European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Americans split on the effects of recession new York apr at least four out of five americans think the United states is in a recession but the Public is evenly divided on whether their Standard of living will Sutler according to a poll released saturday by Newsweek. The Telephone  thursday and Friday by the Gallup organization found 84 percent be living the country is in a recession compared with 36 percent who held that View in August. More than two thirds or 69 percent Are a a very or a a somewhat worried while 30 percent Are not very worried or not at All worried about a recession according to the poll to be reported this week in Newsweek. Asked whether they were worried about maintaining their Standard of living 49 percent said yes 50 percent said no. That a considered an even split because the poll of 759 adults had a four Point margin of sampling error. Fifty four percent were not worried about a major wage earner in their household losing a Job or about maintaining mortgage payments. Asked to assess blame for the nations current economic problems 4 percent said Banks and their lending policies deserved most or a lot of blame. Others taking High shares of blame were unfair overseas Competition 44 percent debts from giant mergers and acquisitions during the 1980s, 40 percent and the policies of former president Reagan 37 percent. Man Falls into icy Lake Dies in dog Rescue try new York apr a Florida Man died saturday after falling through ice on a Central Park Lake in trying unsuccessfully to Rescue a dog police said. Robert Padden died at a Hospital several hours after the Rescue attempt a police spokeswoman said. The dog which belonged to another Man was chasing ducks on the Frozen Lake when the the ice broke. Padden 42, from Flagler Beach tried to reach the dog but himself broke through the ice. The dogs owner David Taback said about 20 joggers tried to form a human Chain to reach Padden to no. Avail. A a a a a a a a a a.  a. He was finally pulled from the Lake by emergency workers. A a a. A a a. A it. The wetsuit of one rescuer was torn by the ice and filled with water. But he managed to Complete the Rescue before he himself lost consciousness and had to be pulled out of the water. Padden died at Roosevelt Hospital fro i cardiac arrest and hypothermia the police spokeswoman said. Taback earlier started after the dog but turned Back when the ice began to break she said. Taback and two Park police officers also were treated for hypothermia. Monday january 7, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 5 recreation under cover members of the National guard at fort Sheridan ml., play basketball while wearing protective gear against chemical weapons. The players donned the gear to prepare themselves for possible duty in the Middle fast.4 churches on West coast offer to Aid duty resisting gis san Francisco a they  War resistors in the 1970s and Central americans in the 1980s. Now the same churches have extended Protection to soldiers refusing service in the persian Gulf. Three san Francisco Bay area parishes and the University Baptist Church in Seattle Are believed to be the first . Congregations to publicly offer Refuge to soldiers facing a desert War in the Middle East. A we will be with them when they Are told they have no alternatives left a they either go to jail or awol or to War a said the Rev Gustav Schultz of the University lutheran Church in Berkeley whose 150-member congregation voted unanimously in december to offer Sanctuary a. A. A Quot a. A  churches Are prepared to House soldiers who Are absent without leave. / a shelter is the essence of what we would mean. That a the biblical understanding of Sanctuary a said the Rev. Diana Gibson pastor of the first presbyterian Church in Palo Alio where the 15 governing body members unanimously approved the offer in december. The Rev. Marilyn Chilcote. Of the Beacon Street presbyterian Fellowship in Oakland called the shelter Oiler by her 25-member congregation a the Best Christian education we can provide our children. They see the Community responding according to the gospel to the most critical issues of the  the Rev. Donovan Cook of University Baptist Church Iii Seattle said she was contacted by at least three soldiers at fort Lewis near Tacoma who want Legal assistance. Schultz a Church provides free Legal assistance Lor National guard reservist Liann Noble 25, a roman Catholic and the daughter of an army Recruiter who applied for discharge As a conscientious objector. Schultz a congregation fir Jil offered Sanctuary in 1971 to Vietnam War  mid was joined eventually by 27 churches in the Region. By March. 1982, the Church was using private Homes to sequester illegal Central americans who said they faced death squads in their Homeland if deported the Lour congregations said they Are not violating the Law since they agreed not to bar the police from their chapels or to lie to authorities. A i done to know a lot of 17-year-Olds who have gone through the whole process of working out their beliefs on issues of modern warfare a. Schultz said. A Many Haven to heard the word conscientious objector Quot i hey begin to hear about it and say a i Ley that a what i  a 700 arrested at after nuclear arms Mercury Nev. A More than 700 people were arrested saturday during a demonstration against nuclear arms and against the . Military buildup in the persian Gulf officials Saick thousands  the demonstration at the site where nuclear weapons Are tested underground. Those arrested on Misdemeanour trespass charges were taken to holding pens then transported by bus to Beatty 50 Miles North of the Remote site. An Energy department spokesman Darwin Morgan said they were released on their own recognizance. He estimated the crowd at 2,200 to 2,500 people. A sponsor of the protest american peace test said the crowd was Between 3,000 and 4,000. Demonstrators carried signs Reading a farms not arms a a give peace a Chance a a food not bombs a a radiation is Poison and a Stop destroying our  Bill Walker a spokesman for the Las vegas based american peace test said the protest was in opposition to a military policies that have brought the . To the Brink of War in the saudi desert and in support of a proposed United nations ban on nuclear testing. British and . Nuclear weapons Are tested at the Nevada site which is 65 Miles Northwest of Las  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan. 7, 1951 a the North korean army struck far behind u n. Forces lines in Central North Korea with a Surprise offensive that imperilled the withdrawing 8th army. The air Force meanwhile abandoned Suwon air base 17 Miles South of Seoul setting All its buildings afire.,30 years ago today. Jan. 7, 1961 a Congress formally declared John f. Kennedy had been elected Presb Dent of the United states for a four year term starting Jan. 20. .20 years ago today. Jan. 7, 1971 a Sonny Liston who developed i boxing skills in a prison ring and later won the world heavyweight championship was Imd dead in his Las teens Home lie was 38. A. .10 years ago today. Jan. 7, 1981 a a millions of iranians stood on a rooftops Quot beseeching god Lor final Victory a Tehran radio reported As the nation s army carried its  into a second Day. Iranian forces battled to flush out invading iraqi forces from the nations southwestern Oil province of Khz Stan and the Snow capped Foothills of the Zagrous mountains