European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday August 8,1988 americans think . Still racist poll finds new York a Twenty five years after the Rev. Martin Luther King or. Declared his dream of racial Equality a majority of americans say the . Society remains racist a Media general associated press poll Indi Cates. The National Survey of 1,223 adult found Broad agreement that the United states has moved toward Equality sinc August 1963, when King voiced the goal in a celebrated speech. Seventy one percent said Equality is achievable. But of those who said it is possible four in 10 said racial Equality would not occur within their lifetimes. And 55percent of All respondents said Ameri can society is racist Overall while 37percent said it s not racist. The poll found several other Mea sures of concern Over racial inequality in the United states. Among them while 54 percent of respondent said Blacks and other minorities have the same opportunities As Whites right now 42 percent of All respondents and 69 percent of Blacks disagreed. Majorities in All education in come and ideological groups and in Allbut the oldest age group said american society is racist Overall. Fifty three per cent of Whites agreed As did 68 percent of Blacks. Respondents were evenly divided 43-43, on whether minorities receive equal treatment in the nation s Crimi Nal Justice system and three in 10 said minorities Are denied Justice because of their  Whites 46 percent said there is equal treatment in the Justice system while 40 percent said there in t and nearly 15 percent said they did no know. Among Blacks 61 percent said minorities Are not treated  his i have a dream speech to 200,000 demonstrators on the mall i Washington King established civil rights at the forefront of the nation s social  have a dream that one Day on the red Hills of Georgia sons of former slaves and sons of former slave owners will be Able to sit Down together at the table of brotherhood King said. I have a dream that my four Little Chil Dren will one Day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the Content of their  civil rights act became Law a year later prompting sweeping changes in the then segregated South. Today 84percent of americans polled agreed that the nation has moved closer to Equality in the years since King spoke. The poll found better educated americans far More Likely to perceive racial inequality. Only 28 percent of those with postgraduate degrees said minorities have the same opportunities As Whites now. By contrast 65 percent of those with Only High school diplomas said there is Equality now. Even with the perceptions of racism the p9ll gauged it also found Strong opposition to the practice of giving preference to minorities in hiring and in College admissions As a Way of addressing past inequalities. Overall 79 percent opposed such efforts in hiring and 76 percent oppose giving preference to minorities in col lege admissions. Large majorities of Whites were opposed and Blacks were split about evenly on the  their sense of general racism and discrimination nearly All the Blacks surveyed 94 percent said they had close friends who Are White. Smaller share of Whites 67 percent said they had close Black  Media general a poll consisted of Telephone interviews from june22 through july 2, with a randomly selected Sample of adults across the nation. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage Points. Cuomo oks scholarships for Low income students Albany . Not gov. Mario m. Cuomo has signed a Bill creating the Liberty scholarship program which he described As the nation s firs state run Effort to cover All College costs for Low income students. The Bill which the legislature passe last month after a four month impasse also sets up a separate Liberty partnership program which will arrange counselling and support services for youths considered to be at risk of drop Ping out of High school. Under the partnership program institutions or non profit Community organizations that want to provide counselling for the youths will receive Grants fro the state education department. Cuomo administration officials said the partnership program is expected to Cost $10 million during the 1989-90 school year its first year of operation. Cuomo said the two Liberty programs together with an enriched tuition assist Ance program would provide Access to College for students who never dare dream such a  under the Law the first Grants will be awarded through a $9 million appropriation for the 1991-92 school year. State officials say they expect to award 94,000 scholarships when the program is in full operation in 1994. Or. Henrik n. Dullea the governor director of operations said the Liberty scholarship program sends a simple Clear message of financial Relief to Low income students. Student Aid applications Are More challenging than irs forms Dullea said. It s a Complex  there is no income eligibility ceiling for Liberty scholarships. But awards Are reduced by $1 for every $3 of adjusted Gross family income above $ 18,000. Dullea said that under this formula students from families earning up to about $26,000 could get some Money but not the full amount. Thus state officials said a student from a family with an adjusted Gross in come of $18,000 or less could receive Liberty scholarship award for the full amount charged for non tuition expense sat Public colleges. At the state University or the Cit University of new York tuition assist Ance awards cover the full Cost of tuition. At a private College a student whose family earned $ 18,000 or less would receive up to $4,125 in tuition assistance Money. Murdoch reveals plan to buy to guide company for $3 billion new York a Media magnate Rupert Mur Doch plans to pay $3 billion for Triangle publications inc., adding to guide the daily racing form and seventeen Magazine to his communications Empire spokesman announced sunday. The Deal with former . Ambassador Walter Annenberg gives Murdoch the nation s largest Selling weekly Magazine in the country to guide with unaudited circulation of More than 17 million copies. Annenberg was the chairman of Triangle which Wall Street analysts valued at about $1 billion Las year. The Sale was one of the most expensive Media deals Ever in 1986, capital cities inc. Paid $3.5 Bil lion for the Abc television network. Both Murdoch and Annenberg were in los Angel Sand would have no further comment said Murdoch spokesman Howard Rubenstein. The spokesman declined to say who initiated the Sale talks. The Sale is contingent upon signing of a final con tract Rubenstein said. Annenberg 80, who was ambassador to Britain Dur ing the Nixon administration took Over Triangle from his father in the late 1930s. He founded to guide in 1952, and it quickly became Triangle s flagship publication earning an estimated $75 million per year. The three Best businesses in America Are the daily racing form to guide and the Wall Street journal Annenberg said in a 1987 interview during which he indicated that the three publications would be sol before 1990. Murdoch also owns an assortment of newspaper Sand magazines on three continents and he is the owner of a new York television station. He is currently trying to build up the Fox television network. Mickey grounded towns sf/7/ get lift Sheffield Iowa a ear Force one a balloon likeness of Mickey mouse was grounded by High wind saturday but seven Small Iowa towns still enjoyed the Celebration of the 60th birthday of Walt Disney s famous cartoon character. An estimated 15,000 people filled this North Central Iowa Community of 1,200 for a Parade fireworks an birthday party that doubled As a Pep rally for Sheffield and six neighbouring towns depressed by the farm crisis of the 1980s and the drought of 1988. Children squealed for attention from Mickey mouse his Girlfriend Minnie and pals Donald Duck and goofy and townsfolk quickly sold out thousands of to shirts and other souvenirs at the Start of the two Day festival. The Rev. Dick Streeter of first United methodist Church in Sheffield said residents Hope the Cele bration will help the area commit itself to rebuilding its farm based Economy. We discovered some things a few years ago that weren t particularly pleasing. The main Street was boarding up and enrolment in our schools was de Clining. We realized that the Money was being fun need to the metropolitan areas Streeter said. It s amazing what Mickey mouse has done for us he added. This is a Disney movie come to  Disney spokeswoman Mimi Schaff said the company normally celebrates Milestone birthdays of cartoon characters at Disneyland at Anaheim calif., Disney world at Orlando fla., or in some major . City. But the fair in Sheffield is the first time Disney has taken its party to a Rural area she said. The Celebration was part of the unveiling of Ker Nel Mickey mouse a huge likeness planted in a 520 acre farm Field Northeast of Sheffield about 90 mile North of Des Moines. The Field planted in Corn and Oats features a 3 a mile circumference likeness of Mickey s head and is easily recognizable from 30,000 feet above the Iowa Countryside although it can t be seen from the ground. Anti nuclear protest activists meditate along a cattle guard at the Nevada test site saturday. An anti nuclear protest Drew 100 to 125 activists to the site. Sixty four demonstrators were arrested on Misdemeanour trespass charges. The protest was held to mar the 43rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima Japan in world War ii. Actor mar tin Sheen was among those arrested