European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 24, 198? the stars and St Lopes of j Pago 9 86 Price plunge hit Oil states hard Washington s in Potts of foreign Oil increased Lurl the a Civ comics no 10 major Oil producing slates the american Petroleum ins dilute my has disclosed in i report released sunday inc Indus try Urgani action said a Survey of Holh government and Industry data showed a dramatic Impact on inc nil Stales Ripple Etc cts also can he Wen in the National Economy the Survey results indicate the Ai l said. The Survey covered Alaska. Califor Nia Colorado Kansas Louisiana. New Mexico. North Dakota Oklahoma. Texas and Wyoming. Tin1 Ati said 11 cheeked business Fril Iii s. Bankruptcies Hilink failures unemployment rates drilling Rig counts Anil of her statistics. Citing a report by Dun and brads reel api said slate in it heart of the nil Natch had been hit by a 59.9 Percy no increase in business failures. Nationwide. Dun and Uradel acct said 61,332 businesses dosed their doors after suffering losses in h 86, an increase afi.1 percent Over 1985. Lut it said the National average would have fallen 2.1 percent if he 59, per cent increase had not been included for a Region including Texas Louisiana und Oklahoma As Well As Arkansas. Of he 10 slates Suney cil. Maska Liilo he biggest increase �7 i percent. In business failures. The Al i report also said a Survey of Federal courts in the 10 states showed .1 Sharp inert its in the filing of bankruptcy cases Willi increases ranging from 25 percent in California to fifi.2 percent in Alaska. Increases of More Ihan itt per cell were reported for Colorado okla homa and Texas it also cited a report by the l cd Cral Deposit insurance corp. Showing Texas Oklahoma and Kansas leading the nation in tic number of Bank Lai lures in l86. The report filing labor department figures showed Iliili  no Rales my Asch in ill tic my mines except Cali fornia where the rate drip cd from 7.2 percent in i is in h,7 percent in 1986. Louisiana had the highest Rale 1,1,1 per cent up from 11.5 percent a car earlier. Figure supplied by the Hughes too c o. Showed a Sharp drop in drilling rigs with new momus Shim ing the biggest decline at percent and Alaska inc lowest. At .15 percent the report said the budgets of All 10 states were a steeled by the downturn. Alaska it said restored its slate in come lax which had been repealed in1 Jho Alaska s budget it said had historically been 80 percent dependent on taxes from Oil operations. More firepower for the British army of the Rhine the multiple launch rocket system will in Addid to the British army of the Rhine s fire Pohr capabilities in the 1990s. Britain has scheduled initial test ing of inc Mars with practice rocket for april. The self propelled u Hicle carries Iii Clift Laun Hinr each ii six Oekels. . Arms proposal a Bluff soviet official says Moscow api a Tup soviet official charged in an interview published sunday thai . Proposal to rid Europe of medium Range missiles was a blurt from the very outset because America wants to keep ils weapons in a superpower crowd. Viktor Karpo Lold the soviet Overn Rnell newspaper i Vystia thai the . Proposal Al the arms talks in denes a. Sui Curland would allow the United slates u alter its Pershing ii missiles and move ils cruise missiles 10 ships. Soviet comments on the i a. Negotiating position in Cic Nova Grad Siahs Luu become More critical in the three weeks since soviet Leader Mikhail s. Iii flu Chov proposed a separate agreement on medium Range missiles. The comments is Kapoi. Head of the foreign minis re i arms inn tool Soltice and Lonner Leader of the Smiel Dele a lion to the i in a talks were the must critical  is Ini  to Tiu nit to limit the United stall s dues Mil icat Jesic tie elimination of medium Ranee missiles in Europe that the Cro option was a blurt from inc very Bulsei Karpov said. If . Oll Iesals wish to Palm off on us a scrap of paper As a cover for the preservation of the . Nuclear missile potential in Europe we will not agree to  he sait. The pro option was president Ria Aan s original proposal in in n keep Europe free of . And soviet medium Range missiles. Gorbachev said the soviet l Inonu Oulen Liminie its 24\ shoo missiles from the furhop can part of the country. Keeping Only Jimj Wiik cd. In Asia under ins plan Theu filed Stales could Leep an equal number of warheads on us territory. Hill Karl  i he proposal Pui Forward in lion pm by the Amer Kimii Del Calion litres ivs the pass Ihian it re to quip Priit medium Range missiles in part Ives Long ii missiles into miss tvs of a lesser  hic dually fur this it is Only Nea Star to rein me the Svi Ond stage from the Pershing ii. That Means that virtual All 10l 1 Ershig ils would remain in tour up. With the preservation of the installations to service them " above All. The United states proposes not to destroy the cruise missiles deployed in Europe but to move Vliem out for deployment on ships and submarines. In other words. Washington obviously would like to preserve All these medium Range weapons hut in another  the United states and its n Vio Alli Shegan Clep living the i to sluts Nus Silas and -16-1 cruise miss Julfs in Trupe in la s3 to counter the threat of the sovietss-10 missiles aimed Al Europe.  said l sind Simel k  lors in Tinikia still Euld  a final Jil a Merit to  i Ilie missiles Vii Unok not Lew if Tilths hut dus Roiiuui-1 the desire ant Bond Mil of kill Suk a " the suit to  Insi it a mull i. Reykjavik. Celanie. Suin Nui niivim.1, in tween Keagan and Gorbachev in novem Ber thai any arms agreement must coverall three topics under negotiation in Geneva slate tic missiles medium Range missiles and space weapons. Bui Gorbachev said he was willing to separate the Issue of medium Range mis Siles in Europe to break the deadlock at the Geneva talks. Lie said that after an agreement on Needium Ranje weapons. The soviet Union would he willing to begin negotiating Why Wiilus Lawal of its Short Range missiles from Olechn Slovakia and East i Ciany. Is in Tulia tors in Liccia presented a draft trealy in Melium Range missile the week after a Gorbachev Taue his proposals a i Van Outson. The chief so Iel to go Lumi initial v  in it our Tec Simcal hut  it Willu r i Iii Neil on it.  h talk Virtu Ial l a a news Jerky  j tin-1 Nili in Sites As pulling  i tin Snii-1  or