European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse 6 the stars and stripes monday april 18, 19bb poll finds economic pessimism Washington a americans arc pessimistic about the . Economy and want to restrict foreign investment in the United slates according to a .news & world report Survey. Only 17 percent of 1.004 adults polled said the country has a Bright economic future fifty nine per cent said the Outlook was just so so and 21 percent called it gloomy the Magazine reported saturday the Survey by the Roper organization showed 84 percent of those questioned believe it is not Good for the uni cd Stales for foreign companies in buy up More and More real estate. The Survey conducted March 30-31, has a 4 percent margin of error eighty two percent said restrictions should be placed on foreign purchases of . Companies Matin National Security products with 78 percent favouring such restrictions on real estate purchases and 72 per cent on the takeover of any manufacturing or High Inch ology companies. Respondents were most opposed to investments by arabs followed by asians while a Little More than Hal said they were comfortable with european investments and three fourths with investments by canadians. Japan mat estate inv Tom it Hawaii Cah. . I. W. Ask. Won. Fla wuh., Othor the Survey questionnaire gave respondents a Choice of four descriptions of How Well or badly the United Stales is competing with other industrialized nations. Forty five percent chose we Are slipping dangerously but can still turn in around if we acl Twenty seven percent cheeked we Are still num Ber one but other nations Are catching up with us very sixteen percent picked we arc in a period of Long term economic decline and Wilt eventually lose our position As number Only 8 percent Speed with we Are number one and will remain he strongest most dynamic Economy in the world when the Survey asked about half of those inter viewed if they think in is a Good idea for foreign companies to build plants in the United states it got More disapproval than approval. When the other half was asked the same question but with the interviewer pointing out thai in would provide new american jobs the response was reversed. Soviet spokesman pokes fun of Speakes in news conference Denver a Mikhail Gorbachev s chief spokesman poked fun saturday at former Whitehouse spokesman lorry Scakes admission that he concocted queues for president Reagan. During a news conference at Thi University of Colorado soviet foreign ministry spokesman it n Nady Gerasimov was asked about his Job. He said one difference Isi Don t put my own words in some one else s Mouth gun Witnov. Who later gave a lec Ture at the University also called the War in Afghanistan a bleeding wound and we re very Happy Mohave this wound heal by with drawing soviet troops. On thursday the Sovil Union the United states Pakistan and of spokesman Gennady Gerasimov Han Stan signed an agreement Call ing for soviet troops to begin Leav ing Afghanistan on May 15. Gerasimov said soviet intentions to help the revolution i Afghanistan May have failed be cause maybe this revolution does not have enough local roots to be a real socialist revolution. Maybe they were top Speakes in his upcoming Book speaking out said he twice attributed remarks to Kcal an that the president never said. In one instance Speakes said he quoted Reagan As telling Gorba Chev during their 1985 Geneva Summit meeting there is much that divides us but i believe the world Breal pics easier because Weare talking Here honesty blooms at Mich company grand ral ids. Mich. A at first Alice Lisq Uci thought the $100 Bill she pulled from an Enve Lope was play Money and in a Way in was. A Georgia woman had sent in an order to Michigan bulb co. And mistakenly enclosed 10 Hundred Dollar Bills that she had been saving for her vacation. In never occurred to me to take in Lis quiz said. Us que 47, found the big Bucks Aboul three week Sago lucked Inlo a 12.84 order for creeping Phlox and peonies. The order a Lent to the company by Mary Duval of Dahlonega. Go. Lisq Uci told her supervisor. Sue Bam stable who Iraclis d Down Duva and sen her a $1,000 Check Eor place the Cash. Us que has received a 5100 Bill and a silk scar from Duval Ai a Reward. Lord it s the least 1 Tould do Duval did sat urday. Duval n3. A nurse Laid the return of the has Yed n Manl Long trip to England she plans for Laler this year. U will be her first trip there dear Alice Duval wrote in a letter enclosed with the Scarf "1 called your office 10 obtain your name and to thank you i like you am a working girl and i hid saved most of the Money tap hardly and convened Illo the s100 Bills As a Twenty gels easily spent. It was for a badly needed vacation and hunks to you my plans do not have to be a second note to barn Slaboc praised Liqun for her honesty. "1 still have difficulty accepting the fact that there is Basic honesty practice Cuvaj wrote. A would never have known what happened to the Money office manager Lyle Hansen said he has seen a few mistaken mailings Over the company s a year history but never More than a phone Bill or House payment Ai got switched around in the shuffle and never before in Cash. Stateside first electronic tax fraud conviction is returned Portland Ore. A Federal author tin say a Portland Man ins been indicted in the nation s first Caw or income lax fraud involving Electron filing of tax returns. Donald j. Pen Rod. 42, is accused in a 11-coumindictment of fraudulently applying for a re funds under false names through a professional tax return pc Parr in Vancouver Wash. The preparer was not charged. A Federal grand jury in Portland returned the indictment. Pc Rod borrowed Money from financial institutions baud on the fraudulent a refunds Heel peeled to receive said Lance Caldwell. An As Sisian us. Attorney for filing of Federal income tax Sci uni is available in 6 regions one of which include Washington. The program initiated by the internal Revenue service in i486, permits professional Lai Clum preparers o electronically transmit returns via computers to irs offices. Caldwell said pc Rod assumed the identities of cad or fictitious people Caldwell said. False w-2 forms allegedly were prepared for the lax returns Texas Bank becomes 51 St in the . To fail this year Houston up poor loan practices Anda depressed Economy claimed another Texas Bank As Federal officials declared by fair Bank in Hani county insolvent it was the 19lh Bank failure in Texas this year and tie 51 St in the nation. The Federal dept nit insurance corp. Was named receiver of the Bank and the Federal Agency s Board approved Transfer of insured do posit and fully secured or preferred deposits from the failed Bank to charter National Bank Willowbrook Northwest of Hounion. 13 arrested in protest at tear Gas Plant in a. Twne Lton a. A thirteen Denton la razors were arrested saturday after chaining themselves to the Gate of a Plant a manufactures tear a being used by israeli Soldier against protesting arabs police said. Police did 200 to 300 demonstrators most of whom arrived by bus from Washington d.c.,West Virginia and Ohio marched 1 h Miles from a Park to the Federal laboratories inc. Plant to ask for an end to he manufacture of the tear Gas chained rims Clvis to the Peale until state police arrived with Bolt Cullers they were charged with criminal trespass. Most posted National american Arab anti discrimination committee has charged that More than 30 people have died from exposure to tear Gas inthe Wisl Bank and Gaza strip. Tear Gas can he lethal if inhaled in a Small enclosed space. Woman seriously injured As cinder Block Falls on car Daytona Beach Fla. A a cinder lock fell off a Nick and crashed through a car Windshield Hilling a Young woman Driver in the face and leaving her in serious condition sat urday after surgery to rebuild her facial Bones officials surgeons at Halifax medical Center toiled for nine hours on Mary loll 30, after the thursday Accident which occurred Aboul 10 Miles East of Deland. Apparently she can hear us but the does t respond said her father Tom loll who Kepi a Vircil Over his daughter s bed in the intensive care unit. Stoll was alone when cinder blocks came Loose on a westbound flatbed truck driven by Furt Mitchum. 37, of cd Genaler. After the Block crashed through her Windshield her car veered off the Road and i a Small Palm tree. No charges have been filed but pop inc Sai Mitchum who world for Tarmac Florida inc. Could be charged with driving with an unsafe , a Stetson University Junior from Bra Benhmi ranked no. 1 in tingles Tennis and last year was voted most valuable player of her warn in s Tennis team
