European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday Aprim 4,1937 irs is making it harder to skip put on a Loans  Washington the veterans administration might have written Oft More than $300 million in unpaid debts Tost year but loan takers should t take Shatas a signal that skipping out on a repayment could be easy. As with Many private businesses the veterans administration sometimes finds itself unable to  for Luch things As educational and Home Loans or pension  a Federal policy begun last year the a and other Federal agencies May write off uncollected debts alter six years. The internal Revenue service then applies the unpaid debt to the debtor s annual salary driving hit or her taxable income up a notch. While the irs gained an additional $50 million to$60 million in taxes in 1986 from a debts that had been written off that still leaves the government with loss of More than $200 million. But it s not because the a did t try to gel the Money an Agency spokesman said. You can t gel blood from a turnip the spokesman said. You can t get $500 from a Guy who s unemployed. Sometimes you just have to write somebody Oft it s done often in  when a  is delinquent on a debt the Apphy lading windows for god a carmelite nun wields a Long handled wiper to Wash the High arched windows of cod s House sunday i Wadi Ploit in Rome to Gire the churches a Good Spring cleaning before the easier Holiday begin. A Start the collection process with warning letters. I that does t work the Case is referred to the irs. The irs has two options deduct the debt from the individual s income tax refund or if no refund is due talc the debt out of the person s  the irs is brought into the picture however other Steps Are  we have a hard person after the procedures have been exhausted the Bill is just referred to Bill collectors the spokesman Laid. Some debtors have been investigated and so Forth and we find that they have no Money. While the a would always like to have its Money there Are the unfortunate circumstances the spokes Man  s say a Guy is a perfect credit risk and he goes in and buys a House and he has an $80,000  then he commits suicide and his wife working Lor the local department store or Mcdonald s or whatever just can t pay the  the government sometimes has to be careful not tract like the notorious loan shark the a spokesman  Federal government sometimes gets into that situation he said. Joe Louis was the classic Situa Tion they bled him dry with axes and he still could t pay them  philippine coup attempt foiled Agency says Manila Philippines a the military foiled coup attempt by a clique of soldiers the government news Agency said monday and military officials re ported a separate Pool to Lake american children and other youngsters hostage at a school. The military also reported that troops overran in major communist rebel base in Northern Luion and killed about 40 new people s army guerrillas during Athree week operation on the Island. The government run Philippines news Agency quoted High military intelligence sources As saying the military blocked an attempted coup late last week after troops were restricted to Barracks. The Agency  conspirators member of a previously unknown military clique called Tiwari which Means upside Down also planned to seize govern ment and private radio and television stations near military Headquarters. Earlier monday Brig. Gen. Alexander Aguirre com Mander of the capital Region said 100 to 130 soldiers planned to take Over the International school in Manila in an apparent Effort to Block the May 11 congressional elections and pressure military chief Gen. Fidel Ramos and others higher to resign. Intelligence agents discovered the plot about two weeks ago and temporarily neutralized in but the conspirators remain at Large he said. The soldiers were mostly non commissioned officers he said. The Malaya newspaper of Manila  soldiers also hoped that by holding foreign teachers and Stu dents hostage they could build up International pres sure to Force president Corazon Aquino to resign. The chief military spokesman. Col. Horiko Ilcia Tot reporters that supporters of deposed president Ferdinand e. Marcos May have financed the plot. World toc a Fiji s longtime minister Defeated by coalition Suva. Fiji a prime minister ram sir Kamisese Mare who hat led Fiji since Independence from Britain in 1970, Stu Unic Ltd la National election sunday by a minion hat wants to ban visits by nuclear capable ships. The coalition led by or. Timocin Savadra a family planning expert won 28 seals in the 52-icat parliament Mara s Alliance party took 24 scats. The eight Day election ended saturday and Vole counting concluded on sunday. Savadra s3, Heads the multiracial Fiji labor  formed an Alliance with the Indian dominated National federation party. City in Britain charging extra tax for Large coffins Birmingham England up overweight people in Britain s second most populous City face in creased funeral costs because or a special Levy on burying a coffin wider than 23 inches. The City Council charges a 7.50 Pound about 2 Levy Tor each extra Inch on a coffin and even higher costs per extra Inch if to Days notice or extra Large coffins i not Given. I m afraid this is something that overweight people have to suffer in the same Way that they hive to pay More for their clothes David Browning the City cemeteries and crematoria officer said sunday but it s not a Case or penalizing them for being overweight. We Are merely charging Tor the grave dig Ging work we do at City cemeteries holy land visit planned by Pope news reports say Tel Aviv Israel a Pope John Paul ii i planning a visit to Israel an israeli newspaper reported sunday. The respected Liberal daily Haartz  Holyland visit is being arranged by new York s Cardinal John o Connor who has been discussing the plan with an influential jewish Leader in new York. The paper did not elaborate o Connor s visit to Israel in january a enveloped in controversy Over his refusal to meet israeli Leaden at their Jerusalem offices. The Vatican which does not have diplomatic relations with Israel favors an International status for Jerusalem. Israel captured the Eastern part of Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East War and subsequently annexed it in 1964, Pope Paul i who beaded the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978, became the first and Only Pope to visit Israel. Hungary announces hike in consumer goods prices Budapest Hungary a the hungarian government sunday announced a series of consumer Price increases including meat Price hikes of up to 22 per cent. Rumours about a wave of Price increases have been circulating in Budapest for several weeks and stale planning office Secretary Janos Hoos thursday said this year s consumer Price Index Rise would exceed the envisaged 7 percent. According to the stale run news Agency Mai the government decreed higher prices for meats fats and Bacon restaurant meals Beer Brandy refrigerators electric and Gas household boilers and soap Cia allegedly sought elite britons to train contras Toronto Canada up thecia tried to hire Britain s elite special air service to train Nicara Jian con iras and attempted to buy British blow pipe missiles for the rebels the Toron to Star said sunday. Quoting unidentified intelligence officials in Washington the Star said for Mer Cia director William Case sought the special air service Deal when he rave led to Britain in 1985with u. Col Oliver North to interview Oleg Gordievsky a senior Kab official who seemly worked for Britain for 20 years before defecting during his talks with Gordievsky possibly at a favored Safe House i Brighton Casey is said id have sur prised his British hosts by proposing Hal Sas units be sent to Central Amer Ica the Star  report did not say whether North the key figure in the Iran arms Cottra Aid affair who was fired from the National Security Council was involved in the proposed Deal to hire the elite , who recently underwent sur Gery to remove a brain tumor propose hiring two Sas detachments Between 16 and 24 soldiers each to train the Contra rebels. Financing of the Deal with the Sas which has been used to train soldiers in other countries was to be done through a shadowy Cia front company called Ems the report  newspaper quoted an intelligence official reportedly investigating the at tempted Deal As saying it was not known where the company was  May be just a mail drop and it could be in Lisbon Portugal Madrid Spain Copenhagen Denmark any where the official  official said he believed the Brit ish did not want to become involved and turned Down Casey s proposal