European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday september 19, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 school chief Enrols child outside District Boston a the Boston schools superintend Donl said he enrolled his daughter in a Public school outside the City to protect her from possible Ang violence. Lava s. Wilson said his 16-year-old daughter Nicole witnessed seven youths putting a homemade bomb in a locker at her school last april. Although there had been no threats to his Daugh Ter Wilson said he and his wife Are concerned about possible retaliation because she had helped Law enforcement officials investigate the incident Al the Boston technical High school in the City s impoverished and drug Ridden Roxbury Section. Some or the youths were identified As members of a gang Wilson said. He said he supported his Daugh Ter s intention to testify and said she should not be penalized for it Wilson declined to identify the Community or the school where Nicole is studying. He said he and his wife decided on the change after studying the Case during the summer. Some Parent activists in Boston Public schools said they sympathize with Wilson s concerns but questioned Why he did not Transfer his daughter to another High school within Boston. You question his own Confidence in the Boston Public schools said Paula Georges executive director or the citywide educational coalition. Is there no other High school in the system that is Good enough Wilson said he and his wife decided transferring within the system would not solve their daughter s problem. He said the youths involved May have friends in other High schools in the City. Wilson said the seven youths who admitted their pan in the april is blast which caused no injuries were expelled or transferred to other schools. Wealthy nations had moderate growth in 1987 Washington a growth in world Trade has enabled the United Stales to Case its Trade deficit without hurting the exports of other nations the world Bank said sunday in its annual countries have enjoyed a Sta ble year of moderate growth in output and Low inflation but the growth rate slowed in developing countries partly because of continued problems in sur saharan Africa and drought in India the Bank the highlights in the report Japan is making a major contribution to stimulating other economies. Inflation still could return to the major Industrial countries. Third world debt increased again in 1987. Trade protectionism remains a cause for growth and inflation in the seven largest Industrial countries Canada France the Federal Republic of Ger Many Italy Japan the United kingdom the United slates each averaged about 3percent in 19s7," the report said. The re port did not cover East bloc the economies of sub saharan Africa and other heavily indebted coun tries mainly in latin America on aver age grow More slowly than the population resulting in a decline in per Capila income for those nations it said. By mid-1988 economic activity was increasing and the world Bank revised upward its forecast for economic growth this year of the Industrial countries to 3.5 percent from the 2.4 percent projected balance in billions of dollars per year $2001 100 -300 -4001980l81l82 83184 65 e6 87 Chicago Tribune graphic Soniea . Department of Commerce last december Francisco Aguiire Sacasa the Bank s director of external relations told reporters. The expansion in the Industrial coun tries has had and is having a beneficial Impact on growth in the developing nations Aguirre Sacasa said. But the report said governments should watch for signs of increasing inflation because of growth in the Money Supply plus declines in investment Capi Tal and unemployment. The report said the United Stales Wasin a much improved competitive Posi Tion with the value of the Dollar having dropped More than so percent against the West German Mark and the japanese yen Over the past two Dollar s drop effectively halved the Price of its exports in Competition with German and japanese exports. Nonetheless the report said the . Successes in reducing its Trade deficit by increasing exports Are not being offset by decreases it exports elsewhere exports from the United states grew during 1987 and Early 1988 at Over 20 percent a year. While current Esti mates show that world Trade increased Al about 11 percent from the first to the second half of 1987," the report said at the same time demand continued to grow in the United states which also helped to Spur global demand it said. Other Industrial countries likewise have been importing More from developing countries. The japanese contribution has been an investment Boom which began in 1986 and continued into 1988, the report said. The major beneficiaries of the increase in japanese imports have been the newly industrialized economies of Asia such As South Korea and Taiwan it imports into those countries in turn also have been rising rapidly it major drought in India was the primary Factor behind the slowing of eco nomic growth in South Asia to 2.7 per cent in 1987 from 4.7 percent the year before in , growth trends of Many developing countries in East Asia As Wellas in the Region of Europe the Middle East and North Africa were relatively Well sustained the report said. Commodity prices were varied it said. Metal prices enjoyed a Boom As a result of Industrial expansion especially in Japan the United slates and , it said co face and Cocoa the main Export earners for Many of the poorest countries have entered a period of rapid production growth and Low prices because of Large scale planting that took place following the Boom in Coffee and Cocoa prices 10 years . And european subsidies drove Down International prices sharply for agricultural products but production has declined and prices have since begun to recover the report said " 1987 must go Down As another difficult year for the highly indebted countries with total debt for them in creasing again. But it noted Here had been new initiatives by France and West Germany to reduce african debt and that some attempt had been made to ease debt burdens in latin revival of protectionism particularly noticeable since the Early 1980s, re Mains disquieting in said noting the in crease in voluntary Export restraints when a country agrees to hold Back on exports under pressure from another country. Cop reassigned for hitting protester with Baton san Francisco a a police officer has been reassigned after videotapes showed him thrusting his Baton into a crowd demonstrating outside a hotel where vice president George Bush was appear ing mayor Art Agnos said saturday. United farm worker Leader Dolores Huerta who was distributing information about a table grape boy Cott suffered two broken ribs and a ruptured spleen during he demonstration wednesday. Agnos said Huerta was clearly visible in the group seen on the videotape. Police said there were about 100 officers and 850protesters Al the demonstration outside the hotel. Ear Lier that Day Bush had announced his opposition to the Union s grape , s8, a Union vice president co founded the unionin964 with her brother in Law Cesar Chavez. Agnus said he police chief Frank Jordan and other lop police officials reviewed videotapes of the protest provided by television station before deciding to reassign officer Francis Achim to administrative duty pending the outcome of several investigations into the incident. The mayor said he has asked the police department to review its policies for use of Batons in crowd control situations police face a difficult task when outnumbered by demonstrators and i want to be sure they use the most prudent methods methods that minimize the risk of injury to themselves or anyone else Agnos said. Agnos a Ufa supporter for 20 years has visited Huerta at the Hospital Al least twice. He said she has not been interviewed about the incident yet on the request of her doctor. According to Hurla s son Emilio an officer took a Ufa Flag she was carrying threw it to ground and stomped on it. He also said the same officer poked her several times above her left hip in Southern California on saturday actor Martin Sheen led 350 supporters of the Union s Boycott grapes Campaign on a Wrallie stopping March Down Pacific coast Highway in Malibu. The March was dedicated to Huerta. Chavez staged a 36-Day fast that ended aug. 21 to protest pesticide use on grapes. Union officials charge that excess use of the chemicals has caused cancer in farm worker families a charge that government and Industry official strongly deny. Store Chain drops ban on lifestyle illness coverage Phoenix a Circle k corp. Has dropped a plan to limit medical care coverage for employees because of life style decisions such As those who con tract aids or suffer from drug or alcohol abuse. Effective immediately we have can celeb implementation of these specific limitations due to the widespread misunderstanding of both the intent and the specifics of the changes Circle k. Presi Dent Robert Reade said in a memorandum to employees. The memorandum dated tuesday was made Public Friday. In january the Phoenix based Chain of convenience stores Lold its 26,000 employees that rising medical costs had forced it to implement a policy of not paying for the medical care of people suffering disease or injury As a result of lifestyles. The company which dots not buy health insurance pays medical claims out of its own budget. The policy did not receive widespread attention until August when it triggered complaints and demonstrations. Critics said it discriminated against victims of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Company officials said the policy was intended to apply Only to employees hired since Jan. I limiting the number affected to about 3,000 and chimed Circle k never intended to investigate How employees became infected with aids which is most often transmitted through homosexual sex or sharing of Needles by intravenous drug abusers. However the Chain temporarily sus Pended the policy and gave it up this month. Read said company Learned from the Nap that impressions and perceptions Many times Are More important than intentions. It s such a volatile and sensitive Issue that i think no matter How carefully we explained it we would have i m just delighted said Kathleen Barnes director of the Arizona aids project. The biggest danger was always that other companies were going to follow their Lead she said. Now this is going to help keep every one else in
