European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                6 safes Lead in creation of new fobs Washington a new Hampshire Ari Ona California. New York Florida and Ohio arc leading the nation in creating new jobs the government re ported tuesday. States to avoid in looking for work according to inc figures from the Bureau of labor statistics Are Alaska Idaho. Illinois Louisiana Montana North Dakota okla homa Rhode Island Texas West Virginia and Wyoming. All had fewer people working in june than they did a year ago the labor department Agency said. New Hampshire with the lowest unemployment rate in the nation 3,2 percent has created 23,000 new jobs in the past year. Arizona has added nearly 62,000. That is an increase of just under 5 percent for each slate. The largest jumps in people working in absolute num Bers occurred in California 200,000 new York 150,000, and Florida and Ohio More than 130,000 each. Of the 11 states reporting Job losses three Louisiana Oklahoma and Wyoming had decreases ol"2 percent or More. Primarily because of collapsed of prices Louisiana with the nation s highest jobless rate at 116peroenl in june Texas and Oklahoma have lost nearly 90,000 jobs in the Oil and Gas Industry in the last year. Nearly every stale reported Over the year gains in Servic Jobi and 40 of them had employment growth in Trade finance insurance and real esl Alc. But 37 states also had fewer people employed in manufacturing in june compared with a year earlier a More factories closed or Cut Back in response to Competition from rising imports. More than 60 percent of the 150,000 Job losses in manufacturing Over the year occurred in six slates Illinois Massachusetts new York Ohio Pennsylvania and Texas. While the nation s civilian unemployment rate in june adjusted for seasonal variations stood at 7.1 percent with 8.4 million people looking for jobs six states had jobless Rales in double figures. In addition to Louisiana they were Alabama 10 per cent Alaska. 10.8 percent Mississippi 12.6 percent Texas 11.1 percent and Washington 10.9 percent. However there were pockets in those states particularly in the Oil and Gas Patch where the Job a Turc was much bleaker. For example unemployment in the Mcallen Edinburg Mission area of Texas stood at 21 percent in june. And in the Houma Thibodaux area of Louisiana it was 18 percent. Thursday Agushi j9b6 the stars and stripes Page 7 poultry prize from the president Appouh president Reagan congratulates 14-year-old june a  of Pawnee iii., u he presents the teen with the first place ribbon far the grand Cham Pion poultry Mot Trio in the Illinois state fir in Springfield. Reagan was in Illinois campaigning for the re election of go. James Thompson. New rocket engine designed to prevent repeat of disaster Houston a engineers Are developing a rocket engine that should prevent failures like the on thai destroyed the space shuttle challenger the Leader of a Marshall space flight Center Cam said. We be taken every Slep to understand what happened on challenger and to preclude that from Hap pening again said John Thomas manager of the solid rocket motor redesign  said the team has sell cd on a fundamental new design thai will prevent the problem that led to the Jan. 28 challenger explosion reimbursement policy changed by the los Angeles times Washington attorney general Edwin Meese has reverted a longstanding policy in order to reimburse Fri and Dea agents and other Justice department employees for court judgments against them Over actions performed in the line of duty. The decision made without fanfare late last month was intended to still fears of agents who hesitate to take reasonable actions they fear might Lead to suns against them. Justice department officials said. Spokesmen for Federal Law enforcement agencies hailed the action but an american civil liberties Union official said the new policy could remove a Strong deterrent to lawmen overstepping their authority rep Don Edwards d-calif., chairman of the House judiciary subcommittee on civil and constitutional rights contends thai Meese s policy shift removes an important deterrent to overzealous Law enforcement agents. Both the Carter and Reagan administrations have backed legislation that would substitute the United states As a defendant in suits brought against Federal employees for actions taken within the scope of their employment a much broader change that would cover All Federal government workers and would be mandatory Noi up to the attorney general before changing the policy Meese asked his office of Legal counsel for an opinion on his authority to indemnify the opinion which was not made Public concluded there is a logical connection Between the achievement of the department s Law enforcement responsibilities and protecting the department s employees from financial liability for actions taken to meet those respond  divers ran out of air officials say Brothers drowned said All divers Are briefed. They Are Given a full set of rules which warn them of any dangers he said. They All know what they re _ of j i Theriton Fla. Up sheriffs deputies say three Brothers who drowned while scuba diving in Ginnie Springs apparently ignored warnings about the dangers of exploring a network of underwater caves. They apparently went in without the Aid of a safely line became lost and then just ran out of air a Sher its spokes Nan said tuesday. Gary s. Fuller 36, of Jacksonville Fla. Michael j. Fuller 31 of Coal City 111., and Dennis l. Fuller 29, of Davenport Iowa were found monday in an area Between the Fjeril s ear and Devil s Eye caves an hour after they began their dive. The manager of the Ginnie Springs resort where the ,. Going to face Down there Lamar hires a Cave diving expert said the Fulle Brothers were found in about 30 feel of water almost in sight of Daylight they had been warned about the caves and what they did was totally foolish hires said. The caves at Ginnie Springs Are part of a network of underwater caves that feed into the North Florida aquifer. A Gilchrist county she riots spokesman said about 40 divers have drowned in the Ginnie Springs area since 1970. A presidential commission said challenger exploded because two 0-rings became unsealed and permitted superheated gases to Burn through the Wall of a propel  said the new design will include a third o ring and a Metal lip thai will Force the engine joint to remain sealed. He also said a Bolt Assembly will beaded to provide additional rigidity Between the rocket nozzle and the rocket casing. By installing a Metal lip Thomas said the joint will be held rigid under pressure Academy urges smoking ban on Domestic flights Washington a the National Academy of sciences is calling for a ban on smoking on All Domestic airline flights concluding hat cigarette smoke poses health and safely problems according to govern ment and Industry sources. The sources said the panel s recommendation docs not apply to flights going overseas. The recommendation was contained in a report on Overall air Quality concerns in aircraft Cabins by the Academy s National research Council the sources said the research Council report will die both health and safety reasons for ending smoking aboard Large jetliners on Domestic nights smoking Al ready is banned on Small planes of fewer than 30 seats. The airlines have been opposed to any further smok ing restrictions aboard Jet aircraft. Meanwhile Scott Stapf a spokesman for the Tobac co Institute said it will strongly oppose any proposal to further restrict smoking on airliners. The Institute said it was preparing to make Public its own scientific study of 63 in flight air tests showing thai the current smoking Rule on commercial airliners effectively minimizes the exposure of passengers seated in no smoking sections to environment tobacco  the Academy of sciences study on Cabin air Quality was ordered by Congress