European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday september 7,1986 Dole fears tax hike Call could delay Reform of stateside Washington a a Call by rep. Dan Rostonkowski for higher tax rates to reduce the Federal deficit could delay final congressional approval of Amajor tax overhaul plan Senate majority Leader Bob Dole said  makes no sense to talk about raising lax rates while we Are trying to pass a tax Reform Bill that Lowers rates Dole r-kan., said in Appleton wis. It could give some in Congress a better excuse to vote against the lax re form , an Illinois Democrat who Heads the House ways and Means com Mittee thursday said con Gress should raise income tax Rales to Cut the deficit. How Ever he added he will no move in that direction until asked to by president Reagan something unlikely to Hap  everyone knows we will eventually need a tax increase to reduce the deficit Rostonkowski told a symposium on whether the nation needs a National sates tax or some other consumption tax. But the increase in Revenue should come through higher progressive rates on income not by a Low regressive tax on  on aug. 17, Rostonkowski said Congress might con Sider a tax increase later this year specifically mentioning higher excise taxes As one possibility. That remark came less than 12 hours after a Senate House conference committee that he Heads approved a far reaching Bill that would reduce the present top 50 percent income tax rate to 33 percent. At that time Rostonkowski emphasized that an tax increase would have to be initiated by Reagan who has steadfastly said he opposes raising taxes tout the deficit. Treasury Secretary James a. Baker Iii appearing with Rostonkowski on Abc to s meet the press last month said Reagan position has not changed. I Don t think there is any Chance in the world we arc going to raise taxes be tween now and the no vember election and i Congress did raise taxes be tween now and the elec Tion the president would not sign the Bill bake said. At thursday s seminar Rostenkowski said the president s opposition notwithstanding this coun try is not. Unwilling to pay higher taxes As Long As those taxes Are  the pending tax overhaul plan would facilitate Suchan increase he added because it makes the system fairer. However Dole noted Friday that some business Sand individuals already have qualms about specific provisions of the overhaul plan. He added All this talk about lax increases endangers Quick action on final passage of the  congressional aides Are writing the Compromise ver Sion of the overhaul plan which is Likely to win final approval this month. Rostenkowski briton who brought coca leaves into . Cleared of drug charges new York a a briton who told custom officials that he was bringing coca leaves into the coun try to make Tea was cleared of drug Possession charge by a grand jury. But Queens District attorney John Santucci said the grand jury s decision Friday does not give a Green Light to tourists who want to bring Home coca leaves the raw material for cocaine. They re not souvenirs. They re contraband san Tucci said in a prepared statement. If discovered you will be arrested jailed and arraigned. You will fac grand jury action with every possibility that the result will be far different than what happened in this unique first  Kumar Ashwani Korpal 27, of Withington Man Chester England was arrested aug. 24 at Kennedy International Airport after he declared to customs officials that he was bringing 2vi ounces of coca leaves into the country from Peru authorities said. Korpal said he was served Tea made with coca leaves at his hotel in Cuzco Peru and bought 30 cents Worth of the leaves at an open Market he told investigators his tour operator said the leaves could be brought into the United states if they were declared properly. Leaves that have had cocaine removed can be legally imported Santucci said but Korpal s coca leaves were untreated. The District attorney said a cup of coca Leaf Tea has Little narcotic effect. If refined As carefully As possible the amount of leaves Korpal had could have produce seven tenths of a Gram of cocaine which would constitute Misdemeanour Possession punishable by up to year in jail. But Possession of More than two ounces of raw leaves is a felony punishable by As much As eight years to life in prison. After he was cleared Korpal. Who had been free on his own recognizance braised Tamucci s office for its fairness and then left for the Airport to return to Ber Muda 12 Days later than he had planned. Modern grandparents Are pals not authority figures study finds Baltimore up today s american grandpa rents Are abandoning their traditional roles of Patri Arch matriarch of the family to become pals to their grandchildren a new study concludes. A few generations ago there was a lot of respect and a lot of love but grandparents could t be your pal your Friend said Andrew Churlin co author of Book that resulted from the study. Today s grandparents want to get Down on their hands and Knees and play cowboys and indians with their Gran kids the Johns Hopkins University pro Fessor added. Cherlin and Frank Furstenberg jr., a sociology pro Fessor at the University of Pennsylvania interviewed510 grandparents for their study which became a Book when they realized theirs was the first National study on the subject. The Book is the new american grandparent Cherlin said the study also found that because grandparents Are living longer and Are wealthier the value personal pleasure More. This Independence generally places them in separate Homes from their children making them less Likely to become involved in family squabbles. They told us Over and Over again they Don t want to interfere Cherlin said. But when there is a crisis grandparents become the family insurance policy and a source in Reserve he said. The Survey also found that grandparents make up larger segment of american society than Ever and thanks to medical advances and social Security Are living Long enough to get to know their grandchild Renas teen agers Ana adults. But this also is creating conflicts for grandparents who Are torn Between intimate stable family relation ships and a wish for lives of their own. The Best part of being a grandparent is that Youcan love them and then say Here take them Home now " one grandparent told the authors. Discovery of Bones stops construction work Houston up work at a downtown construction site has been halted so archaeologists can determine if Bones and pieces of a Coflin unearthed in a Trench Are the remains of Confederate soldiers. The Trench was being dug within about 30 fee of a Confederate soldiers cemetery that also contains Graves dating to the 1840s. As Many as25 Graves May have been located within the construction site officials said  were not in the cemetery proper City Public works spokesman Dan Jones said. But we have evidence of coffin handles in the Trench. Court rules wildlife officials May capture wild condors Washington up a Federal appeals court rejecting arguments from environmentalists has ruled that government wildlife officials May capture wild California condors in an Effort to save the rare species from  three judge panel of the . Circuit court of appeals for the District of Columbia lifted an in Junction that had stopped the fish and wildlife service from bringing the Birds in from the wild. We believe the wildlife service s decision to capture the remaining wild condors was manifestly defensible the court said Friday in a unsigned opinion. That decision represented a re evaluation by the responsible Agency of the costs and benefits associated with the existence of captive and wild Condor  injunction against capturing the condors was granted earlier this year by a Federal District court in a suit filed by the National Audubon society Survey finds Good relations Between school officials Washington a relations Are Excel Lent or Good Between most of the nation s Public school superintendents and the presidents of their local school boards said a Survey released Friday by their National associations. Fewer than one in 20 of the Board president described the relationship As poor and fraught with problems according to the Survey conducted forthe National school boards association and the american association of school administrators. Judge wants panel report on him to be made Public Miami a a Federal judge dared the Feder Al judiciary Friday to make Public the report of a panel of judges recommending that he resign fro the Bench or be impeached by Congress. . District judge Alcee l. Hastings was acquitted in 1983 in Miami on Federal bribery charges but the acquittal was followed by forma Tion of a five member judicial panel to investigate him. The panel headed by John c. Godbold who resigned As chief judge of the Atlanta based 11th . Circuit court of appeals began probing allegations by two Federal judges of odious and improper behaviour by Hastings. The panel concluded last month that Hastings fabricated his successful trial defense. 2 rare lemurs stolen from new Orleans zoo new Orleans a a pair of rare brow lemurs one male and one female have been stolen from the Audubon zoo officials said Friday. Police said someone apparently Cut through the wire Cage thursday that held the two Madagascar born lemurs on loan to the zoo from Duke univer sity. The primates will let out a piercing scream i they Are nervous. The natives of Madagascar Call them ghosts of the Jungle said zoo spokeswoman Karen Asis. The lemurs Are Worth As much As $2,000 each but once in t the Issue Asis said. We need them Back because they Are on special diets she  also can bite with their razor Sharp Teeth she added. Both lemurs Are about 20 inches tall and have thick greyish Brown fur