European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 5 voters to decide state local issues smoking bans aids policies on ballots when american voice so to inc polls tucs Dav they won i just be voting for the president and other poll Ticiano. They will be deciding a total of 234 issues in i slates ranging from gun control and aids policies to smoking bans and Las cuts. California Birthplace a decade ago of a voter drive lax revolt thai spread to Many other slates has two of the most closely watched contests. Californians will choose among five separate Mea sures reducing automobile insurance premiums. Insurers fearing a nationwide revolt Are spending More than $40 million to try to defeat the proposals. The fear is that some of the worst parts of the initiatives would eventually find their Way Inlo the thinking of insurance regulators across Lite country even in states which Don l allow voter initiatives said Herbert Goodfriend an insurance Industry analyst for Prudential Hache securities also on the California hallo is proposition 102, which would eliminate the statewide Anonymous aids testing program allow insurers and employers to screen prospective clients and workers and require health officials to do everything reasonably Nec Essary to Hall the epidemic including tracing the contacts of anyone exposed to the aids virus. The chief sponsor is Paul Gann the tax crusader who helped spearhead property tax stashing proposition 1j a decade ago and who is now suffering from acquired immune deficiency syndrome because of a tainted blood transfusion. Among other ballot issues Maryland voters will decide whether to keep a saw passed Liis Spring designed to ban cheap hand guns. The National Rifici association has pumped s3million into the repeal Effort. Oregonians will vote on whether to toughen the indoor clean air act. Which was passed in 1981 and bans smoking in most Public buildings. The proposal would wipe out designated smoking areas and impose an outright ban on smoking in virtually All indoor work areas and enclosed Public places californians will consider a proposal to raise cig Arette taxes by 25 cents a pack with the proceeds being used to promote health. Colorado will vote on the so called taxpayers Bill of rights amendment which would require voters to decide All Fri Tirc tax increases except in emergencies Cut the slate income a by about 10 pen pm and limit residential proc by taxes to i percen i of Market value. Michigan will Vole on u measure la ii would out Law state funded abortions for the poor. Arkansas Vot ers will decide whether to enshrine its existing no Abor Tion spending policy in the slate Constitution an Colorado voters will have a Chance to  a similar constitutional provision. South Dan tons will decide whether in Clear the Way for legalised gambling in inc Black Hills town ofic Midwood where wild Bill Hickok was own cd Down while playing poker 112 years ago. Town officials a Otto bring Back gambling to help raise Money 10 preserve historic buildings. Under a rallying cry of personal Freedom. Mundina Volcks will consider whether to repeal its scar old scat Belt Law. Massachi Sells and Nebraska voters have previously done so. Massachusetts will vote on a measure thai could Lead to the nation s first voter mandated closure of a nuclear Power Plant. In local contests Liston residents will decide whether to Permil predominantly Black neighbourhoods to become a separate new cily named Mandela after the South african Black nationalist Nelson Mandela and inc College enclaves of Cambridge mass., and Berkeley. Calif., will Vole on referendum demanding wit Israel end its violations of palc Linian human rights and in occupation of the West Bank and  Reagan oks copyright Bill for writers artists los Angeles a president Reagan signed legislation monday allow ing the United Stales to enter into a Cen Tury old International copyright agreement calling it "41 Victory in inc name of a right As old As the Union  signing ceremony in a hotel Hall room was attended by several movie stars and entertainment t Tacui Ives in chiding i at a  c i Irisse and Cesar Romcro. While House spokesman Marlin fit water said they were interested in the Bill As it Rhiles la the movie Industry Reagan said in 198ft atone the enter Tain men i Indus re May have loss As much As $2 billion and the computer software Industry As much As 5-1 billion in Polcyn Lial Revenue because . Copyright Laws differed from other in unifies Laws. Today we celebrate Victory in the name of a right As old a inc Union itself and a Central to our Union at any the right All americans have to protect Iligir. Property the president i and. The worldwide treaty provides a clip focal copyright Protection for american Alisis and writers and those of 76 other countries. The signing of the legislation brings american copyright Law into compliance with the 102-year-old Hern convention for the j Rote Jun of literary and artistic works. The Senate ratified Ifica treaty on oct. 20, but legislation making changes i american copyright Laws was also Nee luf a m Kel la White House last thursday campaigned for the Republican ticket in Arkansas. Missouri and California and made a foreign policy address Here before spending live  at the ranch. On tuesday he was ii resume a int Piti Gning with stops in Sun Henu Irmo and Fullerton calif., and Reno. Nev. A was also scheduled for App Carnett in Milwaukee and in Mcrea. Ohio before resuming to the White House on wednesday. Washington api the Veter ans administration said it is lowering its maximum interest rate for federally backed a Iii in loan Forles by  percentage Point lo10 permit. The a said inc change effective tuesday reflects recent declines in inter est Rales in financial markets. Fixed Rale mortgages for conventional Home Loans those not backed by a govern Meni Eua ranter. Dropped to a nationwide average of 10.22 percent by me end of last week according to a Survey conducted by inc Federal Home loan mortgage corp thar rate had been 10.42 percent tithe end of september the Market conditions permitting the drop reflect a continuing move from the High interest Rales of the Early 1980s, said Thomas k. Turnage and Tilini Strayor of veterans affairs. I marked the fourth clip Floc in the  mortgage rates this year and the first drop since rates fell by a full percentage Pomi to 9.5 percent on fcb i. Rales Rose to 10 percent on april and climbed to 10.3 percent on May j3, the a said thai effective tuesday a variety of other mortgage Rales also will decline by one half percentage Point. Graduated payment mortgages will drop to i0.1s Percenti Home in Prev Umani Loans will decline to i i a per cent and Loans for Mobile Homes will decline. ,12,5 percent. The a rates apply to new Loans not exist ing ones. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 2, 1948 two id foot Uli Tilev swung up the River Fladt in Scotland an remained in a Hasin of the River 4 Tew Hundred Yards from the cent i of Glasgow. 30 years ago today. Nov. 3, i9ss.- two  soldiers who wandered across the West be Fawn Oceh slovakian Border were Senn need in 10 to m months in prison in i Trasue Forborger crossing.20 years ago today. J 368 North Vietnam an vietnamese and the i js1"" Johnson asian unwed a ample in halt to the bombing fond a broadening of the i Arii Peice talks to include the South Viet Cong .-.1 0 years ago today. ,y-.2 j 7 president cancer announced drastic measures intended. 10 Stop the fall in the value of the Dollar including borrowing up to j30 billion in Breien 6currencies to buy unwanted dollars