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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 08, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday september 8,1977 Boston plans poster Campaign to collect taxes Boston a the City is hoping to Embarrass some of its prominent residents into paying their delinquent property tax Bills by splashing their pictures and tax Bills on wanted posters in various Public spots. Details of the poster Campaign Are still sketchy according to George Regan jr., mayor Kevin h. White s press Secretary but the Handbill size posters Are expected to be up this week. Possible locations for the posters in clude City Hall and on the downtown Park Square billboard. Regan who would not identify any of the tax delinquents said putting Pic Tures on wanted posters would be harsh. But he said it would get the Point across that the City is serious about collecting an estimated $50 million owed in property taxes for the last three years. Boston has recently used several tac tics to get that Point across All of which have been somewhat successful. Last week City officials along with a Pilot and television Crews tried to confiscate attorney f. Lee Bailey s Heli copter at the Plymouth Airport. Bailey owes the City $18,000 in Back taxes for his downtown Law offices. The plan Wasto land it at City Hall Plaza and display it As testimony of the City s determination to collect its  apparently caught wind of the plan and locked the helicopter in a garage. However his office did come up with a $5,000 payment. Also last week the City confiscated two taxi cabs whose owners have Large outstanding tax Bills. One owner who owes $16,000, immediately paid $6,000 and promised Quick payment of the remainder. The most successful Effort to collect taxes was last Spring when the City re leased and the Boston Globe published the names of 6,000 delinquent taxpayers. Tax collector Newell Cook Esti mated that action brought the City about $2 million in the final six weeks of the last fiscal year. Meanwhile in nearby Revere the mayor was the first resident embarrassed by efforts to get the names of delinquent taxpayers publicized. Mayor William g. Reinstein gave the City tax collector a Check for $4,017.92 tuesday a few Days after the Lynn evening item reported that he had not paid last year s property tax Bill. Reinstein told the Boston Globe head forgotten about the Bill until the item printed the Story last week. Seoul asked to Send Park Back to . Washington up the state department wednesday formally asked South Korea to return businessman Tong Sun Park to the United states to face charges involving congressional influence buying. We have been making Clear to the South koreans that we d like to have or. Park Back department spokesman Hod Ding Carter said. Park left the United states earlier this year when the payoff accusations began mounting. He first moved to London but is currently in South Korea. The Lack of any extradition treaty be tween Seoul and Washington has com pounded the difficulties. Carter said. We Hope it can be done in a cooperative Ven Ture he added. Park was named As the principal figure in the influence buying Case in an indict ment made Public tuesday. Could Strain relations the indictment and the foot dragging by Seoul in returning Park for prosecution could Strain relations with Washington House speaker Thomas o Neill said wednesday. Unfortunately the Republic of Korea does not seem to share our desire to put this matter to an end o Neill said. Chief counsel Leon Jaworski of the House ethics committee s korean probe met at the state department to discuss the situation with Secretary of state Cyrus Vance. The formal request for Park s extradition was made soon thereafter. South Korea announced wednesday through its embassy that Park was never its agent and acted without its knowledge. The South korean embassy said the Seoul govern ment does not condone illegal acts on the part of any citizen but did not say if it would help return Park to the United states. O Neill said records of obvious Rele Vance to the investigation and the important knowledge of korean nationals Are being withheld by the koreans. . Schools begin new year Bell rings but kids Aren t fighting by United press International thousands of Boston school kids either missed or  for their first Day of school wednesday when a bus company could not come up with enough vehicles at the last minute. Elsewhere around the nation students flashed new clothes and notebooks in a staggered Back to school operation that extended through the week and so far has produced few serious problems. Chicago began its widely criticized school busing program with about 610 minority students bused to less crowded schools in predominantly White neighbor hoods. There was no violence. The children mostly Blacks and latinos Rode chartered buses from crowded ghetto schools under heavy police guard. Pickets appeared outside several schools but the children walked past them without Inci Dent. Teacher strikes in a dozen states teacher strikes muffled school Bells summoning Young sters Back to their classrooms and More walkouts were threatened in last minute bargaining sessions. In Kansas City mo., the superintendent of schools and other Public officials Rode school buses on the first Day of school wednesday to show support for peaceful implementation of a federally ordered de segregation plan. No disturbances were re ported. Dayton Ohio s second year of court or dered busing began without incident. About 13,500 students were transported away from neighbourhood schools. Less than a half hour before school buses were scheduled to Roll for Boston s fourth year of court ordered school desegregation the school department announced that buses would not be available for students in South Boston Dorchester and parts of predominantly Black Rox Bury. About 5,000 students in 62 schools were affected by the sudden change in plans which was not announced until 6 35 . Classes were supposed to begin for Stu dents in grades one through nine today with the top three grades beginning thurs Day. Earlier a teachers strike was narrowly averted when Boston teachers ratified a new contract tuesday guaranteeing them up to $6 million in extra pay and benefits. In Many other cities classes started tuesday with a minimum of problems. In Florida the Kun flux klan labelled Stu dents assigned to busing programs hos tages of the Federal government and called for writs of Hareas Corpus to free them the Kentucky human rights commis Sion called for continued Federal intervention in embattled Louisville saying Little Progress has been made toward racial bal Ance there. Breathless Sally Rand 72, who left audiences breathless 44 years ago with her fan dance at the Chicago world s fair has been hospitalized in Detroit after complaining of breathing difficulties. A Carter pledges Job program priority Washington a president Carter after citing horrible figures on unemployment among Young Blacks told the congressional Black caucus wednes Day he now is putting a higher priority on Job programs. Rep. Parren Mitchell d-md., the caucus chairman told reporters after the session that Carter showed discernible movement toward support of a Compro Mise Humphrey Hawkins employment Bil favored by the Black legislators. Mitchell said Carter promised to have key economic and labor advisers report to him within 10 Days about prospects for fashioning a Bill the administration could support. The present Bill would set a goal of reducing unemployment now listed at 7.1 per cent by the labor department to 3 per cent within four years through a variety of Federal programs to stimulate Pri vate hiring. In addition Mitchell said the president plans to meet again with the 16-Membercaucus in two or three weeks. Carter talked about a need for More government sponsored employment opportunities and development of a comprehensive Urban policy. His remarks seemed aimed at countering Sharp criticism from Black leaders. Mitchell who reported that the presi Dent set the tone for a different Atmo sphere at the meeting was asked if Carter was feeling political pressure. Ill say he s feeling something said Mitchell who contended Carter realizes we were right in criticizing his policies. Rep. John Conyers d-mich., said of the Cabinet room meeting i think it s a Good Start but i can t take Good intentions Back to the streets of  rep. Ron Dellums  talked to reporters afterwards about a possible explosion from Young people giving up on this country it s not going to be a bomb from the soviet Union and i think he Carter understands  in Lakeland fla., the head of the United klans of America called on parents to Jam Federal courts with writs of Hareas Corpus in a bid to bring the Issue of forced busing before the supreme court. Imperial wizard Robert a. Shelton said the writs normally used to gain Freedom for persons arrested but not properly charged should backlog the Federal courts to the Point Itiat they re going to a veto seek  and to get that Relief they re going to have to go to the supreme court he said at a rally. Never before has the busing Issue gone before the supreme court but i firmly believe it is going  Nixon aide looks on As gifts opened Washington a with a representative of Richard Nixon looking on govern ment archivists began opening boxes and crates wednesday trying to inventory about $2 million Worth of state gifts Nixon received when he was president. The listing was requested by Evan , the . Chief of protocol who has said some of the gifts evidently were never received nor even held temporarily by proper authorities As required by Law. Nixon was described by associates As angry and his wife As deeply Hurt Over suggestions that they kept some of the gifts which include Diamond and Emerald encrusted jewelry paintings and antiquities. Expected to take weeks Roger Johnson an aide to Nixon when he was in the White House was present Asar Chi lists began opening boxes marked head of  there Are 124 such boxes and crates to be opened and searched a task expected to take several weeks. Like other Nixon materials the boxes have remained unopened in the govern ment s custody since Nixon s hurried de parture on aug. 9, 1974. This is the first time Federal employees have been allowed to search Nixon s materials for reasons other than National Security or proceed Ings related to watergate. A spokesman for the National archives said the inventory will be turned Over to Dobelle who then will decide what to do with it. Nixon aides have said they Are search ing crates of Nixon belongings shipped to storage near his Home in san Clemente,calif., for any items that May have strayed into the material shipped West. The foreign gifts and decorations act of 1966 requires that any foreign gifts Worth More than $50 be turned Over to the government. Such items in the past have eventually turned up As displays in govern ment run presidential libraries and museums  
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