European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 13. 1987 the stars and stripes Pago 5 horoscopes Ore junk newspaper admits. Atlanta a a newspaper editor says astrology is junk and it s time people Reali de Horo scope columns arc fun not fad and his papers now Tell readers tie predictions have no reliable scientific  Jack Swift managing Zdilor ofic Columbus enquirer and the Columbus Ledger said he was so disturbed by a poll showing hair or All teen agers believe in astrology that he accepted a local astronomer s suggestion thai the newspapers begin running disclaimers with the Horoscope columns. The disclaimer runs daily after Sidney Omarr s column in the morning enquirer and canc Dixan s column in the afternoon Ledger we re in the business of Irving to reflect Reali Tyas accurately As we can. A lot of people read the Horoscope and we think it s our responsibility to readers thai what s in the paper is believable Swift said. The disclaimer is our Way of saying that you can believe what s in the newspaper unless we Tell you it s not believable frankly it s professionally disturbing that so Many people believe in junk bunk he said adding there is a real problem with critical thinking among  the Columbus papers owned by Knight Ridder inc., have a combined circulation of More than 58,000 and arc distributed in Western Georgia and Eastern Alabama. The papers May be the Only ones in the country now running such a disclaimer said Tom Dorsey. Agent Tor Dixon although he Stid it has been Don elsewhere in the past. "1 think they re wrong and they re certainly no anywhere near the majority Dorsey said in a Tele phone interview from his los Angeles office. Marq Scritc Vauclair. A spokeswoman for the Losangeles times Syndicate which distributes Omarr s column claimed scientists have not disproved Astro logy s Tactual basis. Carole Rutland Grace who directs Patterson planetarium for the Muskogee county school District said monday she asked he newspaper to con Sider the disclaimer because she was concerned about the growing acceptance of astrology As fad. The final blow came in astronomy class one Day when u student asked How  prepare horoscopes she said in an interview. Swift said tuesday he had received Little reaction a the disclaimer. The newspaper announced the policy sunday ai1 com Pink in by