European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 4 the stars and stripes monday september 1987 Cosby no. 1 among top paid entertainers new York a the richest Captain of the entertainment Industry Mill smokes a big Cigar. Comedian Dili Cosby is inc world s highest paid entertainer with estimated earnings of Al least s84 million in 1986 and1987, according to Forbes Magazine. The Stogie chomping Cosby television Star Best Selling author and ubiquitous com Mercial Pitchman is a one Man growth Industry he Magazine says in its sept. 21issue. Cosby s earnings will jump from 127 million Cosby in 1986 to at least $57million this year Forbes says. And that does t count the syndication value of this year s episodes of i hit to series the Cosby show or his investment in such enterprises As series a Huwer i 1113  411 Acuti enterprises As Florida television station and a coca cola bottler in new York. If Cosby got paid today for the rerun value of this year s 28 snows the comedian s income could swell to almost $ 100 million in 19s7, the Magazine predicts if Cosby continues to rack up earnings Tike this the Magazine said he is All but certain to be the first entertainer 10 become a  by comparison America s top grossing executive Chrysler corp.1 Lee Iacocca collected a measly $32 million Over 1985 and 1986, inc most recent two year period for which Forbes has Kepi executive pay records. Cosby Heads a glittering list of show business Nota Bles who Rake in millions of dollars per year Accord ing to Forbes. The top 10 for i9s6 and 1987, in addition to Cosby Are Sylvester Stallone Rocky and rambo Star,174 million. Bruce Springsteen Rock Singer $56 million. Charles m. Schutz peanuts cartoonist j5s Mil lion Eddie Murphy comedian and actor $50 Mil lion. Steven Spielberg movie maker $50 million Madonna Singer and actress 147 million. Whitney Houston recording artist j44 million. Michael Jackson pop Singer $43 million. Johnny Carson Star of the tonight show,s40 million. Murphy Spielberg Madonna Houston the Magazine notes that inc top 10 averaged at cast 120 million for he last two years Iacocca is the Only chief executive who approaches that income level. The Forbes ranking also contains another 30 entertainers the lowliest or whom to talk show Host Oprah Winfrey earned $10 million Over 1986 and eighteen of inc 40 made their fortunes in the music business and five of the 40 Are women. In addition to Madonna Houston and Winfrey the other women on the list Are Jane Fonda and barbra Streisand,.vou think show Biz does t contribute to the Gross National product to inc contrary Forbes  create wealth by increasing attendance at concerts and movies pushing up sales of record Sand tapes and boosting the ratings of to shows. Jackson Carson pollution threatens tourist spots on Jersey Shore Atlantic City. . A the new Jersey Shore has Long defied the stale s traditional images of grime an garbage. But this year the summer spots that have meant boardwalks Saltwater Taffy and Bruce Springsteen to millions of tourists seem to lit night in. Bathers fled High focal conform bacteria counts. Medical syringes tampon applicators and used condoms turned up Inland castles. And pollution and garbage Slicks caused Beach closings in such pop ular tourist destinations As Atlantic Cit Yand Island Beach state Park. Even As the Shore resorts prepared forthe labor Day weekend a 10-mile-Long, 100-foot-wide garbage Slick on the Atlan tic started Drifting toward Northern beaches. Earlier in the week an Oil Sheen dotted with gooey Tarballs and de Bris appeared off Atlantic City but did not reach the Beach. To add to concern Bittl Cnoc dolphins began dying mysteriously in july. Although scientists say a bacteria is i Eprime suspect it is a Type aggravated by polluted Waters. Researchers Are trying to determine Why the situation was so bad this year Ana lawmakers Are looking for new ways to Battle the pollution. There really has t been that much change in Ocean conditions from Las summer except for the dolphins dying. Bui last summer everyone was denying there was a problem and listening to state officials say the water is jetting cleaner says or. Robert Dennis a co founder of the save our shores Environ mental group. This summer has proven that our worst tears Are coming  and officials report changes in the pollution. Although raw sewage no longer is permitted to run freely through drainage pipes into the Ocean other More toxic chemicals Are appearing Likely from illegal dumping. Likewise notes state assemblyman Anthony Villiant from the Shore s Mon Mouth county there is much Morenon biodegradable pollution. We used to see paper bags and paper wrappers float ing in the Ocean. But with the Advent of styrofoam and plastic materials it slay for years and  last summer local state and Federal environmental agencies started a weekly program to test Ocean water. In the first season 10 Ocean beaches and 27 Bay beaches were closed to swimmers one or More times. The tally for this year is not in but the closings have hit popular spots including the Beach at Atlantic City one of the nation s top tourist destinations in june a 50-mile band of garbage including tampon applicators and con Doms closed beaches in Ocean  in August another Slick contained Hospital waste including body parts an hypodermic Needles. The National oceanic and atmospheric administration based at Gover nor s Island n.y., is conducting computerized tests to look into whether wind patterns caused the Ocean pollution to reach so Many beaches this summer said Jay Krieger a National weather service spokesman Here. State and Federal officials have assured he Public that Legal Ocean dumping of wastes will move from a site 12 mile offshore to one 106 Miles out by the end of the year. Not thai that s a final solution butt s better than 12 Miles said George Mccann director of the slate s division of water resources. Dole Bush in tight race for Iowa gop support Des Moines Jowa a Senate minority Leader Robert Dole and vice president George Bush Are locked in a close race for the support of Iowa republicans in the Buttle for the party s presidential nomination according to a pol released sunday. In a sampling of republicans who said they would definitely or acre Likely to attend a precinct caucus in february the Iowa poll in inc pcs momus Register found that 32 percent supported Dol and 29 percent favored Bush. It was the first Iowa poll to question Only Likely caucus goer. The caucuses Are the first step in selecting Iowa s delegates to the Republican National convention next summer and Are a closely watched Early test of the candidates support. Rep. Jack Kemp of new York was Distant third with 10 percent. The Rev. Pat Robertson had 7 percent Pete Dupont 5 percent and Alexander Haig 4percent. Twelve percent of the respondents said they were undecided. The poll was based on interviews with301 Lowans aug. 17-Scpt, 3 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.6 percentage Points. An lows poll sampling of All republicans in april showed Bush leading Dole 40 percent to 33 percent. Kemp had 7percent in that sampling. According to the poll support for the candidates is not firm at this Point. Only a third of the republicans Likely to at tend a caucus said they were unlikely to change their minds Between now and the feb. 8 gatherings. If they do change Dole and Bush would most Likely Benefit. Twenty two percent named the Kansas Sanatar As their second Choice and 19 percent dubbed Bush As uie Irno. 2 candidate the poll found