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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, April 13, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday april 13, 1987 from disaster to Pride Kull of Toms cd to resort 36,000-twi of jul it twang Enterprise ferry hut a a bed March 6 to Zeebrugge big thin Wotli a Tensity Ion of life. Below is fico in to by Glim Wotli Keenjr i a i at Bream it Rainy. The vend who depot to of the in and capacity of the ship and its Sis terms it Nice m the Dover England Calak France ran vessel with the much smaller Herald of free Enterprise by the end of the year it fill replace the Herald of free my its sister ships. Length 169.2 metres breadth 23,25 metres dead weight App 3.300 tonnes be Ivett Speed 22 knots passengers 2300 cars 650 huh Ltd of free Enterprise Midi of free Enterprise spirit of free Enterprise length 131.30 metres. Breadth 23.15 metres read weigh approx i co tonnes service Speed Illinois passengers 13qocan 350 1 of Mem to the stars and stripes Pago 9 transportation Normal after Spanish strikes Madrid Spain a airline and rail service returned to Normal saturday a Day after a 24-hour nationwide transport strike disrupted travel at the Start of the easter week vacation labor and company officials said. Major highways tilled with can Ai spaniards who had delayed their trips a Day to avoid traffic Jami caused by Friday s strikes set out Tor beaches and for their hometowns police said. Tourism officials said Man than 30 chartered Jet carrying thousands of foreign tourists began Landing at Spanish airports just after the strike ended. Police said 16 people died and 40 More were injured in traffic accidents by late saturday. Employees from the state run airline and National railway and Madrid s subway workers struck for High  and 1o protest the government s suggested 3 percent wage hike ceiling. But Spanish newspapers saturday viewed the nor Malcy As the Lull before the storm publishing lists of upcoming easter week strikes that include another walkout by the same transport worker wednesday. Other groups that plan to strike Are hotel workers in Spain s important tourism regions employees of the slate run Campania  a ferry and ship service to the Balearic and Canary islands an workers at the general Melon and Renault Auto plants a Bright spot for motorists was the news that Drivers of gasoline delivery Strucks had called off late Friday four Days of strikes at the nation s Gas pumps after reaching a 7.5 percent pay increase settlement. Figure on participation in Friday s strikes varied the government of socialist prime minister Felipe Gonzalez called the strike a Complete failure.1 citing participation of Only 180,000 of a projected 850,000workers. Spokesman Javier Solana said the government can not and should not Back Down from its support for moderate wage increases but spokesmen for the communist oriented work ers commission and the socialist led general work ers Union said participation had been Between 10 and90 percent and called the strikes very  Banco Central president Alfonso Escarez winged moderation on the part of both government and work ers so that Spain can continue to inspire Confidence in foreign  the leading Madrid daily �1 pais said it was time for both strike and the government to think about the average citizen and poor taxpayer who was being made to Bear the Brunt of the inconvenience and Cost of the Public sector strikes not offensive to most poll reports new York a ing to shows books and Rno Vienot offend the majority of americans and most people think sexually explicit material should be available to adults according to a Media general associate press poll. But while most people tolerate sex magazines in their communities the generally want them kept under the counter out of sight and out of the hands of children according to the nationwide Telephone poll of 1,402 adults. Most people also believe pornography is not generally harmful to adults according to the poll. Eight in 10 said they be looked at a Magazine featuring nudity and six in 10 said they d seen and rated movie or . The pornography debate has been heated in recent months by several fac tors. Anti smut drives have led to the disappearance of Playboy and Penthouse magazines from Many convenience stores and Newsstands. And Fife sex scene in the movies "9 weeks and Angel heart have generated consider Able attention. ,. The Issue of sex in he Media also has been heated by the Reagan administration s anti smut efforts Homey general Edwin Meese a nationwide Campaign against Hirrel Rinir  last year Declar ing there a ramp an explosion of obscenity in the paint Vars. Meese created a task of f. Justice department prosecutors so the a Liuio smut Industry can be pursued win ii Enario t vengeance and prosecuted to the  ""fssjs,i1.01. He also said he would implement Man of the 92 recommendations of his com Mission on pornography. Among those recommendations Mak ing it an unfair labor practice to Bice someone to participate in Conan crucial sexual performances Ajmo outlawing psychologically damaging or it violate religious and moral beliefs. Stores that removed magazines Suchias Playboy and Penthouse from news stands got the support of 48 percent of the respondents while 41 percent thought such action was inappropriate. Those who supported such action often said they did so because . It croats was con said there was a place nes and for More explicit Rollford doors on Booths in Nom Parlours. The re port also incl mum controversial argue fifty five percenter the respondent said magazines that show idly should be allowed if they re kept out of a while 18percent said such magazines Shou Jacc no restrictions at nil. Tha. In the Media go neral a poll respondents wore Usla d if they thought pornography was generally harmful to adults. A64 percent majority said it was t Gener ally harmful 29 percent said it was and 7 percent were unsure. Those who thought it harmful most often said it led to sexual crimes and was allowed under the counter and an additional 8 percent said they should be Al Lowed with no restrictions. Forty one per cent supported Banning such magazines. Nearly half of the respondents want a rated movie houses banned in their communities while 44 percent said they should not be banned. Most people did t mind x rated movies at borne 60 percent Sale or rental of i should be allowed in a pendent Jcj Howe re asked if the were  the sexual Content in a Yar eth Media and in each Case a a. Said no. Sex in advertising offended 35 percent of the respondents. Sex in contemporary novels offended Only 16 percent. Sex in to shows disturbed 39 percent White sex in Hollywood movies offended 33 percent. In general younger people were far More tolerant of sexually explicit Materi als than were older people. And women objected to sexually explicit materials far More frequently than did men. Respondents in the Media general a poll included a random scientific Sam pling of 1.402 adults across the country i n. 16-24.,,r a poll based on about 1,400 inter results arc subject to an error margin i u percentage Points either Way because of a Macc variations in the Sam ple. That is. Irsa could have question Edall americans Wernim Elchanes there is Only one Chance in 20"ttwt the finding would vary from the results of polls such As this one by More than 3 percentage Points  
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