Page 10-Wednesday, March 21, 1979-The Michigan Daily Huge tax strike halts Ireland 's From AP and Reuter DUBLIN, Ireland - Half a million Irishmen - half the country's workfor- ce - went on a crippling strike yester-. day to protest taxes. Some 250,000 mar- chers staged the biggest demonstration in the republic's history. The strike, called for 24 hours, brought industry in many parts of the country to a standstill, stopped bus and train services, closed many shops and schools, cut electricity and halted dockside operations. THE MARCH on Parliament in Dublin was the biggest since the republic was founded 57 years ago. Downtown traffic was snarled and halted in the Irish capital as grim-faced strikers strode eight-abreast behind labor union banners. Strikers are demanding a new, and what they call a fairer tax system to ease the burden on wage earners. Unions say wage and salary earners pay an estimated 17 per cent of their in- come in taxes while farmers and other self-employed persons pay an estimated one per cent. "We were confident of getting sup- port from the workers but this massive turnout shows the depth of feeling there is about the tax system," said Mrs. May Clifford, president of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions which called the strike. THE MARCHERS wound their way in bright sunshine down O'Connell Street, the capital's main thoroughfare, past shuttered offices, stores, super- markets, shops, and restaurants. Businesses closed as employees left to join yesterday's march. Few buses ran, most shops and taverns closed and Her Lingus, the idustries national airline, had to cancel 20 flights because airport workers participated in the march. Mrts, Clifford handed over a letter ad- dressed to Premier Jack Lynnh, demanding new tax laws. THE DUBLIN Council of Trade Unions originally estimated the num ber of strikers throughout the country at 200,000 and the number of marchers in Dublin at 100,000. As the march got underway, and information flowed in,. the council said the figures were more than doubled. But the country's main employers' organization, the Confederation of Irish Industries, condemned the strike and estimated it could cost the republic six million pounds, or about $12 million in lost production. Liam Connellan, director general of the Confederation of Irish Industries, said, "Ldon't think it solves anything to stop industrial output which is the thing that creates jobs. We are only damaging ourselves and the total economy." THE STRIKERS reckon they have lost two million pounds or $4 million in pay during the one-day strike and the government about 200,000 pounds or $400,000 dollars in lost tax revenue. d Worker resentment over tax laws has been simmering for several years in the nation of only three million. According to the present tax system, a married Irish worker with no children on a salary of 12,600 dollars would pay more than 2,600 dollars in tax. John Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds in 1889 in the last bare- knuckled fight for the heavyweight championship. OVER 100,000 Irish workers crowded the streets of Dublinystry during the AP h hot oo OVE 10,00 Iis wokes cowdd he tretsofDubinyesterday duigth than half a million people backing tax 'reform participated in the nation-wide anti-income tax strike which brought most of Ireland's businesses to a halt. More strike. ANN ARBOR'S 1st Kahn criticizes huge corporate profit jump (Continued from Page 1) tually declined last year per dollar of output, from 7.1 cents in 1977 to seven cents. The Commerce Department also reported that the economy expanded at SHOCKING WATER LOMBARD, Ill. (AP)-Water is popularly known as a good conductor of electricity-but pure water doesn't conduct electricity, according to the Water Quality Association. "The technology exists to make water so pure it is at) electrical in- sulator," a spokesman said. "It's called 18 .megohm water, and industry is producing it by the millions of gallons a day." Such water is sused for rinsing semiconductors and microcircuits, where the slightest impurity could spell trouble, he explained. "A person could stand in a pool of this ultra-pure water, with a live wire touching it, and not be harmed," he ad- ded. a 6.9 per cent annual rate in the final quarter as measured by the gross national product, up from the 6.5 per cent gain estimated previously. GNP for all of 1978 increased by an even four per cent. AN ANALYSIS by Citibank of New York said real corporate earnings in- creased about eight per cent after discounting for the effect of inflation and taxes. However, 1978 still was "a banner year for stockholders, cor- porate treasurers and. . . tax collec- tors," it said. . Kahn said the Council on Wage and Price Stability, of which he is chair- man, will soon publish the names of corporations that have been in violation of the administration's price restraint program. In a speech last week, he said while most large corporations appear to be in compliance with the program - aimed at holding 1979 price increases below the levels of the past two years - many medium-sized and small firms ap- parently are not cooperating. Townhouse tenants allege racism, neglect By SeanO'Casey March 21 24. 1979 Truc',Aood Theatre 8 PM University Showcase Product Kon, Tickets $20? P.T.P. Office in The Michigan League 764-0450 RED ROSES FOR ME 1 (Continued from Page 1) The federally run Co-op was designed to accommodate moderate income households, but Restreppo said that a tenant who drops below the moderate income level is entitled to retain their resident status as long as they keep up with rental payments. Restreppo denied that he in any way discriminated against or harassed tenants who failed to meet these payments. "To me, everyone is yellow-that's the color of our payment cards," said Restreppo. The manager went on to say that because there are 604 residents, he must run the complex somewhat im- pelsonally. "There is no room in this business to be sympathetic," he said. MANY TENANTS have also accused- Restreppo of failing to run the Co-op in the open manner laid out by the by-laws of the complex. "He (Restreppo) is University Townhouses right now. He's running the whole thing," said Thomas. Restreppo, however, said he en- courges members of the Co-op's board to run the Co-op in an open manner. "We have the most openly run Co-op of all the Co-ops in town," he said. But residents have complained that Restreppo frequently charges fines and attempts to evict them without in- vestigation into the matters at hand. "A neighbor can complain about you and the management will send you a letter and threaten to evict you without any investigation into the accusation," said tenant Judy Johnson. JOHNSON SAID she received a "threatening" letter from Restreppo which accused Johnson's little boy o having stolen a sled from another child. According to Johnson, the letter was. launched without any prior in- vestigation, and threatened to evict the Johnson family if the boy didn't return thesled. Since Restreppo took over six and a half years ago, many tenants claim tha there has been a general decline in th quality of the Co-op. "Seven or eight years ago this was a beautiful place," said Thomas. "The grass used to look like a golf course. Now it's never taken care of. The basketball courts are ruined and haven't been any good for the past three or four years. Main- tenance men were always here. It's hard to even get in touch with main- tenance now. Although Chris Strempek of the Ann Arbor Tenants Union said he is unsure of what legal action can be taken again- st the management at this time, he said attempts are being made to organize the tenants at University Townhouses for a possible rent strike or some kind of retalitory legal action. cilhP kfirrhinxn Thu Inr W0F,4 AW I&W41I&V %44 W %4 4 Student Newspaper at The University of Michigan ----------- WRITE YOUR AD HERE! ----------- 1 1 Wod1 2341 d. 1-4 71.4 .0 580 70 .0 I ------ L N A TOA 1-----ii Please indicate 15-21 2.55 5.10 6.90 8.70 10.50 1.50 where this ad 22-28 3.40 6.80 9.20 11.60 14.00 2.00 for rent 29-35 4.25 8.50 11.50 14.50 17.50 2.50 help wanted 36-42 5.10 10.20 -13.80 17.40 21.00 3.00 roommates personal I43-49 6.80 11.90 16.10 20.30 24.50 3.50 I Seven words per line. Each group of characters counts as one word. Hyphen1ted wordP over 5 characters count as two words-This includes telephone numbers. 15-21 2.55 5 .1 6.90 80 1.0 15 is torn ; y Li h i t. 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