European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday septembers 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 common Market jobless rate hits 11 percent Brussels a unemployment in the european economic Community Rose to 11 percent of the work Force in August from 10.9 percent in july reflecting higher joblessness among women the common Market s statistics office said wednesday. It was the highest unemployment rate since the 11.1 percent of april. In August 1984 the rate was 10.7 percent. The total number of jobless people stood at nearly 12.5 million in August an in crease of 87,000 from the month before. Women accounted for All but 5,000 of that number the report said. The figures do not include Greece be cause its statistical methods arc not Compa Tible with those used by the dec Luxembourg continued to have the Low est jobless rate at 1.5 percent while Ireland retained the highest rate at 18.1 percent. The Only countries to record declines in a gust were Germany Down from 8.3 percent to 8.2 percent and Italy Down from 12.7 percent to 12.6 percent. The figures for individual countries do not always correspond with those reported by the National governments because the lec Standardi is the statistics fur Compa Rison purposes. In London a conservative business group. Aims of Industry proposed in a re port wednesday that Prince Charles the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth ii should b made the Patron of the Young unemployed and take on the role of coordinating and publicizing the work of agencies which help the jobless. With Britain s employment rate showing no signs of coming Down from its record rate of 13.2 percent he country must get used to High Levels of joblessness according to the report. Toward a new philosophy of for unemployed Young people i said. Charles and Princess Diana could add that extra touch of Glamour which is High among the aspirations of youth if we look at their hunger for pop stars it is Al most an essential ingredient of their there was no immediate reaction from Buckingham Palace to the suggestion. Poh says Hying in t All Tun but British do it Best London a Reg lir air travellers voted British air my airline of the year and shared tales of woe to show that International air travel is not All fun. The London Magazine executive travel said wednesday. One businessman described How nigerian officials Dis covering that an internal Nigeria airways flight had Over booked by three seats asked the passengers to run twice around the plane with the fastest qualifying for seats the Magazine reported. A passenger on an aircraft preparing to leave Bangladesh on a flight to London wondered Why the Crew ignored the hammering from outside. Eventually the door was opened and the Pilot climbed aboard it said. About 5,500 air travellers mostly businessmen who on average make 25 or More flights a year voted in the Magazine s annual poll. British airways the state owned airline which is expected to have its shares go on Sale to the Public next year also won first place for the most helpful Cabin staff the Best food and wine and the Best business class service the monthly said. Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific was voted the second most favorite airline followed by Singapore airlines and Swissair it said. Singapore airlines stewardesses were considered the most Beautiful and British caledonian s the smartest the poll showed. Remembering a Battlefield death shiite moslem Parade in bloodstained clothes through he South 1-Ebanon Market town of a Batisch on wednesday. Members of the sect Cut them Sches with swords and razors fur the festival of ashura which Marks the death in Battle of shiite Leader Al a Hussein who was killed in Karbala in Iraq 13 centuries ago. Be is As
