European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 23, 1990 the stars and stripes costs of German unification Likely to push . Rates up experts say a a ctr Tantam i a to it a. A m Washington apr German unification will tend to drive up . Interest rates and slow economic growth but the Adverse effects will be offset somewhat by greater demand for american exports economic experts told Congress on thursday. The United states will see a higher interest rates for quite some time because of greater global Competition for capital triggered by efforts to rebuild East Germany and the other Eastern european nations said c. Michael Aho director of economic studies at the Council on foreign relations. A in the near future the investment starved economies of Eastern Europe Are Likely to begin soaking up funds like a dry sponge a Aho told the joint economic committee. A in a world of higher interest rates the United states As the worlds largest debtor nation borrowing $300 million a Day internationally would be in a vulnerable  with the . Economy already sluggish the need to boost . Interest rates to attract foreign capital will mean a a american a economic woes May be aggravated by having to pay More to balance its books a he said. Aho cited studies showing that a 1 percentage Point Rise in world interest rates would tend to slow . Economic growth by 0.4 percent in the first year and 0.6 percent in the second year a a significant drop Given the sluggish 1.9 percent . Growth rate so far this year. But Stephen Cooney director of International investment for the National association of manufacturers said higher interest rates would be partly offset by stronger demand for american exports. He said rising demand for american products in Western Europe has translated into 1 million new jobs in this country since 1985. The demand should continue he said particularly for capital goods such As computers and heavy machinery needed to overhaul Eastern Europe a manufacturing sector. Aho said dramatic changes in Eastern Europe would also increase pressure on american lawmakers to increase taxes and Cut Federal spending As a Way of cutting the Federal budget shortfall thus reducing americans demand for foreign capital. Robert Hormats vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International said joining East and West Germany  do that much harm to other economics because West germans have Strong resources to fund the unification. But Hormats warned that West Germany May have to divert some of those resources to the soviet Union to bargain for Kremlin acceptance of a United Germany in nato. Hormats said the Bonn government May be called on to subsidize continued East German exports to the soviet Union to help with emergency shipments of consumer goods there and to pay a portion of the Cost of building civilian housing for resuming red army troops. Study finds Early at treatment can stall aids Cam for am pics re _ _ a.,. Police carry away an aids activist in san Francisco during an International aids conference  of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. June 23, 1950 a the House approved a Stopgap 15-Day Extension of the draft Law which was due to expire the next Day. The action previously approved by the Senate was sent to president truman.30 years ago today. June 23, 1960 a a United states double header rocket scored a space first by placing two satellites in orbit at one time. A similar attempt a year earlier had failed. San Francisco apr Quick treatment with the drug at in the earliest stages of aids infection can significantly slow the lethal disease according to research presented thursday at the sixth International conference on aids. The meeting a the Premier gathering for those who fight the disease a continued in its second Day to draw protests from increasingly Active homosexual groups frustrated with the slow Progress of the aids Battle. The at study appears to provide the strongest evidence yet that Early intervention can stall the emergence of aids in people infected with his the aids virus. A we have to come to the conclusion that the greatest advantage has to accrue with Early intervention a said or. Margaret Fischl. A it has to occur As Early As possible in his  Fischl a researcher at the University of Miami pioneered the use of at in people who already have aids. However most infected people Are still outwardly healthy. So Fischl and other teams around the country have been exploring the risks and advantages of giving the Medicine before aids infection reaches its final stages. The demonstrations continued thursday As several Hundred protesters marched by government offices in san Francisco a civic Center. Fischli a recommendation is Likely to be controversial. During the past year some researchers have begun to question whether at the Only approved aids drug should be reserved for use during the later stages of the disease. The Medicine interferes with the reproduction of his. When Given to people with aids the drug loses its punch within two or three years As the virus becomes resistant to it. Some doctors believe that if Given Early in the disease at will be powerless to slow the disease once aids develops. Fischli a conclusions were based on patients who were infected with his but had not developed any major symptoms of aids. Two Hundred received placebos for a year and then switched to at for eight More months. Two Hundred fifty one others took at for the entire period. She found that significantly fewer progressed to aids if they got the drug without delay. Several other reports presented thursday focused on How the infection is transmitted. Or. Nancy Padian of the University of California at san Francisco found that women who have sex with aids infected men arc 12 times More Likely to catch the virus than Are men who Are sexually exposed to infected women. Her research based on 58 male sex partners of infected women and 269 women partners of infected men supports the widely held belief that the virus spreads More a a efficiently from men to women than from women to men. During her study Only one Man caught the virus from his female sex partner. This couple reported having Intercourse without condoms More than 1,000 times Over seven years. Among other research presented a his infected mothers run a High risk of passing the virus to their babies before birth. Now a soviet study has found that infected babies can also pose a Hazard to their uninfected mothers. Or. Irina Kuznetsova from the Central research Institute of epidemiology in Moscow reported on babies who got infected from contaminated Needles in hospitals. They found that 11 of 18 women who breastfed their infected babies contracted the virus. They attributed this to cracks in the mothers nipples that allowed the virus to enter their bodies. A or. Tom Peterman from the . Centers for disease control reported that bisexuality appears to be an important source of aids infection in the army. He and army researchers reviewed 43 soldiers who developed aids infections. Twenty one admitted to High risk activities and of those 18 said they had sexual Contact with other men. Most of the men had sex with women As Well. Sex mayor thwarting efforts of parking meter attendant20 years ago today. June 23, 1970 the Penn Central transportation co., which operated the country a largest Railroad system petitioned for reorganization under Federal bankruptcy laws.10 years ago today. June 23, 1980 a six months after thousands of soviet armoured and airborne troops invaded Afghanistan the Kremlin announced a partial withdrawal of some red army units. Sunbury a. Apr the Exma Yor of this Central Pennsylvania town of about 13,000 thinks the parking meter attendant has been harassing his customers. So he a been trying to pay him Back in the same Coin. Earlier this week former mayor Donald Morgan stayed a step ahead of attendant John Reitz feeding Nickels into meters and he Hopes costing the town enough in lost fines that officials will Call Reitz off. A i done to know How else to convince them to Settle this a Morgan said. Morgan had to jog at times to keep ahead of Reitz and his ticket Book. A a it a free entertainment for me a said an amused Reitz who denies having anything personal against Morgan owner of the hotel Edison. Morgan spent several hours and about $4 in Nickels in tuesdays Effort. He figures every $2 he spends in Nickels costs the City $ 120 in lost fines. Morgan claims Reitz passes by the hotel Edison three to four times during lunch time when the hotel restaurant is busiest. That a More than necessary Morgan says. Reitz Isnit scheduled for meter duty again until monday and Morgan says hell be on the streets too. A the wont talk to me a Reitz said. A the is a Man who paces in front of me feeding meters and blocking the Revenue of Money that would normally come into the City. I am doing my Job. In a hired to seek out violators and ticket