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Show Beaver county news CONGRESS MISSES DEADLINE FARMERS TO PAY DIESEL TAX ' 1 -- . it.!.' a 0 - S - was i- d- P April 14, 1988 According to Utah's top farm leader, farmers must pay a 15 cent per gallon tax on dlesel fuel used on the farm, despite overwhelming congressional support for an exemption. Utah Farm Bureau Federation President KennethR.Ashby.Detta, says the federal tax on dlesel went into effect April 1, because Congress failed to act before going into spring recess. "It's a real disappointment for the farm com -munity, as support for the repeal -. Ashby Utah Tax Commission Anew, automated taxpayer assistance telephone line is now available from the Utah State Tax or Commission at in Salt Lake County at The recorded messages take the caller through a series of menus or choices of types of information available from the Tax Commission. The new system provides information on income tax, business taxes, property tax, and other taxes administered by the Tax Commission. It is also possible to order tax forms and recleve other information, such as on billing notices. 530-48- said. 'There were more than 250 congressmen and over half of the Senate that supported legislation to repeal this unjust tax, but they couldnt beat it pi " there," the deadline," he added. Ashby said the biggest disappointment is that the money is not even the governments to take. "We now have to pay a 15 cent a gallon tax that legally we are exempt from, and then file for a refund next year," he explained. "More plainly, on April 1 we beloans gan making Interest-fre- e to the federal government to finance the federal deficit." Farm Bureau officials met March 31 with Treasury Secretary James Baker in an effort to delay the tax, but Baker said his hands were tied. According to the Secremandated the tary, Congress change in the dlesel tax collection in the 1987 budget reconciliation bill, and altering the collection process would violate the law. Ashby said efforts will continue to repeal the bill as soon as Congress reconvenes. "Well fight this unwarranted taxation until a suitable remedy is obtained." Until a repeal is official, farmers, commercial fishermen lumber andoll operations and other operators could be liable for over $400 million in taxes annually. Odet Osantowski shows off picture of herself in 1987 race and medal she won in 1988 race. Osantowski shows endurance for the long run Courtesy ent Corona-Norc- o Independ- By Jerry Sotfer Independent Sports Editor Odet Osantowski is the daughter of Russel and Mary Mayer. When Odet Osantowski got back to Corona after running in the Los Angeles Marathon Sunday, she was delighted to have quallfed for the Boston Marathon but so fatigued she didnt know if she could recover in time to run well In the April 18 race. Osantowski, 39, ran a personal best of 3 hours 10 minutes 56 seconds to take 50th place in the women's division at the LA Marathon. The race was her second marathon, and represented an improvement of her time of 3:26:44 in the LA race a year ago. Osantowski, the director of nur-- , ses at Corona Community Hospital, said she was so tired she could barely move. But now that she's qualified to run at Boston she's going to have do some at the hospital to make the trip to the Patriot's Day race. The achievements were not only milestones but also promising for even greater things to come. bsantowski missed considerable time in sports last year. Osantowski suffered a dislocated shoulfund-raisi- Osantowski upped her mileage 50 per week. She gets in a 20 mile run once a week. She figures she can improve her marathon time by doing some speed work. "I'm really pleased," she said. to I just wanted to qualify for Boston which is under 3:30. I wanted to get better than I did last year. I felt I would be lucky if I got 3:15. I was surprised I did as well as I did". off-ro- 48. through the new telephone system. The caller Is directed to push specific buttons on a touch-ton- e telephone in order to access the recorded messages or to be transferred to a Tax Coamissloa operator. Individuals calling from a rotary dial telephone will automatically connected with an operator. The telephone system is part of the Tax Commission's ongoing efforts to provide more complete and efficient service through automated functions. The automated telephone service Is available throughout the state. a day, seven days a week at or in Salt Lake County at rs 530-48- Smarty ' Jerrv So'terlnaependent Thursday 43. Pants'-l- lo 500 New Sale Items $3.00 Starts Sale April 14 Ik ad don't miss it CSffiL L ng .JEtl .O0po hund- reds of thousands of fans for buoying her during her race through the streets of Los Angeles. The thing I like about LA Is the walls and walls of people who cheer you the whole way, Osantowski said. "The mintue you get discouraged, people tell you you're doing a good job. The volunteers are wonderful. You couldnt have had a race without the volunteers." Because of the densely packed crowd of 17,000 runners, it took her several minutes to cross the starting line after the cannon signalled the beginning. Her first mile was 9 minutes. Her second was 6:30. Her approximate average time per mile for the 26 --mile -- 385-ya- rd She 24th J V race wasl?. faltered during the 23rd and mile. "I think it was at the point where you were so close to the finish but so far away When you do a three-mil- e run in the morning, it doesn't seem very far. When you'r three miles from the finish it seems like forever." Osantowski closed with gusto. "The last half mile, I passed a girl. I didn't know she was ahead of me. When she passed me, I re not going to said, 'no do this to me.' I got my The last half mile was a breeze. She started running slxyearsago with her husband, Gary. "We ran recreationally for about three years," she said "I entered the Mission Inn 10 K. I places second in my age group. I started doing lOKs. Pretty soon that wasnt enough. Last year, I decided to try the LA marathon." She averaged 30 miles a week in practice for the 1987 race. Six weeks later, she fell off a bicycle and dislocated a shoulder. She didn't run for eight weeks. She said she didn't feel good about running again until September. Osantowski said she was active as a high school student growing up in a small town In Utah and at the Thunderblrd Adventist Academy in Arizona but did not take part1- - in lnterscholastlc sports as they(are held today. "f would like to have seen what I could have done if I was 10 years younger or 15 years younger", she said. ! ! A loan rate so hot 1.1 " ) Annual Percentage Rate . --- '! unto 48 months way-you'- Borrow $2000 and up on a secured 9 instalment loan. V fy Great for a new car, truck, boat, RV, or home remodeling. fc Apply by phone: Lake) or ff 350-774-5 loans at 9.2 APR. 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