European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 21, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 a i wow. So Snow Falls instead of fall s leaves foot deep Snow in northeastern Penn ill prepared. Snow clogs the Road and roads were closed and in Hazleton a Sylvania left motorists surprised and covers cars near Tamaqua a. State Power outage affected 45,000. Up run into Roadblock gunfire 4 Ark. Cons1 bus escape foiled Pine Bluff Ark. A state police ended a flight for Freedom by state prison inmates wednesday by firing shotguns at a commandeered bus As it approached a Roadblock at High Speed authorities said. A correction department spokesman said two inmates were injured by the shots and the crash after the bus rammed into a tractor trailer Rig police had pulled across a Highway about 50 Miles Southeast of Here. A prison guard was injured during the escape attempt when he was dumped from the bus at a Roadblock in Star City Ark., and struck by a pursuing police car Jef Ferson county sheriff Doug Brassell said. The Driver was listed in stable but guarded condition. The escape attempt began late wednes Day afternoon when four inmates aboard a prison bus containing about 40 inmates overpowered the Gaurd As the men re turned from a work detail Here. Officials said the four stopped the bus shortly after it was commandeered and in mates not wanting to participate in the escape were released. The four who allegedly commandeered the bus were identified As James Wise 24, serving seven years for attempted Mur Der Ronnie Pucilowski age unknown ser ving 10 years for burglary Johnnie Thomas 28, serving 25 years for armed Merit pay is urged for Federal workers Washington a government Sal Aries should be less automatic depend More on performance and reflect local Cost of living according to a task Force report made Public wednesday. The task Force suggested the Merit sys tem for government employees be reviewed because the current one is not  management should use the pay system As an incentive for Good work the panel said. The report was among a series of studies on government salaries conducted by the president s Federal personnel management project. The recommendations which Are not final were distributed to More than 1,000 individuals for Public comment before the end of the month. The panel headed by William d. Conley of Honeywell inc., noted that less than 1 per cent of Federal government workers have pay increases withheld for poor performance. The report said the current system appears to work against the objective of making Federal pay comparable to that of private Industry. It suggested that pay Scales for White Collar workers be tied to local Cost of Liv ing figures. Under the current uniform National pay scale there appears to be a growing reluctance of Federal professional and managerial employees to move to High Cost areas of the country the re port said. Robbery and Ronnie Matthews 23, doing 20 years for marijuana Possession and escape. The bus then proceeded Down the High Way at High Speed where it ran through the first police Roadblock in Star City. They really gave us a Chase Brassell said. That bus was travelling As fast As it could go because i was doing a Hundred. I thought they were going to kill All of Star  two of the inmates jumped off the bus and were quickly apprehended As the bus rammed the Roadblock in Star City. The two remaining inmates proceeded Down the Highway pursued by state troopers sheriff s deputies ambulances and report ers. Meanwhile state troopers had pulled a passing tractor trailer Rig across the High Way about seven Miles North of Monticello Ark., and awaited the bus. Correction officials said officers opened up with shotguns As the bus approached. Officers said the bus careened off the truck and burst into flames. The inmates badly injured were taken to Jefferson county Hospital where they were listed in serious but stable condition. Connecticut publisher Dies new Britain Conn. A Gardner c. Weld president of the Herald publish ing co died at the age of 8f. Shippers get of on import Oil Washington up a Bill Guaran teeing a Small percentage of imported Oil be carried by . Ships survived a key test vote in the House wednesday despite criticism it was a halloween trick or treat measure. The House voted 249-167 to adopt a Rule Clearing the measure for debate and final voting. The administration backed Bill would re quire 4.5 per cent of the nation s imported Oil be carried on . Ships going into effect immediately. The percentage would climb to a maximum of 9.5 per cent by oct. 1,1982. Organized labor lobbied heavily for the measure and major Oil producing firms worked against . John Murphy d-n.y., manager of the Bill said a measure with a 30 per cent requirement passed the House and Senate in 1974 but was pocket vetoed by president Ford. Murphy said the Bill would create some 20,000 new jobs in shipyards aboard ships and in supporting industries. Close to halloween rep. John Anderson r-i11., the House gop policy committee chairman said it is appropriate that we should be considering this cargo preference Boondoggle so close to halloween because this is truly a trick or treat  the maritime interests have already generously dished out their treats in the form of Campaign contributions and the Congress is now expected to play a trick on the american Consumers said Ander son. Rep. James Quillen r-tenn., said the measure would increase fuel prices by hundreds of millions of  Murphy said a general accounting of fice study showed it would increase ship Ping costs by $240 million a year which he said meant a $1 a year increase in the Cost of gasoline for a car averaging 20 Miles a gallon. Rep. Paul Mccloskey rcalif., said Mur Phy blocked a subpoena Republican sought for administration spokesmen to testify because the secretaries of Treasury defense Commerce and state and the budget director All opposed the Bill in meetings with president Carter. Mccloskey said the Bill threatened retaliation from other nations. Murphy said the subpoenas were not pursued because they wanted to subpoena the whole  he said most nations the United states trades with have similar requirements favouring their own ships. Governor Ray visits Taiwan Taipei up gov. Dixy Lee Ray of Washington state visited construction projects and a Marine research Center in Southern Taiwan. I Arn really impressed by the nationalist chinese government s careful planning of the 10 construction projects she said. The 63-year old governor is on a five Day visit Here. Paper links Washington a the Fri has transferred a Washington agent report edly because he is living with a woman out of Wedlock. Fri spokesman Tom Harrington said wednesday that agent Jack t. Colwell had been transferred to new York but would not cite the reason. However the Washington Post reported in its thursday editions that Colwell was suspended for three weeks without pay and Given the disciplinary Transfer because of his living arrangement. The Post said Fri director Clarence Kelley wrote Colwell you engaged in indiscretions which reflect unfavourably on your moral character and which Are not in keeping with the High standards expected of employees of the Fri. This conduct on your part is in excusable and will not be tolerated by  Colwell included the letter As part of a suit he filed wednesday in . District woman court in Alexandria against the Fri Kelley and three supervisors. The suit seeks Back pay for the suspension period deletion of any reference to the suspension and Transfer in his personnel records and permission to stay in the Washington Field office. Colwell s attorney Stephen Pickard said we feel this is what they do to get rid of you the Post said. Colwell was suspended from sept. 29 through thursday