European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes Friday August 31,1990southeast ranked As worst place to work Atlanta up a residents of the Southeast have the worst working conditions in the country while people in the coastal North enjoy the Best the Southern labor Institute said thursday. Ken Johnson director of the Institute a project of the Southern regional Council said the Only Way the Southeast can overcome the findings is to treat its people As a resource to invest in a a we re still attracting a sizable number of Low wage jobs a Johnson said of the Southeast s last place ranking. A a that a what a keeping us Down a the worst state to work in is Mississippi As it was in a similar study two years ago Johnson said. The Best state for employees is Massachusetts which overcame declining employment and budget problems in 1989 to achieve the ranking. New England ranked second Overall. Mideast states a new York Pennsylvania new Jersey Delaware Maryland and the District of Columbia a achieved the top regional ranking because peo Joe not Only have jobs but make More Money at them Ohnson said. A a there a a better correlation Between jobs and a is the decent income in those states a Johnson said. A even service jobs have better  the Mideast also has been More successful in attracting High paying manufacturing jobs and High tech jobs the director said. The Pacific Region ranked third most hospitable to workers followed by the far West the great Lak Plains the Rocky mountains and the Southw the Southern regional Council is an Atlanta civil rights organization that funds economic and social research. Its biennial Southern labor Institute report is set for official release labor Day. Former . Labor Secretary Ray Marshall is advisory Board chairman for the Institute which has a reputation among economists for objective research. The Southern labor Institute examined 35 indicators found in Federal and state census and department reports to rank the regions and states for labor Market Opportunity income workplace conditions state Protection of workers and Quality of life. Among the criteria were whether states allow lie Detector tests As a basis for employment and whether they require anti discriminatory practices. Researchers also examined factors such As the relationship Between salaries and the Cost of living in a state. _ the study examined Long term intermediate and recent statistics to rank states and regions. Long term statistics cover 1975 to 1989, while intermediate statistics Are for the last decade and recent year statistics come from 1989. A Johnson said the Southeast will lag behind the rest of the nation in attracting better paying Industry until its leaders agree to Reform inadequacies in education. Quot the South just has of make a better investment in its people a Johnson said. A states have attempted some Reform such As the Quality Basic education act in Georgia but those reforms have not been matched with a lot of dollars. A the Issue for Industry is one of productivity and there a a direct correlation Between education and  the Southeast has done a a phenomenal Job of Ere rating jobs a Johnson said noting that North Carolina ranked first in the labor Market Opportunity Index while Virginia ranked fourth. Barry to run for seat on cite Council in . Washington apr mayor Marion Barry following through with plans to seek a City Council seat has filed petitions with the District of columbian a Board of elections. Barry 54, who was convicted earlier this month of a Misdemeanour cocaine Possession charge and acquitted of another filed the petitions wednesday. He plans to be listed on the november ballot As an Independent candidate for an at Large Council Post. He ruled out a bid for a fourth four year term As mayor before his drug and perjury trial began in june after the trial however he announced the Council bid. Barry needs signatures from 3,000 registered voters in order to run. City elections officials said it would take at least a week to validate the signatures on the petitions. The mayors 1978 election to the first of his three terms followed a four year Council stint. Prior to his Council service Barry also was elected to the school Board. Sentencing has not yet been scheduled for barrys drug conviction. He faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 Fine. . Attorney Jay b. Stephens is expected to announce on sept. 17 whether e will retry Barry on the charges that resulted in a Hung jury. They include three perjury charges of lying to a Federal i grand jury about his drug use one Misdemeanour charge of conspiracy to possess cocaine and eight Misdemeanour cocaine Possession charges. Forget the Gulf a the real War could be Seattle is. California Seattle up a a Washington natives who vocalize their displeasure at an invasion of californians had better be More discreet a or Start thinking defensively. Californians Are starting to fight Back. A 31-year-old woman from the Seattle area Learned the hard Way tuesday when she yelled a go Back to California Quot at a jeep with California plates that Cut her off. The jeeps Driver a clean Cut Guy about 35 wearing a tie screeched to a halt roared Back in his car jumped out screaming obscenities and pummelled her Small truck police said. A i was so stunned that he would Stop his vehicle and Back up three car lengths then Start using the of word and other names. 1 thought i was dead a the woman said. A the did a Beautiful karate kick to my  she said she stopped the Man by dial ing 9ii on her car phone. A thank goodness for my Mobile phone a she added. A the just looked at me and said a Fine. Then he said a few other Choice words and raced  californians trying to escape crowding smog and other problems in their state have been flocking to Washington particularly the Seattle area in recent years. But some natives have not welcomed them with open arms. A California is Nice but i really think the jeep Driver had a California attitude Quot the woman said. A i guess i am biased toward them especially after this. A i think they re just really rude Drivers a she continued. A my god they shoot people Down there. This Guy might have blown me away. They ruined their own state and now they come up Here and think they re going to move us Over with their rudeness Ana fast  but officer it must be a mistake. Chicago up a attention Edro Nell Ware. If you re wondering where your car is the City has it. The Chicago Bureau of parking enforcement said it had seized wares car because it had More than 475 outstanding parking tickets totalling at least $28,000 in fines. The car a late Model Chevrolet Impala was found parked illegally on the West Side earlier this week by one of the City a Denver Boot patrols and was towed to a City Pound. A we Are still compiling a list of top parking scofflaws in the City of Chicago but we Are fairly confident that this individual improbably among our top 25 violators Quot said Inge fryklund City parking administrator. Ware could reclaim his car if he works out some kind of pay ment plan with the City. But John Holden a spokesman for the parking Bureau said sometimes people most forget about their cars. In fact he said 66 vehicles seized by the City have been auctioned off or sold for scrap since March. Sinead of Connor Center wears a wig and a baseball Cap As she watches protesters outside the concert Hall where she performed later wednesday night. West coast station joins ban of of Connor songs san Bernardino Calif. Apr a West coast radio station has joined several East coast stations in Banning songs by Sinead of Connor the Irish Singer who refused to perform at a new Jersey concert if the National Anthem was played. Keggi pm said wednesday it had yanked of Connors songs from its playlist following the Lead of stations in new York and new Jersey. The shaved head Singer threatened last Friday to walk out on an audience of 9,000 at the Garden state arts Center in new Jersey if a the Star spangled banners was played As it is before every show there. Organizers relented fearing trouble if the concert was cancelled. But of Connor wont be allowed Back. A the whole thing is absurd a said of Connor spokeswoman Elaine Schock. A a lot of these stations have Only played one song of hers a nothing compares 2 us which is basically Over As a hit anyway and then ban her. Then they go declaring themselves a Sinead free  a meanwhile of Connor covered her head with a Long Brown wig and baseball Cap and watched demonstrators outside the Gates of the Saratoga n.y., performing arts Center on wednesday night before her performance As a half dozen demonstrators urged a Boycott of the show a reporter from Wyt to in Albany did no to recognize of Connor and asked her what she thought of the Flap. A a we re just fans a of Connor told the reporter saying she did no to understand All the controversy