European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday. May 20,1988 massive Job loss predicted if minimum wage hike of d Washington a president Reagan s chief economic adviser predicts there will be a loss of More than 600,000 jobs if Congress increases the minimum wage from the current $3.35 to s.65 nit hour overthrew years according to a letter released wednesday. Beryl w. Sprinkel chairman of the president s Council of economic advisers said in a letter to rep. Thomai e. Peri r-wi�., that the Job losses would be concentrated among younger less skilled and minority  in a Chart hat accompanied the letter Sprinkel said an increase in the minimum wage to s5.05 an hour Over four years approved by the House education and labor committee would eliminate 850,000 jobs by iw2. The Chart also indicates that by 1992 he increase would Cost Consumers $21,3 billion a year would raise the Federal deficit by As much As 19 billion a year an would cause a loss in the Gross National product by As much As s31.6 billion year in 1982dollars. An increase to $4.65 an hour Over three years As proposed by sen. Edward Mkennedy Donsi would Cost More than 600,000 jobs. Sprinkel did. Kennedy s Bill is pending in the Senate labor and h Uman resources committee that he chairs. Kennedy denounced Sprinkel s findings in a statement released wednesday night. Thai s preposterous he said. The president could have obtained a Marc reliable estimate of the Job effect from Joan Quigley the san Francisco astrologer contacted by Nancy Reagan Kcf advice. Pc Lri sought Sprinkel s assessment of the minimum wage legislation after he charged that the democratic leadership had attempted to suppress a congressional budget office report that an increase to 15.05 an hour will Cost As Many As 500,000 jobs. The draft study was sent to committee chairman Augustus Hawkins d-calif., who resumed it to the co asking Only the costs of the Bill and not its eco nomic Impact. House republicans charged that the co deliberately censured information pertinent to consideration of the Bill or was specifically instructed to do so and followed that instruction according to a letter from House minority Leader Robert Michel Dill. Sprinkel said alternative pro Poku to increase the minimum wage would give More assistance to families of the working poor with a smaller Impact on the Economy one alternative he said would be inc earned m Man mum wage earners by occupation in percent of workers at or below $3.34 a heu managerial and professional 12.2 precision production Craft  forming Ore by fishing h3.8 Para Lofb. Fabricators text meat. Tales clerical service Cheapo Tribune graphic sonics  Law labourers come tax credit or the e1tc. Which Iran unsuccessfully proposed by Petri in both inc labor subcommittee on standards and the full committee. He plans to place it before the full House when the Bill reaches the floor. The Bill provides a wage supplement for Low income workers that would increase the subsidy and vary in for family size. Without the same Adverse effects on the Economy and Wilh comparable or even smaller budgetary Cost than the proposed increase in the minimum wage act handed e1tc would target increased income to working Heads of larger families below or close to Pov erty level Sprinkel wrote. He said costs to Consumers and government because of an increased minimum wage would be More than five times the income gained by poor families. In contrast the Etc is better targeted toward the working poor virtually All budget costs Are matched by income gains for families with earnings who Are either poor or near poor said Sprinkel. Some Chrysler now include air bags new York. A Chrysler corp. Has become the first . Automaker to make air bags Standar equipment on some models installing the safety de vices on six 188 models to meet Federal regulations requiring increased use of passive restraints. F a Raviler said wednesday it began installing Driver s Side air bags on Dodge Daylong. Chrysler Lebaron Coupe and Lebaron convertible models after May 1. The no. 3 automaker will put them on its Large rear wheel drive sedans Chrysler fifth Avenue Dodge dip Lomat and Plymouth Gran fury beginning May 21. Chrysler plans to Slop building those three cars at year s  company said it will tout the air bag equipped models in a two Page advertisement featuring cry scr chairman Lee Iacocca and a drawing showing How the device works. Federal Law requires automakers to have passive restraints on 10 percent of the vehicles they sold in1987, 25 percent in 1938, 40 percent in 1989 and 100 percent by 1990. Passive restraints May include air bag which Are installed in addition to three Point manual shoulder and Lap scat belts or automatic shoulder and Lap belts in place of belts occupants put on themselves. The air bags inflate within one twentieth of a second after electronic sensors detect inc beginning of an Impact thai would be comparable to timing a Wall at 10miles an hour or faster. The bags stored in the Center of the steering wheel deflate almost immediately. Chrysler offers motorized automatic belts on the imported Conquest and Eagle medallion and plans to include them on the Dodge Shadow Plymouth Sun dance and Eagle Premier later this year. Stateside science class Rabbit napping costs girls 2-week detention Santa Rosa. Calif. A a Junior High school principal says iwo girls will be Jvon de Tention for two weeks for Healing a Pur of Rab bits to save them from being slaughtered in Sci ence class. There May have been a belief Way to handle it to bring in to the attention of the administration rather than rabbi snapping " Comstock Junior High school principal Rich rap Cal said. We like brought hem to the office. If we did t do anything they would be  said Wendy is one of the students the girls were not identified exc Cpl u Wendy and Johanna 14. Rap heat said the Rabbit were pan of an agriculture sciences class in which the processing of livestock is demonstrated from birth id Slaughter. They arc killed humanely reprisal said. They re hit on the head i know Kat does sound humane with a club designed for  they could have shown us a  to harm raid. Survey gets opinions on prevention of aids new York a about half inc Ameri cans in a poll in january said High school pupils should be audit that condoms can prevent the spread of aids and More than a third said schools should give Oul Randoms. Parent mag Azine reports monday. Eighty seven percent of the 1,008 adults polled said they were not worried or Only slightly worried thai they May gel aids. Among thoroughly 200 who had teen age children a smaller majority 60 percent were not worried or Only slightly worried about i hair children getting aids the poll said. Forty nine percent Oral the adults polled said High school students should be taught that con Doms Are effective in preventing Trie spread of aids and 37 percent said schools should make condoms available to pupils who want them. Parents Magazine reported. The poll was conducted by Telephone Jan. 15 27 among a random National Sample he mag Azine said. The margin of error was three Points. Man Dies in re creation of old West gun Duel Idaho Springs Colo. A a my Tak ing part in the re creation of at old West gun fight a killed apparently when hit by an object lodged in the barrel of a Shotgun officials said Gary a Drake 38, was shot to death apparently accidentally As he performed in an out door Curt Duel at the Argo Mill Wettern town Here. Police chief Roy Finch said. Apparently an object a lodged in the bar Rel of a Shotgun and when it fired it dislodged and hit Drake Finch said. Drake of Idaho Springs was taken to a Denver Hospital where he died about two hours after the incident. Idaho Springs police were investigating the death and an autopsy was scheduled Finch said wednesday. Foundation awards Cash to 3 whistle blowers Washington a three peo ple who got in trouble for revealing wrongdoing by their employers each received $10,000 awards thursday from a private foundation set up to encourage whistle blowing. The year old Cavallo foundation gave its first awards to a fired shipyard in Spector a former census Bureau worker and former veterans administration employee. The awards Given by Massachusetts Money manager Michael Cavallo at a Newi conference came on the Eye of a Senate committee vote on a Bill that would protect government employees who disclose abuses. They probably thought i was a nit picker and a busybody but 1 did t care said Leon Bard 34, who was fire Din 19b6 As a Quality inspector at Bath Iron works in Bath Maine after he Dis closed that a inspected steel was being used in the construction of Navy Cruis ers. Bard who is suing the defense con tractor Aid he now does seasonal excavation work and Odd jobs in Bath. John barter 39, said he was fired As seer ii chief at the Cincinnati veterans administration medical Center for re porting brutality to patients by a Vapo f ice chief. "1 Hope my suffering will Lead to real free speech rights for other employees said barter who works Pari time for a Halfway House in Cincinnati but said he has been unable to find a full time Job since he was fired. The other awardee Billie Garde 35, got a Law degree after she was fired for speaking out eight years ago against corruption Stid sex Ini hflnissrncn.1 in inc Muskox cd okla. District office of the census Bureau. Now the works in a Telon wis., with the government accountability project defending Whistler Lowers in the nuclear Industry. She referred to Shijo blowers stories As bureaucratic profiles in courage. A 13,000 award was also Given to Long time whistle Blower a. Ernest Fitzgerald 61, who has become Well known for disclosing corruption and mis management in the defense department where tie has worked for 23 years Cavallo 38, who said he contributed 1300,000 to set up the foundation Saidie award is to be made annually to peo ple who risk their jobs and Rok having their lives turned upside Down for doing the right  he said the awardees were chosen from among 25 people nominated by Public interest groups investigative re Porter and others. Selection was by an eight member committee