European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday april 8,1989. Jobless rate hits 15-year Low Washington a the nation s. Unemployment Raie dipped in March 10 5 percent. The lows so Rale in More than 15 years do spill a slowed Rale in inc creation of jobs the government reported Friday. The labor department said 180,000 new jobs were added to non farm pay Rolls last month the lowest figure since 154,000 in August i98b and Down from a revised february figure 080,000. The slower rate of Job creation of pc Ltd somewhat by inc Eastern airlines. Strike indicates some slowing in the Economy hut there were signs of continued strength As Well. .,.-. The number of factory jobs remained stable and the average factory work week Tell slightly by 0.2 hours to 40.9 hours. Average overtime was unchanged a 3.9 hours the 5 percent civilian jobless rate the lowest since december 1973 when it was 4.9 percent defied predictions thai unemployment would Edge up slightly from the february rate of  percent which Ilsel had matched a 15-Ycar Low. The bulk of the new Job growth was in the service sector. Service industries alone added 110,000 jobs with health services accounting for 55,000 new positions. -. In other areas retail Trade operations continued to add jobs about 75,000 in Mardland wholesale Trade also showed growth. But construction employment dropped for the second consecutive month losing 50,000 jobs in a decline the labor department said was largely focused on residential building and appeared to be linked to the recent Rise in interest rates in data closely watched for signs of inflation inc department reported that average hourly earnings of non supervisory employees Rose 0,4 pc Cen from february to March about in line with expectations. Average weekly earnings also were up slightly from $327.22 in february to $328.86 in March. The dip in the unemployment rate is attributable to the addition of Only 83,000 new people in the labor Force those looking for jobs. Total civilian employment readied 117.1 million last month while the number of people unemployed those looking for a Job who could not find one fell by Boul 200,000 to 6.1 million according to the household Survey. A separate unemployment rate Llinat counts members of the armed sen ices was 4.9 percent in March Down from 5.1 percent m february. The department reported hat 63 per cent of the population had jobs last month a new High. The unemployment Rule dipped for All segments of the population last month except adult women rising in that category from 4,5 percent in february to 4.6 percent in March. Among All adult men unemployment dipped to 4.2 percent in March from 4.5 percent. Unemployment among All teen agers dropped to 13,7 Pyrc Cal from 14.8 per cent but the jobless rate among Black teen agers was 31.6 percent Down from 32.4 percent in february. The unemployment Rale among Black adult men fell to 9,8 percent from 10.5 percent for Black women it was 9.1 per cent Down from 10.3 Pyrc Cal. Among hispanic the March unum ploy Cal Rale was 6.5 percent Down from 6.8 percent. Ivancs Reagan wearing la police jackal inks Over Dir paraphernalia found Afler thursday1raid. Nancy Reagan joins swat team on raid of suspected drug Den los Angeles a former first lady Nancy Reagan went ill the los Angeles chief of police on a raid of a suspected cocaine Rock House thursday night. I was Able to Sec them busting in said Reagan who wore a Blue police Jaek i at a news conference. I always we inc other end kids who Are in rehabilitation. We gave her the Opportunity to see what the dope Trade is Aboul i ohcs chief Daril Gates said. She was right Here when the swat team went  the raid look place in the City s South cd neral Sec Tion where gangs of youths wage War on each of her often using semiautomatic weapons More than 15 people Surg arrested and narcotics officers searched the House As Reagan watched. Earlier in the evening. Police said she saw undercover officers making drug purchases before the raid. Ii was very depressing she said remarking on the sparse furnishings in the House and the people she witnessed being arrested. It s awful to see when Jou think that these people have no lives. It s very sad. Gates said the House was called a Rock House and a smoke House because drug a wars would use such a location for smoking cocaine in crack form. Reagan who made the War against drugs a Cornerstone of Reagan administration policy has continued her anti drug activities since she returned to the West coast with former 1 reside it Reagan. A drug rehabilitation Center hat will Bear her name is planned for los Angeles. Stateside two office break ins Embarrass state police , la. A embarrassed officers discovered that thieves had broken into a slate police building for the second time in a week. The most recent break in was discovered shortly before i . Thursday Al the former regional troop Headquarters building now used As an office for Drivers licenses and vehicle Regis Lral ions. Vandals broke windows Tore Down ceiling Liles and Scal cred papers and other items said sol. Terry Landry. He said slate police were checking to Sec Ifan Lhing was missing. 1 n an earlier break in on March 31, a Small amount of Cash was taken from the office police said. Tennessee Senate votes to let judges carry guns Nashville Tenn. Al judges in ten Nessee would be allowed to carry guns in court for Protection under a Bill approved in the slate Sunaie. We have found incidents in our court m Shelby county and across the stale where Mem Bers of he judiciary came under attack and fear for their  said state sen James Kyle Spon Sor of the Bill which passed 23-2 on thursday and now goes to the House. Kyle said judges already Are eligible for the special Deputy status needed to legally carry a handgun in Tennessee. Rendering of Dixie spurs lawmakers protest Montgomery Ala a a visiting Beauly Queen Sang Dixie in inc Alabama House prompting two Black Lawm ukers to walk . Slate rep. . Blake invited Lisa Delanc Dickmann of spa Neville to perform thursday during a Short recess. Blake said Dickmann to fell City s representative to the miss Alabama pageant. Blake and Dickmann arc White Diekmann began singing Disic the song of the old slave holding South and slate reps. Alvin Holmes and do minus Newton walked out inc door i was not going to Sil Here and hear her sing Dixie " Holmes said. Other Black House members remained in the House chamber with while lawmakers who applauded Al the end of Dickmann s performance. Snow White accepts apology offered by Oscar los Angeles a the movie family squabble Over a song and dance routine by a Snow White look Auk at the oscars ceremony ended amicably thurs Day with an apology and Walt Disney co s withdrawal of a lawsuit shortly after Richard Kahn presi Dent of the Academy of motion Pic Ture am and sciences released a statement of apology Disney announced it was withdrawing us Feder Al trademark infringement lawsuit filed a week earlier. The Academy sincerely apologizes to Disney for inc unauthorized use of Dis Ney s copyrighted Snow while character and for unintentionally creating the impression that Disney had participated in or sanctioned the opening production number on the Academy awards Tele cast Kahn said. Disney alleged in us lawsuit that Oscar producers lacked permission. To use the Disney fairy Lale character. Tha oscars broadcast seen in an Esti mated 27 million american Homes began with actress Eileen Bowman dressed As Snow White following a Cho rus line of dancing stars Inlo the shrine auditorium. In a squeaky Betty Boop voice Bow Man then bunched into a rendition of we Only have stars for you to the lunch of i Only have eyes for  she also Sang a rendition of proud Mary with actor Rob Lowe