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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 16, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 7 multiple dippers in Congress listed Washington up at least 46 members of Congress Are double dip pers or triple dippers the National taxpayers Union said thursday. The non partisan taxpayers lobby de fines a dipper As a senator or Congress Man who gets a $57,500 congressional salary and draws one or More other government incomes. Five of those listed by the nut however either turn Over the additional income to Charity return it to the Treasury or have it deducted from their congressional salary. Of the dippers in Congress 18 get military pensions or  14 receive Vete rans compensation and 16 collect Federal state City or county pensions. The three triple dippers Are rep. George Danielson d-Calif., who collected $878 for the fourth Quarter from the state retirement system and $492 a year Vete rans disability rep. Joshua Eilberg d pa., who got $1,390 for fourth Quarter state retirement and $492 a year veterans disability and rep. Harold Johnson d-Calif., who received $1,938 for the fourth Quarter from the state retirement system and $1, marines to Correct recruiting Washington a the Marine corps said thursday an investigation of its recruiting system disclosed about 2,500 erroneous enlistments Over the past two years and promised corrective action. While saying this was Only 3.3 percent of the nearly 74,900 enlistments during that period Gen. Louis h. Wilson said the investigation. Has disclosed deficiencies in our personnel procedures that we Are capable of  we will do so said Wilson Comman Dant of the 190,000-member corps in a let Ter to sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services manpower sub committee. At the same time Marine investigators defended the Overall performance of 1,961 recruiters and reported finding no Evi Dence of Large scale malpractice. The Marine corps told Congress there were 351 confirmed instances of Recruiter misconduct out of 1,835 investigations of allegations during the period from oct. 1, 1976, through july 31 this year. 12 courts martial As a result it said there were 12 courts martial and 129 lesser punishments. Disposition of the remaining 233 cases could not be determined before submission of the re port the corps said. The investigators acknowledged that erroneous enlistment is the largest single category of attrition associated with the enlistment  reasons for 2,462 discharges for erroneous entry were listed As failure to meet physical educational or mental standards police arrest records and Recruiter Mal practice. Of the total 716 recruits were Dis charged for fraudulent enlistment which the corps said requires proof of Delibe rate misrepresentation by an applicant of information he knows to be  unfortunately some applicants have been aided by the Recruiter in this deception Wilson wrote. 13 die in Kenya bus fire Nairobi up thirteen people most of them believed to be ugandans were burned to death when fire swept through a bus carrying them to the Ugan Dan City of Kampala kenyan officials said. 060 for the fourth Quarter from the social Security retirement system. Of the 19 members of Congress who receive military retirement  Sens. Barry Goldwater r-ariz., and rep. Keith g. Sebelius r-Kan., turn Over the Money to Charity. House gop Leader John Rhodes gives his to the Treasury department with instructions to use the Money to reduce the National debt. The others who receive military retire ment Are sen. John Glenn a Ohio rep. James Lloyd a Calif. Sen. Howard can non a Nev. Sen. Robert Dole a Kan. Rep. John Flynt a a. Sen. Daniel in Ouye a Hawaii rep. . Moakley d mass. Rep. Ray Roberts a Tex. Sen. John Sparkman a Ala. Sen. Robert staf Ford a it. Rep. Samuel Stratton . Rep. Olin Teague a Texas sen. Strom Thurmond . Rep. Al Ullman d ore., and rep. . Young a Texas. In addition to Danielson and Eilberg those getting veterans benefits Are rep. Ike Andrews . Rep. Mark Andrews . Rep. Silvio 0. Conte a mass. Sen. William Hathaway a Maine rep. Frank Horton . Sen. Spark Matsu naga a Hawaii sen. John Melcher d Mont. Rep. Robert Michel d-i11. Rep. William Nichols a Ala. Rep. Charles Rangel ., and rep. Neal Smith d Lowa. Rep. Charles Bennett d-fla., returns his monthly $1,109 Check which accounts for More than 100 percent disability to the Treasury. Those getting Federal state county or local pension benefits Are reps. Glenn an Derson a Calif. Anthony Beilenson a Ca Lif. Mario Biaggi . Edward to land a mass. William Cotter a Conn. Bob Eckhardt a Texas Joseph Fisher d a. Augustus Hawkins a Calif. Abra Ham Kazen a Texas Robert Mcclory r 111. Robert Mcewen . Antonion Borja won  a Guam Danielson Eil Berg and Johnson. Rep. Eldon Rudd r-ariz., has his Fri pension of $3,742 deducted from his con Gressional salary. Roy holding of Galva 111., opens the starting Gate for five of his racing pigs winners by a snout during a recent workout. They re the fastest racing pigs in the world he says ignoring the fact they Are the Only racing pigs in the world. A and these Little pigs went to the track by Wayne Slater Galva 111. A they May not be headed for any International sweepstakes but Roy holding says his Fleet Little pigs Are As fast As greased lightning. They re the fastest racing pigs in the world he says and As far As he knows the world s Only porcine racers. There Are three things people feel about pigs All false that they Are dirty dumb and slow said holding a 52 year old advertising executive for an Indi Ana based agricultural firm. A pig is really a very smart animal probably the smartest of All barnyard Ani Mals he said. How Long does it take a school child to learn to put on his galoshes How Long does the teacher have to fight that these kids have come All this Way in just two  he yanked open the starting Gate during a regular workout and watched five Young pigs on a less than 4-second sprint to the feed bowl 50 feet away. The pigs May be smart but they be managed to master Only one gait some thing holding Calls the Forward Skee dad  this year we re hoping for one to go the distance under 3.1 seconds one tenth of a second better than last year s record performance by a Fleet footed porker named Hedger. That s equivalent to about a five minute mile you  holding admits feeling More at Home behind a desk than in the barn but says those Days Are gone forever. Hell spend More than a month this year preparing the pigs to race a promotional idea he hit upon last year and tried first at the farm Progress show Art annual midwestern Agri business exhibition. It proved a smash Success. More than 45,000 curious people jammed the tent during three Days of racing. The racing pigs will be Back at this year s show later this month in Taylor Ville 111., an event Complete with Bugle lighted tote Board and racing Silks. The Young pigs were purchased from a Farmer about a month ago transported to a barn in the Middle of Illinois Corn coun try Given a special diet and put through the paces. Holding uses a Bell and the  Lovian principles of repetition and Reward to train the 25 females. Twice a Day he herds them into a five pig Chute at one end of the hog barn then rings the Bell opens the Gate and releases them to run head Long toward the feed. Holding says the porkers eventually Deve lop a keen competitive spirit. He even Cut out one daily workout. Don t want to Peak too soon he said. They re just like any athlete. They reach a Point where they get   
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