European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday february 14, 1969 give ouch his pay raise Washington up the i go to41 per cent pay raise which Congress Congress agreed to accept As Valentine s Day present will be turned Back to Uncle Sam by a least one lawmaker. Rep. Andrew Jacobs jr., d-jnd., who is starting his third term told up he will return the extra $12,500 to the Treasury for the rest of this two year term anyway. The pay raise from $30,000a year to $42,500 annually will rep. Andrew Jacobs or. Oil skimmed from Waves off California Santa Barbara Calif up Union Oil co. Wednesday began skimming Oil from offshore Waves of the Pacific coast in operation sea sweep. Thousands of Gallons of crude Oil which bubbled out of a run away offshore Well covered the Ocean with a thin film from the Anacaya islands South nearly to Catalina Island off los Angeles. There were patches of heavy Oil on the water but most of the 231,000 Gallons of spilled Oil had washed ashore to muck up Miles of valuable tourist beaches. The bulk of the 70-mile-Longslick stood still wednesday in relatively Calm seas. A storm expected to blow More of the Oil ashore weakened As it came in and although scattered showers fell throughout Southern califor Nia winds were Light and Vari Able. Pipes lashed Union planned to gather up the leftover film with two 800-foot lengths of 20-Inch diameter pipe slashed together in a a shape and dragged through the sea by tug boats. The accumulated Oil would be pumped aboard barges where settling and preparation tanks would separate it from  skimmed Oil would be taken  barges put out from the Santa Barbara Harbor at mid Day to sweep up toward Goleta All 535 members of effective this Friday. While not turning Back his increase son. Robert Byrd d w.va., was setting up a Robert c. Byrd scholarship recognition fund with some$4,000 of his increase. He said he would give a $25savings Bond to each valedictorian in West Virginia s 200 or so High schools each year. Stand explained Jacobs said he was elected Toa term at a salary of $30,000 year and did not feel that he should. Accept the extra Money since he did not get elected to i$42,500 Job. As far As could be determined Jacobs was the Only lawmaker to turn Down the pay raise a controversial subject All yeat mainly because of it size. Under Law As interpreted by supreme court decisions dating Back to the 1920s, a congressman can t refuse his salary but Jacobs said there i nothing to prevent him from sending it Back to the Treasury once he gets it. In an interview Jacobs said that the pay raise should be matter of each member s  in Indiana he said state Law forbids a sitting state legislature to vote itself pay raise although it could vote the next elected legislature a hike. Refused pension this in t the first time the36-year-old congressman has re fused Money from  years ago he refused to accept a $20 monthly Veteran disability pension c s a result of broken blood vessels during the korean War. Also Jacobs was t suggest ing that othe congressmen necessarily follow his , he said unlike . Gross an Iowa Republican House member who led an unsuccessful fight against the increase m willing to put my Money where my Mouth is and i might add a considerably smaller  Jacobs said he agreed wit two supreme court rulings preventing a congressman from refusing pay. The rulings according to Jacobs redesigned to prevent a Competition for legislative jobs be tween wealthy and less wealthy people. A wealthy person could Promise to turn Back his pay by stating his election would no Cost the taxpayers any Money and thus turn Congress into Arich Man s club Jacobs said. The pay raise was recommended by a special commission established under a 1967 la voted by Congress. Scuttle with students guard called at Wisconsin Madison wis. Up National guardsmen with fixed bayonets clashed thursday with Stu Dent rebels seeking to cause a fifth Day of Campus uproar atthe University of Wisconsin. The guardsmen part of contingent of 900 ordered out wednesday by gov. Warren , moved into action when the student strikers tried to Block traffic on University Avenue  up the police the soldiers moved Down the Centero the Street. There were a number of scuffles and at Leas one youth s head was bloodied militiamen holding rifles wit fixed bayonets held Back crowds on either Side of the Street. To crowd was estimated at Severa cot Jogene clowns from now until the end of Fasching toes Day night the streets of Cologne belong to German costumed groups such As this one in the old Market. A photo go unloading of mail on idled ships put off new York up the de sense department issued a sur prise order wednesday to Post Pone until further notice the unloading by soldiers of mail rom ships idled by the longest general Dock strike in american history. About 415 soldiers were sent to new York tuesday from Vir Ginia at the request of he Post office department and with the permission of the striking inter National longshoremen s association to unload an estimated3.5 million pounds of mail in 44 hips in new York Harbor. Then out platform. Toward the offshore Union issued a statement tues Day guaranteeing that the firm would be responsible for All Cost incurred in the cleanup opera Tion including expenses result ing from the use of conservation Camp Crew inmates. Allies to change chief in North shape Belgium special Gen. Lyman l. Lem Iritzer supreme Allied commander Europe announced thursday the appointment of it. Gen. Sir Walter Walker of the British army to succeed Gen. Sir Ken Neth Darling also a briton us commander in chief Allied forces Northern Europe at Kol saas Norway effective in augus with the rank of general. Sir Walter served at Headquarters Allied forces Central Europe before being assigned in october 1967 to his present Post of general officer commanding in chief Northern command United  Kenneth who has served As commander in chief Allied forces Northern Europe since february 1967, will retire fro the service. The unloading operation had been held up until Snow could be cleared from docks but it had been scheduled to begin by wednesday afternoon. Neither officials at the Brooklyn army base nor Post office authorities would give a reason for the postpone ment but the move apparently was made As a result of an in Junction issued in a . District court tuesday night. Judge John f. X. Mcgohey ordered longshoremen s locals in new York Harbor to conduct ratification vote by Friday on a contract agreed to by Union an shipping officials in new York four weeks ago. The ballot had been held up by the Union until similar agreements can breached in ports from Maine to Texas where negotiations on local issues have bogged Down Thomas w. Gleason Ila pres ident said that if the contract which he has recommended to the rank and file is ratified on Friday they la have to go Back in new York. With a Back to work movement so imminent the de sense department apparently decided not to put the soldiers to work on the docks. Negotiators presumably will continue in other ports including Boston Phila Delphia and Galveston thousand but most appeared Tobe onlookers. The state adjutant general office said the guardsmen would use them i n i m u m Force required to maintain Law my  at least six persons we rearrested and several were injured in melees that erupted on the Campus wednesday. Bus Drivers walked at entering the Campus and pushing shoving matches occurred As the strikers barred students from entering several buildings to attend classes. Speakers at the wednesday night rally urged strikers to seek court charges against what they called the Hayakawa group counter strikers consist ing mainly of White football players and fraternity , in calling out the guard said i am determined As is Chancellor h. Edwin Young that the University of Wisconsin will not be close d Down but will continue to function in Pursuit of us primary mis Sion the education of o u Young  pvt. Ignites clothes saved by other gis san Francisco up an army private awaiting a medical discharge set Bis clothing afire wednesday during a reveille formation but was saved from in jury by fellow soldiers. Army authorities said  w. D. Brown West Point miss., doused himself with lighter fluid struck a match and stood at perfect attention Ashe clothing blazed. He just stood there and did Tsay anything said a Soldier. Other gis in the formation use their Field jackets to smother tin flames and rolled Brown on the ground. Hospital officials at the pres Idio of san Francisco said there was no evidence of serious  authorities said Brown turned himself in at the Presidio Jan. 21 As absent without leave from it. Benning ga., where hews in Basic training. Brown was under the care of army psychiatrists and was awaiting a medical discharge. 63 countries in expo 70 Tokyo up the Japan association for the 1970 exposition says that 63 countries have agreed to participate in expo 70, scheduled to be held in Osaka n the last exposition expo 67 held in Montreal 60 countries participated. Weather h m 0 63 40 27 7 28 it 4� 9 8 q08 � 884 i to l.8. 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