European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes action linked to civilian increase Congress Likely to of i saturday october 7, 1967 r Washington is Therp appears to be Little doubt that the 5.6 per cent military pay raise Bill will go through Congress but first a lot of things will have to happen in the next few  sources had hoped to have the pay Bill enacted by oct. 1. Now they Hope that when it becomes a reality it will be retroactive to oct. 1. The reason for the Holdup High choir seat belts for tots by Ruth Feuerstein Chicago up a neurological surgeon tuesday recommended High chairs with seat belts and bassinets with rails to help prevent children s brain  advice to mothers was Given by or. Frank h. May Field president of the society of neurological surgeons an director of the neurological surgery department at Chris Hospital in Cincinnati. Mayfield and several other doctors participated in a news conference at the 53rd annual clinical Congress of the Ameri can College of surgeons. Mayfield said the mos common Type of brain injury in children occurs at birth an often cannot be prevented. But the next most common cause of brain injuries occurs from Falls off of pieces of furniture and can be prevented he  belts on High chairs with a ring attached to the baby s pants for the Belt to go through would Cut Down on Many Falls he suggested. Bassinets with railings Energy absorbing Mats on All hard floors removing Sharp cornered objects and Wall to Wall carpeting when possible were other recommendations by Mayfield for a program of preventive maintenance in the  said spinal Cord accidents which Are not As com Mon As brain injuries but can cause lifetime paralysis could also often be avoided through adequate safety education pro Grams. Diving trampoline an sled accidents Are the most common causes of injuries tothe spinal Cord in children he said. Many times they could be avoided with safety instruct  or. Robert j. Izant jr., chief of the division of paediatric surgery at Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio emphasized the need for Ade quate treatment facilities for children in the nation s Hospi tals. There Are Many outstanding children s hospitals Izant said but too often the provi Sions in other hospitals Are in  cited a Lack of space and not enough trained person Nel to handle children s special needs As frequent  just can t Deal with a frightened injured child the same Way you can with an adult Izant said. There a Especial emotional problems that Nave to be  All these weeks is the size of the Federal civilian pay raise. Right now the 4.5 per cent civil Ian raise is tied in with a 6 per cent increase for postal employees and higher postal . L. Mendel Rivers d s.c., chairman of the House armed services committee will not Send the military playbill to the House floor until he sees the outcome of the civilian Bill since he wants the military to have the same size raise As the  4.5 per cent civilian in crease is equal to a 5.6 percent military boost because the military raise will affect Only base pay. The civilian pay Bill cleared the House Post office and civil service committee sept. 28 Ina form that is not what the administration hoped to see particularly with regard to the disparity Between the raise for the postal employees and Theresa of the civilian work Force. The measure was cleared bythe House rules committee wednesday for floor action bythe House. Action is hoped for on oct. 10.from the House it must then go to the Senate and the Whitehouse where president John son can veto the whole thing if he feels the civilian raises have got out of hand and Cost More than the administration plans to spend. Meanwhile the military playbill awaits the outcome of All these legislative  a higher pay formula is to become Law Rivers will do his est to see that the men and women in uniform receive the same proportionate increase As civilians. For Short hops this proposed com Pound Rotor Craft transport with a 230 . Cruising Speed could provide the answer for future Short haul air hops according to the Lockheed California  transport would use heliports up half Dollar is Here to stay a  t rf"h"ktnt.t�7l Asli i i t. _. By Joseph r. Coyne Washington a the half Dollar unlike the $2 Bill is apparently Here to  Treasury department plans to mint halves containing 40 per cent Silver through next year. Officials Are confident the coins will continue to  if the department ultimately decides to remove Al Silver from half dollars it still plans to continue making  record production of halves the Treasury has Bee unable to satisfy the demand for them. It has declared the Short age of other coins at an end. The department stopped Mak ing $2 Bills last year because of Lack of demand. Robert a. Wallace assistant Secretary of the Treasury said half dollars Are apparently still being hoarded although More and More of them Are now circulating. Many persons have save halves As souvenirs of the late president John f. Kenned whose likeness appears on the newest version of the Coin. But Wallace said americans also apparently like to save half Dol Lars because they Are half Dol  keeps two in his desk occasionally giving one to a  than 850 million Kennedy halves have been minted so  future of the half Dollar was discussed briefly at Las month s meeting of the commis Sion on the coinage. It was agreed to continue production. Next year the commission will decide whether to recommend continuing using Silver in halves after the Treasury assesses it Silver stockpile. Any decision on the Meta Content of halves or the future of the Coin is ultimately up to Congress. The is european edition col. James w. Campbell Usa. Editon chief f8mhael or �8af Mia to meditate actress Mia Farrow shown Here before she lopped off most of her hair will go to India for a month of meditation with Mystic maharishi Mahesh Yogi who has los none of his tresses. He s the beatles spiritual adviser. A n pm managing editor Henry r Epst a. Production manage Henry r. Epstein. Circulation manager an unofficial newspaper of and for the . Armed forces published by the commander in chief . European command and printed daily at Darmstadt Germany. Military address the stars and stripes Apo 09175. International mall the stars and stripes Post Lac i 1034, 61-Darmstadt, Germany. Tel Griesheim