European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 4 a the stars and stripes Friday july 20,1090 Yorba Linda Calif. Apr three Republican presidents who followed Richard Nixon into office thursday praised him As a Man who made the world a safer place. Thousands turned out on a sweltering Day for the dedication of Nixon a presidential Library and to hear speeches from president Bush and former presidents Reagan and Ford. Nixon was the nations 37th president and the Only one to resign from office. A nothing we have Ever seen matches this moment a tote welcomed Home so warmly on this Day a a Nixon said on behalf of himself and his wife . Bush paid tribute to Nixon As a a True architect of  Fords and Reagan a speeches were laced with humor and Ford remembrances. A you Dick Nixon have the gratitude of men and women everywhere who cherish peace with Liberty a Ford said. A i do not think it is an exaggeration to say that the world is a better place a a safer place a because of Richard Nixon a Reagan said. In a glowing tribute Bush said that a Richard Nixon was the quintessence of Middle America a a Leader who presided Over the nation during times a perhaps As tumultuous As any since  a Richard Nixon helped change the course not Only of America but of the entire world a said Bush. He added that Nixon a path breaking trip to China in 1972 a revolutionized the world a and recalled that it was Nixon who signed the first agreement with the soviets to limit strategic nuclear arms. Among those at the dedication were former Secretary of state Henry Kissinger and other Nixon administration officials and Nixon a daughters Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Tricia Nixon and their husbands. Tourists also turned out for the event. Wearing sandals shorts and carrying Beach chairs thousands waited outside the Nixon Library at Dawn paying $15 to Park and shelling out another $ 15 for presidential to shirts. Police said 15,000 people were at the Gates when they opened after Dawn. A a it a a very historic event especially with four presidents Here a said Margaret Gavras 29, of Huntington Beach who arrived wednesday night and parked her motor Home at a Church. Jimmy Carter was the Only living former president a and the Only Democrat among them a not attending the opening. He had a previous commitment said came Harmon spokeswoman for the Carter presidential Center in Atlanta. She would not elaborate. Nixon and his wife visited the $21 million Library wednesday for the first time and viewed restoration of the House where he was bom. A handful of tourists applauded him and some girl scouts handed mrs. Nixon a bouquet a was a Young boy in Yorba Linda i never thought of being the president of the United states a Nixon says on a tape recording to be played for visitors to the 900-Square-foot Home. A my goal was to become a Railroad  Many of the furnishings in the House were there when Ford recalls trucks to fix transmission Dearborn Mich. Up a Ford motor co. Said thursday it is recalling about 110,000 1989-90 Model a series and of series pickup trucks to inspect and if necessary replace a snap ring in the transmission. In some cases where the snap ring has broken Ford said it May not be possible to engage the Park mechanism even though the transmission shift control level is in the Park position. If the parking Brake is not engaged vehicles experiencing this condition May Roll when parked on an incline the company said. All other transmission functions will remain Normal. Dealers will inspect the transmission for build Date and if necessary replace the snap ring with an improved part said John p. King of Ford parts and service division permanent revisions to the transmission have been made eliminating the possibility of this problem occurring in the future he said. Owners will be notified by mail and asked to return the vehicles to their dealers to have the work performed at no Cost. Of the vehicles affected 103,457 Are in the United states 6,163 in Canada and 297 in Export locations. Ford said. President Bush and from left former presidents read the Richard Nixon presidential Library in Yorba Linda he was bom Jan. 9,1913, including the bed he was born m and the quilt that covered it. He was 9 when his parents moved to Whittier where Nixon made his first successful run for Congress in 1946. Library displays follow his career from there to the Senate in 1950, the vice presidency in 1952 and the presidency in 1968. The watergate scandal culminated in Nixon a resignation on aug. 9,1974. The resignation also is treated in Library displays. Library visitors can hear crucial White House tapes of conversations Nixon had about watergate with administration officials a recordings that lost Nixon the political support he needed to survive Calls for his impeachment. A if anything the opening of the Library and the Birthplace will draw More attention to watergate because that is what most of those who Are covering the event for the Media Are most interested in a Nixon told the los Angeles Western states in growth of a Washington apr personal incomes Are growing fastest in Western states and slowest in new England the government said thursday in a report indicating the 1980s phenomenon of the a coastal Economy is ending. Eight of the 11 states with fastest income growth Between the first Quarter of 1989 and the january March period of this year Are located in the West the Commerce department said. The eight had growth rates ranging from Nevada a 12.2 percent the fastest in the United states to Oregon and californians 8,2 percent. That compares with a National average Over the period of 6.9 percent. Income growth rates in other states in the top 11 include Hawaii 9,9 percent Alaska 9.8 percent Washington 9.6 percent Idaho 9.2 percent Kansas 8.9 percent and Utah Florida and Minnesota 8,4 percent. Income growth in new England states by comparison was lacklustre ranging from 3.6 percent in new Hampshire to a near average 6.8 percent in Connecticut. Economists who follow regional patterns said thursdays report provided evidence that the a coastal Economy of the 1980s, in which California and the Northeast enjoyed More Prosperity than the nations heartland is Over. A we Are returning to an economic pattern that we saw a to years a a it a said economist Robert Dye of the wefa group a Bala Cynwyd pa., forecasting firm. And Ford share a Light moment at the dedication of ally on thursday. Times. A Over time As their interest fades and if the Public continues to visit the museum i would think that All the events covered will be seen in a More objective perspective a Nixon said in a written response to the newspapers questions. On wednesday Nixon met with some former officials of his administration who gathered for the dedication. Fever been concerned about his place in Histo said Bruce Whelihan who worked in the Nixon Ite House press office. A i always knew it would happen. It was just a matter of a a ormer speechwriter Kenneth Khachigian. San Clemente which Nixon put on the map As his Western White House a had been the planned site of the Library. There was even a ceremonial groundbreaking but the project got bogged Down in red tape. Nixon eventually withdrew his permission and was delighted when Yorba Linda offered the Library a Home 7," we time nation income growth has shifted to the Sunbelt states of the West and South and away from the Snow Belt states of the North he said. The states with the slowest income growth in Addi Sivc Hampshire were North Dakota 2.3 percent South Dakota 3 percent Montana 4 percent f percent Massachusetts 4.6 percent West Virginia 4.9 percent and Rhode Island 5 percent. By Region incomes in the far West grew 8.5 percent Southeast 7.2 percent Rocky Mountain states Southwest and mid Atlantic states 7 per in i a Tesam percent great lakes states 5.5 percent and new England 5.2 percent. Riafm011011?/1 Zan la of regional financial Asso rates a West Chester pa., consulting firm said a ikiiv510 indu and related construction Are keeping Nevada growing umber exports a flood of orders for civilian aircraft to Boeing co. And heavy migration of californians looking for a More affordable place to live Are fueling growth in the Northwest he said. Declines in real estate construction Man tech companies defense contracting and banking Are crimping new England a income growth he said. In new England All the industries that supported the Economy Are in recession a he said. According to the Commerce department a rebound in farm income helped Kansas this year after drought shovelled the states Winter wheat crop in 1989