European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pale 28 the stars and stripes wednesday March 15,1989 guide discovered in chilean grapes continued from removed to a cooler Tor Straf 1,000 pounds of of her chilean fruit thav is being kept off the shelves for now. Virtually All the fresh grapes sold in the United slates at this time of Yea come from Chile and grapes amount to about iwo thirds of the chilean fruit sold in the United states Fra officials in Washington said. Other chilean fruit sold in the United Stales at this Lime of year includes peaches blueberries blackberries seedless watermelons cantaloupes Honeydew melons raspberries nectarines quince Granny Smith Green apples Cactus pears pears and plums said sue Hutchcroft an cd spokeswoman in Seattle we Haven t heard from the Fra Bulof we will be removing All grapes Fra pets play and making refunds  thai were purchased said Ebler Rhodes a spokesman for Jodi Tosca by ice Foo stores inc a bin operates Iso stores in seven Midwest  Pung Ohi Ean fruit by the stars and stripes file is being pulled from commissary sol Budsin Europe As a pre caution off kills Sal we Day. An official with the  Tench Region Europe confirmc�4iat chilean for lit had reached military mis Sarics in the United kingdom and West Germany and said it could be in other locations As Well. " the subsistence Region Job Huff or Ders products for  Force commissaries Isle Kurpe has advised its  buy fruit from Chile a arc get All of this sorted official said. A spokesman for air Force commis Saries in Europe told the stars an stripes that the service was Ord Crin chilean fruit pulled fro further notice. It was Noj  known which Soaib Sarv locations would be Aifa of round station during the lies View weeks in Jill join two sister satellites and  Finali Fik in a communications Constellation that is vital to space plans of Nasa and the Pentagon j during the Mission s Romai Irvng four Days the Astro nauts were to observe Foj Cripp cd rats to study How Bones heal in  the causes of space Jicky Ness conduct tray Iffrig tests that could apply to the Star wars a Pam research treatment of diseases and film Chiffon mentally damaged areas on Earth. Theja astronauts Rode discovery into orbit Mon Mthr 2sth space shut tie flight and the third since challenger explosion killed seven astronauts Rnorman three years ago. The blazing liftoff marked a successful by gunning to Nasa s plans to Fly seven shuttle missions this year joining Coats on the flight arc Pilot John Aloha and Mission specialists Bob Springer Jim Buchli and Jim 13a Gian. Taxes from Page 1 i have tried to shield income from . Taxes using the foreign exclusion rules. That exclusion gives Many american citizens the Chance to avoid taxes on up to s70,000 in income if the Money has been earned overseas. However us government employees do nol a qualify or the exclusion and the irs has to wild that non appropriated fund employees although not paid with Tai Duars Are government workers., Matthews a Community and family support Agency works a argues that the irs rules Are unfair and should be changed his Case has been joined by the tax court with the Case of Ron Davis " another Nak worker from Schwet Zingen the tax court ruled against Matthews last month but he told the us stripes that he plans to Appeal jew Tucci Sion to us. District cur Aion so far he s run a to fugal Bill of More than $44,000, a Ruthc Appeal to a higher Federal curb Flam Cost at least $5,500 More. Dawews said he Hopes to get ibe1 extra Albriey from his supporters. He s advertising his Appeal through a Ett that is mailed periodically to past contributors. For its part the irs hails the Mai thews Case As Clear evidence that Naf employees overseas must pay up now Ana forever. Rod Young an irs spokesman said. The Tan court ruled feb. 16 that Naf workers Are in fact government employ at vie Ces for us purposes. The Only Small Vic tory for Matthews and his co Plain lifts was that the court did t find them guilt of negligence for improperly claiming the foreign income exclusion on their tax re Sion. He to a Coli Gynce finding would have opened wait Hows arid his supports up to quite Stiv penalties in addition to Back taxes and Ferst charges Young said. This Lime Tiv Edge ruled that while the petitioners Werven the wrong they be i eyed in Good fax that they were entitled to the  had a reason Able enough basis to Csc allege the.  Young holed hol Cyer that the judge s ruling Means Only Vai negligence penalties can l be  Naf workers like Matthews who tiled tax returns claiming the exc upon in 1987 and before. Kor returns flan lax year 1988 and on the irs " Well ass Cui negligence penalties Naf worker continues to claim the delusion. Matthews who was audited for the 1983 and 1984 lax years has been lot by the irs thai he owes $6,000 in Bac taxes for improperly chiming uie Ciceu said if he loses his Appeal he could be liable for More Back taxes be cause he claimed the exclusion in 1985. Barbara j. Gehrmann an assistant Revenue service representative with the irs in Bonn said the first 600 Naf workers who have been mailed payment notices this month owe an average of Between $3,500 and $4,000 in taxes. She said the majority of these 600 taxpayers were audited for 1986.and Gehrmann said the irs in t finished checking for irregularities i think Well be looking at this area very closely she said. This is a High  said the same employees caught in the current sweep May find themselves owing More Money if they arc audited for additional years. The irs also is pursuing at least 400 other cases involving taxpayers who filed. The foreign earned income exclusion a improperly claiming 10 be ind Epen  for the . Government rather than regular employees she said