European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 23, 19b8 the stabs and stripes pegs 7 new concept ends Coin laundry trauma san Jose Calif. Not until now everyone knew what in was to talk about Coin laundries it meant peeling linoleum month old cigarette Butts stubbed out in tin cans Orange folded plastic Chain bolted to the door old magazines and out of order signs on nil Fine machines. In Short they have Hud As the patrons Here at Oasis laundry like to put it a negative consumer image. Going through the weekly trauma regulars might drum of what i hair Ideal laundry session would be like while i hair dirty duds were in a Large clean Washer they might slip in of one or the tanning broths with am pm stereo where a 20-Tninulc session under the lamps would hip brighten up Winter pallor. Or they could simply sit Back and watch television or a movie on the Giaisi screen and have the smiling Atten Dant in a while Polo shirt with the Oasis Palm tree logo on in serve them a Mineral Waitr and fresh pop Corn or provide a Burrito from the microwave. This laundry would of course be in California. Now the fantasy has become reality in Turci locations Here in the heart of the capital or innovation Silicon Vaulty. The Oasis laundry inc., i he brain child or Hill Chrislyn san a 2s-Ycar-old business administration graduate of the University of Southern California who had worked for Mcdonald s far five years. After inspecting All 230 Coin operated laundries in the county an experience he described As pretty depressing he hit upon the idea of applying fast Rood marketing and operational concept to such laundries. Laid out in a modern color scheme of Sand Aqua and mauve inc laundries provide what their custom you did t want to go in because you never knew if you were going to be Able to get out. Jamie Morrison cars say they arc looking fan cleanliness safety and As Christensen said the  he is talking video games pizza and soft drinks and Coin machines thai always work. And he is talk ing about clean res rooms. When the Village women used to gather at the Well or Stream on was Day and Exchange Community news and gossip doing laundry served a social function beyond jus gelling clothes clean. In her More Modem Home great grandmother toiled in isolation through endless mondays of scrubbing on a Wash Board bailing while shirts searching and ironing. The coming of he Coin operated laundry initially appeared to offer the Best of both worlds casing the labor with automatic machine while providing a neighbourhood meeting place. Somehow it did t quite work out that Way. While Coin operated laundries have become a j4 billion Industry nationwide Many remain mom and pop operations with the owners on the premises Only la Long Asil lakes to empty the quarters from the machines. 1 n Large cities the laundries become shelter far inc homeless in bad weather and a hangout for other Street people who Don t have laundry on i hair minds. Jamie Morrison who was unloading the washing machine at the Oasis while her Small son happily played the video game said that her last laundromat was so awful that you did t want logo in because you never knew if you were going to be Able to get  theoretically dirty laundry should have been the Greal social leveler. People Are the same every where said Christensen. Their clothes get dirty and they have to Wash  but the More affluent were Happy to pay someone else to do their laundry. Taking Ihu into account future plan for Oasis laundries a the company expands and Sells franchises int Udo a Fleet of vans that will pick up dirty washable and deliver them Back washed dried folded sorted and wrapped. Still the laundries arc already fulfilling one mod int social need. The owners report lha the Oasis laundry outlets Are becoming a regular Stop for adult singles on Friday nights. Some patrons Call ahead to Sec what the movie of the week will be. Women report thai they feel comfortable meeting men there one reason the owners specifically rejected the idea tried in Austin Texas of having a bar associated with the laundry. James Donald Edwards ii who drives his 196 red Mustang Over to the Oasis on fridays from his Home in nearby los gatos said he has dated a woman he met there. Edwards a self described Southern gentleman from Georgia revealed his sure fire technique far meeting a Nice lady at a laundry. He makes a show of putting his while shins in the same Washer with a new pair of Blue jeans they Rush Over and let me nol 10," he said thai makes them fed real  former census official says politics Hurt minority count Washington a a former census Bureau official told the nation s mayors thai the Reagan administration ignored professional advice and acted on politics in a decision that could reduce the representation of minorities in the 1990 count. Barbara Bailar a statistician who resigned from the census Bureau last month Over the dispute blasted inc Commerce department s decision nol to statistically adjust the 1990 census to compensate for Black his panic asian american Indian and other minorities expected 10 be overlooked. The reasons were dressed up in technical language but in was purely a political decision that these Irr Vij ble americans will not be counted in 1990," said bail or who was the associate director for statistical Stan Dards and methodology. She spoke thursday to an Urban policy committee of inc . Conference of mayors the organization of mayors of cities Wilh 30,000 or More population. The mayors were to conclude their three Day annual Winter meeting Friday the census figures will be used Asil basis for con Gressional and slate legislative  and in formulas deciding the distribution of billions of dollars in annual Federal Aid. A congressional estimate said As much As j35 billion a year in Aid is at slake. Mayors and some minority advocacy groups say that Blacks hispanics asians and other ethnic Minori ties Are under represented in the count for a variety of reasons. Among them is fear that by cooperating with the count they will reveal violations of housing codes welfare restrictions or alien status. Peter a. Bounpane assistant director of the census Bureau acknowledged name minority people will be missed but lot the mayors that the Agency has taken Steps to ensure the Best count possible. He cited the hiring of Black and hispanic Advertis ing companies to try to overcome minority fears that information from the census could be used against them and special appeals in 30 foreign languages to minority ethnic population. The mayors Are already on record supporting legis lation in Congress that would order the census Bureau to make the adjustment. Ohio rep. Lotto is leaving House Toledo Ohio a Ren. Delbert Luna says he will not run for re election this november after spend ing nearly 10 years in Congress. Una. A 67-year-old Republican who is he senior member of Ohio s congressional delegation and a key White House ally on budget matters said thursday he was retiring from the House to spend More Lime Wilh his family. A wife s in bawling Green. I be got Gran kids Here it s Lime to think of the family a bit Ana myself he said from i Bowling Green residence. Congress has taken priority Over the res of my life. It s time to smell the roses i m usually in at 7 . And i m usually the last person out of the capital garage at night. An s-to-5 Job sounds pretty Good Lalta said he May return to practising Law and also said he would miss Washington. He underwent heart bypass surgery in 1986 and was hospitalized for heart problems last year but aide Joann soul Herd described his health As excellent. Waller Graham Lalla s legislative assistant said in Washington thai Lalla s son Robert will seek the cop nomination for the 5th District Seal. A Fremont Republican Rex Damschroder also has announced his intention to run. He made the decision that he is not seeking re election said Graham. He had thought it Over Anil he thought 31 Yeara was a Long enough time. He wants to enjoy while he is in Good health inc remaining years with his wife and  Latla first elected in november 1958 from the Rural Northwest Ohio District has been a member of the House rules commit Lee for the past 12 terms and is the ranking Republican on the House budget commit tee. He was an architect of the 1981 a Arnm Lalta budget resolutions thai served As the Cornerstone of president Reagan s economic policy. The resolutions slashed s4b billion from the Federal budget and were steered through the House by Latla. Lalta has been a Champion of reducing Federal spending and has called the budget deficit the greatest problem lawmakers face on Capitol Hill. Faa seeking a Veteran Pilot on each flight Washington