Wittenbach Says Proposed Tax Plan Is Needed to Reduce Current Deficits
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Vandalism - page 3 the independent student newspaper serving notrc dame and saint mary's THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1984 Band rooms damaged when Washington Hall sprinkler system bursts By KEITH HARRISON Jr. m ont said. “ His desk did get soaked Assistant Neivs Editor though." The students also used trash cans Part of the sprinkler system in the in Phillips office, he said. “The two east side of Washington Hall burst cans we put there were almost filled yesterday afternoon, sending water w ith w ater." into three band rooms, according to The leakage eventually reached a Donald Dedrick, director of the back room where a copying ma physical plant at the University. chine and several varnished desks got wet. Phillips said the damage “The water in the pipe froze, could have been worse as the back which broke a sprinkler head and room contained all of the band’s caused the water leak," he said. music, which remained unharmed. The extent of damage to the band Water did not reach the main band room and the band library. Observer File Photo rooms could not be determined im mediately, said Assistant Band Direc Slow ly but su rely The sprinkler burst because the tor and Assistant Professor of Music If you're aching to go fo r a swim in the Univer the new m ultim illion dollar natatorium was just heat tape around the water pipe was Jim Phillips. The sprinkler which sity’s new Olympic-sized pool, you still have about set in place. Construction is expected to be A>m not functioning, he said. Heat tape is burst had been installed during the a year to wait ■ the first o f three 30- ton, 118-foot- pleted by September 1985. wrapped around pipes to keep the recent renovations of Washington long steel truss rods designed to support the roof of water from freezing. The sprinkler Hall. was one of four in new fresh air “I think there will have to be an shafts, Dedrick said. The fresh air investigation as to why this hap shafts were installed during the Wittenbach says proposed taxpened plan so soon after the renovation, ” renovation to improve ventilation. Phillips said. The water, which dropped “This cold weather was the first is needed to reduce current deficitsthrough the ceilings from the time the system was tested this sprinkler pipe above them, first year," D edrick said. Because o f the By BUD LUEPKE corporate taxes from 46 to 33 per of these other things," said Vance. flowed into Band Director and Asso failure of this system, a replacement Staff Reporter cent. She said the plan would simplify ciate Professor of Music Robert system w ill be installed, according To balance the revenue lost by taxes by dropping most credits and O ’Brien’s office. to Dedrick, a dry system, using air The tax reform plan proposed by lowering the tax brackets, the plan deductions. Higher income people pressure to keep water out of the Treasury Secretary Donald Regan also proposes the elimination of w o uld be affected the most, she said. “O’Brien’s room was the worst pipes until a fire occurs. “In a fire, would simplify tax returns, but Its ef many deductions, exclusions, hit,” said Band Secretary Mark Quer- Wittenbach said the proposal the sprinkler head melts, air enters fects would extend past the 1040 credits, and exemptions. Therefore, tinmont, who witnessed the event. would significantly affect college the pipe, and water is released," form, according to Notre Dame As m iddle class to upper class families, Quertinmont and several other stu students, many who work part-time D edrick said. sociate Professor of Accounting who benefit the most from the dents tried to collect some of the and during the summer. “Part of the James Wittenbach. deductions and credits, would pay w ater in tw o 35 gallon trash cans. Details on repairs await the proposal," he said, “is to increase an average of $1,330 more in taxes. Both cans filled “in a matter of rooms' re examination today, Wittenbach said the proposed tax personal exemptions to $2,000 and A corporation, though paying a minutes,” he said. "It was like a Dedrick said, but four sprinkler is needed to simplify tax law and the zero bracket amount to $2,800.” lower percentage of its Income, waterfall in there." He estimated heads will be replaced with the dry reduce deficits. “In the last few Students earning less than these would suffer a tax increase when in that two to three inches of water ac system. years, Congress has significantly amounts w ould pay no federal taxes. centive credits such as the invest cumulated on the floor in O’Brien’s The sprinkler burst has caused complicated tax law, ” he said. "I do ment tax credit are removed. Vance agreed that students could office. several problems for the band, think it needs to he simplified." Taxes have become a means of be affected by the plan, but she said The students were able to move O ’Brien said. “ Right now, we're For instance, while tax brackets doing things other than raising the effect w ould not be great. much of the furniture in the office, having auditions for our concert now range from 11 to 50 percent, taxes, said Saint Mary’s Assistant Pro Both Wittenbach and Vance said Quertinmont said. Despite their ef band, and we had one person sched the tax reform plan would reduce fessor of Business and Economics the tax reform plan will have to be forts, several paintings and honorary uled every 15 minutes," he said. the existing 16 tax brackets to three: Susan Vance. For example, tax changed before being passed. “ Many plaques were damaged, O’Brien “ Because of the water, the last set of IS percent, 25 percent and 35 per credits and deductions often spur in deductions (which the proposal will said. auditions had to be cancelled " cent. Ihe plan would move nearly vestment and charitable contribu eliminate) are sacred to many “In Phillips’ office, a lot of water O’Brien did not know when the all tax payers into a lower tions. “The proposed tax reform fell, but most o f it fell in areas where cancelled auditions would be res percentage bracket, even reducing plan is an attempt to get the IRS out see PLAN, page 3 there was no furniture," Quertin- cheduled. ND professor believes talks are way to peace By CAROLE CRAWFORD reached a major arms control agree News Staff ment because Congress did not ratify SALT II. Pfeiffer said Reagan The January talks between the w ill more easily obtain arms control United States and the Soviet Union agreement ratification than Carter to discuss arms control are did, since Reagan is less susceptible "absolutely essential for real peace," to attack from right-wing con said King Pfeiffer, assistant adjunct servatives. Pfeiffer said the talks are professor of government and Inter “equally important" to the SALT national studies at Notrc Dame. talks. "It Is important to keep a dialogue going," he said. Pfeiffer warned against interpret The Soviets are likely to concen ing the resumption of negotiations trate on nuclear weapons in space, as a conclusive end to the interna particularly banning anti satellite tional tension. missiles, Pfeiffer said. The United These talks will be most produc States w ill probably focus on lim it tive for the United States if they arc ing land based ICBMs. These strate approached with a firm stand while gics reflect the military strengths remaining open to negotiation, Pfeif and weaknesses o f each side. fer said. “ We’ve got to talk to them ," The first January talks will he said, "b ut we should keep our "discuss the parameters of the agree ment," said Pfeiffer. Suspicious The Observer/Paul Kramer guard up. We should make no need Like Knights of Columbus across the country, States are renting, Notre Dame program director countries with diametrically less concessions." those at Notre Dame erected a sign to add spirit to Tom Darrow designed and built this condensed It has been 12 years since the the campus. Since Notre Dame's K o fC council can version o f the national sign. see TALKS, page 3 United States and Soviet Union not afford the billboards those across the United The Observer Thursday, December 6, 1984 — page 2 In Brief The Grinch makes Christmas more than boxes and bows Five hijackerssaid yesterday they had planted ex plosives in a K uw aiti a irlin er at Tehran airpo rt and w o u ld b lo w it up Dr. Seuss is considered by many to be a children’s if a group of prisoners in Kuwait is not released, Iran’s official Islamic author but a lot of college students get excited about his John Mennell Republic News Agency reported. In Washington, State Department Christmas masterpiece, “How the Grinch Stole Assistant News Editor spokesman John Hughes said at least five Americans were on the Christmas. ” Through endless years of being a premiere aircraft and tw o - both w om en - had been released. Three officials o f Christmas show, the Grinch has stolen only hearts. the Agency for International Development were aboard the plane. It is d ifficu lt to rem em ber the first tim e you watched inside Thursday Hughes said they were not among those released. -AP this show. It is like trying to remember the first time you walked or talked. It is something you have been doing as long as you can remember.