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Don't n^ss the annual Feast Fast this week... page 4 iManrljpalpr IpralJi Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1989 Newsstand Price: 35 Cents Bush maps iHaurltratrr Hrralfi NFL undergoing drug war radical changes tonight at 9 SPORTS see page 44 By Rita Beamish The Associated Press M ore U.S. military aid arrives in Colombia, page 9 WASHINGTON — President Bush, .issuing an anti-drug battle in one or two places. cry, tonight will urge a crack Bush's package for 1990 will be down on drug users and ask close to $2 billion above the Americans to join a $7.8 billion current anti-drug spending MARINERS SINK ROSOX war on narcotics whose funding levels. source he has yet to reveal. In his televised address, the For his first nationally tele president will dwell more on a vised address to the nation, general outline of his strategy AL Roundup scheduled for 9 p.m. EDT, Bush than on its cost specifics. The will talk about drugs in what White House planned to release White House Press Secretary those figures to the media today. BOSTON (AP) — Jeffrey Leonard broke a tie with Marlin Fitzwater called “ a per his career-high 22nd homer as the Seattle Mariners Bush will urge Americans “ to sonal message from himself to think about what drugs are doing played long ball to beat Bo.ston 7-2 Friday night, the American people that talks dropping the Red Sox four games out in the about the collective need of See WAR, page 10 American League East. society to pull together to solve Leonard broke a 2-2 tie against Mike Smithson in this problem.” the sixth and Dave Vallehithisseventh homer in the Bush will “ talk considerably seventh. Alvin Davis hit a two-run homer in the first about users and the need to crack Drug war as the Mariners won for the third time in four games down on them and who they are since ending a 12-game losing streak. and why this is such a pervasive Smithson. 7-13. was reached for .seven hits in 6 2-3 problem in our society,” Fitz innings, including the 17th. 18th homers and 19th water said Monday. fights tide homers he has allowed this season as the Red Sox Bush today planned to discuss lost for only the second time in 12 games. his drug plan with Cabinet Scott Bankhead. 12-6. allowed eight hits in 6 2-3 members and members of of history innings before Mike Jackson came on for his Congress. .seventh save. Just back from a three-week By Carolyn Skorneck Harold Reynolds began the game with the first of Patrick Flynn/Manchealer Herald The Associated Press A GAME HE LOVES — Paul Seybolt of 29 Stephen St. vacation in Kennebunkport, his four singles, and one out later Davis hit a School tennis courts last week. Senior citizens play at the Maine. Bush rehearsed his towering drive through a .stiff cros.s-wind into the doesn’t look particularly pleased as he watches the courts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. speech Monday afternoon and WASHINGTON — President Seattle bullpen in right for his 16th homer. action during a doubles game at the Manchester High went over last-minute refine Bush’s war on illegal drugs, The Red Sox capitalized on a break ^or a run in the ments of the text. He got tips on which he launches tonight with a first. Left fielder Greg Briley slipped coming in for delivery and style from his speech to the nation, will pit him Jody Reed’s line drive and the ball sailed past him campaign media adviser, Roger against the powerful forces of for a triple. Reed .scored on a single by Ellis Burks. Ailes. history and nature. Both have Boston tied the score in the fifth on a walk and All four major television net caused his predecessors’ efforts two-out singles by Danny Heep and Dwight Evans. U.S. hunting liquor tax delinquents works — ABC, CBS, NBC and to fizzle in failure. -W Leonard put the Mariners in front to stay by CNN — plan to broadcast the But the president’s aides say hitting an 0-1 pitch off the light tower in left. Valle hit that, somehow, this time will be By Jeff Barker taxes and penalties back to 1940, speech, which will be carried Smith.son’s fir.st pitch to him into the screen in left “ special occupational tax.” for whom retail liquor sales is an from the Oval Office. different. The Associated Press when the lodge got its liquor for his homer. 'The tax has been around for 123 ancillary or secondary part of The speech will outline the Nevertheless, psychopharma license. years, but the government ad cologist Ronald K. Siegel at the Jay Buhner had a two-run double and Valle added WASHINGTON - The govern their operation — a lodge or national drug strategy put to The lodge, which is celebrating mits that a lot of retailers have University of California at Los a .sacrifice fly in the eighth. ment is cracking down on frater country club, a baitortackleshop gether over several months by his its 100th anniversary, said it had never heard of it. Responsibility operator,” Killorin said. Angeles says wars against drugs nal groups, taverns, convenience never heard of the tax. drug policy coordinator, William Yankees 11, Angels 5: At New York, Mel Hall hit a for collections shifted to ATF in Since the crackdown began, Bennett, with assistance from store owners and other small “ Our attitude, quite frankly, See TIDE, page 10 two-run homer in a seven-run second inning — New 1986 from the Internal Revenue ATF has been exchanging tax advisers across the government. businesses that are behind — one was that if you had notified us, we Service. York’s bigge.st this sea.son — and Randy Velarde by 50 years — on paying a federal payer information with the The strategy has been billed as a would have been more than “ Sixty percent of the retailers drove in three runs Friday night as the Yankees tax on liquor retailers. states, with the idea of making coordinated effort to link the beat the California Angels 11-5. happy to pay,’’ said lodge attor have known about it and paid it,” retailers aware of their obliga The tax was increased by 463 ney Peter Paul Olszewski. “ How drug-fighting programs by var TODAY Velarde doubled in the first two runs of the inning said ATF spokesman Jack tions before their liability ious government agencies in a percent last year, from $54 to $250 could you possibly have a tax that Killorin. and scored the third on Steve Sax’s single off Terry for each establishment. Accom mounts. more cohesive way than has been goes back ‘ad infinitum’ without a Killorin said it was uncertain Clark. 0-2, as the Yankees won two games in a row panying the increase was a “ We knew that (when) it went seen in the past. Index statute of limitations?’ ’ how many deadbeats there are. for the first time since July 29-30 and the first time vigorous enforcement effort by to $250, we had to pull out all the Some details have been re Olszewski said the Elks re He said the government expects ever under new manager Bucky Dent. The loss was the federal Bureau of Alcohol, stops because the accumulation vealed, but officials have not cently settled with ATF for less to collect between $25 million and 20 pages, 2 sections California’s fourth in its last five games. Tobacco and Firearms. was going to be dramatic,” disclosed where Bush will siphon Rich Monteleone relieved Clark after Sax’s single than one-tenth the amount of the $30 million from the program this Killorin said. The Elks Lodge 109 in Wilkes- original demand. off money from an already Classified _ 18-20 Obituaries_____2 but gave up an RBI double to Alvaro Espinoza, an year in current and back taxes “ We know by the calls we’re squeezed federal budget. Sources Barre, Pa., was stunned to get a About 600,000 beer, wine and and penalties. Comics_______16 Opinion_______ 8 RBI single to Don Mattingly, Hall's 11th homer and bill 10 months ago for $9,776.98 getting that the tax is upsetting have said it will come from Focus________ 15 Record________ 2 distilled spirits dealers that sell “ The difficulty arises in identi an infield single to Je.sse Barfield. Mike Fetters from ATF representing unpaid various categories in next year’s Local/State___ 2-6 Sports____11-14 directly to the public must pay the fying and notifying those parties made his major-league debut by getting the final See TAX, page 10 budget rather than cutting back Nation/World_7,9 Television___ 17 two outs of the inning. Velarde hit his first homer in the third and the Yankees scored three times in the fourth on Barfield’s RBI single, a throwing error by center fielder Devon White and two wild pitches by Fetters. Kids with cancer Walt Terrell, 3-4, allowed five runsand nine hits in six innings. Lee Guetterman provided three innings of one-hit relief for his 11th .save. California took a 1-0 lead on Johnny Ray’s RBI find fun at camp single in the first and Ray hit his fifth homer, a two-run shot in the third, to make it 7-3. The Angels The Associated Press added two runs in the sixth when Wally Joyner led By Diane Rosell and everything attached to it Manchester Herald behind.” AT THE NET — Chris Evert runs to the off with his 13th homer and Jack Howell had an RBI Evert won 6-2, 6-4, for her 100th U.S.