European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday november 8,1990 anti tax ballot measures lose Fla. Tightens handgun control by the associated press Massachusetts and Montana voters rejected Radical anti tax ballot measures tuesday floridians boosted the cause of handgun control while Oregon residents turned Down a sweeping school a a choices plan. Oregonians also turned aside by a 2-1 margin a measure that would have banned most abortions except to save the life of the Mother. A second measure requiring parental consent for abortions on minors was too close to Call in Early balloting. In a contest considered crucial by the nations education Community oregonians rejected a sweeping Quot choices initiative that would have allowed parents up to a $2,500 tax credit to educate their children in any Public or private school they wish including parochial schools or even at Home. The measure lost by a 69-31 percent margin with 20 percent of the vote counted. Massachusetts question 3, which would have reduced taxes by $2.6 billion in fiscal 1992, was Defeated 399,760 votes governor re elected in Virgin islands 9 Charlotte amalie St. Thomas apr incumbent gov. Alexander Farrelly easily Defeated challenger Juan Luis in the . Virgin islands. With 100 percent of the vote tabulated in the three Caribbean islands Farrelly topped former governor Luis 13,3319,078. The race had been expected to be close Between the 66-year-old Farrelly a Democrat and Luis an Independent. Virgin islands non voting Delegate to the . Congress Ron de Lugo a Democrat ran unopposed for a ninth two year term. He polled 16,675 votes. Farrelly is a Yale educated corporate lawyer vying for his second four year term. He was believed to have lost support for his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo which hit the Caribbean in september 1989. The Hurricane struck All three islands including St. Thomas and St. John but St. Croix was affected the most. Residents there accused the governor of being slow to react to the crisis because he took several Days to inspect the damage. Puerto rican born Luis 50, had support among the islands hispanic Community who Are about 25 percent of the islands 100,000 residents. To 261,295, with 33 percent of precincts reporting. It would have been the nations largest voter initiated state tax Cut in history. Tough anti taxing anti spending limits appeared on other state ballots including Colorado California Utah and Oregon. Among the 236 ballot questions facing voters in 43 states on election Day a in Montana voters Defeated a novel proposal that would have replaced All state sales income and property taxes with a one percent charge on All financial transactions. In Early returns a second Montana measure that would make their cigarette tax the highest in the nation was trailing by a 54-46 percent margin. A nebraskans were trouncing a proposed two percent lid on state and local spending by a 70-30 percent margin. A with 42 percent of precincts counted 84 percent of Florida voters favored a constitutional amendment requiring a three Day wait on handgun purchases. A a Colorado proposal limiting terms of politicians including . Senators and congressmen won easily. With 48 percent of precincts reporting 70 percent voted in favor 30 percent against. A missourians roundly Defeated a a natural streams measure protecting Scenic Waterways in the Ozark mountains by a 77-23 percent margin with 74 percent of the vote in. A Oregon voters turned Down a proposal to Force the shutdown of the states Only nuclear Plant. A on Staten Island voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum to Start a process that could Lead to secession for the smallest of new York City a five boroughs. A initial returns showed a close race for new Yorkus proposed $2 billion environmental Bond act that would provide $800 million to buy land and $625 million for garbage problems. A in Kansas residents Defeated a proposed amendment that would shift much of the authority Over schools from existing state education boards to the legislature. A Washington d.c., voters were rejecting by a 54-46 percent margin a referendum restoring the right of homeless to overnight shelter a right eroded by the City Council earlier this year. Californians faced a heavy Load of 28 ballot issues. By far the most crucial was proposition 128, a sweeping environmental Issue dubbed a big Green which would phase out Many pesticides ban Oil development in state Waters ban chemicals that harm the Ozone and require a dramatic reduction in emissions of gases that contribute to glob Al wanning. On the education front nebraskans considered repealing a school tax Reform package featuring higher sales and income taxes in order to ease Reliance on property taxes. In Arizona proposition 103, the classroom improvement initiative would require the legislature to increase Public school spending by $100 per Pupil in each of the next 10 years. The Price tag has been estimated at up to $6 billion. Gov. Roy Romer d-colo., scrapes Snow from his cards Windshield prior to driving to the voting Booth tuesday. The Snow and freezing temperatures failed to keep thousands of coloradans from the polls. Romer was returned to office for a second term. Guam returns governor first incumbent to prevail Agana Guam apr gov. Joseph Ada won re election tuesday becoming the first incumbent to win consecutive terms in this . Territory. The Republican Ada and his running mate it. Gov. Frank Bias Defeated democratic challenger Madeleine Bor Dallo and her running mate Jose a a Ping Duenas. With All 76 precincts reporting the unofficial vote count showed the Ada Blas team with 20,677 votes to 15,688 votes for Bordallo Duenas the Guam election commission reported. In the territory a congressional elec Tion Republican Ben Blaz won a fourth term As a non voting Delegate defeating Democrat Ben Page Finan. Final unofficial tallies gave Blaz 21,390 votes to 16,437 for Page Inan the election commission said. Bordallo the first woman to run for governor is the widow of former Guam gov. Ricardo Bordallo who committed suicide Jan. 30, one Day before he was to begin an 18-month Federal prison term in California. He was not in office at the time of his  said he was grateful to voters for giving him another term to continue his work for the 132,726 residents of Guam Dade county students hit by Driver Boycott Miami up a school bus Drivers tuesday honoured an election Day Boycott called by Black religious leaders in protest of the Dade county school boards Choice of a superintendent. School officials said at least 70 percent of the county a 300 bus Drivers did not report for work forcing administrators to assign priority to younger children and to make Many High school students Rind their Way to school. A we kind of knew this was going to happen but we did no to realize it was going to be this significant a said transportation chief Bui Stieman. Several students and teachers also adhered to the Boycott staged because the school Board passed Over tee s. Greer a Black Man with More than 30 years experience in the school system in replacing former school superintendent Paul Bell who died of a heart attack last month