European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes tuesday Aprim 7,1990lithuania seeks meeting with Gorbachev Moscow apr Lithuania on monday asked Mikhail Gorbachev to meet with the Republic s president to provide details on the soviet unions threatened economic sanctions so that lithuanians can be prepared. It would be Gorbachev s first meeting with lithuanian president Vytanias Landsbergis. Who was elected after the Republic declared itself Independent March 11. In a Telegram to the soviet president. Lithuanian prime minister Kazimieras Prunskiene said Lithuania wants to explain to its people just what difficulties news briefs they might face if they ignore an ultimatum Gorbachev issued Friday. He gave Lithuania 48 hours to rescind some of its pro Independence Laws or face a cutoff of products the Kremlin supplies. Gorbachev did not say which items would be stopped but Lithuania is dependent on the Kremlin for such crucial supplies As Oil. Gas. Machinery raw materials chemicals and automobiles. The deadline expired sunday night with no visible Cut in deliveries. Prunskiene s Telegram said Broad economic sanctions would damage the soviet Economy As Well As Lithuania s. She suggested the Best Way to clarify the threat would be in a meeting in Moscow with a lithuanian delegation headed by Landsbergis. There was no immediate response from the soviet president. Another lithuanian Leader was quoted As saying the Republic would be willing to pay hard currency for soviet goods but would expect Moscow to do the same for items Lithuania exports. Vilnius radio quoted Prunskiene As saying lithuanian leaders decided that Quot until we see definite physical measures against Lithuania a Industry and econ omy. All contractual obligations to the . Must continue to be carried out by All our enterprises so there should be no pretext for possible disruption of supplies by the soviet  the Telegram was sent to Gorbachev after an emergency meeting of the lithuanian presidium a the leadership of the legislature a monday afternoon. Lithuania receives All its Oil and Gas from the soviet Union at prices just a fraction of those on the world Market. The Small Baltic Republic has very Little foreign currency to buy fuel from the  coalition wins election in Slovenia Ljubljana Yugoslavia apr a Center right coalition won an absolute majority in Slovenia s free parliamentary elections and will form the first non communist regional government in Yugoslavia in 45 years final results showed monday. According to official results of the april 8 elections the first multiparty vote in Yugoslavia since 1945. The demos coalition consisting of six Center right parties received 55 percent for the republics parliament. The slovenian communists who have ruled in the Northern y yugoslav Republic so far. Will remain the largest single parly in parliament with 17 percent. The slovenian Liberal party campaigning outside demos trailed the communists As the second largest single party with 14.49  foil anti King rally in Romania Bucharest Romania apr shouting Quot communists go to Church and Quot Long live the  several Hundred pro monarchy demonstrators monday foiled plans of the anti King opposition to stage a rally in front of government Headquarters. The anti King demonstrators wanted to show that they supported a government decision to withdraw a visa granted to exiled King Michael of Romania to visit the country. Protesters in the proving Camp said the anti monarchy demonstration was staged by former communists tacitly backed by the National salvation front romanians main contender in the May 20  from Page 1 gradually slowing Economy. Quot the nation s nominal income is estimated to grow Only 5.7 percent in 1990 while the total tax take is projected to increase 7.2 percent Quot the organization said. Viewed from another perspective the average worker will toil three minutes longer each Day this year a a total of 2 hours 45 minutes a to pay taxes. That is one minute longer for Federal taxes and two minutes More for state and local. The foundation says More bad news May be on the Way. A the combined pressures of a persistent Federal budget deficit demands to expand funding for new and existing programs budget crises in numerous states and the slowdown in income growth could easily make tax Freedom Day even later on our calendars. A the foundation said. The tax foundation calculations assume that individuals pay All taxes including those collected from corporations. About eight of 10 tax returns filed so far this year have qualified for refunds averaging More than $850 each. The irs cautioned that taxpayers who owe but done to have the Money to pay should not let that deter them from filing by the deadline since that could result in separate penalties for failing to file on time and not paying on time. If you cannot pay the irs advises file your return on time and attach a letter of explanation. You still May face a late payment  from Page 1 that coveted april 16 postmark gave dozens of reasons for their delay. Sol Marcelles Sneed with the 7025th air postal so at Rhein main a probably summed it up Best.  he said. Sneed who filed on monday voiced another reason too. Quot because of the new tax Laws it s not Worth filing in a timely  he said explaining that he thinks individuals making s 50.000 and below Are unfairly taxed. Second it. Scott Foltz said he finished his tax returns about one month ago but waited until monday to mail them. Why a that s a Good question. 1 could t Tell  he said with a laugh. Foltz said he was hampered in doing his taxes because tax forms for capital gains were unavailable. But Overall he said he believes he a not paying too much in taxes. Quot i think that in the military we pay a Small amount for the benefits we  he said citing tax free housing As an example. Senior airman Ingrid Morgan of the 1945th comm group at Rhein main said a military exercise kept he from filing earlier. Quot this is the first time i be Ever wailed until the last  she said. She said she does t give much thought to her taxes. "1 just know in life i have to  she said. A probably nothing Quot we Ould encourage air Force master sgt. Dave Miller to file his tax forms Early with the internal Revenue service. Miller dropped his income report off at the Ramstein a Northside Post office on monday afternoon. Get avid strange also mailed his report to the irs on monday. Quot its not late. This is the last Day. This is the Day i always  strange said. He acknowledged that he always owes the government Money. Senior airman Jimmy Hill also has to pay the government this year. He said he filed As late As monday because a there s no incentive to get anything  but even the Promise of a refund does t stir everyone to action in filing their tax reports. Staff sgt. Stan Wright who is assigned to Kapaun air station is getting Money Back but he still waited until monday to mail his return. Quot i normally file the last week Quot Wright said. An air Force master sergeant who would not give his name said he files late because he a Quot just  among the general populace filing returns in Giessen on monday was Brig. Gen. Richard f. Keller. The Community commander said he finished his taxes later than usual be Naf from Page 1 and other . Government employees. Naf workers Are ineligible for Quot nearly All rights privileges and benefits generally available to . Government employees particularly the Protection of the civil service Laws he said. Quot so treating Naf personnel As employees of the United states for tax purposes is patently unfair Quot he said. Quot it imposes All the financial burdens of Public sector employment without any of the rights and benefits associated with such  Kafka s Case rests on a clause in the 1981 House Senate conference report on the tax Reform Bill. The clause reads Quot for example the Bill extends the exclusion to certain overseas Independent contractors and teachers at certain schools for . Dependents who Are a certain mean the department of defense dependents schools. He said there is nothing to indicate that Congress cause of a two week stint in the Field with the troops. He overcame the bulk of his family s increasingly complicated tax situation during Breaks Between gunnery practice and unit evaluations he said. Also complicating matters we As filing from three different locations the past three years fort Carson. Colo fort Riley. Kan and Giessen . Coleman said he lets the matter of who owes whom determine when he files his income taxes. A a if owe them. I wait. But if they owe me. I la file  he said after dropping his Check to the internal Revenue service into the Mailbox. Coleman an a fes manager from fort Walton Beach. Fla., said his taxes have been completed for about two months. Later is better for sol Nathaniel Sumpter who said he always mails his return on deadline. A i always file  said the Field artillery Soldier. A i like to get my Money late and spend it during the summer. I do it the same Way every  one military postal worker said Sumpter is not alone with this unusual approach. A ooh yes. There Are a lot of procrastinators out there including  said sgt 1st class Brenda Holmes. "1 also like to get my refund late so i can take a late  others have less sophisticated reasons for putting of the dreaded deed. A i m just  said one woman who asked to remain Anonymous. A we always wait until the last moment but we re the same Way about everything a that s our  it took her husband about 10 minutes to fill out the tax form but she said he put off doing it because it s too much trouble. Many Giessen Community members showed up when the Post office opened at 1 5 . Monday to make sure their envelopes were properly postmarked said postal employee Lisa Brooks. About half of the customers she dealt with monday were mailing income tax returns. Some even requested that their envelopes be weighed to ensure proper postage. Brooks said. Others were requesting that their taxes be sent As certified mail which supervisor Alma Rangel said is not necessary. Because Basic mail delivery is dependable enough. What More can be said about taxes plenty. Quot Man is not like other animals in the Way s Frai Are really significant animals have instincts we Nave  a Erving Goftman Quot there is one difference Between a tax collector and a taxidermist a the taxidermist leaves the hide. Mortimer Caplan. Quot our Constitution is in actual operation every r fling appears to Promise that it will last but in this worm nothing is certain but death and taxes a letter to m. Leroy 1789 a con buting to this report staff writers Teede Ramstein a and Chuck Roberts at Giessen meant to single out overseas teachers As the Only Naf employees entitled to the exclusion credit under the revised tax Laws. Kafka said he presumes that lawmakers cited train ers because of two court cases in the 1970s it overseas teachers were declared ineligible for the Vic Sion under the pre-1981 tax Laws. He argued that Congress meant to extend ten Ltd Benefit to anyone Quot who historically had not treated As an employee of the United states for purposes besides taxation. He Matthews lost the first round of his Case before. . Tax  in the irs is seeking almost $7,000 in Back tar Matthews for 1983 and 1984. And possibly More other years. Two years ago it began auditing the tax usion Naf employees overseas who Claire udits l0. Credit. To Date the irs has completed 996 Aud taling $5.25 million and is processing an audit 756 cases that could Lead to an additional s a there is no deadline for the court make a decision but Kafka said a ruling s