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Show MaKLH 1i, MOS Like Best Mend Ead To Believe But Tam Lower By DONETA GATHERUM the statue of limitations on income tax secutions runs only three years. - CLEARFIELD Tax rates are going down," Gordon Stewart, technical coordinator for the IRS, told members of the Clearfield Job Corp Community Relations Council at the monthly council luncheon that was held last Tuesday at the Clearfield Job Corp facility. We dont realize tax s are lower because inflation has placed mi t of us in a high tax bracket so we feel we : e paying more," Mr. Stewart explained. He gave the example of a person earning MR. STEWART talked about the new changes in the standard income tax form. According to the IRS the most noticable change in the income tax form this year is a deducation that will benefit special husbands and wives who file joint returns, a 10 percent deduction of the spouse with the lowest income net earnings is allowed. $3,000 is used as a deduction if the 10 percent is greater than this amount. This new deduction eliminates the penalty most married couples who filed joint returns have had to pay in the past for earning money and being married. There are several other changes in the tax form that everyone should understand. THE STANDARD mileage rate for business use of a vehicle has been raised to 20': cents per mile. It will be very difficult to get a return from medical expenses this year. The percentage has been increased from 3 percent to 5 percent and the $150 deduction has been eliminated. PERSONAL casulty losses from accident or theft cannot exceed over 10 percent of the adjusted gross income. Mr. Stewart reminded his audience that there is an interest expense added to taxes if an audit occurs and money is owed to the government. He recommended saving tax records for a period of three years because - HILL AFB For years the Thunderchief was like a best friend to many American airmen. pro- THE BACK-Uwithholding on savings account interest was explained by Mr. Stewart. The reason the IRS is going after people with savings accounts is because in the past much of the interest from savings has not been reported as income. Accounts are not correctly identified by Social Security number or correct name. One noticable tax increase this year is from Social Security. A 7 percent raise for the employee and a 7 percent jump for the employer for a 14 percent total increase has been written into the 1983 tax law. Self employment tax has raised by the same proportion. ONE AREA THE IRS officials are concerned over is the Tax Shelter programs. Mr. Stewart says some legislation has been passed and more will be passed eliminating tax loop holes found in abusive tax shelters. He gave the example of a person who invests $500 in a scheme and then takes $30,000 worth of deductions off his income tax. This is an unrealistic capital gain and is strictly a tax evasion method. Usually tax evasion in the form of an annuity comes through investments in hard to price items like art or video products. Strict penalties are now in place for abusive tax shelter deductions. Promoters who encourage evasive investments will pay $1,000 or 10 percent of the proceeds. People who list questionable tax shelters face penalties of up to 30 percent of their income. PEOPLE WHO file silly returns and claim 5th amendment rights or just send in a blank paper can be fined $500 under the 1983 tax law. Mr. Stewart admitted he was cynical about the way the IRS department has been used for political and economic purposes over the past few years. He says it is unfair to write tax laws that benefit certain sections of the economy at the expense of the rest of the people. Mr. Stewart encourages people to express their opinions about tax laws to their Congressmen, dmg the Davis Central Council Reflections" contest. The theme was I Have A Dream. WINNERS were Brad Flint, 3rd grade, literature; Derek Elliott, 2nd grade, art; Michelle Porter, 5th grade and David Evans, 2nd grade, music. These students received a wooden plaque and medallion from the Council and have the opportunity of having their FOR SOME, thats how the plane will best be remem- bered. Since the 4 19th Tactical Fighter Wing. Hill AFB. retired the on Saturday, Feb. 25. it's fitting to recall why so many airmen held the plane in such high regard. Lt. Col. Clayton (Bane) Lyle. 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron commander, spoke proudly of the "Thud's" flying 75 percent of the missions over North Vietnma, and of fellow pilots, many of whom never returned. WHEN YOU consider that Hanoi and the Paul Doumer Bridge were some of the most heavily defended pieces of real estate in the history of air warfare. and that about half of the F- - 105s produced were lost as a direct of combat action, you realize why pilots have invaluable insight into air warfare. and are still among the best fighter pilots in the world. Lt. Col. James K. Webster. Functional Check Flight pilot for the 419th, with 3.000 hours in the and over 100 missions over North Vietnam, liked the "Thud" for its combat record. IT WAS a secure aircraft, lt could take hits and still come home. It was rugged and fast, especially at low altitude. By the mid and late sixties. pilots were practically all volunteers. ..Wild Weasels being the most experienced. comThere were fewer pared to other fighter aircraft, like (I think) everyone associated w ith that moment in history were the best, and now we wouldn't trade the Thud for anything but the The Thud had an image of strength and power. It had a manual bomb-nasystem, like the earlier Century series air- v work sent and judged at the Regional Contest. An awards assembly will be held March 16 at Burton to honor these stu- dents and others that were school winners. The Big Push is on! We're out to sell twice os many trucks os last hard. They're here and they're year so we're pushing twice as trucks and Ramchargers; waiting fast. Ram Dodge Tough going to take on the road, willing to take on the world. From the sporty Prospector-equippeRampage to a dream. Dodge has it all. So get behind the wheel of a Ram Tough While the Big Dodge Dodge truck at your Dodge dealer today. full-siz- nm on sEteaeo trucks d, Limited worranty covering outefbody rust e through on new 1984 pickups and Ramchargers for 5 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first. Ask for details. Truck Push is onl from LDS Mission. She is the daughter of Bishop and Mrs. Joseph Thorson of the Kaysville 9th LDS Ward. It's a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Doug Isaacson with the arrival of Jessica Lynn on Feb. 17 at the Humana Davis North Hospital. She weighed in at 8 lb. 10 oi. and is their third child. Cirandparents include Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Isaacson of Provo; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bcchman of Tacoma. Wash. Dr. and Mrs. David R. Warden and son James spent a few days in St. George. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ciurr and her sister and brother-in-laMr. and Mrs. Wayne Ahlene of Bountiful spent a week on a golf trip to Pala Mesa. Calif, and St. George. Orson Hall is spending a few weeks in St. George with his son Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Hall. Parents of their first son are Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Know lion. The 8 lb. 14 oz. lad arrived on Sunday. Feb. 19 at the LDS Hospital and will be named Aaron Kirk. At home are two sislers. Grandparents include Dr. Japan-Nagoy- By SSGT. DAVID R. KENDZIORA Historian, 419th TFW Council Winners Named Burton Elementary had four students place as winners in Nadine Thorson returned home Saturday. Feb. ciaft. Its toss bomb computer' was practically never used. Bombing accuracy was primarily judgement, lt was a stable, good platform for bombing...." MAJ. CARL L. Womack, operations officer for the 466(h TFS and a former strike pilot and Wild Weasel pilot, also had over 1(H) combat missions to his credit. He recalled, "...a typical Wild Weasel mission (in 1972) could be a night mission since we Hew out of Korat. Thailand. It was like trolling for sharks in a canoe, since the key to mission accomplishment was letting them know we were there. The enemy knew that if they came up with a (radar) signal, they would get a missile shot at around-the-cloc- the last of the high speed noncomputerized fighters, and the last of an era where you did it all by yourself." From 1973 to 1983. when the were flown by Air Force Reservists. 30. (HH) sorties were generated for peacetime training, with 40.000 safe flying hours. Utah reservists on pracworked on the tically every continent, and along with the pilots, the enlisted men and women had many memorable experiences of their own. MSGT. MICHAEL W. 4 19th munitions specialist. worked with the T huds in Libya, then served as a gunner out of Ton Son on an AC-4Nut AB. Vietnam. "T he wasatough old airplane. It had good release rales in Vietnam and took a lot of punishment, but landed without injury to the crew many times. I saw one land with most of its tail gone, and another with bullet holes patched wilh beer cans. "Another stayed hooked to a tanker on final approach, since fuel was pouring from the fuselage almost as fast as the 135 could pump it in. The tanker broke off just before the I) model touched down." Col-tri- KC-13- k them." Maj. Terry E. Paasch. the ing's deputy commander lor maintenance, also flew over 1(H) missions in combat. He has flown each model of the w Thud, including the He liked the flying characteristics. "It was honest. able and took hits and returned." he said, "being able to go faster and farther than any other fighter. AN could carry a few more bombs, but it couldn't keep up with the Thud for long. In the Thud you could hit a tanker east of Thailand, fly to Hanoi, fight, and get back. With the Thud it was as if they finally believed what fighter pilots had been saying all along, that speed is life. Many U.S. Navy. Marine Corps and Air Force pilots have flow n air combat training against the Thud, and all were impressed with its tremendous speed." Capt. David G. Perry. 466th TFS. was the last Air Force trained pilot. With extensive aircombat time he says ...flying one of the last of the Century series, the heaviest single-sea- t fighter made, was enjoyable. At low level it was fast, stable, not a turner. In Southeast Asia we were glad they, the Wild Weasels were there. Most fighter folks w ould say they would like to have for if an flown the attacking airplane didn't run a MSGT. WALLY C'raggs and TSgt. Dennis Martinez are the only 419th crew chiefs with experience gained in Thailand. Both are Air Reserve Technicians and both recall returning to their Thai bases w ith incredible damage. Sergeant Craggs remembers one landing w ith its aft section on fire, another w iih half a horizontal stabilizer, and another with over 2(H) bullet holes. Sergeant Martinez recalls bullet holes in stabilizers and rudders, and on. recovered in Takali. hit by a missile just forward of the wing tank. The hole was big enough for the pilot and crew chief to sit in 5 THERE CANT be enough T hunder-chiesaid about the Like a best friend, it hung in there when the going was rough. It served America faithfully during some of its darkest hours, and its reputation as a sturdy, rugged companion will live on. She served for nearly three decades with honor, and bravery, keeping America the land of the free. Like many of her livers, she will not be forgotten. f. a and Mrs. Ute Knowlton. 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