European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                P senators say Nixon Akes unheard of moves up re tub Juan senators Are sick and a of being the last to be6d about important admin policy decisions an fitments and they have let Lent Nixon know  but w e 11 Ifon d e d two hour meeting a tuesday of gop senators gave Ujj Gilford to Bryce c. Harlow is assistant for Cong res relations. In Gordon Allott of thei policy committee presided he private meeting ofers and their chief assist Harlow and White House Harry s. Flemming also  tried his Best to in that Nixon had been inless than three weeks to the problems of transition were tremendous that there was not any conscious Effort on the part of the White House to Short circuit Congress. But he hardly got started wit this explanation when sen. Hiram l. Fong a Hawaii waved a Lel typed press report at Harlow. The Story already i newspaper offices across the country told of a Nixon plan to we worked hard. We wanted a  take postmaster ships out of politics and make them civil service appointments. Fong is making Clear he did thear about the postmaster plan rather than that he did t agree with it. Fong is the ranking Republican on the Post office and civil service committee and had t heard about the plan  said a system had been set up for consulting ranking members of congressional committees in Advance but con ceded that in this Case the system broke Down. Postmaster ships Are tradition ally patronage plums of House members and they too have let the president know they Are dissatisfied. Sen. Clifford p. Case r-n.j.,also had a Gripe Geoffrey Moore of new Jersey had Bee appointed to head the Bureau of labor statistics in the Labo department without Case s cont. On Page 24 col 2 car insurers claim rates Are too Low by Peter Kuhrt staff writer Darmstadt Germany is this kind of Money scares people off and that is what it is supposed to do said the insurance agent leafing through his Premium Lithe was talking about the High insurance rates Young men have to pay for the privilege of operating their own car in Germany. See letters on the subject Page 8. Al  a unofficial a a tap a of . Forces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East 27, no. 294 Jay february 8, 1969 if 21855 a5 daily 10 sunday Pueblo crewmen support skipper s surrender of ship Coronado Calif