European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday april 18.1989 Legal abortion favored by 53% in poll new York a americans overwhelmingly believe thai outlawing abortion would do Little to cur Tail it. And half want inc operation to remain Legal and unrestricted in Early pregnancies a poll has round. The Media general associated press poll of  adults also found Broad opposition to opera Ion res Cue whose members have been blocking entrances to abortion clinics around the country. With the . Supreme court poised to reconsider us 1973 Roc is. Wade decision that legalized abortion luring he first three months of pregnancy 5j per cell in the random Sample Survey said they favored thai Halmark ruling. Moreover if the court were to reverse itself and let each slate make its own abortion Laws 57 percent said they would want abortion be Al in their state thirty seven per ctn would want in illegal and 7 percent were unsure. The poll posed the Issue in a variety of Way because the wording of questions in a sensitive Issue can affect the result. ,. The findings in Basic attitudes toward abortion were similar in other recent polls. But in a new find ing Large majorities said outlawing abortion would fail to prevent 11, abort Ion proponents argue that Many women would have unsafe illegal abortions if the procedure were. Banned. The poll asked if abortion were illegal in your state,1 do you think that would Stop most women there who want abortions from having them or would most of them go to another state where in was Legal eighty seven percent said he women would go to another  poll then asked whether Dunning abortions nationwide would Slop Mosi women from having them or if those women would have illegal abortions or go to a country where abortion is Legal. Seventy three per cent said women would find a Way to have abortions. The Survey found its closest split on the question of a constitutional amendment 10 make abortions illegal except in cases of rape or incest or to save the life of the Mother. Fifty percent were opposed and 44 percent in favor a division within the poll s three Point error  such amendment is before Congress but those arc the terms president hush has said he would sup port. V in another question on conditions under which abortion May be permitted the Noil asked should abortion be Legal As it is now Legal on1, in such cases As rape incest or to save the life of the Mother or should it not be permitted at All fifty percent said Legal As Strong  politics is n. Jiten Sasser left chairman of the Senate a tidal t committee and the whip House budm1 director Elchard darn an. Lock hands in  hrs Linn Oun but before appearing in Abc tvs this Voth David Brinkle 1 he 1 Enid shoe Derno it8i was  to resale out Hud a issues Vilh president Bush s of Liisi a on sunday s program in now 39 percent said Only in certain cases 7 percent wanted it banned outright and the rest were unsure. That question has been asked since 1985 by the lbs news new York times poll which has found a slight increase in support for current Law. Depending on inc questions however other polls have found slight de Clines in support for abortion and others still have found no movement. In a question outside the Legal context the Media general a poll asked if a woman wants to have an abortion and her doctor agrees to it should she be allowed to have an abortion or not sixty five per cent said yes. 25 percent said no. And the remaining 10 percent had no opinion. The. Lbs times poll has found a similar and steady response to that question since. 1980. Opposition to abortion was greatest among older less wealthy and less educated respondents and re. Publicans and conservatives. There was no significant division in opinions Between men and women. The Federal centers for disease control say 1.3 Mil lion abortions arc performed annually in the United Stales making it one of inc nation s most common surgical procedures. The supreme court next week is to hear a Case thai could enable in to review its 1973 ruling legalizing abortion. Stateside patient Dies 2 staffers Hurt in Jersey City Hospital fire Jersey City. . A a fire broke out at the Jersey City medical Center Early sunday leaving one patient dead and two Hospital employees suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire apparently started in the patient s 11th floor room fire capt. James tron said. The Blaze was reported at 2 52 . And declared under control about , ,. The cause of the fire remained under investigation but preliminary reports indicated it was accidental Hospital spokeswoman Sheila Paris Klein said. The dead Man was identified As George pc Liz 3t,of Jersey c by which lies across the Hudson River from new York  who was being treated for a variety of medi Cal complaints died in his bed the spokeswoman said Hospital employees Eihel Morgan 56, and Peter sairiochpwic/,.59, were treated for smoke inhalation officials said. About a do in other patients on the i us floor were moved to new rooms Klein said. Hearst corp. Reorganizes expands video activities new York nyt1 in a reorganization in tended to coordinate and expand its video activities the Hearst corp. Has formed a new unit inc Hearst entertainment and syndication group. Raymond e. Joslin was named group head of the unit which will Combine the company s Cable television activities including its interests  leading Cable networks lifetime and arts and entertain ment with its entertainment companies and its King features Syndicate division. Juslin. 52, will continue As a vice president of the Hearst corp he was also president of its Cable communications division which will be pan of inc new group. Lucky Lubbock in t hiding its Light under o Bushel . Texas a Call in the car kind. Call it Middle America. Call it America s Hometown. Hut please Juis Call especially if. Jou re it big Lime journalist who can put this High Plains town m the National news to hued Vul a new sense of Pride and a hunger for publicity after presi Dent hush styled Lubbock a barometer for National opinion civic leaders a ant the Washington press corps to make a habit of asking Bush what Lubbock thinks of National issues from the. Mini mum wage to  control. "d.c., phone Home was the head line of a full Page and Lubbock officials ran in the Washington Baltimore edition of the Wall Street journal rec Nily to kick off a Campaign to promote this City of 187,000  s Hometown. The and closed with the City s new slogan look. Listen. Lubbock.  president a sigh has really i in us something we can rally  said Randy Christian a local advertising executive who helped think up inc slogan the City Sibu i Gad cart ism. Buttons and to shirts to capitalize on All the free publicity Bush handed it notoriety hit the cily when Bush re counted during a nationally televised news conference a conversation with an old Friend in Teia who told him All inc people in Lubbock think things Are going just  Story took City lenders by sur. Prise. Hut it did t take them Long to Sec i Haj were getting the kind of publicity Mono could t buy. After reporters stopped calling and inc Crews from Good morning America took their lights and cameras out of the local Panuke House Lubbock s leaders sunt 10 work devising ways Coslar in the spotlight. We fell hat this was an Opportunity we should Lake advantage of said major u c. Peck Mcmyn. Who trea sures j. Handwritten note Froni Bush thanking me Minn for his comments about Lubbock residents support of the president during inc Media onslaught. It s just been feeding on  Mcminn even got a congratulatory Call from James Maloof mayor of the Tow made famous by the Nuon and Minisini lion s. Will i i play in i Eoria All of a sudden we were propelled into the limelight said Lee Stafford executive vice president of the City s Indus trial development Board. He Hopes or Whir awareness of Lub Bock might bring the West Texas City More jobs tourists and conventions.  . The whole Campaign will Cost. They spent $6,100 on the Wall Street journal and. It s too Early to look for results bul the attention showered on this agriculture based town already has spawned envy among other midsize cities