European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 25, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 of Reserve defends hosing of protesters St. Paul Minn. Api the air Forte Reserve on Friday defended Llu use of lire hoses 1o blast protesters demonstrating in Scheiro temperatures against National guard missions to Cen trial America As necessary to hold Back an uncontrollable As a Strong wind pushed the wind chill Index to 36 degrees below Zero fire trucks at the air Force Reserve base at Minneapolis St. Paul International air port sprayed streams of water thursday night on a crowd of about 300 protesters outside a barbed wire Fence the hosing continued on and off for about 1 minutes As the trucks sprayed generally at the crowd hitting reporters k Well As protesters and then turned the water directly on protesters who were using ladders to scale the barbed wire Fence surrounding the base. Dan Dodson a spokesman for the protesters said at least one person was treated for frostbite after being sprayed. Air fore Reserve spokesman Stan Nelson said the decision to use water was based on the situation of an uncontrollable mob coining in protesters closest to the Fence were warned about the spraying. Nelson said though there was a lot of chanting and a lot of singing going on so i Don t know if All of them Beard it the water was aimed at those on the Fence and others got hit Only because Strong wind pushed the Spray he said. Ai for the temperature 2 degrees below Zero he said we Don t consider thai when you have uncontrolled individuals who Are persistent and Don t Lis ten to reason. What else arc you going to do Short of Force but Dodson called the spraying an unprovoked assault and an attempt to dissuade people from exercising their first amendment rights it was ruthless said Dan Green Burg 23, of Minneapolis his hair and Coal covered Wilh ice after being drenched As he held a ladder. Nelson said the area that the protes ters were standing on even outside the Fence was Federal property. Twenty one protesters were Given warning letters but no one was arrested Nelson said. The Minnesota National guard will a Stream of Wain is directed at Prale Steni is they set up ladders at Fence surrounding it air Force Resente to in m Minnesota. Investigate the use of the fire hoses even though the guard was nol responsible the governor s office said Friday. Adjutant Gen. James Sieben the guard commander advised gov Rudy Purpich s office that the spraying was or dered by and done by the air Force re serve because protesters had inadvertently moved to its territory after beginning the protest at the guard base. Sieben has requested an investigation by his own staff to determine All facts As they relate to the National guard according loan advisory from the Gover nor s office. Sieben was travelling to Japan later Friday and could not be reached for comment. It. Col. Dave Pearson spokesman for the Minnesota guard said the guard also had been prepared to use water thursday if officials Felt Security threats warrantee it and the Fence climbing had occurred on guard property. At some Point i think we would have been prepared to take stronger measures than what we did two weeks ago. Water would have to be considered As an alter native he said. Protesters who scaled the Fence at the air guard base two weeks ago were Given warnings but no other measures were taken and the demonstration ended peacefully. Our concern is for the integrity of the air base Pearson said. Anyone who climbs Over the Fence would have full Access to All the military runways and All the civilian runways. The last thing any body wants is a Bunch of folks who Don t belong there interfering with civil or Mil itary air operations Purpich said tuesday he would file a Legal Challenge to a new Federal Law prohibiting governors from vetoing Penta gon assignments for National guard trips. But he did not seek to Hall last week s Mission which included flights that look off thursday and Friday. Pearson said the trips were training missions thai also involved transporting personnel and supplies. Irs Hopes to simplify instructions for new w-4 Washington a the internal Revenue service said Friday it Hopes to offer some simplification in the instructions for filling out the new w.4 tax withholding form that some taxpayers Are finding Loo Complex. We think that by next week Well have some Deci Sions made said Ellen Murphy irs Public affairs director. She suggested that any changes would be in the instructions not in inc form itself the new form that s out there is accurate Murg by said meaning thai it is designed to bring Wilh Olding More in line Wilh actual tax liabilities that is exactly what Congress ordered last year when it passed a sweeping lax overhaul. As part of that Law which reduces or eliminates several deductions boosts the personal exemption and cuts tax rates con Gress required that the Secretary of the Treasury or his Delegate meaning the irs shall modify the with holding schedules and withholding exemption certificates. To better approximate actual tax the Law requires that every employee file a new w-4 form by oct. 1. On that form the worker claims any allowances and the employer uses thai number to de Termine How much Federal income lax to withhold from paychecks. Except for he Date the new w-4 form is the same As in the past. But the instructions and the worksheet for determining How Many withholding allowances should be claimed Art different. Last year they totalled i a pages the new version is 3vi pages Long. Several members of Congress have complained that constituents Are finding it difficult to understand the new form. One would be Temple to surmise thai the spirit of Rube Goldberg lives on Over at the 1rs," said sen. David Pryor d-ark., a member of the finance committee. Treasury Secretary James a. Baker Iii echoed the criticism Ai a Senate hearing thursday calling the new form far too Complex. Baker whose department Over sees the irs said he had directed the irs to review inc w-4 and see if we can t come up with a better however Baker gave no indication when that better form was expected and advised taxpayers to continue using the latest version of w-4 to avoid a lot of unpleasant surprises Down the those surprises can Lake two forms. A person who has too much tax withheld from paychecks will be allowing the government interest free use of his or her Money for part of the year. One who has Loo Little withheld will owe the irs at the year s end. And that could Lead to a penalty for underpayment. A taxpayer who is accustomed to getting a sizable refund from the irs each year is Likely to find a considerably smaller refund a year from now if instructions in the new w-4 Are followed to the letter. On the other hand strictly following the instructions could help Many avoid the underpayment Penally which can be applied unless 90 percent of 1987 taxes Are paid in Advance through withholding or estimated quarterly payments the irs estimates that More than half of All taxpayers need Only fill out the first five lines on the third Page of the w-4 package plus up to seven lines on the w-4 form itself. Block awarded a year s free housing in Bias suit Cleveland a a Federal judge Friday awarded a year s free lodging to an official with the local fair housing Agency who claimed a property owner refused to rent a Home to him because he is Black the offi Cial s attorney said. Clarence d. Balden who recently moved to the Cleveland area to become director of the discrimination complain service of the Cuya hoga plan of Ohio inc., filed suit earlier this month against rental properly owner Robert j. Mccabe. Bolden alleged Mccabe had repeatedly indicated he would nol rent his three bedroom apartment to any Black family. . District judge George w. White signed a consent decree Friday stipulating that Bolden his wife and two Chil Dren could live in the duplex for the next year for free according to Bolden s attorney a very Friedman. While earlier had issued a temporary restraining order barring Mccabe from renting die duplex to anyone except Bolden until at least Friday. Friedman said Friday s decree also provides that Mccabe will provide bold in who had sued for 1250,000 in dam Ages with an undisclosed sum of Cash. Mccabe referred All reporters questions to his attorney Michael thai who was not immediately available for comic incl. Bolden who has been living in sub Urban Mentor since moving from Indi Anapolis also could nol be reached for comment. Under the agreement Mccabe also apologised to Balden in Federal Couri and was instructed to attend at least three Cuya hoga plan sessions on fair housing Law within the coming year inc attorney said
