European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes june 1985 poll finds Contra Aid gaining Public support new York up a new poll published wednes Day says the majority of americans still oppose Aid to the nicaraguan but support for president reagans policy toward the contras is especially among those who know which Side the United states a new York time subs conducted May 29 through june indicated that 53 percent of the adults interviewed said the United states should not help the nicaraguan Only 32 percent said it a similar poll in april 1984 showed 27 percent favored support for the and 55 percent were the present poll that 26 percent of those interviewed can now identify the american against 19 percent in the april 1984 by a margin of 50 percent to 43 this expanding group supports help for the in the earlier it divided about 43 percent in compared with 46 percent both polls have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage of All those including 49 percent of those who said the United states should not help overthrow the nicaraguan 62 percent favored sending food and Medicine to the Twenty four percent of those polled said they favored sending the rebels military weapons and sixty six percent were opposed to such the Survey also showed that 45 percent of those polled said they were More worried about a War in Central Amer Ica than a communist takeover in the fort three percent said they were More worried about discussing invasion of paper reports Washington up Reagan administration officials for the first time Are openly discussing the possibility that combat forces might one Day have to invade the new York times reported while no one in government is saying an invasion is imminent or the news paper said that during the past few weeks president Secretary of state George Shutlz and other senior officials have begun warning that the United Stales May be left with Little Choice besides inva Sion if other policies interviews with almost 50 diplomatic and foreign government experts in the United Costa Nicaragua and Honduras indicate discussion of the Issue has become commonplace in official the times the invasion talk comes at a time when the administration is pressing Congress to reconsider some form of Aid for the con the rebels who oppose Nicaragua leftist the report said the administration has agreed that a number of possible situations would leave the United states with no alter native but to use military these in clude Nicaragua obtaining High performance fighter planes and the granting of military bases to the soviet american officials said in november they suspected soviet mig21 Jet fighters were aboard a cargo ship bound for Nicaragua and they would probably order a surgical air strike to destroy the if there was a it was never in Public and the joint chiefs of defense Secretary Caspar Wein White House National Security adviser Robert Shultz most president All have said they Hope the United states is never called upon to Send american forces to Nic the times every offi Cial interviewed said that events beyond the United states control could change that almost lawmaker guilty of extortion bid a state Senate president pro Tern Tommy Brooks was found guilty of attempting to extort in Exchange for his influence on a horse racing District judge Tom Lee set sentencing for july the 2 Power in the state could be sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined in Addi Tion to losing his Senate a 29year Veteran of the showed no emotion As the verdict was announced and declined to comment As he left the court with his and other family attorney George Phillips said the verdict sends a message that the people of Mississippi wont allow corruption by its Public in closing the government said Brooks de sense that he received in a downtown parking lot was a loan was a Phillips told the jury that tape recordings an testimony leave Only one reasonable verdict and that defense attorney Boyce who was granted 30 Days to file a motion for a new admitted in closing arguments that Brooks made some serious but said his client want involved in any extortion this is a Case that rests on whether one person is telling the truth at one or another Holleman belgian Diplomat arrested on drug charge new York a a belgian Diplomat has been arrested on a charge of importing 22 pounds of heroin into the United states in diplomatic officials said attorney Raymond Dearie said Ludovicus Vas identified As the Chancellor of the belgian embassy in new and two other men were arrested on charges of importing and conspiring to import 44 pounds of seized in connection with the the Diplomat allegedly delivered 22 pounds of heroin Worth million on the Street to an undercover Fri agent in a hotel room in the new York City Borough of Dearie the heroin was packaged in diplomatic pouches Bear ing the Seal of the government of and Vastena Vonda instructed the agent to destroy the pouches once the heroin was Dearie he said the Diplomat told the undercover agent that he expected a Dearie said the alleged source of the Mehtab Singh was arrested tuesday in Montreal and an other of Glatis alleged or Amesti was arrested May 31 in new a photo f Ming Timothy director of the chinese depart ment of so Thebes auction House in new looks Over a Ceramic wine Jar from the Ming dynasty that set an american sales record for a chinese work of it sold for according to classmates fearful after abduction of 7yearold girl a the abduction of a 7yearold girl As she bicycled with a Friend in this quiet Village of has left her classmates distraught and Many children frightened to play outdoors after this used to be a Good place to bring up a i dont said scree whose was kidnapped seven blocks from Melissa was thrown into a car by a Man who also tried to abduct her companion in what was described As the first abduction herein at least Treyve just got to keep looking for said the girls Treyve got to find i keep praying  find Ive lived Here for 28 All my you never had to worry about i still feel the Ackerman weep its not somebody from this town that did its just nothing like this has Ever happened around said Denny the Village clerk in this Community about 70 Miles West of Wiley was one of the 100 to Iso residents who have helped search for Melissa along gravel roads and in wooded areas and abandoned farmhouses and Wiley described residents As angry and somebody violated our our and everybody feels sorry for whats you dont see kids outside play ing in the Yards after suppertime like you used he at the redbrick Somonauk Grade Melissas Helen said that when she drove through the Community sunday after the there want a child in everybody had pulled them off the streets and into their she Melissas classmates were distraught at school every Little they John son they were scared to go some were crying and wondering if they would Ever see her it just Doest happen she noting that several parents picked up their children at school so they  have to walk Home Johnson said she explained the situation and reviewed safety practices with the Chil not until the end of the she did she one of the children Ive never seen a teacher cry and i even teachers have to she said Melissas parents came to the school tuesday to pick up her Art work and a Little Book she had made about How you should act in Johnson said Melissa always had a big smile and was one of her top she was aggressive so that even if a bigger kid was picking on she didst Back it just seems like if she had a Chance to get shed take she thinks Susan said she and her husband moved from Chicago Southwest Side in 1979 so their two children would be children Are supposed to be Safe Here in the that what we now misses were not and that the horror of a family cant hide anywhere and be Safe she the Friend who was cycling with Melissa said the Man tried to grab both of she said she tried to fight him and Hurt his hand and stepped on Accord ing to the girls were Lucky Shes still he armed with a composite drawing of the suspect provided by Melissas have been aided by state the Fri and sightings have been reported As far away As Ohio of a car similar to the one the Man or of a Man Matching the abductors but none has panned said sheriff Roger Melissa is about 4 feet has Light Brown hair and Brown eyes and is missing two top front Fri spokesman Bob Long said the Fri had several leads in the but he would not discuss he described the Abductor As 5foot3 to in his with Short Brown hair and a mus ackermans metropolitan life insurance has offered a re Ward for information leading to the Safe return of said Mike a company