European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday september 27,1988 sales of existing houses rebound from july s dip Washington a sales of existing single family houses Rose a modest 1.1 percent in August pulled up by Strong demand in the South a Trade group reported monday. The National association of realtors said sales of existing houses Rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.67 million units last month following a 5 percent decline in july. The increase was attributed to the desire of House buyers to beat rising mortgage Rales which have been inching up since Early Spring. Basically what we re seeing Here i the movement  into the Market now to avoid what they perceive to be deteriorating conditions. This has persisted through the summer said John a. Tuccillo the association s chief Conoit Iii. Tuccillo predicted sales will decline the rest of the year bringing them to 3.45 million units for 1988, a 2.1 percent decline from 1987. The median Price of a House Rose from july to a gust by j600 to 191,300, up s.5 percent from a year ago when the median or Middle Price for an existing House was $86,500. The Northeast remained the costliest Region of the country with a median smiles Price of $144,800 last month up 6.7 percent from a year ago. It was followed by a median Price of 1122,000 in Trie Wist up 6 per cent from a year ago $84,300 in the South up 4.3 percent and 170,500 in the Midwest up 6 percent. The South was the Only Region to show an increase. Sales there were up 4.4 percent to an annual rate of1.42 million units rebounding from a 4.2 percent de Cline in july. In the Northeast sales Felt 2.9 percent to a 670,000 unit rate following a 6.8 percent decline in july sales were unchanged in the Midwest and West a 910.000 units and 650,000 units respectively. Analysts attributed the softening of sales in the mid West to High prices and to the effects of last october s Slock Market crash on employment in financial service industries. Sales in the Midwest arc beginning to pick up a Home ownership rate percent of households owning a Home 66.0% 63.0 1973 75 77 79 81 fl3 b5 87 Chicago Tribune graphic source . Census Bureau reflection of the Strong manufacturing Economy they said. Declining sales and Static prices Point to a soft ening that is developing in the Northeast Market and conversely sates in the South and prices in the mid West testify to the strength of these markets Paccillo said. Informer found killed in his cell after prison rampage in Idaho Boise Idaho a an inmate who was identified in court papers As a police informer was killed in his cell while other prisoners went on a rampage a Tho relics said. The 3 a hour uprising sunday began when inmates refused to Lei two unarmed guards confiscate their homemade liquor. Twenty minutes after authorities quelled the rampage they discovered the body of Rich Ard Holmes. The lawyer for Holmes who faced a charge of aiding and abetting the murder of a drug informant said authorities Are to blame for Holmes death because they made Public his cooperation and one prosecutor involved in the Case said his identity was made Public by mistake. I m absolutely convinced he was killed because the prosecutors contrary to the Promise they made went Public with the fact that Richard Holmes helped them said attorney Rolf a conc. Idaho slate Penitentiary officials declined to specs tale whether the rampage was staged As a diversion to cover up the killing. Guards left the area of the uprising about 3 15 . For reinforcements. Inmates broke Glass and burned yugoslav quits Post Belgrade Yugoslavia a franc Jelinc a member of Yugoslavia s ruling communist party presidium has resigned Over an apparent rift with sup porters of serbian party chief Slobodan Milosevic the stale Tan Jug news Agency reported monday. Jelinc 59. A presidium member from Slovenia is one of the highest officials to resign in Yugoslavia in recent years. Setinc and several other communist officials out Side the largest Republic of Serbia have recently been denounced at rallies and in the Media controlled by Milosevic. Mattresses and  swat teams from several Law enforcement agencies re entered the building about 6 45 ., in mates left voluntarily and no Force was needed officials  Mcniese. Executive assistant to state depart ment of corrections director Al Murphy refused to release details on How Holmes died. But he said Holmes killer got into the cell through a Hole knocked in the cinder Block  August Holmes. 35, led police to the partially buried remains of a drug informer Denise Williams. 28, of Nampa. But his Hopes of a plea bargain fizzled when he failed a polygraph lest. He was convicted of unrelated felony charges and also awaited trial on a charge of aiding and abetting  became an instant target when word spread that he had cooperated with authorities a conc said. Just Friday Kehne said Holmes told him that he considered himself to be in Danicro. Holmes had said handful of newspaper clippings detailing How he led police to Williams body in Hopes of making a Deal had been shoved into his cell the lawyer  county prosecutor Richard Harris said he was shocked to discover that the sensitive information had been placed in the court file accessible to report ers and other members of the  blamed the action on of Yacc county prosecutor Lawrence Wasden. Boih prosecutors were involved in the  was upset when i found out about it Harris added but that s one of the problems you gel when you have different agencies , reached at his Home sunday night declined to  refused to request protective custody be cause he did not want to spend several months before his trial in maximum Security his lawyer  was accused of ordering two friends to kill Williams. Maxwell Hoffman 32, has been charged with first degree murder and Ronald wages 36, has pleaded guilty to the same charge. Stateside soviet doctors end visit with mount Rushmore tour rapid City so. Up four soviet physicians promoting world peace and nuclear arms reduction ended a four Day visit to South Dakota with a trip id the mount Rushmore National  soviet Union has done much to draw the arms control agreements closer or. Levon Badalyan a leading soviet neurologist said through an interpreter. Badalyan and the three other soviet doctors visited South Dakota on a tour sponsored by the University of South Dakota school of Medicine and the South Dakota chapter of physicians for social responsibility the soviet doctors belong to a similar group the International physicians for prevention of nuclear War. Hollywood walkers raise Money for aids sufferers los Angeles a More than 10,000 people walked the streets of Hollywood sunday to raise Money to Battle aids with Many of them also urging voters to reject two aids initiatives on the november  on the 10-Kilometer route held signs and wore to shirts bearing the names of friends and relatives who died of aids. Many of those on the walk were people with aids. I think a lot of people have passed aids sufferers by and i can t do that. I have to lend a hand said actor Michael Gross Star of television s family ties and one of the walkers. Deaths rape prompt Call for More transit officers Chicago a the head of the Chicago transit authority wants to double the authority s police Force in Light of slayings on a train and a bus and a rape near a station within two  All the priorities this City has this has got to be one of them said Robert e. Paaswell executive director of the authority. I m fed up to the Point where i m going to go to Bat for More police  Force has 222 officers. Free speech guidelines adopted by Harvard Cambridge mass. A Harvard Law school has adopted guidelines designed to ensure free speech after an incident last year when protester prevented former Contra Leader Adolfo Calgro from  the rules speaker must respond to questions from the audience and abide by the decisions of a Moderator. Disruptive demonstrators can be  guideline were created by a committee formed by Law school officials Afler Tufts in Iveray student Joshua Laub jumped onto a podium and yelled epithets at Calero when the nicaraguan rebel Leader was speaking Al Harvard last october after Laub was arrested the speech was can celeb and Harvard s ability to serve As a forum for free speech came under question. Philip Morris now leads in National and spending new York a Philip Morris cos., the tobacco Beer and food giant ended Procter Gamble co s 24-year reign As the biggest National advertising spender last year according to the Trade Magazine advertising  its sept 28 Issue and age said Philip mor Ris increased ill National and spending by 7.4 per cent to j1.56 billion in 1987.the increase reflected the Parent company efforts to improve performance at it general foods and Miller brewing units along with a combative defense of smokers rights the mag Azine said sunday in a news  by consumer products giant Procter & Gamble fell 7.6 percent to $1.39 billion As the _. The nation s be gust National id spender every year since 1963, when it supplanted general motors corp. For the lop spot