European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday january 29, 1969 press arabs Israel Thant asks big Powers. W4 pm by .4aatt4ljh_ i. ,1, _., i United nations Secretary general u than called tuesday for big Power pressure through the Security Council to Settle the Arab israeli agreed with president Nixon that the next eruption might Bringa nuclear confrontation. Concerning the execution of nine jews in Iraq As spies for is Rael Thant said he recognize that the Case was within iraqi jurisdiction Atid that he did to plan to bring.,it before any Organ for debate but in Stieh a delicate Stua Tion he Tola Hife first news con Ference of the year such action May impede our common Effort for a just and peaceful settlement in the said that if the hangings had taken place in a less Sensi Tive area he might not have is sued the statement he did Mon Day deploring mass trials an executions and declaring that they impeded a peaceful Settle ment in the Middle East Iraq will hold further spy Tri als iraqi delegates to the Arab information conference in Cair said 1-. the announcement made Ina Baghdad radio broadcast did not say How Many More people would be tried or when the trials would take place it condemned Israel for us propaganda Campaign against Iraq lit connection with the executions and said other spies will be tried Thant amending a statement of last fall that he did riot see Light at the end of the Tunnel i regard to the vietnamese War said the development of the Paris peace talks encouraged him. Two of the three Points of the plan he advocated for four years have been put into effect he said. From All available said there 13 now a Cessa Tion of the bombing of North Vietnam and talks have started. The prospects for peace in Viet Nam today Are brighter than at any time in the past. It will be along and difficult process but i am More third of Thant g Points was a reduction in the fighting. Continued from Page 1 department with an attempt to change the rules of the 20-Yearmilitary retirement game in mid officials say they can understand the opposition but cannot see their Way Clear to go along with the objections. At is sue is a fundamental question of pay policy they said should the pay system be changed to Benefit men who will be serving in the future or those who served in the past to appreciate the views of both sides it is necessary to under stand the background and particularly the wording of the Mili tary pay act of 1967 Public Law 90-207. The Law requires a across the Board increase in Basic pay to be granted july 1,1969, big enough to match the raise that it is claimed will put Federal civilian salaries on a. Par with those in the civilian econ omy. No figures Are mentioned inthe Law because to brie knew what civilian salaries would be but an average civilian salary raise is estimated at 9.1 per this would mean a 12.6 per cent raise in military base pay. This will happen july 1, unless the Law adds Congress does something to change the situation this year. Informed sources at the Pentagon say something Maywell be done for a variety of Rea sons including the fact that raise in Basic pay will have a direct bearing on the Cost of re tired pay something which is getting More expensive each year head toward the concept of the Hubbell reforms and provide a direct Benefit for those on Active duty. How much the increases would be is not options run counter to the Hopes and Aims of about 60,000officers and cos heading to Ward retirement next year. For obvious reasons they want All of the 12.6 per cent raise to go int base pay so they can Benefit not Only in the immediate future but for the rest of their lives. I this is , s a defense officials but they feel that the present system is Al ready top heavy in retired pay because Many Early retirees raw More pay on the basis of life expectancy after retiring than while serving on Active big Basic pay increase my would raise his retired pay to$3,409. Should Congress go along with the Flat 12.6 per cent Raisin base pay on the other hand his retired pay would jump to$3,359 after july 1, 1969. The same thing would happen to other grades. A lieutenant colonel o5 with the same service now receives $6,493. With the Hubbell plan he would receive the same amount until she is 60, when his retired pay would Goto $7,137 annually. With a 12.6 per. Cent act Forstthe Board raise would make this worse the say by rewarding those who leave More than those who stay on Here is what it Means in Dol Lars and cents to those who Are claiming foul. An e7 with 20years of service who retires now draws $2,982 a year and would receive the same amount in the first step of the two step Hubbel plan. The second step at age 60, however he receive $731i. And also More unproductive interns of career retention. Several courses Are open an they Are All High on the priority list of the administration. On would be a Complete pay Reform designed to put careerists under salary system like that of civil ians and also Institute a two Ste retirement program regular retired pay when a Man is stil Young and Able to continue to work and increased retired payt the age when he normally goes into full idea is the result of a three year study by an army Navy air Force group Lead by rear adm. Lester e. Hubbell pay plan has the endorsement of the old administration but when president John son left the White House he leftist to Nixon to get the plan through Congress. Taxes. Continued from Page 1 president Nixon and gop congressional leaders lasting More than two hours. The surcharge is scheduled to expire june 30. There have been some Hopes expressed that i might be allowed to expire or perhaps be reduced. Rep. Gerald r. Ford of Michi Gan the House Republican Leader who was one of those Confer ring with Nixon tuesday told newsmen the president will As Congress within the next few Days to restore the presidential Power to reorganize elements of the Federal said several reorganization plans Are ready to go but that he could not say what areas will be enacted in 1949, the re organization president to reshaping government agencies or departments. House nor the them within 60 Days they went into tuesday became the act allowed the submit plans for if neither the Senate vetoed another option would be to first , president in More than Lise the quarters and subsist 20 years to visit the floor of thearis ence allowances to More Realis tic Levels something that has not been done in years. The advantage of the second option is that it would be cheaper still weather Cloudy with Haze and occasional Light rain. Slightly cooler thursday. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 46, Low 34. Temperature recorded tuesday get j 4 4 am porn 37 39 Adana r 39 43 Athens p 26 39 Aviano cd 37 43 Berlin cd 46 60 Brussels cd 36 39 cop rih incl 41 46 Frankfurt cd 4 4 am pm 46 46 London cd 43 60 Madrid cd 36 36 Munich cd 43 46 Paris r 43 46 Prestwick cd 37 46 Rome r 48 69 wheelus p61-Cloudyj a partly Cloudy a rain. last House after the body had gone into session. He received a Rous ing planted himself in front of the Rostrum and Shook hand with both democrats and re pub such visit observers could recall was Jan. 6, 1949, when president Harry s. Truma strolled onto the House floor while the electoral votes that kept him president were being had entree to the House floor on two counts As presi Dent and As a former House member. These differences a did affect everyone who retires after the raise but the complaints that Are made to Congress and to the Pentagon Corae mostly fro some senior cos and officers in the o5 and o6 grades since they make up the bulk of the potential retirees in the next source of complaint comes from a much smaller group who have trouble in figuring out their pay to compar what they Are now receiving with the salaries that Are pro posed in the Hubbell plan there Are five elements that make up compensation according to con Gress Basic pay quarters allowances subsistence allow ances the value of the income tax that servicemen do not pay on their allowances and the value of what some consider to be a free retirement system. In fact it is not free because Basic pay is deliberately de pressed by 6.5 per cent to Cove the Cost of retirement Pentagon officials and Hubbell maintain. No one of influence official say has come out against the concept of the Hubbell pay re form and this includes those who Are opposed to the plan. No service organization is opposed either they claim although this month s naval affairs published by the Fleet re serve association addresses it self to the quarters subsistence option by saying we have always opposed in creases in quarters allowance sin lieu of increases in Basic pay such As in 1952, As quarters Al Lowance increases Rob a Man of future retired attitude May be Fine for the retirees the Pentagon officials say but ask where does it leave the overwhelming majority of men who actually Bear the Burden of defending their coun try but who never reach retire officials maintain that they want to see the raise go where it will do the armed forces the most Good into the pockets of those men and women who remain on Active duty Nowa Djin the future. Streak was bed hardware Chicago up a Bright Orange something that streaked across the midwestern sky Early sunday morning was identified monday As a piece of soviet space hardware burning up As it hit the Earth s Atmos phere. Pay compared Washington is Here is a comparison of the present and proposed retirement systems in the annual pay by Grade for the most common grades present proposed Ino relied step 2 pay w.983 3,132 3,938 4,117 4,296 5,0746,789 6,012 6,234 6,457 6,680 6,493 6,817 7,393 8,773 9,113 9,493 10,710 11,12211,534 11,946 12,358 one year after full regular step 1 into plan a transition b 92,983 3,132 3,938 4,117 4,296 6,074 6,789 6,012 6,2566,514 6,7826,493 6,817 7,393 8,7739,113 9,493 10,710 11,136 11,702 12,20212,889 3,008 3,165 3,976 4,178 4,391 5,286 6,966 6,227 .6,615 6,780 7,043 6,622 8,968 7,563 9,034 8,5359,997 11,208 11,703 12,285 12,783 13,284 3,1093,298 4,127 4,407 4,775 6,134 6,670 7,086 7,645 8,069 8,401 7,137 7,5698,241 10,233 11,217 12,018 13,205 14,029 15,287 16,136 16,986., wow ,&9t id,9oq a assuming member retires on june 30, 1970, one year after conversion thus increased retired pay amounts reflect Only one fifth of total increases proposed Over five year transition. R f j b increased retired pay amounts after five year Transi Tion period even if there were no salary raises after con version. Actual amounts will be increased by any salary raises Over this period. I if Congress should take no action on any pay changes this year All the present annuities annual retired pay under the present column would be increased by 12.6 per cent. At the present retired pay is based on a percentage of Active duty pay and service that works out to half of base pay for 20 years of duty and three quarters of base for 30years of service. Under the Hubbell salary plan this table shows the new percentages of salary that would be used inthe first step when a Man goes into a second career and the second step when he goes into full . In h step-2 retired pay begin sat Aget 60mv�. 69 40 step-1 retired pay step-2 retired pay per cent of High per cent of High one salary a one salary Tep-2 percentages of salary Are nine percentage Point higher than step 1. Washington is a common misconception about ment s to is lat the recent org annual retire and numbers will soon diminish. 8 Raes cos this is not the Case according to a defense department study report. Assuming Long run continuation of Prem can vels to number of annual retirements a year for the next five years dropping to to Yew to 981 before stabilizing at about in1990, the report states. The size of the retired population win not in stabilized until about the year 2010 i i Here is the projected growth of retirees and their dependents the ouija 1986 1 dependents of retirees. Regimes total 2,178,661 8,344,410 s,063,07� 9,419,666 8,744,139
