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LAND Or CONTRASTS Colorful, Exciting Haiti Offers Pleasant Tours BUYER'S BILLBOARD Paftpa, fms MMM BAIlf NiWT thufJdly, il, MURRAY J. BROWN PORT 'AU'PKINCe. Haiti (UPt) -Haiti has to be one of the moil colorful and exciting countries in the Caribbean. It is a laftd of exotic beauty- of gfeen-mantied mountains, crystal-clear waterfalls and primeval jungles, tt is a land of contrasts, of the old and the new, of warit and wealth. tt is also a land of a proud people.

For Haiti was the first Negro republic in the New World, with former slaves winning independence in the early 1800s by defeating the armies of Napoleon's France. Taxpayers May Find A Surprise (This Is the first in a serin ol five articles on 1173 Federal IncameTaxretims.) By BURKE HAYMES President Texas Society of Certified Public Acconntaits Taxpayers will find that the biggest surprise in the tax returns this year is the fact that they are easier to fill out. Less detailed information is required on both medical expenses and contributions to charity. Doctor, dentist and hospital payments can now be lumped and the total given without Realization. The same is true of cash contributions for which receipts or cancelled checks can be produced if the IRS requests them.

In years, taxpayers were required to supply detailed information to be used by Uncle Sam in assigning revenue sharing funds to local communities. This has now been boiled down to a space for one's county of residence. It is no longer necessary to use a separate form to allocate a dollar of one's tax payment (two dollars in the case of joint returns to an election campaign fund to be drawn by all political parties in the future presidential races. Now it's just a matter of checking a box on Form 1040. A second box can be checked if the taxpayer failed to allocate a dollar to the election fund Jas year but wishes to do so retroactively.

Last year, taxpayers with income from dividends or interest over $200 had to itemize it on a separate Schedule B. Now Schedule has been eliminated. Total amounts received from dividends and interest are entered on page 1 of Form 1040. Elimination of Schedule also makes it possible for persons with interest or dividend income over $200 to use the short form. 1040A, if they wish.

Generally, Form 1040A has been simplified, too along the lines of the changes inthe long form. The improvements in the tax form mean that now, more than ever, taxpayers who had no co triplicated financial transactions during the year should be able to prepare their own tax returns. on flight 845 Cleared for take-off to faraway places, for happy landings right here and ripw lacquer -red patent, crinkled, softened, shaped into the easy, feminine lines of Spring. In nqvy, black, crt pe pqtf nf. $31.99 Kyli's Shots Theft there's its unique heritage, a blending of African; French and Weil Indlifi and traditions.

As the late President (Papa Doc) Duvalier once put it: "Haitians are Africans by race, Americans by geography and French by language." Haiti was a popular port- of-call for years but tourism dropped to virtually nothing in the 1940s because of troubles during Papa Doc's regime. But the picture changed after his death in 1971 and the disbandment of his dreaded secret police known as the tonton Macoutes. Since Jean Claude (Baby Doc) Duvalier succeeded his father in the Presidential Palace, many of the old fears faded away. As a result, American and other tourists have been coming back by plane and than 172,000 in the first nine months of 197) for a new record, according to official reports. I visited Haiti with other American travel writers in conjunction with a series of inaugurals by Eastern Air Lines to 13 new island destinations in the Carbibbean.

In addition to Haiti, they include Jamaica, St. Thomas, Trinidad-Tobago, Guadaloupe, Martinique, Dominican Republic, St. Maarten, Aruba, Curacao, Antigua, Barbados and St. Lucia. It was my second trip to first was in 1965 for the opening of the Duvalier International Airport.

Then I was shaken by the grinding poverty of the people and the atmosphere of tension. This time, Haitians in the markets, streets and elsewhere seemed to laugh more readily and talk more freely, the signs of poverty, however, are still there-in the ragged clothes of young and old and the tumbledown shacks in the slums and the countryside. About 96 per cent of the estimated 5 million population are of African descent. The rest are mainly of mixed African- French ancestry. Roman Catholicism is the state religion but other church groups are active.

Most Haitians profess Christianity but without giving up ancestral voodoo traditions. The throbbing of voodoo drums can often be heard echoing through the hills during the night. Port-au-Prince, the capital and main port, fronting on the sea and flanked by mountains up to 7,000 feet, is a colorful city of massive stone and old colonial buildings, and of ornate gingerbread houses and tin-roofed hovels. There are several top-rated hotels in Port-au-Prince, including the storied Grand Hotel Olofsson, owned by American Al Seitz. But most of the resorts catering to tourists are located in Petitionville, about up in the cool hills.

All have pools and can help make arrangements for the use of golf, tennis and other sport facilities as well as the beach. AMIRKANCATHdlCOVERSEAS AIDFUND The universal plen of the poverty-stricken for help. for love, is seen in the longing eyes of these hungry and bedrngpled youngsters. The official poster of 1974 American Catholic Overseas Aid Fund Appenl dramatically depicts the plight of the poorest of God's poor. They desperately need your help.

Send your contributions today to the Cut holic Church in your neighborhood, or mail your tax-deductible donation to American Catholic Overseas Aid Fund, Empire Stntc Ruilding, New York, N.Y. 10001. Helping America Understand Large Library KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPD- The new $3 million general library at the University of Missouri-Kansas City can seat 1,200 persons. Vets Administration Providing Tips On Income Tax Benefits In 1820, at the age of 15, Maria Becrafl opened a school In Washington, D.C.

for girls of her race. Then, in 1831, she turned the school over to a fotmer student and joined the Sisters of Providence in Baltimore, which was a teaching order for Black nuns. While at Tuskegee Institute, George Washington Carver extracted wonderous things from the Alabama soil, His work with the peanut and sweet potato yielded unheard of products such as ink, cooking oils, peanut butter, rope and other commodities beneficial to man. The Veterans Administration is offering tips for recipients of veterans' benefits in preparing their federal income tax returns. Officials noted that, in general, veterans' benefits are exampt from taxation, and need not be reported as income.

Interest on government life insurance dividends left on deposit or credit with VA is an exception. Since this interest is ctrlsidereti 'income, it must 1 reported, officials explained. Dividends and proceeds from government life insurance policies are exempt from federal income tax, but proceeds are subject to federal estate tax. Compensation, pension, GI Bill, and other educational assistance, including subsistence payments to vocational rehabilitation trainees, are among other major tax exempt VA benefits. Also exempt are grants to service disabled veterans eligible for specially adapted homes and cars, and clothing allowances for those whose prosthetic devices tend to wear out or tear their clothing, VA officials advised.

Prince Holl, a free Negro, veteran of the Revolutionary War and founder of the Negro Masonic older, spoke out for equal education in Boston in 1788. When Ihe. Government of Massachusetts offered block children only segregated classrooms, Prince Hall established a school for black children in his own home. A Public Service of Pepii-Cola Company In Recognition of Afro-American History Celebrations Sponsored by the Association for the Study of Afro-American life and History, Washington, D.C. Iff N.

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Both riders and drivers of car pools can face tricky legal situations. In some cases the car pool organizer's liability or injury insurance might even be invalid in the event of an accident. The laws vary from state to stale and the practices differ among companies. The only sure way to know where you stand is to find out from your insurance company. If you're a car pool rider make sure the driver has done the same thing, and you know where he stands.

In the meantime be advised of the following: the car pool is operated for a profit (taking in more than it costs for gasoline, oil. maintenance and depreciation) the insurance may not be any good. as a rider you want to reimburse the driver for more than his out-of-pocket costs, the Insurance Information Institute suggests a gift on the side might solve the problem. you've abandoned your own car completely to join a car pool you may be eligible for the lower insurance rales offered lo drivers of cars used for "pleasure only." Have you ever wondered how to find out if your freezer or refrigerator door is closing tight enough and keeping the cold air where it belongs? One easy way to find out is lo close the door on a dollar bill. If you can pull it out with ease after the door is closed then the gasket is too loose, or the latch is defective.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports there's a new household hazard falling toilet seat. The victims, commission officials add, are most often four-year-old boys. Every year, they say, hospital reports come in telling of such accidents. The problem is not with the seal ilself but with decorative seal covers which take up so much room behind and at ihe hinge of the seat that they can cause it to toller and trap the unwary toddler. All tequila now sold in the United Stales must be made entirely in Mexico, under new government rules which went into effect Feb.

I. tt can still be bottled in this country buMhe booze ilself has to be Mexican. The Mexicans, meanwhile, have agreed lo treat bourbon as a product that comes only from the United Stales. "America" was first sung at a children's Fourth of July celebration in Boston in 1R32. Todav's SAUCY SPAGHETTI Canned, jarred, pickled or homemade, you'll compare and approve this Spaghetti Sauce Mix.

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