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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1960)
T Carole Tregoff May Try to Keep Stories Out of Murder Trial By JACK V. FOX Uniled Press International Los Angeles -(UPD- Carole Tregoff battles this week to keep out of her murder trial with Dr. R. Bernard Finch the conflicting stories she told shortly after the killing of the surgeon's wife. The prosecution had only 10 witnesses left and expected to rest its case by Tuesday or Wednesday. But it will try to get into the record the story Carole, 23, told officers before she, too, was charged with the murder of Mrs. Barbara Jean Finch. Arrested After Testifying Carole was arrested as she stepped from the witness stand at the preliminary hear ing for Finch. The story she told then had many contra dictions from the one she told officers originally in Las Veg as when Finch was arrested at her apartment the day after the killing. Originally, she denied she carried a "murder kit" up the driveway to the Finch home the night of July 18 when Mrs. Finch was killed. In her second version, she said she brought it because Finch wanted a flashlight in it. Carole also kept quiet the contacting of John Patrick Cody in Las Vegas. The de fense claims the convict was hired to get divorce evidence on Mrs. Finch. The state says he was hired to kill. Which ever is true, Carole made no mention of Cody until he was arrested. Claim Rights Violated Her attorneys claim the red-haired Carole was held in custody without a lawyer and in violation of her constitu tional rights when she was first questioned. Her counsel has never said definitely that Carole will take the stand. Finch has said on the other hand that as soon as his lawyer "press es the button" he will start talking for the first time and tell all the events the night his wife was shot to death in back. Waitress Fired by Nightclub Owner; Marries Co-Owner London-IUPft-Waitress Mari ella Capes. 18, was fired last week by the co-owner of the nightclub where she had just recently been hired because she was near-sighted. Mariella went in tears to the other owner. Hod Dibben, and begged for her job back. Dibben took one look at his recently-hired employee - and proposed. Then he took her out and bought her a pair of spectacles. Monday, Jan. 25, 1960 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. neeme Tax Returns (Due by AproB 3L5; es for FiBsng Remain Unchanged KU Editor's note: It's getting on tax time. By midnight, April 15, some 60 million Americans must have their Federal income tax returns in the mail. But, especially for those due refunds, there's no point in waiting until the deadline. Knowing the basic income tax rules and the legal gimmicks can save you money. You're errtitled to it and the gowrnment wants you to have it. This is the first of five dispatches on how to pay and not overpay your taxes. They were w-ritten for the non-expert with technical details checked for accuracy by the Internal Revenue Service. Washington UPD Let's face it: Federal income tax rates are just as high this year as last. But the taxpayer has one consolation: if the rates aren't lower, at least the rules are the same. All that tricky stuff about deductions, dependents, divi dends and so forth that you learned last year is still use ful, money-saving knowledge. But lefs run through it again. First, who must file a re turn by the April 15 dead line? Everyone who was a citizen or resident of the United States last year and jwho had a certain amount of income. Those less than 65 years old must file a return if their income in 1959 was S600 or more. Those who reached their 65th birthday at any time before the end of the year are required to file only if their income was S1200 or more. If you have a refund com ing, you must file a return to get it. Refund Example For example, a high school student who worked during Practical Rules To Keep in Mind Washington (UPI) Besides knowing the technicalities of income lax calculations, it's good to keep in mind a few practical rules, loo: -D o u b 1 e check your arithmetic, reading of tax tables, copying of figures. These are common places for errors. The best way to catch them is to set aside your return for a few days before you review it. Of course you can'l do that if you wait until the last minute to make out your return. The deadline for filing is midnight April 15. If you have a refund coming you will get it a lot sooner if you file early. Be sure you have put your name on lop of the re turn and signed it at the bottom. Lots of taxpayers send in returns, some even calling for refunds, without names. If you have unanswered questions or doubts about how the rules apply to you, telephone or visit your lo cal Internal Revenue Serv ice .office. the summer, had taxes with held by his employer and made less than S600 all year, can get back the withheld taxes-but he must file a re turn. An adult taxpayer may have a refund coming because he had a lot of deductible ex pensessuch as big medical bills-during the year. But he won't get the money until his return is in. The sooner you file your return the sooner you'll get Uncle Sam's check for what he owes you. You don't have to wait until April 15. Last year, everyone who filed a return used one of two forms-a punch card called the "short form" with the number 1040A, or the 'long form" return numbered 1040. This year, the Internal Rev enue Service offers a third choice, 1040W, which is a middle-length form. 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His address is on page 2 of the instruction booklet that comes with forms 1040 and 1040W. Considei Short Form Your best bet is to start by considering the short form. It's the easiest to fill out and the quickest for the IRS to process. If you are eligible to use 1040A it would be a waste of time to bother with the longer form. The short form is just as official as the long one. Basically form 1040A is for persons whose gross in come in 1959 was less than $10,000, including not more than $200 from dividends, in terest or other income on which tax was not withheld by an employer. Consider Harry Brown, a carpenter who works for a construction firm. His firm paid him $6100 last year in wages, from which taxes were withheld. Harry also earned $115 on some weekend jobs which he did for people in his neighborhood. Harry IS eligible to file on form 1040 A. But if those week end jobs had amounted to $210 he could not use the short form. Even if you are eligible to use the short form, it may pay you to use a longer one because of deductions. On the short form, you automatically set a standard 10 per cent de duction which the govern ment allows all taxpayers. (More about this later.) But if you had heavy medical bills, if you were paying on a mort gage, or otherwise had de ductible expenses which add up to more than 10 per cent of your income, it will pay you to report itemized deduc tions. Then you must use the middle form (1040W) or the long form (1040). Four Pager The long form is a four pager, the middle form a two pager. You may file the mid dle form, 1040W, if your in come consists only of wages or salary (regardless of the amount) and not more than $200 of interest and dividends. You may not use it if you have income from other sources, such as the sale of property or rent. Ellen Wilson is a taxpayer who may use the middle form. An interior decorator, she earned $12,000 last year from the department store for which she works. Of course the store withheld taxes from her salary checks. Ellen also received $1282 in dividends from stock she owns and $34 in interest on her savings ac count. But suppose Ellen had sold that stock last year for more than she paid for it. That's known as a capital gain, and it must be reported to the government. Or suppose Ellen was collecting rent on proper ty she owns. In either case, she would be ineligible to use the middle form and would have to use the long form to file her tax returns. The long form - 1040 with out any letter - is a must for taxayers claiming depre ciation deductions or report ing income from pensions, an nuities, rents, royalties, es tates, or those with retirement income credits. Consult Attorney If you are not sure which form to use, consult your at torney or accountant or the local Internal Revenue office. The IRS encourages taxpay ers to bring in their questions so they will get the right an swers before they file, not later. Advice you get at the IRS is free. Lots of questions that trouble the average taxpay er are fairly straightforward and a tax agent will tell you the same thing an attorney will. But if you want some one to spend a lot of time on your return figuring out how to reduce your tax, it might be best to retain an attorney or accountant. The Internal Revenue Serv ice says the best way to get advice is to try telephoning first. Then, if necessary, you can call in person. (Next: Joint returns) RUSSIANS FIND GOLD Moscow-(UPD-A rich deposit of gold has been discovered at great depth beneath Lake Seven in Armenia, the trade . . fl BOOKS rnffl flyJu CLOSED r m JrLrP 1 JrQVZ MADE NOW E KORELL PLUS-SIZE Slacks H Stohss Shoes anc If Your CREDIT Is GOOD, It's GOOD at PICK'S 112 EAST MAIN STREET Next Dcor to Robinson Bros. Phone SP 2-9922 i union newspaper Trud re ported Sunday.
