European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday december 13,1987 new tax Bill of eases credit crisis for Florida Tallahassee. Fat. A Honda s a Bond rating was lifted from a credit watch hours after room Bob Martinez signed a Bill killing the unpopular services tax and enacting a s1.2 billio Liike in the sales  were concerned about a possible budgetary in  Sally Rutherford a vice president in the municipal finance department of Standard & poor s  new York said after the company acted Friday. Standard & poor s had assigned the credit watch indicating precarious financial status to the state ear Lier this year when it appeared lawmakers might repeal the services Las without replacing its Revenue. Under the new Law the 5 percent la on Many serv ices will die Jan. I and the sales tax will climb i per cent to 6 percent on feb. 1. The extra Penny is expected to bring in � 1.2 billion. When inc service lax was passed in april first term Republican Martinez championed it As the Best Way of paying for needs brought by Florida s growth. A Broa Drange of Domestic and professional services was hit by the tax including advertising some Legal services engineering pest control and dry cleaning. The tax proved unpopular among voters. National advertisers and local broadcasters were perhaps the. Most vocal opponents of the tax � id anti tax Cam Aphrie when the wind blows reporters Louring the newly opened $111.5 Mil lion wind Tunnel Complex ii Nasa s Ames re search Center i dwarfed by one of a huge drive fun. The giant wind nuke at inc Moun Tain View calif., Complex Are driven by 22,500 Bra Power motors and can generate winds of up to 345 Mph. Pains left bad feelings with legislators. Martinez reversed himself called for a referendum and then repeal As his popularity plummeted in polls. That sparked months of bickering Between Martinez and the democratic controlled legislature which was left splintered after the three special sessions needed for repeal. Reaction to the new Law was mix. Hallelujah said Sam Childs advertising director for the playground daily news in fort Walton Beach. It s inc greatest thing since sliced bread Dewi thelm jr., president of the american association 01 National  said in Washington. Those people up there have decided once More to tax inc Little Guy said Ferdinand Mather who de scribed himself As an Ordinary citizen. The big Guy yelled about in Long and loud and hard enough. The sales tax hike is expected to Cost an average family in Florida about $170 next year compared to $ 130 for the services tax said Glenn Robertson Martinez s budget chief. Also repealed Jan i was a scent hike in the stale s i Csc fuel tax which was hindering truck Slop Busi Ness along the Border with Alabama and Georgia. . Fugitive caught in my. After 10 years Forestville. My. A a Man who escaped from a North Carolina prison 10 years ago and had been living undetected in the Washington. . Area Ever since was arrested Friday when he was lured to a police Barracks. From All indications nobody knew anything about his past. It s like the television show the fugitive " said sgt. Yemen Herron of the Mary land slate pol ice. Leroy Caldwell 38, was arrested without incident Al the police Barracks where he was lured by officers who Lold him they wanted him to sign a release for a rental car police said. The arrest followed a tip that Caldwell was an Escapee from the new Hanover correctional unit in Wilmington . July 2, 1977. He had been serving a five to seven year sen tence on drug charges. Caldwell told police that during the last 10 years he had repeatedly returned to North Carolina to visit his wife without being stopped or detained police said. Caldwell had been working at a Washington bakery and his arrest appeared something of a Fluke. Police said a Man who had been driving a car Caldwell rented was slopped Al a toll Plaza because he could not pay the toll. A Check of the renter s name through the a i Oil crime information computer turned up information that Caldwell was wanted in North Carolina. When Caldwell returned the car thursday he was Lold 10 go to the police Barracks to sign a release for the car because in was Laic. Authorities said Caldwell will Likely serve out his original sentence and faces an additional 15 years in jail for the escape. 1 Hurt in no. Boardwalk fire Wildwood . A a fire raced through the Boardwalk of this Southern new Jersey resort Community Friday night damaging businesses Over a one Block area and injuring at least one person police said. At least 400 firefighters from nine fire companies were called in to Battle the Blaze which started at 7 54 . And was brought under control about 11 30 ., said wit Wood police patrolman John Davis. It s a very hot fire and a very intense fire said Davis. It s going 10 Lake at least a couple of hours More to extinguish  the fire ravaged a number of businesses on the Boardwalk Between Spencer and Young avenues including a to shirt shop pizza parlor and a restaurant he said. Area fire units were called in to assail. The fire was still soldering past Midnight Davis said. The stores had been closed for the season and no one was inside them when the fire started he said. One firefighter suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to Burdette Tomlin memorial Hospital in Cape May court House where he was in fair condition said nursing Supra isor Mary Belh Decredico. Davis said in was Loo Early to put a Dollar amount on the damage. Stateside police Cadet shot to death in training Accident Augusta  a police Cadet was killed by a training officer with a gun inc in Amer loaded Wilh live ammunition and forgot to re move before a mock apartment raid police said Friday. Officer Gary Stevens a 14-year Veteran of the fort Wayne ind. Polie fired the .38-caliber revolver thai killed Eadel Omega Graham jr., is. Of fort Wayne police Cit. Rusty York said. Stevens Wai using an unloaded gun thursday but left the training ii to refuel a vehicle York Laid. Because he was going in an unmarked car Steven loaded his gun with live ammunition but forgot to empty in when he returned to the simulation York mid. Stevens has been granted a leave of absence and the fort Wayne department n conducting an internal investigation. York said. Judge rules that wife 45, too Young to live with mate new Brunswick . Api Mary Ann Romer is too Young