European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Birth rate expected to remain Low Santa Monica Calif. A . Birth rate is Likely to continue at a Low level As Long As the Economy stays healthy and a Large proportion of women hold jobs a research firm reports. Obviously people Are not going to Stop having babies altogether but Low Levels of Fertility Are probably with us to stay said the report released by the Rand corp. On thursday. Economists William p. Butz and Michael p. Ward contend the decline in Fertil Ity rate in recent years is the result More than anything else of the great increase in the number of Young women who work. Since the late 1950s, they said there has been a reversal of the historic pattern that saw More babies born during economic Good times and fewer in lean periods. In the past when few women worked the report said an increase in male wages raised the family income and there was a corresponding tendency for families Mohave More children. Wife s time More valuable but now a Strong Economy leads to in creases in women s wages and a wife working time becomes More valuable while taking time out to Bear and raise children is relatively More expensive. This discourages Fertility the economists spec ulate. The report said that in i960 Lour out 10 Young women worked while nearly six out of 10 had jobs by 1974. Other analysts have predicted a Rise Incerti fixity in the near future reasoning that there will be a sudden increase in child bearing among the current generation Oyoung women who have delayed having families and Are now entering their 30s.the Rand researchers however Sais the current level of employment of Young women is More than High enough to sustain the Low Fertility level if the conomy continues to grow. The study aimed at finding More accurate ways to predict future . Fertility. Was contracted by the National Institute of child health and human development of the department of health education and welfare. Thief who swallowed loot is hospitalized under guard Rhodes Greece up Diana Wilson 33, of Dublin Ireland was in the Hospital under police guard Here with pair of Gold cuff links in her stomach. Police said she swallowed the cuff links in a jeweller s store when a clerk raise the alarm that they were missing. The cuff links showed up on a Ray Pic Tures taken at the Hospital. The shop owners said they would not press charges if the links were paid for. Saturday october 8, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 10 Grams not High enough ounce Small Issue in pot debate Washington up Ami Senate judiciary committee deliberations on revising the Federal criminal code the question of what constitutes a Small amount of marijuana popped up. It was a legitimate subject since legislation before the panel written by sen. Edward Kennedy d-mass., contains a provision that would legalize Possession of a Small amount. It define that As 10 Grams or less. Sen. Birch Bayh d-ind., opened the discussion by offering what he called  agricultural amendment dealing with the cultivation and use of  Bayh said he thinks marijuana should be decriminalized not legalized but that whatever is done should apply to an ounce not 10 Grams. I no expert he said but from what i told by users 10 Grams is a rather unrealistic Supply As far Ashe distribution system  marijuana is commonly marketed Inone ounce bags called lids Bayh said and if you re going to use grass that is the Quantity one would expect  therefore he said designating Sucha Small Quantity As 10 Grams slightly More than one third of an ounce for de criminalization would still be subject ing the average user to the possibility of a criminal . Orrin Hatch a Utah expressing willingness to accept the 10-Gram ver Sion of the provision said he has been told that one ounce of marijuana will yield about 70  Bayh said his information indicate that figure is too High that 30 cigarettes per ounce would be a More realistic estimate. Kennedy said Many other provision sin the legislation Are of greater Magni tude but the marijuana provision willbe probably one of the toughest Politi Cal  most previous proposals for soften ing Federal marijuana Laws for the casual user have entered on decriminalization removal of criminal penal ties but retention of a Small civil penalty As several states have done. Ready to View stars Vanessa Redgrave left and Jane Fonda arrive for the premiere of their new movie Julia the film is an adaptation of the Book Penti mento by Lillian Hellman telling of the lives of two Young women and their dangerous journey through Germany on the Brink of world War ii. A Gay s namesake is embarrassed Seattle a James Richard Gay lord says it s been a difficult time people he s never met assume he s a homosexual and he does t like  says he has been confused with James Malcolm Gaylord a former Tacoma teacher fired in 1972 after acknowledging he was a homosexual. He challenged the firing but state court ruled his avowed homosexuality was immoral and the firing was proper. On monday the . Supreme court refused to hear the Case. James  Says he s sorry about Themi up but maybe James  Is finding out what oppression is  As Legal efforts seeking James a s rein statement grew so did James a s prob lems. The two men who have never met have been confused since the time they at tended the same College and there was a Grade mix up. But recent Legal fights have escalated the matter. News of the . Supreme court s ruling monday caught James a s wife at the Hairdresser it came out on the radio just As Marilyn was getting out from the chair said James r., 38, an insurance Salesman. They said the supreme court would thear the Case of homosexual James Gay lord and it was embarrassing for  thought it was . I be got a lot of really wonderful people out there who know  and i Don t want them thinking i the same one he said. I Don t mean this As anything against Jim Gaylord but he has a totally different per suasion. It s just kind of embarrassing. Just want to Clear it up. In  business you have a lot of clients who you never meet face to face. I begin to wonder what they  m., 39, says he can understand Why James  Wants his own identity. I sorry it s happened to him said James m., who now works for the Tacoma Peder action of teachers. On the other hand he s finding out what oppression is like what it s like i somebody thinks you re Gay. I sure he s finding it not just embarrassing from his viewpoint but pretty unpleasant. I would t be surprised if he s finding i More unpleasant than i am. I at least have a tremendous amount of support  key witness against Davis Amarillo Tex. Up the attorney for millionaire murder defendant t. Cullen Davis ripped into a key prosecution wit Ness thursday forcing her to admit she gave a false name at a pregnancy clinic and lied under oath about  Bass 19, told Davis attorneys she denied obtaining treatment for her personal problem in a 1976 deposition because she blocked the experience fro her memory. Davis is being tried for murdering his stepdaughter Andrea Wilborn 12, during a shooting spree in which two persons were killed and two others  have accused flamboyant defense attorney Richard Racehorse Haynes of employing Cross examination by character assassination in his at tempts to discredit the state s witnesses. Bass who had identified Davis As the gunman was interrogated by Haynes until she lowered her head began crying an asked for a recess. Haynes in december 1976, you were asked if you had had any operations or been under a doctor s care for anything other than a common cold in the last five  "yes,sir." Haynes and you answered i had  Wisdom Teeth out and that s about All then the question was asked of you have you had any other consultation with a med ical person at All and your answer was no now miss Bass your answer to that question under oath was not True was it Bass no sir it was something i tried to forget about and i had forgotten about  teen Ager in tears was granted a recess to regain her composure but Haynes complained to District judge George Dowlen that prosecutors had approached the witness and consoled her i View of j Ury members. The objection caused Bass to turn and Glare at Haynes As she departed the court room. Haynes resumed his attack after tiebreak. Haynes you knew at the time you gave that answer it was not a truthful  Bass no  Haynes you said no because you had forgotten about the medical treatment you received in 1975?" Bass that  Haynes the truth of it is you had t forgotten you just thought the Way you had gone about seeking a Resolution there d be no Way to Check it in t that Correct Bass no sir that s not