European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 9, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Kentucky town touted As top retirement spot new York a the no. 1 retirement Ploce in America in l in Florida of California or Arizona. The lop spot to spend one s Golden years according to a new Book is the Murray Kentucky Lake Region of was Lem Kentucky. This docs not Surprise the mayor of Murray he is 74 years old. I m staying right  said Holmes Ellis who has served As the top elected official of the own on the Kentucky Tennessee line for 22 years. According to Rand Mcnally s retirement places rated Murray ranks 17th of 13 cities in Money matters Isth in climate 11th in personal safety 3lsl in services 19th in housing and 93rd in Leisure living there arc places with belter climate in the Book. And there arc places with a lower Cost of living and 92 of them have More things to do. But on balance Murray Kentucky Lake has More to offer in general said David Savageau co author of the Book with Rich Ard Boyer for most the Ideal retirement place is the town in which they live. But for the 250,000 retirees who move each year Savageau and Boyer examined the options giving equal weight to the six factors. The authors said they used demographic evidence and the advice of experts to choose the 131 areas they examined. A previous edition in 1933 looked at 107 locations 35 arc profited in both editions. The top 10 places after Murray Kentucky Lake were Clayton Clarkesville a. Hot Springs Lake Oua Chifa. Ark. Grand Lake Lake Tenkiller okla. Fact to Villa Ark. Saint Georgc Zion. Utah Brownsville Harlingen. Texas Bloomington Brown county. Ind. San Antonio Texas and port Angeles Strait of Juan de Fuca Wash. The states with the most retirement places were Florida with 15 California 10 Texas nine and Michigan six. The Bottom 10 include three spots in new York stale and new Hampshire and two in new Jersey. The i3lst-raled area is Portsmouth Dover Durham n.h., but that does t mean it is the worst place to retire. The authors surveyed Only a Quarter of the 31 5 locations identified by the Federal government As retire ment places and did not list places in 12 states alas a. Kansas Illinois Louisiana Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota. Ohio Rhode Island. South Dakota West Virginia and Wyoming. Some of the traditional Sun Bell retirement spots have lost stature because of escalating crime rates in recent years the Book says. West Palm Beach Boca Ralon Delray Beach fla., Tor example is ranked i30lh for personal safely be cause of a crime rate far higher than the National aver age Overall the area rated 112th. Murray Kentucky Lake by comparison has a crime Rale less than half the National average. Ellis the mayor also pointed to other assets nearby lakes for aquatic activities Murray slate University for education a 3 percent unemployment rate and Low Cost of living. We have a very Good Quality of life he said one that has attracted a Many retirees. The ranking he said will just reinforce their  old desk yields Cache of secret military papers los Angeles a an advertising dec Utvic who paid $39.95 for a used desk thought he d gotten a great Deal but never counted on the Bonus he found inside a stack of possibly secret military documents. Mark White said an office Supply store let him have the desk cheap because the drawers were locked and the key was lost. When while forced inc drawers open with a screwdriver in his san Diego office he found one of them was full of military documents. Many of the papers concerned an army attack helicopter being developed by Hughes and other aerospace companies. One was marked Classi  White called the Fri and said the Agency sent an agent to collect the papers. Hughes aircraft spokesman Ray Silvius said the company was awaiting word from the Fri on whether the documents contained secret information. An army duty officer at the Pentagon referred questions about the documents to the army s los Angeles Public affairs Branch office which was closed. White said the papers contained detailed specifications for a Light attack helicopter including information on its maximum Takeoff weight top Speed and weapons. Ford buying British manufacturer of $ 140,000-$ 170,000 autos Detroit api Ford motor co. Said monday it is buying British luxury automaker Aston Martin la Gonda ltd., which produces five hand built $  Io-$t70.000 cars a week. No Purchase Price or closing Date was disclosed. Ford thus becomes the latest . Automaker to Pur Chase a prestige foreign line. In the past year. General motors corp. Nas acquired Britain s group Lotus cars pc and Chrysler corp. Has acquired Italy s Nova automobile f. Lamborghini spa. Ford involvement will allow Aston Manin to expand its production capabilities and fully pursue future product programs. For Ford it is an Opportunity to enter the High image specially Market where Aston Martin has earned an outstanding reputation said Ford of Europe chairman Keith a  said Aston Martin will retain its present manage ment. Ford is the world s most profitable automaker earn ing $3.3 billion in 1986 and $2.9 billion in the first half of 1987. It had about s9 billion in Cash reserves at last count and was looking for something to spend it on. Aston Martin was founded in 1919 by Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford in Henniker mews England. The Aston in the company s name came from the Aston Clinton Hill climb an Uphill race in which Martin drove another maker s car in its history Aston Martin has built just Over 10,000 cars. Its 400 employees spend 16 weeks on each Cor applying 20 Coats of hand rubbed paint on its Volant Vantage Lagonda and Saloon models. Lay a sin Newport Auto earnings in millions of dollars for second Quarter 1,500 ill 987 ,020 1,980 080 -. 4 sbr.429 i am 1 30 pm Ford Chrysler Chicago Tribune graphic source company reports each engine is handmade and autographed b sin Glt craftsman at Aston Martin s facilities in Newpor Parnell England. One of the 69-year-old company s Best known cars was he Aston Martin lbs driven in the Early James Bond movies. Whipple said the company will introduce a new sports car at the end of next year. Marines to end guard duties Graham Breaks at Connecticut submarine base it in Tokyo fall Groton Conn. Up1 the marines Are leaving the Navy submarine base Here after to years saluting the end of a military tradition with pomp and ceremony on the Banks of the thames. The final Sunset evening Parade a colourful Preci Sion Drill and Muster once known As Searchlight Tal Toos Wilt begin with a Bugle Call monday and end with a Public review of the remaining contingent at the Marine Barracks. The Marine Barracks which has provided Security Al the base on the East Bank of inc thames River since 1917, will officially be closed oct. I and its troops transferred in assignments elsewhere with the corps. This year we end our tradition by paying Honor to the men and women of the Marine corps who have served the naval submarine base so Well in the past said capt. Robert d. Dozier commanding officer of the detachment. The Navy Security Force made up of sailors and civilians will provide Security on the base which has about 11,500 Active duty military personnel and is Home port to nuclear and diesel powered submarines. A tout of about 100 to 110 marines had served at the two Marine Barracks posts at the upper base and lower  the Navy in april 1985 decided to phase out inc Marine Barracks sentry posts and one Post was closed in october 1986. About 50 marines remain on he base said Navy chief Petty officer George Fairfield. The state donated the land for the base on the thames to the Navy in is68 and the facility was declared a Navy Yard in ib72 with construction of two Brick buildings and a to shaped pier. In was downgraded to a Coaling station in i so i As ships of that Era steamed into nearby new London Harbor at the Mouth of the River for refuelling. The facility was converted to a submarine base in 1916 and the marines arrived to provide Security the following year. Tokyo a american evangelist Billy Graham broke a rib in a fall in his Tokyo hotel room forcing him to cancel a visit to China an aide said tues Day. Graham 68, fractured one rib and injured several others in the fall shortly after his arrival from Helsinki Finland on Friday. Henry Holly. Crusade director for the Billy Graham evangelistic association said. Doc tors have ordered him to stay in bed for several More Days then go to the Mayo clinic in Rochester. Minn., Holly said. Graham has broken 12 ribs in accidents Over the years Holly said. Graham said in a statement thai he hoped to re schedule the China visit nent Spring. He had invited by inc chinese people s association for Friendship with foreign countries and the China Christian association Council for n trip that had been scheduled to Start sept. 17. Graham had planned to speak at several churches and meet political and religious leaders during stops in several major chinese cities