European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 6, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 sumo wrestlers in Boston a troupe of japanese sumo Witlen re Cerren an  Welcome from he audience As they lie into the ballroom of Boston hotel where they presented a Stiles of exhibition matches. Dewey May have rushed Bridge work Amsterdam . A construction during the 1950s of the Bridge that collapsed april 5, killing at least 10 people May have been rushed to meet an election year timetable set by than Cov Thomas Dewey a of Highway official said monday. We Don t know everything there is to know about that construction project but we know there was pres sure to finish on time Henry Bertani chairman of the new York state thruway authority said Benani testified at a hearing of a joint congressional committee investigating the collapse of the thruway Bridge into Schoharie Creek. Benani said investigators have found records Indi Cating some problems were recognized before the construction contract was finalized. As a result less than two years after the ribbon Cut Ting a repair contract was awarded for work on the Bridge deck and some of the supporting structures Bersani said. He would not speculate on the cause of the collapse but in response to questions from sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan d-., admitted that a construction flaw resulting from a compressed construction schedule was possible. Moynih Hutn is chairman of the Senate committee on transportation and infrastructure which held the hearing along with members of the House committee on Public works. Construction of the Bridge began in 195 3, and the Span was opened to traffic on oct. 26,1954, a month before the gubernatorial election Between Democrat w. Avenell har Riman and Republican Irving Ives won by Harriman. Dewey a Republican did not seek re election. In articles in the new York times a few Days before the election Harriman charged that now just be fore the election we have had a period of frantic activity so thai Dewey can do some More ribbon Cut Ting and open some new Section his coming  in the Rush to Complete the thruway the Bridge was opened without guardrails said Bursani who was appointed by gov. Mario Cuomo in 1984. Study suggests fax cheats pay Washington a a study led by two former internal Revenue service commissioners says a $3.6 billion investment to make the irs tougher on cheats and More helpful to taxpayers could Cut the Federal tax Gap by $ 105 billion Over the next five years the Gap which is an estimate of How much individual and corporate taxpayers cheat the government each year was put Ai j103 billion in 1986. The recommendations if adopted by Congress could bring in 17 billion next year and j35 billion a year starting in 1992, according to we report that would reduce the projected tax Gap to $ 16 5 billion in 1992. The new Money will come from the freeloaders and escape artists who now avoid their a obligations while the overwhelming majority of heir neighbors and co workers comply with the tax Laws rep. Byron l. Dor Gln d-n.d., a House ways and Means com Mittee member who created the ask Force said Mon Day As the group made its report Public the House appropriations subcommittee hat Over sees the irs budget is expected to consider the recommendations when it begins writing the 1988 irs Bud get in the next few weeks. Most of the Money recommended by  Force would go to increase the irs staff. The new employees would be split Between improving services to taxpayers and toughening enforcement efforts against cheats. The co chairmen of the study Donald c. Alexander who headed the irs from 1973 to 1977, and Jerome Kurtz who had the Job during the Carter administration said the Las Force was concerned that insufficient resources provided the irs by the Reagan administration Cut Agency efficiency. As Long As the government requires people to assess their own taxes Alexander said we cannot walk away from our obligation to assist those  what we need is a More efficient More helpful irs Kurtz said. Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis a task Force member said that in the Wake of last year s major tax overhaul now is the time for an equally comprehensive Reform of tax  the irs estimates that in 1986, taxpayers paid Only $453 billion 81.5 percent of their j556 billion income lax obligation. The task Force proposals Are aids panel Given of by Reagan Washington a president Reagan calling aids one of the most serious health problems facing the world Community monday approved the establishment of a National commission la suggest ways to Cope with the disease. Reagan said the commission will help us to ensure that we Are using every possible Public health my Basurc to con Tain the spread of the  presidential spokesman Martin Fitzwater said appoint ment of the commission members is expected within the next few weeks. Reagan s decision came just a month after he told a medical group in Philadelphia that the disease had become America s Public health enemy no. 1." since then Reagan has sought to avoid arguments by his aides about specific measures to Deal with the problem such As including information on aids in sex education in the nation s schools. Reagan however has said that any instruction Given on the subject should emphasize values and that children should be taught the advantage of abstinence. Fitzwater said that during monday s meeting with his Domestic policy Council he ordered it to work with Var ious government agencies such As the department of health and human services and the Public health service to develop a charter for he commission. Filz water said the commission will be charged with re viewing aids research done so far and identifying areas of research needed and with assessing the Long term Impact of aids on the health care system and recommending ways to protect americans against he disease. He said the com Mission will report to Reagan on a periodic basis but stressed that no government work on the aids problem will be delayed by the commission s continuing study. Ways of making their fair shores where a Day s pay goes How typical Briw Ujj designed to reduce that i8.s percent Gap by one percentage Point a year. Specific recommendations include a Pilot program in which irs personnel would use lax Mobile tax fairs and Oiher non  to provide taxpayer services. Adding 2,000 irs personnel to answer Telephone queries and improving training so those people have a belter Chance of giving Correct answers. Hiring 200 More people to answer irs mail Cut Ting response time to 14 Days. The present response Lime target is 45 Days. Increasing to 2.5 percent by 1993, the percentage of returns that Are audited. The present rate is about 1.1 percent. This would require hiring 3,000 More Audi lors each year from 198 9 through 1992. Adding 1,200 new collection agents a year for the next five years to reduce the $45 billion Worth of accounts receivable taxes that have been assessed but not collected