European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 4 the stars an d strikes thursday june 16,198b study confirms Long held beliefs on potty parity Richmond a. A la s office women spend More time id the restroom than men. Two Virginia to Tali researchers armed with slap witches and questionnaires found that a woman s visit to a Public restroom runs 50 per i no longer than a Man s. One reason. Savannah s. Day � Virginia tech professor of housing and Sandra k. Fuwk who used the research to cum her doctorate said tues Day is that women often tuve youngsters in Tow. Another Factor they said is that women Are often hindered by Large handbag and packages. The researchers spun several months timing i narc than 450 people going in and out of rest room at sports Arenas a conference Center an Airport and a Highway rest area. A restraint Stop by a woman a aged Between i s3 seconds and 181 seconds according to their findings. The men s average was Between 84 seconds and 113 finding have a bearing on the legislative Issue of potty parity. Slate rep. John a. Roll son 111 is planning hearings in october on the ratio of men s restrooms to women s in Public buildings claim the Standard 50-50 split is not equals Omectin thursday 16,19b House members again vote to deny themselves pay hike by the Cox new 5 serve dents including $ 181,900 for Reagan s first months o Washington House members shying from retirement next year. Pcs pile Congress declared Wath s service election year controversy have Clu Stanlly voted to deny themselves and other top Federal officials a Cost pay raise for a second straight year. The lawmakers who now make at least $89,500 a year voted 230-170 tuesday for an amendment exempting members of Congress Federal judges. Cab inet officials and other Federal employees who make More than s72.500 a year from a proposal to increase Federal employees1 pay by 4 percent in fiscal 1989, which by Gin oct. I the pay raise debate Dornin aled House consider Avion fan appropriations Bill providing $16.1 billion in fiscal 1989 for the Treasury. I Solal service presi Dent s office and various Independent Federal agencies. The spending Bill was passed 301-96. Is $16.1 billion is Only a Small part of the $258 billion Hal is budgeted for the above areas but it represents Only those items Over which Congress and the president have any discretion. The rest goes for mandatory uncontrollable , the largest of which is s173 billion in interest on the Federal officials say they will recommend that president Reagan veto the Bill which now goes to Ilic includes funds for the customs service the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms the internal Revenue service and si.4 million for former presi dents $181,90 f retirement t. Despite War on drugs the Bill would Cut $7 million from customs program to combat drug smuggling. Also during tuesday s action the House signalled thai it had settled a month old controversy Over a proposal by rep. Robert Walker re a., to withhold funds from businesses and government agencies if a single employee is convicted of a drug related crime on the Joh. Walker had vowed 0
