European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 2,1990 the stars and stapes a Quot a i a a a a Page 5 Missouri Arizona Washington Washington up a Missouri Arizona and Washington will be the three states hardest hit by defense Secretary Dick Cheney a proposed military budget cuts an economic research organization has concluded. Texas Maryland and California would be the next three states most affected by the cutbacks according to a new study by new Yorkus Council on economic priorities. In contrast Alaska Delaware Hawaii and South Dakota would be among the least affected because they have virtually no prime contracts for weapon systems scheduled for cuts said the councils june research report tided a for peace defense efficiency economic adjustment  a Council researcher said Hawaii and Idaho might actually Benefit from the proposed changes due to expected increases in military personnel or support services in the two states. The report ranked states according to a a defense dislocation Index or did based on the sum of each states dependence on the defense Industry and its unemployment rate and the ratio of probable cuts to total defense spending. According to the did Missouri would be the most dislocated state losing $1.2 billion and As Many As 80,000jobs under the defense cuts proposed by Cheney. The Missouri contractor most Likely to be affected is Mcdonnell Douglas corp., which builds the f-15 and f-18 fighter jets in St. Louis and which received the second highest amount of defense contracts in fiscal 1989. Cheney has proposed eliminating the f-15 after a final buy of 36 jets in fiscal 1991, which begins oct. 1. Mcdonnell Douglas is a already being Hurt a the Council said. A it faces layoffs of at least 5,000 More  Arizona is not very defense dependent and has an them ploy Cut rate of Only 4.4 percent but still stands a to lose As much As half its $2.7 billion Iti prime contracts and As Many As 37,000jobs, the Council said. Most Likely to be affected it said Are Mcdonnell Doug last a Apache helicopter program in Mesa a Motorola gov lugh Chaparral Maverick Phoenix and Omraam missiles in t Iii Tiu ii u1u Vav a Emmett electrics old aircraft modification program in Tempe and general motors Hughes aircraft with the Tucson. In his fiscal 1991 budget Cheney proposed eliminating All of the above programs except for the new Omraam advanced medium Range air to air missile which has been experiencing troubles in flight tests. The state of Washington ranks third on the did list cause its Economy Isle easily dependent on the Boeing co., which has contracts for the b-2 a stealth Quot bomber the strategic defense initiative or a Star wars program the sea Lance anti submarine missile and the non line of sight missile. Quot in Washington state $2.6 billion is at risk for the b-2 and $206 million for other weapon systems Quot the Council said. A according to Cep Council estimates some 44,000 jobs might be  the Council said that based on prime contracts Only Maryland appears to have the most jobs at risk a about 187,000�?followed by California with nearly 138,000. A however in these two states the bulk of the potential Job loss would be from reduction in b-2 bomber contracts since production of the b-2 is still in its infancy most of the Job losses would be on paper Quot the Council said. A the Missouri and Texas 82,800 Job losses however would be almost entirely in actual weapon systems production Quot the Council said. Following is the ranking of the 50 states and the District of Columbia with their defense dislocation Index numbers in parenthesis i Missouri 158 2. Arizona 119 3. Washington 111 4. Texas 82 5. Maryland 78 6. California 75 7. New Hampshire 61 8. Alabama 57 9. New York 56 10. New Jersey 55.ii. Connecticut 55 12. Ohio 51 13. Pennsylvania 45 14. Michigan 42 15. Maine 41 16,  40 17. Illinois 39 18. Virginia 33 19. Vermont 31 0. Arkansas 31 2i. Louisiana 31 22. Tennessee 30 23. Utah 27 24. Nevada 19 25. Georgia 13 26. Florida 13 27. Colors do 12 28. New Mexico i i 29. Minnesota i i 30. Indiana 10. 31. Oklahoma 1032 South Carolina 10 33. West North Dakota 8 35. Kentucky 6 36. 8. Oregon 4 39. District of Columbia 4 40. Montana 2. 41. Wisconsin i42 Kansas 143 Wyoming 1 44. Rhode Island 0 45. Nebraska 0 46. T claw Are 0 47, Mississippi 0 48. Alaska 049. South Dakota 0 50. Hawaii minus i and 51. Idaho minus 30. I Viiginia 8 34. North Dakota Iowa 5 37. North Carolina 5 trinkets of a occupied a Japan Vintage turn hot items new York apr if that Green Ceramic Donkey planter or heart shaped statue of Liberty ashtray in your attic bears a made in occupied Japan stamp on the Bottom there could be a collector looking for it. True the items probably Cost something like 25 cents. But you could own an increasingly valuable collectible and a relic of the Days when americans derided japanese products instead of their own. Quot people used to think a Ojo was junk but now a lot of them Are caught up in the Chase a says Florence Archambault of Newport r.i., whose occupied Japan collectors club has grown from 45 to 283 members in the last two years. Archambault entered what she Calls a the. Upside Down world of Ojo in 1978, when she bought a pigs in a poke Salt and Pepper Shaker set for 50 cents at a Yard Sale. It now is Worth $25, she says. Cheap Ceramic figurines mass produced for five and dime stores now sell for $3-$5. A paper party Horn that originally Cost a few cents is now Worth $6, a 29-cent Washington Monument Candy dish goes for $ 12. Porcelain statuettes of red cheeked american children have risen from $ 10 to $50. Prices of better larger and rarer of items have increased even More. An ice maker is on the Market for $350. Mugs a a pigs a poke Salt and Pepper shakers Are one of those a occupied Japan items in demand. Bearing the likeness of Gen Douglas Mac a Jow end of their conquerors Domestic mar-arthurgoforupto$75. Ket. By order of . Authorities anything the emergence of of collecting is a re made in Japan for Export to the United minder that today a economic superstars states Between aug. 17, 1947, and the end began by churning out Knick Knacks for the of the Allied occupation on april 28, 1952, had to Bear the marking a made in occupied  Robert gee of los Angeles a student of of says the word a a occupied was intended to reassure americans leery of buying enemy Windup toys celluloid pc Pic dolls sewing machines cigarette lighters dish Wear tamps Linen and rugs. Some items especially those produced toward the end of the occupation were Well made and relatively expensive. But �?o90j>er-cent of it was junk according to Gene Florence of Lexington ky., a dealer who has written four of Price guides. Most of the figurines break and Chip easily and some were made carelessly. Red Riding Hood s Cape might be Blue. Little boy Blue might be wearing red. If of items will never be confused with the work of Faberge or Steuben a or Sony for that matter it is Kitsch of unusual origin and limited edition. Unless an item bears the words a a occupied and a Japan a however it has no value to a collector. Florence buys whole of collections photographs the items for his Price guides and then Sells them off. Quot in be got enough easter ducks for the next 25 years Quot he moans. What Florence Calls Quot those magic words keep turning up unexpectedly. One collector finally noticed the stamp on the Rudolph the red nosed Reindeer she d been hanging on her Christmas tree for 20 years. Texas obstetrician added to excommunicated ranks Sands of time Corpus Christ Texas apr a Bishop who excommunicated the director of an abortion clinic earlier had taken the same action against an obstetrician who performs abortions the obstetrician said. Or. Eduardo Aquino said he would switch religious denominations rather than Appeal the decision of Bishop Rene Gracida of the Corpus Christi diocese. A i will continue to perform abortions because 1 feel it is the right of a woman to decide what to do with her reproductive functions a said Aquino who was notified of the action feb. 21. Gracida excommunicated Rachel Vargas director of reproductive services inc., in a decree sent to her on june 1. The decree bars her from the sacraments of the Church including communion holy Matrimony and last notes Vargas and Aquino were the first catholics to be excommunicated by Gracida for their abortion related activities. The diocese issued a statement Friday saying Gracida would not comment on the relationship of particular catholics with the Church. A the Bishop is very disappointed that correspondence that was intended to be personal and private was released to the news Media a the statement said. Vargas said the decision devastated her but she does not plan to Battle it. A if anyone else has been excommunicated simply because they worked at an abortion clinic then we should band together a she  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July 2, 1950 a Twenty three . Military personnel were killed when an air Force c-54 transport plane crashed into a Hill Northwest of the South korean port City of Pusan. The dead included 18 passengers and five Crew members.30 years ago today july 2, 1960 a Congress dealt president Eisenhower a thumping defeat overriding his veto of a $740 million 7,5 percent pay raise for Federal employees and postal workers. The Senate vote was 74-24, hours after a 345-69 vote in the house.20 years ago today. July 2, 1970 a North Vietnam charged that the United states despite the withdrawal of its ground forces from Cambodia was prolonging the War in that country by aiding the forces opposing the communists.10 years ago today. July 2, 1980 a a 16-hour ordeal for two hostages ended when German sharpshooters fatally wounded the armed . Soldier who had held them captive after robbing the Wurzburg West Germany Branch of the american express Bank