European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes sunday april 8,1990 21 governors propose taxes for ailing states Survey says stateside Washington apr states Are in worse financial condition than a year ago and 21 governors want to remedy the problem with tax increases a new report said Friday. The report by two organizations representing state governments blamed the fiscal problems on increased spending for medicaid education prisons and transportation. A Large tax proposals Are not commonly enacted in years corresponding with gubernatorial elections a the report said. A fiscal 1991 is such a year. Thirty six governors races will be decided in november 1990.�?� the report was issued by the National governors association and the National association of state Bud the economic slowdown a that plunged northeastern states into fiscal distress last year has moved Down the Eastern  a Raymond c. Scheppach get officers. The groups Survey state finances twice a year. The Survey said proposed tax increases in new Jersey and new York would account for More than 50 percent of the $4.9 billion raised if the new revenues were enacted. In contrast Georgia and Hawaii have proposed net decreases in taxes the Only states to do so. The study said the a most significant personal income tax proposals were made in Kentucky new York and Oklahoma. Eight states have proposed sales tax increases with new Jersey seeking to raise More than $1 billion by boosting the rate from 6 percent to 7 percent and by removing some exemptions. Rate boosts also Are under consideration in new Mexico and  winners president Bush welcomes Susan Butcher and her Lead dog Granite to the White houses Rose Garden on Friday. Butcher recently won for the fourth time alaskans 1,158-mile id Tarod dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome. Butchers husband David Munson is looking on. Five states have asked for business tax increases with the largest hike proposed in new York. Nine administrations want cigarette tax increases led by Florida a plan to raise $259 million in new Revenue. Four states want higher motor fuel taxes with Ohio and Washington proposing the largest increases. Four states seek to increase taxes on alcohol. The report said 20 states have Cut or proposed reductions in plans enacted for this fiscal year to comply with balanced budget requirements. At this time last year Only eight had reduced the budgets they previously enacted. Most governors have proposed 1991 spending increases of 5 percent to 10 percent the report said. A this Range of increases suggests that states will be continuing current programs but not adding new initiatives a said Gerald h. Miller executive director of the National association of state budget officers. Raymond c. Scheppach the National governors association executive director said the economic slowdown a that plunged northeastern states into fiscal distress last year has moved Down the Eastern  total state year end balances which registered a record High of $ 12.6 billion last year Are projected to drop to $8.3 billion by the end of fiscal 1990, the Survey found. The report pinpointed these categories As causes of the state financial problems a medicaid. Requirements passed by Congress order the states to provide additional screening testing and treatment services to children and to spend More for nursing Home care. A education. More Money will be needed to meet projected enrolment increases in the 1990s and to enact six National goals on excellence in education. A corrections. Nearly 40 states Are under Federal court orders limiting the number of inmates while More offenders than Ever Are getting convicted. States Are spending Money during a current Boom in prison construction and in the maintenance of new facilities. A transportation. The Federal government plans to make states spend More for Highway Bridge and mass transit construction and for renovation  Connie gets prison term Dallas apr Connie Arvidson was sentenced Friday to 27 months in prison for her role in a $2 million scheme to Swap and redeem hundreds of thousands of bogus coupons. A i can say a lot of Nasty things but i wont a a teary eyed Arvidson a dubbed a Coupon Connie a said after the sentence. She intends to Appeal. Arvidson 34, of Boca Raton fla., was convicted in Federal court of two counts of mail fraud and one of conspiracy. Also known As the a dumpster lady a Arvidson was one of 10 people indicted in a scheme in which More than 600,000 illegal copies of coupons were distributed nationwide from Texas. The coupons for products from 47 companies were printed in san Antonio. Prosecutors said Arvidson bought the bogus coupons from san Antonio counterfeiter David Rackmill who pleaded guilty to mail fraud and conspiracy and then acted As an informant in the Case. In the trial which began Jan. 8, Federal prosecutors contended Arvidson a claims that she dug through the trash to find coupons to sell were false. Prosecutors said she made As much As $40,000 in one year. But Arvidson estimated the most she Ever made was $200 a week from collecting and trading coupons. In addition to the 27-month prison term she was sentenced to three years of supervised release the maximum penalty under the sentencing formula the judge used. The formula takes into account her Lack of a a nominal record. . District judge Sidney Fitzwater said that Arvidson was unrepentant and tried to cover up when she realized postal inspectors were investigating her and that she lied on the witness stand. Earlier Friday Fitzwater sentenced fellow Coupon conspirator David Reese of Center Point to 24 months in prison and two years supervised release. A third defendant Printer James Floyd Richards of san Antonio was cleared of All three counts against him. The seven others indicted in the Case agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in Exchange for leniency and several of them them testified against Arvidson. 6,796,501 secrets created by government in year Washington a the says it is finally getting a handle on How s secrets it creates each year. Its Best guess is that the a top secret a Venn and a confidential Stamps were used�?T6 796 501 times in the 12 months that ended sept 30 that was a 35 percent decrease from the Vear before but the gains Are somewhat illusory. It appears that this unprecedented Drod is primarily the result of More accurate  rather than an actual tremendous decrease in classification activity a said Steven Garfinkel who has spent the last seven years trying to get the government to produce fewer secrets and count them More accurately. Garfinkel Heads the information Security oversight office created in 1982 when then president Reagan rewrote All the rules for classifying  found 45 years after theft in Barracks bur1en, Wash. Up a a retired Boeing co. Manager is getting his Wallet Back after it was stolen 45 years ago from under his Pillow in a Maryland army Barracks. Workers redoing a latrine at the army ordnance Center and school in Aberdeen my found Orin Wechsler a Wallet and those of two other 1940s soldiers wedged inside a Wall. They figure the Billfold were jammed Down a vent in the Wall after their contents were removed. Wechsler 72, said he had almost forgotten about the loss. He said he took regular precautions to protect his Wallet from soldiers who had lost Money gambling. But tucking it under his Pillow while he slept was apparently insufficient. Wechsler said he had put his new paycheck in the Wallet before it was  plows into Elk Herd killing 10 cows 1 calf Cle Elum Wash. Apr a tractor trailer slowed into a Herd of Elk that attempted to Cross interstate 90, killing 10 cows and one calf police said. The Elk ran into the front and Side of the truck in the westbound lanes about five Miles West of Cle Elum a town about 75 Miles East of Seattle the Washington state patrol reported. The Driver Jimmy Mcdaniel of Waco Texas was not injured the patrol said. The truck sustained an estimated $20,000 Worth of damage. The adult animals weigh Between 500 and 700 pounds each said wildlife agent Steve Rogers. Such Road kills Are routinely dumped but salvageable meat goes to the county jail he  of Wake Island Frank Tharin Dies at 79 san Rafael Calif. Apr retired it. Gen Frank Tharin a hero of the Battle of Wake Island who later went on to Many Marine corps air commands has died after a Long illness. He was 79. The Marine aviator won the Silver Star the distinguished flying Cross two air medals and a purple heart for helping sink a japanese Cruiser and Downing enemy fighters during the 17-Day fight Over Wake Island. The tiny Pacific atoll fell to the japanese dec. 23, 1941. Tharin was captured and held As a prisoner of War in hokkaido Japan until the War . German firm to build Auto parts Plant in . Florence by. Apr Sachs automotive corp., a unit of Fichtel and Sachs a of West Germany plans to break ground next month 10 a $7 million Plant in Northern Kentucky to manufacture automotive struts. The factory will employ 180 people. Sachs automotive president Robert t. L�ry Ler said the Plant will Supply Mcpherson struts Ford motor co. For its 1992 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable  Are mechanical devices in a car s us pension system that offer an improved ride a tier Load carrying ability than traditional a motive shocks. A