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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, November 6, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. November 6, 1986 the stars and St Lopes 27 trend less Marlc Treagan s appeals made few converts Waits for election for gop candidates by . Apple or. New York Tim despite Strong push in the dosing Days of the off year Campaign president Reagan was unable to persuade enough of his supporters to join the Republican column tuesday to prevent a Strong showing by democratic  to a new York times lbs Newt poll of thousands of voters who had isl cast their ballots one of three self described Reagan supporters vote democratic despite the president s entreaties in whal May be the last Campaign of his career but Only one Reagan critic in six voted  democrats who have been losing strength in the South and West for theist two decades especially during the analysis Reagan administration made a Strong comeback in those regions in voting for the Senate and the House of representatives. The picture in the gubernatorial races was lest  outcome of the Senate Nice in Florida gave vivid evidence of the presi Dent s Short Coal Lails. His approval rat ing among those who voted was 64 per cent but top sen. Paula Hawkins got go approval rating of Only 41 percent and was soundly Defeated by Cov. Bob Graham a Democrat i never bought the notion hid Thomas c. Griscom executive director of the National Republican senatorial committee that people were running on the president s coattails. The campaigns were not structured that  Reagan who stumped More actively in this year s mid Teim Campaign than any president in recent memory visiting 22 states seemingly failed to transform the contest for control of the Senate into a National referendum. He had stressed a Strong National defense and fiscal Pru Dence As reasons Why voters should choose Republican  among those who mentioned fed eral pending and defense and Aims control As issues that influenced their vote approximately equal numbers cast their ballots for republicans and democrats. It May be of course that the republicans would have tired even worse than they did had they not had the president s  that Republican losses of House seats would be far smaller than they were in 1982, when Reagan s stand Ina had been eroded by econ our difficulties. In some states such As Missouri there were indications that the presi Dent s Tough partisanship of the hut 72 hours of the Campaign might have Hurt Zenub titans. Senior advisers to the gop sartorial candidate a Missouri Christopher s. Bond said his support sagged badly in the final noun and that in an Effort to Stem the losses they pulled Reagan endorsement commercials of Theair. For the democrats the Best Issue Wasan environmental one the question of the disposal of nuclear and toxic  about one voter in 10 questioned in the Survey mentioned that question but those who did voted by More than a 2-1& 1 margin for democratic candidates forthe House and presumably for the Senate As  almost certainly helped rep. Harry Reid in Nevada and former transportation Secretary Brock Adams in Washington two democrats who at tacked proposals for nuclear waste dumps in their states. Both seemed poised to Lake Over Republican seats. For the republicans family value Sand drugs were the Best issues out drugs never became a dominant concern inmost states the poll showed. In the crucial Senate races it was women who lipped the balance in Many cases to the democrats. Nationally according to the times lbs news poll men voted almost equally for republicans and democrats but women preferred democrats by a margin of 52 per cent to 44 percent. Similar patterns were evident nationwide in House and gubernatorial contests. So the so called gender Gap that Hurt the republicans in 1982 and 1984 appears still to be a major  democrats on the basis of the poll seemed to be winning a majority of voters in All income groups except the top one those with annual incomes of$50,000 and above. The republicans were doing Best among Young voters an wont among retirees the latter perhaps reflecting concerns about social Security benefits in the future and memories of the new Deal. Dissatisfaction with the administration s farm policies appeared to have Hurt the republicans. Some farm state Republican senator were re elected easily such As Bob Dole the majority Leader in Kansas and Charlese grass Ley in Iowa. But other did much Les swell and voters who said their occupation was agriculture gave so percent of their House votes to democrats and Only 41 percent to  workers Are usually strongly Republican. The Way in which the Economy affected the election was Complex the times lbs Newt poll indicated. Voters who described the National Economy either As fairly bad or very bad about a thin of the electorate voted solidly democratic but the three fifth who de scribed the Economy As very Good or fairly Good gave the republicans a Nar rower margin of Victory s6 percent to 44 percent new York up the Slock mar Ket ended narrowly mixed in Active Trad ing tuesday As investors voted to Lake some profits White wailing to see won party would control the Senate for the next two Yean. The Dow Jones Industrial average after erasing most of a 13-Poinl loss finished at 1892.44, Down 1.82. For the second Day the Dow transportation average hit a record High rising 3.12 to 844.  outpaced losers 896-696 among the 2,018 issues  Market indexes advanced. The new York Stock Exchange composite Index Rose 0.23 to 141.60. Standard & poor s 500-Ilock Index added 0.40 to246.20. The Price of an average share Rose 6  the big Board. 163.240,000 shares changed Hinds compared with138,220,000 traded monday. Slock prices drifted lower for much of the session As investors voted to take prof its alter monday s Advance. In the nud of Boston rejects new Black City s and tem we did for defeat  people of Boston have voted a resounding no to secession asserted 1 Al who Ter noon As Bond futures prices advanced the Broad Market pushed higher. But analysts said on the whole investors were waiting for the results of tues Day s  Ackerman of Herzfeld 4 Stem said the markets might react poorly to democratic party takeover of the Senate if investor link democrats with inflationary fiscal policies. Inflation hurts Bond investors and a negative response in the credit markets could spill into the equity Martt Ackerman said Harry Villec of Sutra & co. In san Francisco said the Market is close to set Ting a new All time High. The break could come this week he  Many analysts have said they believe the Market will move marginally past its old High Villec predicted the and Vance would be Large and  the trading floor Philadelphia electric was the most Active nose hate Issue slipping to 23v. On wednesday it begins trading  tire & rubber followed rising a to 48.allied stores was third unchanged at 66 a general motors jumped % to 73 a on volume of 2.3 million  Carbide fell i to 21. Carbide said it will buy Back s2.5 billion of High int Crest corporate Bonds and will Issue 23 million new common  american Stock Exchange Index Rose 0.66 to 266,62, with . Indus tries leading actives up v to 6%. The National association of securities dealers Index of oct stocks Rose 0.75 to 361.89. Neo on to a breakaway  have rejected the div Riveness of the Pas and have embraced  Andrew Jones a Mandela Organ Izer vowed to continue the Effort say ing this is the closest we be gotten in 20 Yean and it will continue. It has to continue. We have planted Hope in this Community and it will grow grow  Flynn a former school busing foe who now preaches racial Harmony said in a Telephone statement As of tonight secession and division Are issues of the past. As of tomorrow we can continue our joint efforts to build Strong families and Strong neighbor hoods in  Vork up tin 15 it we Stock i Oungst own potty Tring n a lilt Ooi 00 a s.tm.hm2.371.vx 3,337,200s.jnsoco 2,120. Ixa2,182. Nijiu  aim Sim tout noun us corp inn fruit Motu Coarr Mot i Hunan group at company enl Pimm Cap Cpl Urbam Etc per Motl Cir aria Edh. Ndon up tuesdays eng rate a the . Dollar to Otho Janiten cies. Angures Are expressed apr Lars to the Britis Pound and Othet by Curren Cieslo do Floca new York Dpi the 10amtikgn Slock etching Tun Tuy Wilocki Iua Ding at 4 . 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