European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday. Mays. 1988 tax Freedom Day the Date the average worker begins working Lor himself afar All taxes Ere paid to Federal stale and local governments includes business taxes off w 19b2 1993 19b4 1995 1386 a was 3 annl 30 Agni in april 3d Morll 30 19bt Mam 198b mav5 Chicago Tribuno graphic source to foundation you re fax free Forres of 1988 Washington a thursday was tax Freedom Day and you Are working for yourself the rest of the year. The tax foundation a Washington research organization estimates thai if everything you earned were earmarked Tor taxes until your debt was paid the average american would have been working for the government this year Ali rough May 4. That is the latest Dale since the foundation began making the calculation to emphasize the Federal state and local tax Burden. The exercise assumes that All Hies including those collected by business arc paid by individuals. House oks use of military to curb drug penetration Washington a the Louic voted 385-23 thursday to order president Reagan la use . Mili tary might la Stop he flow of illegal drugs into the United states. The vote approved a proposal backed by conserva Tive republicans la Tell realign to deploy equipment and personnel of the armed forces sufficient la Hall the unlawful penetration of United states Borders by aircraft and vessels carrying  but the measure is a Long Way from becoming Law. Even rep. Jack Davis r-i1t., one of its strongest sup porters admitted yes it is  the proposal was added As an amendment to a Pentagon budget Bill. The final provisions of the huge Bill will be worked out later this year by a House Senate conference committee after the Senate approves its version of the Bill. In 1985 and 1986, the House also voted to use the military to help Stop drug trafficking but those provi Sions were knocked out by the conference committee. They were strongly opposed by the Pentagon. The problem is that our Southern Borders arc just a Sieve of cocaine and heroin coming Over unchallenged every night Davis told his colleagues we want to Brini the front lines into this Battle against this Poison coming across our Borders rep. Tommy Robinson d-ark., said it s Lime to use the armed forces to Slop the drug  rep. Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee opposes the amendment because he said it should be considered As part of a separate package of anti drug legislation now being prepared. We do not want to Deal with this problem on a piecemeal  Aspin said. We have a drug Bill coming up in which we have to Deal with not just the military involvement but All the questions about drugs. Thursday s vote came a Day after defense Secretary Frank c. Carlucci warned thai he might recommend a veto of the Bill unless Congress votes enough Money for Reagan s Star wars missile defense system. His admonition came As the democratic controlled House voted 223-195 to provide  billion Tor the strategic defense initiative As Star wars in formally known. That is si.3 billion less than Reagan sought Tor the fiscal year beginning oct. I and is even below the current $3.9 Bulion budget for the 5-year-old program. The Senate neat week will begin considering us ver Sion of the defense budget Bill and even though that chamber is also Carlo led by democrats it is More conservative and Reagan s defense program including Star wars generally has fared better in the Senate. The Senate Bill proposes $4.6 billion for Star  if that figure remains the House Senate con Ference committee called to reconcile differences Likely will reach a Compromise at about $4.1 billion Aspin said. The House armed services committee originally had recommended $4.1 billion but that was rejected on a 227-190 Vole. Earlier a 312-105 decision turned Down an amendment to Grant Reagan his entire $4.9 billion request and a 299-118 tally rejected another proposal to Block All ski spending. Carlucci in a letter read during the debate said he in unhappy with the $4.1 billion level voted by the com Mittee because it would cause major restructuring and delays in the program. Further reductions in fund ing or other restrictions on the program would Havethe gravest  Carlucci said that if the Congress sends the presi Dent a defense Bill that contains a funding level Farsi thai is in my View inadequate i would have no Choice but to recommend a veto of thai  the House also voted 244-174 wednesday to limit spending on sol s phase one to 40 percent of the total budget. Phase one is aimed at building an Early version of the missile defense and current plans Call for raising phase one spending from 40 percent to 30 percent of the ski program. Sun May trigger aids virus to reproduce tests show n new York a sunlight May Mike a Dor Mant aids virus Start to reproduce itself by activating a genetic trigger scientists reported thurs  results of new test tube experiments do not necessarily mean people infected with the aids virus should stay out of the Sun scientists stressed. But i certainly would t Tell somebody who had the virus or is seropositive possibly infected logo sit in one of these ultraviolet tanning spas said Martin Rosenberg of Smith Kline & French  and Smith Kline colleagues from King of Prussia pa., and Belgium report their work in the British journal nature. They found that the virus grew faster in cells that had been exposed to ultraviolet Light a component of sunlight and that exposing infected cells to ultraviolet Light or sunlight activated a genetic trigger that controls Sims reproduction. Since ultraviolet Light damages a cell s genetic material the work suggests that a dormant aids virus recognizes when an infected cell is under stress said Rosenberg. Cells under attack arc no longer a Nice place to be latent so the virus reproduces and spreads elsewhere he  the virus hat causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome has infected a cell it can lie dormant for Long periods before in begins to repro Duce itself and spread to other cells. Scientists Are trying to understand just what triggers a latent virus to Start reproducing itself in Hopes of finding ways to keep it  most cells infected by the aids virus arc deep within the body shielded from sunlight and it ultraviolet Light the Sims has been found in cells called Langer ans cells that reside in the skin. But so Little is known about that kind of infection that the possible effect of sunlight is not exactly Clear Rosenberg said in an interview. Scientists do not Tiow How often Langerhans cells Are infected or whether the virus spreads from there to elsewhere in the body he  Belsito associate professor of dermatology at new York University said he knows of no experiments that show Row much ultraviolet Light reaches Langerhans cells. Reagan muses about invasion from offer space police hop into action along a Smokey frail ken1lworth, no. A it started when 6-year-old Michelle Rizzo discovered her it Rabbit Smoky was miss Inland a Ransom note was left in the animal s place. If you Ever want to Sec your stupid Rabbit alive again leave $50 in an envelope under the Railroad crossing sign behind your House said the note. Michelle s parents Joseph and Vcra Rizzo called police chief Charles David who is their neighbor and detectives worked the Rabbit napping Case on their Day off. Detective William Dowd photocopied so Worth of eur Rency and placed it in an envelope. He told Michelle her is year old brother Joseph and 10-year-old sister. Antoinette to follow the Rabbit nappers instructions and deliver the envelope to a specified Rock under the sign at 5 run. About 40 minutes later police arrested two boys Ages 14 and 15. After one of them grabbed the envelope. A third boy confessed after being questioned by i Mother. Police found Smoky in a cardboard bos in a shed behind one of the culprits  on the Box were the words handle with care. Rabbit inside. Thank you for the  the three boys were charged with theft of the Rabbit and released into the custody of their parents. Chicago a one Day after an uproar about the use of astrology at the White House president Reagan said wednesday he often wonders what would happen if the Earth were invaded by a Power from outer  Reagan made the comment during a que lion and answer session after a Chicago speech when someone asked what he Fet was the most important need in International relations. He spoke of the importance of frankness and for a desire for peaceful solutions. And he went on to say that there have been about 114 wars since world world 11, including conflicts Between smaller nations. But i be often wondered what if All of us in the world discovered that we were threatened by an outer a Power from outer space from another planet Reagan said. Would t we ail of a sudden find that we did t have any differences Between us at All we were All human beings citizens of the world and would t we come together to fight that particular threat he president said. Continuing Reagan said Well in a Way we have something of that kind today mentioning nuclear Power again. We now have a weapon thai can destroy the world and Why Don l we recognize that threat More clearly and then come together with one aim in mind How safely sanely and quickly can we rid the world of this threat to our civilization and our  the co Mem Drew applause from the members of the National strategy forum a non partisan group that specialises in foreign policy and National Security issues. A Day earlier White House spokesman Martin Fitz water acknowledged that Nancy Reagan had consult Dan astrologer about the president s travel and schedule plans. Reagan said tuesday he has never based any decision in my mind on astrological forecasts but he avoided a question about astrological influence on his schedule the revelation that the reagans follow astrology prompted taunts from Congress and harsh criticism from scientists who consider astrology worthless