European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 23,1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 tricycle riders in lighted headgear pedal through downtown Baltimore to lightly cycling into the future promote a sculpture exhibit at the Maryland Institute. Three students bring up the rear of the tricycle steered by Eric Stiller a new York a Philo artist the riders in the horse drawn Wagon represent he past. Canadian snowbirds flock to Florida Washington a Florida s Al traction for retirees and vacationers extends across the nation s Northern Bor Der with Canadian snowbirds travelling to the Sunshine stale each win Ter a Loam or . And Canadian Popula Tion researchers reports. White More than 800,000 native born canadians have become permanent Resi dents in the United states the United states is not necessarily an attractive place for canadians to retire permanently reports Charles f. Longino of the University of Miami. But Canadian officials estimate that up to 2 million of their citizens visit Florida each year. And Many remain for As Long As six months Longino said in an interview. In Many eases canadians vacationing in the United states have relatives and children in the Stales Longino said. But he said they arc often reluctant to make a permanent move because of the Bene fits of the Canadian National health plan which provides coverage As Long As they live in Canada for six months of the year indeed Many canadians Migrate As regularly As Canada geese Longino joked trekking Back and Forth Between their Northern and Southern Homes with in a few weeks of the sin month limitation. Studies have found that it is common for canadians to retire and sell their City residence but to keep a summer Vaca Tion Home in the Muskoka lakes col Lage country North of Toronto and a Winter Home in Florida Longino said. A study presented to the Canadian association of gerontology last year he said disclosed several Canadian enclaves in Florida notably in the areas of St Petersburg port Charlotte Lakeland Winter Haven and Manatee Lee and Collier counties. Such concentrations provide social sup port for newcomers Longino said and he noted that an important aspect is the pres ence of Many canadians who arc permanent residents of the United Stales. A study of canadians in Florida found that 2 percent had a child living permanently within 50 Miles of their Winter Home 8 percent had a Broth or or Sisler who lived nearby and 8 percent had other relatives residing within that area. Depending on the degree of overlap Between these categories there Are from 8 to nearly 20 percent of the Canadian snowbirds who have family members Liv ing permanently in Florida and who Are living close enough to provide an important part of their social environment while in the state Longino reported. Those permanent . Residents natives of Canada were profiled in a new study longing presented saturday at the annual scientific meeting of the Geroulo logical society of America. His report native canadians in the United states was developed in cooperation with Victor w. Marshall of the University of Toronto Larry c. Mullins of the University of South Florida and Richard d. Tucker of the University of Central Lorida. The 1980 . Census counted 833,920 native canadians living in the United Stales some 39 percent of them age 60 and Over the researchers found. They were concentrated in just a few states however with three fourths living in California Massachusetts. Florida Michigan new York Washington Maine Connecticut new Hampshire Oregon and Illinois Many of the younger canadians in inc United Stales Are attending College the study found or arc embarking on Ca Reers. The study of native canadians age 60 and Over living permanently in the United Stales found that 61.7 percent were female they averaged 10.7 years of schooling they had an average House hold income of $25,989 58 per cell were married and 31 percent widowed 87 per cent lived independently and 60 percent lived in single family dwellings 21 per cent in rented apartments 7 per cell in Mobile Homes and 4 percent in condominiums. Laos agrees to excavate be Nam War crash site Bangkok. Thailand up Laos has agreed for the first time to solely conduct excavation at the crash site of a . Aircraft shot Down during the Viet Nam War and to search for the remains of three . Servicemen missing in action a . Embassy spokesman said saturday. Ross pc zing . Embassy spokes Man in the thai capital said Laos has agreed to search for remains of the three servicemen who arc among the 549 americans reported still missing in Laos. Laos agreement to conduct both inc search and excavation unilaterally with out . Experts was contained in a joint communique released by officials from both countries in the laotian capital of Vientiane saturday. Laos is to unilaterally Escavage a crash site in Savannah it province. 330 Miles Northeast of Bangkok on the thai lao Border the communique said. Two previous excavations were con ducted in Laos in 1985 and 1986 by joint .-laotian teams of military esp Eils and led to the recovery of the remain of 21 mias. The agreement was signed after the first lao-. Meeting was held in Vien Tiane nov. 11-13. The . Delegation to the meeting was led by Harriet Isom . Charge d affaires of the . Embassy in Vien Tiane and Soi Bat Chounlamany head of the second department at the Lan for eign ministry. The meeting followed a visit to Vien Tiane in August by the . Security Council s director of asian affairs Rich Ard Childress who discussed the Mia Issue with High ranking laotian officials. The identities of the three my As that the . Delegation had specifically asked the laotian officials to search for were not known. But inc department of defense has said it believes Hal four . Citizens were alive when they disappeared in Laos and Hal it has hard evidence that they were captured and detained by communist forces in Laos. The joint communique also said thai the . Side will build a Hospital in the area of the excavation based on humanitarian considerations. The . Side acknowledged the just humanitarian issues Laos explained in the August meeting and in this technical meeting the joint statement said. The United slates reaffirmed its decision to respond to these issues within its capabilities it said. A private . Organization will be As signed to build the prefabricated Hospital and to provide drugs the communique said. Both sides agreed to follow the principles of Independence sovereignly territorial integrity and noninterference in each other s internal affairs. The unil cil Stales stressed its opposition to irresponsible a fans of inc Pri vate sector in interfering in intergovernmental cooperation the statement said. The communique described talks be tween laotian and . Officials As Frank and said further Consul Tutins would be had