JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF ALLEN ON WA STADIUM BALLOT WORDING

          In a ruling that "pleased stadium backers and enraged
     opponents," a WA judge yesterday approved two changes
     pursued by Paul Allen's Football Northwest to the ballot for
     the June 17 stadium referendum, according to Rachel
     Zimmerman of the SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER.  The stadium
     will now be described as a football and soccer facility, and
     the word "professional" would be removed "in order to let
     voters know that amateur sports also could be played."  The
     new ballot reads: "Shall a public stadium authority be
     authorized to build and operate a football/soccer stadium
     and exhibition center financed by tax revenues and private
     contributions?"  Stadium opponents had "argued that the
     ballot title should clearly state" that the proposal
     includes $300M in taxpayer-funded bonds and that the
     Kingdome would be razed "to make way for the new stadium"
     (SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, 5/13).