The Olympian from Olympia, Washington • 1

Good Morning Wednesday April 14 1993 Today's forecast: Variable high clouds this morning and rain this afternoon high in the upper 50s WeatherAIO Transplanted toe replaces lost finger Millworker has hopes of using hand again UfestylesDI Mariners Fall Short Omar Vizquel gets his first career grand slam to give the M's the lead but it's not enough as the world-champion Toronto Blue Jays defeat Seattle 6-5 Sports B1 Rich Amaral is called out The tax bite: Consumers will eventually bear the brunt of tax increases service providers say And three South Sound taxpayers talk about the state budget plans OUR REPORT A2 Capital budget: South Sound projects are on the drawing board C3 posal is respect for business "This tax increase would ruin many small said Rep Dale Foreman R-Wenatchee ranking Republican on the Revenue Committee calling for ftirther cuts in state spending The Revenue Committee will develop the tax package to be presented to the full House The sales tax would drop to 625 percent As in the Senate and Gov Mike plans it would be extended to services such as accounting and engineering services Tax time: House Democrats aim to balance cuts with tax increases but Republicans fear for small businesses By Mindy Chamber The Olympian State sales tax would decrease but be extended to some services and some businesses would be made exempt from the state's business and occupations tax under the House tax proposal unveiled Tuesday House Revenue Committee Chairman Greg Fisher D-Normandy Park said the philosophy that House budget writers used was to make as many cuts in programs as they levied through tax increases "We have to have equal respect for programs and the people who use them and tne he said but some cuts required to balance the state's $18 billion revenue shortfall simply would have been too deep Republicans said one thing missing from the pro ECONOMY work for COURTS LA ready for King verdicts Arsenals ready: Contingency plans and civilian and official firepower await the decision NY Tunes News Service LOS ANGELES For weeks the city has prepared for the worst and now has 600 National Guard troops standing by and 200 extra police patrolling each shift in anticipation of a jury verdict in the Rodney King beating case All told enough firepower could be deployed to easily match all the guns and ammunition looted in last year's rioting Authorities have amassed taser stun guns tear gas rubber-bullet guns and pepper spray Several rescue helicopters are available should motorists get trapped by mobs After four days of deliberations jurors called it a day at 4:30 pm They are scheduled to resume this morning at 8 am Beyond the courthouse where barricades were being erected a tense Los Angeles went about frying to enjoy the Dodger's opening home game during a turn of good weather City officials urged calm should there be another not-guilty verdict in the Rodney King beating case while some minority leaders said that the precautions are a dangerous overreaction that might trigger the wry riot most hope to avoid "There is a feeling out there that it is even' time" Kwaku Duren president of the IOS Angeles chapter of the National Black Conference of Lawyers told a crowd outside the courthouse "All of this military type buildup is saying that people do not have the right to criticize or condemn their government" Community leaders have maintained intense anger while insisting on a peaceful response US Rep Maxine Waters Calif sent hundreds of current and former gang members out into South-Central Ixs Angeles with fliers carrying her pica for nonviolence whatever the verdict On the eighth floor of the Edward Roibal Courthouse the juiy deliberated verdicts for four white police officers Their state trial acquittal on all but one count by an all-white jury in suburban Simi Valley set off last rioting Officers Laurence and Ted Briseno Sgt Stacey Koon and former officer Timothy Wind are facing federal charges of violating the civil rights of King COURTS Family runs afoul of IRS Tax totals: A family is indicted on charges of hiding $4 million in timber profits from the IRS By Devin Smith The Olympian Members of a South Sound family have been indicted in federal court in a conspiracy to defraud the IRS tw hiding more than $4 million in receipts from their timber business Shirley A Howard Michael Howard and Vicki Howard of Toledo along with Larry Howard of Portland Ore Frank Howard of Roy and Steven Stanton of Curtis were indicted on 17 counts Monday Frank Howard and Steven Stanton were arrested Monday and released after a preliminary appearance in US District Court in Tacoma The others were scheduled to make appearances Tuesday said Susan Barnes assistant US attorney The trial for the family is scheduled for June 7 The indictment charges that between December 1987 and Apnl 1991 the defendants bought and sold timberland and real property and logged timberland primarily in Thurston and Lewis counties Gross receipts from 1987 to 1989 totaled about $38 minion during which time none of the defendants except Frank A Howard filed an income tax return Barnes said In order to divert those receipts to individual use and hide the income from the IRS the defendants allegedly used aliases maiden names and false social security numbers Barnes said In dealing with banks the defendants crafted a way to make transactions without triggering tne filing of currency transaction reports to the IRS forms a bank usually files in transactions greater than $10000 according to the indictment By breaking down large amounts of cash using cashier's checks and making sure that none of the defendants received more than $10000 at any one time the defendants allegedly were able to hide the income from the IRS Barnes said None of the defendants could be reached for comment Tuesday The current action against the family deals with their attempts to defraud the IRS More charges could be leveled against the defendants depending on what action the IRS takes against them If convicted the defendants face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250000 for each of the counts against them Barnes said A day In the life of a homeless man: Veteran John Roe says if he could just get a part-time job things might work out By Joel Coffidia The Olympian With the wind at his back and "the old boy watching over him John Roe stood next to traffic once again holding a cardboard sign up for motorists that read "Homeless vet needs job" The trick he said is to keep smiling and to joke with people as they walk by "Ill be out here for four Roe said "You sure gotta be patient" A dark rain cloud temporarily chased Roe indoors on a recent afternoon after two hours-plus of standing and smiling He didn't get any work in the two hours but he did manage to collect $10 from a fellow veteran apple juice cinnamon rolls and a couple pieces of chicken "I felt horrible buying a cup of coffee for $2 and out here said Carla Lough eed who was with her children shopping at the Westside Center "I have two children and I'm hoping it doesn't happen to them someday" she said after dropping off the rolls and apple juice lucky to have a roof over my head" Roe a 53-year-old Marine Corps veteran from Amarillo Texas said he has lost track of his ex-wife and two sons ages 26 and 22 He was laid off about nine months ago from a job in Reno Nev where he cleaned buildings damaged by either fires or floods He traveled from Reno to northern Nevada finally making his way to Boise then Seattle been in Olympia for a month Roe said he tried to work through a local employment office but didn't nave any success "If I could get a part-time job four hours a day $5 an hour I could get a studio apartment and get on my he said So far in Olympia he has done yard work for three people and helped another do some painting living at the homeless shelter at First Baptist Church of Olympia lie eats the free lunches and dinners at Bread Roses Drop-in Center The first person to come up to Roe Friday was a student from The Evergreen State College who gave him the chicken A few minutes later the fellow veteran handed Roe $10 remember the people I soldiered with and if one of them asked me for a little cash I would have given it to them A said the man who wished tort Coffldla Tha Olympian ON THE STREET: John Roe solicits work from passing motorists a stare a puzzled look until they see his Pageler said "I think it's cool He's trying to get ahead but he doesn't want to beg doing ft He's trying to have a little self respect some dignity to remain anonymous Dozens of motorists smiled or waved including two young women who laughed when Roe stuck his fingers in his ears because of their loud car you know a place where I can drink a bottle of asked Kathy Lee Turhyvilic a homeless woman who said she usually asks for spare change at the comer of tne shopping center Iton Pageler sat in his car nearby pass him and kind of give him Job opportunities: Several groups serve as a clearinghouse tor day labor Caution advised: Poice say safety of the pubKc is their first concern OUR REPORT A2 Other concerns: Some worry their civil rights wil be in jeopardy if police become over zealous AS Index Horse groups help create happy trails Horse groups like the Backcountry Riders help maintain the riding trails in Capitol Forest OUR REPORTC1 Washington a Police sleuthing: The Olympia Police Department wants help identifying colleagues from a vintage photograph C4 a Shelton ahooting: Three men are in custody after a reported drive-by shooting sends bullets into homes Cl Sports Sonic win: Seattle keeps pace with Houston in the playoff race with an easy win over the Minnesota Timberwolves B1 a Valenzuela falters: His comeback attempt is a bitter experience as Fernando Valenzuela lasts only 2 innings in Baltimore's 8-3 loss to Texas B1 i IT Sometimes gotta stop and snip the roses Gannett Newsservice PALM DESERT Calif A thief with a taste for roses is pillaging gardens here cuts too far down and ruins the bush Tell him if he reads this to only take the tops" said victim Gerry Orlin Orlin's housemate Dick Wanger first saw the thief in January "There was his car in the driveway I said are you He said 'Picking a I said don't you He said 'Well there any cars in the driveway' Then he tore oft He had 30 to 50 roses in his Wanger said Jim Stevens saw the man's bloom-filled gray Toyota at their house again Monday "I went out there and started carrying armfuls of roses out of his Stevens said the guy yelled not all of those are your tip TheWHUnsoeU Seminar Fund presents David Brower's speech It's Heaing Tme on Earth' 730 pm Library Lobby The Evergreen State Colege Free 8666000 ext 6400 A Gannett newspaper Copyright 1993 Olympian Pnntad on lacydad papv Patrick Naaiy Ths Olympian.