European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stateside the stars and stripes wednesday january 22, 19b8 striking example holding a cup of co Jiw and strike sign glut Smith of under wash., sits to Home wailing for her children to Irr Lif from Sef Cool Esteril Days ago Smith or Apptt cooking and cleaning up after her teen Lef Olf Tpring Etc Iii so mule Tali they did not appreciate her torts. She said her strike will go on until the children Lien contract to my with the chores. Turkey processing Plant blast injures 1, forces 500 from area Huntingburg ind. A an Cip Losion at a tur key processing Plant released a Cloud of 3 loaf highly irritating Gas thai burned one worker and prompted the temporary evacuation or Mare than 500 people the mayor said. Mayor Dale Helmerich declared a state of emergency after i he explosion of anhydrous ammonia at the fares foods Phil on the South Side of town. A fire created by the Teplo Ion was contained about two hours later we evacuated an area of eight to id blocks the mayor said i declared a state of emergency became ammonia was leaking and coming into our Community and causing it serious  the residents were allowed to return to their Homes about 45 minutes after the fire was contained. Drug probe leads to suspension firing of nuclear Plant workers san Luis Obispo Calif. A an investigation into drug use by employees at the Diablo Canyon nuclear Power Plant resulted in the firing or suspension or 13 workers Pacific Gas & electric officials said. The employees worked at various parts of the Plant but they weren t involved in operations that could have posed a danger to Plant operations or the Public said Plant manager Bab Thorrat Berry. The investigation at the nuclear Plant about 130 Miles Northwest of downtown los Angeles began last december said George Sorl Crisian a Utility spokesman sirt Isian declined to specify what drugs were involved but he Aid none of the employees was arrested and none of the violations constituted a felony. . May resort to genocide to curb production of eggs Washington a the agriculture depart ment is considering genocide us a Way to curb unwanted egg production. As announced on dec 13, inc department s agricultural marketing service is considering establishing a Federal marketing order for eggs. If approved by the agriculture department and producers the government would Issue an order to remove fowl during period of extreme egg surpluses and to establish a Taliana egg research and promotion program. Tie fat year assessment on producers to pay for the removal of surplus hens would be one half cent per dozen 15 cents per 30-dozcnc.r.cwith future options forgoing higher. An in month program established in the 1985 farm Bill begins april 1, it will allow Dairy Farmers to Send surplus herds of cows to Market. Milk producers will be assessed fees to pay for that program which is aimed at reducing Lite Mik Supply. College students payments average 7% More this year Washington a the nation s four year pub Lic colleges and universities traditionally among Fie nest buys in higher education Are pelting More expensive. They now charge an average at s4.5su a year for tuition room and Board. That is. 7 percent More than a year Aga. According to 11 Survey released monday by the american association do slate colleges and universities and the National association of slate universities and Laad Franl colleges. Tuition alone jumped by $ percent far students attend ing College in their Home Stales und 11 percent for Oul of stale students the steepest increases in percentage terms were in Texas for years the Home of the nation s i Cist Eric Sivc pubic universities. Tuition and fees for Szalc residents jumped 57 percent from $44fi a year to s70i, Lii com of state students saw their Bills soar \62 percent from $ 1,417 to $3,764. The Texas legislature boosted the colleges charges amidst a budget crunch brought about largely by de pressed Oil Anil Gas prices College graduates Louisiana another state hit by falling Energy prices had the second highest increase in tuition and fee yes 27 percent for residents and non residents alike. That boosted tuition and fees to $1,071 for Home slate students and to s2, 1 34 for non residents the average Public College Bill of $4,587 is still roughly half what it costs to spend a year at the typical private four year College. That has led to a surge of applications at Many prestigious Public universities. Several guide books Nave he the Market recently touting what one author Calls the Public Ivy institutions. One Campus that bucked the National trends was the University of Oklahoma s health science Center where tuition and Feu for undergraduates were lowered from $1,338 to $857 for residents and from �3,624 to $2,719 for out of male students Hawaii Nevada the District of Columbia and Guam did not raise tuition and fees for 1985-86. Delaware Mon Tana and Washington recorded 20 percent increases. Alas a raised its charges by mute than s percent. Nebraska posted a upor cell increase and Tennessee 13 percent. _ five states boosted the charges by i percent. Georgia Minnesota Mississippi Missouri and new Jersey. Virginia and North Dakota also had increase of 10 percent or More Twenty Taui raised tuition and fees by 5 to 9.9 per cent Colorado Connecticut Florida Illinois Indiana Iowa. Kansas Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts new Hampshire new Mexico Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Utah Vermont West Vir Ginia and Wisconsin a dozen states raised their charges by less than 5 per cent Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Idaho Maine Michigan new York North Carolina Ohio Ore gon and Wyoming. Fees1 for both resident and non resident students fell in Oklahoma room and Board Cost $2,343 at the typical Public Cam pus this year up by s percent or $101, Over last year. 11.2% 15.8% in percent of labor Force with four years or More 15.2% 20.1% 18.7% 24.3% i 22,0% 27.1%j Chicago Tribur graphic source Bureau of labor statistics for in state residents tuition averaged 31,278, making the full Jab fur a year on Campus $3,621. The average tuition Bill for out of state students was s3,210 coupled. With the Cost of food and dorm space that made their total Bil $5,533 an average. For graduate school the state campuses charged tuition and fees averaging 11,427 for state residents and $3,194 for flan residents. Law school tuition and fees Rose by in average of Al percent to s2.063 for residents and $4,722 for non Resi dents. Must other professional schools railed their charges by an average of 7 percent. Medical schools Row charge Home state students $4,444, while outsiders pay $9,350 veterinary a Kio a charge �3.264 and $7,280 and dental schools $4,583 and. $9,002. Consumer prices Rose less than 4 percent in 1984, the College associations contend their campuses have had to raise tuition faster than the general rate of inflation to boost faculty salaries raise student Aid buy computers and other new equipment and establish new academic programs. Dig a dashboards May be mostly Flash Detroit a those glitzy new Auto dashboards with High tech digital readouts Don t say much to most motorists says a researcher who suggests that the fancy Light displays contain a few ices Hun Brt Ghl ideas. Paul Green a professor and assistant research scientist said motorists taking part in a study for the University of Michigan transportation research Center had problems with digital readouts for engine information such As Oil pressure coolant temperature voltage and current. The study team working under contract for Ford motor co., interviewed 66 motorists and used 140 film slides each depicting a hypothetical dashboard layout. Green said most were unable to use the engine information on their dash because they did t know such things As Normal Oil pressure operating temperature or electrical requirements. Pointers and bar charts especially those color coded to show Normal ranges were More helpful he said. On the other hand the Large  numerals often fwd in place of the conventional speedometer arc api us he said. Old people say i can finally read the speedometer Green said. Digital readouts showing Speed Miira travelled time of Day fuel mileage and engine functions have increased in popularity As car makers put More computers and electronics under the Hood. I Iun there s also a Piiwaa Factor. Customers who Load us Irir ears with Gas shocks electrically better Windshield compact due player  tear window wiper and anti Elfr. Computer Are Likely candidates for dashboards that do my than lash a red Light after the engine Cocks out. A lot of people Are satisfied As song As. A car is running Bui there s a whole segment of people out there w6o love to know if their engine is running at 180 degress said John Dinan a spokesman for pm s a spark plug Divi Sion which makes g m s dashboards. The University s research does t say you should t use Digi Tal displays Green said hut automakers have shown some confusion Between High tech and complicated too Crale i think something can have a High tech feel and still be  he said monday. American and japanese car makers appear fascinated with digital while the europeans have been slow to adopt them preferring old style analog gauges. Digital dashboards Are Standard equipment on n few cars but they usually Are sold us expensive optional equipment. Standard on general motors corp a 1986 Riviera which at a base Price of $21,577 is nearly $2,800 More expensive than the 1985 Model is a digital dash and Ca Thouc Ray tube that displays n computerized menu of junctions touch a spot on the screen and a computer Seta the air conditioning at a certain level or remembers which wow station in t unc Jet. Most anyone can figure out a new tech dashboard eventually Green said but that s not Gail enough. You still have to Bear in mind that there a Tot of borrowed cars rented cars and instances in which a family might Nave Many vehicles he said.,. -slfv110 has b5si�i similar work for Chrysler corp.,said Fords goal is to make digital displays intuitively Odd jobs meaning hat when the Light on the dash goes on so should the one in the Driver s brain