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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 05, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday August 5, 1978 july saw Sharp Rise in jobless Washington a unemployment Rose sharply in july to 8.2 percent of the la Bor Force largely because of increased joblessness among teen agers and women the government said  was the highest since March of this year when joblessness also was 6.2 per cent and was up sharply from the 5.7 per cent rate in  labor department official. Janet l. Norwood said she thinks the july report corrected inaccurate june figures which had shown a decline in joblessness from 6.1percent in May. She contended that unemployment has actually been fairly stable for the past several  employment figures Are adjusted for seasonal variations and june and july Are considered particularly difficult months for the adjustments because of the influx of students into the labor Market for the summer  increase in unemployment has been considered Likely in any event be cause of government moves to slow the Economy to help restrain  a. Cox. A top Commerce department economist said he doubted that the jobless rate will again fall As Low As 5.7 percent this  increase in unemployment in july extended to virtually All population Bandage groups. The labor department gave the following breakdown for july unemployment compared with that for june adult men 4.1 percent up from 3.9percent in june adult women 6.5 percent up from teen agers 18.3 percent up from 14.2. Whites 5.3 percent up from 4.9. Blacks 12.5 percent up from 11.9. Full time workers 5.7 percent up from 5.2. While Collar workers. 3.8 percent up from 3.5. Blue Collar workers 6.9 percent up from 6.5. The department said Overall unemployment Rose by 440,000, with teen agers accounting for about half of the increase. To Tal unemployment was just under 6.2 million. Employment was 44.4 million. Some occupied by its twister damages Hom Here thursday afternoon causing army spokesman. Times newsman enters jail on contempt charge Hackensack . Up Newyork times reporter Myron Farber sur rendered to authorities Friday to begin serving an indeterminate jail sentence for refusing to turn Over to the court his note sin the or. A curare murder trial in new  surrendered to the Bergen county sheriff in Hackensack two hours . Supreme court Justice Thurgood Marshall refused the times request for further postponement of the contempt of court sentence and a �5rooo-a-Day Fine forthe newspaper. I m not going to jail because 1 want Togo to jail Farber told reporters who Gath ered in the office of sheriff Joseph  i m trying to do is uphold the Constitution of the United states. The Issue Isan unfettered aggressive  Farber had refused a subpoena to sur Render his notes in an investigation that led to the indictment of a new Jersey doctor charged with killing several Hospital patients with overdoses of the drug  tiles compiled during a times investigation were sought at the murder trial Ondr. Mario Jas Calevich in Hackensack. New Jersey Superior court judge Theo Dore Trautwein ordered the penalties in  was sentenced to remain in jail either until the doctor s murder trial isomer or unlit he surrenders his files. He also faces a separate six month sen tence for another contempt conviction based on his refusal to turn Over his  times contends the ability of the town meeting1 defends Reform of civil service press to report the news is damaged i sources of information must be disclosed before a judge determines whether a subpoena is valid. The fact that an american reporter ingoing to jail simply because he did his Job Well says More than any statement we can make. New York times executive editor . Rosenthal said in a statement. Weill continue to fight through the courts. Meanwhile or. Farber remains in jail an the first amendment in  defense attorney Raymond brow claims he needs the material to conduct the Best possible defense of  physician is charged with the murder of three patients at Oradell Hospital in Iverdell ., through use of a powerful muscle relaxant called curare. He was chief of surgery at the facility in 196s and 1966.the prosecution reopened the Case after Farber wrote a series of articles on the deaths. Many potential criminal informants for example might Well refuse to provide information to a reporter if they knew thata judge could examine the reporter s notes upon the request of a defendant marshal said in an opinion. Although Marshall said the state trial court did not make any Independent determination of the need for the material mar shall said after his study of supreme court decisions in the area of reporters claims of confidentiality he did not believe four justices would vote to Grant an Appeal with the Case in its present  both Justice Byron White and marshal earlier had turned Down applications by the times which wants a hearing on free press issues by trial judge William Arnold before the subpoena is enforced and the Tri Al judge privately examines the material. Washington up1 president car Ter met with government workers in the Virginia suburbs thursday night and told them that while his civil service reforms would not Hurt any competent or dedicated Public servant taxpayers wanted satisfactory results for their  with 400 residents of Fairfax a. And eight panellists in a High school cafeteria Carter defended his planned overhaul As a method to let manager manage and to Reward  the taxpayers of the United state shave a right to expect a Good return from their  Carter said As he sat atau shaped table for the hour Long town meeting  is no Way this legislation can Hurt any competent or dedicated Public servant the president said. Carter s proposal would do away wit the civil service commission and replace it with it Merit systems Protection Boarland an office of personnel management. This probably will Uke effect aug. 11.since it appears Congress will not veto it by that  of Carter s other Reform propos als which soon face door action in the sen ate and House have run into trouble flanked by civil service commissioner Alan Campbell and rep. Joseph Fisher d va., whose District includes Fairfax car Ter fielded a variety of questions from the cing questions from the Tennessee continued Tram Page i Baker s support of the Panama canal T s6c�nd with or the town meeting approach has been one of Carters More effective ways of drumming up support for his positions. Axl the Lopie of in the democratic gubernatorial race ,., ,1"6 Mies counted Butcher had 287,287 or 40 percent to Cement s 256,988 for 36 perhmo"11"- e. Nashville " Carter campaigned against the Federal bureaucracy and has Side civil is vice rim0T of 0. His key 1978 ,his Success has been mixed. 1 propos it fat a Stuj a 2? a 1�". Com Milter diluted his plan set up an elite senior executive ser Teby cute nay " i three Agen with presidential assistants  Gierald rats him Idanne a exec gubernatorial primary .awewfij22585" conducted virtual Democrat Harold Ford the Only congressman with primary ram in. It won a six iter has declared sept. 10 r parents Day. Europe  
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