European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Pogi 6 the stars and stripes december 1964 questions a year theres no shortage of pen pals or enemies in the Pentagon by Fay i Only about 35 it Lars or Trie m i api the Ennis from Congress nil words spoken no personal meetings with Menam non and other defense of the 35 or so congressional re the officials classify five As the rest Al her As protests or requesting More information about the pro members of the new new Hampshire and Maine delegations where the doomed Brooklyn and ports Mouth Navy Yards Are were among the lending letter mall much of the mail from con Gress members relays questions or complaint from this accounts for the heaviest volume for the armed the mail expect ably includes Comal alls from a senator or representative Bucks the complaint along to the concerned sometimes including his own it takes manpower just to Orlle acknowledgements and explanatory each service maintains its own staff for this Pur an example is the air which has about 50 per sons assigned to the the defense Secretary office Doest handle inquiries Abou into the Pentagon in the Wake of Secretary of defense Robert Mcnamara base closing order last month were Only a Ripple in the Dally deluge of communications from Congress and the pub he asking questions or complain ing about department officials estimate that about Tele Grams and Telephone Calls Are handled during the course of a Mcnamura gels Only about letters addressed to nil the remainder go to the Marine corps and air Force and they Arent All complaints about what the Penta Chas or Hast the Greal c Are merely questions about a multitude of ranging from inquiries on the whereabouts of a Soldier to queries about increase in one official says perhaps one or two per Day of the letters Landing in me a Maras office Are complaints although the count was higher in the reaction to the base closing some of those communion tons have been to the Point some referred to Mac the but some also had Praise for his Pentagon officials express Dille Surprise about the smal volume of congressional communications on base con Aldering the verbal storm which flared up around the the Mcnamara order wll close or merge m bases in the a Ltd but officials say these go to the either directly or by ref Renic of the appropriate sort be Secretary Alons with the huge volume of correspondence about or rom personnel there is a daily bundle of mail about Busi Sontus of procurement whether contracts Are wine prospects for defense milling or buying in a particular if a question or complaint involves what the Pentagon prefers to Call the defense Sec retards office handles it or re fers it to a specifying that the answer be coordinated with the defence department be fore being mailed quirk answer no one in the Pentagon wants to rile a member of Cor Respondence is a careful product usually by a staff of sex the department prefers that a whether from influential Pipit of Hill or the pub should he acknowledged within 24 hours after receipt and answered within five the Pentagon also gets communications from other Federal most of it from the state which has a common interest with the de sense department in Many mat gemini readied for no prepare a robot equipped gemini space capsule for Jug crucial lest planned for next the first unmanned flight april s was near perfect and proved the ability of the tltaa1 rocket to orbit the space if the new test plans will continue toward launching astronaut veg Al Grossom and John Young on a Ihre Corbit Mission by the end of que Tekip on gratuities dont sign this form by Dick West Washington up the Pentagon recently created consternation in the ranks of Mili tary Type freeloaders by tighten ing the rules governing accept Ance of gratuities from defense some wag in he procurement Branch accepted the directive As a Challenge to prepare yet an other form to be filled out in this one is called the gratuity acceptance a copy of the which is 3 being surreptitiously circulated la among military purchasing of n has fallen into my because ii is a rather interest ing specimen of bureaucratic fun and i have taken the lib erty of passing along an or version below gratuity acceptance report do form 1884 1 name of recipient of grate s Ity Grade if rank White it Date gratuities accepted was gratuity solicited yes no giver including nationality Type of gratuity accepted food and beverage lunch dinner lodging accommodations hotel Motel yacht bordello private pleas ure narcotics including Light opium Rod Isiac companionship Type companionship rating wow miscellaneous air plane Model specify acceptance of above is in inc Best interest of in United skills government be cause it increases com Bat effectiveness improve morale poverty strikes blow for for administrative us Only recommended action court martial discharge Tain As personal aide Tion Transfer to congressional distribution defense depart ment information office in Revenue service Fri Actu Drew Pearson Republican National auction of Champion steer brings tears cites oversight May prove costly apparent oversight by the Cit May Force it to sell the towns police and fire the county treasurers office said the combination police and fire Hall will be put up for i a 1 e As tax delinquent property next authorities explained the Muni Cipal property normally would be tax exempt but Barrington authorities apparently overlooked establishing the ton and year old Illinois farm has been auctioned for Chicago up i stockyards packing started grand Champion steer of the in inc Blu Witk at a Pound in National livestock expose and when the bidding reached beloved pet of a 15 Janet obviously was holding Back when the Price reached the steer suddenly bolted and knocked Janet to her she begun when she Learned after the Sale that Charger was Pur chased for the Central National Bank for a Lour of Bantu in Illinois and she smiled for inc 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