European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a the stars and stripes Friday november 15, 1991 wage shortfall for women grows with age study says Washington apr a working woman jus out of College gets three fourths the pay of the men she studied with. And the older she gets the More she Falls behind census Bureau figures show. It s not just College educated women Clifft find their years in the classroom discounted in the workplace. An associated press analysis of census statistics released wednesday found that at every education level women make less than men who have the same amount of schooling. A College educated woman Between 25 and 34 earns an average 75 cents for every Dollar earned by a Man of the same age and education. Her earnings drop steadily and by the time she is Between Ages 55 and 64, the average female worker is making 54 cents for every Dollar earned by a Man. Women 18 to 24 with four years of High school earn 92 cents for every Dollar a Man earns. By the time they re in their late 50s and Early 60s, they re earning Only 53 cents to the Dollar. A a women a jobs have not been structured to Reward experience a said Heidi Hartman an economist and director of the Institute for women a policy research. A that Means there a no incentive to train them to have productivity increases or skills Hartman said her organizations studies show that a year of experience adds about 7 cents an hour to women a pay compared with 24 cents an hour for men. It is illegal to pay women less for equal work. But the Law says nothing about paying people differently if they do different jobs. And critics say the pay Gap reflects lower salaries paid in Fields traditionally dominated by women such As nursing teaching and social work. A whenever an occupation is dominated by women it tends to be paid less regardless of the work being done a said Carolin head assistant director of the american association of University women. Such jobs tend to have Short career ladders head said. Nurses a really plateau after 15 years a she said. A if they stay in nursing 30 years they really done to get the rewards of promotion. That a because of wage setting practices by the health care establishment. They dare do that to the adult women with four years of High school on average earn $17,809 a year about two thirds of what a Man with similar education earns. With four years of College women a earnings Rise to $27,344. That a Only about $600 More than what an adult Man with a High school education earns. Four years of College increases his pay to $42,500, More than $15,000 above what a College educated woman earns the census Bureau figures showed. The census Bureau study was based on a Survey of 58,000 households covering their Levels of education in 1989. 7dangerous toy warning issued bos i on apr Robin Hood s sword and Dagger ii Joe a assault vehicle a Slingshot and a Bat wielding Bear Are among the 10 toys a consumer advocate says parents should keep children away from this Holiday season. Edward Swartz released his list of the 10 most dangerous toys on wednesday. He said he had not heard of anyone being injured by anything on the list. A hopefully Well get there before injuries occur a said Swartz a trial lawyer who has scoured the country for dangerous toys for 20 years. Toy makers generally defended the products although one company Fao Schwartz said it has pulled its slugger Bear from stores while studying claims that the Bear s 8-Inch baseball Bat could be a choking Hazard. None of the toys on Swartz a list has been recalled by the consumer product safety commission said Agency spokesman Albert Maruggi. Swartz said the Robin Hood Prince of thieves sword and Dagger Are made of rigid plastic that pose a danger to children. The manufacturer Kenner products said it has received no complaints. The go Joe Arctic assault Carrier ice Sabre which i ires Caps and shoots plastic missiles produces noise that could cause hearing loss and the missiles could hit someone in the face Swartz said. Hasbro inc. Said it has received no complaints. Some Loys criticized wednesday were no longer in production. One was a a Silver Bullet Sling shot from Laramie corp. Bob Lieberman vice president for the company said a everything we make is Safe for but Swartz said a they can to disown it. Once its put into the streams of Commerce its there to be placed k j playing with danger Here is this year s list of the 10 worst toys compiled by Edward Swartz a trial attorney and consumer advocate who has spent 20 years Hunting for dangerous toys. All companies said their toys Are Safe. 1. A men the uncanny Wolverine dress up play set. Manufacturer toy Biz inc. 2. Dick Tracy breathless Mahoney doll. Manufacturer applause inc. This item is no longer in production. 3. Robot Many a Stellar. Manufacturer Kenner products. 4. He Man s electronic Skeleton Skull staff. Manufacturer Mattel inc. 5. Robin Hood Prince of thieves sword and Dagger with Sheath. Manufacturer Kenner products. Rabbit animal Friend gumball machine. Manufacturer Carousel industries inc. Go Joe Arctic assault Carrier Quot ice manufacturer Hasbro inc. Silver Bullet Sling shot. Manufacturer Laramie corp. Fao Schwarz slugger Bear. Designed exclusively for Fao Schwarz by North american Bear co. Inc. My first Sony Walkman. Manufacturer Sony corp. 6. 8. 9. 10. Lead Levels in China too High suit alleges Sacramento Calif. Apr California has filed a lawsuit against some of the world s largest makers of table China that alleges they Are not complying with a strict state Law on Lead. The lawsuit filed tuesday in state court in san Francisco Calls for the companies to put warning labels on products whose Lead Content exceeds that allowed under proposition 65, an anti toxics measure approved by voters in 1986. Gus Weill a spokesman for an Industry group called the coalition for Safe Ceramic Ware said it had been talking with the state attorney general a office before the suit was filed and had already a agreed to do everything to comply with California a we were shocked Quot Weill said of the suit. Many manufacturers use Lead in Ceramic Glaze to provide a smooth finish. The suit seeks to Force the a manufacturers who use leaded glazes to warn Consumers of potential harm from this toxic said state attorney general Dan Lungren. The lawsuit stemmed from a notice filed in aug by the environmental defense fund which accuse the companies of violating proposition 65. David Roe a spokesman for the environmental d sense fund said the ceramics makers had not Coop ated with his group or the state in disclosing Potenti toxicity Levels. State health officials say that under proposition f no person should be exposed to More than half a n program of Lead a Day. Federal standards allow a f higher amount. Among the companies named in tuesdays lawsuit Wetr it recuse China the nation s largest manufacture of dishes for restaurants Josiah Wedgwood amp sons 1m Wedgwood Usa inc. Fitz amp Floyd inc. Lennox Ini Mukasa and american commercial inc. Noritake Cor Pany inc. Pickard inc. The Pfaltzgraff co. Roy a no a re Yal Boulton limited Villeroy Boch tableware Ltd and Villeroy amp Boch Usa inc guilty of taking tickets from Corpse from wire reports Mishawaka ind. A a police officer pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of tickets to a Rock a no Roll concert from the body of a Motorist killed in a car crash. Leroy Witucki a 10-year police Veteran gave the tickets for a show by Rock Singer George Thorogood to a family member who sold them to friends. Witucki who pleaded guilty tuesday and has resigned from the police Force faces up to three years in prison and a $10,000 Fine when he is sentenced dec. 31.Cook gets 45 Days in jail Phoenix a a fast food Cook who blew his nose on a police officers hamburger was sentenced wednesday to 45 Days in jail for Misdemeanour aggravated assault. George Kuehme 20, was a Cook at a Jack in the Box restaurant dec. 10 when two police officers ordered food at the drive through window. Judge Colin Campbell of Maricopa county Superior court also put Kuehme on three years probation and ordered him to perform 750 hours of Community caused crash Washington a a mail plane rolled out of control and crashed As it tried to take off from Cleveland a Airport earlier this year because the Crew failed to Check the wings for. Ice Federal safety officials said wednesday. But the National transportation and safety Board said on a 3-1 vote that the Federal aviation administration Mcdonnell Douglas co. And Ryan International airlines deserved an equal share of blame for the feb. 17 Accident that killed the dc-9�?Ts two person Crew. The Faa the manufacturer and the airline failed to Alert air Crews to the Well known fact that Small amounts of ice on the wings could cause the dc-9 series 10 aircraft to stall and spin out of control the Nosb charges dropped new York a charges were dismissed wednesday against a Mother and father who chained their 15-year-old daughter to a Radiator to keep her away from drugs and the Street the Bronx District attorneys office said. Eliezer and Maria Marrero said their daughter Linda had gone on repeated crack cocaine binges. Police arrested them sept. 13 after finding the girl chained in the family a apartment. They initially faced felony charges that they imprisoned Linda but authorities reduced the charges to misdemeanours after the girl said the restraints were for her own Protection. She was usually shackled Only at night and with enough leeway so she could reach the sentenced fined Omaha neb. A a judge fined a Mother $25,000 and sentenced her to up to 20 years in prison for the Christmas Day dehydration death of her bedridden 9-year-old daughter. Deborah a. Klawonn a daughter Kacey had cerebral palsy was mentally retarded had poor vision and was in a body cast from surgery Tor a dislocated hip. She died dec. 25, 1990, after an illness of several Days. Prosecutors said Klawonn 37, had left Kacey Home alone for at least eight hours at a time for two Days. A this was an innocent handicapped child that depended upon you for love and care mrs. Klawonn a District judge j. Patrick Mullen said tuesday in sentencing her to the maximum penalty 6% years to 20 years in prison. A i done to see any mitigating Mullen also cited Klawonn a two prior child abuse convictions for neglecting Kacey almost five years ago. Klawonn a attorney Martin Kushner said he will Appeal the sentence. A Douglas county District court jury convicted her of manslaughter on sept. 5
