European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday March 11. 1989 the stars and stripes jobless rate hits 5.1% for 15-year Low Washington Iarj the nation s unemployment Rale in february plunged to 5.1 percent the lowest Point in 15 years a employers Cecii ital 289.000 jobs in sign of the Economy s continued strength the government reported Friday. The jobless Rale was Down 0.3 percent age Points from january hitting per a Cal for i he first inc since May 1974, he labor department said. The rate last was lower in december 1973, when it hit4.9percent. At the same Lime employers created289,000 non farm jobs last month with the gains confined to service producing industries according to a separate Survey of business payrolls. February s Job growth figure reflected some Fallback after payrolls grew by a robust 415.000 jobs in january when employment was spurred by unusually mild weather. January s figure was re Vised upward from a initial estimate of 408.011 1 new jobs tie latest figures provided fresh Evi Dence that the Economy continues to command strength in the seventh year of its record peacetime expansion despite widespread anticipation of an impending slowdown. Rale had hovered around 5.3 percent and 5.4 percent forthe prior Rye months. Overall the civilian labor Force con Traci d by. 247,000 people Tail month to .123.2 nillion while 142,000 worker found jobs according to the depart ment s monthly Sample of households from which the jobless rate ii calculated. Wiil the Rise in employment 62.9. Percent of working age americans held jobs mulching the record High level Setin january. February s Job growth was paced by gains in service producing sectors while employment in goods producing Indus tries decreased slightly because of a weather related decline m construction. There were 321,000 new jobs in the service Raduc Itig Scitar of the Economy including gains m health and business services. Construction employment was Down 22.000 jobs because of harsh weather after a Strong surge in january that had been attributed largely to mild weather. Manufacturing employment was Down 8.000 jobs after steadily increasing inc september. 1n figures closely watched i or signs of inflation the report shewed that seasonally adjusted average of my supervisory employees were up a slim 0.1 percent and a crave weekly earnings declined 0.2 percent in february1. A separate unemployment calculation including the. 1.7 Mill Ion members of the Sia ironed in the United states also mood at percent in february Down from 5.4 percent a month earlier. Page 3 britons put their hearts in their noses for Charity London 1, indulging their legendary National penchant for eccentricity millions of britons donned red plastic noses Friday for a Day of Zany fund raising designed to bring in millions of dollars for Charity. More than 6 million of the noses normally seen on the faces of circus clowns were sold for 50 Pence 86 cents by Friday morning from shops connected to two charities a National store Chain and in Many pubs. About one in 10 British vehicles also wore the hoses estimated British Petroleum which sold out its Stock of 2 million noses for $1.72 each Al ils gasoline stations. Virgin Atlantic airline jets sported big red noses Friday. Some people went further than just wearing noses for the causes aided by red nose Day. One Man bathed unbaked Beans for pledges a worker raised $500 by tattooing red noses on his buttocks tax inspectors in Dur Ham stood in the stocks while being Pel led with we sponges and Brighton officials were to let the town Hal be wrapped in red tape residents of Clown in Central England Many Clown suits declared the town an inde pendent state set up roadblocks and demanded that incoming motorists pay Tor chuckle Money and noses sometimes it does t seem Thebes name to have for a town said town clerk Sandra peace but we re using it to his year. The place is prime minister Margarct Thatcher however refused to Don a nose that an 11 year old boy handed her As she poured an inner City revival project upon sync. Red Nosi s on Parade in York England. A sergeant major sees the funny Side breakthrough researchers find Way to Block common cold viruses Boston upon findings Hai Ledas a breakthrough that could Lead to a Long sought Way to prevent and possibly treat the common cold researchers announced thursday that they had found a Way. To Stock cold causing viruses from entering cells. Researchers from. Harvard medical school and . Of West Haven Conn reported the Dis covery of a molecule that certain viruses use to enter eel is and cause about half of fall. Colds my colleagues and feel the discovery we Are Here to discuss today is an important scientific said Timothy Springer an associate professor of pathology at Harvard at n news con Ference. Eventually it May be possible from this molecule to develop a drug that Phi cais the Cornmon cold the researchers said they had purified. A version of the molecule that Laboratory experiments indicate might be developed into a drug probably nose drops or a nose Spray that might prevent cold from occurring prevent their spread and perhaps limit their symptoms when they do occur. About 50 percent of colds arc caused by viruses known As Rotinov Inisss. The reason it so difficult 16 develop ways to prevent and cure colds is that there Are More Juluin 00 different types Rev the Russ 2ri Iby cautioned Linweber that much More research is needed be fore any drug would be available to , our position is that this represents a significant advancement of our under standing us How rhinovirus is cause the ,"1 said Alan senior research insist Ai molecular therapeutics in a left phone interview. Animal Hospital seeks donors for pets blood Bank Boston a a Hospital is seek ing a new Breed of blood donors dogs and cats to help set up u blood Bank for pets. Special liquids will replace tile usual Orange juice chasers and not All of the donors Are expected to sit quietly As they give the gift of lift. But in Many respess the blood drive beginning april 2 will resemble its human counterpart said or. Alicia fag Golta a veterinarian with the Angell memorial animal Hospital. The blood drive overseen by the Massachusetts society far the Ive a Nikon of cruelly to animals will enable the creation of a blood Bank a i the Hospital which gave More than 300 life saving transfusions to dogs and cats last car. 1 have nol heard of any drives that have been conducted of the country. So they re blowing Soiree new ground said or John at bars executive director of the american animal Hospi Tal association in Denver it s a neat idea.". Currently veterinarians keep a few animals in their clinics As blood donors or rely on a network of former patients that can be called in he said. The Angell Hospital has workers bring in their pets for regular donations fag Galla said. Hospital officials Hope to expand that to a More formal blood storage system that would operate like u human blood Bank. Plasma would be separated from Iho blood and Frozen making it last longer and More types of blood would be on hand Faggela said. Like humans am trials base different blood types and Cut Wood ii dil Terent from dog blood. Accidents arc he most common Rea son ptts need blood Bill u also is used in treating such diseases As feline leukaemia she said people really Don t Reali hat our expertise is i cry similar in Many in stances to n Virun Medicine she said. We treat Pels with cancer pc do total hip replacements we have animals who have diabetes. We do cardiovascular heart surgery of repair d Hercul defects in the heart. There s u specialist in Etc Varea dogs usually tire witling to cooperate in donating a pint said Falla. Cats Hae to be persuaded w donate the usual amount of about three Tablespoons. We do tranquilly them so they Don t gel stressed out she said. So far a few pet owners have Actis i Rcd for the drive. I think they will be interested in it Slie said. I know we have several clients who in the past uhen blood was very scarce have been very thankful that their animals have been saved by
