European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. December 13, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 7 most believe gains were made in Summit Washington a More than so percent Tif americans surveyed after the ,-soviet Summit sad they believe ii Lal 10 important accomplishment in relations Hel when the countries according to a poll released Friday. Of Lite 505 pc pc interviewed by Telephone in the Continental United Stales of emigre Ali urday 82 per cent said the Summit Hod led to important accomplishments 15 percent said it had t and 3 percent said they did t know or had no opinion. The Survey was conducted by add news Anil the Washington Post and had a margin of error of 5 percentage Points. Seventy six percent of tie respondents agreed with the statement that we Are entering a new Era in which relations Between in United slates and the soviet Union Wil be much Heller than Lutcy have been nine teen percent disagreed 2 percent said it was too Early to Tell and 3 percent had in opinion. Soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev gained some Trust from americans during he Summit hut a lot of Doughl remains the poll found. In fore the Iii Mil 26 percent said the United slates can Trust Gorbachev More than past soviet leaders i percent said less. .17 percent said about the same 3 percent said he can t be trusted at All and 21 percent did t give an opinion. After the Summit. 33 percent said americans can Trust Gorbachev More. 7 percent said less. 34 percent said about the same. 5 percent synd he can t be trusted at All and 21 percent gave no opinion Gorbachev came off As a More impressive Leader than Reagan with 39 percent saving lie was More and 34 per Cuni housing Reagan 13 percent saying the two were equal and in percent saying they did t know or had no opinion. Rut Reagan came in first when respondents were asked if they approved of each Leader s handling of the Summit. Eighty one Perth no approved of Reagan s actions with b percent disapproving and 11 percent giving no answer and 77 percent said they approved of Gorbachev s actions with 12 percent disapproving and 11 percent opinion the Survey also found that tic number of people who favor the new inf treaty to eliminate intermediate Range nuclear weapons jumped almost 20 percentage Points from before the Summit. Before the Summit 52 percent approved while 8 percent disapproved and 3 percent did t give an opinion. After the Summit. 71 percent approved. S percent disapproved and 22 percent did t give an opinion the poll found. Warning issued against shellfish from Canada Washington a the food and drug administration has alerted americans to avoid eating mussels oysters and Elams taken from the Allan tic Ocean off the coast of Canada. Officials emphasized that inc partic ular Type of toxin prompting the warning persists even after being cooked. The warning was issued shortly after Canadian health officials advised their 1 . Counterparts Hal Ghoul 70 illnesses and one death in Canada have been linked to contaminated mussels. Oysters and clams were included in the warning As a precaution although no reactions i ave been associated with them. The Fra said illnesses to Date Are thought to be associated Only with the mussels. Shrimp lobster and prawns arc specifically excluded from the advisory Bill Grigg. An Fra spokesman said he had no information on the amount of shellfish included in the warning we do know thai it s quilt commonly shipped in in pretty Good volume but i Jon t have any poundage Grigg said. Even in Florida and example you get mussels from the Canad an Atlantic. It s really coast to officials said Canadian mussels nor Mally Are distributed through san fran Cisco los Angeles. Miami and Tampa Fla. The government in Ottawa issued a similar warning Friday virtually halting a multimillion Dollar shellfish Industry in Eastern Canada. No illnesses from the shellfish have been reported in the United Stales but Fra officials said Consumers should be aware that Canadian Shell fish is distributed widely in the United Stales and that icy should ask the origin of any mus Sels oysters and clams before eating them. Officials said hey have been advised thai any shellfish shipped into the United slates from Canada is clearly tagged with the country of origin Canadian health officials told the Fra that there have been reports of Brief bouts of nausea followed by mental confusion among people most of the elderly eating mussels from the Waters off Prince Edward Island and the Magda Len islands both North of Nova Scolia. The death involved a 71-year-old Man who died a her going into a coma. Shellfish poisoning begins with Nau sea vomiting and diarrhoea and can Lead to Disori nation and unconsciousness. There is no known cure. Doctors treat the symptoms while waiting for the body to hush out the toxin. Nice Bull Bob Smets of Oakland ure., pals a Bull on the Ami during the bullfighting Competition at hit in Tunal finals Rod in Las vegas nov. Smets the two Lime defending Champion lust out to Mike Morton of Zolfo Springs Fla., in the final round of the Competition on thursday night. Yule Sleigh rides in City Park shot Down by old Law Yakima. Wash. A Lei fish Hells won t be Jing Jing Jing a Linging Ai a City Park this Christmas be cause an old Law bans the horses donkeys mules or Pomes needed to pull the Sleigh officials say. Reindeer Are City Public works director Jerry Copeland said Friday the others Are outlawed at All limes in City officials with the Yakima Valley museum in this South Central Washington Community had asked the City Council to Amend the Law to allow events like Holiday Sleigh rides said museum director Vena Ang. He s Noi a is Rouge k Ang said of Copeland. The Public works people wanted to Lake Sleigh rides them City officials initially i Leigh ride idea but a staff member discovered the old Law Lail week Copeland said. The Issue is on the Council Agenda for tuesday Hui k Ang said Hal even if the change is approved it is probably too late in offer rides in Franklin Park he Hind the museum it would Lake ii whole lot of Legal paper work and before Christmas thai would not be she Iid. If Hal weren t enough warm weather and rain i e made the ground in the Park soggy k Ang said. The prohibition against horses and mules ii the Parks was enacted in inc 1930s, and made so Meuse for that time k Ang said. I can understand some years ago Hal Havir a lot of horses and mules in City Parks and on in real uld he a real problem she said. Alaska Bank becomes 180th in . To fail in 87 Washington a first inter slate Bank of Alaska was closed Friday by state officials and is Deposit liabilities were assumed by National Bank of Alaska a Federal Deposit insurance corp. Spokesman said. The failed Bank s is offices will re open monday As branches of National Bank and its depositors automatically will become depositors of that Bank subject to coun approval said Odic spokes Man Bill Olcheski. Although Odic insurance covers Only accous of s 100.000 or less everybody s covered in a transaction of this Type Olcheski said. It does t Mailer How Large a Deposit is. All the deposits were assumed by the National Bank of first inner Sale with total assets of $375.4 million was closed by Willis of Kirtpatrick. Alaska director of banking and securities. He Alten named the Odic As receiver. The Odic s Board of directors approved the Assumption of Deposit liabilities by National Bank. Olcheski said Noih Banks Are based in Ancho rage. This was the second Hank failure in Alaska and inc 180th in the United Stales this year he said. The Alaska National Bank of the Norih. Based in Fairbanks was closed oct. 22. It had local assets of s214.9 million. National Bank of Alaska will assume about t36s.l million in .17.0 11 Deposit accounts and Lias agreed i pay the Fiji a Purchase Premium of s4.1 million Choski said. In addition it will Purchase Simc of first interstate Loans and other assess for s213.2 million. The Odic will Advance about 1155.2 million 10 National Hank to facilitate the transaction and it will retain assets of the failed Bank with 3 Book value of about $ 162.2 million he said
