European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday september 15, 1980 House to debate fund to clean up toxic dump Sites Washington a the House begins debate this week on legislation establishing a ji.2 billion superfund to clean up abandoned hazardous chemical dumps such As that at love canal in new  superfund proposal follows a surgeon general s report released late last week de scribing the problem of toxic chemicals As a major Public health concern that will plague the nation for years. Poll shows candidates now even Washington a president Carter and Ronald Reagan arc running even in their race for the presidency but Carter s strength is limited to the South according to a new Public opinion poll by the Washington Post. Carter and the Republican presidential nominee each Drew 37 percent support in the Post Surrey published sunday. Independent candidate John Anderson was favored by 1 3 percent of the 1 ,755 registered voters polled. The remaining 13 percent had no  Post said the margin of error in its Survey was slightly More than 2 percent either Way. Big Edge in South while Carter and Reagan were even in the nationwide Survey a breakdown showed Carter Strong favorite in the South with 47 percent saying they would vote for the president compared to 34 per cent for Reagan. Reagan was the favorite in the other regions with margins of 35 percent to 30 percent in the Northeast. 40 percent to 33 percent in the North Central area and 44percent to 30 percent in the West. The Post poll however reported that Carter could win the november election if positive economic trends continue and a Small percentage of voters now leaning to Ward one of his opponent decides the president deserves some of the credit. The poll said 27 percent of those questioned Felt they would be worse off economically a year from now compared to 47 percent in an april poll. The earlier poll gave Reagan a 16 Point margin Ove Carter As the candidate most Likely to re store the value of the Dollar. But the mar Gin slipped to 1 1 percent in the poll published sunday. Best Sellers by Rutm pm Bation fiction Kkt Tell Row set pvn Kytt Tow in of Ajim soft we Suvi to finn Hor Mon Larry Yokoi i and it comes after two Days of hearings last week on the Senate version of the Bill during which Federal state and local officials called for urgent congressional action on the  the legislation faces obstacles in the form of the chemical manufacturers association and other Industry groups. Although the Industry prefers the House version of a superfund to a much More ambitious Senate version the association still feels the fund is too big and puts too much of a Burden on the  before the House this week & an expected vote tuesday on a si56 billion defense appropriation Bill that includes funds for new stealth measures to hide bombers from enemy radar. In the Senate National Security advise Zbigniew Brzezinski and other White House aides Are to testify at hearings on the Billy Carter affair. Senate investigators want to ask Brzezinski about his disclosure to Billy car Ter that us. Intelligence had intercepted one of the cables the president s brother sent to  is Congress response to such environmental disasters As love Ca Nal n.y., where a neighbourhood was built on top of an abandoned chemical dump that eventually began to Poison its residents. More love canals have been found since then and the threat of chemicals invading the environment has grown Ever More alarming. The surgeon general in his report last week snid More and More environmental emergencies like love canal will occur Over the years. And Douglas Costle administrator of the environmental Protection Agency testified last week that this legacy of Many years of uncontrolled hazardous waste disposal May Well be the meat serious environmental problem facing the nation  the major superfund Bill to come before the House this week would set up a jl.2 billion four year program to clean up abandoned chemical waste dumps. Of the total s900 million would come from taxes on the chemical Industry and j300 million from the Federal government. The scope of the project is limited com pared with the Senate s proposed $4 billion six year program which is pending in the Senate finance committee. The House Bill covers Only the actual costs of cleaning up a dump. The Senate version by contrast sets aside one third fits fund for compensating chemical waste victims for everything from medical expenses to property damage. Poo american women to off tuft c Mutuc Tor  Trunza cent f we Erica Jono Nam Fotion do Tomt r Cav ckt1 m4 you can for if ski l or to we Drw g Goc Lotfy � pc of won of a do a wort j a Honky Tonk piano that quacks Yon not recognize the performer or his disguise so Well help Yon tort. He s Donald Duck disguised As who else Rock Singer Dion John. Or something like that Joba wore several costumes a be pounded White piano during a Bene fit concert for us new York City puts department. A 39 of 200,000 Rock fans in ured at John / am Meef new York up Between 200,000 and 300,000 people jammed new York s Central Park saturday for a Benefit concert by Elton John the Rock Singer. The emergency medical service said 39 people were injured two seriously during the concert on the Park s great Lawn. One Man suffered a head injury in a fall from an overpass on 86th Street. Another Man was found unconscious. They were being Evalu ated at Lenox Hill Hospital. Emergency service spokesman Charles Wheeler said the other injured people suffered from drug overdoses and minor injuries such As cuu and bruises fractures an fainting. It seems they were All trying to get As close As possible to the entertainers Wheeler said. The three hour concert which ended about 7 ., was a Benefit for the new York City Parks department s keep it Green Campaign. The Parks department raised Money through volunteers who sold to shirts or but tons or solicited donations. Scores of nearby residents complained to police about the music and noise from the concert. Dressed first in Black pants and wearing a White Cowboy hat Elton John took the stage shortly after 4  And Sang Fune ral for a  the crowd variously estimated at 200, 000 to 300,000, was supervised by 300 police officers and six mounted Urban perk rangers the first time the rangers were used in concerts or for pork events. None gets vote for most trusted new York a in god the Amer ican woman has Trust but Congress Auto manufacturers newspapers the president and nuclear Plant operators All have slipped in women s estimation Over the past decade according to a Survey. The poll of 1,000 women by ladies Home journal also indicates that women said their most trusted individual in each of four categories film or television stars. Writers or columnists religious leaders and political leaders was  Only among newscasters was an individual singled out As Mot trusted Walter Cronkite. Who was named by 40  followed with 31 percent Abc an Chorman John Chancellor was named by 25 percent and Dan rather Cronkite s Suc Cessor As lbs Anchorman received 4percent. Among political leaders none received j-43 ,1 Trast rat Fonner president Gerald Ford got 11 percent. President car Ter got 10 percent beating his opponent in the november election Ronald Reagan who was named As most trusted by 4percent of those surveyed. ,. None also was most trusted among religious leaders with 36 percent. Pope John Paul ii was named most trusted by 26 per cent. 6 percent named Billy Graham and 3percent named god. Nonetheless god received a plus-60 rat ing for Trust Over inc past decade obtained by subtracting the percentage who out their Trust in god had decreased Over the past 10 years from tie percentage who Laid it had increased. Computers got a Pius-2 rating but Al others got negative ratings. The worst wer Congress minus 81 Auto  minus 71 state government minus 64 i Clear pow Plant operators minus 60 the president minus 55, and courts Minu 54. The Magazine also gave the women a list of 17 occupations and asked what sex they trusted most in those jobs. Most said they trusted professionals of both sexes equally except for electricians airline pilots and police officers where the preference is to males