European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday february 19, 1989 news update Atlanta s mayor Atlanta a Maynard Jackson who became the first Black Man to serve As Atlanta s mayor nearly 16 years ago has announced that he is again a Candi Date for the office. Jackson was first elected mayor in october 1973, defeating incumbent Sam Massell with 60 percent of the vote. He left office in 1981, barred by the City charter from seeking a third consecutive term. Frankly i did not have time to do All i wanted to do Jackson said launching his bid for the oct. 3 non partisan election in an eve Ning rally on the Steps of City Hall. Temperatures february 17 Hilo Hilo    Anchorage   Atlantic  Auslam. C Baltimore c Billings s  Bismarck Boise. R     Casper s Charleston,,c    Chicago c   columbia..c   Dallas it    Oes    Al   Fairbanks i Fargo. I  grand rapids c great Falls. S Greensboro.     Houston  Indianapolis c Jackson.  Jacksonville  Kansas  23 04 58 38 41 30 27 05 41 29 60 33 30 22 50 43 35 27 00 -06 51 37 02 -06 38 35 25 11 82 52 22 07 17 -10 14 02 55 37 35 28 42 30 20 12 26 17 36 24 29 15 52 34 32 19 19 -01 44 39 31 20 27 20 27 19 27 15 08 -15 54 45 40 29 21 -06 -03 -13 55 21 23 02 00 -11 36 25 25 07 02 -01 84 71 60 46 34 21 53 46 63 44 34 14 35 24 Las  Little  los  Louisville c   Miami Beach. C  Milwaukee c mils St   new  new York  Norfolk, North  Oklahoma    Philadelphia c   Portland  Portland,0re.,r ,  rapid     St  Salt Lake  san  san Diego san  san Juan,p.r.,c St Ste Marie c Seattle  Sioux  Spokane s  Tampa St     Washington    Wilmington. Del., c a Lair a Cloudy a Rains Snow a missing 66 39 37 32 72 48 39 28 42 34 41 34 76 73 44 37 22 10 10 04 40 31 72 53 29 20 43 29 22 12 37 32 29 21 81 61 31 25 80 58 29 16 19 01 48 35 27 13 37 27 02 -11 47 26 3fl 26 64 47 38 24 34 22 49 45 68 48 62 48 77 70 08 -08 43 37 43 37 21 04 20 19 23 02 82 60 40 26 78 55 38 28 37 29 40 30 25 12 30 26 1 european weather forecast for sunday Cloudy with rain occasionally moderate in some areas. Southern Germany will be partly Cloudy with isolated rain becoming Cloudy by midday. High temperatures46-49 lows 37-41. Sunset sunday 5 50 Sunrise monday 7 28. Outlook for monday Southern Germany will be Cloudy with  Germany and the Benelux will have skies with scattered Clouds and with isolated Snow showers or rain showers. High temperatures 33-36 in the North 39-42 in the South lows 22-28 in the North. 31-35 in the South. Temperatures recorded saturday 4am 4pm 4am 4pmadana. P 46 50 Copenhagen r 34 36 Amsterdam r 46 50 Frankfurt. R 43 45athens, p 48 54 London r 52 54 Aviano. P 34 50 Madrid 1 32 61berlin, r 4 39 Munich r 8 41 Bremerhaven. C 36 50 pans r 50 55brussels, r 48 50 Rome Fig 41 57 provided by Del 13,2nd weather Wing. Graben Trarbach. Other worldwide temperatures High Low High Low Cairo c 61 45 Montreal c 14 -6 Dublin c 54 46 Moscow c 36 25helsinki. I 28 14 Oslo c 39 23 Jerusalem r 46 39 Toronto f 27 12lisbon. I 63 45 Vancouver s 32 28 supplied by the associated  Cloudy p partly Cloudy of fair a Rains Snow to fog. Clarification an article in saturday s editions gave the impression that Safe commander Gen. William Kirk cancelled this year s open House at Rhein main a West Germany. It should have said that Kirk made the decision to cancel the show at Ramstein a and other Safe bases in West Ger Many. The decision not to hold the show at Rhein main was made by 435th tac air lift Wing commander col. David o. Wil Liams. Attorney asks some civilians to file claims for Pica refunds by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington government workers who have had social Security and medicare payments deducted from their overseas allowances should file re fund claims with the internal Revenue service an attorney who is contesting the withholding is advising. Washington lawyer Richard him rep resenting the overseas education association is challenging the Pentagon prac Tice of withholding social Security and medicare taxes from some overseas allowances. The withholding generally is indicated on pay stubs As Pica or fed eral insurance contributions act. Although the suit was brought by 18 Union members in Bermuda him asked . Claims court judge Thomas j. Lydon last week to expand any favourable ruling beyond Bermuda or otherwise we re going to have 50,000  the taxation of living quarters and Cost of living allowances was begun by the Navy in 1985. Service officials claim they were acting in accordance with new social Security Laws but after a number of civilian employees complained the service decided to ask the internal reve nue service for clarification. In March 1986, the hrs issued an opinion stating that the withholding was proper. The air Force then began taxing the allowances at the Start of 1987 the army began with the last pay period of 1987. Him maintains that nothing in the new social Security Laws indicates Over seas allowances should be considered wages for Pica withholding. A clerk in the Navy comptroller s office dreamed this up he said before the hearing. When they got complaints they went to the irs and the irs came Back and said yeah sure go ahead and do it what would you expect them to say they want More  him contends that the irs letter is not Law. It is not an irs regulation and it is not even a Revenue ruling. It s just an opinion that in t binding in any Way and no one is obligated to follow it. The Pentagon can t seem to understand  the tax amounts to 8.3 percent which can mean the loss of hundreds of dollars a year for some overseas civilians de pending on where they live. For exam ple a Navy civilian in the Grade of gs-7 with a family of four at Yokosuka Japan receives about $9,700 year in living quarters allowance. That employee loses More than $800 year under the new tax policy. Defense department civilians can file refund claims for the Pica withholding on their allowances at the conclusion of each tax year him said. Under current practice the irs will deny the claims. But if the sea wins its Case taxpayers will have to have the annual refund claims on hand in order to recoup the  said that refund claims can be made retroactively As far Back As two years meaning that civilians May still have time to file claims for the 1987 tax year. Employees should Check with local tax experts about filing refund claims with the  gave no hint of How or when he might Rule on the Case. He has heard from him and Justice department attorney Elizabeth Depriest who argued for the Pentagon s right to tax the allow  pointed out that the state department which handles the payroll for non military employees overseas does not subject any overseas allowances to taxation. Ironically him said depart ment of the Treasury and irs employees overseas do not have Pica withheld from their overseas allowances. He said the sea intends to help its 5,300 members Challenge the with holding from their 1988 allowances and assist them in filing refund claims. He added that the Union will Appeal the Case to higher courts if necessary. U.s., France still working on Accord of end visa requirement officials say by Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer negotiations continue on ending visa requirements for americans travelling to France according to embassy officials for the two countries. Rex Himes Consul and acting chief of the office of visa services at the Ameri can embassy in Paris said discussions have been ongoing on a joint agreement to end visa requirements on both sides. Currently French citizens wishing to travel to the United states must also obtain visas. Himes said . Officials Are reasonably confident that it will happen but at present it is impossible to give a time Frame. A recent Story in a european travel Industry publication said the idea of a reciprocal agreement had been vetoed by French prime minister Michel Ricard. Himes said however that the report in the travel Trade Gazette was not  he said that although there is no definitive agreement talks Are continuing. A spokesman at the French foreign ministry in Paris also said no decision had been made. The official who asked that his name not be used said the negotiations Are complicated by the fact that the United states and France have Dif Ferent categories of visas. Another French official Michael Boullot technical adviser at the French tourist ministry said the Issue Likely would be settled in negotiations within the next few months. Lucette Beal assistant to the press at tache at the american embassy in Paris said the visa requirements would Likely be lifted before the Peak summer  France began requiring visas for an expanded list of foreigners including americans after a series of terrorist bombings that killed 11 people in sep tember 1986. A three year visa costs 30 Marks about $16.50, when obtained through the French consulate in Frankfurt West Germany. U.s., dec officials Hope to Stem beef War Washington a Trade negotiators from the United states and Europe expressed optimism saturday that they would be Able to reach a Compromise agreement to Cool a seven week Trade War that has erupted Over the Issue of . Beef containing growth hormones. The Bush administration is anxious to defuse the conflict before it aggravates other political strains Between the United states and the 12-nation european Community. European officials have also expressed a desire to Settle the Dis Pute which has resulted in a total ban on shipments of . Beef to Europe. Frans Andriessen the top Trade negotiator for the european Community told reporters saturday that he hoped a com Promise solution could be reached. It is always fluid As Long As it is not Frozen Andriessen said in explaining both sides negotiating positions before the talks resumed on saturday. The discussions began on Friday with a working dinner hosted by ambassador Roy Denman the european Community s representative to the unite states. New . Trade representative Carla Hills and agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter who had served As top Trade negotiator in the Reagan administration were leading the . Negotiating team. Also taking  in the discussions on saturday was Ray macs Harry formerly Ireland s finance minister and now the european Community s commissioner in charge of agriculture. American beef has been banned in Europe because of a prohibition that took effect Jan. 1 against hormone treated meat. The Reagan administration retaliated with Trade sanctions imposed on $100 million Worth of european food products ranging from canned tomatoes and instant Coffee to Boneless beef. The 100 percent . Tariffs roughly equated the estimated sales of american meat products that were lost under the european ban. Officials Are seeking to defuse the Dis Pute before new counter retaliation Mea sures Are taken by the europeans who have threatened to approve on monday 100 percent duties against $100 million Worth of american exports in walnuts and dried fruit. President Bush referring to the dispute in his first address to Congress two weeks ago said that the major Industrial coun tries need to Rise above fighting about beef hormones to building a better future to move from protectionism to  the . Position has been that the hormones which Are fed to cattle to in crease their bulk do not pose any health threats. But apparently the new administration is willing to reach an Accord with the europeans so that the dispute do snot escalate into a bigger Battle with one of America s biggest trading partners. The United states is pushing for establishment of a scientific panel under inter National Trade rules in the Hope of show ing that hormone treated american meats Safe. In return . Officials May go along with a certification program that would allow hormone free american beef to be sold in Europe. Such a proposal has been advanced by Texas agriculture commissioner Jim Hightower. The Texas plan would involve isolating untreated cattle from birth through Slaughter giving them tests for artificial hormones and establishing enforcement procedures. Texas officials say that Simi Lar programs meeting european stand Ards have been proposed by Brazil and new zealand