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WM as Fiiim THE D'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER The American Paper for Americans 123d YEAR No. 184 1969 Chicago Tribute THJJRSDAY, JULY 3, 1959 4 SECTIONS (. A A L7 7 19) If INCREASE Set Income Levy Test IS EXPECTE BAR LIBRARY BY NEXT YEAR Hearing in Court Is July 17 Realty, Personal Rates Up BUYER'S JOB WITH 2 FIRMS Furniture Sold to BY THOMAS BUCK Chicago's tax rate on real cslate and personal property BY ROBERT HOWARD (Chicago Tribune Presi Service Snrinefielrl. 111.. 2 The is expected to exceed $7 next minois SuDreme court an.

year, Joseph O'Neil, executive nouncefj today it will hear oral City System secretary of the Civic federa lilllill ft Wm -so- $A8A wjAm fefsd: IV A I A 7 2 i -1 Is tion, said yesterday. The predicted rate will be a new record high. "It appears very likely that Chicago's new basic tax rate will be more than $7, or at least 11.5 per cent higher than the rate of $6,272 per $100 of assessed valuation used for this year's collections," O'Neil said. Supplemental Budgets Cited The higher tax rate would affect approximately 850,000 taxpayers in the city, and the ex arguments July 17 on the constitutionality of the state income tax law signed by Gov. Ogilvie yesterday.

An early decision by the state's high court had been requested by the governor, who meanwhile faced a problem of finding adequate space to house the income tax collection center. At issue before the court will be a petition for a declaratory judgment and injunction in which attorneys for an Evans-ton furrier contend that the revenue law is discriminatory BY PATRICIA KRIZMIS A public library board member called for an investigation yesterday after learning that Charles S. Roseman, chief buyer for the library, has an outside job with two of the system's major furniture suppliers. "There appears to be a serious conflict of interests," said Louis A. Lerner when The Tribune informed him of Rose-man's outside activities.

A Tribune investigation disclosed that Roseman, 58, works on a contract basis for the Remington Rand Office System, division of Sperry Rand corporation, River Forest, and Lorraine Jensen and Associates, 5819 N. Sacramento representatives of the John E. Sjostrom pected increase of at least 11.5 per cent would compare with and unconstitutional because it an increase of 8.5 per cent for i taxes incomes of individuals this year's tax in Chicago. ad corporations at different O'Neil said that the largest i rates. IUPI Colorphotol Lunar Insignia Two Suits Filed The law firm of Martin, Craig, Chester Sonnenschein tit i K' TRIBUNE Stiff photo: Br Wilier Kalel filed the case in the names of Growing Bigger Lee K.

Thorpe and Thorpe Furs Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Aldrin will wear this insignia when they blast off from Cape Kennedy July 16. Armstrong is scheduled to be first man on the moon early July 21. Report Russ Plan Unmanned Collection of Lunar Minerals Evanston, Inc. A similar suit was filed in Cook county Circuit court yesterday. Workmen install first section of twin 349-foot television antennas atop John Hancock center.

Photo was taken from tower's twin. (Story on page 3) Arrangements for the Su preme court to interrupt its va- increase expected for next year's tax is expected to result primarily from supplemental budgets and higher tax rates authorized by the state legislature. Prior to the legislative action, O'Neil said the Chicago tax rate next year had been computed at $6,899 per $100 of assessed valuation, on the basis of existing 1969 budgets by the seven major governments levying taxes in the city. Reasons for Tax Hike O'Neil explained that further increases in this earlier calculation now are expected because the legislature allowed supplementary budget relief for the Cook county cation to rule on the revenue law were announced by Chief Officials Confirm Hiring Officials of Remington Rand and Jensen and Associates confirmed that Roseman has been hired by them to install their products. Roseman denied any wrongdoing and said his outside jobs had nothing to do with the library.

City purchase records disclosed that Remington Rand has sold the library much of its furniture for years and Sjostrom has supplied a sizable amount. Reporter Studies Records Roseman said he has drawn Rogers Tells Drop in Fighting; Hanoi toFreeThreePOWs (Picture on I) MOSCOW, July 2 W-Com-munist sources said today that the Soviet Union plans on July 10 to launch an unmanned moon probe that will attempt to scoop up a sample of moon soil and return it to earth. The experiment, if successful, would precede by six days the American Apollo shot designed to land two men on the moon. The report came as Col. Frank Bormani the first astronaut to visit the Soviet Union, arrived in Moscow and was met by three Soviet cosmonauts Gherman i Konstantin Feoktistov, and Georgi Bere- Washington, July 2 (UPDThe Apollo 11 astronauts will leave a metal plaque behind when they depart from the moon later this month.

Here is its message: "Here -men from the planet earth first set foot upon the moon. July 1969 A.D.; We came in peace for all mankind. Neil A. Armstrong Edwin E. Aldrin Michael Collins." President Nixon's signature will appear below that of the three astronauts.

The National Aeronautics and Space administration said the White House approved the wording on the plaque. Etched on top will be two circles symbolizing the two hemispheres, with a dot in one to signify Cape Kennedy, where the mission began. i up specifications for library Hints Peace Bid OK's July 4'Mail BY JAMES YUEXGER SAIGON, Viet Nam, July 3 (Chid Tribune Prm somitei fThursdayJ il'PD Hanoi radio Washington, July 2-Secretary said today North viet Nam of State William P. Rogers ac-jwould reIease American knowledged today that the level prisoners of war apparently of enemy hostility Viet Nam and othefs fe. has decreased but said the Unit-! jp mQi1 nn Fnilrtv ftf Justice Roy J.

Solfisburg Jr. Thorpe's lawyers are to file briefs by July 9 and Atty. Gen. William J. Scott by July 15.

The reply brief is due July 21, even tho it will be after the oral arguments. The income tax law is to become effective Aug. 1. Taxes are to be withheld from all August payrolls and will he paid to the state revenue department between Sept. 1 and 15.

Seeks Collection Space Revenue Director George G. Mahin told reporters that he will not know until next week whether the income tax collection center can be located temporarily in a cluster of old and vacant factory and warehouse buildings in southwest Springfield. Mahin says he does not know of an alternate site where the state could lease at least 000 square feet of office space, preferably without partitions. Mahin called the situation 1 Continued on page 2, col. 2 1 ed States does not know whether I TllI government and the Chicago board of education.

"A study of legislation indicates that the county will be enabled to add 5 cents more to its tax rate for a supplementary corporate budget for this year," he said. "This additional tax rate would add to the total rale in the city, as well as the suburbs, for next year's tax collections. "In addition, the county was authorized to sell 12 million dollars of general obligation bonds for its supplemental budget, and this too will add to the tax rate," he added. The Chicago board of education, O'Neil explained, was au- Continued on page 2, col. 4 govoi.

this is a peace signal from! The brief announcement, monitored in Saigon, gave no If it can be determined that details but came at a time Hanoi is making a significant wnen allied negotiators in Paris furniture and equipment purchases for 35 years. A Tribune reporter who spent weeks inspecting library and city purchasing records found that library furniture purchases run into five or six figures every year. In 1968, $111,000 was spent by the library on furniture, which included furnishings for the Roden branch, 6083 Northwest and card catalog units, furniture, and shelving thruout the system. Of that amount, Remington Rand received contracts totaling $69,000 and I Continued on page 2. col.

Visit Space Center Borman and his family will spend nine days in the Soviet peace move, Rogers told a press were pushing for separate ne conference, the withdrawal of American troops from Viet Nam gotiations on prisoner releases by both sides. At least 1,350 United States service men are listed as miss Union, visiting a space communications center in the Crimea and Vzyozdini Gorodok-Star City, where the cosmonauts live. could be sped up. Rogers said he had been told return trip. All maneuvers would be controlled by radio signals from ground stations.

Later today, the American spaceman and his family traveled to Leningrad where be Continued on page 2, col. 4 ing in action in the Viet Nam by Defense Secretary Melvin R. The sources of the unmanned Laird that during the last week war, but only 340 are known to probe report have contacts inside the Soviet space program. They said the July 10 launch would be the third attempt to carry out the complex shot. Morale Sags "The space people are very disturbed over the success of the American Apollo program," one source said.

"Losing the moon race will be a terrible blow to them." The sources had few details on the mechanics of the moon Medicare Probe Set BOMB ENEMY RETREATS B-52 planes hit enemy retreats and rallying points during battlefield lull; South Vietnamese legislators ask ouster of Premier Tran Van Huong and his cabinet. Stories on page 20. THE WEATHER Thursday, julv J. iwt CHICAGO AND VICINITYi Partly sunny today; high, in low 80s, lower near lake; partly cloudy tonight; low, in at County Hospital winds becoming variable li thc said detachablc row: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with thundershowers lunar module would make the descent to the surface, scoop up the soil, then blast off and link up with the main craft for the likely. NORTHERN ILLINOIS; Partly ninny and wirm with chance of thundeMhowcri south and west today or tonight; high today, 71 to low tonight, (4 to 70.

Tomorrow! Warm and humid with chance of thunderthoweri. Features Action Express 20 Bridge by Goren 2, p. 2 V. be prisoners of the Communists, rnany of them United States pilots shot down over North Viet Nam. 6 Previously Released North Viet Nam previously has released six American pilots, in two groups of three.

Only one United States service man, navy Lt. j. Dieter Dengler, has escaped captivity in the north. Seldom have Americans imprisoned in the communist nation acknowledged receipt of mail in the few letters Hanoi lets them send to the United States. The International Red Cross has reported that parcels such as Christmas packages and birthday presents addressed to American captives have been turned away by the Ho Chi Minn government.

Announcement Quoted Today's Hanoi radio announcement, said: "On the occasion of the Independence day of the United Slates people, the Vietnamese people's political and armed forces central agency decides 111 to release three United States pirates captured in North Viet Nam and 2 to allow the United States men I captured in North Vict Nam to receive presents from their HOURLY TEMPfRATURES i Capitol Views Page 18 BY PHILIP WARDEN IChitiM Tribune Pm Service Washington. July 2 Medicare officials told the Senate finance committee today they suspect fraud in the collection of medicare fees at Chicago's Cook County hospital. General accounting office auditors testified that in 129 of 747 cases they had reviewed at the hospital, the government had been charged for patient care when no services whatsoever had been rendered. Thomas M. Tierncy, director of the social security bureau of health insurance, said no cases have been referred yet to the department of Justice.

Calls It Travesty "But If they the doctors have been billing us for services for which no services ore rendered, without making a legal ruling, it sounds fraudulent to me," Tierncy said. But the supervisory and 3:45 if.m t.m la. a. at if.m l. a.

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tLaw. A "we have had the lowest level of combat activity in Viet Nam for a long time, possibly during the whole war." Other Possibilities Told He said the United States hopes that Hanoi is lowering its combat activity in response to President Nixon's announcement that 25,000 combat troops would be withdrawn this summer. "But it's possible it has no relationship to that at all," Rogers stressed. "It's possible that they are just withdrawing and regrouping for another attack, Or it's possible that the losses they have sustained lately have seriously affected their combat capabilities. So we will just have to wait and see what the facts show in the next few weeks." IThe New York Timet reported from Saigon thai three reoiment of North Vielnamese troops about 7,500 men have pulled back acrosi the demilitarized tone into North Viet (Continued on col.

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