European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday september 1.1987 Alaska Florida counties show explosive growth Washington up ii counties in Alaska an Florida have experienced the nation s most cup Josie growth since 1980, but the Southwest has taken in the most newcomers the census Bureau said sunday. The Mal Anuska Sustina Borough in Alaska was the Only one of America s 3,138 counties to More than double its size growing 119 percent Between april i,1983, when the task major census was taken and july i 1986, the Bureau said. The Survey covers counties and what the census Bureau Calls county equivalents Louisiana s parishes Alaska s census areas and cities in some state that arc not part of any county. Hernando county fla., located on the stale s Boom ing Gulf coast near St. Petersburg and Tampa Fol Lowed in percentage growth at 74.8 percent. Then came Kenai Peninsula Borough in Alaska up 70.7 per menu Flagler county ra., showing a 66.5 percent in crease and Gwinnett county,ga., up 65.9 percent. None of those counties grew by More than 110,000.for pure population growth the Winner was los an Geles county which grew 8 8,700 to reach 8.296 Mil lion. Both the numerical growth and the total Lead the nation. Maricopa county ariz., the Home of Phoenix Casein second with 391,000 new residents followed by Harris county Texas up 388,800 san Diego county calif., 339,500 and Dallas county Texas 276,700. Loving county Texas was nol Only the biggest loser dropping 42.4 percent in population but also the least populated county in the country dropping to just53 people As of july 1, 1986. Orce Lee county ariz., suffered the next greatest loss by dropping 25.0 per cent. Then came Lake county colo., Down 23.9 percent Cibola county n.m., Down 18.3 percent and Elaine county neb., Down 17.6 percent. In population terms the losses were worst in the rust Bell. Wayne county mich., where Detroit is located led the nation with a decline of 173,500, Fol Lowed by Allegheny county pa., the Home of pills Burgh Down 76,600 and Cuya hoga county Ohio where Cleveland is located Down 53,000. Seven slates saw every one of their counties gain population California Connecticut Delaware Flor Ida Hawaii Rhode Island and Vermont. Eighty eight percent of Iowa s 99 counties lost people. Mining and the military played key roles in the successes and problems of some Western counties. Esmeralda county nev., which once boomed Dur ing the Gold and Silver mining Days and still features a Legal Brothel has enjoyed a rebirth thanks to mining and to classified military operations at nearby Nel Lisafe. The government is rumoured to be working on the secret stealth bomber at Nellis. Lake county in West Central Colorado has suffered from layoffs during the past two years at a molybdenum mine in Leadville. Mining employed about 3,500at its Peak but now provides jobs for a Mere 50 peo ple. Copters startle la. Flatwoods la. A three Marine Heli copters made an unscheduled Landing on a Rural Road to Check a warning Light on one of the Craft say startled residents who provided jumper cables to gel it dying again. The choppers landed Friday near Flatwoods on Aone Way Road. The marines who disembarked told Dolores fiasco and other spectators that they landed because a warning Light signalled a Loose  none of the helicopters. Rapides Parish sheriffs sgt. William Pilche confirmed the report sunday. The marines were travelling from their Home Casein North Carolina to the National training Center in California and had stopped for refuelling at eng land fab la., the Alexandria daily town talk said. The soldiers quickly lightened the part Basc said but the helicopter s Battery  Down while it was on the ground and the marines were unable Roget it started. She said the marines used her Tele phone to Alert their next checkpoint in Dallas of the  kept their humor offering at one Point to sell it to me for $5 if i could get it started she said. A resident s pickup truck and set of jumper Ca Bles supplied the Power needed to gel the chopper started again she said. Before the helicopters left youngsters got to explore them and fiasco took photographs of her 9-Ycar-old son Tim in the cockpit of one. Tim s older brother Eric 13, was sick that Day but found out the details. They were big helicopters he said. They said they could get 26 people three jeeps and about a ton of cargo in there. Eric was so excited he could t sleep that night said his Mother. The last thing he said to me was mom Well never Sec them again he  course offers better memory Chicago a the average person totes about 30 percent of memory Between Ages 20 and 75, but a program using relaxation and impressionistic Art can help Cut Back the loss a psychiatrist said sunday. A two week class at Stanford University for up to 30 people Ages 55 and older leaches How to develop a childlike perception according to Jerome Yesavage geriatric psychiatrist at the California University. Such a perception will Lead loan improved memory he said the average older person docs not do what younger person does spontaneously organize thoughts and visual  said Yesavage who talked about the program sunday during a conference of the International psycho geriatric association. The problem for older people is thai they Don t ask questions like younger people do. They Don t dream a vividly and they cannot see the  memory loss begins around age 20 and is considered inevitable. No one knows what causes in. It could be partly psychological or partly Chemi Cal he said. The Stanford course funded through Federal Grant with private and Community support is offered free to older participants. Their Only commitment is the two week class time. Danielle Lapp a memory training specialist who teaches the course decided to use 19ih-Ccntury impressionistic paintings