Show 2A The Salt Lake Tribune Friday January 30 1987 Spotlight Drop -in Reagan’s Job Rating Stabilizes PRINCETON President NJ Reagan’s rating which dropped sharply in reaction to a arms scandal apthe pears to have stabilized with roughly half of Americans approving of Reagan's handling of his presidential duties In four separate Gallup surveys conducted since the a revelation of the affair Reagan's approval ratings have varied by only a few percentage points In the latest Gallup Poll 49 percent approve 42 percent disapprove and 9 percent are undecided In contrast positive assessments outweighed negative ones 63 percent to 29 percent in a a poll before news of the connection broke The latest survey provides other evidence that Reagan’s standing with the people has not deteriorated recently despite their overwhelming belief that he has not yet revealed all he knows about the controversy and the widespread view that it will seriously impair his ability to run the country during the next two years First the president's personal appeal shows no signs of further erosion with 75 percent expressing approval of Reagan as a person compared to only 18 percent disapproval in both the current and polls Second the public’s current apn praisal of Reagan’s handling of policy though sharply lower Iran-Contr- Iran-Contr- (mid-Januar- than in July is virtually unchanged from early December sy will make Reagan’s final years in office very difficult The new survey also shows that Reagan's personal appeal rather than his policies may have sustained his public support in recent months Comparison of the findings of two For example those who disapprove of Reagan’s overall job performance (42 percent) are almost unanimous in their condemnation of his administration’s involvement in the affair (95 percent disapprove) and the president's candor (89 Iran-Cont- Gallup Poll late-Octo-b- Iran-contr- early-Decemb- for-eig- GallupTimes-Mirro- r surveys the first conducted in June 1985 and the second in Dec 1986-Ja- n 1987 shows a decline from 28 percent to 18 percent in the percentage saying they “can believe all or most of what Ronald Reagan says" That almost half the populous expresses confidence in the president’s ability under these circumstance bespeaks a deep reservoir of goodwill Following is the question asked to determine Reagan's overall job performance ratings and the recent trend: “Do you approve or disapprove of the way Ronald Reagan is handling his job as president?” By George Gallup Jr Reogon Job Performance Ratings No DIs- - Approve approve opinion percent believe he is withholding information from the public) In addition 80 percent believe the controversy will make it “very difficult for Reagan to be an effective president over the next two years" Reagan The Man Dis- - No This question also was asked: “Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Reagan is handling foreign policy?” Here is the question on Reagan as a person and the full trend: “Apart from whether you approve or disapprove of the way Reagan is handling his job as President what do you think of Reagan as a person? Would you say you approve or disapprove of one-side- Iran-Contr- him?” Dit- No Approve approve opinion The latest findings are based on interviews with 1210 adults 18 and older conducted in scientifi- cally selected localities across the nation during the period Jan 8 For results based on samples of this size one can say with 95 percent confidence that the error attributable to sampling and other random effects could be 4 percentage points in either direction In addition to sampling error the reader should bear in mind that question wording and other practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of opinion polls Iran Report: Players In Deal Full of Lies -l one of the stars of “Amerika" doesn’t understand In arms about the miniseries but he figures the so is up why everyone controversy Is a good sign show which begins Feb 15 takes a look at life in the The United States after a Soviet takeover “The right wing is mad The left wing is mad" Urich says “We must have done something right Some of the criticism before it is viewed in its entirety and some of what they are saying almost borders on censorship This may sound like and a little naive but I think all good drama begins with the ‘what if and I can’t think of a more provocative topic" flag-wavi- © Los Angeles Times Syndicate Continued From Arected both the arms shipments and the aid to the Contras told Attorney General Edwin Meese III that every time he mentioned moderates in Iran to the president Reagan returned to the issue of releasing the hostages "With the president said North it always came back to hostages" the report says “According to Meese North said it was a terrible mistake to say that the president wanted a strategic relationship because the president wanted the hostages” The report includes these examples among others indicating that administration officials deceived each other and members of Congress: — Robert C McFarlane Reagan’s former national security adviser testified that he had specifically asked CIA Director William J Casey whether Israel was secretly shipping arms to Iran in 1985 Casey according to the testimony told McFarlane that the Israelis were not shipping arms even though the CIA had evidence of the shipments — Elliott Abrams assistant secreaftary of state for fairs told the intelligence committee in November that money had not been solicited from foreign countries to aid the Contras Later according to the report Abrams apologized to the committee for withholding the fact that such solicitations were made — including one he made to the sultanate of Brunei — Casey did not tell the committee in November that funds from the sale of arms to Iran had been diverted to aid the Contras although at the time he had information indicating that the funds had been diverted At a news conference Boren said the committee had developed “no direct evidence that would state the president knew of the diversion of funds or directed the diversion of funds” Boren said one of the main questions to be answered by the new investigative committees that are taking over the work the intelligence committee started was “the role private individuals may have played in the implementation of foreign pol- jb h Paul McCartney Robert Urich Handling of Foreign Policy 16-1- Reagan’s supporters — the 49 percent who approve of his overall job performance — also hold negative d as opinions though not as his Critics’ For instance 59 percent of Reagan’s backers disapprove of a the affair 65 percent think he has not levelled with the pub-li- c and 46 percent feel the controver- - (hi Pat Paulsen Robert Urich for example that Albert Hakim an American businessman who was born in Iran helped open a new channel of communication to Iranian officials Hakim also suggested In early 1986 it said that Iranians should pay inflated prices for the arms so the profits could be used for the Contras In another instance based on information the committee said it had re- ceived but could not verify Hakim's business partner Secord and two former CIA officials Thomas Clines and Theodore G Shackley "opened and-o- r controlled” a Swiss bank account into which some profits from the Iran arms sales were deposited Money was apparently transferred from the Swiss accounts into other accounts in the the Grand Cayman Islands for eventual delivery to the Contras The committee was not able to determine however whether the Contras ever received any money from the arms deals Pat Paulsen says he thinks he’s a better wine maker than entertainer and he’s out to prove it He was in Little Rock Ark pushing wines produced on land he owns about 80 miles north of San Francisco He and his wife planted their first vines in 1971 and at first sold their produce to other wine makers Then “we decided to put it in the bottle that’s when you start paying - attention” Paulsen writes most of his wine labels His Refrigerator White for instance is "blessed with saucy impertinence” Because of its "intrinsic swallowability" says the label “it is not necessary to enhance the flavor of this wine by heating your teeth over an open flame before drinking Nay serve chilled" He says he calls it Refrigerator White because he is having fun but the real reason is on the label: "Our aim — two bottles in every refrigerator across America" Victoria Principal is after deciding to leave her role as the glamorous Pam Ewing on the nighttime soap “Dallas” Principal is negotiating with other companies for television deals including her own series spokesman Alan Nierob said Wednesday ends Her contract with after this season and Principal will not renew it he said She has been with the show for nine years “My longtime association with “Dallas” was one of the most rewarding experiences in my life” Principal said in a statement The actress was in Jefferson City Mo this week to persuade a state House committee to support legislation to help indigent elderly get arthritis medication She is the national spokeswoman for the Arthritis Foundation After her testimony the committee approved the bill and sent it to the full chamber Lorimar-Telepictur- Paul McCartney doesn't have money worries but if he ever does he can always sell his clothes A gray worsted suit with a black velvet collar that belonged to the former Beatle has been sold at auction to a private British collector for $3000 The suit made for about $135 more than 20 years ago was worn by McCartney in stage appearances with the Beatles —Tribune Wire Services 2T inter-Americ- —Untied Press International Photo Sen David Boren says the panel found no evidence President Reagan knew Iran arms profits were slipped to the Contras A Cake and Pistols Too? White Home Admits Reagan Secretly Sent Iran a Bible - WASHINGTON (AP After months of silence the White House admitted Thursday that President Reagan signed a Bible sent secretly to Iranian officials but said it was nothing more than an isolated insignificant matter'’ The only reason that Reagan's action was acknowledged was that the Riblc was publicly displayed at a news conference in Tehran Tuesday by Hashemi Rafsanjani the speaker of the parliament A senior administration official said privately that Rafsanjani did so only "for internal consumption” “It’s in the paper pictures of the Bible and I’m glad to confirm it for you" said presidential spokesman Larry Speakes A day earlier Speakes had dismissed the subject and said he would not bother to ask Reagan whether he had signed a Bible that was given to the Iranians last fall Ever since the secret sale ot U S arms to Tehran was disclosed last November there have been reports that US officials tmng to establish contacts in Tehran t arried gifts such as a Bible a chocolate cake and Colt pistols The White House has refused to discuss the subject While confirming that Reagan did sign the Bible — and write out a verse — Speakes said he did not know anything about the cake and guns He said Reagan signed the leather-bounvolume duting a morning meeting in the Oval Office last Oct 3 at the suggest on of John M Poindexter then his national security adviser At the time the Pmted States already had secretly shipped weapons to Iran as part of an attempt to win the release of P S hostages held elements in Lebanon hv The Bible was taken to Frankfurt West Germany several davs after it was signed and presi mod to an unidentified Iranian who was to become between Washa new intermediary ington and Tehran Speakes said Re said he was "almost certain it was Ollie" Oliver L North who represented Reagan at that meeting It was a gesture to indicate that i those who were there were truly representing the president and the president too was a man of God" said Speakes He said the Bible was supposed to be passed along to higher-up- s in Iran hut said he did not know if it was supposed to be given to Raf- sanjani North a deputy on the National Security Council staff was fired and Poindexter resigned last Nov 25 after the revelation that profits from US arms sales to Iran were diverted to Contra rebels in Nicaragua CLIP 50 OFF LEVOLOR "Z" SHADES m AND CUSTOM DRAPERY FABRICS icy” The intelligence committee found & SAVE £bf Salt Salt fakr Sfibttnr j Calif Jribunr (USPS 143 South Main Dial Telephone Numbers Do you need information want sports scores have a news story or feature you want to talk about? 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