European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 2 the stars and stripes saturday june 7, 1986 civilian joblessness Rose in May among adult men military Roundup Washington a layoffs in be automobile and Oil industries sent civilian unemployment up 0.2 percentage Points to 1,3 percent in May with All of the in crease in Jobi Essieu occurring among adult men the government reported Friday. Civilian unemployment increased by 212,000 people last month railing the total number of jobless to 8,554,000 despite an increase or nearly 200,000 service jobs the Bureau of labor statistics said. The May Rale adjusted for seasonal variations was the highest since february and followed two straight months of slight declines. Civilian employment in May totalled 109,110,000, an increase of 218,000 new jobs since april. But the labor Force grew by 422,000,10 119, 1,000, nearly double the number of new jobs created manufacturing remained in in depression losing another 40,000 Job in May railing to a total of 300,000 the number of factory jobs lost since August 1984, fifteen thousand of those jobs disappeared lint month in the automobile Industry since Early 1985, automobile and truck manufacturing employment has dropped by 50,000. The Oil and Gas Industry continued to be tic most dra Matic area of declining employment losing another 30,000 jobs in May in addition to the 70,000 jobs lost the first three months of this year in a reflection of falling Oil prices worldwide. Since september of 1984, that Industry has lost one Quarter of in work Force Bureau commissioner Janet l. Norwood said in prepared testimony before the joint eco nomic committee of Congress. Norwood said Oit Industry weakness has affected other Oil Field machinery manufacturing for example lost about a Quarter of is jobs Over the past year much i f that in the past few months she said. However lower mortgage Raits continued to Spur in creases in construction employment and new jobs in finance insurance and real estate reflecting the Strong housing Market. Contractors hired 21,000 new construction workers last month raising total employment in that Industry to 4.99 million. In the past year the Economy has produced More than 300,000 new construction jobs. The finance insurance and real estate sector hired 28,000 new employees in May by another measure of calculation that includes he nearly 1.7 million members of the armed forces stationed in the United Stales unemployment in May totalled 1-1 percent. Among civilians the continuing poor showing in manufacturing was reflected particularly in increased jobless Ness among adult men. The 6.4 percent unemployment rate for them was about the same As for adult women Norwood said. Usually she said unemployment among men is lower than among women. Teen age unemployment in May was 19 percent 0.6 percent lower than april. For other population groups the Bureau showed these unemployment figures o whiles 6.2 percent up from 6.1 percent. Blacks 14.8 percent unchanged. Hispanics 11 percent up from 10,4 percent. Slack teen agers 40.8 percent Down from 42.6 per cent. Black leads in Mississippi primary Jackson miss. A a candidate trying to be come the first Black congressman from Mississippi since reconstruction May be Able to avoid a primary Runoff after officials rechecking ballots unofficially added 243 votes to his tally. Unofficial figures with updated votes from All but one county in the 22-county 2nd District show Democrat Mike Espy with five More votes than the needed majority plus one returns will be certified saturday unofficial returns in tuesday s primary indicated Espy fell 87 votes Short of a Clear majority in his race with Pete Johnson and Hiram ens land. Including Absentee Voles the count thursday was Espy 29,616, or 50.01 percent Johnson 15,314, 25.86 percent and Eastland 14,290 or 24.13 percent. The democratic nominee will face the Republican s two term incumbent rep Webb Franklin in the novem Ber general election. Complete but unofficial results from the 36w precincts in the District tuesday night and Early wednesday showed Espy with 29,193 votes or 49.85 percent followed by 13,213, or 25.98 percent for Johnson. Eastland finished with 14,153, or 24.17 percent. Based on those results there would have been a Runoff june 24. However the unofficial totals did not include Absentee ballots Many of which went to Espy or the 243 additional votes discovered thursday by Washington county officials 294th arty group honoured by North German state Flensburg germans a Schlawig Holstein minister president Uwe Barschel presented the . Army s 294lfi arly group an award described by German army officials As the highest tribute paid by the slate to a military unit. I was the first time an american unit was singled out for the slate of Schleswig Holster Streamer said col. Klaus Mueller Berg commander of the German army s Bensburg Garrison. Two German units the army Supply in 620,  and the Navy 3rd minesweeper so Kiel also received the Streamer in ceremonies at Flensburg  294th any group was cited for its efforts to promote understanding with its nato allies and the nearby civilian populations in Germany and Denmark the us. Unit numbers about 200 soldiers. A us army spokesman said the Mission of the 294lh arty group is to provide special weapons support to the Only multinational corps in nato the corps land jut drainage system repair under Way at housing area Span Dahlem a Germany is a 30-year-old drainage system serving base housing is under repair at a Cost of More than 5371,000. The project is one of 12 in a $6 million housing area improvement program that began this year the basements in Many of the apartments hew look like the hulls of sinking ships said Cape. William l. Downs jr., who was involved. In contracting for the work. Heavy rainfall Over the years has worn out he old system Downs said. Correction will require demolition and replacement of deteriorated pipe and manholes officials said housing area streets will be marred by Large Hales and sections of pipe for the rest of the year tactical air meet set in Belgium France Ramstein a Germany air Crews and support personnel from sin nato nations will participate in a tactical air meet june 20 to july 3 in Belgium and northeastern France. The meet conducted by he Allied air forces Central Europe is designed to exercise and evaluate tactics and procedures practice combined tactical air operation in a realistic environment and improve the Way the forces work together. Participating 13 the Small sole exercise at belgian air Force base Kreine Brogel will be nato nations that contribute to Aaice Belgium Canada Ger Many the Netherlands the United kingdom arid the United slates. Units from the French air Force Aba have been invited to participate. News update flood disaster area Etna a. A Pittsburgh s Northern suburbs hit by Flash floods thai took eight lives left one person missing and caused an estimated s23 million in damage were declared a Federal disaster area thursday by president Reagan. The floods which followed Thui Dent rms that dumped up to 4 inches of rain within two hours struck about 10 communities along Pine Creek and Little Pine Creek tributaries of the Allegheny River Dur ing last Friday evening nub hour. The Pennsylvania emergency management Agency estimates that nine Homes were destroyed 76 Homes bad major damage and 726 Hornet had minor damage according to spokesman John Carney. Abo damaged woe up to 10 Btu nuo three to Holt three Munici pal buildings one Church and one