European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes thursday september 20, 1990public losing Trust in political parties Survey discloses surge in cynicism polarization Washington apr americans Are growing increasingly disenchanted with the two major political parties associating republicans with wealth and greed and democrats with incompetence according to a Survey released tuesday. A since 1987, there has been a significant upswing in feelings of mistrust of political leaders disillusionment with politics and feelings of powerlessness Quot said the times Mirror Survey titled a the people the press amp politics 1990.�?� the study said the growing cynicism and economic polarization among All but the weit Hiest americans a threatens to subvert traditional partisan politics or Block the e Fleet i pc Resolution of social and economic  another finding was that while a anti communism is fading As a Factor in american politics anti japanese sentiment has soared As economic expectations  equally dramatic was the decline in support for Israel. A dislike for the japanese has become More mainstream a concluded the Survey a it is no longer primarily concentrated among the kinds of people who have been hit especially hard by japanese Competition. Quot growing dislike for Israel is evident across All demographic political and social groups except among american jews a the Survey said. President Bush fared As Well in this As in other recent surveys with 76 percent giving him very or mostly favourable ratings. The findings were based on face to face  Leader Benson admitted to Hospital Salt Lake City apr Ezra Taft Benson the 91-year-old president of the mormon Church was hospitalized tuesday for an unspecified ailment. Lds Hospital spokesman Tim Madden said Benson was admitted about 12 30 . For observation and was in fair  declined to detail Why Benson who served As Secretary of agriculture in the Eisenhower administration was taken to the Hospital. Church spokesman Don Lefevre said doctors expected to keep Benson overnight. He did no to know what the Church leaders ailment , who became president of the 7.5 million member Church in 1985, was last hospitalized for four Days in june for a bacterial infection. In november 1986, Benson had a heart pacemaker implanted to control a slow heartbeat. Frail with old age Benson has attended but Hasni to addressed recent general conferences of the  to delete slur from video on pickups Detroit apr a video clip that refers to foreign pickup trucks by a term of contempt for homosexuals will be deleted from a product exhibit for Chevrolet dealers general motors corp. Said. The video presentation composed of clips from 90 hours of taped interviews with 500 Chevrolet owners contains one from a Farmer who says he prefers full size pickups. Quot there Isnit no foreign company that makes any decent working pickup. Its either going to be big or some Little Faggot truck a the Farmer said. Chevrolet executive Bob Bierly said an outside production company shot the videotape adding a a there a probably no reason for us to offend any person or  he said the clip will be deleted when an edited version of the exhibit is used for training or Auto shows. About 6,000 Chevrolet dealers and salespeople went through the exhibit in Nashville tenn., last month. In May with 3,004 adults. The responses were Analysed by Princeton research associates and compared to the findings of a similar study conducted in 1987. In the three years Between the two studies there was Little change in americans affiliation with the major parties a the number of people identifying themselves As republicans increased 3 percentage Points while those calling themselves democrats declined 4 Points. The Survey found 33 percent of the respondents called themselves democrats 28 percent republicans and 39 percent independents. A beneath this surface stability however there Are volatile forces at work a said the study. It concluded that a both parties have declined precipitously in the Public a  even among people who Are the strongest supporters of the democratic party the party was viewed As a incapable of governing America successfully and unclear on what it should stand  despite the Republican Success at holding the White House the Survey concluded the party a has been unable to capitalize on these declining democratic fortunes because the gop itself is now seen by a majority of the Public As the political instrument of the nations Rich and  the latest Survey found growth in the already Large numbers of americans feeling alienated from their on emment. Amp v among the findings were these a thirty percent said they agreed completely with statement that a generally speaking elected officials in Washington often lose touch with the people pretty Smirl  three years ago 22 percent agreed completely. A the majority that Felt people like themselves have no say in what government does grew from 52 Noemm. In 1987 to 57 percent in 1990. A thirty eight percent said they agreed completely with the statement a a it a really True the Rich get Richer and the poor get  that was an increase from 31 percent m 1987. M drugs far outstripped other matters when people were asked to list the most important problems facing the nation thirty six percent cited drugs compared to 11 percent three years ago. The Federal deficit was named by 11 Ner cent the same proportion As in 1987. Homelessness and the environment each were listed by 8 percent. Fewer than 1 percent named either matter three years ago. On abortion the Survey found 55 percent saying they opposed restrictions on Access to abortions. However among republicans and those who lean to the gop 47 percent opposed restrictions and 48 percent favored them. Democrats and those inclined to support the party opposed restrictions by a margin of 62 percent to 33 percent. Alf a 2-year-old German Short haired Pointer has a nose that knows its business. The drug sniffing pro uncovered some 32 pounds of a almost pure cocaine a with a Street value of More than $4 million a nose for cocaine Dunn a patrol monday at Bostons Logan Airport. He s shown Here scrambling Over some of the haul during a news conference tuesday with his handler Massachusetts state trooper James Deyermond. Court rules Klon License plates not profane Kansas City to. Apr an a which issues License plates Salit Tny a i a a a Kansas City to. Apr an appeals court ruled a member of the Kun flux klan can keep her �?oaryan-1�?� personalized License plate because state Law prohibits obscene or profane words but not inflammatory ones. It was the latest ruling in a four year Legal Battle Over a plate owned by Mary e. Carr a member of the Missouri klan. The state department of Revenue which issues License plates said tuesdays ruling by the state court of appeals could Lead to problems with plates that contain racist or derogatory terms. Duane Benton the departments director said an Appeal to the Missouri supreme court is being considered. Neither Carr nor Richard Vetrofsky an american civil liberties Union lawyer representing her could be reached for comment. After a complaint from the anti defamation league of the by Nai by Rith the Revenue department ordered Carr in september 1986 to surrender the License plate it had issued three months earlier. The department argued that under state Law License plates cannot be profane obscene or conflict with a an overriding Public  Benton said his office has used the pubic policy exception to deny objectionable plates and to avoid problem encountered in other states. Discrimination is illegal and a Raci plate violates that Public policy the Sta argued. Quot aryan was used by the Naz to describe a Superior race and is a Raci word when used on a klan car  the appeals court said Bents went beyond his authority and state la m denying the plate