Page 8/The Battalion/Monday, April 16, 1984 One of 'life's certainties' falls due tonight at midnigl United Press International WASHINGTON — The In ternal Revenue Service, new muscles toned and computers on-line, is ready and waiting for any of the millions of Ameri cans pressing the Monday mid night tax filing deadline who hope to beat the system. The traditional April 15 deadline was stretched by one day this year, becauseotherwise returns would have been due on Sunday. As usual, many peo- / pie waited until the last minute. The Internal Revenue Serv ice estimates that a fourth of this year’s 97 million returns will be filed just before the deadline. Tax officials say some will cheat by understating their in come. Others, an increasing number, will not even file a re turn, a situation the govern ment is facing with a carrot and stick approach — tougher pe nalties and stronger enforce- Get Off Your Rocker! and help Alpha Kappa Psi National Professional Business Fraternity support the Brazos Valley Geriatric Center by purchasing raffle tickets Tickets will be on sale April 16-26 for $1.00. Drawing will be April 28 and you need not be present to win. Get your tickets from any Alpha Kappa Psi member! ment coupled with a re-exami: mentally change the character nation of the tax system itself. of the lax collection system. Punishment for tax cheaters, No longer will the eu- varies with the offense, ranging \ohemism of a “voluntary” sys- from financial penalties to jail vem be appropriate, officials terms. With the government scram bling for every penny in reve nue it can turn up, Congress \ has armed the IRS with the fil«> to increase the efficiency of most extensive enforcement ,itSi|udits.And,IRSofficialsem- and data-collection powers in its er. Frank Regier, an engineering rofessor at the American Uni- “rsity of Beirut, and Christian Hubert, a French architect, v;re released in Beirut during aiews conference in the home o Shiite Moslem militia leader Nbih Berri. 'Regier was calm but the Frnchman was in a state of col- lape,” said a Lebanese journal ist /ho declined to be identi- fiec “He was sobbing. He couln’t believe his exes when he ws shown Nabih Berri.” Bth men, abducted off the streets of predominantly Mos lem west Beirut in February by unidentified gunmen, wore sandals and red-and-white striped pajamas during the news conference attended by U.S. Ambassador Reginald Bar tholomew and Marcel Laugel, charge d’affaires at the French Embassy. Beirut radio said Moslem mi litiamen loyal to Berri, whose Amal movement is the largest of an estimated 27 Shiite groups in west Beirut, stormed a house and freed the captives. Regier, 56, a native of Mont gomery, W.Va. and a Beirut resident for 27 years, was be lieved taken into protective cus tody by the U.S. embassy. The embassy refused to discuss his whereabouts and his wife, Mary, could not be reached for comment. “We are absolutely delighted to have Frank and Mr. Jouberl back,” Bartholomew said. “Our happiness for them also has to be combined with out thoughts for the others who remain miss ing, and we hope to get them back too as soon as possible.” Jouberl, in his mid 40s, went home after his release for a shave and a bath — his first since being kidnapped Feb. 15, a French Embassy spokesman said. The Lebanese journalist said the two men were heldtojt during their captivity, said their captors keptj blindfolds on them butdi beat or torture them. Children in white rote ried candles in Palm Sii processions outside Clin churches in west Beirut, Phalange party banned ou services in east Beirut of the fear of more shellinj Automatic rifle fire crackled across the Green separating Moslem westir from the Christian east,bit gunfire was light compare an outburst of shellinj shooting that killed at lets people Saturday. El Salvador president side-steps dispute United Press International SAN SALVADOR — Interim President Alvaro Magana Sun day refused to take sides in a dispute over the elimination of voter registration lists that drew Moving Yourself? Before you decide to move yourself, check out North American Van Lines' WE-DRIVE program. The concept is simple: you pack, you load, and a professional North American Van Lines' driver moves your belongings to your new home in a custom-designed "air ride" van. You can still save money by doing part of the work yourself, and leaving the hard part to us. 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Magana, who has the power to veto legislation, Sunday de clined to say whether he would sign the bill. He probably will not receive the legislation until April 24. “I know absolutely nothing about how the law is written. Until I see it, I am going to re main totally on the sidelines. Then I am going to study it. I do not want to say anything more,” Magana told United Press International in a tele phone interview. Armando Rodriquez Equiza- bal, president of the five-mem ber General Elections Council, demanded Magana’s veto of the bill, passed by 31 votes in the 60-seat assembly. “... If not, we will allsii our resignations," Rodn Fquizabal said. ARENA proposed the change and won supportol right-wing National Co» lion Party and the Salval Authentic Institutional Pam Supporters said thedii was necessary because at sion over the voting list vented people from votitij cause they could not f names or their polling Three outfits win special awards By CAMI BROWN Reporter A&M Corps of Cadets were Three outfits in the Teas ' lon ° red with special awards 3 - Sunday at the Corps of Cadets Reveiw and Awards Ceremony held on Kyle Field. Save 25 to 50 % Beginning April 13 th All Sales Final Save $ on these Items: T-shirts Tennis Shoes Gym shorts Windbreakers Books Calculators The Hochmuth, Jouine and Moore awards are the highest awards given to outfits. The ca dets in the winning units wear a ord on their uniforms to show diich award they received. The highest honor, the More award was presented to Sqtadron 10 for being the best oveall, in such catagories as marh-ins, inspections, reten- ion if cadets, scholastic excel- bnce and intramural partici pation Hochmuth cord was ‘awarded to A-Battery Band for hnliuu \ proficiency. The award is given to the outfit performing best at march-ins and reviews, inspec tions and retention of cadets. The Jouine cord was awarded to Squadron 12 for highest grade point average. Squadron 10 upset the tradi tional winners of Moore award, Company D-l, who had held the honor for the past three years. “It goes to whoever earns it,” said Mike Walker, commanding officer of Squadron 10. “We work to be sharp.” ■.The Jouine, scholastic a* has gone to Squadron 12fo of'the last 13 years, said B1 Gomery. “We have a lot of pre- and pre-dent school studt so grades are important,' said. “We don’t haveanp study hours set aside, we encourage better use oftiro Although some outfits«ii had been winning the sat cord for years didn't win year, there were no unti! winners in Sunday’scereraM 1 “There weren’t any reals prises,” McGomery said the cords move around.” “When I Went Off to College My Dad Sure Got Smart.” He bought a Cripple Creek Condominium. Now he's enjoying the tax advantages of ownership-lie's building equity and he’ll have prime rental propeflj after I’ve graduated. That’s important to my dad. 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