European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday april 11, 19b9 the stars and stripes Page 9 Urban species or. A i typical example of the Homo Sapiens species is brim held captive is the too in Johann Asburr South Africa in a scientific Experiment billed As he first of its kind. Or. A chosen from 35 applicants was lucked inside a cart us a test specimen id he observed for two we cat. I enclosure is divided Inlo lipids quarters a Symn syium and an office Man s typical Urton Environ ment. Virtually All his acl Liin Duronc the Captivity ill be recorded and he is allowed to communicate with nil me. Accord would ease nato s manpower crunch by Robert j. Willaard Casteau Belgium a nato is facing a manpower shortage because of falling birth Rales in its 16 member nations. One remedy officials Here at nato Headquarters say. Is he talks with the soviet led East bloc in Vienna Austria which could bring an Accord an reducing troops and conventional arms in Europe. The us Institute for defense analysis has forecast thai by the year 2000, nato nations will set an aver age 124 percent drop in draft age males while there Antt by a 15.2 percent increase among he seven War saw pact nations. One reason is what the West germans Call the Vail Ink Nick Pill dip falling birth rate due to greater use of the birth control Pill in recent decades. According to statistics supplied by shape the problem is most acute in Wisl Germany whose Supply of draft age males will decline 45 percent from 1985 to 2000. In that same period the statistics indicated the Netherlands will Sec a drop in males in the ls-to-24 age group of 3d percent followed by Belgium. 27 per cent Britain and Luxembourg. 25 percent each Italy 23 percent Denmark 17 percent France. 13 percent and Portugal 9 percent. Greece s Supply of draft table males will remain even Over the next decade. Only Turkey expects an increase. The . Armed forces also face a declining Man Power base. In 1979, 2.2 million americans were old enough to sign up for military service. This fell to 1.9 million last year and will dip to 1.6 million by 1992. To maintain adequate defences nato is consid ering improving the combat role of Reserve forces pos Sibly by amending the Way they arc deployed in limes of crisis. In wartime under present plans nato forces would include 5 million people half of them reserves or Volunteer citizen soldiers whose key wartime task would be to provide logistical support for combat troops. The untied states has begun strengthening its Mili tary reserves. Since 1980, their numbers have in creased from.1.4 million to 1.7 million. West Germany also has begun doubling the number of reservists for military Eser discs but with much re bulls in 1985, a third of its reservists never showed up for their service. Reservists do equal prestige in Alt Allied nations and there Are a variety of rules regarding their function. The education and training periods arc different inc Lime a country is really going to use its reservists . Keep them trained and keep them on the list for Active duly is a nato official said. As a result there is a Large Pool of resents . Trained to inc extent the increased use of reserves would offset the effect of falling birth Rales but the grading of nato populations also w ill reduce the ranks of reserves this is already evident in West Germany which has 1.6 million reservists but will have Only i million by the mid-1990s. Finding enough manpower poses special problems for the Volunteer armed forces of Britain the United states and Canada which compete with private Indus try for a shrinking Pool of personnel. Greece . Reopen talks on military pact Athens Greece a the 16th round of talks on the future of . Mili tary installations in Greece started on monday with no agreement expected. The previous round of negotiations aimed at a defense and economic cooperation agreement held in Washington last month ended i conclusively As both sides refused to Budge from tons. The talks held at the foreign ministry arc not expected to last longer than three Days and will mainly Deal with a Pream ble to a new agreement. Government spokesman sol Iris costo Poulos summed up the situation after the 14th round of negotiations in Athens two months ago As containing differences of opinion Between the two sides but no the greeks seek american assurances thai the United states a ill play a key role in solving outstanding differences with its neighbor and nato ally. Turkey another clicking Point is that the greeks want an air base adjacent to Athens International Airport closed even if agreement is reached. In previous contacts american negotiators have told the creeks they Don t want to involve regional disputes in the bilateral talks a is an integral part of Overall operations in Greece. Turkey differences Over seabed Mineral rights military control of the Aegean and the War divided Eastern Mediterranean Island of Cyprus. The five year agreement expired in december under the old Accord signed in 1983, the United slates has 17 months either to dismantle its bases or initial a new contract. Western diplomatic sources believe that no agreement will be reached before scheduled june 18 general elections in order to avoid it becoming a pc a Mcclo ral new ground will have to he broken with the next government said a Diplo mat familiar with details of the talks who asked for anonymity another Point that has been thoroughly aired is How much military Aid will the United states give Greece. Under the old Accord the United slates paid indirectly for the bases with about j500 million Worth of military assistance annually. The greeks want the Aid increased to s800 million Premier Andreas Papandreou has slated repeatedly that in the event agreement is reached it will be put to the " people for a final decision in the form of a referendum. Suspected drug lord arrested in Mexico Mexico City a the reputed Mastermind of Mexico s vast drag pipe line 10 the United slates was in custody monday after a huge sweep that included the arrest of his Hometown s entire police Force authorities said. Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo thought to head a ring that shipped up to two tons of cocaine monthly into the United Stales had been Hughl for years but was protected by corrupt mexican officials according to . Drug agents. _ authorities believe Felix Gallardo May have been involved in the 1935 slay ing of . Drug agent Enrique Camarina Salazar. Felt Gallardo was arrested saturday night in Guadalajara. It was clean work without a single gunshot said Rene Hernandez a spokes Man for the Federal attorney general. He said the reputed drug lord was flown to Mexico City and was being questioned at a heavily guarded compound. In 3 statement the attorney Gener Al s office said the raid by Federal judicial police agents was the result of president Carlos Salinas do Gortari s vow to clean up drug dealing and corruption in Mexico. . Authorities welcomed the news of Felix Gallardo s arrest. We re delighted to hear that. This k Mosi interesting William Graves u . Embassy spokesman said Sun Day night. While Felix Gallardo was being seized in the Western state of Jalisco mexican army troops were used to swoop Down on his Hometown Olcus capital of the Northwestern tale of Sinaloa and arrested every police officer on the Force. All but six of about 80 officers were. Released but those still held included the police chief and the chief of the Sinaloa state police a Federal official said. Cuha Ean is a City of 1,3 million people we regret mat people who have a responsibility to society have become involved in these events said Sina Loa gov. Francisco Labastida Ochoa Delia , do c.v., one of Chat Lar do s numerous businesses was sur rounded by sold ices. And truckloads of soldiers patrolled Culiacan s streets All Day sunday. Fein Gallardo 43, was thought to run one of the largest cocaine Traffick ing operations in the world. Hernan act said the three month investigation that finally led to Felix Gallardo s arrest was an entirely mex torn operation
