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The situation was even more dire when the weak growth was measured against population in creases in the developing nations, the report said. Per capita income rose just 0.2 percent in 1990, compared to gains of 2 percent in 1988 and 1 percent in 1989 in the Third World. The poor economic showing was blamed on many factors, in cluding the spillover effect from the economic slowdown in rich in dustrial countries and a disturbing slowdown in the growth of world trade. But the report said many of the shocks came from the turmoil as sociated with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, which sent oil prices soar ing, disrupted trade flows and triggered a flood of refugees from the war zone. The economic difficulties were widespread throughout the Third World. Only Asia's developing countries increased their per capi ta income, the report said. The 18 countries in East Asia saw per capita incomes rise on av erage 4.3 percent. The World Bank said slower-than-average growth in China had been offset by vigor ous gains in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The eight countries in South Asia, including India, Bangladash and Pakistan, experienced a per capita income increase of 2.1 per cent in 1990, but the report warned that continued growth was threatened in India. Developing countries in all other regions suffered declines in per capita income last year. The biggest setback occurred in Latin America, where per capita incomes fell by 2.6 percent in 1990. The report said the situation was most severe for Argentina, Brazil and Peru as their economies con tinued to be plagued by high debt burdens. The nations of sub-Saharan Africa, including some of the poorest nations in the world, saw per capita incomes fall by 2.1 per cent last year while the develop ing countries in North Africa, the Middle East and Europe suffered a 1.3 percent drop in per capita in comes, the first decline for this re gion since 1987. This area included Egypt, Jor dan and Turkey, the so-called front-line states that suffered the most from the Persian Gulf crisis, and also the newly emerging democracies in Eastern Europe. All the Eastern European countries — Czechoslovakia, Hun gary, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania to halt and Yugoslavia — had negative growth rates stemming primarily from the disruptions as they trans form their economies to free-mar- ket systems. The World Bank noted that it had stepped up its lending to for mer Soviet bloc countries in an ef fort to support their economic re form movements with Poland get ting the largest amount, $1.44 bil lion. Only countries that are mem bers of the World Bank qualify for loans. The Soviet Union has ap plied for membership but the United States has successfully led the effort to block it. The Bush ad ministration contends that the country is not far enough along in its reform efforts to qualify for full membership in either the World Bank or its sister lending organi zation, the International Monetary Fund. Instead, the United States and other rich nations have offered the Soviets a newly created "special associate" designation that would allow the Soviets to qualify for technical assistance but not direct loans. Democratic campaign picks up steam, strives to gain recognition, return to basic values LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic presi dential hopefuls jockeyed Saturday for posi tion in a field of little-known candidates that for now has no clear frontrunner and whose members often defy their party's traditional la bels. Seven of the party's declared and possible 1992 contenders were appearing back-to-back before the Democratic National Committee, some 400 party faithful from all 50 states gath ered for the last time before next summer's nominating convention. With the Iowa caucuses just five months away, this weekend's meeting brought sudden life to a campaign and a party that for months have appeared moribund. "Welcome to what is clearly the start of the 1992 presidential cam paign," party Chairman Ronald H. Brown said in opening the meeting. Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin was first up in the parade of candidates, warming the crowd with a spirited, mocking attack on President Bush and promising not to duck the liberal label that has hurt Democrats in campaigns past. "I don't intend to apologize to anyone for being a Democrat," Harkin said in his podium pounding speech. "We haven't been wrong, we've been right and we ought to be proud to say so. ... It's time for us to reassert ourselves and what our values are." Former Massachusetts Sen. Paul Tsongas was next and kept up the Bush bashing while saying the party needed to stick to its commit ment to women's rights and minorities and working people but must adopt a pro-business approach to economics. "George Bush, this is the first day of the end of your presidency," said Tsongas, a long shot in the Democratic field. For the candidates, the session offered a chance for media exposure and to lobby the party activists who hold the key to organiza tional support in their states. Still, the Democrats would appear at this early date to have faint hopes of upsetting President Bush, particularly if their candidate enters the race with little national recognition. A Gallup poll conducted last week for Ca ble News Network showed Bush with a 68 per cent approval rating and that many of the Democratic prospects were little known even among Democratic voters. Yet some Democrats see hope in this early weakness, arguing that a n^w face will have the best chance of making an effective case for change after 12 years of Republican control of the White House. The hopefuls due to parade before the par ty faithful Sunday included two of three men considered as the top tier of the field: Harkin and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton. The third, Ne braska Sen. Bob Kerrey, skipped the meeting but his aides worked aggressively throughout the past three days lining up support. Also on the speaker's list were former Cali fornia Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., Jesse Jack- son, Oklahoma Rep. Dave McCurdy and for mer Irvine, Calif., Mayor Larry Agran. In this group, Jackson and McCurdy have yet to de cide whether to run. Not attending was Vir ginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, another an nounced candidate. Kurdish rebels release Noah's Ark explorers ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Five explorers abducted while searching for Noah's Ark said Sat urday they had left a trail of dol lars, hoping to help efforts to res cue them from Kurdish rebel cap- tors. Americans Ronald Wyatt of Nashville, Tenn., Marvin Wilson of Garland, Texas, and Richard M. Rives of Matthews, N.C., were among five Westerners released unharmed Friday, near the central eastern city of Bingol. Interviewed on Turkish televi sion, the five said their captors made them walk by night and hide in woods by day to elude searchers. "We could see the helicopters flying over, but they could not see us," one of the Westerners told re porters at a news conference Sat urday, a day after their three-week ordeal ended. He was not identi fied. One of the former hostages, Gareth Thomas of Britain, said the men were told by their abductors where to find authorities after their release. The fifth explorer was Australian Allen Roberts. The separatist Kurdish guerril la group PKK, or Kurdish Labor Party, said it had held the men. Officials searching for the ex plorers found U.S. currency near the abduction site. They were captured Aug. 30 while searching for Noah's Ark, which the Bible says landed near Mount Ararat in present-day east ern Turkey. 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