European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes january 1981 Carter urges 22 raise for top officials Washington a president Carter is recommending a 22 percent pay raise for Cabinet members and other top Federal in making the recommendation wednes the outgoing president said he realizes the salaries already being paid these officials look very Large to the average tax pay but he said the people qualified for top government jobs normally Are already highly paid and there is a limit to the financial sacrifices they can afford to compensation Levels today have fallen below the Point at which they provide Ade quate monetary recognition of the Complex Reagan Aims for massive budget cuts Washington up president elect Ronald Reagan said thursday he will tackle the nations budgetary problems by making across Leboard cuts in Federal Reagan was questioned by reporters out Side the government Blair As he headed for the state department for his first meeting with his full were going to Start whittling at said Reagan when asked How he would Han dle 4hc reported billion budget deficit this he was asked if he has specific areas in replied who Hud tried such cuts during his first term As California but had to abandon the plan when legislators and advisers told him it  at the state Reagan was met by Secretary of state Edmund Muskie and Secretary of state designate Alexander Michel attend also at the meeting were Senate Republican Leader Howard House re publican Leader Robert and Rea Gan advisers Edwin Meese and James Reagan and his advisers Are making sure no one misses the message that the Economy he will inherit from president Carter is very sick and getting he is working to Cushion the blow for those who think a new administration automatically will change the he is will not Hap pen the gathering with his Cabinet was reagans last event of a three Day stay in he planned to return to Cali fornia later Reagan told reporters wednesday night that the Economy is deteriorating very and 1 think it is a very serious Situa huge explosion rocks Raf base near London London up a major explosion blasted a Royal air Force base on the Western outskirts of London Scotland Yard the blast hit a sprawling Raf training Camp at Scotland Yard it had no immediate reports of casualties or the blast came 24 hours after a pus parcel bomb addressed to prime min ister Margaret Thatcher was intercepted by a mail responsibility for the mail bomb was claimed by a group calling itself the Scot Tish socialist Republican league and Scot land Yard said it alerted leading britons they might be targets of a mail bomb Cam Ity and importance of top Federal Carter said in a written message to con the financial sacrifice demanded of top Federal officials is becoming far too the raise recommended by Carter would affect about Cabinet salaries would go from a year to about and congressional salaries from to the salaries of top White House aides and thousands of other officials also would be raised by the same and since the pensions of former presi dents Are linked to the Cabinet pay Carters own pension would increase along with those of former presidents Ford and Jack White House chief of and other administration officials reportedly cleared the proposal with members of president elect Ronald reagans transition Reagan is expected to go along with top officials received their last pay raise in but most Federal employees have received pay increases totalling percent since As a result Many Lowe ranking employees now make As much As their Bosses and Are due another percent raise this the recommendation for a 22 percent Warren Christopher left greeted by algerian Mohamed Salah Dembrian latest hostage terms Are rushed to iranians continued from Page 1 the Effort of the Carter administration not to leave behind for the Reagan administration an unsolved and Bow out on a note of was reflected in the secrecy with which the negotiators sur rounded their latest Algiers before leaving Christopher said cautiously that the process is continuing and the distance Between us still measured in Large numbers seems to be narrowing he warned that serious problems re communications remain referring to the fact that Only 12 Days remained before the Reagan team takes Over the Helm of Christopher time is running Carter said thursday he believes the proposal for ending the hostage crisis should be acceptable to both the iranian and american people As but Cau i cant predict what will president elect Ronald Reagan said thursday he supports Carters efforts to Settle the 14month hostage dispute with Iran but that he will not sign a Blank Check to bring the americans who met with his Cabinet choices at the state was asked if he could carry out any agreement made by the outgoing administration with Iran for free Dom of the in quite i could carry it Reagan he no one should be asked to sign a Blank in confident president Carter is working on an agreement that would preserve the National Carter spoke briefly to reporters before boarding a helicopter at the White House for Andrews air Force where he left for a three Day trip to his Home in asked if he was hopeful of freeing the hostages before he leaves Carter said i dont want to raise any unwarranted every time weve had a favor Able response from the later on were bbl Veteran broadcaster Lidell Dies at age 72 London up Veteran radio news Reader Alvar for 37 years one of the British broadcasting Best known has his family Lidell read the announcement of the abdication of King Edward Viii in december on he introduced the late prime minister Neville Chamberlain when he broadcast to the British nation the declaration of War against nazi raise for top officials is calculated to restore the relative salary differential that was in effect in 1977 when a Rule went into effect freezing pay for department Heads and other ranking employees at no 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to address the three Day conference Here that Drew air Force club managers from Iceland to Central Europe forecast for Friday skies will be mostly Cloudy to Cloudy with occasional periods of especially in the becoming rain and Snow mixed by mid morning and occasional ral showers by there will be a Chance of freezing High temperatures will be 1824 in the Early increasing to 3440 by the afternoon lows will be Sunset Friday will be at to Sunrise saturday at the Outlook for saturday Calls for mostly Cloudy to Cloudy skies with occasional ral showers becoming by temperatures will be slightly temperatures recorded thursday 4am 4pm r r r p p r so 32 31 41 39 36 14 21 32 36 14 28 m m p s Fig p 4pm 21 28 39 48 27 52 19 14 34 36 32 32 13 2 mostly Cloudy partly Cloudy brain Ortre Ziino rain Snow 7th weather so