European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes Friday april 24, 1992 household size Levels off in ., census study says Washington a hard times have helped halt a 140-year trend toward fewer americans living under one roof the census Bureau says. In 1850, on average nearly six people lived in each dwelling said an Agency study released wednesday. Now its close to 2.5 people a number that has stayed about the same for three years. The Onset of recession in 1989 also helped prevent households from getting smaller As hard times kept adult children from leaving parents to form individual households. If offspring can to maintain their Standard of living when they leave Home some May continue living with their parents said census Bureau demographer Steve Rawlings author of the study. In a sign that american families were having trouble making ends meet the number of households in which married couples or single adults with children lived with relatives Rose for two straight years. Patricia ruggies senior researcher at the Urban Institute predicted that household size will Start contracting again once the recession ends. But she noted that broader changes in the Economy discourage Young stunned by a gunman a shooting spree wednesday at smitty a grocery store restaurant in to pc ariz., employee Shirley Spencer weeps As co workers Kelly West and Angie Cota try to Comfort her. Police said a Man Washington apr two birth control devices provide women with significantly More Protection against some sexually transmitted diseases than do condoms worn by male partners a health journal reported wednesday. The devices Are the contraceptive sponge and the diaphragm. A study of 4,162 women found less gonorrhoea and trichomoniasis among those using female controlled methods of contraception the american journal of Public health reported. Incidence of chlamydia was also Down but the article said so few women in the study had this infection that the reduction was not significant. Gonorrhoea trichomoniasis and chlamydia account for 75 percent of the 12 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the United states each year. A although std sexually transmitted disease prevention efforts have emphasized condoms to the virtual exclusion of other Barrier methods there is a need to identify methods that women can use independently of sters from leaving Home Early. Another reason households quit getting smaller is that the huge baby Boom generation is having children of its own. A the baby Boomers now Are past family formation a said demographer Carl Haub of the population reference Bureau. But a if they re spacing children some of them Are having them  generally people born from 1946 through 1964 Are considered baby Boomers. Among the bureaus other findings a there were 94.3 million households last year about 1 million More than in 1990. The average of 2.63 people in a household compares with 2.76 in 1980, 3.14 in 1970,3.67 m 1940 and 4.76 in 1900. A although household size has stabilized people Are having fewer children. In 1970, about one family in six had three or More children. Last year Only one family in 14 had that Many. A there were 10.1 million single Parent households last year nearly triple the number from 20 years earlier. With a pistol burst into the restaurant where his estranged wife worked shot her and three fellow employees and then killed himself. The wounded were hospitalized and one of them a pregnant woman died. Their partners a wrote or. Michael Rosenberg principal investigator for the study. Rosenberg is a professor of epidemiology and obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and president of health decisions inc. The research was conducted at health decisions a private research organization in Chapel Hill. The authors said it was particularly important that the women most at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases have the information since they Are often Young and disadvantaged and May Lack the skill to persuade male partners to use condoms. A identifying methods that Are available without prescription is especially important for adolescents who Are at highest risk of pregnancy and std a the article said. Chlamydia and gonorrhoea can cause irremediable damage to the female reproductive tract the study said. Trichomoniasis does not usually result in such severe consequences but causes pain and other symptoms that require medical attention.  More officials fired in Chicago Tunnel flood from wire reports Chicago a mayor Richard m. Daley fired two More City officials wednesday Over last weeks flood under the business District. Daley said he sought and received the resignations of chief Bridge Engineer Louis Koncza and Dennis Sadowski the supervising Engineer of a project to replace protective pile clusters at five Bridges last summer. Last week Daley fired John Laplante the acting head of the City department of transportation. City officials have said improper placement of the protective pilings around one of the Bridges damaged the Tunnel leading to the april 13 flood that sent millions of Gallons of Chicago River water Rushing through the 50-mile Tunnel system and into downtown basements. Daley said Koncza knew of damage to the Tunnel by March 25, but failed to act quickly to get it repaired. Sadowski also knew of the problem by March 18 but a dropped the Ball a the mayor  heeds warning Tampa Fla. A an american airlines 727 made an emergency Landing wednesday at Tampa International Airport after the Pilot noticed a hydraulics warning Light. The 135 passengers and seven Crew members aboard flight 1403 from Raleigh Durham n.c., to Tampa left the plane by an emergency Chute said Airport spokesman Paul Mcalister. Only minor injuries reported Mcalister said. One of the planets brakes locked up during the Landing making it hard to Stop the plane Mcalister and airline officials said. Airport Crews had foamed the runway As a  flight set in May Cape canaveral Fla. A endeavour nasal a replacement for the space shuttle challenger is expected to make its inaugural space flight May 4, officials said wednesday. Barring technical or weather delays endeavours seven astronauts will lift off at 8 34 . And embark on an ambitious seven Day Mission that includes attaching a new motor on a silent communications satellite. The Tricky satellite Rescue will involve the first of three Back to Back spacewalks. The challenger exploded shortly after liftoff in january 1986, killing All seven people  policy challenged Chicago a the  Equal employment Opportunity commission filed a lawsuit wednesday charging that a part of general motors  policy of informally resolving grievances violates workers civil rights. The lawsuit filed in  District court is aimed at a pm policy that allows salaried employees to discuss complaints with higher level management As Long As the workers do not file discrimination charges with the commission said Zachary Tobin Leoc trial  Cache seized Newark . A drug officials said wednesday that they had seized a Cache of anabolic steroids big enough to keep 500 athletes supplied for two years. Four people were arrested. Hie drugs imported from Germany have an estimated Street value of $1.2 million said Thomas Sheehan acting head of the drug enforcement administrations new Jersey office. Doctors legally use steroids to treat the effects of chemotherapy asthma arthritis breast cancer and inflamed injuries. They Are used illegally by athletes who want to enhance muscle development. Sheehan said the seizure of 800 vials and More than 225,000 pills followed a yearlong undercover investigation in Central new Jersey and nearby Allentown a. Shocked by shooting tragedy 2 devices found protective for women