European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes monday october 23, 1967 guaranteed annual wage for some men Ford i a Settle strike Detroit up the Ford motor co. And the striking United Auto workers agreed Earl sunday on a three year contract that called for wage increases of More than one Dollar an hour for certain employees. A Price tag of $250 million was put on the whole  of the pact Fol Lowed a 17-hour bargaining ses Sion. Law president Walter Reu ther said the contract ending a46-Day strike provides a Fuller measure of equity for for workers. Reuther said workers probably will begin returning to their jobs thursday under the contract which he describes As the larg est economic package Ever Fortis Union. The contract still to be Rati fied by the Union members Calls for immediate increases of a least 20 cents an hour. Skilled workers would get an additional30 cents an hour in the first  says the new contract will raise wages 45 cents to90/& cents hourly Over its three year Span the boost depending upon a worker s cur rent pay scale. The Union estimates Over All gains of Ford s approximately 20,000 skilled tradesmen will average $11.02  base pay for All workers would go up 11 cents an hour inthe second year and 12 cents an hour in the third  revision in the Cost of Liv ing Factor clause which held up settlement of the negotiations for several Days was  Money will be paid in Lump sums every three months instead of being added to the workers hourly wage. In the firs year it would be 5 cents an hour. In the second and third years i would be a maximum of 8 cents an  estimated that the contract provides a wage in crease for the skilled trades men who have been hammering for a bigger share of any Settle ment of at least $1.02 an hour Over the three year life of the contract Reuther s bargaining Plank calling for a guaranteed annual wage for the 160,000 Law employees on strike was partially answered but not under that  new clause would give workers with top seniority up to95 per cent of their pay during a Layoff up to one year. But subtracted from the Check would be$7.50 a week that an employ would be expected to spend on such things As lunches and car fare if he were working. Reuther called the settlement historic Milestone in the struggle of american wage earn ers to win greater Security and pow savings plan asked Washington is the defense department is asking Congress for special Authoriza-ti9n to permit army Navy and air Force secretaries to takeout uniformed services savings Deposit allotments for 350 servicemen missing or captured in Vietnam on sept. 1, 1966, when the 10 per cent savings plan went into  Force Brig. Gen. William w. Berg Deputy assistant defense Secretary for manpower told the Senate armed service committee thursday that the Pentagon favors having a Bill passed to allow men now listed As missing or captured the Sam Deposit privilege extended to other Sei vice men. This cannot be done under existing Law.  he said it would not re quire an Auto Price increase. Law plans called for a meet ing of the Union s International executive Board in Detroit Sun Day to approve the agreement. The Ford Council made up of officials of 61 Ford Law locals will meet in Detroit monday. Ratification votes will begin tues Day in the Detroit area and Lateran other parts of the country. Ford has said it can get its huge River Rouge Complex up to 90 per cent of production with in 24 hours. But it could take perhaps six weeks to get the nationwide operation Back into High gear because of the need Tostock Supply parts and the possibility that local issues might cause work stoppages at some , the no. 2 Auto maker behind general motors corp.,has been shut Down since its old contract with the Law expired at Midnight sept. 6. For 28,000 pensioned for workers the base will go up from $4.25 per month for each year of work to $5.25. This me is that a Ford worker on retire ment after 30 years of service can expect a hike of $30 in his pension Check. For those workers retiring after the first year of the new con tract is completed retirement benefits will Range from $5.50 to $6. Depending on Job classification. Soviet missiles sink ship continued from Page t nations was informed that israeli forces in the area were there solely on a Rescue mis  they denied reports from Cairo that the egyptians had been requested to help in the Rescue  said the final message received from the stricken ves Sel said they hit us and we Are abandoning  said the evacuation of the ship was orderly and the Crew left it in lifeboats and life  said the Central Hospital in Beersheba was placed on the Alert to handle the wounded and the main Hall readied As a Clear ing station just As it was Dur ing the Mideast War last  reported the incident first saying its forces engage the israeli ship in egyptian Waters at 5  sinking of the Elath was the first breach of the cease Fife this month in the canal area. Fighting was reported however after the sinking Between israeli and egyptian troops in port said on the Northern end of the Suez canal egyptian officials confirmed minimum wage asked for gis continued from Page 1 week would earn about $2,912 annually. A new enlisted Man s pay they claim amounts to about $2,122 a year including Basic scale plus pay related benefits. Even the 5.6 per cent pay boost proposed by the House armed services committee for the Low est enlisted rating they say would not bring this level up tothe minimum wage. The republicans say they oppose a military pay so High that Money alone would induce voluntary enlistments but argue that unless the scale is roughly equivalent to civilian pay it is not Only not an inducement to enlistment it is an obstacle to enlistment and serves to Decoy abducted in London London a a 9-year-Oldboy, acting As a Decoy for the police was abducted by a Manoff a South London Street sunday. He was not found until about four hours later when police stopped a vehicle near the spot from which he was taken. A lice took the boy and a Man who was with him to Tower Bridge police  a Man was charged under the sexual offences act with assaulting the boy. He will appear in court  boy Colin Hibbert had been accosted by a Man on sat urday. The Man suggested the boy meet him again sunday and his parents told the police. It was agreed that the boy should keep the appointment and detectives would be  Man in a Light truck drove up and the boy got in. Be fore the police could Stop him however he drove away with the boy. Scotland Yard ordered a full inquiry into what one senior officer  As a colossal perpetuate the  suggest a pay scale beginning at the minimum wag level As an initial and immedi ate step. They recommend also establishment of a salary sys tem of military pay citing these arguments a potential Volunteer no gets an impression his pay would be less than it actually would be. They Call the present military pay Structure Complex inefficient and confusing. The current pay system snot responsive to work per formed by the individual Butis based mainly on rank length of service and number of de Pendents. Others who joined in the state ment Are reps. Alphonzo Bell of California William t. Cahill of new Jersey Silvio o. Conte of Massachusetts Thomas b. Cur tis of Missouri Marvin l. Esch of Michigan Paul Findley of Illinois Joseph m. Mcdade of Pennsylvania William s. Mail hard of California Charles Mcc. Mathias or. Of Maryland of. Bradford Morse of Massachusetts Ogden r. Reid of new York Howard w. Robi son of new York Fred Schwen gel of Iowa and Robert Taft or. Of Ohio. That fighting had erupted in port said after the Elath attack. Air raid sirens sounded at 6 p.m.,one hour after Egypt reported engaging the israeli ship and two hours before Israel said it had sunk the Elath was formerly the zealous a British destroyer launched in Early 1944. It was purchased by Israel in 1956. . Will complain egyptian foreign ministry sources said sunday that a com plaint will be made to the United nations that the Elath violated egyptian territorial Waters. Mohamed Eltouny permanent egyptian Delegate to the United nations has been instructed Tofile a complaint without asking for specific action by the unite nations the sources said. Port said returned to Norma sunday morning after a three and one half hour air raid Aler saturday night in the Wake of the  residents expressed fears Israel might retaliate against the City where the ships which Sank the Elath Are based. Eban denounces attack israeli foreign minister Abba Eban meanwhile denounced sunday in new York the egyptian sinking of the destroyer Ashe most flagrant and grave violations so far of the Mideast ease fire agreement. Eban obviously angry Over egyptian claims the vessel was sunk in egyptian territorial Waters said the truth of the mat Ter is that the destroyer was at tacked and sunk on the High  told newsmen at Kennedy International Airport he would bring up the destroyer sinking in an address to the . General Assembly. Pro football sunday s pro football result by the associated pres National league Detroit 24. Atlanta 3green Bay 48, new York 21 Cleveland 24, Chicago 0dallas 24, Pittsburgh 21 Minnesota 20, Baltimore 20, . Louis 48, Philadelphia 14 american league Houston 24, Kansas City 19 Oakland 48, Boston 14continental league Montreal 14, Hartford 0 protesters at Pentagon March away continued from Page 1 played in or near the building were successful in thwarting the demonstrators aim of p a r a lying the nation s military nerve  200 youths staged a sep Arate demonstration sunday morning in Lafayette Park across the Street from the Whitehouse. Three were arrested after clashing with police. About 400 persons we rearrested saturday and sunday including author Norman Mailer Dave Bellinger chief organizer of the March an mrs. Dagmar Wilson Leader of women strike for peace. 47 injured officials said 47 were injured including 10 soldiers 13  and 24 civilians. Ten of the civilians suffered head injuries and others were Hurt when they fell while Scal ing a Wall a Pentagon spokes Man said. Some of the injured civilians were treated in a Pentagon . Gen. Ramsey Clark visited the Pentagon area Dur ing the morning but Secretary of defense Robert s. Mcnamara was not on hand. Mcnamara spent 15 hours at the Pentagon saturday watching portions of the demonstration from an upstairs window. Except for the handful youths one witness said than a half dozen who of less got support men in Vietnam 10000 hold  new York a a estimated 10,000 persons participated saturday in the first Day of a weekend Vigil in new York s Battery Park i support of american servicemen in  Vigil was part of what was planned As a nationwide series of parades demonstrations vigils and religious services sponsored by the National committee of responsible patriotism in addition Large numbers of motorists kept their headlights on As a sign of their participation in the demonstrations but there also were complaint when police radio cars joined in. The program called opera Tion gratitude has received messages of support from for Mer vice president Richard m. Nixon and the 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry  also came from 32 governors according Ocharles w. Wiley the commit tee  Montgomery ala., gov. Lurleen Wallace had issued proclamation calling on alabamians to keep their Homeland businesses alight and their headlights on when driving Dur ing the weekend. Newark n.j., readied a Parade for sunday under the leadership of local jewish War veterans and ancient order of hibernian with the endorsement of gov. Richard j.  gratitude parades also were scheduled for sunday in four other parts of the metropolitan new York  radio car teams were ordered to keep their lights Offin Daylight after the police department received complaint about prowl cars earlier. Barely inside the wooden doors of a Pentagon Entrance nor Mally used by newsmen none of the demonstrators entered the  demonstrators charged the troops used tear Gas but this was denied categorically and emphatically by maj. Gen Charles f. O Malley jr., com Mander of the military District ii of Washington. Tear Gas seize Dan Henkin a Pentagon in formation officer said demonstrators in one area obtained nine tear Gas canisters when they broke through a line of sol Diers. He said the demonstrators themselves used tear  troops inched Forward during the night and morning hours arresting the demonstrators one by one when the refused to move on. By noon an estimated 150 youths remained on the Small parking lot nor Mally reserved for High ranking officers. They were hemmed in on three sides by about the same number of soldiers and  president Johnson at tended Church scores of policemen patrolled the sidewalks along Pennsylvania Avenue