European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes saturday Aprim. 1987 fewer tax returns filed but irs faster with refunds Washington a the backlog of  Federal tax returns it 18 percent lower than at this time a year ago indicating a Shorter wait Tor re funds the  service said thursday. Through last Friday s2,8 million couples and  had filed returns Down from the 34 million who had tiled during the same period last year Bui theirs has processed 42 million returns this year up 3 percent. Thai leaves a stack of 10.8 million unprocessed re turndown from 13,2 million at the end of March i486. During the comparable period of 1985, when computer problems slowed processing to a crawl in backlog was More than 26 million returns. Most people who have filed this year have Bee getting refunds in about five weeks those who Wail until closer to the april 15 filing deadline May have to Wail six weeks or longer the irs Sayi. Our 10 service centers report no significant proc Essing problems irs spokesman Larry Batdorf said thursday. This is becoming a very successful filing  the irs received  million act Gnu last week up More than s percent from the same time last year. But the Agency s processing rate dropped to jus under 6million Tor the week Down 10 percent. So far in 1987, refunds have been certified for 31,6million taxpayers an increase of More than 3 percent from a year ago. The refunds totalled More than s2sbillion and averaged $795 apiece the irs expects More than 105 million returns to defiled this year. Almost to percent arc expected to result in refunds. Marines from Page 1 to have allowed soviet spies Access to the embassy might also involve . Embassies in other countries a Welt. Neither Mica nor Aspin would Lay whether the two latest marines to be implicated were suspected of abet Ting Soviel espionage or were simply suspected of Vio lating rules against intimate social contacts with soviet bloc citizens. At the armed services hearing on the screening an training of Marine volunteers for embassy guard duty col scan Del Owosso commanding officer of the guard program said All recruits Are told Ai the outlet that a Don Juan Type Marine is a liability to this program the stale department meanwhile still unsure How Many secrets May have been compromised at the us embassy in Moscow is recalling the Mission s chief Security officer to answer questions. It also is taking Steps to nuke sure the soviets won the Able to eavesdrop on Secretary of slate George Shutlz s confidential conversations when he visit leaders in Moscow later this month. The department thursday said Frederick Mecke the regional Security officer in the embassy since a gust 1985, was being brought Back to Washington. Hewill Consul with Security officials on the problems at the  new officer will take his place. He is a key person in the Chain of command and As a consequence is in a position to know How things developed there state department spokesman Charles e. Redman said. We re going to be talking to everyone at the embassy Redman said. Certainly the so Falls into thai in what Redman has called a serious breach of Secu Rity Marine corps guards sgt Clayton one True and Cpl. Arnold Bracy have been confined Al the Marin base in Quanico a and face charges that they Al Lowed soviets into the most top secret work places in the  the areas that May have been penetrated Are rooms used for secret communications. Stale depart ment officials said that for the time being they have switched to the be of couriers to hand carry communications in and out of  this week a third Marine staff sgt Robert Stanley stut Lebeam was accused of violating the no Gralem leation Rule and of failing to acknowledge the activity when asked by superiors. He has not Bee accused of any spying activity though. Under procedures governing . Security operations Marine detachments in embassies provide Protection but Are led by sergeants and take heir orders from the state department s civilian Security , the new York times Friday reported president Reagan was warned two years ago by his foreign intelligence advisory Board that the Moscow embassy was vulnerable to soviet espionage. The times quoting government officials it did no name said the report helped persuade Reagan to de crease the number of soviet employees Al uie embassy but resulted in few changes in Security procedure. While House spokesman Ben Jarrett and state department spokeswoman Deborah Cavin had no com ment on the glory Texas billionaire Hross Perot Council member who resigned after the report went to Reagan had no comment on the report said his spokesman Bill Wright by Telephone from  officers speaking Only on condition they not be named have complained that Young Marine shave been publicly identified with wrongdoing but the state department s Overall responsibility has  attention. The department announced monday that Alt 28 marines in the detachment were being totalled to the United slates to help in the Security inquiry and that they would be replaced by other Marine guards. Buddy Rich dead at 69 los Angeles a buddy Rich the legendary jazz drummer who began i career More than a half Century ago As a vaudeville song Anil dance Prodigy known As baby traps the drum wonder died thursday. He was 69, Rich a self taught drummer who played wit Hartie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey before ii arting his own band 21 year ago had undergone surgery March 6 at the us Lamedica Center for a brain tumor and had been under going daily chemotherapy treatment at the Hospital. He had just come Bac from having treatment had a seizure and they look him right Back said family spokesman Rich born in Brooklyn baddy Rich to the vaudeville Tea known As Wilson and Rich made his profession Al debut As a drummer when he was 18 month sold. He never stopped drumming. In the late 1930s, Rich played with band fronted by Joe Manila Bunny Berigan Benny Carter and Shaw. By the Early 1940s he waa winning polls us the favorite jazz drummer. He played with Tommy Dorsey from 1939 to 1942. In 1942, be joined the Marine corps an served As a judo instructor and Rifleman. After the War bankrolled by another Dorse alumnus Frank Sinatra Rich formed hit Tim band. He also toured extensively with jazz at the philharmonic then gave up his group to join trumpeter Harry James. He formed his own band again in the 19609 and became a Favori Teon the College conceit circuit. Us from Page 1 command area has an office responsible for oversight of affiliate operations in the Region. Area offices will be closed this summer and local affiliates organized on a countrywide basis with a Uso Council in each country. A director in each coun try will provide staff support. To Date some councils have been dependent upon management at the area office level Hagel said. Councils will now relate directly to the Uso world Board of governors we re giving our councils overseas the autonomy that Many Nave been seeking for some time by allow ing them to assume control of local programs As Well a fiscal management of the affiliate operations at the grass roots  defector from Page 1 of Roberts Battery commander As appropriate based on Roberts recent pc for Ai Mcm killed in crash near Oesterberg a Oesterberg a Netherlands a 20-year-old airman assigned to the 32nd tac fighter so died after his moped struck a Light pole a base spokeswoman said Friday. Airman Basic William m. Hanks wast Raveling toward the base at 3 30 . On March 28 when the Accident occurred i zeist. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Zein Hospital. The airman from Hemet Calif was assigned to Oesterberg in 1985 an worked As an assistant Crew chief. Hanks is survived by his Mother Mary Murray of Hemet and father Wil Liam Hanks of Al Habra Calif. Mance of duties. The entire Mailer afro Cru absence remains under investigation and further comment at this Tim would be  the soldiers said their battalion ban Dies sensitive equipment but they would not elaborate. A lbs news report Friday quoted Pentagon official As saying Roberta in stalled Telephone lines in a Lance missile Battery. The official said the  do snot believe Roberts had Access to Classi airman at ram Stern apparently killed self Ramstein a Germany an air Man assigned to the 377th civil engr so was found dead in his dormitory room about 8 . Friday air Force official said. The apparent cause of deals is suicide said Stair sgt. Linda Jacobs of the 316th air div Public affairs office. Officials Are withholding the airman name until family members Are notified. No details of the death were  Force officials will investigate the incident fied  associated press Friday reported a woman who answered the phone thursday at the Apple Valley  of Doug Worley Wade Roberts Stepfather said she is the Soldier s Mother. "1 Don t know if it s my son but i looks like it might be said the woman who declined to give her name. Nobody from the  has said anything to me. I just found out about it  former Girlfriend told the a he had a lot of High expectations Geraldine Barylski of Riverside Calif., said that when Roberts enlisted she asked him Why and he replied " i m going to be a secret spy " the a reported. The soviets wednesday announced a american Soldier based in Germany and his German wife had been granted Asylum. They originally identified the Cou ple As William e. Roberts and p. Neu Mann but on thursday identified in alleged defector Only As . Roberts. The  found three soldiers name William e Roberts on Active duly but All were accounted for by Lair thursday. A further search turned up Wade e. Rob erts. Bui we still Haven t been Able to Pinit Down,1 a Pentagon official said Friday the soviets said the Soldier and his wife had been granted Asylum because they were afraid of being victimized for their progressive views. A soviet offi Cial said Roberts had been persecuted while stationed in Germany. V corps finance no Dies of heart attack Darmstadt Germany is a41-year-old v corps Masler sergeant died Friday of an apparent heart attack. Master sgt. Harry f. Carwise was the Deputy finance officer for the corps finance group s Forward support team in Darmstadt he went to the  regional medical Center in Frankfurt about s 30a.m. Friday and died Al 6 30 ., a v corps spokesman said. The Oviedo fla., native is survived by his wife and 6-year-old son in Frankfurt a memorial service will be Al 3 30 . Tuesday Al the Central Chapel on the Abrams Complex in Frankfurt