European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. June 3, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 average size . Family smallest Ever Washington a a census Bureau report says the american family has shrunk to its smallest size Ever at 3.19 members supporting previous stud its that attribute the drop to a decline in births m Hie baby Boom report released wednesday said that the 3.19-member family As of March 1987 stood in con Trast with the 3,76-member family in 1940, in March 1986, the average family had 3.21 Mem household size also declined from 2.67 in March 1986 to 2.66 in March 1987 for an All time experts say the decline in births known As the baby bust has occurred As the millions of people bom in the years after world War ii Pur sued education and careers rather than immediately marrying and starting families. Even though the total number of households has grown in recent Yean the proportion maintained by married couples has declined the study noted. In addition those who do wed have tended to opt for fewer children also helping lower the average family 1987 Figura showed that the average family of 3.19 people included 0.96 under age 18 and 2.22age 18 and Over. The components Don t add to 3.19 because of rounding. By comparison the average family included 3.76people in 1940, of which 1.24 were under 18 and 2.s2 were size has declined additionally because of the growing number of one person households inthe country population analysts say. Many of these Are elderly people remaining on their own alter the loss of a spouse while others Are Young people on their own but not yet family size ii larger than that of House holds because households often contain Only one person while families by definition include at least is a rundown of average family size in the United states since 1940 1m9 ism 1w1 19801 76_.j.2s Jet i960 1hs_ 3.ss-.-in North stumps for Calif pal Long Beach Calif. A Oliver North brought his unabashedly patriotic message to califor Nia lending his conservative Star status to the congressional Campaign of an old White House buddy. North the former Marine lieutenant colonel who faces Federal conspiracy charges for his role in the Iran Contra affair sounded themes of Freedom military might and family values in urging election of conserva Tive Republican Dana to the state s 42nd congressional is not free it must be won preserved and defended again and again North told a cheering crowd of about 100 Al a late morning rally Al a hangar at Long Beach urged Voiers to return a conservative majority to Congress that will support continued military spending saying. Freedom is Only As Strong As its North sporting his trademark Crew Cut and Gap toothed Grin and attired in a civilian Gray suit ignore about a dozen sign lot ing protesters who shouted at him As left the hangar and got into a waiting car he was making his first Campaign appearance Everand his second formal Public speech since the Iran Contra hearings said Rohrabacher spokesman Robert Rule. Rule said North was to attend fund raisers for Rohrabacher in los an eels and Pasadena then address a $150-a-person dinner for Rohrabacher at the. Spruce Goose. Participants were in Vaud to donate is ,000 to attend race lion next door on the Ocean liner Queen Mary and have a picture taken with North he was also campaigning for Christopher Cox a Candi Date in the 40th congressional District Republican Pri Mary. Con 35, of Newport Beach was senior associate counsel for president Reagan from 1986 to this year. The front runner in the crowded 42nd District race Orange county supervisor Harriet Wieder denounced North s visit As a mercenary Effort on behalf of Ron a Bachur 40, whom North knew of a special assistant and senior speechwriter for Reagan. Griffin Bell disputes claim filed by former . Hutton manager Washington a former attorney general who was president Carter s first attorney general neg Griffin Bell says a former . Hulton Branch manager a gently ignored evidence that the Check Kinmg scheme did t try to hide his involvement in a Check kiting was approved by Hulton s top manage Mcnol in new Yorac. Scheme that led to the company s guilty Pica to Crimi scarce who ran branches in Bethesda my and Llouis claims that Bell defamed him in the report and Nal charges in 19ss.Bell, a defendant in a defamation suit hied by a former Hullon Branch manager criticized by the report he wrote disputed the plaintiffs claim that the Check Over drawing was authorized by company some Branch managers said they were authorized by hut Lon superiors to overdraw accounts Plain Tiff John m. Pearcy never said that anybody authorized him to do thai. Bell testified wednesday in . District asked him about paying a penalty. He said he did t think he should have to pay a penalty because he was a manager and not an account executive Bell said recalling his interview with scarce one of eight ranch and regional executives cited for wrongdoing in the former attorney general s quoted scarce As saying Why Don t you take it out of my claims that Bell a private attorney in Atlanta at a sept. 5, 1985, press conference held to discuss the findings of the three month was hired by Hutton after the firm pleaded of May 2, 1985, to 2,000 counts of mail and wire stemming from the Check kiting company now part of Scarson Lehman hut ton inc., agreed to pay a $2 million Fine and reimburse Banks for millions of dollars in interest lost when Branch offices wrote checks against Money that Hadnot been deposited in their checking accounts. Bell strongly defended his investigation saying Beddin t cite any top officials for wrongdoing because All he could prove was that senior executives did i Monitor the activities of Branch and regional offices. I thought i could catch a High person but i never could Bell said. He acknowledged that he was suspicious of High officials including former hut Lon president. George a Ball. Seattle Man accused of War crimes Washington up the Justice depart ment s office of special investigations filed complaint wednesday to revoke he citizenship of a Seattle Man who allegedly served in a nazi execution squad that murdered unarmed civilians during world War complaint against Valdis Didrichsons a naturalized citizen was filed in . District court i Seattle. It alleged Didrichsons concealed his role in the nazi squad when he entered the United states in 1950under the displaced persons act. He became a citizen in August 1956. The department said Didrichsons a native of lat via served in 1941 and 1942 in the latvian Security auxiliary police known As the arajs commando in northeastern Europe occupying nazis used the arajs commando primarily Loaid in the persecution and murder of those persons considered to be racially undesirable or enemies of nazi Germany the document a d to j during his service according to the complaint Didrichsons incl cd in the persecutions and thus was ineligible to immigrate to the United states. The complaint is part of continuing department efforts to uncover nazi War criminals living in the United slates. The Market surge caught everyone by Surprise new York a if you be been hearing for weeks about the Post trash Stock Market s malaise you re probably wondering what has sent prices surging higher so suddenly. Welcome to the crowd. Seasoned Market watchers expressed Surprise at the buying spree Afler the Long memorial Day weekend that sent the languishing Dow Jones Industrial aver age up More than 100 Points in two Days. It soared nearly 75 Points tuesday the biggest one Day Rise since the begin Ning of the year and tacked on 33 More wednesday. Many analysts said the rally once again proved you cannot outguess the Market but some economists warned that they saw no development that should so radically improve Wall Street s gloomy Outlook for inflation and higher interest rates. Evidence of rising inflation persists from the Chicago commodity pits to the neighbourhood grocery checkout. Strains on America s productive abilities Cou pled with fears of a farm drought this summer Are intensifying upward pres sure on prices. There s Only one Way to Start writing this Story once upon a time. " Robert Brusca chief economist of Nikko securities co. International in new York said a s a bit of a fairy tale out explanations for the turnaround included speculation that the Federal re serve will not tighten credit further a realization that the Economy is healthy and a Post Holiday tendency to buy stocks. Some economists said the Market s re Versal confirmed their View thai inflation is not a big problem. A few even suggested president Rea Gan s performance at he Moscow sum Mil injected a euphoric mood into the Market that has t been seen since last summer Well before the stunning col lapse of oct. 19. But others said they simply did not know Why the Market had reversed course. Some economists who scrutinize the links Between markets were disturbed by Wall Street s big gain partly because i defied a logical pattern that had devel oped Between stocks Bonds and commo Dity prices. In that relationship when commodity prices Rise Bonds fall Over the Conse quent fear of inflation and depress Stocklas Well. But on tuesday commodity prices jumped while stocks and Bonds also Rose. Michael Moran chief economist at Uaiwa securities America in new York speculated the Wall Street rally reflected growing investor Hopes of no further moves to tighten credit by the Federal Reserve. He said rising commodity prices were based on fear of drought not a Broad inflationary move. The fed already has moved a few times this year to nudge interest rates higher through its control of the amount of Money in the banking system. There had been speculation last week that themed would Lake a More drastic step by announcing an increase in the discount rate the loan fee in charges financial institutions. The Rale has remained at 6 percent since sept. 4.Robert Sobyl a Wall Street historian and professor who has written several books on the Market said he would advise investors to ignore most predictions of Stock behaviour. They d be belter off using Nancy Reagan s Astro Ogist Sobel Saidt
