European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 3, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 5 in the Gulf Bush poll rating Breaks record High new York apr a president Bush has the approval of 91 percent of americans according to a poll released Friday. That a More than any other president since polls have been taken this Century. Another poll found Bush had 85 percent approval. A third poll found that most americans want iraqi president Saddam Hussein forced out of Power and tried for War crimes and that some wish him dead. A Usa today poll of 622 adults taken thursday found 91 percent approval for Bush a handling of the presidency. It also found that if Bush ran for re election now 72 percent would vote for him regardless of who ran against him. Twelve percent would vote for someone else the poll found. _ since the taking of modern opinion polls Only president Truman came dose to Bush s approval reflected in the Usa today Survey. A 1945 Gallup poll taken in june 1945, just weeks after Germany a surrender in world War ii registered an 87 percent approval rating for Truman a performance in the White House. The poll taken by Telephone by Gordon s. Black corp. Also found 78 percent of respondents have a great Deal of Confidence in military leaders compared with 25 percent for Congress and 22 percent for the news Media. _ of 778 adults questioned wednesday night in an Abc Telephone poll 75 percent said Saddam should be ousted. Thirteen percent said they thought Saddam would remain president of Iraq 35 percent said he would be overthrown but remain free 28 percent said he would be assassinated and 21 percent said he would be tried for War crimes. Forty five percent said they prefer that Saddam be tried for War crimes. 29 percent said they would like him to be assassinated and 24 percent want him to leave office on his own. The poll was taken partly before and partly after Bush announced a cease fire in the persian Gulf War. An Abc news Wall Street journal poll taken wednesday and thursday showed that 85 percent of americans approve of How Bush is doing his Job. Eleven percent of the 81 0 registered voters poll Odd disapproved of bus among democrats 76 percent up proved of the Job Bush is doing while % percent of republicans did. In a reversal of an earlier poll 66 percent of Blacks approved of Bush a Job performance. Eighty eight percent of men responding and 8? percent of the women approved of the president. Each of the polls had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage Points. As War ends Media takes aim at pools by  the associated press Dhahran saudi Arabia a with the Battlefield quiet the Pentagon a Media Pool system for covering the persian Gulf War came under renewed attack As it began disbanding. The greatest complaint last week seemed to be about slow delivery or non delivery of Pool coverage of . Forces in Iraq. Abcs James Wooten said his Pool footage combat by the . Army a 3rd army div did no to arrive in Dhahran until thursday a Day after the War ended. He said the footage arrived Only because he brought it hitchhiking aboard an army helicopter from Kuwait. A we never saw a courier a he said. Abc senior producer Tom Yellin said things got so bad that he considered four of his Crews out with pools a to have fallen into an abyss from which they never  a under the Pool system Small groups of reporters were assigned to combat a units and their material was made available to All news Media. The Pentagon said it set up the system to guard against Security breaches and protect reporters. Journalists generally condemned the system As allowing the . Military to put the Best possible face on its conduct of the War while preventing correspondents from reporting on some of the More unsavoury details of Battle. The Pool system was one that a was far As i could make out was almost a total failure a said . Apple jr., who covered the Vietnam War and is the new York times Bureau chief in Dhahran. A  did no to arrive or arrived very late. It was hopelessly  George Esper the associated press Bureau chief in Dhahran agreed. A the reports reaching us were getting Here As much As two Days after major fighting. We also were kept a and i think this was deliberate a from seeing any of the horrors of War such As american  with the cease fire the air Force ended its Pool operation and the Navy All but discontinued its press pools leaving one group in the saudi City of Jubal but the marines and army continued theirs with an army spokesman noting that units in Iraq still could face attack. Quot _ since tuesday scores of print and to journalists have flocked toward Kuwait City. 5 t about 850 accredited reporters and support staff covered the persian Gulf War about 12 times the number reporting the allies North african Campaign in the relatively Low tech print and radio Days of world War ii. With so Many reporters covering the War some journalists conceded that some sort of Pool system was needed. It  be practical to have hordes of reporters a traipsing All Over the Battlefield and possibly endangering themselves or the troops they were covering lbs producer Mark Knoller said. Lbs correspondent Bob Simon and his three Man Crew a London Bureau chief Peter Bluff free Lance cameraman Roberto Alvarez and free Lance sounds Man Juan Calder a disappeared Jan. 21 near the kuwaiti Border while reporting outside the Pool system. The network has said that it confirmed they were being held in Baghdad  highest Praise from reporters went to Ress officers of Marine units and their Anding of Pool reports. A the Marine pools were a Success a said can senior producer Terry Frie Den. A they were in the right place they got Good Access for reporters and material was Quick in coming  the worst problems reported were with the Germany based Vii corps r one for the history books whose armoured units fought deep inside Iraq among them the 1st and 3rd army divisions that engaged in fierce Battles with iraqi tank forces. Delivery of print and tape reports to network and print organizations in Dhahran often was late a or at times non existent. Military officials attributed that to bad flying weather poor roads distances military needs that kept aircraft from being used solely for shipment of news reports and the Speed with which the Vii corps units advanced. In the stars and stripes teacher Beth Danley of Smith Middle school in fort Hood Texas assigned her class the task of writing How history books would chronicle the persian Gulf War. With Danley is Micacla Godwin left and Shawn Ray. Related Story on Page 6. 10years ago March 3, ,1981 a More than 450 programs ranging from development of a new bomber to the maintenance of a storage site for chemical warfare agents stand to Benefit from the Reagan adminis _ to ration a proposed increase in the defense budget Pentagon documents show.20years ago March 3,1971 . A a Tony Boyle president of the United mine workers was indicted by a special Federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy embezzlement and making illegal political contributions of $49,250 from Union funds. Included in the contributions was $30,000 for sen. Hubert Humphrey in 1968 and various others authorities allege. 30 years ago March 3,1961 a president Kennedy has established a temporary peace corps of Young americans to be sent overseas and sent a special message to Congress Call Fig for creation of such a helping hand Agency on a permanent basis. A a 40 years ago March 3,1951 a the Chicken that reputedly Laid the nation s biggest egg a weighing 8 ounces a is dead. Farm superintendent Carl Mcgowan said the Bird died after delivering the giant egg at a Lawrence mass., poultry farm. The egg measured 10 inches around the Long Way and 8v2 inches around the Middle