European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Referendums and Christopher Sullivan associated press v Oters take the lawmaking process into their own hands in a3 Stales next month casting ballots on referendums and initiatives ranging from lax overhaul and legalized gambling to abortion funding end hazardous waste cleanup. A proposition to allow liquor by the drink is raising eyebrows in Kansas  raising backyard marijuana would be allowed if an Oregon measure passes. Californians will decide whether to declare English heir official language and whether aids victims should be quarantined. In All thare Are 226 stale ballot issues around the nation according to Patrick Mcguigan editor of the newsletter initiative and referendum report. Only Delaware the District  Colombia Louisiana Minnesota Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee and Wisconsin have none on nov. 4. Voters in More than a dozen states will Ponder taxation propositions Many of them line tuning of existing taws. But live states Are battlefields in the tax revolution inspired by the late Howard Jarvis in California. Besides California itself where proposition 62 would require a two thirds vote of the local governing body and a majority Vole of the people la increase tax levies tax cutting propositions Are on the ballot in Colorado Massachusetts. Oregon and Montana. Montana s initiative 27 Wou a abolish All properly taxes and require a vote of the people for creation of a sales tax or any increase in a sales or income lax Rale. Opponents say Public services including police Protection and Highway maintenance would be slashed. Voters in Massachusetts will decide on a measure that would Cap taxes by holding stale tax Revenue growth to the level of growth in wages of state residents and under Colorado s proposition 4 no new state or local tax cot general election Vole. Four overlapping i affect sales property or income taxes go attempting to explain the plethora of Cut Backer Jake jabs said people Are the voters Don t have any say about their concern about slates revenues is Ichii propositions around the nation. Lottery proposals lace voters in Kansas Dakota South Dakota and Florida. A Sepa constitutional amendment in Florida to pfc option of approving Casino gambling. Oregonians who already have a stale i whether to legalize Charity Raffles. Mls Spur by county on parimutuel wagering an i a in Kansas too. The wagering and Lattery issues and a by the drink in restaurants in counties that referred to Kansas voters by the legislate liquor by the drink in private clubs since 1 democratic gov. John Carlin Calls limit hypocritical but the head of a Temperance Richard e. Tacky argues keep the Cost Down that s what Kansas Law does. That  argument Over abortion Are being n consider related measures. Arkansas proposition would prohibit of the estimated 6,000 abortions performed t Mother s Lite is in danger. Measures that i government funding Lor abortions Are on ii Massachusetts Rhode Island and Oregon the hottest political Issue in washing la waste and disposal of Industrial Garbat Pat Robertson proceeds on Campaign Byli Krasnow United press International he seems like a wild card a gospel struck Maverick but Pat Robertson the Baptist preacher and Faith healer who Speaks to Godin tongues is a serious contender to president of the United states. His Appeal is not just with the followers of his Christian broadcasting network in Virginia Beach a. Since his announcement that he Wilt seek the presidency if. In a year 3 million registered voters have signed petitions in his favor Robertson reports that "200 people have volunteered to gel 15,000 signatures  Bob Munz. A member of the Maranatha charismatic Christian Church in Gainesville fla., requested and was sent 25,000 petitions to circulate according to Keith Miracle a staffer at americans for Robertson. We should not Chalk him off As someone who Speaks religious jargon says sen. Mark Hattield r Ore. An evangelical Christian himself yet moderate to Liberal in politics. Bui Halliet is not swayed. To must say. I do get very uncomfortable with people who announce their political Agenda As if it s been baptized says Hatfield. There is nothing about the Panama canal in the  yet Robertson chances for the nomination Are not discounted. In a party As Small As the Republican party and As far right you re damned right he could get the nomination but not the  says Liberal gop sen. Lowell Weicker of Connecticut who has signed fund raising letters Lor Robertson opponents. Like everything else 56-year-old Marion Gordon Pat Robertson has done he started can in 1961 under personal instructions from god. In his Book shout it from lha rooftops he writes that he told the owner of a Small to station in Virginia Beach god has sent Roe Here to buy your television  god even tc4d him the Price 37,000. In fiscal 198445. Can s revenues were $159,067,000, says its Public information director Eldon Wyant. An additional s3 million was generated by adjacent can University that year. After consistently claiming he was waiting Lor got Tell him whether or not to seek the presidency the preacher now feels the divine Light is Green evade no by the pro Robertson True grass roots movement critics say it s Tough to believe mainstream Amar is buying his views. Robertson isms include when wives submit to husbands that kind of relationship brings about a Lack of tension in Marria god said the Only Way to solve the recession is every 50 years to have a Jubilee and cancel All the  pacifism is nol biblical and the . Should assist these wars of liberation As in Afghanistan u Nicaragua or  . Public schools Are me communist indoctrination centers because they promote humanist  the . Nuclear freeze movement is orchestra by the soviets. 8om-again christians maybe feel More strongly others do about love of god and love of  in my eyes he is very  ays John Buchanan a Baptist minister and former c who is chairman of people for the american Way a i nonpartisan citizens group created to Monitor the n right. A whats us thar put to twin in Robertson s t people for the american Way was established by j produce Norman Lear end last year drummed l million in donations from individuals and c since its 1980 inception the 260,000-member a organization has taken fundamentalist censoring american textbooks to the Courta and issued to controversial report on judge denial motion that f blocked Hia nomination to the Federal Bench. This is a nation where there a of spa of Holiana but unit Tom of theme Robertson say Buchanan. If Page 14 the stars and stripes