European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 21, 1986 stars and stripes Connors whips Noah in Lipton tournament film press dispatches Boca Aton Fla. Jimmy Connors defying his own age and his opponent s in Worful serve out slugged Frenchman la Nick Noah in a thrill filled four let quarterfinal match wednesday aftic si.8 Lipton International Tennis . After losing the first set the 33-year-old Connon came Back to outlast the 25-year-old Rah 5-7,6-4,7-6,6-4 in a 3-hour, 48-Mnjutc Battle. Noah served 30ves to one for con nors but Conno Nithil his when i counted at match Point. I feel like i be a Csc put through the wringer Connors Satt. But i was t going to Roll Over at Kny Point an neither was  the other quarterfinal were much less exciting As top seeded Lian Lendl of Czechoslovakia waltzed it loth seeded Joakim Nystrom of Swedee a 6-1,6-4, and fifth seeded Stefan def org of swe Den pounded unseeded Milak Grejber of Czechoslovakia 6-1,6-0,6-2 Clerc quits pro Lewus Buenos Aires argon tint Jose Luis Clerc 27, announced his decrement from professional Tennis a can Clerc who won 25 inter nation laments during a 10-year earned him More than $2 million s a news conference he wanted to do More time to his family. I m sorry to leave Tennis Busjit does t Hurt he said Clerc s Best year was in 1981,. He won six tournaments including the italian open and played on the line Davis cup team that lost Job the John Mcenroe led us. Squad m Cincinnati Ohio in the final. Wagner Rolls 279 i final Merritt Island  third seeded Lisa Wagner of plan fluto rolled a near perfect game to de pit no. 1-qualifier Lorrie Nichols off Algonquin fll., 279-196 wednesday a Fht and win the $30,000 ladies pro vol in tour Robby s Gladiator classic Wagner started the championship game with eight strikes before leaving a solid 10-pin in the Ninab Frame. She closed her game with the More strikes. No woman has Ever bowled a perfect game in the televised Hals of a professional tournament. Loss Streak ids at 89 Millerstown a. By the narrowest of margin an 89-game losing it Greenwood High Streak has eni school. Greenwood Over West in basketball to team s first Al out of West the county near Lyle f Lakel weight ing april rung in boxing cd Lyle woman West Saultis de a 49-48 Victory High school in boys night. It was the since a 95-35 blow for on feb. 12, 1982. Int school is in Perrysburg. S charges id  heavy Ron Lyle faces a court hear n two assault charges Stema fracas last Friday at the where he worked As a Trainer. I is accused of beating the of Ron Lyle s ringside in Litan Denver and of As Man and shoving a police offi police spokesman Mikeler. La Heylin co Ejzer stops Louis Johannesburg South Africa Pierre Cortzer the South afcan heavyweight Champion stopped Young Joe Louis of Chicago seven seconds be sports wire fore the end of ninth bund wednesday night in a scheduled of round bout. In the ninth a ouija the South Africa finally got Louis a faint the ropes and pummelled him Naif dozen times wit both fists before Jhc referee stopped the it was a Octif s 16th win in 17 bouts. He weighs 20jfpounds and Louis weighs ruffing services held Clevland services were Heldwein cd for Charles red ruffing former pit handed Pitcher for the new York fun keys who won seven world series Galtes in the 1930s and 1940s. Ruling 80, died monday at  near Cleveland. He had suf Ferer a stroke 13 years ago and had tin poor health. In was elected to the baseball Hall of in Cooperstown n.y., in 1967 attended induction ceremonies year until two years ago when his failing -1th prevented him from attending. Fulcher to turn pro Tempe Ariz. All America safety David Fulcher declared scholastically ineligible last month will bypass his senior season at Arizona state and Peti Tion the National football league forthe april draft. Fulcher could have been admitted to Asu next fall if he successfully completed enough classes in Junior Colleg Ethis Spring and at Asu this summer. However Fulcher said he decided no attempt to regain his eligibility be Luse even if i got the necessary grades Ould still not be guaranteed  he said if he were not readmitted he would have to sit out the entire 1986 awes saints $1 million a lev Orleans the state Flou Issca suffering from a Money crunch that is forcing cuts in state wending owes the new Orleans its Ibric than $1 million in financial Iab. The Cobes Sions were part of a Deal negotiate Between the saints and the state last it Miner which ensures the club will retain new Orleans another 20 years. Bui curl see president of the firm that manage sue dome said the saints have not Teeft paid since september leaving the Sim More than $1 million behind in its pfc cats to the team. Paterno he bored East Ruth Ford n j. Joe Paterno whose pm state team came within one game of Fuege football s National champions Nfn 1985, was Hon ored wednesday nub As Eastern coach of the year by the Huball writers association of new boat the tame tin Wayne of Paterno i former Penn Staten Layen Georg Elandis was Honor eds Small College coach of the year of heading blooms Burg University of pen Sylvania to a 12-i record and into the in finals of the Mcaa division ii a Laws. Landis has since become head Coign at Bucknell University. Paterno s Kittany lib had an 11-0 regular season record inj985 and were ranked no. 1 before Josifi to oklahoma25-10 in the Orange t land ii lettered for three years As a defensive Back at Penn stale and was a member of Paterno s unbeaten 1968 and1969 teams. ,0ilcfir Page 23new Home building up 15.7% in january Washington a construction of new Homes surged 15.7 percent in Jan uary the biggest increase in almost two years the government reported wednesday. The Commerce department said new Homes and apartments were started at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.09 Mil lion units in january compared to a de Cember Rale of 1,8 million units. The monthly increase was the largest since a 17 percent jump in housing starts i february 1984. The big increase in housing construction last month followed a Strong 9 percent de Cember gain and was Likely to be cited As evidence that housing developers arc finally responding to the Sharp declines in interest rates of the last three months. Fixed rate 25 to 30-year mortgages arc now averaging around 10.75 percent the few it rate in almost seven years. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldric Iid the january increase reflected a Varie new York Exchange win in look from East Johnson 2.079,109 new York up ten Skyora Stock Exchange  at 8. A Jonm Baler ism co Texaco i Southern Pacific Gai Sears Roe Merrill Lvi fed Nail Milbank Merlub Cox Cor find corp of Gearheart ind is Moil Active Stock composite trading Salei last2.788.200 21 2,635,200 34u 2,000,4001,614,500 1,447,100 1,414,100 .i,268,4mj 1.105.k1.105,a 1,099,? 1.0 35h it amen can sex Range new York fund american Slock excl wednesday d most Active stocks in mile trading at 4 . Sales last cho.768,90017-16 1-16 735,900 1911 vi527,500 i 6,495,700 is /. U Sjoo 17,500 71k 14,100 5 1-16 i i i Al to of favourable economic developments but he warned against expecting a housing Boom to develop this year. Consumer incomes arc rising faster than House prices mortgage Rales have fallen below 11 percent for the first time since the Spring of 1979, and sales of existing Homes advanced strongly last year bal Drigo said in a statement. But he added that some indicators for Home building Are less favourable. Deposit inflows to Thrift institutions remain slug Gish loan qualifying standards have been tightened and vacancy rates for rental hous ing in some regions Are High. Thus while Boom conditions Are not Likely we Ca look i Forward to a year of further gains " 11985 s total of housing starts White House spokesman Larry  the figures As indicating tremendous strength in this  is solid i evidence that the future or the nation s housing Industry indeed the entire econ omy is solid. A the big Janusy improvement came from a Sharp 24,5 percent twp in construction of single family Homes a which were built atan annual rate of 1.35 million units last month. Cons auction of multifamily units Rose a smaller 2.5 percent to an annual rate of735,000 units. The Overall Advance to 2.09 million unit sat an annual rate put the january performance at the highest level since 2.21 million uni Blin february 1984. -"11 i Many analysts arc predicting that the housing Industry will be one area contributing to strength in the Economy this year As both sales and construction activity arc cd Clad to show strength in response to the. Low mortgage rates. Conversion rates Tendon up wednesday ing  for the . Dollar to other Jurren cies. Hures Are expressed in dolby to the British aund and other local Ciuc Nyics  Dow of ies Dow Jones oking Range of High low1689.22 151.03 7vi.ro 77493184.40 111.11 674.11 m9.91 change20.52 oj50.67 losing Stock prices Iuse of transmission difficulties no new York Stock Exchange closing prices were available for this edition. The Pike o15.98. Bill Ash Pound. German mar French franc.  Guilder belgian Iran italian lira Swiss franc greek drachma. Turkish lira Spanish  e austrian Klill norwegian h danish k jfeb.li/.i.42w l2j5m.7.jooo .2175tt.ul. 1,600.00 .1.9403 .143.95 .su.s4 in commercial rat enly to the use of Foi f. Forces for official Busin feb.�14575 2.31057.047s jills47.3 1.572.90 1.6945142.25 583.20145.40 149.50u9u iu27.117 i.s25 and can be currency Veaty making genocide a crime Kyd by Washington Ali withe Senate on wednesday approved a 3ttatold treaty making genocide an International the vote was 83-11 in favor of a r ratifying the pact which has been approve by 96 other nations. It began As a reaction.4 the holocaust of world War ii when of jews were killed by the nazis. The vote was a special Vic fax for sen. William Proxmire who sen on the Senate floor daily sinc Jsn. 11, 1967, to urge ratification Ortii treaty. The Wisconsin Democrat Hajn Nade More than 3,000speeches Cal error ratification. The Tupy makes it an  or injure members of National  or religious groups. Although the Resolution can pending for some time it has or come to a vote in the . Senatti wish groups have been among its it supporter. It conservatives have opposed the Trca a variety of reasons. Decades ago Lui they feared the United Stales would Onk used of genocide because of racial Sci Regta. More recently similar fears were  of . Policy during the Vietnam in recent years Conser of Cayes have argued that the world court Ilicich would near cases stemming from Alle a violations is dominated by third Wor Levun tries that would turn arguments on 9ny such cases into an anti american diatribe