European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 4. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 speculators begin efforts to Salvage luxury liner s trove port Townsend Wash. Not an attempt to Salvage Money and pans from a ship sunk near pan towns and. Wash., 66 years ago began in ear nest this week for an investment group that includes Well to do risk takers and truck Drivers. The 450-foot luxury liner governor rests on its keel in 220 feel of water in admiralty Inlet where Pugol sound branches off toward Seattle and Tacoma. The governor Well Down Alk being struck by a freighter the West Hartland in 1921, on a voyage from san Francisco to Vicioria British Columbia to Seattle and 303 people survived. Robert my Star of Puyallup Wash., organized the Salvage attempt estimated to Cost about s 500,000. Mesler 31, says that in seven years of fascination with the sunken liner he  studied All the documents available to him including the tiles of the Pacific steamship co. In the Maremont College Library. He estimates  As much As si.5 million in Gold coins jewelry cur Rency bearer Bonds and other assets will be recovered with the Purser s Safe. Insurance claims of survivors for valuables left in the Purser s Safe were among the documents he used in making his estimate. He said insurance Compa Nies paid out 1.100,000 in claims. Lie predicts that the total recovery May be Worth As much As j8.5 million when brass fillings propellers dishes lab Ware. Wines and other artefacts Are sold. Mesler and Michael Lockwood of Tacoma arc general partners of maritime Ven Tures which  raised 1500,000 to finance the Salvage. Thirty two limited partners have bought shares at s 5,000 each. Three investors Monte Sills Del Kel Logg and Charles Gordon Are truck Drivers in the Tacoma area where they met master who was himself a truck Driver until three months ago when he quit to devote full time to salvaging the Gover nor. Two divers will live on a pressurized Barge for the 10 Days or so thai the Sal Vage attempt is expected to take. Most of the 14 other members of the support Crew arc divers but plans Call for Only Kerry Donahue and Ricot Patton both in heir late 20s, logo to the Bottom on this Job. "11 is a dangerous place for divers to work said Peter Phibbs project manager for can dive. The tides Are so Power Ful because the ship Sank in a narrow Strait that squeezes 1,5 cubic Miles of water rising and falling with the tides by As much As 12 feet. Next Best thing to a Pogo stick up Pho a link inventiveness goes Long Way for Daniel Durnas. With the set of mattress Springs he attached id his feel Daniel Bounds Over he discarded but Ninfi he found in is dumpster near his Home in san Ysidro Calif. Pal scandal harms All to Evange site poll shows new York a most americans have Little Faith in television evangelists and Many believe the sex and Money scandal involving evangelist Jim baiter and his pal ministry won t be quickly forgotten according to a Media general associated press poll. Fifty three percent of the 1,348 adults questioned in the nationwide Telephone poll said they did t believe Money collected by television evangelists generally went to Good causes while 27 percent believed the Money was used for Good purposes and 20 percent were unsure. Seventy percent said t in scandal involving Bakker would Hurt All television evangelists. Sixty percent said it would have Long term effects while 36 percent thought it would be quickly forgotten. Of those who thought All evangelists would be Hurt 30 percent said the Bak Fer scandal raised questions about television preachers believability and 55 per cent said it raised questions about How they re spending donation. Thirty percent of those polled said they watch religious programming regularly or occasionally but Only 14 percent said they donate to a television ministry. Billy Graham s ministry was the most popular receiving Money from 17 per cent of those who made donations. Twelve percent said they sen Money to Oral Roberts and 11 percent made donations to Pat Robertson. Five percent said they made donations to Bakker or pal. And 5 percent said they donated to fal Well s ministry. Among those who made donations 43 percent said inc Bakker scandal would cause them to donate less 48 percent said they would make no changes 3 per cent said they would donate More Money and 6 percent were unsure. Bakker resigned As head of inc 500.000-Mcmbtr pal in March after a sexual Liaison he  with Jessica Halm a Church Secretary was uncovered. Iron Contra Deal broke Law say Meese rep. Hamilton Washington of Arcadia ha., shown Here Hith their three uns Robert upper it Alrick lower k ii and Rind time Bone court to farce Dusolo county Al Public school to a Lillie the three bos who hate been exp ind to the aids virus. A ruling is rpt turd before the opening of or Hill a aug. 24