European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes. Wednesday april 26, 1989 set record in 88 presidential vote b a Bartman Washington Bureau Washington military voters set a new record for participation in a presidential Clr Cimon with 63.5 percent of service personnel voting or request. Ing a ballot in ilj88, Federal voting officials said. Voting by federally employed civil ians was a so up markedly with participation at 64,3 percent an incr Vaw of r.j.ir/,1 7 percentage Points Over the i9s4 pts a a Nival election. The military e showed of nearly 8 Points Over he 1914 record ofss.3 per Vanl. By contrast the total voice turnout in the election was just under so per cent one of the worst Ralei in years the figures arc based on surveys of 17.000 . In he United state and abroad and about 2,700 fed Cral employees overseas no actual Ballon cast. The Survey also polled 10,000 civilians overseas not affiliated with inc . Government another 2,500 voting officers and Soo local elec Tion officials in the Stales. Voter participation byte overseas civilians was 3s.2 percent an increase of s percent Over the previous election. Federal voting officials credit the in creases to aggressive voting drives by the military and political parties. In it a 88ejection, for , a phone Bank was set up 10 allow military voters around in world to hear messages from , vice presidential senatorial arid Tiibi Malorin candidates. Next Lime around officials Hope to expand the service to , i Louse candidates. J the intensive and aggressive voting assistance conducted by All commands coupled with the support received front organizations both major Politi Cal parties state and local election officials major corporation and the Media made it possible to achieve this new voting said Henry Valentino director of the military s Federal voting assistance program. As in past elections nearly 90.per cent of the military vote was cast by Absentee ballot. Valentino said that while final figures Are not available yet the Absentee vote has been estimated As the highest Ever. In some states the Absentee vote exceeded 10 percent of the total ballots cast in 19s-1, it averaged Only 7 per cent of the total. An average of 10 percent or More in. .1988 Means that Many decided by Llic Absentee vote Valen Tino said. There were 21 close races in the House and eight Senate races that could have been decided by the Absen tee vote he service. Army participation Rose the highest from 43.2 percent in 1984to 56.4 percent last year. The Navy retained the Best participation rate How Ever with 7413 percent last november compared with 64.5 percent in 1984. Marine corps participation Rose from59.9 percent to 65 percent but air Force participation declined slightly from 60.4 percent to 59,6 the military personnel who did not vote 15.5 percent said the primary reason was they did t know How to Geta ballot. Another 15.2 percent of those who did not vote said they had no candidate preference while 7.6 percent cited a Lack of familiarity with the candidates As their primary reason for not voting. Six percent said they had no interest in the election " -. States allowed to tax fuel found on reservations Washington .4p the supreme court ruled tuesday that states May tax companies for Oil and Gas taken from Indian reservations. Voting 6-3. The justices handed Western slates Victory in upholding a new Mexico tax on Oil and Gas taken fron uhe i canola Apache reservation there., the court said the stale Levy does not trample on Indian rights and is not unfair to a Petroleum company even though the company must pay taxes to the state and the tribe. " the court rejected arguments that the state tax inter feres with tribal economic development by prompting producers to look off Indian reservations for Mineral deposits. -. New Mexico officials said there Are Iso cases of companies Wajih deposits on Indian land pro testing such double taxation in Arizona new Mexico Montana and Utah. Justice John Paul Stevens writing for the court said Congress has not pc pm Ted the Power of Stales to tax Oil and Gas on Indian lands. Stevens rejected arguments by Cotton Petroleum inc., which has a lease with the apaches for Oil and Gas on the reservation that it is subject to unfair double taxation. If is of course True Liat the Lota taxes paid by Cotton arc higher than those paid by off reservation producers he said. But neither the state nor the tribe imposes a discriminatory Stevens also noted that new Mexico provides scr ices to Cotton Petroleum on the reservation. he said there is. No nsti1utibhal,requirement supreme court Roundup that the services the be equal to the amount of taxes it pays / finally Stevens rejected an assertion that the Apache tribe is a slate and therefore. Cotton Petro Leum is subject to multiple stale taxation. In a dissenting opinion. Justice Harry a. Blackmun said new Mexico is increasing its Revenue vat the cd Pense of tribal economic that violates Federal policy to protect Indian self determination he said. He was joined by justices William a Drennan and Thurgood Marshall Cotton Petroleum challenged taxes on Oil and Gas taken from 15,000 acres on the Jica Rilla Apache Reser vation. The company pays taxes to the tribe amounting to about 6 percent of its production and new Mexico levies five taxes on the company amounting to 8 per Centof its production. Cotton Petroleum noted that bit and Gas producers in the slate with deposits taken from non Indian land pay Only 8 percent in . It said it paid 52,3 million in taxes la new Mexico from 1981 through 1985 but received Only $39,000 in services from the state. -. In other action the court upheld a 1986 Federal Law imposing safely use fees on pipeline companies that transport natural Gas and hazardous liquids. The court reversed the ruling of a Federal magistrate in Oklahoma that the Law which allows the Secretary. Of transportation to impose user fees to pay for pipe line safely programs unconstitutionally gives the executive Branch too much of Congress Power to impose taxes i tossed out a dispute Over the Federal govern ment s Power to ban newspapers from publishing lists of winners in privately run lotteries. The Justice ruled 6-3 that a controversy from Minnesota has become moot because the government no longer intends la enforce the ban postal service cuts rates for foreign express mail Washington a the . slashed ils Price for International express mail tuesday in an Effort to increase its share or the business. Assistant postmaster general Peterk Michorn announced that the Rale for. Express mail packages of a half Pounder less will be is 0.75, effective july i. And. Until july 1 the Agency will Han dle those pm slopes for what he said is an introductory Price of a 7 5 each. Currently International express mail up to one half Pound costs $13 to Canada. $15 to Britain and s18 to the nearly 100 other nations where the High Speed service is available. Eichorn said the service which delivers parcels in one to three Days is prof Itable for the. , and he expects the Agency to do even better As volume increases. While lengthy comps procedures Are required for the postal service to alter its rates for Domestic mail it has the latitude to change Intuni National rates. 2 Swiss balloonist soar far and wide to win race Palm Springs Calif. A a Siler and my Ron helium balloon piloted by a Swiss team settled to Earth ahead of a storm Montana after a 975 mile Light to claim Mclory in the Gor Don Runn Cli distance race. The Jura carrying Pilot Karl Spang or and co Pilot Roland Schultz. Touched Down monday near the town of Ashland Mont said race spokesman Harlan Joil speaking from the it anime line in Palm Springs the Swiss team far outdistanced its three competitors in the race hat lifted off sunday the Crew set. Down under lowering skin Josi said. There was an overcast and the weather was not improving in any Way and he Juil decided to set Jost said. Last year s Winner the Bright yellow omit o Grady piloted by Joe Kuttin or with co Pilot Sherry Reed landed 50 Miles East of Evani Ion wyo., after a 625-mile trip Jost said. The race started in 1906, is won by the balloon that travels farthest regard less of where it lands. Bouquets for Evergreen Bette film Queen Botte a 81,1 Somod by actor Jimmy Stewart 80, applause from the audience it new York s a very Fischer Hallos she arrives monday Sot a Iila in her Honor arranged by the
