European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 3, 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 7 Public disbelieves Reagan poll shows new York a a majority of americans do not believe president Reagan s denials about a key fact of the . Arms deals with Iran a lbs news new York times poll said monday. More than half the Public questioned in the poll sunday said they believed Reagan knew that Money from the arms sales was going to fund the contras in Nicaragua despite Reagan s statements that he had not been informed. Two thirds of those questioned said the Reagan government is engaged in a cover up. The Issue has driven Reagan s Overall Job rating Down to the lowest Point since 1983 and propelled the . Public s negative judgment of his foreign policy worn to the highest Point of his presidency. A total of 687 adults were interviewed by Telephone nationwide on sunday after the revelations a the White House on nov. 25 that arms sales 1o Iran had been he source for up to $30 million for the Contra rebels. The poll had an error margin of about 4 per the respondents were asked is this situation As serious for the country As Wal Ergat was forty seven percent agreed that the scandal was As serious As watergate and 10 percent volunteered that inc current situation was More serious than watergate. Thirty six percent said the scandal was not that a Nousand 7 percent were not sure or did not give an answer. About half those questioned said they do not believe Reagan s denial of knowledge that the profits from the arms Deal were going to help the contras in Nicaragua. Fifty three percent said they believe Reagan knew of the fun cling of Money to the contras while 26 per cent said he did not. The remainder were undecided. In a finding that recalled o major feature of the watergate scandal More than two thirds of those questioned said the government is hiding the full facts of the Case from the Public. Sixty nine percent said inc Reagan government is attempting a cover up while 20 percent disagreed. Reagan s Overall rating is Down 21 percentage Points from a poll taken in late october. His Job rating in the current poll stood at 46 percent approval and 45 per cent disapproval. That is Down from a 67-25 approval Mark in the last reelection poll by lbs and the times. Work in International affairs while 54 percent disapprove. That is the highest disapproval figure for this rating in the Reagan presidency. The foreign policy rating cited in the previous poll was 57 percent approval  disapproval. Despite the questions about the Reagan s answers on the Contra Money Issue the poll said americans judgment of Reagan s honesty remains High. By a 59 33 Edge the respondents said Reagan has More honesty and integrity than most people in Public life figures essentially unchanged from 1984. Drugs Federal Aid Cut disturb Urban leaders san Antonio Texas a the drug problem is ripping inc heart out of the Quality of life in most american cities say Urban leaders who Are moving the War on drugs to the top of their Agenda. Following a cell to arms sunday by new York mayor Edward i. Koch a key panel of the National league of cities agreed monday to a Resolution making the crackdown on drugs a top priority along with maintaining Federal Aid pro Grams and fighting Adverse changes in the lax Laws. The 6,670 delegates from nearly 1,000 cities will Vole wednesday on the Resolution but its approval in committee was its biggest hurdle. There is nothing in my City that is More important than solving the prob Lem of illegal drug use and sales Phila Delphia mayor Wilson Goode said Mon Day. It is simply ripping the heart out of the Quality of life in most cities. It s Goic to destroy the Quality of life in America As we know  Gwen King an assistant to president Reagan said there is a realism among cities that Revenue sharing is  several City leaders at the Congress of cities meeting opposed adding the drug problem to the top of their Urban Agenda. Pamela plumb a Portland Maine Council member said the cities could be sidetracked away from other Urban is sues. The proposed policy statement ask Congress to go beyond the $ 1.7 billion anti drug Bill enacted last month by providing More than $3 billion in Aid to local Law enforcement agencies. The new Law pro Vides $225 million in such Aid for three years and Koch said sunday that the Feder Al government should provide at least $4 billion for the total anti drug Effort. Man faced with eviction by son gets a reprieve Orange Calif. A an 81-year old Man faced with eviction by his land lord son has won at least a Brief reprieve because his daughter has Laid claim to the House authorities said monday. Luis Vaca Gallardo s eviction had been sought by his son Felipe Vaca Hernandez pastor of the apostolic Assem Bly Church of the Faith in Jesus Christ who won an Orange county municipal coun fight two weeks ago Over Back Gallardo claims his son refused to accept his monthly j300 rent payments for the past six months because he wants to rent the three bedroom House to tenants who will pay  Orange county marshals armed with a court order checked Mon Day to see if Gallardo had left the House. They were met by his daughter Lucille u Mike Corona  were served out there with a third party claim Corona said. We Are stayed from doing the eviction until the claim is  that probably will take at least three Days because a court hearing must be held he  for Gallardo he was still in the House late monday evening attorney Gay Appel said Hernandez received the property in 1951 from Hii Mother. Conception Hernandez Lubian according to court documents. In Exchange the father con tends Hernandez pledged to take care of  s lawyer Richard Politiski has denied such a pledge was made. Looks a lot like Christmas Rockefeller Center s annual tree lighting festivities began the Holiday season in the big Apple. Met opera Star Karl to Sannwa Sang Silver Bells is the 18,000 multicoloured bulbs were lighted on the 68-fool norwegian Spruce before a crowd of 70,000, Fri probing racial harassment at the Citadel Charleston . Up the Fri announced monday that it has started an investigation into racial harassment at the Citadel because of possible civil rights violations at the 144-year-old military College. Bill netties special agent in charge of the Fri s Charleston Bureau said his agents Are looking into the hazing of Kevin Nesmith a former Cadet. He said the probe was requested by the Justice department and results of the preliminary investigation Are expected to be turned Over to it within two weeks. We re looking primarily at the incident that occurred Over there Nettles said. Upon completion of this inquiry a report will be submitted to the department of Justice for determination As to further  the probe focuses on an oct. 23 incident in which five while cadets burst into the room of nes Mith a Black and shouted racial insults and burned a paper Cross. The White cadets were dressed in Kun flux klan Lype attire sheets Pillow cases and towels. Nesmith 17, resigned from the Citadel shortly after the incident and his family and the a act have indicated they will file lawsuits in the Case. As punishment the five while cadre were or dered to March 195 one hour Tours Ruit Elrd to Campus while school is in session and lowered in rank. Another serious offence will result in their immediate suspension school officials mid. Black leaders have criticized the Citadel on a number of Points including the use of the Confederate Flag and. The song Dittie and the absence of women among the corps of cadets