European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 1 the stalls and stripes tuesday. February 34.1987 too do   Laoaan cities Job growth percent change 188046 greatest Austin Tex 49.9% Anchorage. Alaska 47.8% Phoenix Ariz 30.5% Dallas 27.5% Norfolk. A 28.8% Colum two onto 0.3% Washington  -1.0% new Orleans -1.0% Pittsburgh 57% Buffalo.  -5.7% Chicago Tribune graphic source . Bureau of labor statistics nation will face recession by 1990, 2 surveys agree Washington up America will slip into recession by 1990, an economic forecaster and a poll or economists concluded monday. Another study said the Economy will stall in 1988 bul not quite Slop one of he longest growth streaks since world War ii. The recession predicted by David w. Bersem of Wharton Econometrics forecasting associates accompanied release of a Wharton study indicating economic growth is taking place in More Han just coastal states As some reports have suggested. We were expecting a Bico Asial Economy bul did t find one said Berson director of Wharton s 50 state regional service. Berson spoke to reporters before addressing the . League of savings institutions economic Outlook conference. If the Economy keeps growing through october the United states will have experienced five straight years of economic growth making it the longest recovery period since world War ii the president j Council of economic advisers says. But Berson said he thinks the United states is unlikely to reach 1990 without falling into a recession. Attiat opinion is shared by most members of the fort cast pane at the National association of business economists which represents some 4,000 corporate consulting and government economists. The association s latest quarterly poll announced monday indicated half the 250 forecast panel Mem Ben expect a recession by the end of 9s8 and 90 percent project a downturn by the end of 1989. The Survey conducted late last month also found 38 percent of the analysts believe it is too late for Itie government to take Steps to Stop a recession. A recession generally is defined As falling employment combined with two straight quarters of declines in the Gross National product the . League of savings institutions which rep resents the nation s saving and Loans came close to agreeing with Wharton and do business economists in its economic Outlook for the a Cal three years. League chief economist James w. Christian said the strongest of his group s three scenarios foresees eco nomic expansion for another three years though we will come uncomfortably close to recession in late 1988 before sluggish growth resumes in 1989." it in l All that encouraging Christian said of his forecast quickly adding it in t awful  the league s main forecast predicts a renewal of inflation to about 4 percent compared with the 1.1 percent growth in the consumer Price Index during 1986. Inflation is coming Back because the devalued Dollar is making foreign goods More expensive thus allowing Domestic manufacturers to raise prices As Well. At the same time Oil is Back up to about $18 a barrel after falling into single digits in 1986, he said. The National association of business economists poll also Laid the inflation rate would reach 4 percent this year. Court agrees to Rule on juvenile death penalty Washington a the supreme Couri Mon Day agreed to decide whether slates May execute con Vic cd murderers who were under in when they committed i hair crimes. The justices said hey will hear the Appeal of a death Row inmate in Oklahoma William Wayne Thompson who was convicted of a 1983 murder committed when he was 15, the court said it will study arguments Thill sentencing Thompson to Dalh is unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment because of his youth at the Lime of his crime. Thompson was one of four people convicted in the Jan. 2.1, is83. Death in Orady county okla., of Charles Keene his former brother in Law. All four were sentenced to death but Thompson was the Only juvenile. Police said Cenc was beaten shot and Slabbed. His Hnidj was tied to a Concrete Block and thrown into the a Washita River. The supreme court once before attempted to decide in an Oklahoma death Penally Case whether capital punishment is constitutional Tor those who commit their crimes As minors. That Case ended in the court i deciding in on other consist Utonn grounds. The justices last year refused to halt the execution in South Carolina of James Terry Roach for a murder committed in 1977, when Roach was 17. To Dale he is the Only individual among the 69 . Prison inmates executed since 1977 who was under 18 when his crime was committed. In other action monday the court agreed to judge the Validity of a state Law Banning the commercial display of some sexually explicit mate rials in locations where children might Jet at them. Supreme court Roundup the justices said they will study a Virginia Law that makes it a crime to knowingly display such materials offered for Sale in a Way anyone under 18 May exam Ine and peruse them. Refused at least for now to reconsider its past rulings that let Stales require some girls who seek abortions to get permission from their parents or a judge. The court turned away an Appeal asking it to review a Minnesota a that requires a girl under is and still dependent on at least one Parent to. Obtain such per Mission and Ihen wait 48 Houre before aborting her pregnancy. Declined to overturn an Illinois Law requiring All front seat occupants of motor vehicles to Wear seat Bells. The justices citing the Lack of a substantial Federal question let stand an Illinois supreme court ruling that the Law docs not violate privacy rights. The Illinois Law is similar to those in Many slates. Refused to reinstate the limits imposed on door to door soliciting in five new Jersey communities. The justices Over two dissenting Volet Lei stand t ruling that the limits violated free speech rights. Agreed to decide whether judges May be sued for sex discrimination by fired or demoted employees. The court said in will examine the Issue of judicial immunity in the Case of a woman fired As a probation officer by an Illinois state court judge. Refused to reinstate a si.6 million libel award won and then lost by Penthouse Magazine publisher Robert outdone against rival Hustler Magazine. The justices without comment Lei land a ruling that Guc Cione is libel proof his reputation cannot be wors ened on the subject of adultery. Refused to reinstate Federal regulations allowing industries to Cut Down the pollution treatment of waste water cleansed subsequently in Public facilities. The court rejected arguments by the chemical Industry and other manufacturers that the invalidated regulations would prevent redundant efforts. Final 2 episodes of amerika apparently won time periods new Vork a the concluding episodes of amerika did t do As Well As  had hoped but they appeared to have won their Lime periods Friday and sunday nights according to tentative overnight rating from in markets. The seven night novel for television is Sci 10 Jears after a soviet takeover of the United so alas the premise produced a flood of protests and a lot of publicity. It debuted a week ago sunday and ran each night eur Cpl saturday. Amen Kii lost ils Lime period on two nights tuesday to the miss Usa pageant on lbs and thursday in  s regular program lineup. When National figures from the . Nielsen co. Are available later the results from Friday and sunday might change. Bul according to she 13-Market average available monday the concluding amerika episode sunday rated 21.0 and got a 32 share. Lbs in the same Lime period Goi a 16.3 rating and a 24 Shaie and  Goi a rating of 15.8 and a 24 share. On Friday amerika had a 16.4 rating and a 26 share. Abc had a 16,3 rating and a 26 share and lbs had a rating of 15.7 and a 25 share. The rating is the percentage of the nation s Esti mated 87.4 million Homes equipped with television that watched a particular program. The share is the program s percentage of he potential audience. Amerika started last sunday with a 38 share. From monday through thursday it received shares of 31, 26, 28 and 23, respectively. If the overnight ratings for the weekend  Correct the ministries will have averaged a 39 share several Points lower than the net work reportedly promised some advertisers. A network analyst said when the s40 million ministries began thai aug would be disappointed if in got less than a 30  a program does t meet guaranteed audience shares the network has to make up the difference by giving advertisers Lime during other program Ming. Anthem composer Dies set Ubal Portugal up Jose Afonso whose songs became the anthems of Portugal s democracy restoring 1974 revolution died of heart failure in hos Pital Early monday. He was 57. Veteran preacher 13, performs first wedding Chicago a As he read the wedding vows the Rev William Hudson ill s head was barely visible Over the top of the pulpit bul that s to be Cupic cd when a fellow is just 11. Hudson who has been preaching at Zion Temple Baptist Church since he was a on Sun Day performed his first wedding uniting Regina Jeannelle Rice and Gary Albert Henderson with vows he wrote himself. I heard his ceremonies a couple times and he s real Good said the new mrs. Henderson when asked Why the couple chose Hudson. Hudson was ordained a minister last fell 3 age 12. But his Mother says he began preaching at 3, before to could read. What he would do is take the Bible and look at the pictures and preach by the pictures and he would come out sweating Patricia Hudson said. He was just really serious about what he was  Hudson has appeared in churches in other cities once preaching to 1,000 people in Baton Rouge la. He is scheduled to tour Nashville tctm., next month and then Miami kno ilk Tenn. And Las vegas. Nev