European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes tuesday May 8,1990. A owners Patrick o Connell left and Reinhardt Lynch stand outside the inn they want to  neighbors inn is out a again Washington a. Apr when the exclusive inn at Little Washington opened in an abandoned garage in 1978, some of the 250 residents of this Northwestern Virginia Hamlet considered its nameplate Well belittling. The sign and the residents fuj7, eventually faded. But now the award winning inn some of whose celebrity guests travel the 67 Miles from Washington d.c., by helicopter is again provoking the Wrath of neighbors who fear for the towns seclusion and its 200-year-old heritage. The Mobil travel guide ranks it As the Only five Star inn in the country. Craig Claiborne former food columnist of the new York times called it a one of the most exciting retreats in All of  Paul Newman who celebrated a birthday there called it a a most satisfying slice of Comfort and  rooms Cost $210 to $490 a night dinner will set you Back $68 on weeknights and $88 on saturdays and the waiting list is lengthening said innkeepers Patrick of Connell and Reinhardt Lynch. They want to triple the capacity of the 10-room inn by adding 22 rooms and a Pool. A we thought the town would be absolutely thrilled to have something magnificent a of Connell said. A what is so astonishing is people drive in stay overnight and leave. This does no to Impact the schools or police. Its clean tourism  but opponents cannot stomach an expansion even if it is designed to fit in with its homely surroundings. The town Council on wednesday considers the necessary zoning change. It has a year to make a decision. A i think its a Little too great for this Small town a said Kermit Weakley a 20-year resident. The inn became the key Point in recent local elections. Both former councilman Wickens who once proposed a ban on the helicopter landings and Lynch lost a bid for the Council. Others cannot understand the fuss. A a you a think we were talking about a High Rise Holiday inn a said Charles Eldred who owns a shop and a House across from the inn. A a they re wonderful  mayor Dean Morehouse favors a Middle course a a limited expansion. A one thing we done to want to end up with is a huge White elephant in the Middle of our Small town a he said. The four Block town has a restaurant Beauty Salon and Bank but no traffic lights. Its theater has a Volunteer staff and is open Only on Friday and saturday nights. When they decided to Start the inn Lynch and of Connell were running a catering business from their nearby farm. Their creation produced instant hostility when they Hung out the sign. Some residents said the a a Little was negative but of Connell said they used the name affectionately. Besides the sign Cost $ 1,000, or about a fifth of the owners net Worth in 1978, he said. Today their Worth is More than $3 million and the inn has a staff of 55.Vietnam vets employment difficulties detailed by the Washington Post Washington a veterans who served in the Southeast Asia War zone during the Vietnam War have had a harder time in the civilian Job Market than those who served elsewhere in the military during the Vietnam Era according to a new labor department study. War zone veterans had a 21 percent higher unemployment rate than veterans of the same Era elsewhere the study said a finding that could reinforce the arguments of veterans groups that the government needs to provide More assistance to Vietnam veterans. Bureau of labor statistics economist Sharon r. Cohany writing in the current Issue of the monthly labor review said a most of the men and women who served in the armed forces during the Vietnam Era appear to have had the same degree of Success in the labor Market As their contemporaries who did not serve in the military. A however those who actually served in the Southeast asian theater and especially those with service connected disabilities continue to experience greater employment related difficulties than their  the article did not attempt to explain the reasons for the differences. But Cohany in an interview said a we know that those who served in the War zone had on the average less education than other veterans. The Vietnam Era is defined As the period from August 1964 to april 1975. At the time of the Survey there were 7.9 million male veterans of that Era nearly All Between the Ages of 30 and 54. About two thirds were Between 35 and 44, roughly one third of the male population in that age group. Although the Survey included women they numbered 250,000, too few for detailed analysis of employment histories Cohany said. But the Survey showed that the labor Force participation rate of women who served in the military was similar to women who did not serve a a 76 percent. Worker productivity slows Down in . Washington up a the productivity of americans work Force plunged 1 percent in the first Quarter of the year in the worst showing since a 1.3 percent fall in the first Quarter of 1989, the labor department said monday. The Steep decline follows a revised 0.5 percent increase in non farm worker productivity in the fourth Quarter of last year. Productivity measures the relationship Between worker output and the labor time involved. The total output of american workers advanced 2.7 percent in january february and March and the number of hours they worked increased 3.6 percent the labor department said. Hourly pay declined by 3.9 percent in the first Quarter when inflation was taken into account. Costs were unusually nigh because of the effects of the december cold snap of fuel and food prices. Not counting inflation hourly pay increased 3.9 percent in the first Quarter of the year. A barometer of inflation tied to the report the implicit Price deflator shot up to 4.6 percent from 3.8 percent in the fourth Quarter according to the report compiled by the departments Bureau of labor statistics. The manufacturing sector which has been in the doldrums fared a Little better in the first Quarter with productivity up 4.1 percent after gaining a revised 2 percent in october november and december. Productivity non farm business productivity percent change from previous Quarter seasonally adjusted annual rate 2 ll-988 a i 1959 i re of a . Forbids import of peruvian treasures Washington apr the United states is barring the import of looted peruvian archaeological treasures to protect them from greedy Art dealers and collectors the administration said monday. A the import ban is the strongest action possible to assist Peru m preserving its cultural heritage a Bruce s. Gelb director of the . Information Agency said at a news conference. The ban affects artefacts being stolen by armed looters from the Sipan Region of Peru the site of Rich intact pre colombian tombs presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said in a statement. Cesar Atala the peruvian ambassador to the United states said the ban a will help us avoid the enormous lure of the .  the presidents cultural property advisory commission found that the . Market for objects looted from the tombs a is so Large it is encouraging looting in the Region a Gelb said. Intricately crafted Gold gilded Copper and Silver artefacts have been discovered at the site. Under the presidential order requested by Peru artefacts from the Region will be seized by customs agents and returned to Peru unless the items Are accompanied by an Export permit issued by the peruvian government. Atala said the looting was preventing archaeologists from evaluating the material in its original Sites