European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes thursday october 17, 1991 Oklahoma voters preserve educational reforms taxes Oklahoma City a Oklahoma voters retained educational reforms tuesday turning Back a referendum that would have repealed sweeping changes and the tax increases to pay for them. A Reform Law was enacted last year after thousands of teachers walked out of their classrooms and rallied for it at the state Capitol. Since then it has been under fire from anti tax activists who object to the estimated $2 billion Price tag Over five years and to greater authority Given the state Board of education. In unofficial returns 428,204 people or 54 percent voted against repeal. The vote in favor of repeal was 361,293, or 46 percent. In the first year increases in the state sales tax and corporate and individual income levies produced $206 million for the Law. Supporters of the reforms said repeal would hinder the state s economic development prospects and keep Oklahoma in the Backwater on education. They also said repeal would create chaos in schools because of lost funding. The Law a required raising the minimum salary for beginning teachers from $15,060 to $24,060 by the 1994-95 school year. A called for smaller elementary school classes a no More than 20 pupils by 1994. A reduced the teacher student ratio in higher grades. A made kindergarten mandatory. A changed the High school graduation test to include culture the arts and geography. Cult Leader Alamo released on $250,000 Bond in Arkansas Fayetteville Ark. Up a religious cult Leader Tony Fernando Alamo who was acquitted last month of threatening to Kidnap a Federal judge was freed on Bond tuesday but still faces charges of child abuse in California. During an afternoon hearing attorneys for Alamo asked Washington county circuit judge William Storey that the $1 million Bond request from California he reduced to $250,000. Alamos attorney Jeffrey Dickstein of Tulsa okla., also asked that fort Smith Ark., bail Bondsman Bob Cole be allowed to Post the Bond. Storey granted both requests and Alamo was freed from jail. Alamo 56, was arrested july 5 at his Tampa fla., Home after a manhunt that lasted nearly three years and spanned seven states. A fort Smith Federal court jury sept. 12 acquitted Alamo on charges of threatening to Kidnap . District judge Morris s. Arnold in retaliation for the judges ruling against him in a civil Case. Arnold a ruling had wrecked the charismatic leaders Arkansas based multimillion Dollar religious and clothing Empire. I he lawsuit was filed by a former Follower who alleged that Alamo beat his children and alienated his family at the groups Georgia Ridge Ark., religious commune. Alamo faces a charge of fleeing to avoid prosecution in los Angeles. He fled in 1988 after he was charged with felony child abuse for allegedly directing followers to beat an 11-year-old boy. The child was struck with a wooden paddle More than 100 times at Alamos now defunct commune in Saugus calif., accusers said. A nov. 5 hearing was scheduled in fort Smith Federal court on Alamos failure to satisfy a judgment in favor of the . Labor department for not paying overtime and minimum wages to employees of the Tony and Susan Alamo foundation. Alamo a few Good Beagle handlers sought for Airport inspections Washington apr the agriculture department has an All Points bulletin out for dog handlers who have the right touch with snoopy beagles and smugglers. The departments animal and Plant health inspection service sent out word that it wants to expand its a Beagle brigade a its team of dogs and handlers who sniff out contraband produce and meat at 13 International airports from new York to let a Angeles and san Francisco. The 23 Beagle brigade teams inspect the baggage of International travellers As part of an Effort to keep out certain agricultural products that can carry exotic Plant pests and animal diseases not present in the United states. As a precaution arriving passengers Are asked to list All agricultural souvenirs on their customs declaration. The beagles and their handlers Are used in Case travellers forget or avoid listing any foreign agricultural goods. Using the dogs for detection speeds the work because the beagles can smell contraband mangoes Citrus fruit beef and pork without the need to open Luggage the agriculture department said. Hunters kill Deer in bizarre episode Riverside Wash. Apr Hunters trapped a Herd of Deer in a fenced Field and used trucks to Chase them into the sights of other Hunters who shot As Many As 20 of the animals an official said tuesday. A we done to know How Many Hunters Are involved but they trapped a Bunch of Deer inside a Fence and shot them in a Way that if descriptions Are accurate is probably illegal a said Doug Zimmer a state department of wildlife spokesman. More than 100 Deer were trapped Early saturday the opening Day of Deer Hunting season and As Many As 20 were shot he said. Up to a dozen Hunters May have been involved Zimmer said. Zimmer called it a an absolutely bizarre circumstance unlike anything in be heard of in 10 years of Hunting in  the incident occurred in an Alfalfa Field surrounded by an 8-foot Fence about four Miles North of Riverside in North Central Washington. Someone apparently patched holes through which the animals wandered then closed a Gate to prevent their escape. A local Hunters Are aware of it. That Field draws Deer like filings to a Magnet a Zimmer said. Zimmer said the Hunters involved could face felony charges for exceeding the bag limit firing from a vehicle carrying loaded weapons in a vehicle and not wearing Hunter Orange  prize treehouse does t please neighbors from wire reports los Angeles a a backyard treehouse just a Bunch of boards in an Oriental Pine is a source of Pride for the neighbourhood kids who built it. But the Westlake Island property owners association says its an eyesore and has got to go. A we done to want to tear it Down a said a disheartened Matt Gephardt. The 10-year-old boy helped build the treehouse with Gary Jacobs and some other neighbourhood friends in the Back Yard of Mary Jacobs. The Junior builders had tried to avoid trouble and please adults by honouring a ban on construction before 7 . And on weekends. But that Wasny to enough. Karyn Shaudis head of the associations architectural committee said tree houses Are not mentioned in the rules but added a if its ugly and if its visible from the water its going to have to  the neighbourhood of $500,000 Homes sits on an Island in a Man made Lake in the City of Westlake Village about 35 Miles Northwest of los  83, she shoots just Fine West Gardiner Maine a an octogenarian who Hadnot fired a shot in years proved her eyesight and composure were in Good order by bringing Down her first Moose with a single shot from 80 Yards. Josephine Stevens 83, fired one shot from her .308 Browning Rifle to bring Down the 12-Point Bull Moose in the Northern Woods near Shirley Mills. A i was As Calm As could be when 1 was scoping it in a she said of last weeks Hunt. A after it was Over my Knees were  Stevens who had put her gun away six years ago after her husband died decided to participate in the six Day Hunt and was one of the 1,000 permit holders chosen by lottery. She said her previous Hunts had been limited to Rabbit. Stevens who has 27 grandchildren and More than 60 great grandchildren shared the meat from the 750-Pound Moose with family and  oks preserve Washington a the House approved a proposal on tuesday to create a tall grass Prairie preserve in Kansas. The legislation passed on a 284-121, would establish the Flint Hills Prairie National Monument and make it a part of the National Park system. Under the measure the government would buy the 11,000-acre a bar ranch near Strong City in Chase county. The National Park service would operate it As a Public Park to preserve the Prairie and As a Model of a historic cattle ranch. The site is about 130 Miles Southwest of Kansas  Casino Busy Alton Iii. A the latest week of operations for Illinois Only floating Casino was a record one with the Alton Belle counting receipts of $774,642 Between oct. 7 and sunday. The Illinois gaming Board said tuesday that the week also featured the Best Day in the Belle s first month of operation. The Day that began sunday and ended Early monday resulted in total Gross receipts of $160,226. The Board also reported that the Belle is running at 60 percent capacity and total receipts Are $2.95 million. The states share of the revenues so far has been $504,272, barely a Dent in the costs of getting riverboat gambling started in the  tank collapses Salt Lake City a a 500,000-gallon water tank in the Foothills above an exclusive suburb collapsed destroying two Homes and damaging 10, authorities say. No injuries were reported after an estimated 250,000 Gallons of water cascaded Down a major thoroughfare tuesday afternoon. Furniture fences and other debris were seen washing Down the Street As the 6-foot Wall of water crashed through Homes and Yards. A the Metal sides of the tank split open and the top just fell through a said Lonnie Johnson director of Salt Lake county Public works department. A the Walls of two Homes washed out and the roofs just fell  ten Homes had flooded basements sheriffs deputies said