European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday october 11 1990poll gives Bush lowest Ever Job rating Washington a president Bush a Job approval rating has fallen to the lowest Point of his presidency a Media group said wednesday. The times Mirror Center for the people amp the press which monitors Public interest in the news each month said its Survey put Bush a rating at 55 percent 21 Points below the rating he was Given in Early August. The previous Low a 61 percent a came in february 1989, the month after Bush was inaugurated. Ten Days before he took office Bush a approval rating was 59 percent. Twenty eight percent of those in the most recent Survey said they disapproved of Bush a Job performance and 17 percent said they did no to know. The Survey also indicated that the most closely followed stories in the news Are the crisis in the persian Gulf and the resulting increase in gasoline prices. But americans paid much less attention to the Domestic budget crunch. The news Industry group said 68 percent of americans surveyed said the Middle East crisis which began aug. 2 when Iraq invaded Kuwait was the most important news of september. Sixty three percent said they were following very closely news about the . Troop deployment in saudi Arabia and other developments in the Wake of iraqis aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait. That was the same percentage As did so in August. On the other hand 62 percent said they paid close attention to stories about rising gasoline prices compared with 56 percent in the previous month. The percentage of the Public who paid close attention to news about hostages held in Iraq and Kuwait declined from 57 percent to 47 percent. Although the poll was taken oct. 4-7, the period in which budget negotiations broke Down and a government shutdown was ordered Only 34 percent said they were closely following news about efforts to resolve the budget impasse. However 45 percent said they were aware that gasoline tax increases were being considered 38 percent had heard that cigarette taxes might be raised and 40 percent knew that alcohol tax increases were under consideration. Among people under 30, Only 20 percent said they were following the budget news closely. The percentage increased with age and reached 46 percent among people 50 and older. The results were based on Telephone interviews of 1,213 adults conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey research associates by the Gallup organization in Lincoln neb. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage Points. Your caffeinated heart May have grounds for rejoicing study says Boston apr sit Back and enjoy another cup of full powered extra kick caffeinated Coffee. A major new study concludes your morning brew is almost certainly harmless to your heart. Decaf though May be another Story. Contrary to the fears of Many doctors and Coffee lovers Coffee with a get you going Jolt of caffeine seems to be perfectly Safe As far As the heart is concerned. However the study found troubling hints that people who drink lots of decaffeinated Coffee May somewhat increase their risk of heart trouble. A this study Means that if there is a Hazard with drinking caffeinated Coffee its going to be very Small and there May be none at All a said or. Walter Willett who directed the study at the Harvard school of Public health. While the Wisdom of very High Coffee consumption is questionable several experts agree that three or four cups a Day of typical american Coffee Are Safe for virtually everybody even those with heart disease. Despite the wide Public acceptance of a link Between Coffee and heart trouble this association has always been murky at Best. While a few reports have turned up signs that Coffee May be hard on the heart others have found no reason to think Coffee is harmful. A a it a amazing How Coffee has a bad name when the harder one looks at health hazards the More difficult it is to find Adverse effects a said Willett. The latest research called the health professionals follow up study was based on a Survey of the Coffee drinking habits of 45,589 men. It was published in thursdays new England journal of Medicine. Those who suspected Coffee was bad for the heart usually assumed that caffeine the chemical that gives Coffee its punch was to blame. But the new research suggests just the opposite those who drink More than four cups of decaf a Day have about 60 percent More risk of heart disease than do those who never drink it. However the researchers cautioned that the link they found Between decaf and heart trouble is statistically weak and its too soon to conclude that this kind of Coffee is harmful. Even if decaf turns out to be perfectly Safe however Willett said a there is no particular reason to switch from caffeinated to decaffeinated Coffee from the Point of View of preventing heart  another recent study also raised doubts about decaffeinated Coffee. Stanford University researchers found that people who switch from regular Coffee to decaf increased their Levels of Low density Lipoprotein a the so called bad cholesterol a an average of 7 percent. No one knows Why decaffeinated Coffee might do this. Some speculate that it could result from differences in the Type of Beans used to make decaf or in the Way they Are processed. Marine parachutist Dies during nighttime training Camp Lejeune . A a Marine parachutist was killed and five others were injured in a jump during a night training Mission officials said. The Accident occurred tuesday night when the marines jumped out of a helicopter into a wooded area at the Oak Grove training facility in Jones county in Eastern North Carolina. The training Center is part of Camp Lejeune based in neighbouring Onslow county. The body of the dead parachutist was discovered wednesday in the Trent River base spokesman it. Colleen Ryan said. He was assigned to the 2nd air naval gunfire Liaison co 2nd surveillance reconnaissance and intelligence group at Camp Lejeune. His name was not released pending notification of rela Tives Ryan said. Three of the injured marines were treated for minor cuts and scrapes and released. Two others were being kept for observation. In the persian Gulf a sudden spate of air crashes has left four dead and eight missing. Many of the aircraft accidents involving american forces in saudi Arabia have occurred in darkness underscoring that . Forces Are stressing training for night fighting. But base officials said the Accident tuesday was unrelated to the preparations in the Middle East. A this is Normal routine training a said staff sgt. Rick Lynch. A a we be been doing it since people have been jumping out of air planes. It has absolutely nothing to do with the  Debbie Dasilva shows How she eradicated the Hairdo of her sister Denice  Call it Shear Luck mom s Bald stunt wins Kenosha wis. A when a radio station offered to give parents who did crazy things free tickets to the new kids on the Block Denice Sprowl made a vow. A a in a do anything. Id shave my head a she promised. And that a exactly what she did to win two backstage passes four tickets a limousine ride to and from the nov. 11 concert in Milwaukee and an evening at an adult fantasy suite in Northbrook 111. Her 12-year-old daughter Anna had been disappointed that her Mother  afford tickets to the popular Rock groups concert at East Troy last year. Sprowl 28, of Lake Geneva heard about the contest on Kenosha station Wiz a. At the contest saturday her 38-year-old sister Debbie Dasilva clipped and shaved sprowls hair. A when she started with the clippers a Sprowl said a i was thinking a what if i do this and i done twin the tickets a a but the sight of the hair clipping caused several contestants to drop out and Sprowl emerged a Bald headed Winner