European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes saturday july 20,1991getting into the swim of things a amps Gary Miller children Are taking the plunge and learning How to swim in weekday morning classes being offered by the Naples Italy naval support activity at Carney Park Pool from july 15 to july 26. At left Aleksander Pruitt 4, flips into the Pool under the watch til Eye of his teacher Tracey Pease. At right Derek Reed 5, has the unswerving support of instructor Jason Frasher As he learns to float on his Back. Aleksander and his fellow students Are in the beginners class which teaches Basic skills and culminates in a jump Oft the diving Board. Classes at the recreation area on the outskirts of Naples Range from teaching water babies to improving advanced swimmers  brings protest to German Institute Janet Howells Tierney and de Reavis staff writers the president of the Apache survival coalition brought her opposition to a planned Observatory on Indian land to Germany this week but went Home with no promises. The Max Planck Institute of Germany in collaboration with the University of Arizona As Well As the Vatican has begun building the $200 million Observatory on mount Graham in Southeastern Arizona. A amount Graham is a very holy place for the apaches 1 Ola Cassadore Davis said in a Telephone interview from Munich Germany where she had just outlined her Peoples objections to the plan to Max Planck Slegal counsel. Apache warriors Geronimo Cochise and Mangas coloradans were among those who worshipped there Davis said. A today we their descendants fight for recognition and against violation of our rights in modern America a she said. A amount Graham is the chief of All the mountains for us. Its in the Middle of the Apache Homeland. We have collected herbs and hunted there for generations. A of All the land that was taken from us mount Graham is Alt we be got  the site was chosen for its nearly 11,000-foot Elevation Clear air and Lack of interference from Urban area lighting. The Clear dark nights mean the slightest Light signals can be registered. A i just spoke to the Max Planck people who were very understanding but i done to know if i convinced them or not. Ill any Case our lawyer will move to get an injunction against the project this week a Davis said. Michael Globig a Max Planck press spokesman in Munich said Institute officials listened to Davis arguments but were not deterred from the project. A we rely upon the fact that the University of Arizona not Only received permission from the . Con of All Tia land that was taken from us mount Graham is All we be got left a Ola Cassadore Davis Gress but also from the spokesman of the Apache tribe. We Are certain the University is not doing anything illegal Here a Globig said. Davis contends the Observatory project does violate the american. Indian religious Freedom act passed by Congress in 1978. But she claimed the american government has never honoured any agreement with indians. The acts primary focus is to protect sacred Sites but none is mentioned specifically. According to Henrietta Mann of the native american rights foundation in Washington indians View Large geographic areas As sacred. Several recent court decisions have limited the indians rights to practice their religion by hampering their efforts to protect their sacred grounds Mann said. In one such instance Mann said in 1988, a three tribes went to court to Stop construction of a paved Highway in the six Rivers National Forest in Northern California. They argued against destruction of a sacred site and lost the  Mann said the Law attempts to balance the multiple uses of land with Protection of sacred Sites. Davis said the apaches Are also counting on the support of Pope John Paul ii who called upon indians to preserve their culture and religious traditions during his trip to the United states in 1987. A we done to think the Pope realizes what the Vatican is supporting in Arizona a she said. The Vatican is an investor in the  husband Michael said a there Are Many Apache Graves on the property. The government took it in 1873 and made a reservation for us there. We done to need the White Man to Tell us what to fight  Steve Emerine a spokesman for the University of Arizona said Congress authorized the building of seven telescopes on the 10,700-foot-High Peak in 1988. Congress ruled the Telescope construction cannot take up More than 24 acres of the mountains 11,000 acres. Emerine said Sites have been excavated for two telescopes and foundations for the Telescope buildings and a maintenance and support building Are expected to be Laid later this month. The three buildings will take up no More than 8.6 acres of land Emerine said. Construction of the third Telescope will begin sometime next year. It will be the largest in the world with two Scopes about 23 feet wide that will be positioned next to each other like binoculars Emerine said. Emerine said the Apache survival coalition first objected to the construction because of the endangered mount Graham red Squirrel but the creatures population has doubled in the last year. The group mentioned the native american religion act Only a month ago he said. The University a lawyers and . Forest service officials disagree with that claim. In addition he said the Apache tribal chairman voiced no objection to the telescopes during a meeting with the University a president on june 19. However some tribal Council members do oppose the Observatory Emerine said. University officials Are puzzled because the Mountain has Long been the site of extensive lumber cutting Emerine said. There is a paved Road All the Way to the top an artificial Lake and picnic and camping areas. No one opposed construction of any of these facilities he said. Quot it is hardly unspoiled wilderness a he  legislators break logjam Over budget Springfield Iii. A the Illinois legislature Early Friday approved a state budget that relies on spending cuts rather than new taxes to erase a $1.9 billion deficit. The general Assembly approved the $25 billion budget and sent it to gov. Jim Edgar after an 18-Day impasse that kept thousands of state workers from collecting their paychecks. A i done to think anyone wants to go through another 18 Days in july but the final product i think is far better than most people had hoped for Back in january or March a Edgar told reporters in his office. Budget deadlocks continued for the the education part of the surcharge will 19th Day in Pennsylvania and connect become a permanent 10 percent surtax the Cut  will he a two year Lyl percent Tai Tilindis agreements highlights in surtax for the state and local governments elude an Extension of the states 2-year-old the budget Calls for the elimination of 20 percent income tax surcharge which has the $1.9 billion budget Gap with the help of split More than $700 million annually be hundreds of millions of dollars in program tween education and local governments. Cuts and the speeding up of tax collections