European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 27. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 North Book not setting world on fire verdict by television can Ben fickle thing reporter Daniel Schorr in the introduction to Oliver North taking inc  of course Ollie will do Lime. He will also discover god yet again be born a third Lime and Hare a Book written for him. He will be a celebrity forever and will enjoy the Friendship of Pat  Gore Vidal in a Newsweek essay. By William j. Bartman Washington Bureau they re saying Marine it. Col. Oliver North will be writing books signing movie deals in sum making million of dollars because of his major role in the Iran con Ira scandal. The first test of North s marketability however a 753-Page paperback text of Hii testimony before a joint House and Senate investigating committee this month does t teem to be setting the world fire according to booksellers. Slip publisher Simon & Shusler ins Iju the took taking the stand Wilt come out a Winner. We firmly believed there was a demand among the Book buying Public for some memento of what Oliver North a  said Jack Romanos president of Simon & schuster s huge paperback books  could tee what was happening to him. He was becoming a personality i National hero and so Simon & Shusler reprinted the entire Testi Mony from the Days of hearings lacked on an introduction by to newsman Daniel Schorr and is looking to sell 775,000 copies for $5.95 apiece. The number of copies printed was increased fro the originally planned 500,000 when commercial Book buyers including agents Tor the stars and stripes operation in Europe and the Pacific expressed a Strong interest in the publication. But while rot Nanos say he s heard the Book i Selling wed a fail As any Book in the marketplace Bookstore managers say people Aren t Eutty racing in to Gelil there s not even a Rush for the Book at the Pentagon Book store located right inside the department of defense. It s really not doing All that Well said a Saleswoman at the store it s certainly not Selling like he Tower commission report had. We re not sure why.". The Complete thanscb1pts of  commit tet of the House and Senate the Tower commission chaired by former Texas sen. John Tower handled the initial investigation of the Iran con Ira affair and criticized president Rea Gan s hands off management style. The slow Start of taking the stand was not just relegated to the Pentagon. It s doing of it s not doing  said a Saleswoman at a Walden books Szorc in Washington. It s Kinda slow a worker at a nearby b. Dillon Bookstore said. Most people arc surprised to Sec it out so soon and that s about  Brian Baxter the agent who made a huge Purchase of taking the stand for the b. Dalton Chain said from his Minneapolis office that his conversations with staff members at other mores in the Chain indicate that probably what Washington is experiencing is pretty widespread. It is doing of it in to. Spe tac  but Basic r said a Book does not have to be a huge seller to make Money As Long As the sales Are there  consistent. Over the period of time it s going to play Oul pretty Well it s not a  the press run of 775,000 copies represents an enor Mous amount for most new books As an example that printing is twice he size of what is distributed for established writers like Saul Bellow or Gore vital Bui it would represent perhaps Only so percent of the distribution of a work by Jackie Collins or Jeffrey Archer which normally Sells As Many As 1.5 million copies. Some folks have interesting reasons for purchasing the Book. When a Midwest to reporter asked a woman Why she bought taking the stand she responded i want to wrap it and give it to mgr Andrid because this is  we certainly agreed with her. In an Overall sense said Romanos. Simon & schuster has not received any criticism for the speedy reprint of North s controversial testimony said Romanos expressing some Surprise. Romanos who says he has no opinion of North the Man termed the Book a historical document much like the Pentagon  Oliver North he said is a permanent part of the american  nevertheless Romanos says the Book was deliberately under distributed and he s unsure about print ing additional copies. The reason for this he said is the consumer s Quick Ness in moving on to new things especially with cur rent news. There s a predictable life Cycle for a Book triggered by a historic event. The life Cycle of a Book like this is usually four to five  the first week is already Over and the supposedly dynamic North was t exactly a knockout apparently on the boo stands. And with people like Secretary of state George Schultz having taken the stand to cast doubts on his heroic testimony it remains to be see exactly How North will fit in. But for his part b. Dalton buyer Brian Baxter in giving up. I m personally addicted to the hearings he said and i m Reading a copy of the Book myself right now. And it s  Appolo music Man american Singer Bihy Joel Wear la Saa glasses attempt in play a strut Organ during Bis cult to Tbilisi in the  soviet socialist Republic the Little Girt in front i Joel i daughter ales by. $4.6 a on Rise in state taxes forecast by the associated press slate taxes will Rise $4.6 billion next year As a result of legislative actions Survey indicates. Most big Stales have decided to forgo the fiscal Windfall that Federal tax Reform would bring them. Actions by stale Legislatures this year have the effect of avoiding More than so percent of the $6.3 billion Windfall in personal income taxes that those suite stood to receive As a result of Congress overhaul of the lax code last year. That Money would have fallen to states because of the Way Many lie their taxes to Federal Law. Last year 5 changes broadened the definition of taxable in come also effectively broadening the definition for those Stales so that Jutes not making adjustments would collect More Money. In All 31 Stales will have net lax in creases while nine have lowered axes according to the Survey by the National conference of stale Legislatures. Most slate Legislatures have already adjourned for the year although califor Nia has not yet taken action. The Survey was prepared for the legislators annual meeting this week in Indianapolis. While raising taxes Overall Many slates have followed Congress Lead have made i hair income Lane simpler and have lessened the lax Burden on poo families. The slate response to Federal tax re form has made stale personal income taxes considerably More progressive said Steven Gold director of fiscal stud ies for inc conference based in Denver. The $4.6 billion in new taxes was a net figure reduced by Stales that Are cutting taxes. A third of that amount is from a Large sales and business lax increase passe last week by inc Texas legislature which has grappled with major economic Trou Bles caused by the Oil slump. Gold said his study calculated that the changes would boost taxes in Texas si.5 billion in i98s. Of the National total in new stale taxes,$600 million was in personal income taxes and the largest portion $2.2 billion was in sales taxes. Other increases were spread among gasoline tobacco corporate Alco Holic beverages and other taxes. The Survey did not count avoiding the Windfall As a tax Cut since the Money was never collected. But it counted Al lowing the slate to collect the Windfall Asan increase. With action completed in most slates that stood to receive a Windfall due to inc Federal changes it appears 15 will keep the entire amount 1j will avoid the increased amount and five will Kun i p a portion of the Windfall according to the Survey. Only $1.1 billion of the total Windfall is being kept by slates. Slates keeping the Windfall tend 10 have smaller amounts and Are facing financial troubles while states with big windfalls Are forgoing it. The biggest windfalls Are  billion in new York and $ 1.4 billion in California. Of states not taking final action yet California and Massachusetts were expected to avoid the Windfall while North Carolina was expected to keep it. The study said. It listed Michigan As Uncer Tain. The biggest Overall tax Cut was in Newyork. $700 million followed by Pennsyl Vania s ji02 million the greatest in creases As a portion of stale Revenue were in Oklahoma Texas. South Dakota and Montana each of which raised taxes by 10 percent or More. Overall the lax increases amount 10about 2 percent of state taxes. N 12 states. Gold said inc changes remove income taxes on the poorest fam Ilies. They Are Colorado Hawaii. Idaho Maine Minnesota new Mexico. New York North Dakota Rhode Island. South Carolina Vermont and Wisconsin. Five Stales thoroughly overhauled their personal income taxes this  and new York adopted tax codes with Only two Rales and Colorado set a single Rale. Nebraska and West Vir Ginia also made major changes. "1 cup Cal we re going to Sec More of thai in the future Stales taking the lax Burden off the poor and moving toward Only one or two lax Rales Gold  slates lowered i hair lop tax rates Colorado Delaware Hawaii. Minnesota new York or on West Virginia and Wisconsin. Silies thai increased income lax rates were Idaho Indiana Montana notch Dakota and South  listed As keeping All the Windfall were Alabama Arkansas. Idaho Illinois Indiana kans. Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri. Montana. New Mexico North Carolina Oklahoma and Utah. States forgoing inc Windfall were Ari Zona. Conn Calicut on capital gains Only Georgia. Hawaii Maine. Massachusetts Minnesota new York. Ohio Virginia. West Virginia and  keeping part of the Windfall Colorado Delaware Iowa Maryland and Oregon