European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 13, 1991 the. Stars and stripes Page 9u.s. Demand for Oil dropped in 1990 Washington up . Demand for Oil dropped for the first time in seven years in 1990, depressed by the slowing Economy warm weather and higher prices following iraqis invasion of Kuwait the Oil Industry reported Friday. The american Petroleum Institute the Industry a Trade group said in its year end report that for the year As a whole deliveries fell 2.1 percent after being nearly Flat in 1989. A higher crude and product prices following the iraqi invasion on aug. 2, the slowing Economy and mild weather in both the first and fourth quarters which depressed heating related demand All contributed a the api said. Warm weather accounted for about half of the drop in demand the report found. It said Oil deliveries in the last three months of the year were running at 5.4 percent less than 1989. Deliveries roughly equal demand Over the Long term when changes in the. Amount of Oil in storage tanks even out. Demand was Down 1.4 percent in the first seven months of the year prior to the iraqi invasion largely because of the unusually warm Winter the Trade group said. O thanks mainly to efforts to increase a Alaska crude Oil production after the invasion the decline in . Output slowed to 389,000 barrels a Day in 1990 compared with the 500,000-barrel drop in daily production in 1989. A was a result of the fall in deliveries and the moderation in the decline in Domestic production 1990 s imports which had risen markedly in each of the previous four years were roughly even with the prior years level Quot the report found. Deliveries of gasoline which were running 3 percent less than 1989 at the end of the year fell 1.7 percent on the year a the first significant annual decline in eight years a the api said. Factors contributing to the decline were higher prices which included increases in state and Federal taxes and the slowing Economy it said.,. A the effects of higher prices and weakening Economy were clearly evident in the drop off in Highway travel toward the end of the  a a. A a a a gasoline deliveries had already fallen 0.9 percent year to year prior to the aug. 2 invasion the api reported. Demand had risen 2 percent to 3 percent annually from 1985 through 1988 and was Down Only marginally in 1989, api said. A a a a a a a a a a Quot a a a deliveries of distillates which include heating Oil As Well As diesel and Jet fuels dropped 3.5 percent from 1989�? the first annual decline in eight years. They were off 1.8 percent in the first seven months and Down by As much As 10. Percent at years end. Deliveries of Industrial a a residual fuel Oil dropped 10.6 percent in 1990 As higher prices forced Many electrical generating plants to switch to natural Gas and rely More on the increasing capacity of nuclear Power. Thanks to new and restored nuclear generating. Capacity in the fast. And. Southwest nuclear Power grew 10 percent in 1990, api said. Demand for residual fuel Oil already Down 7 percent at the time of the persian Gulf crisis was declining at a year to year rate of 25 percent by the end of the year it said. Deliveries of kerosene Jet fuel in-1990 were up 2.3 percent on a year to year basis a the strongest growth of All major Petroleum products Quot were running 9.7 percent less by december. The december decline reflected the blending of kerosene with heating and diesel fuels during the nations record snap  1989. A the yearly growth came mainly from the commercial airlines which flew 5 percent More Miles in 1990, compared with annual increases of 2 percent and 4 percent in the two prior years. A. A. A a a a a. A a a a. A a a a a a a. A a a. A a a a. A a a a a a a a a. A.  �?���?������?��.�?��. A a a a a a a a a a a a. A a. A a mixed race women confirms do Klerk off Cir Cape town South Africa apr a mixed race woman has acknowledged that she has a romantic relationship with the son of president . De Klerk the Leader of this country a White led government. However 24-year-old Erica Adams denied local press reports that she is engaged to the presidents son. The reports have caused a major stir in a country where mixed race marriages Are very unusual and where some apartheid policies of racial separation still exist. Marriage Between the son of the White head of state and a mixed race woman would be a stunning departure from tradition. Several South african newspapers carried front Page stories speculating that de Klerks youngest son Willem 24, would marry Adams. The Independent South african press association quoting friends of the Cou pie said the relationship was serious and that the two had been seeing each other for 18 months. President de Klerk issued a statement saying his son had not told him he was engaged. He added that he just recently Learned of the relationship. Willem de Klerk is studying in England. De Klerk has two sons and a daughter. Mixed race people Are called coloured an official racial classification in South Africa. They Are children of or descendants from mixed race relationships. Interracial sex and marriage was legalized in 1985 when apartheid Laws Banning such relationships As a a immoral were repealed. President de Klerk has promised to end apartheid and has been working to share Power with the non White majority. He has lifted bans on anti apartheid groups and released Nelson Mandela and other top opposition leaders from jail. The daughter of a Leader of the mixed raced labor party Adams said the sudden publicity had been �?ounexpected.�?�. A Chrysler offering specials on 91 trucks Detroit up a Chrysler corp. Said Friday it will sweeten buyer incentives on Many of its truck lines for 1991, but will lower rebates on several 1991 car lines under an offer that runs until March 31. Truck rebates Range from $300 to $1,500 on 1991 models with the alternative of Low rate financing that ranges As Low As 6.7 percent for two year Loans. Rebates on leftover 1989 and 1990 vehicles vary from $500 to $2,500, depending on the Model. Chrysler is also offering $500 rebates on its 1991-Model minivans without Driver Side airbags. Beginning feb. 1, buyers will be Able to opt for either the Cash rebate or a free air bag on those minivans through the end of March said company spokesman Tom Jakobowski. Alternative financing on the 1991. Minivans includes 7.9 annual percent rates for Loans up to 36 months or 10.9 percent for Loans Between 37 and 60 months Long. Willem de Klerk the South african presidents son with Erica Adams daughter of a labor party Leader. Nesting Falcons Are now part of new York s High society new York apr a new Breed is flocking to town attracted by new Yorkus High Rise residences its stately churches and Bridges its Large number of fat tasty pigeons. The City boasts at least nine pairs of the endangered Peregrine Falcon one of the nation s largest concentrations. A a they Fly into town and think a wow the perfect nesting spot a a a claims Parks commissioner Betsy Gotbaum. During the last three years the Falcons have nested atop office towers churches Bridges and new York Hospital where or. John aronian admires a pair named red red and Buster from his office window on the 19th floor. A they make life a lot More pleasant around Here the surgeon said. A watching them takes your mind off your patients problems or v a Tevere a bothering you. In Quot Good weather the patients themselves watch from a lounge on the 12th  does new York which seems to have a tenuous hold on Many of its human residents look so Good to a 3-Pound predatory Bird food for one thing. In addition to its Peerless Supply of pigeons starlings and sparrows the City sits right in the Middle of the Atlantic flyway an Avian migratory route which guarantees the Falcons a varied diet. Experts also say that the City stall structures Many situated near Parks or Rivers resemble the Falcons natural Cliffside habitat. The Bird sits motionless on a Perch above its prey finally diving Down for the kill at up to 200 Mph. Life in fact May be better Here for the Falcons. Last Spring six of 13 Chicks born in the City lived Long enough to a fledge portly away compared with five in Yosemite National Park which has five Falcon pairs. The City is so Rich in Peregrine Falcons it even exports them last year two fledglings were taken off by an Agency that is  Birds in other sections of the country. Such efforts Promise to remove the Peregrine Falcon from the Federal endangered list. Fifteen years ago in contrast Dot and other insecticides had reduced the National population to fewer than pm pairs. Today that number has risen to More than 599