European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 6 the stars an d stripes saturday january 11, 19b6 United Auto workers president Owen b Wber Rifino and Randall Robinson Etc unite director of the lobbying roup trans afric Cut a Shell Oil credit card in half during a thursday news conference in Washington. Labor rights groups boycotting Shell Over its s. Africa investments Washington up a coalition of labor civil rights and women s groups has launched a nationwide Boycott of Shell Oil products a move aimed at turning up the pressure on the South african government to end apartheid. Shel Oil company As part of one of the world s larg est International Corpora Lions makes Masi Iye contributions to the repressive and illegitimate apartheid regime in South Africa said Randal Robinson. Robinson head of the Black foreign policy lobby trans Africa and architect of a yearlong series of demonstrations outside the Cut african embassy in Washington said thursday the Boycott is designed to discourage foreign investment that provides an underpinning for apartheid other companies May be targeted in future Boycotts organizers of the free South Africa movement said. Robinson said Shell s Parent corporation Royal dutch Shell group through subsidiaries ships Oil 10 South Afri Ca in violation of an International Oil embargo supplies the while minority government s military and police and uses Union busting tactics against workers at the Rei Spruit Coal mine in South Africa. Oil it South a Friea j Achilles Heel Robinson said. Shell has earned this consumer Boycott by is corporate misdeeds in South Africa said Owen Bieber president of the United Auto workers Union Royal dutch Shell s Supply of Oil to the South african government it a strategic pillar supporting the apartheid regime said United mine workers president Richard Trumka. This Boycott gives All americans an Opportunity to strike a blow against  in Houston Shell spokesman Rich Hansen said a boy Cott is Himfar Tumkel misplaced and unfair because Shell opposes apartheid. If successful the Boycott will Hurt . Service station dealers Hansen Aid. There Are about 11,000 Shell service stations in the United states. A spokesman for the Parent Corporal was unavailable for comment. Al Cio president Lane Kir Edmid has been a vocal opponent of apartheid and has urged such a Boycott for months. The Al Cio and some of its affiliate unions urged members to Cut their Shell credit cards in half. The labor movement is a vehicle for peaceful change in South Africa Caid Gerald Mentec president of the american federation of state county and municipal employees of some. The Boycott he said is a Strong signal in All companies doing business in South Africa that anything less than full support for majority Rule on a timely basis is unacceptable. Boycott supporters include inc Al Cio National organization for women United Aulo Ork trs american federation of government employees National Educa Tion association. Of some United mine workers of America and the International Union of bricklayers and Allied craftsmen. The Roya dutch Shell group is the largest corporation in the world with More than 169 billion in assets and 1984 net income of s4.5 billion in sales it is the world s second largest. It has Mare than 300 subsidiaries in More than 100 nations Shell Oil co., based in Houston is a major subsidiary controlling corporate activities in the uni cd Stales. The american subsidiary does not operate in South Africa a spokes Man said. Stateside Clipper ship will cot Short scheduled european tour Baltimore my. A the Pride of Baltimore the City s 19th-Century Clipper ship will Cut Short a planned 18-month european Goodwill our because Fiti creased tension and terrorism in he Mediterranean and inc Middle East the Pride s Board of directors a  Shawe executive director or the Pride of Baltimore inc said that there have Noi been any threats against the ship or inc 12 americans a Bofird who act As the Crew. Nothing has happened bul being in the Mediterranean causes concern s a we said the directors voted unanimously to cancel the second left of the Jar  which would Hiiva included stops in Malta Greece Italy France England the Netherlands and Belgium. The Pride is currently undergoing routine Marti Ernce on the Southern coast or Spain. The work is expected to be completed in March and the Pride is expected to return to its Home port in june $2.5 million in taxes interest sent in under amnesty program Albany . A a delinquent new York stale taxpayer mailed in a Check far $2,5 million to Caver out year s Worth of income taxes plus interest under a tax amnesty program offic iils said. There s been a lot of interest by eligible females As to whether he s single said stale tax department spokeswoman Madeline Lewis. Department officials citing confidentiality Laws refused to give any details about the apparent millionaire s identity or his taxes except to say he lives in new York City slate to commissioner Roderick Chu said it was the largest Check sent to the state a tier the amnesty Voreh allows individuals and companies to avoid  ties and prosecution Tor Tat evasion by paying Back taxes plus interest. Navy cruise missile launched travels 200 Miles to target Point Mug Calif. People who have defaulted on Federal Loans could end up tangling with the internal Revenue service if they try to collect tax refunds this year the government us. The names of 750,000 defaulters have been turned aver la the irs which will withhold overdue Money from to refunds in lieu of loan payments the office of management and budget said thursday the defaulters owe about ss.6 billion. According to bomb. The budget office said just the threat of irs involvement in the collection process has already prompted thousands of defaulters to make payments an their Loans. The government had announced last year that in was resorting to the ultimate Rump card the irs to collect on bad Stu Dent Loans. The education department said former students had defaulted on $3 billion in Low interest Loans subsidized by the Federal government under inc guaranteed student loan program. Another is billion has been defaulted m the National direct Stu Dent loan program the department said. Richard Hastings director of debt collection for the education department Are dict cd in August that using the irs As a collector would be the most successful tac tic Ever to recover defaulted Loans. Most of the defaulters targeted this year in .rc0 lace 1T  the irs also will be trying to collect Money or behalf of the Small business administration the departments of Agricula of 1hd a i lab Ard Urban development and the veterans administration. Bomb said. In the past the Govert Mcnol has used Pri vate collection agencies against defaulters and turned their names Over to National consumer credit bureaus. It has also referred the names of thousands of defaulters to the Justice department. The refunds withheld by the irs would go to the Federal Treasury which would us the funds to wipe the bad  Boole of the departments involved the government said