European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 12. 1938 the stars and stripes Page s . Biggest nato financial Backer study shows defense gets More of Gnu Washington a the United slates spends More for the defense of nato than do Western euro Pean nation according to the latest Pludy in the Long running debate. The review was done by the congressional budget office which concluded that while Allied contributions arc sometimes substantial the United states de votes a larger share of its resources to the common defense Han most of its  the study released tuesday was the latent round in the debate Over financing the 16-Nalion North Atlantic treaty organization. . Officials have argued that nato nations particularly in Western Europe need to do More for the Alliance defense. But nato leaders have repeatedly answered that european countries do More for Natthan americans believe. The co study used a figure it denied As the Gross Domestic product which is the share of eco nomic resources devoted by a nation to its National Security. By that Standard the co said the United states devoted 6.7 percent or its Gross Domestic product to defense in 1986. By comparison the average for non . Nato countries was 3.3 percent while Japan spent about 1 percent the review also compared per capita defense spend ing and concluded that in 1986, the United states spent s1,115 per person Tor defense compared to s31s in non-. Nato countries and 1143 for the Japa Nese. This Gap has narrowed somewhat since 1986 be cause of the decline in the value of the Dollar but remains substantial the co concluded. The study used 1986 because the co said thai was the last full year for which the data was available. European leaders have answered that the figures Aren t accurate because some european countries draft soldiers unlike the United slates which has an All Volunteer military. Those leaders have argued that if their recruits weren t drafted but were paid Market wages like in the United Stales i hair defense budgets would thus be higher. The co answered that conscription does reduce the defense budgets of some allies but it also results in a less experienced military that May not be As productive at Ai Well i rained As a Volunteer military the United states has about 325.000 military personnel stationed in Europe. President Reagan s administration has successfully opposed efforts in Congress to reduce thai total unless . Allies spend More. Nancy s astrologer claims quake danger past san Francisco a the astrologer who advises first lady Nancy Reagan said tuesday that Southern Calif Means anxious about a four Wenlu pics old prophecy of a huge earthquake this month should Stop worrying Joan Quigley said the French seer nostradamus had incomplete data when he made his prediction inthe 15003. Centuries ago the positions of uranus and Nep tune and Pluto and All those planets weren t known she said. He nostradamus knew about Saturn being where Saturn was. But he did t know that uranus was right there with it she said she had predicted a big quake May 5 and had resumed Home saturday from a month in Europe after it did not materialize and said she was confident any danger was Post. Southern Calico Means have swamped earthquake information hotlines left the Region or taken other earthquake precautions in reaction to a vague pre diction by nostradamus and a 1981 movie theman who could see tomorrow now sold on videotape. The film narrated by Orson Welles who gained Fame in the War of the worlds shocker in 1938, claimed nostradamus said the area would be wrecked by a huge quake this month. Some astrologers have said a big Pukac is most Likely this week. A slight quake did materialize farther North near Salinas Early tuesday Hul in arc were no reports of damage. The earthquake hit at 5 32 . With an estimated magnitude of 3.0 on the Richter scale according to will Jacob a geophysicist at the National Earth quake Center in Golden Colo. He said the epicentre was Between Salinas and Wilsonville any quake under 3.5 on the scale is considered slight. Mrs Reagan s interest in astrology was disclosed in a Book by former White House chief of staff Don Ald Regan who said the first lady used astrological prediction to influence the president s schedule. Probe blames Pilot error for Detroit Airliner crash Washington up1 Pilot error and failure of a key cockpit safety device combined to cause the crash of a North West airlines plane which killed 156 people near Detroit last summer Federal investigators concluded tuesday. The National transportation safely Board said pilots John maus 57, and David Dodds 35, did not set Wing flaps and slats property for Takeoff then did not go through a pc flight checklist that would have caught the mistake. The Mcdonnell Douglas my go jetliner on flight 255 failed to gain Altitude quickly enough after Takeoff struck a Lamppost and the roof of a nearby building and crashed upside Down on a iwo Lane Road. Cecelia Cichan 5, was the Only person of the 155 passengers and Crew members on Board who survived the  people on the ground were killed. The aug. 16, 1987, Accident was the second worst in . Aviation  1979 crash of an american airlines dc-10 in Chicago claimed 273 lives. Cockpit voice recordings revealed that the pilots of the Northwest plane had skipped Steps in checklist procedures Dur ing earlier nights the safely Board said the Agency said skipping Steps on checklists May be common practice on commercial flights and recommended that the Federal aviation administration re evaluate i cockpit checklist . Even with the Northwest pilots initial error the plane could have been saved i the cockpit warning device had worked or if they had taken proper action after the Jet began 10 stall the Board said the air line pilots association which represents 40,000 commercial pilots including those at Northwest immediately attacked the report and accused then Tab of Noi going far enough to definitely Rule out a possible mechanical md-80 s Wing flaps it the Days Are not property set Al Takeoff the plane i have inadequate lift. Posse failure of the Obote to set the flaps and slats May have contributed to the aug. 16 crash in Detroit. Leading Tige slats should be extended Forward trailing Edge lacs should be extended backward and Down Cha go Tribune i pfc Eure Congo Trabun Newt report Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 12, 1948 the soviet Union announced that it would be willing to hold High level talks to Settle differences with the United states sparking optimism in Europe that an end to the cold War was near. 30 years ago today. May 12,1958 members of the lebanese opposition called for a general strike in an Effort to Force the pro Western government of president Camille Chamoun out of office. 20 years ago today May 12, 1968 Washington prepared to Creel a temporary shanty town to be called resurrection City to House More than 3,000 participants in the upcoming poor Peoples March. 10 years ago today. May 12, 1978 More than one third of the eighth Grade students in Chicago Public schools failed a lest on Basic Reading skills and will be required to attend summer school. Guard enforcing curfew in twister ravaged town problem with the Flap  Union also said the Board gave too Little consideration 10 the failure of the Mcdonnell Douglas my bos aural warn ing system that should have told the flight Crew that flaps and slats were no properly extended to give the plane sufficient lift for Takeoff. By the ass Wisd press the National guard helped enforce a curfew in a Kentucky town tuesday night a Day after a Tornado killed a woman and injured Al least 15 people. Monday night s Tornado Cut a 6-mile Long path of destruction through Middlesboro by a Lawn of 11,000 near the Cumberland Gap Juh North of the ten Nessee Border. It just kind of hopped along the Val Ley gov. Wallace Wilkinson said after a visit tuesday and it s very obvious where it touched  you just can t believe the kind of destruction we re talking Here said middles Boro mayor Troy Welch the City s just buried us a disaster just a disaster. Wilkinson said a preliminary Survey showed that 38 businesses and 26 Homes suffered major damage but that damage was not severe enough to warrant a fed eral disaster area designation Welch estimating damage in the Mil Lions declared an emergency shortly after Midnight and Wilkinson activated Jona tonal guardsmen to help clean up keep the peace and enforce an t . Curfew. Meanwhile Hail storms created icy havoc for motorists in the deep South. We Vegol wrecks everywhere said Vicki Griffith a police dispatcher in Tal Lassie about 20 Miles Northeast of Mont Gomery Ala. Thunderstorms also lashed West Vir Ginia and North Carolina the National weather service reported