European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Overpay study says Pentagon s White Collar Blue Collar workers getting too much by Fred s. Hoffman a military write Washington a a Brookings institution study says the Pentagon Coul dive More than $900 million a year by re Ching the steady enrichment of its Lite Collar civilian employees and ending i hat the study says is overpayment of its Hue Collar workers. The study also contended that about 377,-jobs now filled by military personnel Ould be handled by civilians including private contractor personnel to save additional Money without jeopardizing nation Al Reform is not undertaken the nation will continue to spend More than is Neces sary for defense said the report written by a three Man team headed by Marti Binkin a Brookings senior fellow. The Pentagon had no immediate com ment. The Brookings institution is an Independent non partisan research organization whose studies have exerted considerable influence Over the years in the shaping of government the United states is to remain apace of improvements in soviet military capabilities without unnecessarily increasing the financial Burden of defense a More efficient defense establishment will be required the report 55 percent of the Carter administration s proposed $126 billion budget for next year is earmarked for personnel costs mostly and study claimed the present manpower mix of about 2 million military and 1.1million civilian employees of the defense department is not Cost effective and i present trends continue is Likely to become less defense civilian employees Are paid in excess of an appropriate Market wage Many of the jobs now being done by defense civilians can not be justified in a continued on Page 28, begin and Sadat arrive for m crucial7 meeting authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed Force vol. 37, no. 141 15c daily and sunday wednesday september 6, 1978 if 21855 a from press dispatches Camp David my. Egyptian presi Dent Anwar Sadat and israeli prime minis Ter Menachem begin arrived tuesday for a Mideast Summit at Camp David and both indicated that the meeting Here is the most crucial yet toward reaching peace Between the two nations. Begin upon his arrival at Andrews fab outside Washington made Clear that Israel does not expect an actual peace settlement to come out of the talks at the presidential Retreat Here but is striving for Progress toward a peace treaty in the future. The israelis he said will make Allen Deavors possible so that the peace process can continue and ultimately be crowned with peace begin said nothing about Israel s bar gaining position at the talks which he called the most important of All the meetings he has held with Sadat. Sadat arriving earlier in the Day at an Drews said that he came at a crucial Crossroads. The Challenge is tremendous but we have no Choice but accept the Chal Lenge. No one has the right to Block the Road continued on Page 28, col 4 rescuers work Over one victim of a helicopter crash in Derry pa., monday. The copter which was dropping num tragedy at a festival Breed Ping Pong balls Worth prizes crashed into a labor Day Church Festi Val crowd killing seven persons. The three persons in the chopper were Safe As the whirling Blades were the main Caus of death. See Story p.2. A Naff a s flood toll rises Delhi faces night of crisis new Delhi a the Yamuna Riv already at a record height and rising 10 Lent meters 4 inches an hour flooded several Low lying suburbs of the Indian capital tuesday. More than 20 persons crowned it. Gov. . Kohli said. The City is in for a night of crisis Koh i told reporters. It s a very anxious time until least 20 persons including women ind children drowned when an army Boater trying flood victims capsized in the a Nuna Kohli said. A woman resident of theban Mirpuri housing project 13 Miles North of Here drowned when floodwater Rose to More than 6 feet. Photo on Page 8. Road and rail traffic to and from new Delhi was seriously disrupted by the highwater. Four main Road and rail Bridges across the Yamuna were closed and the grand trunk Road to the Northwest was submerged in knee deep water for 12miles. Since Monsoon Rains began in late june an estimated 850 persons have drowned or perished in rain caused House collapse Sand Earth slides across India. This is based on totalling reports from state capitals of deaths As they Are officially announced. Utter Pravesh alone has had 525 Mon soon related deaths officials reported at Lucknow capital of the populous Northern persons were killed tuesday in House collapses in neighbouring state raising its Monsoon death toll to 276, the United news of India uni reported from the state capital at Simla. At a nearby Village efforts were being made to recover $37,500 in a Safe buried under rubble when a Bank building caved in it student dormitory collapsed after a continued on Page 28, col. 2 by Carl Diorio Philadelphia a procrastinators across America Are being urged to step out front tuesday if they get around to it of course. Be late for something Day is an annual affair sponsored by the Philadel phia based procrastinator club. Procrastination for some reason is still something that is considered negative by a lot of people i Don t understand Why says Les Waas club president since 195 i we Haven t gotten around to our 1957 elec Tion that s part of the reason for the Day to get people to realize that this is positive Waas said in an interview. They might decide they like the feel of he said the club itself we have a half million members but Only 3,300 have signed up so far in t certain How to Mark the Day maybe with a banquet. It s too Early to say it s not even Here yet he said. There have been times when our banquets weren t planned until the same Day. That Way the Only Day we worry about details is on the last not that procrastinators club hoopla is continued on Page 28, col. 1
