European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 8, 19.90 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7 2 Rees Gainesville Fla. Apr students who earn a two year associate degree May make More Money a at least initially a than those with Bachelor s degrees according to a University of Florida study. The study conducted by Bruch Judd for a doctor dissertation followed the Progress of 2,810 associate in arts recipients from five Florida Community Colleg i. Among other things he looked at workers wages eight years after graduation. In Sixta of eight employment categories people who earned associate s degrees earned about the same Orl More Money As bachelors degree holders the study found a the associate in arts graduate who docs not Transfer to a University should not be considered a failure either academically or in terms of the effectiveness of the Community College to fulfil its Mission Quot Judd said. Associate s degree holders did better than those with Bachelor s degrees in two areas that Judd studied. Those with communications jobs a such As phone company workers a averaged $28,000 a year compared with $23,000 a year for those with four year degrees the study found. People working in Public administration earned an average of $25,300. Compared with $21,500 for , degree holders Judd said. In some cases associate s degree holders earn higher salaries because they have been in the work Force a Little longer Judd said. In Many cases such As communications and government work employers often will substitute years of experience for higher education he said. Bachelor s degree holders earned More than those with an associates degree in health care Law management and retail according to the study. Many jobs within those occupations require a Bachelor s degree at the entry level Judd said. Quot Over the Long haul higher salaries will go to higher degree holders Quot said . Wattenbarger. A professor of education who supervised Judd s research. About 15 percent of the work Force has Bachelor s degrees or higher Wattenbarger said. Employers seek associate s degree graduates because they get the same general education As College freshmen and sophomores is id Judd now director of management information services at Edison Community College in fort Myers. Fla. A those Basic skills Transfer very nicely in the Job Market when it comes to people who want a generalist Quot he said Community colleges Are supposed to prepare students to Transfer to a University provide technical knowledge necessary for employment offer Community interest courses and give technic at and academic support to the business  to reverse its position on Chicago apr the american bar association is demonstrating How deeply divided it is Over taking a Public stand on a onion casting into doubt the future of its to Choice policy. By a Vot of 885-836 monday members at the a is Assembly meeting adopted a Risoluti cuff that supporters say is designed to restore the nations largest lawyers group to a position of neutrality on abortion. A questions presented by a decision to terminate pregnancy Are extremely divisive Quot 4he Resolution said. A the Aba for the Good of the association will not adopt a policy supportive of a particular  the Resolution urged repeal of a pro abortion rights stand adopted by the Abas policymaking body its House of delegates. _ that body will meet wednesday to decide whether it should adopt the recommendation and rescind its pro Choice stand approved in february by a margin of belter than 2-1. Aba Secretary elect Anthony Palermo of Rochester ., sponsor of the repeal Resolution said the narrow Victory monday is a Good sign that the Aba May be ready to abandon its position. A this vote demonstrates How divisive this Issue is. But its not Over yet a he said. Palermo denied that rescinding the position would be a a slap in the face to women in the organization. Aba president l. Stanley Chauvin monitors voting at the groups convention in Chicago. Sally Determan a Leader of the drive to retain the policy favouring abortion rights said she is not disheartened by mondays developments. A a in a pleased the vote was this close a she said. If the House of delegates reaffirms its ,. It. Previous policy the Assembly could reconvene and by a two thirds vote Force a referendum by the Abas 360,000 members. Mondays Vole was preceded by nearly two hours of debate. Those urging repeal of the pro Choice stand said adoption of the Resolution would not be interpreted As a vote against privacy rights for women. But opponents of the Resolution said backing away now from support of abortion rights would damage the group s credibility Quot Aba members want the right to decide and speak for the Mcives individually on abortion and they do not want the Aba to adopt a policy of organization abortion advocacy Quot Palermo said. But Determan said a a great organization should never recede from principle because of threats of resignations and financial  she said the organization has a duty to speak out on the leading issues of the Day no matter How controversial. The Abas darkest hour was in the 1950s when it remained silent Over civil rights and discrimination she said. The abortion controversy has Cost the Aba 1,500 members and $300,000 in annual ices. The Resolution adopted by the House of delegates in february said government should not interfere a with the confidential relationship Between a pregnant woman and her physician in deciding on abortions. Aba members noted that being on record on the abortion Issue put the organization in position to express in Salt formally when state Legislatures and courts consider abortion laws.1,058 new police proposed for  New York apr spurred by a series of violent crimes mayor David Dinkins announced plans to a take Back our streets by hiring 1,058 More police officers most of them to walk the beat. Dinkins on monday said he a scraped scratched and squeezed $24 million out of the City a $27.8 billion budget to pay for the additions to the 26,000-member Force. The mayor said he wants to change the a image people have that they Are not Safe in our  among recent events that have put Dinkins under pressure have been the slayings of four children by stray bullets and the killings of an advertising executive making a Call front a pay phone and a 14-year-old shot in a dispute Over a moped. In addition 19 cab Drivers have been killed this year. On monday a sleeping baby was wounded by a Bullet that went through the Wall of his Parent s apartment. Police had no suspects. Quot we will take Back our streets by night As Well As by Day because a Safe new York at peace and free of fear is the legacy we intend to leave our children Quot Dinkins said. The mayors proposal will be presented to the City Council on wednesday for approval. Storm shatters mausoleum Wall of historic n. Orleans cemetery new Orleans apr a mausoleum Wall in one of the City sold cemeteries collapsed under the battering of a violent storm scattering the contents of dozens of tombs across a Garden District sidewalk. Sunday nights storm knocked out a 30-foot stretch of the Brick and plaster Wall in Lafayette cemetery no. 1, across the Street from commanders Palace one of new Orleans Premier restaurants. A clutter of bricks skulls Bones and coffins cascaded 10 to 15 feet into the Street said Bret Clesi of save our cemeteries a Volunteer group giving Tours to raise Money to restore new Ortean cemeteries. A i would be surprised if there a been a burial in those Wall vaults in 50 years Quot Clesi  size is different than modern caskets and Many were not owned to begin with. The cemetery a City owned National historic landmark was opened in the Early 1 850s. Only three standing graveyards Are older. All Are owned by the archdiocese of new Orleans Clesi said. The Wall contains a honeycomb of about 1,000 vaults roughly big enough for a coffin. About 50 tombs were exposed by the collapse. New Orleans below sea level buries its dead above ground. Most of the vaults in the Wall were used in the 19th Century As temporary rental space until a family Tomb could be built or opened Clesi said. Quot there was a sort of Rule that tombs could not be opened within a year and a Day after the Iasi burial Quot lie said. Quot soil someone in a family died six months alter a funeral the family could rent one of these vaults and use it As a receiving vehicle unto the Tomb could be  City officials attributed the damage to lightning. Hut Clesi said he believed the Wall was buckling before the storm hit. Driving rain and Hail accompanied by continuous Thunder and lightning knocked Down tree branches throughout the City. Quot i suspect they Walls were water soaked from the downpour. Vibration from the Thunder May have done it. I sort of doubt it was in Fine form and a Boll of terrific lightning sheared it away in one stroke a he said. Die Marble headstones inside the cemetery were undamaged. And there appeared hide damage to the Concrete and Brick vaults themselves. Only seven of the tombs were marked. T he rest had been closed in with Plain Marble tombstones in the 1960s and �?T70s, because the original stones were broken past repair. The most recent burial Date was 1914. Most others dated from the Middle to late 19th Century including live Lundly members who died from 1848 to 1888