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Despite travels, Carter slips in poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ rat
ing of Pres. Carter’s performance in office
has continued its downward slide despite
h:s recent overseas trip, an Associated
Press-NBC News poll shows.
Only 41 percent of those interviewed
rated Carter’s overall performance as ex
cellent or good. About 57 percent rated his
performance only fair or poor, with the re
maining 2 percent undecided.
That rating is the lowest for Carter since
he entered office one year ago.
Carter’s January rating was slightly
below that found by an AP-NBC News poll
in late November. At that time, 43 percent of
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Military alliance claimed
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria’s foreign minister said in an
interview published Sunday that Egyptian Pres. Anwar Sadat’s
peace initiative is aimed at forging a political and military alliance
of Egypt, Israel and Iran.
Foreign Minster Abdul Halim Khaddam was quoted as say
ing the United States “encourages and blesses” a bilateral peace
accord between Egypt and Israel to bring about the tripartite
alliance. Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran met with Sadat in
Egypt last week and gave his support to the Egyptian peace drive.
Carter sets economic address
■
WASHINGTON — Pres. Carter will deliver personally a no
quick-fix State of the Union address Thursday that will call for a
national effort to grapple with economic and other problems that
defy easy solutions.
Aides said Carter, in his nationally broadcast appearance
before a joint Senate-House session at 9 p.m. EST, will set forth
his legislative goals for the new year without attempting to submit
a laundry list of administration proposals.
Ecuador votes on constitution
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorians voted on a new constitution
Sunday in a referendum that could break the almost solid wall of
military rule in South Ameica.
There was widespread confusion among the 1.6 million voters
about the issues involved, where to vote, or even whether their
names were on registration rolls that were 200,000 names short
because of computer failures.
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those surveyed rated his performance ex
cellent or good, while 54 percent said his
work was only fair or poor.
The January poll involved telephone in
terviews with 1,604 adults last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Foreign travel traditionally has boosted a
president’s popularity. And it was expected
Carter’s seven-nation, nine-day journey
two weeks ago would provide him with a
similar boost.
For example, Carter’s first overseas
journey, to England and Switzerland in
May, apparently bolstered Americans’ rat
ing of his job performace.
An NBC News poll taken in late May after
Carter returned found that 61 percent gave
Carter a positive rating, with only 28 percent
giving him negative marks. That positive
rating was up eight points over the finding of
the April NBC News poll.
But since that high point in May, Carter's
rating has slid.
The seven-nation journey apparently did
give a slight boost to Americans’ opinion of
Carter’s performance in foreign policy.
About 39 percent of those questioned
rated Carter’s foreign policy performance
favorably, versus 55 percent who gave him
negative marks.
Those figures are slightly more positive
than the 36 percent positive, 56 percent
negative ratings found in the November
AP-NBC News poll.
Americans’ opinion of Carter's role in the
Middle East peace negotiations is more
positive that it was in November.
Half of those questioned rated his per
formance as a negotiator excellent or good,
with 43 percent giving him only fair or poor
marks. The remaining 7 percent were un
decided.
In November, the situation was reversed.
Half of those questioned gave him poor
marks, with only 45 percent rating his role
positively.
Mideast peace talks resume
JERUSALEM (AP) — After a
day of uncertainty, Egypt's foreign
minister arrived here Sunday
night for resumed Egyptian-Israeli
peace talks, now delayed until
Tuesday because of a dispute
over the agenda. Sources here
said the dispute involved the
agenda’s wording on the Palesti
nian issue. A U.S. official in
Washington said it was settled
when the two aides agreed to
seek an interim agreement, in
stead of an immediate permanent
solution, on the future of. the
Israeli-occupied West Bank of the
Jordan River and the Gaza Strip.
The last-minute agreement was
reached in urgent communica
tions passed through the U.S.
embassies in Cairo and Tel Aviv.
“It’s close to what we wanted,”
said the U.S. official, who declined
to be identified.
An Israeli Foreign Ministry
spokesman said U.S. pressure
and proposals for a compromise
led to resolution of the agenda
dispute. He said the opening of
the talks was postponed from
Monday to Tuesday to allow time
for Secretary of State Cyrus
Vance s arrival from Washington.
Vance was to leave for
Jerusalem Sunday night.
Egyptian Pres. Anwar Sadat
gave the go-ahead for Foreign
Minister Mohammed Ibrahim
Kamel to attend the talks after a
confusing weekend of public and
private maneuvering that ap
peared to threaten a major set
back for the peace process.
Floating house of ill-fame
raises Rotterdam’s wrath
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — An “odd couple” alliance of
Rotterdam prostitutes and embarrassed citizens is trying to torpedo city
plans for a floating brothel and sex center in the world s busiest harbor.
The prostitutes complain that a sex palace in the public eye will
frighten off their trade, and other critics say the so-called “Eros Center”
will give Rotterdam a bad name.
“Nine out of 10 girls will tell you that this is a bad idea,” said Leen
Persy, 58, who operates a hotel and bar in the Katendrecht, the bustling
red-light district on Rotterdam’s south side.
"When you pick up a prostitute in Katendrecht, nobody sees you,”
Persy said, "but in going to the Eros Center, everybody will see you,
maybe even your neighbors."
Prostitutes oppose the plan on economic grounds as well.
"The girls now rent rooms in Katendrecht at about 22 a day. On the
boat they’ll be paying at least twice that,” Persy said.
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