European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 23, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 11 panel hears experts More serious search for other life urged Washington up the search for life elsewhere in the Galaxy has been in the pioneering stage so far and should move to a More serious systematic Effort scientists told a House subcommittee this week. Or. Philip Morrison of the Massachusetts Institute of technology reviewing efforts of the last 20 years to find extraterrestrial life said it is not surprising that other intelligent life forms have not been discovered. Referring to the few radio astronomers and other scientists who have pioneered the search Morrison said these Are peo ple who have walked past the Haystack picked up a few handfuls of Straw and Cle verly looked for a  Morrison and other witnesses told the House subcommittee on space science and applications that the end of the pioneering phase would come with a specific govern ment funded program designed solely to search out life in space. Morrison described it As a scheme aim ing at specially constructed equipment and its progressive use in a systematic Way for some  such a program using radio Waves to search the Galaxy has been proposed to Congress by the National aeronautics and space administration. Or. Richard Berendzen of the american University said evidence gathered so far is inconclusive but cannot be ignored. The data Are not All in nor will they Ever be he said. But from what we do know a reasonable person could reason ably conclude that we Likely Are not  the next few decades Berendzen said Man will have completed the exploration of Earth and its immediate environs and will have to decide whether to look beyond. Berendzen compared the Choice to ear Lier exploratory milestones As we sit in the court of Ferdinand and Isabella will we give Columbus his ships Are we willing to look through Galileo s Telescope dare we join Darwin on the Beagle How Long will we Tarry at new ton s seashore while the Ocean of truth lies undiscovered tripes european edition col. Billy e. Spangler Usa editor in Chlof it. Col. . Taylor. Usan Deputy editor in chief Mert Proctor managing editor Elmer d. Frank production manager henrys. Epstein circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for . Armed farces overseas. The stars and stripes is published in conjunction with the armed forces information program of the department of defense. 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Earlier this year the subcommittee approved Nasa s proposed program of a modest radio search for extraterrestrial radio signals. Final action is pending in a House Senate conference committee. A Nasa spokesman or. Noel Hinners described that program As an imaginative relatively Low Cost Gamble that could provide immense rewards in the event of a Success and second As a program which would provide an excellent return of Sci ence data and technology  it is perfectly possible that the. Program that we have proposed or some future program will find Large numbers of broadcasting civilizations Hinners said. We have yet to  conferees sift overhaul of civil service by Ira r. Allen Washington up a worker is fired for slugging his Boss with a baseball Bat. Eight months later he is rehired with Back pay because the dismissal process Wasil awed. Another worker is Lazy incompetent and disruptive. Instead of spending months building a record against her and going through what could be years of appeals the supervisor shunts her off to a faraway office and a new Job in which she does nothing but collect $35,000 a year. Other employees have to take up the Slack. Both these people work for the Federal government and cases like theirs gave birth to the civil service Reform legislation that is about to become Law. In general the Bill would streamline the civil service making it easier for Federal managers to hire fire and Transfer employees based on Merit instead of senior  neither advocates nor opponents can really predict what will happen when the revised system starts operating whether the changes will inject new blood or just new bodies into sluggish agencies. House and Senate conferees Are trying to thrash out differences Between differing versions of the Reform Bill passed by each body. Leaders say they expect Little Trou ble completing work by this weekend and making president Carter s no. 1 Campaign Promise a  differences there Are several major differences be tween the House and Senate Bills. The big Gest concerns the degree of evidence needed for the government to uphold on Appeal the firing of an incompetent or disruptive employee. The Senate version which generally is More in tune with Carter s proposal would require that the firing Agency show a sub Stantial amount of evidence against the employee. The House Bill would require a preponderance of evidence a tilt in favor of the employee. Though the legislation includes Many significant changes in the Way the 95-year old civil service system operates it is the Prospect of easier firings that instills the most fear among the 2.1 million Federal workers and Joy among their supervisors. The Bill also would create a senior executive service of 9,200 top level managers who could be moved among agencies and get pay increases or demotions based solely on performance. Proponents of the changes say greater flexibility in both hiring and firing will make the civil service More efficient and responsive by weeding out misfits and shaping up sluggard. Letters to the editor mos Mounds bar specialist this letter is in reference to the recent article Box of wheaties was very stale and the reply by col. William c. Godwin that the supporting veterinary personnel at depots and commissary stores inspect produce and recommend disposition. With some amusing hilarity i recall an incident of about six months ago. I Pur chased a six pack of Mounds bars at the Heidelberg store. Upon opening the pack age and after tasting a morsel of the pack age i decided to have my wife also join me in determining whether our favorite Candy bar tasted strange. Unanimously we agreed that after eat ing Mounds bars for about 25 years this particular package tasted strange in fact strange enough to place it in the Cate gory of stale. Closer scrutiny of the six pack Dis closed a refund of 10 cents on the next Pur Chase with the expiration Date of june 30, 1976. I think it was a Safe Assumption that the Candy was Over one and a half years old. I returned to the commissary with the Candy. A specialist four veterinary inspector was on the Job in the manager s office. He without any prompting from person Nel in the office unhesitatingly took a bite from one of the bars and unequivocally stated this bar is Good. It is not stale. There is nothing wrong with  i showed him the enclosed offer but this did not deter him. He reiterated the bar is  in response to my question As to whether he was the authority on Mounds bars this relatively Young inspector re plied of course. And if you Don t believe me Here s the name of my commanding officer and his Telephone  i declined the offer. I gave the remain ing bars to the authority knowing full Well that he would savor the freshness and de parted the commissary with the full knowl Edge and satisfaction that our commissary in Heidelberg had an authority on Mounds bars. I la Wager that not Many commissary reveal ing photo it is with the utmost pleasure that i offer you my compliments and appreciation for the recent front Page photo of the califor Nia police officer offering Consolation to a Young lad who had just had an Accident after acquiring his Driver s License Only an hour  often news photos show police writ ing tickets arresting suspects directing traffic standing by their patrol cars with hands on pistol looking out at the world from behind reflective sunglasses or in other words the Tough Guy non person , this photo showed a very real and common aspect of the policeman s Job compassion and human understanding. True there Are cops who would not be caught dead in a picture like that. But there Are a lot More than get credit for who would be proud of it. In fact most police activity ends up be ing spent in service support or assistance to the general Public rather than in Crimi Nal control. However it is not often portrayed that Way. Again thanks for showing the other Side. And you know something i la bet the kid did t even get a ticket capt. Ken Robertson 513th Security police so Raf Mildenhall England reminder All letters to the editor must contain full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. Unsigned letters will not be considered for publication. Writers Are encouraged to include phone number and Economy address. Stores Are As Lucky As we Are in Heidel Berg but i do wonder How such authoritative personnel Are selected especially with taste buds As varied As they must be. I Haven t had a Mounds bar since. Chester c. Boleski Heidelberg Germany editor s note the query was sent to col. William c. Godwin director of the european Field office of the . Army troop support Agency for comment and stripes received the following Frank and refreshing reply i enjoyed your letter. Obviously you have retained your sense of humor through one of those situations i wish you had pressed the Issue with the commissary officer. As you pointed out the veterinary personnel Only recommend disposition while the commissary officer makes the final disposition decision. In this instance if the veterinarian considered the product fresh then no disposition recommendation was made to the commissary officer. Candy is not normally coded with an expiration Date. Additionally we ship and store Candy in a chilled state. This pro Longs the life but unfortunately it won t stretch it to a year and a half. It s hard to imagine and impossible to determine where those Mounds bars were hidden. Obviously we goofed. Be assured that we will continue our efforts to Fine tune the Supply system to pro vide the freshest possible products to our customers. I apologize for Selling you a stale product. Please see the Heidelberg commis sary officer for a refund or if you re up to it another six pack of  need to air woes with reference to a recent letter writer s letters on important subjects i would like to explain my feelings to him and to other readers that everyone is an individual. Not everybody can be As perfect As the writer tends to be. His main concern is the Price of Gas going up Why did t he just come right out with the subject of Gas just another human being complaining voicing his opinion on a certain subject. People complain to Correct the situation whether it be at a local source or through the stars and stripes to get to the main source that is responsible for the action and that can Correct the deficiency. If it is done through the stars and stripes the Overall system can be accomplished at one time in a suitable amount of time whereas going through local management tends to Correct the fault at that one location and May not Correct it at other  sympathy is extended to the writer for not being Able to realize that when a person makes his problem known the problem to that individual is As real and important to him As breathing the air u live on this Earth. If that problem was t important to thai person he would have never asked it. But to the recent writer it s unimportant what other people feel and think. He must have his problem and answers. To him the Price of Gas is important to others two year old Cereal is important. I be been Reading the stars and stripes for the past six years and i sit Back and read and sometimes chuckle at the letters. All i have to say to you people out there is if you have a problem make it known. Problems have to be known to be corrected regardless How big or Small important or trivial they May be. That s what newspapers Are All about. So voice your opinion. --s.sgt. Joseph r. Jojola Frankfurt