European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a t the stars and stripes it monday july 23,1990 . D Amato says new York up a sen. Alfonse do Amato responding to reports that the Federal government loses $20 billion annually in taxes from foreign companies that under report their incomes said sunday he would introduce legislation to expand tax collection efforts a foreign companies Are defrauding the country to the tune of $20 billion every year a the new York Republican said. A an unconscionable fraud is being perpetrated against the american people and american businesses struggling to compete against foreign firms paying Little or no  the senator said in a statement that the government should not be reducing the Federal deficit a on the backs of . Taxpayers until it attempts to collect billion of dollars owed by foreign firms Selling their products to american Consumers. He said a general accounting office report had found that Between 1984 and 1987, foreign firms operating in the United states reported an average return on assets and receipts of less than 1 percent. A it strains the imagination to believe these foreign firms a he said. A if these companies Are making such minuscule profits How can they afford to continue doing business in the United states cd Amato called for application of the a waitress theory to collect the taxes. Under the theory the internal Revenue service presumes food servers earn 8 percent of their income m tips so it subjects them to an 8 percent tax on their Gross receipts As an estimate of their total tips. A applying the same theory my Bill will shift the Burden of proof to foreign controlled . Corporations a d Amato said. A if a corporations return Isieah than a certain percentage the Law will require it to open its books and prove that its Federal tax liability ii not being  /  i will Call on the irs to immediately expand its manpower in these cases a he added. While singling out Japan As the nation with the most offenders d Amato said the irs and the House ways and Means oversight subcommittee were also investigating a number of companies in West Germany Britain Canada and South Korea. T a mooring an old Warrior a Crew members of the battleship new Beach calif., after its ammunition Battles and was used in Korea on a Jersey one of the Navy a most Deco was removed. The battleship which Vietnam is Beina a a min inn a rated ships tie it up Friday in Long saw some of world War ii fiercest was launched dec hit by strike in on Portland Ore. Apr supermarkets began Locking out thousands of Union members sunday after a strike by grocery store employees spread Over a five county area. The Portland area strike by local 555 of the United food amp commercial workers began saturday but the Union encouraged All of its 5,300 members to stay on the Job except for 210 employees of 13 Kienow a supermarkets. Store owners quickly promised to lock out ail Union members and by sunday morning that was largely accomplished management spokesman Steve Erdmann said. He said the stores were hiring replacements for the striking clerks. Consumers might face longer checkout lines but store shelves should be Well stocked Erdmann said. Health care has been the major Issue during contract talks with the Union pressing for employers to continue paying the full Cost of benefits. The employers have been trying to get employees to assume part of the using  workers who have not had a pay increase since 1986, also Are seeking wage increases greater than the 2 i percent yearly boost offered by management As part of a proposed four year agreement a Union spokesman said. Journeymen clerks now make $11,05 an hour. Diabetic test gets cautious recommendation my Vad if f a no1 1 a new York apr close relatives of insulin dependent diabetics should take a blood test that reveals a High risk of getting the disease but Only if they will consider entering a research study the american diabetes association said the Public however should avoid the test an association official said. The associations statement covers siblings parents and children of insulin dependent diabetics who must take daily insulin injections. About 1 million americans have this form of the disease which usually strikes in childhood or adolescence. In recent years scientists have developed several screening tests to Point out people at High risk of developing the disease. The new statement was adopted in june at the associations annual meeting. It is the association s first acknowledgement that insulin dependent diabetes can be predicted said Richard Kahn chief scientific and medical officer. The association statement discourages screening that is unrelated to research studies. It recommends screening of close relatives of insulin dependent diabetics but Only if those found to be at heightened risk Are referred to institutions doing research into prevention or some other aspect of the disease the statement said. Without such follow up Steps screening can be screening can be a an expensive exercise that does no to get one  a task Force chairman or. Jay Skyler a an expensive a exercise that does no to get one anywhere a said or. Jay Skyler chairman of the task Force that developed the policy. An initial screening test which is being offered com ments which May Start within six months Are aimed at suppressing the immune system s att 1 producing cells of the pancreas he said. The initial screening test looks for prote. Bodies in the blood that indicate the body has begun a positive result creates a an enormous amount of anxiety on the Pari of family members a he said so maybe its better not to know Quot unless the screened person will consider participating in research which May prevent the disease from appearing Skyler said. Scientists Are a pitching to go with Large scale studies of possible preventive therapies Kahn said. Such expert the initial screening test looks for proteins called antibodies in the blood that indicate the body has begun attacking the insulin producing cells called islet cells. Such antibodies Are present in the blood of 80 percent Ikpe a ent. People with insulin dependent Dik diagnosis and most of them also sky Fer foe several years before diagnosis perhaps one in 20 close relatives will show those nnl1� rat for the general population is about one in 1,000, he said. Is  discourages using the test for the genl a be aus that yield is Low because the firm to la y e outside of close relatives is not Khz and because the test requires Exten risk he said up procedure t0 better assess a persons Anari p Tesis a dude a search for antibodies that i Penis r a a test of Bow wel1 be pancreas secretes insulin in response to sugar. Indiratvr1 that combined results of these tests can  is who Are virtually certain to develop said diabetes within five years Kahn