European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and strip6s August 1977 s Washington a the Days of big families that prompted such slogans As Economy size for everything from loaves of bread to cars May be on the Way the government said tues Day that the majority of households now have Only one or two people living in a census Bureau report says that be cause More people Are getting i fewer babies Are being bom and because More Young and old people can maintain their own per cent of american households con Tain no More than two that compares to per cent in the number and of these units in have a substantial Impact on the level of demand for a f vast array of products and services in eluding housing education and health the report the report shows that despite in creases in the number of Young singles setting up their own quarters Anda climbing divorce rate that now claims almost one in three married couples still maintain 65 per cent of the country 73 million How in married couples made up 71 per cent of the nations the government defines a household As All the persons occupying one hous ing another reason for the number of smaller households is that Many Young people bom during the pos world War ii baby Boom Are postponing marriage and setting up housekeeping by them the report figures show there was an of million households Between 1970 and about seven of every 10 of these additional households consisted either of persons living alone or with unrelated such As unmarried or of women maintaining a household with no Man the report shows that the number of families headed by woman with no Man present has increased on third in the last decade to at the same figures show that Large households of six or More persons have decreased whereas in 1960 almost 11 out of every 100 House holds had at least us there Are my seven such units for every too households in the report shows that in about s3 per cent of All Black households were maintained by a married tto figure dropped to 45 per cent in during Zuj same corresponding proportion for White holds declined from 73 u67 per figures show also that 48 per cent of the million Black households established since 1970 Are maintained by a woman with no husband in about 15 per cent of the million White households established during the same time period Are main Tai Nedby a woman with no husband big 4 car makers match record deliveries Pace Detroit api despite a 10year Low in salts of american motors the sales Pace of the other three major Auto makers was steady enough so that total do Mystic sales matched a record set in August a year the four automakers on monday reported total deliveries of cars in nine Selling Days during 110 for a daily rate of the daily Detroit measure for comparing sales was just one unit Short of the record established a year ago when the Industry sold ears in eight Small car maker which has been in a severe slump since said it sold 266 cars in the a daily rate of that a 39 per cent drop from an Early August daily rate of 591 m 1976 and com pares with rates 827 in 1975 and 922 in the firms share of the Market also fell to per lowest since its formation in 19m from the merger of Hudson car and an am spokesman said a Check of sales reports dating Back to 1967 found no period in which the firm sold so few he said pre1967 records were not readily Ford motor was the Only company to report a gain from a year a 23 per cent general motors said its sales fell per cent from a year when a Chev Rolet contest gave the Industry giant a record for the the latest rate was second Best for the pm Chrysler reported a per cent amps sales have been slumping sharply since late the smallest of the major car companies sold an average 862 cars a Day during the first 10 Days of since deliveries have slipped to 771 a Day for All of june and 497 for Industry analysts blamed amps Long term slump on mounting Competition in the Small car where the firm once had been the sole but the analysts had no explanation for the recent Sharp Ford backs Carter of canal Accord a former president Gerald Ford on tuesday threw his support behind a new Panama canal agreement announced by the Carter Ford labelled the pact an important step Forward and called for prompt approval by the after a lengthy briefing at his vacation Ford said he is absolutely con Vinced its in the National interest of the United states that the treaty be a tic which would cede control of the canal to the panamanian government at the end of this Century although insuring continued was announced last the culmination of 16 years of Fords backing was an important boost for the Carter which faces an Uphill struggle in getting the agreement approved Over the objections of conserva Tive ambassador sol who took part they Hope to carry Gold to the Banks Soo Ruers Bury their faces in the North Yuba River near As they operate dredges searching for a prospector had found a handful of nuggets while swimming in the River and the subsequent frenzy of searching has disrupted the Normal lifestyles of the 325 residents of the a photo in the final and George chairman of the joint chiefs of had flown to Vail earlier in the Day and spent about 90 minutes inside Fords vacation asked if he would try to pressure conservative republicans to support the Mea Ford said he would do what i and he expressed Hope my endorsement will be Fords support followed by one Day a meeting Between Henry kiss Fords Secretary of and presi Dent Carter at the White Kissinger said then if later briefings upheld is first he would support the pact in testimony before the i Hope i speak for the vast majority of the former president told re porters outside his rented Home Here in the Central Colorado Fords support followed Telephone conversations with Carter and briefings by and including his former National Security Brent who at tended tuesdays when reporters asked Brown if the agreement followed National defense the general replied that it did and said american interests concerned the use of the not ownership of Efruss Soldier accused in suit Miami Upil the Justice depart ment monday died a civil suit to revoke the american citizenship of a former russian Soldier accused of helping the nazis exe cute thousands of jews in a world War ii death the Feodore a 69yearold ukrainian bom lives in the heart of Miami beaches jewish com the suit could ultimately Lead to deportation and trial in West Germany As a War in the seven count hied by acting Vince Fedorenko is charged with providing false information including the claim that he was polish instead of ukrainian to obtain a visa for entry into the in who could not be reached for was described by his jewish neighbors As a quiet 85yearold John said both his parents were shot to death by the nazis in a Small polish town during world War told of the charges against he said thais the tragedy of human existence you dont know who living next door to