European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 millions submit their tax forms at last minute Washington up millions of americans poured a Cascade of Las minute tax forms into the mail while the internal Revenue services new Multi Mil lion Dollar computer finally started catch ing up on a Mountain of backlogged re officials said tax refunds remain several Days behind schedule although virtually All should be in the mail before the May 30 after that the government pays interest on at the irs office closest to the White House in downtown government officials and secretaries stood in line to pick up tax some had to climb eight stories to the irs office when an elevator broke physics professor Tyrone Barksdale blamed logistics for his late he discovered sunday he needed one More irs form to Complete his tax preparer Yvonne Smith was picking up forms for her Las minute they tried to tackle it but it got too much for she Deputy Treasury Secretary Richard Dar in a speech said the White House would do its Best to replace the pre sent tax system with something although not in time for april the still reeling under the pressure of computer announced that it had processed a record million returns in the second week of 51 percent More than the same week last weve really gotten into that spokesman Wilson Fadely he said in the past two weeks the irs has processed upward of 14 million re the irs expects to handle about 101 million returns this about 25 Mil lion to 30 million people waited until the last week to Send in their refunds continue to about billion behind last year at this through april irs had sent out million refunds Worth percent fewer than in the same period last refunds aver aged climbing toward last years average of a Man climbs from the window of an Over turned school bus near Mon Florida crash Day after a collision with a dump truck that injured one the bus was carrying four a photo handicapped children to the Joe Berta bul lock school in soc Efy Foasis of titanic victims Washington up ten men in tuxedos raised Champagne glasses on the Banks of the Potomac River this week and toasted the passengers who went Down with the titanic on a moonless night in the icy Atlantic Ocean 73 years men have Given their lives on ships be fore and they will but perhaps never again will men give their lives with such style and class As those Brave said George a member of the mens titanic to those Brave men his comrades toasted since the society has made an an Nual pilgrimage on the anniversary of the titanic sinking to the site of a Little known memorial along the the Marble statue of a Man with arms outstretched symbolizes the self sacrifice of those who died when the British Ocean liner slammed into an iceberg 95 Miles South of new found Landando on its Maiden voyage just before april nearly All the victims who died were popularizing the phrase women and children several Hundred others survived on crowded during mondays Blackie each of the 10 men toasted the mens he draining five bottles of French Cham pagne among who Are these Guys a passing Jogger who stopped to watch what Are survivors or something the erected prominently on the Potomac River in was moved to a More obscure location when the John Kennedy Center for performing arts was built in it now stands near 4th until the a women group placed a Wreath at the statue every april the men took Over after South Africa protest grows in Berkeley up a Satin that began five Days ago at the University of California to protest apartheid in South Africa gained momentum monday As students proposed calling a Campus the around Hemlock Satin by 250 peo ple began on the Steps to the University administration building last wednesday and continued through the the students want the University to with draw billion in investments from firms doing business in South they vowed sunday to remain at the where 20 years ago the free speech movement was until administrators agree to a Public hearing on University people have been trying since 1977 to get the regents to move on said senior Ross a member of the Stu Dent which endorsed the in there responsible for this Berkeley students waged their Demon stration in concert with a 10dayold Stu Dent Satin against apartheid at a Columbia University administration and classroom building in new protest organizers said they were preparing for a possible student strike the same Day Mario who led the free speech movement in is to give a speech on the University of Californi Berkeley assistant Chancellor John who met with pro test leaders said the administration has not decided what action to he said students were told they were breaking Campus rules by blocking an in putting huge banners on buildings and sleeping on Campus the president of the National Treasury employees Robert chose monday to charge that America has just witnessed the most disastrous income tax processing season in and blamed personnel Tobias said the number of returns filed has gone up by 37 million since 1980 but Are being processed by fewer employ the irs budget does Call for additional personnel in but most of them will audit and investigate the new million turned on nationwide in is replacing Many human be the Agency cop guilty in Philadelphia corruption trial Philadelphia a a Federal jury on monday convicted a 25year Veter an of the Philadelphia police Force of taking bribes to allow Gay bars to sell liquor after Legal closing the conviction of William was the latest in a continuing Fri investigation of corruption in the police the jury found Deabler guilty of conspiring to receive payoffs and other favors from two but acquitted him of charges involving a during the we Klong witnesses testified that Deabler was one of several uni formed officers who collected up to a month in Exchange for Protection from police raids Between 1975 and Deal who retired in was among six for Mer officers indicted in the Case in feb Deabler will be sentenced june 11 by District judge James Mcgirr he faces a maximum penalty of 80 years in defense attorney William Fitzpatrick said he would Appeal the the Fri investigation of the police Force began More than three years in four previous 21 officers including Deputy police commissioner James mar two inspectors and a Captain have been convicted or pleaded guilty to conspiring to protect illegal activities such As Gam bling and Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago april 1945 diplomatic sources in Washington reported that the soviet government had started transporting German workers to Russia to clean up and rebuild War wrecked 30 years ago Forfay april 1955 the soviet Union announced that its top scientists were working on a space Laboratory to orbit the 20 years ago today april 1965 Minnesota River communities were bracing for their wettest easter weekend As the weather Bureau raised its Crest forecasts for the missis Sippi River below record crests also were predicted in Iowa and Illinois prepared for flood to years ago today april 1975 the Viet songs provisional revolutionary government said it would guarantee the Safe departure of military personnel from South Viet Nam but would oppose attempts to use Mili tary forces to achieve the