European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 2, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 9 car a Rist soul a  straight salary Hubbell report does t affect first Iii Cher by Marc Hiuet is Washington Bureau chief Washington is pay Scales and allowances for first hitch enlisted servicemen would remain unchanged under the club Hal report recommendations which propose a straight salary for career members of the armed forces. The military pay study which began two years ago at the instigation of the defense depart ment was made by a committee headed by rear . Lester e. Jib Bill. Defense officials ordered the sweeping study to answer two key questions is the system efficient an fair from the viewpoint of the individual military member is it effective in manage ment i.e., in attracting retain ing and separating personnel Soas to achieve a balanced Force both get no i Lubber who directed the study Ever since it began monday said the answer to both questions Wasa resounding  As a result his study group came up with a 151-Page report on what is wrong with today s confused and complicated pay and allowances system. It makes31 recommendations on ways to simplify the system by putting servicemen on a salary system that is tied in with Federal civilian pay and the Cost of Liv ing. Hubbell s report was sent on to Congress monday. The Eurli-1 est it could be adopted Assum ing it and the legislative proposals to put it into effect meet with the approval of the White House  Congress is july 1, 1969, according to assistant de sense Secretary for manpower Alfred b. Fitt. Complex fragmented the Hubbell group also found the pay of no careerists who make up 52 per cent of the armed forces to be appropriate both in methods and amounts. In answer to the first question is it efficient and fair Hubbell told Pentagon newsmen monday the system is so com Lexand fragmented that few Mem Bers know How to compute the value of their compensation. Hence it is very difficult for the member to compare his earn Ings with civilians. He typically undervalues his pay. Men doing the same work and having the same rank and service can earn 11 different salaries. Work performance is not consistently compensated. We Lack an objective basis of adjusting pay. Hence such adjustments have often been tardy and  on the second question the efficiency of pay in management Hubbell said the system was designed for the pre world War ii Days when a Small military Force lived on base. Now two thirds of career families live off base he  the system lacks visibility and creditability it has Low incentive value in attracting and retaining Young men the Admira explained while at the same Lime stagnation is encouraged inthe 10-to-2 year service period when men wait to become eligible for retirement. All this leads to excessive turn Over and training costs in the Early years of a service career and excessive retention and retirement costs in later years he said. Much of the confusion Over the understanding of military pay he said comes about because it is Complex and fragmented and received in five different  to current rates this is the Way servicemen and women Are paid method of per Cen payment f total taxable Cash 58.8cash allowances non taxable 11.5 allowances in kind non taxable 8.7 savings tax advantage medical Etc 9.5 retirement accruals not vested 11.5 total 100key Point in the Hubbell recommendation Calls for paying servicemen a full Cash salary equivalent in All respects to civil Ian salaries. The salary would include and replace Basic pay allowances tax advantage and also add a vested retirement. Contribution equal to 8.5 per cent of salary. Servicemen would then pay for their subsistence and for housing Bothon and off base except when assigned to operational Quarter sin the Field or on shipboard. Servicemen would also pay in come taxes on their full salaries. Other reforms proposed in clude discontinuance of the regu Lar re enlistment Bonus by incorporating this into parity Sal Ary. Reduce or phase out other proficiency pay the variable re new Flag new name the . Destroyer a Halsey Powell becomes the Republic of Korea Navy s Seoul As the ship is transferred at the Long Beach Calif naval station. The korean Crew is shown taking Over the ship As their country s Flag is raised. Up photo 17 dig British contest a grave turn for burials enlistment Bonus and other Spe Cial pays As re enlistment rates improve. Avoid the introduction of newer augmented special pays in the future until the incentive effector full comparability is deter mined. Adopt uniform separation pay policy for All personnel one month s salary per year of service to a maximum of 12 months. This is Felt to be Essen tial to improve Force manage ment. Continue studies of military retirement and survivor Bene fits seeking ways to conform the military to the civil service system More closely where appropriate. This is now going on. And the study is due to be completed by the end of the year. Maintain medical benefits a their present Levels but adjust Hospital charges in military facilities As required by Law. In crease from $1.75 to $5 a Day the charges for the first 10 Days. Operate commissaries an Post exchanges at no net Cost to the government except when the support is needed by special , according to the report Are first term enlisted men Al through e4, All under two years of service plus those with two to four years and less than a six year commit ment. This group has an aver age age of 20 about 85 percent Are single and 80 per cent serve Only one  average residual income that is the Cash they have left after providing for food hous ing clothing medical care an taxes exceeds that of civilian minimum wage earners an single male High school graduates of the same age employed full Lime in civilian life. For them the group recommends no major change in their present Basic pay and allow ances a special living allow Ance for the 15 per cent with dependents and a maximum promotion time for fully Quali fied men of four months Active service to e2 and 12 months to e3. Here Parison Money protein birth Factor Washington a group of government scientists say a study indicates that Moth ers who Don t get enough pro Tein during pregnancy have children with lower intelligence and higher rates of brain disorders. They also said they anticipate studies to see whether babies of mothers with a Normal amount of protein would to Horn with higher intelligence if the Moth ers were Given slightly More protein during pregnancy. The scientists from the National Institute of neurological diseases and blindness told news conference that the prote in deficiency problem showed up mainly among women of Low social and economic Levels. London a Irish grave Digger Mike Meaney who spent 61 Days buried alive in a coffin has set off a new underground craze in  s manager pub keeper butty Sugrue announced that the living Corpse was going underground again to set a new record and 16 challengers were going to be buried with him some of them under 20 feet of solid  re setting up a regular cemetery. We have coffins Fornall of them. Well have to use pneumatic drills to blast them out said Sugrue whose pub is in Kilburn Northwest London. Mike 33, emerged from his grave a week ago. With girl bagpipers dancing reels around his coffin to claimed a world record. He and Sugrue promptly challenged Bill White of aus tin  claimed his own record of 59 Days in the United states to a fight to what might be the finish. This fellow or. White has accepted the Challenge and he s coming hero in july and they logo Down together said Sugrue. The two Are to be buried Side by Side in twin coffins beneath a Timber roof. Twenty feet of Concrete will be poured Over the  pub keeper said he is put Ting up 111?,000 prize Money for the Man who stays Down longest i but now 15 others have shown up and said they want Tobe buried too Sugrue said. There Are 11 englishmen a Indian a Turk a French Algeri an and another irishman who says he spent 63 Days fasting in a coffin but he has t got an evidence to prove  Sugrue said Mike who was Ina cramped coffin Only two feet High with a stovepipe air vent and asked for a Beer As soon As the lid was pried off was heavy favorite to win. White has been living i luxury in his coffin he said. I m told it was eight feet wide and four feet High and he even had a television in there. What kind of burial is that if White does half the Tim of my boy i la oat my Shille  said All the contenders can have Concrete poured Over them if they want. While Sugrue made the arrangements Meaney was go ing into training for the bout breathing exercises and Road  s doing a lot of mental preparation too he s praying said Sugrue. Is the Pentagon s com of no careerist spending per year with compar Able High school graduates in civilian life based on Normal promotions for All servicemen years of civilian $1,198$1,290 $1,393 service1 2 3 4 age 19 20 21 22 cumulative military$1,202 $1,522 $1,985 $2,403 $7,112 $1,471 $5,358 St. Paul mayor re elected St. P a u a Minn. A Thomas Byrne a former school teacher was re elected mayor of Minnesota s capital City by a 2-to-l margin Over mrs. Walter Butler wife of a wealthy ecu i tractor who based her campaigns on fiscal responsibility. Will wuts9 slay Lions Augusta a. Up onetime circus lion Tamer said tuesday she feared armed nuts running up and Down the Highway May slay Sammy Andrud two of the most gorgeous Lions you Ever  african Lions one Vii h ing about 450 pounds and theother 350, escaped monday from mrs. Helen Mckinnon s tourist attraction a combination restau rant and service station on High Way 25, South of Here. Mrs. Mckinnon said vandals broke the lock from the lion s Cage and three Lions . Mckinnon recaptured one a female named  the other two scarcely More than overgrown cubs have been roaming the Countryside. They want to come Home mrs. Mckinnon said. But peo ple keep scaring Thorn off. The won t attack  sheriff s deputies and animal experts armed with Dart guns have been trying to recapture the Lions but have been unable to get close enough to hit them Viii . 1 mrs. Mckinnon baited their Cage with fresh meat monday , the 450-Pounder, took the lure slipped Back to the pens and stuck his head in the Cage about 3 .  about that time a Monkey screeched in a nearby  an overturned a water pan. The Clatter sent Sammy loping off into the darkness. Farmers in the area fear that the Lions when they yet hungry enough would  taking their meals from Herd and flock