European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes saturday March 10,1990 angry poll tax protesters turn violent across Britain London ai1 a crowds angered by a new tax battled police looted stores paraded effigies of prime minister Margaret i Hatcher and hurled bottles and eggs in protests across Britain. Dozens of people were injured or arrested. I Hatcher on Friday blamed a leftist group known As militant tendency for the violence thursday night that left the main Street of the London Borough Hackney strewn with Glass. As you know it is not the Way to conduct affairs at All a she said during in appearance in Clasgow Scotland. A any conduct intimidating or violent is absolutely contradictory to  i Here have been four straight nights of violence against the new Community charge that replaced the system of taxing homeowners to pay for government services. Instead. Municipal councils now Divide the costs of services equally among All adults in their District. C Harges can vary widely depending on the level of services provided by a District. And since each adult is taxed it Means two people living in a two room apartment would pay twice As much As one person living next door in an eight room House. Anger Over the tax has sent the conservatives Popup Fri by plunging to its lowest level in a decade of Rule local legislators in Haringey met Friday to discuss their District s tax which at $974 is one of the country a highest. During a Council meeting monday night demonstrations outside turned violent and police had to Clear shouting protesters from the spectators Section. Tony Bonn an opposition labor party member of parliament said a this is the first major civil disobedience Campaign since the suffragettes demanded the vote before the first world  1  most serious unrest occurred thursday night in Hackney in East London where 5,000 protesters gathered outside City Hall. About 300 police guarding the building charged the crowd when demonstrators began hurling bottles and cans and attacked a police car. Police arrested 57 and said that about 30 officers and an unspecified number of protesters were injured police commander John Purnell said about 200 people broke away from the Mam crowd and rampaged through a Hackney shopping mall hurling trash cans through windows and looting up to 50 stores. Protesters at Hackney carried placards Reading a break the tory poll tax Quot a smash poll tax and a can t pay wont pay. The labor party and other opponents have dubbed the Community charge the poll tax after a similar per capita tax that caused a rebellion in medieval times at Camden in North London protesters at City Hail screamed insults at Council members As 400 others blocked the Road outside. A crowd of about 400 jeered Council members arriving for a meeting at Ealing in West London. Police in Swindon 70 Miles West of London linked arms to form a human Chain to Stop 1,000 protesters from forcing their Way into the Council chamber. People in the crowd there carried effigies of Thatcher with a noose around her neck and set one of them on fire to loud cheers. At Hull in Northeast England Security men ejected 50 demonstrators who screamed abuse at Council members protesters at Dudley in Central England threw eggs at Council members and attacked a policeman. The new tax takes effect april 1 in England and Wales when local districts must submit to the Federal government their annual charges. The average household paying about $830 a year under the former system will pay about $1,100, the chartered Institute of Public finance accountants said. Low income and disabled people can receive rebates of up to 80 percent. But critics say that apart from this the new tax is unfair because it does no to take into account an individuals ability to pay. The Community charge is already in Force in Scotland amid widespread protests there. Northern Ireland has its own separate system for funding local authority spending. Thatcher initiated the tax to show voters that local labor controlled districts were spending More than conservative run districts. But critics say the government miscalculated the Cost of local services and some conservative controlled authorities arc among those imposing the highest charges. In latest opinion polls the conservatives Trail labor by Yuto 19 Points. The next general election will be held mid world today korean air lines plans inaugural Moscow flight Seoul South Korea apr korean air lines will inaugurate a weekly flight to Moscow on March 31 when a jumbo Jet leaves Seoul with about 40 aviation officials and passengers aboard the South korean Raf Carrier said thursday. It said the inaugural flight is due to arrive in Moscow at 3 25 . Local time on april 1 after a non Stop nighl0 about 11 i hours. It will then Fly to Zurich via Amsterdam the Seoul Moscow route is the first regular air Roult to open Between South Korea and the soviet Union under an agreement reached last month. The two countries have no diplomatic ties but a f recently stepped up Trade and other  City offers prize Breaks to lure businesses Beijing apr a City with rising in employ is offering a prize and tax Breaks to new private it Nesses a report said thursday in a break Wilt current anti capitalist trend. L., the Northeast Industrial City of Shenyang started a a glory cup Competition for people Star private businesses who create jobs for the Seive others the official Xinhua news Agency  said one City District set aside the Cru Ivari $83,000 to help Start new private businesses. Shenyang was offering preferential treatment in a lion and simplified bureaucratic  catamaran ferry to link Britain France London apr a High Speed catamaran link Britain and France starting in june almost Nai e sailing time Hove Speed said thursday. Ferry voyages Between Portsmouth and c hem 6 take nearly five hours. ,h., m the twin hulled Christopher Columbus bum ,. National catamarans of Tasmania will set sail foe next month and be ready for commercial Sai,n,nna5scn-Hoverspeed said. It will carry up to 80 cars and 4>u k Gers travel at up to 40 knots and Cope with Waves is amp 18 feet the company said. R 0 of it said other routes and the Price and frequent Ages will be announced later