European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 27, 1994 state of the Union the stars and stripes Page 7approval rating takes jump after speech new York a president Clinton is a Booster of. New communications technology but he almost talked a television polling Experiment to death. When Clinton a state of the Union speech tuesday night ran for More than an hour lbs had to truncate America on the line which it had billed As a a polling first.�?�. After participants in the lbs poll completed the usual pos speech instant poll a with three in four approving Clinton a proposals a they could stay on the line to Register answers to an on air question from the anchors. The less than stunning result americans Are More Likely to think local government rather than state or Federal gov emment should have the most responsibility for fighting crime. That was not Long after Clinton had had a new York City patrolman stand in the House what americans want the three issues most important to poll participants source lbs polls amps gallery to receive a congressional ovation. More traditional instant polling showed Clinton got a Nice bump in Public approval a can Usa today Gallup 5oll taken immediately after the speech found that 84 percent think Clinton is Reading the country in the right direction up from 67 percent before the speech. Clinton a emphasis on police prisons and gun control paid off in the lbs poll with a majority rating him a Tough enough on crime by 58 percent to 40 percent. The lbs poll gave participants a Chance to say which of three issues was most important to them. Forty percent said crime 32 percent cited health care and 26 percent chose the Economy a the Issue that dominated Clinton selection Campaign. Lbs said it recruited a nationwide representative Sample of 2,892 adults to Call a toll free number Aind Register responses either by touch tone Contact with a computer or if necessary by talking to an operator. Ninety six percent of the represent Ive Sample viewed the speech. Of that total 76 percent approved 11 percent disapproved and 13 percent were unsure. Lbs said its poll found that 53 percent think Congress will pass a health care program this year. Only 31 percent think such a program would affect their family for the better. Twenty percent say they would be worse off and 45 percent expect Little change. Those polled were More optimistic about the Economy expecting it to get better rather than worse this year by 42 percent to 11 percent. The lbs results have a margin of Sam pling error of plus or minus 2 percentage Points from what All americans would say if asked the same questions in the same context. The recruiting process created an additional potential for an unrepresentative Sample but lbs polling director Kathleen Frankovic said statistical adjustments ensured there was no political Bias. The can Usa today Gallup poll of 565 americans has a 5-Point margin of error. A president Clinton a state of the Union address plays on a television set at a red Cross Center at Birmingham High school in los Angeles. Clinton made a passing reference to the quake in his speech. It s no to los Angeles Glendale Calif. A president Clinton a passing reference to the los Angeles earthquake went unheard by Many of its victims who had greater worries than finding a working television to watch tuesdays state of the Union address. At a Glendale red Cross shelter about 50 people waited in line for a dinner of roast beef and mashed potatoes while three people watched Clinton a address on a donated television across the room. Nearby a Cluster of seven teen agers watched the beast master ii on a second set. A nobody cares right now. We re taking care of ourselves a Eugene Stroko 36, said As he sat Down to dinner with a Friend staying at the shelter. Stroko said he had spent the Day guiding his Friend through lines of people seeking Aid from the Federal emergency management Agency. David Adams a shelter resident who watched most of the speech was disappointed the president did no to say More about the 6.6-magnitude quake on Jan. 17. The temblor put Adams out of his apartment for at least two weeks and wrecked Many of his belongings. A if he a got 6,000 words in this address he a got to have something with meaning for the people of California a said Adams 40. A we n9 need a morale  Clinton said in his speech that the earthquake and last Summers midwestern flooding made it seem a was though the world was coming apart at the  a but the american people came together. They Rose to the occasion neighbor helping neighbor strangers risking life and limb to save strangers showing the better Angels of our nature. A let us not Reserve those better Angels Only for natural disasters leaving our deepest problems to Petty political fights a Clinton said Quot. At the Oakridge Mobile horse Park in Sylmar one of the areas hardest hit by the quake most residents were too overwhelmed by their own problems to follow the news manager Virginia Harmon said. The residents mostly retirees still done to have electricity or water a let alone the Cable connections necessary to watch television in the shadows of the san Gabriel mountains which Block broadcast signals. But Harmon who had a Friend videotape the speech said she Hopes Clinton will extend More help to California. She said Washington politicians done to understand How bad things Are in the san Fernando Valley. Hospital chiefs Praise plan but voice concerns Washington apr big City Hospital executives Praise president Clinton a health care principles but fear some people like illegal immigrants would still seek Basic care in emergency rooms. The National association of Public hospitals said wednesday that the Clinton Bill lays a an excellent foundation for achieving health Reform a but it criticized the White houses exclusion of illegal immigrants and prisoners from coverage. A we cannot make illegal immigrants a or their health needs a simply disappear by refusing to cover them under health Reform said the association in a 167-Page report on americans Urban health safety net. /. A 1 a \ a the association represents 100 hospitals including most of the major Public facilities in the nations 50 largest cities. Seventy one percent of the hospitals patients Are on medicaid uninsured or inadequately injured. A a a a a. A a. A association president Larry a Gage said the organization is endorsing a the major principles and key provisions of president Clinton a health Security  the Clinton plan would guarantee full coverage Only to citizens and Legal residents. The White House has said illegal aliens still would be entitled to seek care in emergencies and has promised some help for hospitals and clinics facing that Burden. The associations report said that a certain populations will continue to tall through the  Urban hospitals a will be especially hard hit if illegal immigrants and prisoners remain wholly outside the  a. A a a a a a Clinton wants to phase out extra medicaid payments for hospitals that treat Large numbers of poor patients. The association said that even under Reform there should be some a residual payment. Carefully targeted on safety net hospitals that will continue to serve vulnerable populations. The big picture a few statistics on the state of the nation economic Gross Domestic product $6.4 trillion and rising. Unemployment 6.4 percent and falling. Ufland death births 4.04 million in the year ending last july 1. Murders 23,760 in 1992. Health care Cost 10.3 percent of company payrolls in 1992. Americans without health insurance 37.4 million. Foreign . Troops overseas 308,000 As of september. Foreign Aid $13.9 billion in 1993. A amps