European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 2b, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 5 study finds 20 million hungry in . Boston a a study on hunger released Mon Day claims that 20 million americans do nol gel enough local every Day. And the head of the ask Force that Drew up the report blames the Reagan administration. I think the main Point that we draw is that Supply Side economics has failed As a remedy for hunger said Larry Brown a professor at the Harvard school of Public health. None of the improvements in the Economy seem to have had a significant effect in diminishing  the study by the physician task Force on hunger in America concludes Hal despite 58 months of steady economic expansion millions of americans especially infants the elderly and former Blue Collar work ers who have dropped out of manufacturing into the service sector do nol get enough o cat. The report was based on investigations in four areas of the country Texas and Louisiana where the Oil and natural Gas industries arc in decline. Minnesota and lews where the family farm is threatened. Mecham foes claim recall is imminent Phoenix Ariz. A opponents of gov. Evan Mecham said monday that they have collected More signatures on recall petitions than the 343,913 votes Mecham received in last fall s election de Buck founder of the Mecham recall committee said he did not have an exact signature count but he displayed copies of petitions that he said had More than 300,000 signatures. He Lold a news conference there arc enough additional petitions being processed 10 put the group Over the number of votes that Mecham received in novem Ber 1986 when he Defeated iwo opponents to become governor. Evan Mecham is political history Buck said add ing that it is Only a matter of wailing to see whether he resigns is recalled or impeached. The committee plans to lie its petition signatures with the Secretary of state s office monday. The group needs 216,746 valid signatures of registered voters to Force Mecham into a recall election and Buck has said he wanted 350,000 names to provide a Cushion in Case a Large number of signatures Are thrown out. Mecham a Republican who took office in january first aroused controversy by cancelling a Martin Luther King Holiday for state workers and was later criticized Tor defending the use of the term pick Ninny Pennsylvania Ohio and Wisl Virginia where Many steel and mining jobs have disappeared. California s Silicon Val icy. Where service workers arc paid minimum wages amid the wealth of High Lech ology we have seen first hand. Thai the hunger prob Lem is not  Brown said citing a 1981 Louis Harris poll that showed about two thirds Oral americans knew of people who were hungry. There is no data to say that hunger is increasing nor is there data to say it is decreasing. There arc trends within Stales but the major Point to be made is there Are still in the Range of 20 million people who Are hungry he added. The task Force defines hunger As chronic inadequate nutritional intake based on the recommended daily allowances or Rda Sci by the National facade my of sciences. People obviously Aren t dropping like Flics. The epidemiology is nol like he third world where you go around and count bodies. But if you look at census Bureau Lota on household income you find people can t Cope he said. Families miss meals Cut Down go without for a couple of Days. The typical profile is one fairly Well rounded meal a Day but even that fails Short of Rda. So often Over an extended per led of Lime the Chil Dren and even the adults suffer Adverse health out comes Brown said. Using the federally defined poverty level of 19,069 in annual income Tor a family of four the task Force cited government figures showing that the number of poor Rose from 24.5 million in 1978 to a High of 35.3 million in 1983 before falling Back to 32.4 million according to the most recent figures. Since the minimum wage was last raised during the Carter administration to 13.35 on hour the Cost of living has risen 32 percent the report Stales. Thus a 40-hour workweek at the minimum wage yields 16,96 a year mor than $2,000 below the poverty line. The task tort composed of 23 physicians and pub Lic health experts from across the country has been studying hunger and malnutrition Lor three years rely ing on Federal and state data combined with extensive interviewing and visits to soup kitchens churches and social service agencies. Magazine lists top businesswomen new York up sixty women Are responsible for j8.7 billion in re venue As Heads of he country s top businesses run by women savvy Magazine reported monday. The top iwo companies included Esiee Lauder headed by Esloc Lauder with 1986 revenues of $1.3 billion and the Washington Post co., with Katharine Graham As chairman with $1,2 billion in revenues said the Magazine for successful  to qualify for the Magazine s list businesses had to be run by a woman Ana had 10 have a minimum an Nual Gross Revenue of 520 million. Husband and wife teams or partnerships were Eligi ble Only if the woman was the founding partner and handled at least half of he responsibilities. Banks financial institutions and real estate broker Ages were excluded. Third on the list is Wells Rich & Greene inc. Adver Tising of new York City with Mary Wells Lawrence As chief executive officer and revenues of $66 s million. Fourth is Esprit do corp fashions of san Francisco with 1412 million in revenues. Susie Tompkins is co founder and designer of the company. Other women business leaders in the top 10 fifth Columbe m. Nicholas president Christia dior new York City. Silk Helen k. Copley chairman and ceo the Copley press la Jolla Calif. Seventh Donna Wolf  chairman and ceo. Jockey International Kenosha was eighth Diane von furs Lynberg chairman Diane von  studio. New York City. Ninth Mary Kay Ash chairman Mary Kay cosmetics Dallas. Tenth Charlotte Beers chairman and ceo Tatham Laird & Kudner Chicago. Al Cio to flex political Muscles Miami Beach a. A the Al Cio with the powerful teamsters Union Back under its Banner vowed monday to reunify the labor movement to help combat the right Wing Power base of the Reagan administration. For those. Claiming that we have lost our Eloul perhaps we can be More convincing this Lime around Al Cio president Lane Kirkland told 900 delegates at the opening of the federation s biennial convention Here. We re on the Road again to a resurgent labor  Kirkland criticized As a contrived theory of collective guilt the Justice department s proposed lawsuit air Force paying claims for Jet damage to hotel Indianapolis a the air Force has paid More than $50,000 in claims in the Sii Days since a military Jet lost Power and crashed into a Kamada inn hotel killing nine people and injuring six others. The air Force which expects to Complete its investigation in about 40 Days has paid j50.427 on 55 prop erty claims stemming from the Accident Lasi tuesday capt. Grant Berggren an air Force claims officer said sunday. Also is to 20 hotel employees have received an average of about $500 apiece from the air Force claims office to help them gel through the first few Days after the crash said Robert Taylor who was food Ana beverage director at the ramada. Al this Point the air Force has been giving some emergency assistance. That is minimal. When you have rents and doctor Bills due you need assistance Taylor said saturday. Representatives of the Washington based National organization for victim assistance spent the weekend in Indianapolis training Community groups 10 Deal with trauma. Maj Bruce l Teagarden. Pilot of the a-7d Corsair ii Jet that crashed returned to his Home base in Nevada on saturday and in accordance with Standard procedure will be grounded at least until the air Force investigation is completed air Force officials say. Teagarden suffered minor injuries when he ejected from the Jet just seconds before it slammed into the hotel lobby. He was trying to make an emergency land ing in a Field near Indianapolis International Airport because of engine problems. He ejected when the plane was within 100 feel of the ground 1.79" below the minimum approve height for bailing out said Brig. Gen. Joel Thomas Hall who has praised Teagarden for staying with the Jet until the toil possible moment. Teagarden is commander of a group of pilots As signed to the 4450th tac training unit at Nellis fab outside of Las vegas. Thomas Murray 37. A Salesman who had stopped at the hotel to use a Telephone moments before the crash remains in critical condition at Wishard memorial Hospital wild bums Over 95 percent of his body. The other injured have All been treated and released. Despite numerous offers of jobs by several Indiana Polis area hotels no employees of the ramada inn Airport have taken jobs yet. A hotel official said. To take Over the teamsters because of allegations its leaders have shown a pattern of corruption. Federal Law enforcement authorities say the Justice department is preparing a suit under the racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act seeking to put the teamsters under the control of a court appointed trustee. The decision last week to allow the 1.6-million member teamsters to rejoin the Al Cio three dec Ades after being expelled for corruption has renewed an optimism among Union leaders most of whom have witnessed a steady loss of members since 1975 despite rapid Job expansion in the . Economy. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 28, 1547 the death toll from continuing Forest fires thai had caused j32 million in damage in new England Rose to 22 and firefight ers were warned that rising winds would fan the flames. 30 years ago today. Oct. 28, 19s7 Western observers speculated about the meaning of communist party Boss Nikita s. Khrushchev s sudden removal of defense minister marshal Georgi k. Zhukov. 20 years ago today. Oct. 28,1967 Hanoi radio reported Mas Sive u.5. Navy and air Force air raids against the North vietnamese capital on the fourth Day of the biggest Aerial offensive since world War 10 years ago today. Oct. 28, 1977 nearly 1.000 policemen were on hand As hundreds or demonstrators Lumen out for the Stuttgart funerals of West German terrorists Andreas Baader 34, Gudrun Ensslin 37, and Jar Carl raspe. 33