European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 24, 1987 the stars and St Lopes Page 5 Baker asks irs to simplify new w-4 form Washington a Treasury Secretary James a. Baker snid thursday that he Lias asked the internal Revenue service 1o revise the new w-4 la withholding form which has drawn complaints from Congress and taxpayers about its complexity i m in the fortunate position of being Able to say that when the w.4 came through for approval i was on  Baker said in testimony to the House budget committee. I have asked that there be a review Baker said. We re going to Lake another look Al the w-4 and Sec if we can t come up with a Bill or  every person who works for an employer is required to file a new w-4 form by oct. I chiefly because Octha major changes in taxation brought Ghoul by the tax Law Ihal took Licet Jan i. Taxpayers who wait until i me in the year to Complete the form could face penalties if they discover that not enough tax had been withheld. With instructions inc new form runs four pages double the size of the old. The form itself basically is inc same seven lines As in the past the number of exemptions Baker claimed on previous w-4s May not necessarily be Correct for 19117, As the new tax Law reduces or eliminates several deductions cuts tax raid and increase personal exemptions. On 1987 income each allowance claimed exempts  a year or j36.j3 a week from withholding last week sen. Lloyd Bentsen a Texas chair Man of the Senate finance committee said the form should be withdrawn and simplified although 1 recognize that the irs was working under a mandate from Congress to devise a More accurate form our goals will not be realized if work ers arc unable to decipher inc form because of its complexity bpm san wrote. Abortion foes advocates rally across nation by inc associated press abortion foes marched in cities from California to Connecticut on thursday while advocates of women s right to choose called for vigilance to protect the gains brought by a . Supreme court ruling exactly 14 years ago. In Dallas about 1.000 opponents of abortion holding Black balloons marched through a bitter cold wind to the court House where the suit was tiled thai led to the 1973 Hoe is. Wade ruling. We feel that in Dallas we have a Spe Cial responsibility to Stop abortion said Bill Price president of the greater right to life committee. In los Angl is roman Catholic archbishop Roger Mahony and about 1,300 Catholic school students carrying balloons and banners gathered at the Pueblo do los Angeles to celebrate  supreme courts have modified Deci Sions constantly Over the years Maho by said adding t he Church is very confident a allure court May feel  the abortion Issue will not Lade away i. Gov. Joseph Fauliso told Abdul 60 people who marched outside the . District court building in Hart Ford Conn. It is the worst holocaust in the history of  pro Choice advocate Gloria Steinem told a rally in new York that 14 years after Roc is Wade women still Are not appt Wio about 2,000 anti abortion advocates gather near the while House despite a storm. Guaranteed the right to an abortion. We have he support of the majority of the people in the country Steinem told a crowd of about 100 people mostly women some carrying Small children. That s Why we still have this right de spite the Campaign of terror being waged against us and despite the efforts of the Federal administration to stack the courts against  several new York City Council Mem Bers joined in a news conference in calling for an Fri investigation of five violent Inci dents at abortion clinics in the City. Officials of planned parenthood and other pro Choice organizations decried the establishment of pregnancy clinics by anti abortion groups charging they use deceptive tactics to pressure women into continuing unwanted pregnancies. Women put their health at risk when they go to one of those bogus clinics said Jill june executive director of planned parenthood of mid Iowa. A rally in the Steps of the Mississippi Capitol featured an emotional plea from an unmarried pregnant woman for a Cru Sade to overturn the court s ruling. I decided not to have an abortion said 26-year-old Patricia Perez of Jackson who said Mississipp right to life officials had promised her help in finding a Job to sup port herself and her baby. In four Days i m going to have this  Reagan budget would Cut drug control funds Washington a the Reagan administration wants to Cut in half the funds for the customs service s airborne drug interdiction operations and eliminate 2,000 customs jobs Al the same Lime officials Are calling for a stopped up War on drugs a sen Ator said thursday. This is a very serious reversal of where we be been going coming from a president and administration who pc touted their War on drugs said sen. Dennis Deconcini a Ariz. There s anything Here but commitment it seems to Panasof time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan. 24,1947 the Illinois supreme court in Springfield rejected the arguments of an avowed atheist and upheld the right of Illinois Public schools to permit teach ing of religion during school hours. 30 years ago foday Jan. 24, 1957 an s-Pound-3-Ouncc girl Princess Caroline was bom to Mona co s Prince Rainier Iii and Princess Grace Kelly. The baby s citizenship caused diplomatic disagreement Between Monaco and the United states. 20 years ago foday. Jan. 24, 1967 opposition forces seized 20 american tourists and businessmen As hostages in a Managua Nicaragua hotel after clashes Between Nicaragua troops and anti govern Mcnol demonstrators. 10 years ago today. Jan. 24, 1977 Panama s Gen. Omar Torrijos in his harshest statement on the Panama canal dispute said he would not permit a . Military presence in the canal zone past the year 2000. Me. I Hope that some Public outrage will maybe cause him to change it or maybe he does t know what s going on said Deconcini who chairs the subcommittee that oversees the customs budget. The cuts including a drastic reduction in air support for drug interdiction from $170.9 million to $86.2 million Weir contained in the administration s budget proposal submitted to Congress earlier this month but not detailed at that time he said. The proposal also would slice the fiscal 1987 Cus Toms personnel budget from $830,1 million to s803.1 million reducing customs personnel limit from 15,037 to 13.039 by 1988, with  jobs Cut in 1987 and 500 lost in 1988, he said. Reagan without being specific said in his budget message drug abuse initiatives Are continued while resources devoted to drug Law enforcement have tripled since my administration  under the Reagan proposal state and local drug Law enforcement assistance would be Cut from 1223 Mil lion in 1987 to Zero in 1988, Deconcini said. Fetus can be passenger California judge decides Santa Ana Calif. A a Prog Nant woman ticketed for driving alone in a car Pool Lane convinced a judge thai her fetus qualified As a passenger. Susan Ann Yasger a commercial leasing agent was issued a $52 ticket oct. 2i for driving on the Costa Mesa freeway in a Lane reserved for cars carrying More than one person. But judge Randell Wilkinson of Cen tra Orange county municipal court was swayed by Yasger s Contention that her 5-month fetus was considered a child under California Law and Quali fied As a passenger. I m going to keep a copy of the newspaper article in my car Ana show it if an officer pulls me Over again Yasger 2 9, said. If i get a ticket again i la fight it again you  however California Highway patrol officers said they would continue to ticket Solo Drivers using car Pool lanes even if they professed to be pregnant. The intent of the Law is to encourage people to car Pool. Unfortunately being pregnant does t accomplish that said officer Paul Caldwell of the cup s Santa Ana office. Officers Are not qualified 10 deter mine if a woman is pregnant he said. A woman could stuff pillows up her