European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday june 5, 1980 Calif rejects Jarvis plan gop s Crisp to Cut state income taxes los  a California Vot ers who made a nationwide celebrity of Howard Jarvis have turned their backs on he Sally tongued tax crusader repudiating his plan to Cut slate income taxes in half. And in inc first homosexual rights votes in the nation since 1978, residents of san Jose and surrounding Santa Clara count turned Back by better than 2-1 margins measures aimed at prohibiting discrimination against homosexuals. Jams proposition 9, which would have Cut slate income taxes More than St billion was Defeated by a 5-3 margin in tuesday s voting. The vote came almost exactly two years after the overwhelming passage of proposition 13, the Jarvis sponsored $7 billion property lax Cut that launched a nationwide tax  represents the last Hurrah of an aging demagogue said Ralph Flynn executive director of the California teachers association which with other Public employee groups had led the opposition. Jarvis conceded defeat but vowed to shove it up the ears of the Public employee groups with a new Cost slashing initiative he pledged to unveil this week. The Public employees have won the first Battle like the japanese won the first Battle at Pearl Harbor but the United dems pick klan Leader for Calif. Congress race san Diego Calif. A Kun flux klan Leader Tom Mel Zgur tuesday apparently won the democratic nomination for a congressional scat from the nation s most populous District by a narrow margin de spite the opposition of party leaders. The final unofficial vote count gave mct7ger a 318-Votc Victory Over de Skagen chairman of the san Diego democratic Central committee or 37 percent for Mcl Ger to 36.6 percent for Skagen. Democratic party leaders were stunned and unhappy. Larry Lawrence a former Southern California democratic chairman said he probably would support inc bid by conservative rep. Clair Burgh nor r-Calif., for a fifth House term. Burgh nor unopposed for the gop Nomi nation was favored to win in the november elections. First lady Rosalynn Carter had joined leading republicans in recent weeks in appealing to voters to reject Metzger. The working people Are fed up they want change said Mel Ger 42, a television repairman and native of Warsaw ind., who was making his first bid for a major office. Mcl Ger watched tuesday s primary re sults on television from a private suite apart from party leaders. Ringed by Security agents and wearing a bulletproof Vest under a Black suit Metzger stood among Ameri can and Confederate Campaign flags. Asked if racism were a Factor in his voter Appeal Mel Zgur replied i made no Syvret what i stood for. 1 did t hide  said he War n t worried about Lack of support from the party officials. With strength comes support he told reporters. These democratic parly people Are practical people. They la come along. But i can Slid win without Ihm i go right to the  Skagen said the party will ignore him if he is nominated. The democratic state committee May support Burgener. Burgin or is a political con Man but he would certainly be a better Choice than Metzger. This would l be unusual for democrats to sup port a Republican in  Skagen added either the Public is completely ignorant of what he stands for or they re saying the hell with it and support ing violence. A one time Republican and member of the american Independent party Mcl Ger registered As a Democrat in March. He said he expects to draw a lot of republicans in the general election. States won the War he  associated press Abc poll of More than 2.000 voters As they left polling places showed the measure was rejected by All income Levels and geographical areas in the stale. It said that even homeowners who were Jarvis strongest backers two years ago voted nearly 3-2 against proposition 9.also Defeated by substantial margins were a landlord sponsored measure to re peal All current rent control Laws and severely restrict new ones and a plan backed by gov. Edmund Brownjr. To fund mass transit with the s200 million to $400 Mil lion annual Revenue that a 10 percent sur tax on Oil company profits would produce. Those two measures sparked what were among the most expensive campaigns in state history with real estate spending for the former and Oil company spending against the latter expected to exceed $6 million  another statewide result voters approved by better than a 2-1 margin a constitutional amendment aimed at strength ening the right of reporters to keep news sources and unpublished notes confident  Gay rights issues were placed on the ballot after local officials approved ordinances Banning discrimination but then suspended them in the face of petition campaigns demanding that the Issue be put to a  the defeat of a Gay rights Ordi Nance in Dade county fla., Gay rights ordinances had been approved in Seattle but rejected in Wichita kan., St. Paul minn., and Eugene Ore. Californians in 1978 Defeated a statewide proposition that would have required the firing of avowedly homosexual teachers. Santa Cruz county voters Defeated by a 3-2 margin an initiative that would have outlawed the manufacture of nuclear weapons parts at any facility within the county. The specific target was the Lockheed missiles and space co. Plant which makes explosive bolts for the Navy s Tri Dent submarine launched nuclear missiles. But anti nuclear activists had said they hoped the Campaign would spark a nation wide grass roots movement against nuclear weapons. Terry Miller of Crestline kin., talks to people in new York s time Squire As Riding on air pressed air car. Miller says his two and has. I a -1 anger car costs about two cents o the milk " by us " Miles. They gather around to look at his com mile to run Crite Al � Miles per hour about sx50 " Bui for a Phulo has Praise Tor Anderson Chicago a Mary Crisp co chairman of the Republican National com Mittee criticized Ronald Reagan s aides wednesday on the women s rights Issue and praised Independent candidate John b. Anderson. In a Telephone interview. Crisp charged that the Reagan Camp planned to drop a1976 Plank supporting ratification of the equal rights amendment from the Republican parly s 1980 Campaign platform. But Crisp denied a report in the Chicago Sun times that because of the Era Contro Versy she has endorsed Anderson for presi Dent. I have endorsed no one said Crisp in a Telephone interview from Carlisle pa., where she was attending a conference at the army War College. As the co chairman of the Parl my position has been one of  reserves judgment Crisp a Veteran gop worker refused at the same Lime to say whether she would Rule out such a move. I Reserve any judgment she  in an interview published wednes Day in the Sun times Crisp was reported to have called Anderson a Republican congressman from Illinois the answer to the big dilemma facing Republican women and others who support the Era. She said she stood by her interview comments about Anderson. His credentials As a Republican arc impeccable he Only refuses to say he s Content with Ron Ald Reagan s Way of looking at problems. He has not giver up his republicanism. He runs As an Independent with a Small to she told the paper. This year is so politically volatile that an Anderson Victory in november is no inconceivable she said. Crisp s remarks followed discussions last week with two top aides to Reagan who has clinched the gop presidential nomination with an overwhelming Lead in convention delegates. She said Reagan aides confirmed re ports that he wants the Plank favouring ratification of the Era dropped from the party s platform. The Plank has been part of the platform since 1972. Embarrassing platform feared she quoted the unidentified assistant As saying the party could not have a plat form that would be embarrassing to  Crisp 56. Served 18 years As a Volunteer in the Republican party in Arizona before she was elected party co chairman in 1976 a Job she shares with Bill Brock. Crisp accused the Reagan Camp of leak ing names of women As possible vice presidential candidates in an attempt to attract women voters. In reality neither sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum of Kansas nor Anne Arm Strong former ambassador to Britain it being seriously considered for the Post de spite reports to that effect she said. Reagan May wait to select mate los Angeles needed delegates pile up tuesday night said he May wait until the Republican a Lional convention next month before Choos ing a vice presidential running mate. And Reagan who locked up the top nomination two weeks ago said he worm not necessarily choose a moderate w by Ance the ticket. Frankly. I Don t know just what Teaf � moderate a icons anymore. I thin 11" kind of moderate he told reporters