance said Brian Ward whose partnership. Rocky Mountain Bison inc., owns the Herd the Buffalo had wintered on Ward s High Meadow ranch on the Western Side of the 7,500-foot Valley. Buffalo although raised commercially for their meal Are like wild animals in that they Are powerful fast and unpredictable Ward said. With the stamina to Irot nearly All Day they can easily run Moil cow ponies into the ground. At the end of the Day when you see a Buffalo s Tongue hanging out All you can be sure of is that it has its Mouth open. It sure does t mean the Buffalo is tired said Sam Arnold who was the Cook Tor the drive. About so people mostly neighbors friends and other Buffalo ranchers helped Ward move the Herd. About half of them were on horses. Others came in pickup tracks and Hay wagons. A handmade Chuck a gon with Wood spoke and wire rim wheels Wai used the first Day to bring Buffalo Beijers and Buffalo brat Tuisl for the  drive started slowly monday after an overnight two Inch snowfall sickened the roads and muddied the Fields. It look nearly two hours to go the first mile because the Buffalo were a swayed by Ward s schemes to entice them away from their pasture. He had hoped to lure them by dropping Small amounts Cohay in front of them but the Lead Buffalo would eat the Hay and then try to Lurn Back. Once the Herd reached state Highway 17, cars filled with Valley residents carrying cameras created an Al most impassable Block for the Buffalo which were be coming More and More edgy. An exasperated Ward finally ordered the cowboys to push the Herd off the Road further to the East to escape the traffic. Back along country roads the Herd moved slowly. An occasional beast would suddenly spurt from the Herd then would pause so Yards away and glance Back. If no other animal followed the Buffalo would return to the Herd. Otherwise the cowboys would have to ride out to gel the Straggler