European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes july 1985 inflation rate Rose by Only in june Washington a prolonged moderation in food and fuel costs held the june inflation rate to percent at the retail the government reported tues grocery prices fell for the fourth straight but food and beverage Over edged up mostly because of a percent increase in the Price of restau rant prices for food eaten in the Home declined gasoline prices Rose a Small despite the slackness in world crude Oil transportation Howe were Down largely because of a percent decline in use car analysts have noted that gasoline prices have been rising slightly in the face of fall ing Oil a phenomenon the experts attribute largely to aggressive Price increases following the governments july 1 tight ening of allowable Lead Levels in leaded Gas the government also reported that orders for durable manufactured goods Rose a moderate percent in a Sig Nal that the Economy May at last be re bounding somewhat from its prolonged sluggish the Commerce department said the june increase in orders for durable items expected to last at least three followed an even larger percent May in both a Large part of the improvement came from an increase in or Ders for military reflecting the governments huge defense with out the surge in defense new orders would have risen Only percent in june and percent in All in the labor departments con Sumer Price Index report for june was a reaffirmation of analysts longstanding assessment that inflation is unlikely to be any More of a problem this year than when prices Rose 4 for the first six months of prices have risen at a moderate percent annual prices have also risen at the same Pace Over the last 12 this year opened with monthly Price in creases of percent and percent in january and february before jumping percent in March and percent in but the huge advances in fuel prices that produced those Large increases As and the May increase was a More typical the department provided these addition Al details on consumer Price activity in june fresh fruit and vegetable prices declined but the fish and egg category Rose percent be cause continued declines in beef and pork costs failed to offset increases for fish and alcoholic beverage prices were housing which accounted for virtually All of the May Rose Only half As much in june within that the Index for fuel and utilities climbed percent in june compared to a percent gain in the Sharp change was due mostly to a percent jump in electricity costs and a percent increase for local Telephone a photo president Reagan stands beside his guest of chinese president i at a White House Reagan welcomes chinese president Washington a president in his first High level diplomacy action since his cancer sur Gery 10 Days welcomed chinese president i Xian Ian to the White House declaring that the two nations have established a foundation of Good will that includes a joint stand against who walked put his Arm around the 76yearold i and guided him to his seat on the podium at the Start of the 15minutc each Leader stood during his own remarks but sat As the other in his i told in very Happy to see you Are recovering so and in deeply touched by your participation in this welcoming speaking under a Bright Washington Reagan recalled his own visit to China 15 months ago and said it was a great Honor to receive i in in the first visit Ever by the head of chivas communist Man gets 5 years for evading taxes on million san Francisco Dpi in what officials called the largest understated income Case the owner of a string of Gas stations has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to evade million in Edward of Castro was sentenced monday by District judge Marilyn Hall Patel after pleading Patel ordered Dunbar to cooperate with the internal Revenue service and pay All taxes he irs spokeswoman Larry Wright called it the largest understated income Case in irs Dunbar was indicted by a Federal grand jury in april of conspiring with his tax Bernard to understate income from a string of Independent Gas stations by More than million Over three who allegedly used his computer record system to alter the returns of Dunbar Oil is scheduled for sentencing 12 for his part in the Congress resurrects peace tax fund idea Washington a an old idea has been reborn in Congress a special tax fund for an estimated americans who conscientiously object to financing arms and Mark James and about 50 colleagues have introduced a Bill creating a peace tax fund into which such objectors would pay their the which would be channelled through Congress As other taxes would be used for retraining people who worked in military production and just about anything except the Oberstar this legislation reaffirms a fundamental characteristic of the american Republic respect for conscientious objectors would not escape a Penny of sponsors and would be compelled to prove their Case to the internal Revenue delayed because midshipman is missing a a 20yearold midship Man accused of stealing was missing tuesday from the naval Academy forcing the Navy to Post Pone the Start of his officials the reasons behind his absence Are being looked into said Kendell Public affairs officer at the referring to Clayton Pease said Lewis military counsel did not know of his absence until being notified by the the scheduled court martial was to be Only the third at the Academy in 63 a second year is charged with the theft of about Worth of record albums and other goods from the midshipmen Pease said Lewis had been restricted to a portion of the Academy the area is open to the so Lewis could have simply walked off the he because of he charges against Lewis was required to appear at an Academy office every two hours Between and he made his last appearance at 6 Pease a search of the Academy grounds began monday he adding that the disappearance could result in additional charges against of Roanoke is charged with Larce conspiracy to commit receipt of stolen goods and unauthorized absence from the the maximum penalty for conviction on All charges would be confinement for 11 years and six months at hard discharge from the Navy and forfeiture of All pay and Academy spokesman Dennis Boxx said he said the alleged theft occurred on Academy grounds and is a military matter that does not involve civil Boxx said the missing items were taken from the store operated for midshipmen Between August 1984 and april and Lewis was absent without authorization from the naval Academy Between May 4 and May Boxx said monday that this is Only the second time the Academy has convened a court martial since when a midshipman was convicted in a hazing the most recent court martial at the Academy stemmed from a 1980 automobile Accident on Academy grounds in which midshipman Scott Thomas Michael Thomas Friend and was court articled and convicted the following March of involuntary manslaughter even though he argued he was not driving the car at the time of the Olmstead was dismissed from the but the sentence was suspended by vice William Law then Academy after a four month probationary Olmstead was allowed to Ohms teams court martial was the first since when a midshipman was found guilty in a hazing Boxx that sentence was later set