European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday september 23, 1978 Public still chary of Carter ability on Domestic issues new York a although the Cam David Summit boosted president Carter s standing with Many americans the Public still has grave doubts about his ability Todeal with Domestic problems particularly the Economy and Energy an associate press Abc news poll shows. The surge in the judgment of Carter Soverall performance totalled 16 Points in the aftermath of the Summit talks on the Middle East according to the Survey taken tuesday and wednesday. But the surge is a relatively narrow one focused on the Middle East in specific an foreign affairs in general. Carter As other presidents before him has seen a decisive move in International affairs provide a substantial boost in his standing with the Public. On his Overall performance Carter got excellent or Good ratings from 42 per cent of the Public up from 26 percent Las month. He got Only fair ratings from 45 per cent of those interviewed Down from 53 percent in August. Twelve percent rated his work poor Down from 20 percent last month. In both months 1 percent was undecided. Poor grades but asked specifically about Energy and the Economy americans gave Carter poor grades for his work. In the economic area Only 19 percent rated him Good or excellent this month Fortis performance about the same As the 18 percent found last month. Seventy seven percent gave him Only fair or poor Marks. Four percent were not sure. On Energy problems the Public Gav Carter s efforts just a 22 percent Good or excellent slightly below the 24 percent found in August. Seventy two percent judged his work on Energy poor or Only fair and 6 percent were not sure. Carter s Low rating in these two areas near to american hearts and pocketbooks is also reflected in the Public s continuing perception that Carter does not have the ability to get things done. The percentage of americans giving Carter credit for getting things done has risen about 10 Points since May but even the Camp David Summit did not convince majority of americans that Overall Carter had shown that trait. This month half of those interviewed say Carter has not shown he can accomplish much As president. Forty three per cent think he has shown the ability to get things done. Eight percent were not sure. In May 63 percent said Carter had shown he can get things done while 31 per cent thought he had. First since Summit the a Abc news poll of 1,600 adults by Telephone tuesday and wednesday was the first National Survey since Carter explained the Summit to the american people in a nationally televised address to con Gress on monday. The reason for the jump in Carter Soverall rating is clearly his Success at negotiating a framework for peace in the Middle East with egyptian president an War Sadat and Israel s prime minister Menachem begin at Camp three quarters of the Public 74 percent gave Carter excellent or Good ratings for his handling of the Middle East situation. Only 23 percent gave him Only fair or poor Marks. Three percent were not sure. That is 24 Points higher from the 50-43rating of Carter s role in the Middle East found by the january a Abc news pol this year. But even that jump is overshadowed bythe startling 35-Point move in the Public s rating of Carter s handling of foreign policy. Last month Only 21 percent of the pub Lic rated Carter s foreign policy work Good or excellent. This month that figure was 56percent. Those rating his foreign affairs work Only fair or poor dropped to 40 percent from 73 percent in August. Four percent were undecided in september. Carter s current foreign policy rating is the highest of his administration passing the 46 percent positive Mark he received inlay 1977 after his first overseas trip. By contrast Carter s Overall performance rating is now at the same level found late last year and Early this year but still Well below the highs of the Early months of his administration. But Danny s being stubborn Frank gives High sign of his desire to marry port Neches Texas up there s no question about it. Frank wants to marry Danny but Danny is be ing stubborn. Frank a 34-year-old Beaumont schoolteacher said he and Danny have gone together for three years an though he has made numerous requests that she Danny is a woman marry him she has not twas running out of ways to get my message across said Frank who withheld his last name because of Possi ble embarrassment at , one Day he bought 30 Days Worth of space Cost $150 on a 12v2-by-25 foot billboard that Danny also from port Arthur and a Beaumont teacher passed every Day on her Way to a recent tuesday the Day after the sign was painted Danny passed it and saw spreading in huge dark Green letters Danny will you marry me?Frank." . Holland Iii of the port Arthur poster advertising co. Said the request kind of caught me by Surprise. Iwasyn t even sure if we could put it he also said the sexual ambiguity i Danny s name gave him it had been two dudes i Don know if we could have done it he said. I figured it was going to raise enough Ane As it Danny still has t Given Frank an answer so he was asked what s your next step Frank said he Hopes the next step is a yes from Danny. Otherwise he s been thinking about the Goodyear Blimp. Bumping top level consumer aide stirs turbulence for Small airlines Corning . A when commuter airlines tried to bump Esther Peterson from a flight to this Southern new York Community it did More than anger a Pas Senger. Peterson is the White House consumer adviser and her experience with commuter airlines caused her to open an investigation into Why Small airlines Are not Cov ered by overbooking rules requiring the More bars in his future embattled new York times reporter Myron Farber right leaves Bergen county courthouse in Hackensack,n.j., in the company of the newspaper s attorney Floyd Abrams. The new Jersey supreme court handed Down a decision declaring the times and Farber guilty of contempt of court. Farber was required to return to jail unless he surrenders documents wanted by the court pertaining to a murder trial. A photo carriers to compensate bumped Passen Gers. We be assigned a lawyer to look into the fact that the class 3 carriers Don t have to comply with overbooking regulations of the civil aeronautics Board Midge Shu Bow Peterson s press Secretary said thursday. On monday Peterson was told she would be bumped from a flight leaving washing ton because she lacked a guaranteed reservation despite buying her ticket four weeks earlier. However the White House official made the flight when a male passenger gave up his seat and agreed to take a later plane. Boy have i got a complaint for you quipped Peterson opening her speech to about 80 newspaper consumer editors an broadcasters Here. In Binghamton ., Jim Dinehart general manager of the regional airline said Small air carriers never have been covered by the s rules on passenger booking. In Peterson s Case he said a 19-seat plane developed mechanical were enough guaranteed reservations to fill the first of two eight seat air Craft called in As backups he said. Dinehart said Peterson used a. Guaran teed reservation returning to Washington. Under that system the reservation Guaran tees a seat but a passenger cancelling within 2v2 hours of the scheduled Depar Ture must pay the full ticket Price. He said the company started the plan As a customer service when smaller airlines began gaining passengers after major carriers eliminated flights to Many Small air ports. Peterson s experience Dinehart said,."really shows we Don t give priority to anyone. Airlines have been criticized forgiving preferential treatment to the s overbooking regulations which were recently revised to increase the amount of compensation require air lines to pay up to $400 to any passenger with a confirmed reservation who is denied seat. The said 150,000 of the 200 Mil lion passengers who travelled by air Las year were bumped. Peterson in t the Only Well known per son to be bumped. In 1972, consumer advocate Ralph Nader was bumped from an Allegheny airlines flight. A suit filed by Nader s litigation group resulted in a supreme court ruling upholding the right of a bumped passenger to sue in the Federal courts. Nader was awarded $25,000
