European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes saturday january 5,1991 . Jobless rate continues to get worse hitting 6.1% Washington Dpi a the . Employment picture continued to deteriorate last month As the jobless rate Rose to 6.1 percent from 5.9 percent the month before the labor department said Friday. The number of unemployed persons Rose by 260,000 to 7.6 million last month. Since june the number of unemployed workers has increased by 1 million and the jobless rate has gained nearly one percentage Point a reaching its highest level since june 1987. Non farm payroll employment decreased by 75,000 last month to 110.1 million. Although this decline was smaller than that of the prior two months the decline was widespread with most of the lost jobs in retailing manufacturing and construction. Most major worker groups suffered in december. The unemployment rate for adult men Rose to 5.6 percent adult women 5.3 percent Whites 5.3 percent and 9.3 percent for hispanics. A the unemployment rate for teen agers which stood at 10.6 percent last month was Little changed and the unemployment rate for Blacks remained unchanged at 12.2 percent. The number of unemployed workers who lost their last jobs was unchanged at 3.8 million up 600,000 from june. The number of people working part time for economic reasons Rose by 150,000 to 5.6 million in december. This group has increased by 560,000 since jun6. Total civilian employment was Little changed last month at 117.6 million jobs. Since june the number of employed persons has fallen by nearly 700,000. The civilian labor Force increased by 450,000 people last month to reach 125.2 million the government said the number of a discouraged workers a those who want to work but Are not looking for jobs because they believe there Are none to be found Rose by 110,000 in the fourth Quarter to an annual level of 940,000. This was the highest level since june 1988. The. Employment picture was Cloudy in several areas. After Large cutbacks in november manufacturing employment was trimmed further by 35,000 jobs last month. Most manufacturing industries showed Only Small do dines but the greatest concentration of lost jobs came from companies that make Industrial machinery As Well As those that make products for the construction Industry. Construction employment was Down by 30,000 jobs in december after substantially larger declines in the two previous months. Since May the construction Industry has shaved 290,000-workers. In the service Industry retailers Cut 50,000 workers last month. Most of these losses came from department and variety stores. Wholesale Trade posted its fourth consecutive monthly decline last month. The health services Industry continued to appear immune to economic hard times adding 55,000 jobs last month. The average workweek for production and non supervisory workers gained 0.2 of an hour in december to 34.6 hours. The manufacturing workweek increased by 0.3 of an hour to 40.8 hours. Average hourly earnings Rose by 0.6 percent to $ 10.20 in december. Average weekly earnings gained 1.2, to $352.92. Friendship with tug spells the end for canine Houdini f it it Louise Schmidt gives Aja an obedience lesson. A Richfield Minn. Apr a canine Houdini that became a local legend by ditching do catchers in two cities ignoring prime rib baited traps shaking off tranquil Izer darts and vaulting fences finally was nabbed. Her downfall Friendship with a Rottweiler named tug. A a it a kind of a Folk hero in the City a Charlie of Brien Richfield animal control supervisor it said thursday. A we used to follow the dog,-but.she started to recognize our vehicles and our uniforms. She was smart a a it was almost like a ghost a said. Bill Forbes a Bloomington animal Warden. Aja As she was named by her temporary owner was captured in late december after eluding do catchers for three years. The afghan hound roamed Back and Forth Between the twin cities suburbs of Richfield and Bloomington apparently avoiding whichever City was trying the hardest to catch her. A a soon stories began circulating about a canine Houdini that  be caught. Unable to Corner her because of her leaping ability do catchers tried traps. Even baiting the traps with prime rib Bones did no to do the trick. Then came the tranquil Izer Dart episode last Spring. A it took off with the tranquil Izer Dart hanging in it a of Brien said. This Winter Aja began spending time with tug at a Richfield Home. When she appeared comfortable in the area of Brien land the trap in a neighbors Yard. The bait a mixture of cat food soup Bones and meat. Aja stole the bait the first time but was trapped the second Lime when of Brien tied Down the bait More securely. A do catchers in both cities Hope that when a permanent Home is found for the dog its somewhere else. A we Quot really done to want it getting Loose and having to Chase it again Quot of Brien said. _ in stateside wife of Chuck Yeager loses Long cancer Battle Travis fab Calif. Up a Glennis Yeager the wife of famed test Pilot Chuck Yeager has died after a six year Battle with cancer. She was 66. Mrs. Yeager died dec. 22 and her death was reported thursday. She became known worldwide for the a glamorous Glennist legend painted on her husbands world War ii p-51 fighter and on the Al in which Yeager became the first Man to break the sound Barrier. The two met before world War ii when Yeager walked into the Uso office in Oroville Calif., where Glennis was working. Yeager retired As a brigadier general and the couple settled in the grass Valley area of California where mrs. Yeager was a third generation native. A a a a a. In a 1988 interview Yeager said of his wife a fight with cancer a Man if you can to do anything about it forget it and press on. And she a got the same  mrs. Yeager is survived by her husband two sons two daughters and 13 grandchildren. No Public memorial service was scheduled. $2 Reward did t suit him so Helper swiped $540 Rock Island Iii. A to run Beechum said he thought he deserved More than $2 for helping a 68-year-old Man search for his keys. So he helped himself to a $540 Reward. The theft brought Beechum 21, of Rock Island a two year prison sentence handed Down by circuit judge James Teros. _ Beechum said during the sentencing hearing he had stopped his truck july 3 to help the Man search for the lost keys in Moline in Northwest Illinois near the Iowa Border. The Man gave. Beechum and his Friend $1 each while they looked for the keys then gave them another Dollar when Beechum asked for More. Beechum said he followed the Man to his East Moline Home and stopped him As he was walking up the stairs. When the Man refused to give him a larger Reward he grabbed the Many a Wallet con taming $540. Beechum told the judge he thought he should have been Given More Money. Tax Revenue will cover Philadelphia City payroll Philadelphia apr an unexpected $10 million surge in tax payments has helped ensure that City workers will be paid a at least for a week. A Cash crisis that began last summer has delayed payments to thousands of City suppliers and oth vials were ready to halt or trim paychecks for 30,000 municipal workers. Mayor w. Wilson Goode announced the $ 10 Mil lion in tax payments that were received last week. A i think that a a Good Omen As we end the year with More Money than expected a he said. City controller Jonathan a. Saidel said the extra tax payments May total $ 16 million to $18 million once All Are  Money came from Early payments of wage taxes and above Normal business taxes Saidel said. Precise figures were not available. A a that is a Good sign Quot certainly for the City but also for the Economy a he said a we probably had More philadelphian working and therefore More wages were taken  a a new York not a police officer was arraigned thursday on manslaughter charges in the shooting death last november of a Bronx woman who police had said threatened the officer with his Nightstick As he tried to Calm a Domestic dispute. _ _ officer Arno Herwerth 25, was charged in an indictment unsealed thursday with a single count of second degree manslaughter. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in state supreme court in the Bronx. Although the District attorney s office had sought $25,000 bail Herwerth was released on his own recognizance. Quot chief Daniel f. Sullivan the head of the police departments in sectional services Bureau said Herwerth was suspended from the Force without pay thursday morning. 0. In the Day s after Mary Mitchell 41�?T, was killed on the night of nov. 3, police officials argued the shooting was justified l he police departments chief spokeswoman Suzanne tra off said there was a no questions the 6-foot, 180-Pound Herwerth had feared for his life As the 5-foot -4-Inch, 170-Pound woman came at him with the Nightstick she allegedly had grabbed from the policeman. But family members disputed the police version denying that Mitchell had the Nightstick in her hand and said that even in she had there would have been no cause to shoot. A Bronx District attorney Robert to Johnson said thursday that an investigation by his office and by the police do of woman apartment a a internal affairs division had determined that Herwerth did not have cause to fire. Johnson would not discuss details of the shooting other than to say prosecutors did believe Mitchell was wielding the officers Nightstick. He would not say Why prosecutors think that her holding the Nightstick was not reason enough Quot for Herwerth to fire in self defense but said the officers apparent conclusion that his life was threatened Quot was erroneous.�?�. R a