European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Worth Carolina is now i but legging capital of nation for smugglers saturday August 19, 1978 the stars and stripes Poge 11 letters to the editor parents behaviour at Day games Raleigh. . A nearly 1.2 Bil t lion packs of cigarettes were sold by retail ten m North Carolina last year but Only f about 740 million of them Likely were in t haled in this tobacco state. I the rest. 38 percent were taken to other states by tourists who filled car trunks i with Cartons by the dozen while passing i through the state with the lowest cigarette i tax or by smugglers who hauled cases by i the hundreds in trucks. But legging it is called and its big business. Jarvis takes fax Cut talk to airwaves los Angeles api Howard Jarvis like crusty co author of California s tax ing proposition 13, has heretofore of his tax fight for free. But this fall be doing it on radio for Money. That s the word from Harry o Connor head of a radio syndication firm that distributes recorded commentary by such other notables As Ronald Reagan and former agriculture Secretary Earl Butz. O Connor says he s been negotiating with Jarvis. 75. To do a 214-minute program on taxes and government five Days a week. If no snags occur he expects to sign him up by the end of next week. Jarvis already has signed to write a weekly column. At the grass roots which is being sold to newspapers by the inter Continental press Syndicate in Glendale Calif. John Kearns. Sales manager at that firm says so far 25 newspapers among them papers in san Francisco Detroit and Philadelphia have bought the column which begins next monday. If Jarvis agrees to do a radio show. O Connor said hell talk about the tax revolution in general and about situations cropping up around the country where people Are initiating efforts to set limits on the tax crusader who lives Here gained National Fame in june when the proposition 13 amendment he co authored was approved by California voters by a 2-1 in argon. It trimmed property taxes in California by an average of 57 percent put limits on future tax increases and works out to a $7 billion property tax Cut. It went into effect last month. O Connor says he approached Jarvis last week about doing a syndicated show and he has great enthusiasm for the protect. He s very interested in tlingit. He also volunteered that where a station wants it. Hell go to that station s City and participate in a town Hall meeting m engage in a debate on the tax issues he advise listeners on ways to Cut their property taxes1 wed i m sure questions like that our come in from them in the course of a Terte Suie o Connor said. People probably will write in and say. To Riouz we get something like the proposition is initiative started in our a and i assume hell respond to Law enforcement efforts to Stop the Trade Are hampered by the legality of most sales Here and by the difficulty of tracing the cigarettes once they get to High tax states where resale is illegal the illicit Industry has flourished be cause of simple economics North Carolina which manufactures 52 percent of the nation s cigarettes pays homage to the economic importance of tobacco by Levy ing the nation s lowest cigarette tax. Two cents a pack. It does t take Many illegal sales to Gen Erate a profit when packs bought at those prices or As Little As $3.50 a Carton Are re sold in places like new York City where the tax is 23 cents a pack or Pennsylvania where it is 18 cents or Florida where it is 17 cents. " anybody d be foolish not to do it at those prices said a cigarette dealer one of hundreds along the main North South routes. He asked not to be named for fear of the growing interest in smuggling by the Fri and officials Here and in Northern states. If you re paying $7 or $7.50 a Carton in new York and see them Here for $3.50, you la get a year s Supply and maybe Call Uncle Bob and see if be wants some he you end up getting about 300 Cartons and pretty soon you be paid for your Vaca but investigations in other states say that smuggling is Dot just a tourist opera Tion but is often run by organized crime i he declined to estimate How much i Jarvis would earn from the Snow. 7 we d work out a Royalty arrangement were he d get a percentage of the Gross he said the european Day baseball finals were recently held at Pattonville housing area after a week of elimination the two finalists Hanau and Berlin played for the championship on july 29. It was a Tough hard fought game and both teams played outstanding Ball. In the final moments Berlin tied the game on a controversial Call at the plate and then pushed across the tie breaking run on a magnificently executed squeeze play. The final outcome a joyous and exhilarating Victory for Berlin and a Tough Dis appointing defeat for Hanau. After the contest Many spectators milled around discussing the stunning Cli Max. It was baseball at its Best. The entire scenario offered everything our National pastime is noted for. A truly exciting game a thrilling electric Flag Cli Max two superbly coached teams competing on a Beautiful warm summer Day. No Spectator could ask for More. But suddenly the entire atmosphere turned ugly. One of the woman rooters from Hanau stormed out of the Weathers and for several minutes stood in the Vicinity of the Home plate Backstop screaming insults and abuse at the plate Umpire. The Umpire is a Fine individual i might add of impeccable inter Golty and unquestioned ability. All of us who viewed this sad sick and disgraceful exhibition were shocked and dismayed. The outrageous conduct of this individual was absolutely now before Congress would make the interstate traffic a Federal of sense giving the Fri jurisdiction in the Trade. Another proposal would replace state cigarette taxes with a uniform Feder Al tax with a rebate to the states to compensate for lost tax revenues. In new York meanwhile the state As Sembly has passed a Bill to reduce the state tax by one cent and eliminate the eight cent new York City tax on cigarettes. The measure which is stalled in the stat Senate is intended to reduce the smug gling. The Trade has meant an estimated $400 million in lost cigarette tax revenues for states other than North Carolina and some fear has Given organized crime a foothold in legitimate businesses. The cigarettes Are resold at discounted prices on City Black markets or Are sold through legitimate retailers with fake state tax think that clearly it s big business. Tourists Are just a Small part of it says Milt Lopus Secretary of Revenue in Penn Sylvania where three Gangland style slay Ings have been linked to cigarette smug gling in the past two years. It ranges from organized crime to individuals woo just come Down on their own and bring Back a truckload. But we Are seeing now that individual territory is be ing carved out Here he added. Bulk cigarette sales Are Legal Here As Long As North Carolina taxes Are paid and the tax stamp affixed and most cigarette stands will sell unlimited amounts no questions asked. One investigator noted there s no secret about it. One dealer said it d Cost 12,000 to fill a car. And he d throw in a Blanket to cover it East germans spot whale Berlin a the first whale seen off East Germany s Baltic coast in a years has been reported Fay the news Agency adn. The whale of unknown Type was seen near the coastal town of Binz by vacation ers and the director of a maritime museum the Agency said. The whale came within 200yards of the coast it said inexcusable. The real tragedy in this shameful Inci Dent is that it is not unique unfortunately it is repeated time and time again at ova games not by children but by parents and other adult spectators. How Many times have we shaken our Heads in disbelief As we observed the bizarre and obnoxious conduct of some adults at Day games How Many times have we closed our ears to the deafening obscenities hurled at game officials and opposing teams by some adult spectators How Many times have we wondered How we can possibly teach our youngsters Good sportsmanship when some of our parents and adult spectators Manifest absolutely shortly a new Day football season will begin. This is perhaps the most exciting of All Day activities. On saturday and Sun Day afternoons All Over Europe our Chil Dren will again be learning and practising the True meaning of Good sportsmanship. 1 think it appropriate that we As spectators carefully examine our conduct and actions. Let s ask ourselves if we too. Are practising the Good sportsmanship we Are attempting to instill in our children. In so doing we May perhaps generate a More wholesome atmosphere at Day games. Something which All to often is desperately needed. Cho Jack Goldman Stuttgart Germany something better than pubs this is to comment on the person who can overcome the air Force duty schedule to take classes during off duty time. The phrase you see he is toy is Nice Don t we All wish we were toy the pay is Good and the travelling not so bad. The air Force let my husband go to school for nine months and no we Are stationed at Welford Raf and we Are wasting the air Force s time. He asked for a part time Job through the education offices at Welford and upper Heyford. The results were Zero. They said not enough people Are tossing tiles interested in taking criminal Justice i talked to at least eight people All Security police and the comments were they never offer us anything interesting in col lege if your husband would teach i would take the the problem with the education office is they Don t really look out Tor the needs of the people. Here in Welford More service personnel could be benefiting from school or some thing better than pubs clubs and drinking. Maria j. Came Letford England thank god every child does t throw now i saw three boys preschoolers throwing the broken roofing tiles at other children. It s amazing that one of them did t have to have stitches. Glass jars Are another thing i can t see in playgrounds especially to catch bees that sting. Parents do Correct their Chil Dren when they catch them. But i ask the people who Are re roofing the housing in Kalb Why leave the tiles so close to a playground Why not use the fenced in area where the grass has grown High. You have a Fork lift to move these tiles to where you Are working. Use it. Put the tiles in the Fence and take your work trailers out and lock it up. Of one More thing pick up your Bee bottles that Lay where you have worked. 11 would mean a lot to the mothers her and protect children from cuts. 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