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Page 14 Tuesday, November 6, 1984 W.l\S (gazette Gandhi offers Sikhs compensation HAW BOBBY Janet Clymer, left, who is Miss Guam, and Bhagya Gunasinghe, Miss Sri Lanka, get together with a London policeman in Kensington Palace Gardens in London Monday. The two beauties are- preparing for the final of the 1984 Miss World contest to be held Nov. 15. (AP Laserphoto) NEW DELHI, India (AP) Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is promising finanpiai relief to thousands of Sikhs victimized by the violent Hindu backlash that followed the assassination of his mother, Indira Gandhi. Police, still under orders to shoot rioters on sight, conducted house-to- house searches today in New Delhi for loot stolen during the four-day wave of violence that followed the assassination last Wednesday.

Some $600,000 in loot was was found Monday. Some residents dumped the loot in the street as police approached. At least 2,400 people have been arrested since the assassination of Mrs. Gandhi by two men identified as Sikh members of her security guard. Five people were reported killed Monday, but the violence was ebbing and life was returning to normal after the massacres, arson and atrocities by Hindus, a majority in this nation of more than 730 million, against Sikhs, a religious minority whose adherents hold influential Ballot propositions pose questions on taxes, morality By The Associated Press Voters decide the fate today of hundreds of state and local ballot measures which could give clues to how Americans feel about issues ranging from taxes and casino gambling to abortion, pornography and women's rights.

Many propositions on ballots in 44 states confront voters with difficult moral questions. Voters in California, Oregon, Missouri and West Virginia decide whether to allow state lotteries. Pueblo, and Hot Springs, voters decide whether to legalize casino gambling. Ballot measures in Utah and in Vista, would curb cable TV pornography. Washington and Colorado proposals would forbid spending state tax funds for abortions.

A Washington, D.C., initiative would guarantee shelter for the homeless but city fathers warn that promise could cost the nation's capital $65 million a year. And West Hollywood, decides whether to incorporate into a separate likely to become a haven for gays with homosexuals aiming to dominate city government. Referendums aimed at limiting property taxes and giving voters a direct say in all future levies are on ballots in Michigan, Oregon and Nevada. And in California, where Proposition 13 spawned the tax revolt six years ago, 82-year-old tax curmudgeon Howard Jarvis is offering voters a new tax-slashing initiative that would give $1.7 billion in refunds to certain taxpayers and make future levies more difficult to enact. Michigan's tax revolt measure, dubbed "Voter's Choice" by supporters, was trailing narrowly in recent polls.

The Oregon, Nevada and California initiatives appeared to be too close to call. More likely to pass were milder tax initiatives in Idaho, which would exempt food from the state's 4 percent' sales tax, and in Nebraska, which would allow the state to tax farmland at a lower rate than other property. South Dakota and Missouri voters Husband, wife feature his, hers politics TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) Political disputes have been known to crumble families, communities even entire civilizations. But despite his-and-hers political signs, Nicholas and Sally Patton plan to survive. Signs of their disagreement are obvious to those passing by their house.

One sign says Mondale-Ferraro, the other Reagan-Bush. Until rain washed them off, the Democratic one had a small "Nic's" on top, while the Republican placard proclaimed it was "Sally's." Neither wanted to be confused with the other's candidate. "I started it by putting a Mondale sign up, and Sally wanted to make certain everyone knew that in our household it was only me that was for Mondale," said Patton. a lawyer. When Patton came home the next day, a red, white and blue tribute to the incumbent chief executive stood in contrast to his Democratic promotion.

Unfazed, he put the his-and-hers notices on them. Political differences are nothing new for the Pattons. Since their marriage, Mrs. Patton has always supported Republicans in national races; her husband has remained a Democrat. Those divergences used to cause some problems, Patton said, especially since they are both politically active and spend a lot of time at home talking politics.

"We have learned not to discuss it with any emotion. We learned that from trial and error, for sure," he said with a laugh. face nuclear power propositions placing limits on where nuclear waste could be disposed. The Missouri vote could decide the future of two nuclear plants under construction Union Electric Callaway unit in central Missouri, and the Wolf Creek plant in Kansas being built by a consortium of utilities including Kansas City Power and Light Co. Numerous other communities consider whether to declare themselves "nuclear free zones," banning all atomic activities.

Most notable are Ann Arbor, site of the University of Michigan, and Santa Monica, headquarters of the Rand a leading think-tank and major government contractor. Also voting on similar measures are Napa, and eight counties and two communities in Oregon. Also being voted on today: Statewide proposals in California slashing welfare and health benefits, reapportioning the state legislature in a way likely to turn power over to the Republicans, and urging the federal government to mandate ballots in English only; Rent control measures to Oakland, Napa and Fremont, Calif. A proposed Equal Rights Amendment to Maine's constitution; Proposals in five Massachusetts towns to fluoridate the water supply; Parts smuggler faces long term NEW YORK (AP) An Iranian national indicted on charges he tried to smuggle millions of electronic parts from the United States to North Korea faces a maximum 25 years in prison and $110,000 in fines if convicted, authorities said. Babeck Seroush, president of a West German exporting firm, was arrested by German authorities Oct.

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Rajiv Gandhi, who immediately succeeded his mother as prime minister, extended the offer of compensation to the Sikhs in an effort to heal the wounds of the furious Hindu rampage. Meeting with Sikh leaders Monday, Gandhi promised the government would pay $870 for each Sikh killed, the same amount for each destroyed home and half that much for damaged residences. Every injured person would be given $175, he announced. For their part, 42 Sikh leaders issued a statement condemning the killing of Mrs. Gandhi.

After she was shot, at least 1,000 people, mostly Sikhs, were killed nationwide, according to press reports. The only figure given by the government so far is a death toll of nearly 500 in New Delhi. No official nationwide figures are available. An anonymous caller claiming to represent the Sikhs claimed responsibility for the murder of Mrs. Gandhi to avenge her crackdown on Sikh separatists in the Punjab province last June.

Mrs. Gandhi sent the army in to rout Sikh extremists in the Golden Temple, the Sikhs' holiest shrine. The United News of India reported that the deputy commissioner of police, G.R. Gupta, and assistant commissioner, B.C. Gulia, have been suspended until an inquiry into the assassination is completed.

Both officers are members of the special security section responsible for the prime minister's safety. Two Sikh guards, constable Satwant Singh, and sub-inspector Beant Singh, shot Mrs. Gandhi as she. stepped from her official residence Wednesday, according to officials. Beant Singh was killed by other guards and Satwant seriously wounded- He remains hospitalized in New Delhi in stable condition.

Police and Rajiv Gandhi's government were facing increasing criticism for their failure to control violence following the assassination. Some Sikhs have alleged police actually joined in attacks on their homes and shops. The Citizens Council of New Delhi said that 2,000 died in the capital alone, and about $25 million in property was destroyed. One opposition leader put the death toll at 10,000. The council president, Kanwar Lai Gupta, said: "It was evident that there was an utter failure on the part of the intelligence and security forces, which resulted in the assassination of Mrs.

Gandhi. Thereafter, the law and order machinery collapsed." The government also was making plans for the return home of more than 25,000 Sikhs from the New Del- hi refugee camps where they took refuge From outraged Hindus. Thousands of other Sikhs, easily distinguishable by their turbans and beards, were hiding in shrines. The government also said it was trying to speed the arrival of food into the city, where shortages have caused prices to skyrocket. Several national newspapers reported that Gandhi, picked to succeed his mother as prime minister within hours of her death, soon would be named president of the ruling party.

The national Herald, organ of Gandhi's Congress party, reported its headquarters was flooded with letters, telegrams, calls and notes calling for the election of the 40- year-old former airline pilot as president of the party. The party, which holds a nearly two-thirds majority in the 794-seat Parliament, faces a general election deadline by mid-January but no date has been set. India needs to restore its image of stability quickly as international commercial banks temporarily are withholding loans. Some bankers said they won't make new financial commitments until they are certain order is restored. Eleven senior members of the ruling party signed a statement saying: "Keeping in view the present overall situation in our organization as well as in the country, we appeal to the prime minister, Mr.

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