European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday october 22, 1990oil prices expected to dip after crisis Dallas apr Oil prices should drop after the persian Gulf crisis ends but probably will still wind up higher than they were before the invasion of Kuwait says a Survey of Independent Oil executives released sunday. The Survey also indicates Independent producers Are not changing their plans based on current Oil prices. Two thirds of the 203 executives responding to the Roper organization Survey said they were a somewhat optimistic about the Long term future of the Petroleum Industry while another 20 percent said they were a very  seventy three percent of the executives said the Gulf crisis would result in a permanent increase in the Price Consumers pay for Oil 94 percent said the crisis would Spur interest in non Oil Energy sources and 97 percent said the demand for domestically abundant natural Gas would increase because of the higher Oil prices. While 80 percent said the crisis would increase North american Energy insecurity 66 percent of the executives said the conflict would not result in decreased use of Oil from the organization of Petroleum exporting countries Cartel. Nevertheless the executives said the crisis Hasni to changed their plans a 71 percent said they have not increased production since aug. 2, when Iraq invaded Kuwait and 73 percent said they had not increased capital spending. A 80 percent said they have not changed strategic planning since the invasion. A the Survey shows that although people Are optimistic they Haven to changed their strategy because of what a happened in the Middle East a said Grant Porter a managing director of Lehman Brothers which sponsored the Survey along with the Independent Leum association of America. A Quot a what the Industry needs right now is stability a per or said a Thev Are not making Lannino j a. J -0�? Quot m kit i funny i Ter said. A they Are not making planning decisions based on $40-a-barrel Oil. They May enjoy the Cash flow they re not making  a asked where they thought the Price of Oil would a i Folia Daic Airle in Belize once the crisis ends 38 percent said it would Settle at $25 a barrel and 30 percent said it would return to Between $21 and $24 a barrel. A barrel holds 42 Gallons of Oil. On Friday the near term contract for Light Sweet crude the Benchmark . Grade fell to $33,79 a barrel Down $3.01 from thursday and $5.81 from a week ago. A the Price which hit a record $41 a barrel earlier this month was less than $20 in july the month before the  say rappers verdict came easily fort Lauderdale Fla. A the six jurors who helped 2 live Crew beat an obscenity rap say their a not guilty verdict was almost As instantaneous As it was unanimous. The moment they took the Case behind closed doors and sat Down to a pre deliberation lunch they discovered a common opinion not Only was the Miami rap groups music a form of Art it was fun. A we found Many of the things very humorous a said Beverly Resnick 65, a Mother of two who gathered briefly with the other jurors to discuss the verdict after court was adjourned saturday. A your feelings were the musicians in the band were telling the Public How they Felt inside of themselves and they were doing it with music. We thought it had some Art in  band Leader Luther Campbell and members Mark a brother Marquis Ross and Chris a fresh kid ice Wong won each faced up to a year in jail and a $1,000 Fine had they been convicted on the one count Misdemeanour of staging an obscene performance. Assistant state attorney Pedro Dijols said after the verdict that he was unsure whether a similar Case would be prosecuted in the future. But he said the verdict showed Broward county authorities needed to do a better Job of gathering evidence. Jurors had noted that the recording police made of the disputed concert was difficult to hear. The charges stemmed from an adults Only show at a nightclub in nearby Hollywood on june 10. On june 6, a Federal judge in Broward county ruled the groups album a was Nasty As they Wanna negotiators Swap plans Washington a budget negotiators swapped offers on taxing the wealthy sunday As congressional leaders narrowed differences Over a $250 billion deficit reduction Bill that would reach into the wallets of virtually All americans. Bush administration officials pushed a plan first floated late saturday to boost the income tax rate on the richest taxpayers from 28 percent to 31 percent. Democrats rejected the proposal and responded with a counteroffer of their own. With republicans fearful that democrats have made the tax the Rich Battle cry their own barely two weeks from election Day White House aides said higher levies on the Rich were on the Way. A this is one of the All time false issues the Rich poor thing a said Richard Dar Man administration budget director. A this Compromise in the end will tax the  working against a wednesday deadline when the Stopgap spending authority expires bar gainers were trying to find mid be was obscene and on june 8, a merchant was arrested for Selling the album which includes references to Oral and anal sex and sexual violence against women. The jurors said that although they took More than two hours to finish their meal elect a Foreman wrap up their debate and fill out the verdict form their feelings Luther Campbell presents an autographed picture to alternate juror Jerry Renda. About the music were never in doubt. A it was humorous a said juror David Gilliland 26, a Mechanic. A and i do believe humor is an Art  the jurors also said they did no to think race was an Issue. 2 live Crew is a Black group and part of their defense was that their music represented their culture using time honoured devices such As exaggeration humor and Baw Diness. A i like the music and my kids like the music a said Gertrude Mclamore 61, a retired Cook and the Only Black on the jury. Juror Helena Bailie 76, a retired sociology professor said the bands performance in the face of threatened arrests May have been an act of political Defiance. A maybe the band Felt threatened and they were thumbing their noses Back a she said. Foreman David Garsow 24, said prosecutors made a mistake in playing tinny garbled tapes of the concert again and again although the words were barely discernible because of the poor Quality of the recordings made by police with pocket size recorders. A it wore us Down a said Garsow a onetime musician. A after we heard it once we Felt like we did no to need to hear it a third and a fourth  but although the tapes a just weren to Clear enough for us to decide what happened a Garsow said the jury heard enough to not be offended. A was the Cross Section of the Community that we Are it was just not obscene a he  budget close Gap die ground Between separate deficit reduction plans approved by the House and Senate last week. The Senate Bill a preferred by Bush a had More moderate tax increases on the wealthy took a bigger bite out of medicare spending and doubled the gasoline tax. Under their new plan democrats would accept the administrations offer of a 31 percent rate on the Rich but add other taxes to it said a democratic official who asked not to be identified. Democrats demanded a 7.5 percent surtax on people earning More than $1 million a year and a 4 percent reduction in the itemized deductions available to those making More than $100,000. Democrats also would boost to 23 percent a from 21 percent a the minimum income tax the wealthy pay even if they have enough deductions to escape liability completely. The democratic offer also included a Nickel a gallon increase in the gasoline tax about half the increase the Senate approved last week. Bravery awards include boy who died saving pal Washington a a 9-year-old Ohio boy who died after boosting his Best Friend to safety when they fell through the ice on a Frozen Pond was among four recipients on sunday to receive 1989 Young american medals for bravery. Attorney general Dick Thornburgh said Andrew William do Alesio of Reynoldsburg Ohio saved his friends life on feb. 19,1989, after they Sank through the ice while playing hockey. Do Alesio pushed his Friend to safety but then fell underneath the ice and died. The second recipient of the bravery award was Jason Frank Guntert then 17, of Hudson . He pulled a woman from a burning smoke filled car that had been involved in an Accident. Guntert suffered serious Burns when he extinguished the flames on the woman a coat and body with his hands. Two other Young people also received the 1989 Young american medals for service. A Gregory d. Bassuk then 17, of Chestnut Ridge ., has served both the youth and the elderly of his Community through a series of Volunteer activities. He has worked As a Community aide for senior citizens and hosted a radio talk show that focused on youth related issues. A Christopher e. Daly then 17, of Gaithersburg md., has served his Community through membership in various organizations. He planned a one Day regional conference for teenagers with orthopaedic disabilities their parents and friends. The medals program established in 1950, recognizes Young people for acts of bravery and Community service. It directs the department of Justice to pick the recipients who Are then Given medals by the president