European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 4 the stars and stripes wednesday june 18, 1980 Carter welcomes Hussein stresses common Bonds Washington a president Carter greeted Jordan s King Hussein tuesday stressing that there is a great Deal in to Mumm Between the United slates and Jordan but acknowledging differences about the Best Roufs to peace in the Middle fast. Chief among those differences is Hus Sein s refusal to play the role Carter envy More signs Are pointing to recession by he associated press there was fresh evidence of the recession and its Impact tuesday along with warnings about the future. Among the developments a College placement Council poll of 550 employers indicated that the Compa Nies plan to be More conservative in hiring this year. The employers who were surveyed said they had hired or expected to hire 8 percent More College graduates this year than they did last year. In 1979. They projected a 13 percent increase in the Hir ing of College graduates. The poll released tuesday found that prospects arc Best for students with engineering and technical degrees. Wharton econometric forecast associates inc. Said in its quarterly forecast that the nation has entered a serious recession which will last through the first Quarter of next year. The forecast issued in Philadelphia on monday predicted that Congress would abandon its efforts to achieve a balanced budget for fiscal 1981 and estimated there would be a $20 billion lax Cut next year. The group is made up of professors from Wharton the business school at the University of Pennsylvania. Continental airlines said monday that because of the realities of the cur rent recession it will Cut its passenger capacity by 20 percent this fall and will Lay off about 1,200 workers. The los an Geles based Carrier said the layoffs rep resenting about 10 percent of the company s staff arc the largest in the firm s history. In Flint mich., an Auto dependent City which has a 17.4 percent unemployment rate highest in the nation plans were unveiled monday for a $38.5 million theme Park. William 5. White president of the Charles s. Mott foundation said the Park aul world would help diversify the City s Economy. Hint mayor James Rutherford said the Park due to open in about two years would provide jobs for 500 people. Sinned for Jordan in the Camp David accords Between Israel and Egypt. The disagreement about Camp David is so deep that stale department officials told reporters before Hussein s arrival that they were under no illusions that the King would change his position after meeting with car Ter. Instead they said the president simply hoped to reopen the dialogue with Hussein that has been disrupted by the trauma of Camp David. Both leaders chose to pm phase a the Posi Tive in their Public remarks at a White House arrival ceremony. This Friendship has been tested in crisis and it has withstood All tests without dam  Carter said. He praised Hussein for his enlightened Rule and for his commitment to Progress while working at the same time for the preservation of the traditional values of his  Hussein in his response said the people of Jordan and the United states share a common vision. Regardless of the differences in terms of Outlook regarding the route that we Lake to achieve that objective we do believe very much in the firm commitment of both our governments to the same goals he said. Hussein was accompanied by his wife. Queen Noor the american born daughter of an airline executive. Onlookers applaud a Large crowd of onlookers on the South Lawn of the White House applauded As the Heads of slate reviewed the traditional Hon or guard. The president s baby granddaughter Sarah Carter watched and waved from the third floor Balcony. Carter has publicly pledged to try to per Suade Hussein to participate in the negotiations. Sources in Jordan have said Hussein Hopes to make Carter understand Why most of the Arab world rejects the Camp David formula. Given those discordant opinions administration officials told reporters monday that they expect Little tangible Progress from Hussein s visit. No one in this town expects the result of this trip to be the accession of Jordan into the talks. We arc resuming a dialogue said one official. The Camp David accords envision a major role for Jordan which controlled the disputed West Bank until Israel seized it in 1967. The process Calls for Jordan to help police the Region during a five year transition period and to participate in negotiations at the same time regarding the ultimate disposition of the territory. Some . Officials have expressed Hope that the process will Lead eventually to West Bank arabs choosing some kind of federation with Jordan. Thus far. However Hussein has shunned giving even a hint that he supports the accords. A laser for ground troops a to camera is filled to the eyepiece of a Las a target designator a device that will enable ground troops to pinpoint targets for user homing weapons or Mark them for delivery of conventional weapons. Technician Dennis Daniel Al Hughes aircraft co. In Oiler City Cal if., tests laser performance. Up jury indicts Marcello 3 others in Briab Case Washington a a Federal grand jury tuesday indicted reputed Organ ised crime Leader Carlos Marcello and three other men on charges of racketeering mail and wire fraud and conspiracy growing out of an i i undercover investigation known As Briab. The grand jury in new Orleans alleged that the group had conspired to obtain insurance contracts in Louisiana through bribery. It was the second set of indictments in a week growing out of the Multi state Fri undercover probe which was code named Bri lab for bribery labor. Last week a Federal grand jury in Houston indicted Texas House speaker Billy Wayne Clayton and three others on similar charges. Attorney general Benjamin r. Civiletti said a 12-count indictment was returned against Marcello of act agric. La. I. Irving Davidson of Washington do Charles i. Kocmer a former commissioner of the Louisiana division of administration and . Incomes Are Static spending dips Washington up americans personal income showed almost no gain in May while Consumers Cut Back on their spending and began saving for brighter eco nomic tunes the government said tuesday. The Commerce department said person Al income increased Only $3.1 Bill in to a seasonally adjusted $2.07 trillion last month a negligible  percent increase. Al the same Lime the department revised us original numbers for april the month the current recession took its hardest shot Al the Economy. It now says personal income actually fell  percent in april instead of growing by .02 percent As previously reported. It represented the first time personal in come had fallen since july 1975 when the nation was trapped in its last recession. The growth in income was held to almost nothing because layoffs particularly in the manufacturing sector Cut Overall wages and salaries for americans by $1.1 billion. On the spending Side personal consumption expenditures a general measure t con Sumer spending were off 0.2 per it or $2.4 billion in May. At the same Lime the savings Rale which reached historical lows during the waning months of last year shot up to 4.5 percent of disposable income in april the last month statistics were available. Last year Consumers Kepi the Economy from sliding into recession by spending Money they would have otherwise saved. In recent months As the Economy has headed into a Steep downturn the trend has reversed spending is Down and a Ings arc up. Vincent a. Marinello an attorney. The indictment said that As part of the conspiracy the defendants would bribe pub Lic officials to obtain contracts from the slate of Louisiana the City of new Orleans Jefferson Parish labor unions and a ship Yard. It said Marcello Davidson and Roemer would receive part of the commissions. The indictment said Marcello introduced Rocker and Marinello to two Fri under cover agents and to Joseph Llau scr who was cooperating with the Fri. As in the Houston Case in which Mauser also cooperated the Fri agents had set up a fictitious business firm. Fidelity financial consultants of Beverly Hills calif., that purported to represent the Prudential insurance co. Mansfield might retire As ambassador to Japan Tokyo a . Ambassador Mike j. Mansfield said that he might retire at the end of president Carter s current term. Sly wife and i had agreed that i would remain As ambassador at least through president Carter s first term which does not end until 198. That agreement still stands Mansfield said through embassy spokesman John Ohla. Hebrew u. Professor Dies Jerusalem up Jacob Talmon. Professor of modern history at the hebrew University and a world authority on con temporary totalitarian regimes died during heart surgery two Days after his 64th birth  he was buried in Jerusalem