European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 2, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3data Dampen economic Outlook Washington a the governments chief economic forecasting gauge slipped 0.1 percent in september the Commerce department said Friday. It was the first drop in eight months and raised renewed fears the Economy could stall or fall Back into recession. The Index of leading economic indicators had grown an average 0.8 percent a month from february through july forecasting a rebound from the recession. But it failed to Budge in August and then retreated in september. The news came just As the government was releasing unemployment statistics that showed that the nations jobless rate Rose from 6.7 percent in october to 6.8 percent. The leading indicators Index is designed to project the Economy six to nine months. In Advance of the report a consensus of analysts had expected the Index to be Little changed. Six of the 11 Forward looking indicators were negative. With few exceptions reports about the state of the Economy from government and private groups have been Bleak in recent weeks following a surge in economic growth during the summer. Another 140,000 americans were added to unemployment Rolls in october As the jobless numbered 8.6 million the labor department said. There Are now 1.8 million More people without jobs than there were when the recession started in july 1990. Factories lost another 32,000 jobs in october on top of a severe 31,000-Job decline in september. Construction jobs plunged by 29,000 last month. The Industry has lost 10 percent of its work Force since May 1990, said Janet Norwood commissioner of the Bureau of labor statistics retail Trade employment fell by 47,000 in october after seasonal adjustment. Hiring for the upcoming Holiday season fell Short at department stores Norwood said bringing total Job losses in that sector to 425,000 since february 1990. The indicator making the largest negative contribution was a contraction in the Money Supply which is watched closely by the fed for clues to economic growth. Other negatives included declining orders for new plants and equipment falling prices for raw materials indicating Slack demand a Shorter average workweek rising claims for unemployment insurance and lower Stock prices. Positive contributors were an increase in building permits rising orders for consumer goods improving consumer Confidence an increase in unfilled orders and slower delivery times also indicating growing  of Louisiana supports rival Edwards Baton Rouge la. A fearing an economic Boycott if sex klans Man David Duke wins a gubernatorial Runoff lame Duck gov. Buddy Roemer has thrown his grudging support to his old political rival former gov. Edwin Edwards. Roemer said a Duke Victory would mean economic a a death for Louisiana As tourists and business groups shun the state because of Dukes association with the Kun flux klan and Neo nazi groups. A a Duke Victory is a real possibility. The consequences will be death for this state. We will be redlined barbed wired and bricked off a Roemer said at a thursday news conference. Roemer a Republican came in third in the oct. 19 primary. The two top vote getters were Edwards a Democrat and former three term governor and Duke a Republican. The most recent statewide poll showed Edwards with a slight Lead Over Duke. Roemer acknowledged he Wasny to Happy about supporting Edwards a longtime political rival. But he added a there is no Choice Here.  Edwards traditional support has come from Blacks and organized labor. Once the most popular governor in modern state history he was Defeated by Roemer in 1987 after repeated investigations of his scandal plagued administrations. He was indicted on racketeering charges in his third term but was acquitted in 1986. A in response to Roemers announcement Duke said a i was amazed to hear Roemer say negative things about me but not speak about the terrible government we had under Edwin Edwards. A it appears that some people Are More concerned about their Liberal ideology than Good and honest government in  Edwards has picked up a number of endorsements in recent Days from business leaders and prominent republicans. But Duke contended that such endorsements will backfire. Although he is running As a Republican president Bush and other gop leaders have disavowed him. Duke who has said his racist past is behind him has garnered widespread support with his platform against race based affirmative action and for welfare Reform. He is also opposed to new taxes. Louisiana gov. Buddy Roemer reluctantly endorses his longtime Quot adversary Edwin Edwards at a news conference in Baton Rouge on  workers sue tobacco companies by the new York times declaring that they had contracted cancer heart disease and respiratory illnesses because they had been exposed to smoke from passengers cigarettes seven current and former flight attendants filed a class action suit against a number of tobacco companies on thursday. The suit filed in Dade county circuit court in Miami where several of the plaintiffs live seeks an unspecified sum in actual damages and $5 billion in punitive damages on behalf of 60,000 airline employees. The plaintiffs said that they did not smoke and that All had contracted their ailments during years of working for the airlines before Congress outlawed smoking on flights in the 48 contiguous states in 1989. Those named As defendants Are the Philip Morris co. The . Nabisco holdings corp. The Loews corp. And its Lorillard subsidiary american brands inc. The Brooke group Ltd. And its Liggett unit and Dosal tobacco a Florida corporation. Attorneys for the companies said they had not seen the suit and could not comment. But spokesmen for the tobacco Industry said this was the first class action suit against tobacco companies involving exposure to second hand smoke. One plaintiff Marilyn Mittan a 43-year-old resident of Barberville Fla., said she began flying for Eastern airlines in 1972 and a started getting sick in 1983.�?� after consulting five doctors she said she was found to be a a hypersensitive to smoke. A i was completely healthy before this happened a Mittan said. A now i am a handicapped person. I cannot be around smoke in any Way shape or  an attorney for the plaintiffs said  another of the flight attendants Norma Broin began flying for american airlines in 1976 and was found in 1988 to be suffering from lung cancer. Broin and her husband a Marine corps major stationed on Okinawa Are mormons and As such do not smoke or associate with smokers the attorney said. The other plaintiffs arc Patricia Young who works for american airlines Nancy Fossey Strickland of pan american world airways and Patricia Crittenden Donna of Neil and Joyce Newman Scott who worked for Eastern airlines which has gone out of business. The suit docs not hold any of the airlines  Angels land safely after grazing incident opa Locka Fla. A two Navy Blue Angels jets landed safely after grazing each other thursday during a practice show an official said. No one was injured and the f/a-18 Hornet jets sustained Only minor damage said Petty officer Kathy Konn a spokeswoman for the aerobatic exhibition Squadron. The mishap occurred As the pilots were practising a Man Euver in which All six planes Cross from different directions. A Jet flown by it. Cmdr. Lee Grawn grazed a plane piloted by it. John Foley Konn said. Grooms expect working wives better sex new York up a a Survey of 500 grooms shows most of them expect their brides to work take their surnames and improve their sex lives modern Bride Magazine reported thursday. Asked if after the wedding they expected their sex lives to be better or worse 71 percent of the grooms said better. Twenty eight percent said it would remain the same and 1 percent said they expected it would get worse. How about five years later fifty five percent said they figured it would be better 40 percent said it would be the same and 3 percent said it would be worse. Asked what kind of future they saw for their wives 21 percent said a a career woman a 10 percent said a a stay at Home wife and Mother a 69 percent said a both a the Survey said. Asked whose career would have priority 44 percent said a mine a 10 percent said hers and 46 percent said neither. Ninety four percent of those questioned said they expected their bodes to take their surnames. Asked How much they wanted to know Abonit their Fiancee so past relationships 28 percent said they wanted to know everything 60 percent said it did no to matter and 12 percent wanted to Luniow nothing. And what were the most important characteristics they looked for in a partner the answers in order were honesty intelligence Good looks similar values humor patience tolerance kindness sophistication professional standing and wealth