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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tow sos Icet Biris spot ?.�?� vol. 50, no. 366/a 350 thursday april 16, 1992libya sanctions take hold Italy scrambles f-104s As Tripoli jetliner nears Tripoli Libya apr airlines cancelled flights and countries ordered libyan diplomats to leave wednesday As . Sanctions took effect to pressure col. Moa mar Qadhafi to hand Over suspects in the bombing of pan am flight 103. Qadhafi a a government said arabs would a Kneel to no one but Allah. Italy a air Force said it scrambled War planes to intercept a libyan Airliner approaching italian airspace. The libyan Boeing 727 had been told it could not Fly Over italian territory because of the . Sanctions and turned Back before the f-104s reached the Edge of italian airspace an air Force spokesman said. Travellers booked in Advance went to Tripoli a Airport hoping for a Way out. A a we re waiting for someone to Tell us if we will Fly or not a said Timothy aka Mambo one of about 80 ghanaian workers. But other foreigners said they would remain. An american employee of the panamanian d and g Oil Field services co. Near Ajda Bia 700 Miles East of Tripoli said he and about 50 other american coworkers planned to keep working. The Man who is from Louisiana spoke on condition that his name not be used. The sanctions approved by the .�?Tfc Security Council on March 31, ban air links and  sales with Libya. They also Call on countries to Cut Back libyan diplomatic staffs. Land and sea links remained however including ferry service see Libya on Page 2gulf duty ends for v corps a amps Kan Gorga v corps operation desert storm Bible has been returned to the germans. V corps commander la Gen. David m. Maddox left  capt Charles Keane Center and the German  a chief of stall Gen. Helse Hansen show the German Bible which was Given to v corps by Germany before operation desert storm began in the persian Gulf last year. It was agreed that the Bible would be returned to the germans when the last v corps Soldier returned from the Gulf. That turned out to be Keane who came Back to Germany last week. The Bible was returned to the germans tuesday at v corps Headquarters in  re working 4 Days longer to pay that tax Washington apr millions of americans were settling their 1991 tax accounts with Uncle Sam on wednesday a Only to learn they will have to work a record 126 Days to pay this years taxes. Tax Freedom Day 1992 will be delayed to May 5, four Days later than was necessary to pay 1991 taxes the tax foundation announced wednesday. Residents of 14 states will have to work As much As 18 Days longer to cover their taxes. The lingering recession significantly reduced the growth of personal income and spending dropping tax revenues below expectations in 1991 and Early 1992, the foundation said. A however record tax increases enacted. In 1990combined with record state tax increases and a recovering Economy will cause tax revenues to surge in 1992,�?� the non partisan research organization concluded. Those higher taxes and slower income growth caused by the recession arc responsible for the four extra workdays needed to pay this years taxes. But for Many couples and individuals that is a worry for another Day. They were still tinkering with their 1991 tax returns in an Effort to beat the Midnight filing deadline. The internal Revenue service was keeping Many of its offices and Telephone help lines open late into the evening to assist the late filers. Professional return preparers were ready for the last minute Rush and the . Postal service said Many of its outlets were observing special hours to assure that returns carried the see tax on Page 2 prison greets Helmsley on tax Day coming saturday Lexington by. A hotel Queen Leona Helmsley reported to prison before Dawn wednesday a tax Day to begin serving a four year sentence for tax evasion. The 71-year-old executive surrendered at the minimum Security Federal medical Center for women shortly after 4 a.m., said prison Public information officer Janet Jacobson. Helmsley was Given registration no. 15113-054 As her official identification in prison. She apparently flew by private Jet from new York to Louisville where a Boeing 727 Jet registered to Helmsley and her husband Harry touched Down Ivy hours before she surrendered said Danny Madden an air traffic controller at Standiford Field. It was thought that Helmsley would arrive at Blue grass Airport in Lexington about five Miles from the prison but Landing 80 Miles away in Louisville allowed her to enter the facility undetected by reporters. She lost her last bid to stay out of jail tuesday when a Federal appeals court ruled that . District court judge Thomas Griesa Helmsley acted within his authority in refusing to substitute Community service for prison time. Helmsley left behind her Park Lane Helmsley hotel Penthouse and her billionaire husband. The hotel executive depicted in mag Azine advertisements As an exacting and gracious Host dedicated unstinting by to her guests utmost Comfort faces spartan accommodations. She will have Only a bed a locker a desk and a chair. She must serve at least 16 months before becoming eligible for parole. She was frightened and depressed but resigned to her Fate her lawyers said after tuesdays ruling. A i accept the judgment and in a prepared to abide by the Law a she said in a statement. Helmsley was convicted in 1989 of evading $1.7 million in taxes by Billing personal expenses such As renovations on a country House in Greenwich conn., to her companies. Her 83-year-old husband was indicted with her but was found mentally incompetent to stand trial. A former housekeeper testified that see Helmsley on Page 2  
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