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Page 12/The Battalion/Thursday, September, 15 1983 States show increase Employment rates rise United Press International WASHINGTON — Unemploy ment improved in two-thirds of the states during the 12-month period that ended in July, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, with only seven states showing over-the-year in creases of 1 percentage point or more. West Virginia, at 17.4 percent, had the highest jobless rate by a wide margin for the month in un adjusted data by the department s Bureau of Labor Statistics, while. Laredo, Texas, remained as the highest metropolitan area at 26.2 percent. Among cities, McAllen-Pharr- Beautiful Roses Red - Yellow - Pink $0 50 J Per Dozen Available For Pick-up between 3 and 8 p.m. Fri. Sept. 16 @ Davis-Gary Dorm Room 304 THE DIXIE ROSE CO. No Phone Orders in Advance First Come, First Serve 300 Dozen While They Last!!! K't ^ ARKANSAS STATE! Edinburg, Texas, at 21.1 percent was second highest and John stown, Pa., third at 19.3 percent. At the other end, North Dakota was the lowest state at 4.3 per cent, and Sioux Falls, S.D., the lowest metropolitan area at 3.9 percent, followed by Bryan- College Station, Texas, and Stam ford, Conn., both at 4 percent. The data compares to an unad justed nationwide rate of 9.4 per cent in July. The national unadjusted rate fell to 9.2 percent in August, while the seasonally adjusted rate, which takes into account weather, school closings and other factors, was 9.5 percent in both July and August. Largest declines among states came in New Hampshire, 9.1 per cent to 5.6 percent, and Mas sachusetts, 9.6 percent to 6.2 per cent, with 13 other states ex periencing drops of between 1 percentage point and 2 percen tage points. In contrast, the department said only seven states increased joblessness by 1 percentage point or more, with the largest occuring in states were energy extraction activity was curtailed — West Vir ginia, up from 14.1 percent to 17.4 percent; Wyoming, up from 5.9 percent to 8.7 percent, and Okla homa, up from 6 percent to 8.6 percent. Other states with hikes of 1 per centage point or more were Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Utah. Among the 225 metropolitan areas reporting for July — no local figures were reported for Michi gan and Kentucky — jobless rates fell by 2 percentage points or more in 35 areas, with the largest in New Bedford, Mass., down from 15.4 percent to 9.1 percent; and Manchester, N.H., down from 11.8 percent to 6.1 percent. Of 15 areas showing increases of 2 percentage points or more, eight were in Texas where local econo mies depend on oil production and related products or trade at the Mexican border. Laredo had the largest over-the-year jump, from 14.2 percent to 26.2 percent. Ex-Reagan official suggested for post United Press International WASHINGTON — A former Texas campaign coordinator for President Reagan is now a can didate for a presidential appointment as assistant In terior secretary in charge of the Pacific Island territories. Richard Montoya, 35, of Las Cruces, N.M., has been a depu ty assistant interior secretary since February and became acting assistant secretary of ter ritorial and international affairs after Pedro Sanjuan resigned, Aug. 18. Sanjuan, 53, who had served in the post for two years, be came director of political affairs for the United Nations after his resignation from the Interior Department Sept. 6. Reagan may choose a perma nent successor to the $67,200-a- year job this week, an Interior Department source said Tues day. The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate. Before coming to Washing ton this year, Montoya was ex ecutive director of regional de velopment for Gov. Bill Cle ments. Montoya was also Clements’ senior adviser on international affairs, international trade and United Press Inti NEW YORK —j industrial developmentandi puty campaign manager in governor’s unsucessful bid [j re-election last year In 1980, Mon toy a was regie;, per research stm al campaign coordinator | eds, to be cond Reagan and Vice Presife ne researcher v George Bush in south andwr? : landmark “Char Texas. langing Readers” He was deputy secret®! Ve\ 0 s representative for the Secrete tional, the Ameri ofCommerce in 1976-78, m ing Texas, New Mexico, I homa, Arkansas and Louism In 1971-76 he served as asst :eds of Changinj tant regional director for lb II be conducted U.S. Small Business tration in Dallas. $1 million escort costs described as slush fund funded by Unite wspaper Editor ednesday. The survey entiti d her new firm, < d Bartolomeo. 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Military officials relucta United Press Int acknowledge the expenditat HOUSTON A but say it is all above-boaid s d' ss °l vec f a stat In a look at foreign travel,ti f’ tem P or < ir >ly st ited Press International ami: ! of the Intracoae non-profit Better Govenrat Sargent, wht Association found the Deft! ^ complained al Department will pay atleaslli dredge spoil in M million of the $14 milliontol District million spent on congraii' onor T ucsc ' a y di trips this year. “It’s obviously a form oflt to make a good impressiononil Congress,” says Kingman StoL ter, former ambassador to tf land and expresident ofYalelJ versity. “It’s not the military’s tt| said an administration ol familiar with the Pentagon's!! carpet treatment of House i Senate members. “It’s the C gress’ fault. They demand i stuff.” ran iawy< United Press Int ’ORT WORTH ational officials leral bankruptcy ad of being rep Ivy of lawyers, t There are few controls ove'_. f Pentagon courtesies and no« lief from them, tral accounting. line bankrupt D; Even if congressmen take ra eTuesday reques mercial flights, military ese ft of its $9 inillio officers accompany them. ll foounted as rough a lengthy r Most escorts also are am with stashes of money. Thea The bills includ said the escorts do not list onfinswho represen pense vouchers the congressctftose who represen who accept their hospitality. Id various creditc * w v i ® •• i submitted si Capt. Michael Penm, an Force spokesman, said 45 Force escorts have spent $404, on such services so far in 1W Federal bankrup owers, who has spokesperson Margie 15 months of i Army Tackley said in fiscal 1982 doa jst approve the of Army escorts spent “soi »y must be paid $400,000" in fulfilling the slate duties. I The largest of !es that ranged Lt. Dennis Sawyer said lit, Navy spent $100,126 in fiscall^jistOriC on similar escort functions on congressional trips. F armers United Press In ADAMS MILL, ’s real estate pi ntury-old village ight be consider insurance available United Press International WASHINGTON-Wheat ti mers who idle acreage undern5 year’s farm program will be elij hie for greater federal crop ins* ance protection against era; the Agriculture Department si Wednesday. Farmers who participate inb wheat program will get yield guarantees, which repress the amount of production the fd eral Crop Insurance Corp.'« promise to insured farmers ini* 1 event of crop losses. “The increase in yield gua tee is automatic for insured mers participating in the aertf reduction programs and invol'< no increase in premium, Merritt Sprague, manager department’s crop insurance t* poration. 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