European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 15, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 Dith Pru and Hli wife. Meoyun ser Ullh. New . Citizen was inspiration for killing Fields new York a Dith Pran whose ordeal in the Khmer  Camps or Cambodia inspired the film the killing Fields was sworn i thursday As an american citizen saying it will help him bring peace to his native land i m glad i made it. My dream came True he said to the judges immigration officials reporter Sand 336 other new citizens gathered in us. District court in Brooklyn. Everybody likes to find free Dom. I have found it. I m very grateful to the people of United states of America Dith then said a phrase in his native Khmer which he translated As Long live  the courtroom resounded with applause. After Cambodia fell to the communist Khmer Rouge in i97s, Dith spent years in labor Camps slaving 14 hours a Day for a spoonful of Rice. An knowledge of politics would have guaranteed death Dith wid. So he pretended that he had been a tax Driver before the War instead of n translator and Handyman for Sydney Schanberg. Who was then correspondent for the new York times. Dili s life was the basis of Schanberg s article the death and life of Dith Pran which was adapted into the Academy award winning movie the killing  the him ends with dish s escape to Thailand in 1979 and his reunion wit Schanberg. Who had spent years searching for his Friend after Dith was turned out of the French embassy in phenom penh because he did not have a Western passport. Idaho teacher to get Chance to Fly aboard space shuttle Washington up Nasa announced thurs Day that teacher Barbara Morgan will be offered a Chance to Fly aboard a space shuttle and an education Leader said the project must continue to preserve the legacy of Christa the National aeronautics and space administration acting administrator. William Graham said the Date of the next flight with a teacher aboard depends on the out come of the investigation into the challenger disaster Jan. 28 that killed Mcauliffe and her six fellow , of Mccall Idaho did not attend the news conference at which Graham and two finalists in the Leacher in space program appeared but she said wednes Day in Boise that she still wants to Fly in  be lost a lot of Good friends and i feel sad about that but we be got to push on she said. There Are always tragedies in  Graham said he met with Morgan earlier this week an said she told him that her acceptance of a seat aboard a shuttle would depend on her circumstances when Nas decides it is ready to Fly shuttles again. We re going to offer her the Opportunity grahams id of Morgan who was Mcauliffe s backup. We re not asking her to make a specific commitment today to a Tim Frame that has not been  he said the other eight finalists agreed that Morgan should get the first Chance to Fly. He said the Agency had not yet decided whether another backup will be  also announced that its program to select a journalist to Fly in space would be resumed soon. He said journalist will be Given an Opportunity to Fly aboard a shuttle after a teacher flies. Mary Futrell the president of the National education association said it is important that the teacher in space program continues particularly after the loss of the Chal Lenger and its Crew. We must kindle and rekindle the spirit of inquiry tha Christa brought alive Futrell said. We must preserve her legacy the legacy of inspiration. If together we Honor our pledges then we will be a Leto say that on Jan. 28, 1986, tragedy and Triumph were fused. We will truly be Able to say that although Christ Mcauliffe never reached her destination her Mission was  two space teacher finalists appeared with Graham an Futrell at the news conference and said both were aware that the shuttle could blow up and both said they would still Fly aboard a shuttle once Nasa finds and fixes the ship s problems. I m sure that Nasa is doing everything possible to make it As Safe As possible said Judith Garcia of Alex Andria a. When they deem that it is flight ready i would be confident to their knowledge that it is ready to grand i would be willing to  Michael Metcalf of Hardwick vt., said he used to be military Pilot and when he boarded his plane he knew it could crash but you go ahead and do your  it s a High Price to pay for All of the astronauts for everyone who died on the challenger Mission he said. But if we Don t take risks if we Don t Cross the ice we Renever going to get to where we Are trying to get  irs says electronic filing system gets hands off of your tax return Washington a the Treasury department mailed s35 very special tax refund checks Friday the first ones produced by a new electronic system that allows the filing and processing of returns untouched by human hands if the Pilot project goes Well and the Early reviews Are glowing within a few years most individuals an corporations May be Able to file returns via computer and Telephone line and have any refund deposited electronically to their Bank accounts. This will be a tremendous asset to us and to the tax paying Public Roscoe l. Egger jr., the internal Revenue service commissioner told reporters thursday. It should Cut Down to a Large degree errors and Cut response time for  of having to wait six to 10 weeks for a refund Egger said the individual who files electronically could expect to get a Check within three to seven weeks meanwhile Egger said the irs is considerably ahead of last year s Pace in processing returns filed the old fashioned Way through the mail. Through feb. 7, the Irshad processed 2.7 million 22.5 percent of the 12 million returns received this year. At the same time last year only11.5 percent had been processed mainly because of major problems with a computer system in the 10 service Center where returns Are processed. So far the irs has certified 672,000 returns to receive refunds a 94 percent increase Over the 1985 Pace. This year 200,000 couples and individuals will Lake advantage of the new electronic filing system. By 1991, Egger said the number could climb to 32  irs is testing the system in the Cincinnati. Phoenix and Raleigh Durham Fayetteville n.c., areas. The test i open Only to returns prepared for residents of those areas by six professional preparers beneficial tax centers Del Oitte Haskins & Sells or Block Hart & Gersbach peat Marwick & Mitchell and tax savers inc. Only re turns that generate refunds Are being used for the test. Electronic filing eliminates several Steps that irs worker must take in processing returns manually opening and counting envelopes sorting returns numbering returns by hand editing and coding the paper and feeding the information onto magnetic tape for a computer to  the Pilot program a professional prepares the return on computer. But instead of handing the taxpayer the completed form to stamp and mail the preparer trans mils it via Telephone to the irs service Center in Cincinnati where it goes directly into a computer for processing. All this is done in less than half a Day said Joh Wedick. Assistant irs commissioner in charge of plan Ning. We will pass the two to three week saving Back tothe taxpayer in the form of earlier  already this year about 3,000 returns have been file electronically the first arrived in the Cincinnati computer on Jan. 24. The first 535 refunds were mailed out  is the wave of the future for All of us said Tom Block at or Block in Kansas City. We think this willbe standardized fairly rapidly and we expect it to be very advantageous for the government and Good for the taxpayer. Everybody seems to  Sands of. Time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 15, 1946 during a meeting in London the United nations studied ways to abolish colonization. 30 years ago today. Feb 15 1956 president Eisenhower s physicians in Washington told him he should be Able to carry on an Active life in the presidency for another five to 10  20 years ago today. Feb 15 1966 president Johnson made a request to Congress for urgent action to provide a rent subsidy program for the poor a teacher corps and expansion of selective service. 10 years ago today. Feb 15 1976 in san Francisco a tearful Patricia Hearst told jurors in her trial on charges of Bank robbery of her torture and fear at the hands of her terrorist captors. $3.9 million lottery Winner hits the Jersey Jackpot again Trenton . A a woman who won s3.9 million in the new Jersey lottery about it months ago has hit the Jackpot again this time winning s1.5 million. I like to Gamble Evelyn Marie Adams,32, of Point pleasant said thursday. The Odds of the same person winning Thepick-6 game twice Are i in 17.3 trillion lottery officials  was one of two people to share the s2.98 million Jackpot in monday drawing. Players win if they match All six numbers i through 42 drawn by lot Tery officials. She won s3.96 million in the pick-6 lot Tery of oct. 24. Adams bought both winning tickets at the Point pleasant Beach convenience store owned by her Fiance Herman base Shore who also co owns the latest winning  said she had been spending about s25 on lottery tickets when she won he first lottery but the winning did t satisfy her cravings. So she upped her weekly bet Ting to $100. Her first Jackpot is paying her $158,400a year for 19 years. Adams and Ronald Mack of Linden will receive about $60,000each year for the next 19 years from Mon Day s  says she May give up gambling now because her friends Are getting a Little  say let us have a Chance " she said