European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Trends Elvis stamp advocate not licked yet Michael Tighe Pat Geiger known around her town As a the Elvis lady a has spent the past seven years keeping Elvis Presley alive. Elvis the postage stamp that is. From the Kitchen table of her Home in North Springfield vt., Geiger runs the a Elvis postage stamp  her goal is to convince the . Postal service to give the King its stamp of approval. A without question Elvis Presley is the perfect subject for a . Commemorative postage stamp a Geiger said. A the was and even though he left us 13 years ago continues to be one of this country a greatest Goodwill  her Devotion May pay off. A postal service official says Elvis is indeed still alive a in a postal sense. A a there a a very Good Chance that sometime in the future there will be an Elvis stamp a said Frank Thomas a postal service marketing specialist in Washington. A personally i think there will  the major obstacle for a Presley postage stamp is a concern Over the lifestyle Issue a Thomas said. The postal service has received mail complaining that honouring a known drug abuser a sends a bad message to americans youth he said. But Geiger scoffs at that notion pointing to other stamp subjects with controversial private lives. Presley Stamps already have been issued in at least seven countries including West Germany she said. Since beginning her Campaign in 1983, Geiger said she has gone through five postmasters general and is now on her sixth Anthony Frank. Frank reportedly said soon after taking office that he supports an Elvis stamp. But after the ensuing outcry Over Presley a Well documented drug abuse a Presley died of an overdose in 1977 a Frank retreated and said the Issue requires further review. His wavering prompted Geiger to publicly Call him a  it also renewed her determination to Honor the Man she credits with changing her life. A i will not give up until either Elvis gets his stamp or i die whichever comes first a the 70-year-old great grandmother said Over a lunchtime Beer. To understand the extent of Geiger a passion for Presley one must visit her House. It is Wall to Wall a and floor to ceiling a Elvis. Posters line every Wall bookcases Are stuffed with Presley books and shelves burst with  of Presley movies. And that does no to include her records and tapes. And then there Are the photos. She has albums with thousands of pictures. A pictures Are my addiction a Geiger said before adding a Pardon me Evis for using that  the postage stamp entered her life in 19s3, when a fellow Presley fan mentioned the idea. After some investigating Geiger Learned Ordinary citizens Are not eligible for stamp consideration until 10 years after their deaths. So Geiger spent the next several years laying the groundwork for her big 1987 push. A i thought it would be a simple thing a she said. A boy was i  commemorative postage Stamps Are nominated by the 15-member citizens stamp advisory committee which meets every two months and then must be approved by the postmaster general Thomas said. Although Presley has been eligible for three Pat Geiger vows she wont quit until she sees Elvis Presley a face on a stamp. Years he has not been chosen. Does his mean Elvis a the stamp a is dead a no not at All a Thomas said. Meanwhile Geiger Waits impatiently and spends her Days mostly on Presley related matters. There Are the constant letters from supporters around the work the radio appearances the newspaper interviews. A How did i get Here i absolutely do not know a she said. A next to my children he a the most important person in my life. I done to know what id do if there Wasny to an  associated pros3americans Back military in Gulf seven weeks after the arrival of american troops on saudi arabian soil most americans still support . Involvement there and appear ready to maintain that support until iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein is ousted. A recent Gallup poll shows the Public clearly feels that Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait and Saddam must be removed from Power before . Troops should be withdrawn. It also showed overwhelming support for the Way president Bush was handling the situation. Only 21 percent of those questioned support withdrawing our troops As Long As iraqi forces occupy Kuwait and Saddam is in Power a even if All foreign citizens Are allowed to leave. Opinion is More evenly divided on whether our troops should remain in saudi Arabia if iraqis forces withdraw from Kuwait but Saddam stays in Power. Forty five percent would favor a withdrawal under those conditions and 46 percent would oppose it. A substantial majority a 86 percent a favors withdrawing . Troops if Iraq pulls out of Kuwait and Saddam is removed from Power. Americans have been asked weekly since Iraq invaded Kuwait on aug. 2 if they approved of Bush a handling of the situation. Seventy four percent of those asked in the most recent poll said yes. Bush a approval rating has been Between 70 percent percent and 80 percent every week except the first week when Many people had not yet made up their minds. Other recent Gallup poll findings the military has the highest rate of Public Gallup polls Confidence among 10 major american institutions. A majority of americans supports the idea of women assuming combat roles in the Middle East if it becomes necessary. Most americans oppose reinstating the draft to provide troops to Send to saudi Arabia. When Given a list of american institutions and asked whether they had Confidence in them 68 percent said they had a great Deal or quite a lot in the military. That was considerably More than the 56 per cent who said they had the same amount of Confidence in churches and organized religion which finished second. Other institutions and their ratings were the supreme court 47 percent Public schools 45 percent newspapers 39 percent Banks 36 percent organized labor 27 percent big business 25 percent television 25 percent and Congress 24 percent. The findings showed a 10 percent increase in the military a Confidence rating from two years ago when the question was last asked. Gallup officials theorized the increase could be in part a result of support for the Gulf action. Sixty percent of those asked favored giving women a combat roles if they Are needed. The support was essentially the same among women and men. It was slightly weaker �?50 percent a among older americans. About 56 percent said they opposed reinstating the draft to provide troops to Send to saudi Arabia. Only 40 percent support reinstatement at this time. The surveys were conducted Over the Telephone with randomly selected people in August and earlier this month. Los Antolos Timos Syndicate september 30,1990 sunday c Page 5