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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes o Cuomo drug proposal Parks debate Page 5 d Becker takes Canadian open net title Page 21 d Japan replaces . On most competitive list Page 28 the sum vol. 45, no. 123 tuesday August 19, 1986 d 8693 a Charley sweeps East coast from press dispatches Norfolk a Hurricane Charley charged up he East coast into Virginia Waters Early monday after careening across North Carolina s fragile outer Banks Wilh 75-Rnph winds and torrential Rains. Storms spawned by the Hurricane caused a Light plane with three people aboard to crash into the Chesa Peake Bay near Baltimore officials said. Authority estate they recovered one body and believed the two other people were killed. Residents of coastal Virginia secured property an evacuated Low lying areas hours after thousands or people fleeing the North Carolina Island Chain jammed highways and terries. Gale warnings were posted As far North As Massachusetts As the weakly formed Eye of the storm continued North. The highest wind gust was clocked at 104mph Al the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel which connects Norfolk with Virginia s Eastern Shore. Neil Frank chief of the National Hurricane Center Sudan rebels Down plane at least 57 die Khartoum Sudan up1 rebels who warned that they would shool Down any plane flying Over the War torn South of Sudan carried Oul their threat kill ing Al lean 57 people aboard a civilian Airliner. The official Suna news Agency said. The attack look place saturday soon after the sudanese people s liberation army said it would fire on any aircraft flying Over rebel held territory threatening an International Relief Effort to slave off a new african famine. The news Agency said sunday the Sudan airways plane was Shoi Down by rebels using shoulder fired missiles shortly after it took off from the Malaval air port on a flight to  Iid All 57 passengers and an unspecified number of Crew members were killed in the crash. The report made no mention of any survivors. The Potter Friendship propeller plane fell to the ground about 6 Miles from Malaval an area 450 Miles South of Khartoum that has been controlled by Spla  Spla spokesman in the ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa said he could no confirm that rebel troops had brought the plane Down. Agent returns from ordeal Tucson. Ariz. A Federal drug agent Victor Cotilez or. Said sunday that he was Happy to be  he declined to answer questions about his alleged abduction and torture by mexican police. Cortex wearing a Shin and lie and showing no Signor injuries appeared at a news conference with Jack Lawn administrator of the Federal drug enforcement Agency. Lawn said Conez had been beaten and subjected to electrical Shock treatment last wednesday and had numerous contusions on his body. Other . Officials have charged that Cortez stationed in Guadalajara since january was beaten and tortured with cattle prods for six hours by Jalisco state judicial police. Mexican officials deny Cortez was tortured. Lawn said the interrogators wanted to find out from Cortez about the Dea s role in Mexico its investigations and the breadth of those  in Miami said Charley s North Northeast path in creased the thread to the northeastern United  the fast developing storm the third of the 1986hurricane season crossed inn outer Banks Barrier islands near Cedar Island and howled up the Pamlico sound with minimal damage. At the Norfolk naval base the world s largest. Nav ships recalled their personnel but slaved in port said base spokesman i. Cmdr. Craig  undisclosed number of aircraft were flown from Norfolk Nas Lowright Patterson fab Ohio As precaution Quigley said and other aircraft were put in  rain and squalls from Charley knocked Down Power lines and Trees in sections of Chesapeake and Portsmouth and flooded streets in portions of downtown Norfolk forcing people to abandon their  lolling off the coast for Ihrck Days Charley blew into a minimal Hurricane before Dawn sunday and whirled toward Itic Monh Carolina coast catching officials and vacationers by Surprise. Earlier in Beaufort Carters county manager Ken Windley said there was a huge traffic Jam of residents 3rd vacationers trying to head Inland. Shelters were set up on the Mainland but Windec said the storm approached the coast so quickly it a impossible to gel bedding and other items for the Shel ters. Vacationers began evacuating some Beach resort areas sunday morning when the storm began looming Over the horizon. Judy Powers found some Good in Charley after Sev eral painless months in North Carolina. I think it feels Good after a Tong hot summer Wil practically no rain said Powers who was standing Wilh a group along the Banks of the Albemarle  it does t gel worse we cart jus sit Here and enjoy tax Bill it la pass but not without a fight Washington not leading congressional advocates and opponents of the historic tax revision Bill believe the measure will almost certainly be enacted this fall but Noi without a Strug Gle. See related Story on Page 4. The Bill would bring about the most comprehensive restructuring of the Federal income lax Law since world War ii. Its reverberations will be Felt i nearly every household and business and through out the nation s Economy. It satisfies my requirements for meaningful tax Reform president Reagan said. He called it a Triumph for the american people and the american system Good for the Economy and Good for the taxpayer the measure if approved will generally become effective Jan. 1, and the new Tan rules would first be reflected in tax payments due in april 1988. When Congress returns from its three week re Cess the legislation will face single up or Down Voles in the House and Senate Wilh no Amend ments allowed. Sen. John c. Danforth. The most outspoken critic of the lax package at the final meeting of the Confer ence committee said he will try to organize other lawmakers and commercial interests against the Bill. Tax conferees led by sen. Bob Packwood Andrea. Dan Rostenkowski did not reach final agreement until nearly Midnight saturday. It s very hard to beat a conference report Buti m going to try it said Danforth a to. Daniel Patrick Moynihan one of the Foremost supporters of the measure in the Senate said the Bill is absolutely certainly going to pass but the new York Democrat said powerful opposition could not be discounted. Preliminary counts in the House of representatives show that a sizable majority of republicans and Many democrats led bythe majority Leader Jim Wright of Texas plan to vote against the measure. Last december the Bill was temporarily blocked in the House but was revived alter Reagan made an extraordinary trip to the Capitol to round up additional Republican votes a similar Effort May be needed again. Demo cratic lawmakers said. Rep. Bill Archer of Texas a  Republican spokesman on tax mailers said he would vote against the measure but added Thedie is cast and i Hope they re  the Bill follows the same principles As the legis lation the president submitted 10 Congress last year. The Bill dramatically Lowers tax rates and eliminates or restricts Many deductions and other tax preferences. It would raise business taxes by about1120 billion Over five years and reduce the taxes paid by individuals by a like amount just As Rea Gan urged. Most taxpayers to be affected by the los Angeles time Washington congressional tax writers in Sist that most taxpayers will gel to keep More of Hal they earn when the new income tax code kicks fully into effect in 1988.yet some families and single people will fare decidedly worse than they would under current Law and the precise effect of the new system is almost impossible to predict at this Point. Only one thing is certain the sweeping tax but now considered certain to gain full congressional approval next month and be signed int Law by president Reagan will have a noticeable Impact on almost Ever  in the lower brackets Wilt almost uniformly come out ahead tax analysts say. Overall the big winners Are the people who Don t itemize deductions said David Keating executive vice president of the National taxpayers  at the higher brackets Aboul 150,000 of taxable income and above some individual lax payers and two income families could find them selves paying More on april 15, 1989, than the would if current Law remained in effect. Although Congress claims that the Bill will re Duce the maximum lax Rale from today s 50 percent to just 28 percent As of 1988, the most affluent taxpayers will find a substantial portion of their income taxed at an effective rate of 33  Middle income and High income tax pay see taxpayers on Page 28  
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