European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday november 21, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page s Perot Uncertain new York a Only one in three americans sees Ross Perot As playing a positive role in helping the country solve its problems and even Perot voters give him mixed ratings according to an associated press poll. The conventional Wisdom is that per Otis popularity was bruised badly during the Trade fight but the poll shows Many Are withholding judgment 42 percent done to know enough to Tell their impression of Perot while 27 percent say it is favourable and 30 percent unfavourable. Other findings a just Over two thirds of those who Call themselves �?T92 Perot voters have a favourable impression but 32 percent now rate him unfavourably or done to know. A twelve percent think what Perot is now saying and doing will Jurt the coun try a efforts to solve some of its problems while 39 percent done to see much effect positively or negatively and is percent Are not sure. Men High in come americans Young adults and those born around world War ii Are somewhat More Perot Likely to be among a a the third who see Perot a role As helpful. A Twenty percent of those polled say that if Perot had been elected president last november he would be doing a but Ter Job than president Clinton. Most of gop says one up Manship in . Race Washington a Republican consultant Edward j. Rollins or. Says he lied when he claimed the gop distributed $500,000 to suppress Black voting in new jerseys gubernatorial election. It was he said an attempt at political one up Manship that backfired. J Rollins who managed Christie Whitman a Victory Over democratic gov. Jim Florio told democratic lawyers Friday that he lied to Needle rival strategist James Carville who managed Florio a Campaign. Democrats Are suing to overturn the nov. 2 election on the basis of Rollins original claim. A part of what i was doing Here was playing a game with James Carville a Rollins said according to excerpts of the transcripts. A obviously if i thought it was going to be a National Story i would not have taken a gun and put it to my head and blown my career Rollins said the scandal has been so overwhelming that he has thought about killing himself a that a a it a to a Point where in be a you know i thought of put Ting a gun to my Rollins and Carville arc nationally known Campaign strategists. Rollins managed president Reagan a 1984 landslide Victory and Carville managed president Clinton a 1992 Campaign. A Rollins acknowledged that the Whitman Campaign sought ways to win support from Black churches but said it never ordered any Money spent. He recalled saying to one of the campaigns liaisons to minority communities a if they done to go up to the pulpit and preach against us on sunday wed be Way ahead of the the Federal and state democratic parties filed a Federal suit in Newark contending Rollins original comments indicated racial manipulation of the election. The . Attorneys office in Newark and the new Jersey attorney general a office Are conducting separate criminal investigations. Democratic state committee chairman Raymond j. Lesniak said Rollins explanation would not end the lawsuit. A Rollins gave the most bizarre reason Cia snafu reportedly let cocaine enter . By the Washington Post Washington the Justice department is investigating allegations that top officers of a special venezuelan Antidrug unit funded by the Central intelligence Agency smuggled More than 2,000 pounds of cocaine into the United states with the knowledge of Cia officials Between 1990 and 1991, according to sources familiar with the probe. The departments inquiry has established that two Cia officers based in Caracas Venezuela tacitly approved at least some of the drug shipments believing they were part of a legitimate undercover investigation by the venezuelan anti drug squad. But in what one Law enforcement source described As the a worst breakdown in communications since the Cia became involved in anti drug intelligence in the vl980sill.s. Law enforcement agencies were River informed about the shipments entering the country. Federal investigators since have determined the ultimate beneficiary was actually an Arm of colombians Medellin Cartel headed by fugitive trafficker Pablo Escobar sources said. Dave Christian a Cia spokesman said Friday that a Cia inspector general a investigation found a there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by any Cia officials. But the probe Dia a turn up instances of bad judgment and poor management on the part of some Cia officers involved and appropriate disciplinary action followed a he said. Mark Mcfarlin one of the Cia officers assigned to work on drug intelligence has resigned under pressure Christian said. The Cia Caracas station chief whose identity has not been disclosed also was disciplined and has since retired. Officials familiar with the probe aspects of which have been publicized in Venezuela say it prompted Strong complaints to the Cia about the drug enforcement administration and a wide ranging review of the Agency a anti drug role. These people Are not Perot voters. They tend to be Young male Republican Ana apparently anti Clinton. While 27 percent say Perot would be doing a worse Job in the White House the majority say he would be doing about the same As Clinton or they re not sure. The National Telephone poll of 1,002 adults was conducted by ice Survey research group of Media pa., part of aus consultants. Results have a margin of sampling error of plus of minus 3 percentage Points. The poll was taken nov. 12 through last tuesday starting three Days after Perot debated vice president a1 Gore on the North american free Trade agreement and ending the night before Perot a Side lost the House vote. Those polled Are very generous to themselves in recalling their Devotion to civic duty seventy percent say they voted for president last year. Actual turnout was 55 percent. Of those who would say How they cast ballots 50 percent recall voting for Clinton 32 percent for president Bush and 17 percent for Perot. The actual results were Clinton 43 percent Bush 38, Perot 19, but its not unusual for the winners bandwagon to attract support after an election. Perot did no to carry any states in the election but he Drew Imort vote share than any Independent or third party presidential candidate in 80 years. Both major parties Are watching to Sec whether Perot supporters remain Loyal and How they behave in two Way congressional elections next year in which the Texas billionaire has threatened to exact revenge for pro Naftal votes. Edward j. Rollins jr., former Campaign manager for new Jersey Christie Whitman Heads toward a grand jury session in Newark to testily on alleged vote suppression. And explanation i have Ever heard in my entire life a said Lesniak. A week after the election Rollins told reporters that the Whitman Campaign had paid Black ministers and democratic workers not to encourage Blacks to vote. Rollins said Friday All he expected was Ca. Say Quot a Rollins kicked your ass that the reporters would Call porters would Call Carville and Flins kicked your ass. And Here show he did a in new Jersey Whitman spokesman Carl Golden said Rollins testimony underscores that a none of it Ever happened which is what mrs. Whitman has said from the a Florio spokesman declined comment. Rollins issued a statement through his lawyers Quot i deeply regret the controversy and trouble my initial statements created. I want to apologize again to mrs. Whitman the african american Community and the voters of new nutrition later marriages linked to Rise in teen sex a a i min. It in amp Tel Trina of of a in info Chihli Washington a better nutrition and later marriages arc leading to More adolescent sexual activity and More unwanted pregnancies in most countries a new study concludes. A improved nutrition and health care mean that puberty now begins earlier a said the International planned parenthood federation in a report for the family planning groups annual meeting this weekend. The report said More youths in developing countries Are going to school staying in school longer and getting married later. These Are All positive developments but the longer period Between maturity and marriage leads to More unwanted pregnancies the report said. Or. Fred Sai of Ghana president of the organization said the group needs to do More to illuminate the dangers and consequences of sex. A for a Long time in family planning we were talking of bearing children human reproduction As if the thing happened by some other method except through sex and sex itself was something which could not be talked about a he told a news conference. A at a time when sex by itself was not killing we could afford to do that a he said. A now we know that both sex and pregnancy Are very dangerous in Normal human activities and we have to. Come up with Radical approaches to making these part and parcel of the Joy of living for All the report praised the Netherlands for having the worlds lowest teen age pregnancy rate a about one for every 100 teen agers a because confidential information and services Are readily available to All teen agers. It said the rate in the United states is the highest in the West More than 11 pregnant teen agers out of every 100
