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Dole, the certain GOP nominee pre the creditamong nelude ‘ourtes aid a weekend visit looking for upport that will translate into otes in November, while Bu- chanan has madethe state a foumfor his “battle of ideas.” In addition to the nomination ‘ace, there are plenty of other tems on today’s California ballot -- from congressional primaries to propositions limiting lawyers: fees —to keep the pot boiling un- in four Js. J.D. yecame 1 heart r musi- Supreme Court Agrees To Hear‘English-Only’ Case LOS ANGELES TIMES THEASSOCIATED PRESS til thepolls close While Dole came to the Golden State with a lock on the nomina- tion, he says he'll wait to claim ictory until voters here anoint nim On Sunday, he spoke on behalf of a California initiative that would outlawraceor gender preferences instate hiring and college WASHINGTON In the face of a growing backlash to the use of Spanish as a secondlanguage in much of the nation, the Supreme Court said Mondayit would con- sider reviving an Arizona voter initiative that makes English the only language for “all govern: ment functions andactions In a brief order, the justices agreed to hear an appeal filed by a group knownas “Arizonans for Official English,” which spon- sored the measure in 1988. Its leaders say the government must not only recognize English as the official language” but use it in all of its daily dealings with the public Twenty-three states have adopted measures declaring Eng- lish the “official language,” but most do not goas far as the Arizo- nainitiative Last year, a US. appeals court ona vote. struck downtheArizona measure for violating the free-speech rights of a Spanishspeaking state employee. The Supreme Court. led by two eli sherae GUAR maa Ua UL conservative Arizonans in Chief * CURRENT RATE Justice William Rehnquist and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, seemsinclinedto reversethat ruling In recent years, the high court generally has upheld the wishes of the majority of voters, and limited the free-speech rights of public employees. For example, in a closely watched abortion case in 1991 the court said doctors and nurses who take federal funds do not have a free-speech right to encourage abortion. 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