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Gentlemen, You're in the Army . . .By George W. Herald kG : ~~ Lias Case Shows Trouble

Gls Kept Informed On Current World Events’ Hes Collecting Tazes

Seripps-Howard Stal I&E Division

WASHINGTON, Mar, 7—The tfoubles the Internal Which are now sounied low ard a Bureau is having in collecting income taxes are well illustrated Handles Program The Right to Know the Score

country, the case of Big Bill Lias. That's what Maj. Gen, John M. | For almost a year, Willlam G. Lias, 400-pound owner of Wh the recruits came back from the infiltra-

tion course they looked almost as grimy as combat = veterans. All morning, they °° had been creeping and crawl-

ing through barbed wire while land mines were exploding all around them and live bullets were buzzing over their heads.

settle his delinquent taxes for $500, 000. , “In the current emergency, the aly di All | inquiries at the Inter & E program is gaining con. {offer under what it calls “active Revenue Bureau regarding w

b Tanily Br rhe. Jt forma 2 consideration.” happened to the Lias case were

an life that will help solve many Currently, the bureau is under met with a “can’t talk” reply.’

woblems caused by the draft of fire from two congressional com-! Mp Lias referred questions to

wir, college youth. It will not/Mittees. A subcommittee of the ,.. 1. vers James M, Barnes and

ly provide the Army with bet. House Ways and Means Commis: Thurman Hill of Washington. Mr.

[tee plans to investigate what Re BF Soiers but the nation with; Cecil King (D. Cal), ‘calls a Barnes is a former Illinois Cons

} ep [se “stinking and shocking" situation!'gressman who later became one never healthier. They were within the bureau. The Senate/of President Roosevelt's secrere Crime Committee, in _ its report taries. last week, blasted the bureau's) Mr. Hill explained the steps he Korea Film Setting handling of income tax ieturns, and Mr. Barnes have taken in the ‘ Mr, Lias was tried and acquitted Lias case as follows: Near’ Hollywood , th Tals. 10H of detent thal’ “We made an offer in’ compres HOLLYWOOD (UB)—The pro- government of $1,214,828 in taxes mise last March or "April, directly

ne;

This is the fourth of a series of articles.

“There must be an easier way to make a living,” Pvt. Albedt M.. Harris said wistfully, sinking on his bunk. “I wonder what all this is good for anyway,” remarked. his bed neighbor, but then his eyes sud-

acquittal, the government .said it nue here. They sent this out to movie about“the Korean War dis- ("00 SUVERIMON cot the the field office, T presume to check covered ‘that the part of Cali-/{ota) amount, plus a 50 per cent|and recheck Mr. Lias' assets, fornia which looks most like Ko- penalty and interest. That would] | They’ ve been a long time. rea is just a hop from his home. bring the total’ to almost $2) “We have not. conceded that Mr.

denly fell on a poster attached to ane hae np me HW ) Wl . et i a The fields the North and South million. 1Lias owes all of the tax claimed the “pulletin ad, and he ex- UA CLUS has Communism made there : : orig LIA RIEL s aT =" Koreans fight it out on ih “Korean| Last spring Mr. Lias offered by the bureau. And im view of his claimed: Is UTaL: TE for UL Nationalist MTR oR : ; 4 . : . Patrol” are just-over the hill from|to settle the whole bill for $500, acquittal of fraud charges, we do

the swanky. Hollywood homes and 000. That -is $250,000 less ‘than! {not think there should be any

61.00% - Who's ete, Seed sie FL WEL RELL RT IS take ? I TOLER TE : SEER nee aWimming pools in Bel-Alr and he offered some noaths prior to penalty payment. Our offer of

Mage , matter of fact. the poster | , Breatwood. i 'his_acquittal. : $500,000 is to tover everything.” showed a portrait of the Chinese , u : : TE ER 3 SRERERRRSAARS . . Histator and wider it @ text read- TYPICAL POSTERS—Knowledge of world affairs 1 part of the basic training of the soldier, 1951 version. BS UAT HAS HAPPENED | I WAS rather skeptical before| Evidently, the U. 8. soldier of “We want our troops to know it is possible for him to get a IN CHINA? |I went to the lecture. I remem-(1951 is deeply concerned with Why they are in uniform. Too (formal education for the total z What gains’ has com- bered the Current Affairs talks world affairs. But how far can many Bere yor Wat 1 BE ars chvar vis : munism made there? Is [held during World War II when he go in expressing his opinions? what they were fighting for. That tually all fields of human erthere hope for the National- an embarrassed officer would bore| “Is ‘a GI allowed to criticize oo ov happen again.” |deavor from aeronautics to refrigist Government? What us to death discussing a political established government policies?” 2 a & leration. They teach you art, , .

course of action should the subject he didn’t care a hoot about,I asked Col. Leon D. Pond, Chief | ¢ yg pedagogic efforts don't biology, businéss law, music,

U. § take? Thess questions njmself. of the I & E program at' Ft. stop there, however. Soldiers who mathematics, television, psycholo-

will be considered in this But this turned out to be differ-! Dix. want to get on, find many oppor-| and such languages. as Burweek's discussion’ at the ent. Lt. john M. Proctor briefly! “All of our talks are based on tunities in the correspondence | osm. Duteh, Lapy en Ko-

Day Room, Tuesday, 2 P m. reviewed the political and eco- {directives issued by the Secretary and self-teaching courses offered |rean, Siamese and Serbo-Croat. The poster announced ‘one of nomic events in China since 1948 {of Defense,” he answered. “If By the U. S. Armed Forces Insti: | There even is a course in Malayan the orientation talks regularly | with the aid of clear maps and! they show that our country has tute (USAFI). [Pidgin English. held at. Ft. Dix and all other understandable diagrams. Then taken a stand on some question, “It's a university as good as| A training- camps by the Armed he simply asked his audience this stand shal not be discussed, any in the country, only a lot] MORE than 2400 men at Ft. Forces Information and Education | {what to do about it all. To my lof course. But if a policy has not cheaper,” Col. Pond told me. “A /Dix are enrolled in USAFIL It Division. These talks are consid- great surprise, more soldiers yet been formulated the men are man pays. an enrollment fee of takes a lot of willpower to com- % ered so important that 14 hours | were eager tos “speak their|free to express the various shades $2.00 for two courses and, if he plete such correspondence courses of the basic training schedule minds” than there was time to of national opinion on that issue. " finishes, one successfully, he can'after a hard day in the field. But | have ‘been allotted to them. listen to them. .| After a pause, he added: |have another one | free. That way; those who do are earning credits,

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