European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday september 29, 1966 the stars and stripes Page 9 International Competition enjoying a Little Friendly member of he american and Kalian Force take advantage of my free Lime in play Able soccer or tons thi1 Ollk a Milders were taking a break from Ilii to cooperative tji inc near Cuil ii Italy us part of he nato exercise Dis play Ihu Rmina Liun 86. Texas House oks spending cuts tax hike Austin. Texas Ai the mate House on saturday approved s5k2 Mil inn in spending cuts and an of sv2 Neil Linn temporary la package to pc will tic Oil Ilu nip Hiil has Lill Scias ill u projected j2.x Hill inn deficit. The culs i mild mean the less of is state jibs. in Sig lick Educa Tion. And erase in ear s 3 percent male employ dec a j Misc. The $sb9.2 million i Prary lax package which Musl be approved by i Senate would raise tic Salt s tax from -i1. Percent lit percent and add 5 cells in the disc per gallon gasoline tax. House Mcfan liars voted 86-ftl approval for Chr. Sales la increase and 78-6d approval fur the Caroline lax increase. Hiitt of which would � in expire aug. .11. L Jan the signal today is that Texas has handled its fiscal problems with integrity and we have ensured hat the prior ii set by this administration of cd Faison first is being said Civ Mark White. The spending pm Pik . Nor cd out by House Senak negotiators and passed on a voice oct. Also laces review. Speaker Gih Lewis a Iid he had been assured thai the Senate would approve the in increase. No one s Happy Wreh a a Bill Bui under inv circumstances that we had to pass one to keep the slate sound yes i am Happy wild the outcome he said. Two Voles on separate Days Are required on sued measures but the legislators suspended the rules and look the second Vole saturday Nigon. Also approx d Sal Nadav was a provi Sion allowing counties and cities not collecting a transit to to add .1 half Penny 1o their local safes taxi s. Amt taif of oust tried to sine Money by ving 10 defer state Pilj minis to employee i lire ii no systems until the binary. Tax Bill sponsor Stan Schui Ter said his measure Rombon a Wilh the spend ing culs and Oiler measures pending in inc legislature would Lea a about a s6k2 million shortfall when the current budget period ends Nicil september. Lawmakers plan an on Rhaul of the stale tax system next year. The budget crisis forced White 10 Call u gis lairs Inlo special session in August. The 30-Day session ended in deadlock and while immediately called anti her one. Ren. Al Price protested that the spending cuts and la increases Hurt the audit cuts coast guard grocery Bill Miami a the coast Cliuard paid More Alwn $61-1,000 for $yi3.34 Worth of groceries because of key punch ing errors bul the Money has been rec cred auditors found after receiving an Anonymous tip. The overpayment were made by the 7lh District of the . Coast guard in Miami the department of transportation s office of inspector general of the coast guard found in its audit. In one Case the coast guard forgo to col ice a Cheek for 19 months accruing in interest. According to the audit. Pantry Priit enc Prises billed the coast guard j129.32 in april 198j for a grocery Pur Chase at one of its supermarkets. The coast guard sen pantry 1 it of it Heck for $129,3211.85, according to the Audil completed dec. 20. The overpayment appears to be the mistake of key punch error tie Audil said. While investigating auditors also Dis covered that in july 19h4, header Street foods billed the coast Juard j82-4 0 Lor groceries for the Culler Swec gum. The coast guard sent Beaver Street s49s.4si.9h. The key puncher apparently used the invoice number As the payment pour. We Are whipping on persons Olio Are easiest to whip he said. Rep. Gerald Sci Sweid said the eco nomic crisis was caused by Hugli spend Chi not the Oil Price slide that Lias reduced a Revenue. Hut Sehl Ucler the a Hill s Reluct ill sponsor mid the lax increase was unavoidable because of i he Senate unwillingness to make deeper spending culs. We need to gel this thing done he said. The House had approved $739 million in culs. The Senate which had approved j4i4.4 million in culs. Is cup cried 10 approve the s582 million Compromise package this week. White who was pushing for the temporary sales tas increase was on the door lacking with lawmakers sat urday and said he was concerned about the cuts in College spending. But the slate University cuts of s24k.3 million in the Compromise package were far less than the s.160,8 million approved in the House version of the appropriations Bill. Amount the Audil said. Beaver Surcel foods immediately re turned the Check to Ibi coast . And the coast guard issued a new Check for the Correct amount. In the pantry Pride ease company clerks first deposited the Cheek in the Bank. A month later company auditors notified the coast guard of the overpay ment. Yel almost 19 months later the. Overpayment remained uncollected and the Money continued to earn in Crest in i angry Pride s account at an annual Rale percent the audit said. The audit said officials forgot to col Lect because of priority schools update Media association plans meeting oct. 4 i bad a Den the Media association of Germany will meet oct. 4 Al the Khein main officers club beginning Al 11 30 . Media specialists from Dodds and military communities Are Welcome to at tend. A $10 registration fee is required. Contact Mary Cramer at 06121-88299 for More information
