European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 2, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 88 election s a toss up says new poll Washington a the Battle for the Politi Cal hearts and minds of americans is a virtual loss up of he 1988 election Campaign begins in Earnest with both the democratic and Republican panics facing major problems in their ranks an innovative Public opinion Survey finds. Hard Core republicans for example Are evenly split Between traditions gop faithful and 3 group of moralists who arc More concerned with such social issues As abortion and aids the massive poll conducted for the times Mirror co. Found. But the democrats Core group of supporters those shaped by the new Deal is growing older and dying while inc party has failed to attract the backing of major groups of younger voters who be Lieve and generally act like party faithful do inc poll adds. The in Home interviews with 4,244 adults across inc nation conducted april 25-May 10 by the Gal Lup organization found that inc Liberal and conservative labels arc meaningless in modern politics. Instead. Inc poll said americans fall into 11 club ten defined by he individuals position on six Basic values and by three personal  two of the clusters Are Bedrock Republican two lean toward the gop two lean toward the democratic party four arc basically democratic and one is politically unconnected. The poll overseen by Gallup president Andrew Kuohui Analysed president Reagan s 1980 and 1984 election victories in terms of solid backing from re publican groups and substantial democratic defection based on Reagan s personally and his stand on key issues. But Reagan is not on the ballot in 1988 and the race for the White House shapes up As a close one. The poll said democrats still have heir tradition Al Edge in partisan identification those who identify themselves with a party or a leaning toward a party. Taking into account the probable turnout in the 1988 elections the poll s numbers came out to 54 percent democratic and 46 percent Republican. But hat democratic Edge virtually disappears when the greater parly loyalty of the republicans is factored into the numbers said the analysis which was conducted with the assistance of Potti reial scientist Norman Ornstein. Reagan Goi Al least 96 percent of inc Vole from Bedrock cop groups in the 1984 election White his democratic opponent Walter f. Mondale received ii Little As 69 percent backing from some Core groups in his parly the poll said. A poll of this size has i sampling error margin of about iwo percentage Points. The major innovation in the poll was its development of nine key factors to classify americans into inc 11 subgroups. The poll asked 72 que Lions on issues and personal styles. Three of the factors were personal orientations religious Faith alienation from government and financial pressure Felt by individuals. The other six factors were Basic value systems characterized As tolerance social Justice militant anti communism altitudes toward government american  and attitudes toward bust 9 Flo. Hospitals refuse to admit gunshot victim Miami a . Coast guard Crews trying to save a critically wounded gunshot victim evacuated from inc Bahamas were turned away wednesday by nine major Florida hospitals officials said. Clayton Snyder 55, of fort Lauderdale was finally admit cd to Broward general medical Center on a Sec Ond round of Calls. He was in serious but stable Condi Tion Hospital spokeswoman Shana safer said. Coast guard spokeswoman Sheila Galloway said inc Agency had called the nine hospitals Over a 30 to 45 Minu e period tuesday night to find one that would admit Snyder. He had been shot in the Back and the Bullet had passed through his Abdomen. The coast guard had a helicopter standing by to transport Snyder As soon As a Hospital could be found. Coast guard officials had no information on How Snyder who lived on his boat had been shot. Snyder was rushed to a Hospital on great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. The Hospital called the coast guard for help and a Falcon Jet was dispatched. Snyder was refused admission by Jackson memorial Hospital Baptist Hospital Palmetto general Hospital Homestead fab Hospital mercy Hospital Hollywood memorial Hospital Ami Parkway regional medical Conler North Shore Hospital and Broward general the spokesman said. The coast guard tried again and got Snyder admitted to Broward general where he underwent sur Gery. High medical insurance premiums in South Flor Ida have resulted in hospitals turning patients away. Exposure to agent Orange too slight to study says Agency Washington a Large scale research can nol be conducted on the effects of agent Orange be cause exposure to the defoliant was not widespread among Vietnam veterans and Only a few of them show significant amounts of it in their blood a congressional Agency said wednesday. A staff report by the office of technology assess ment agreed with findings by the centers for disease control which found significant Levels of dioxin a key ingredient in agent Orange that is believed to cause cancer in the blood of just two of the 573vietnam veterans tested. All the existing data support the fact that most ground troops in i cinch did not have heavy agent Orange exposure and hat those who might have would be exceptions inc report said. This. Study confirms a Low probability for meaningful agent Orange exposures for Vietnam vet Erans As a group inc Ota said. Within the group of veterans included in he validation study. We would not expect that the contribution of exposure from spraying in Vietnam could be distinguished from other exposures thai these veterans might be expected to have had in the Normal course of  b/7/ would ban smoking on Short flights Washington a a ban on smoking aboard most . Flights moved closer to enactment wednes Day As a Senate subcommittee approved legislation prohibiting smoking on flights of two hours or less. We feel this is he Opportunity to Deal with the problem said sen. Frank Lauton Borg  the transportation appropriations subcommittee shortly before the panel approved the measure. Lautenburg d-nj., said the language a provision of an $11.2 billion appropriations Bill would bring Welcome Relief to non smokers who have to  the prohibition which would apply to 60 percent of All . Flights would last for three years. People Vio lating the Bun could be fined up to 11,000. Passengers found disabling planes bathroom smoke republicans say they la revise democrats Iran Contra report Washington a two Republican members of the House Iron Contra committee complained wednesday that its draft report is loaded with anti adminis Iraklion innuendo and implies thai president Reagan might have known of the diversion of Iran arms Sale Money to the nicaraguan rebels. They said hey will write i hair own version. Reps. Henry Hyde k-lll., and Jim courier a no said the draft raises questions about the credibility of the testimony of former National Security adviser John m. Poindexter who said he never told Reagan of the diversion of funds id the contras. There is the implication that Poindexter was lying and that the president knew about the diversion said courier. To say that s part of inc facts is not so. A Reader would gel he opinion that this could be therase there s no documentation no testimony to sup port that. It s naked  it s a Mal ice of Lone and  said Hyjck. Hyde and courier said Republican members of the House panel would Likely join to cop members of inc Senate committee Orrin Hatch of Utah and James Mcclure of Idaho in filing a dissenting Minori 1 supplement to the final report which is due oui oct. 26 or 29. I Don t think the democrats Are that much inter ested in watering Down their report said Hyde. It is certain that we will have our own report Hyde and courier also complained that the report makes an Assumption that a congressional prohibition on military Aid to the contras was applicable to the nation Al Security Council where staff members Poindexter and i. Col. Oliver North were managing the arms sales and the resupply of the rebels. Hyde also said attorney _ general Edwin Meese Iii is Pound Tyler sharply criticized in he report beyond what we think the record supports for his handling of the investigation of the affair. Detectors would be subject to fines of up to $2,000. The major . Carriers airline pilots and other opponents of the restrictions have argued Hal smokers would be encouraged to smoke in restrooms where fires can be accidentally sparked. The legislation approved unanimously by the panel now goes o the full appropriations committee. Tobacco state lawmakers notably sen. Jesse Helms . Have promised o iry to Block the measure with a filibuster unlimited debate that is Usedalo kill legislation. The House has already approved legislation that would prohibit smoking on nights of two hours or less but it docs nol have a three year expiration Dale. It also contains no fines. Sands of time to the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. ,. Oct. 2, 1947 approximately 2,000 non moslem refugees were killed by moslem raiders at tand Janwa la 25 Miles West of  Pakistan Punjab. 30 years ago . 2, 1937 Japan was elected to the United nations Security Council despite a strenuous soviet Campaign give reseal Czechoslovakia. 20 years ago . 2, 1967 a Gallup poll showed Hal new York sen. Robert Kennedy led president Lyndon b. Johnson As the Public s Choice for the 968 democratic presidential nomination 51 percent to 39 percent. Ten percent were undecided. 10 years ago today. Oct. 2.1977 five hijackers who held a japanese jetliner for four Days in Dacca Bangladesh began re leasing 59 hostages in Exchange for their Ransom de Mand of $6 million in Cash and Freedom Tor six prison ers in japanese jails. The terrorists belonged to the leftist japanese red army