European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday August 30, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 Federal workers in line for 2% pay raise los Angeles a president Reagan signed a Bill thursday that provides a 2 percent pay raise for 1.4 million Federal workers next year the White House announced. The increase will take effect Jan. 1 unless it is vetoed by both houses of Congress according to Edwin Dale a spokesman for the office of manage Zient and Bud get. It will be the first raise for Federal workers since1 vo5, there has been a movement in the House of representatives to increase the raise to 3 percent. Reagan in a statement to Congress released Here said he rejected a suggestion by his pay advisory Board for a much larger increase after considering the and verse effect such a Rise would have on the National Economy. The president s advisory Board must make annual pay recommendations to him and its proposals arc based on a Survey by the Bureau of labor statistics that compares Federal and private sector wages. The study is said to show that the Federal govern ment pays 23 percent less than the private sector for similar jobs Pale said the 23 percent figure is so huge because it is based on the accumulated effects of the Survey Over an eight year period. The pay raise signed by Reagan affects a wide Range of Federal workers who now make $9,526 to $85,840 a year according to Jim Lafferty a spokesman for the office of personnel management. The increase affects about half the 2.8 million non uniformed Federal work Force said Lafferty. The other half will also receive the pay increase but that will be done through an administrative process. The pay raise docs not go to the nation s 2.1 million uniformed military personnel. The House has recommended a 3 percent pay hike for them while the sen ate wants to increase their pay 4 percent. A House Senate conference committee will Mucci next month to reconcile that difference. Bankruptcy a sad conclusion9 for Frontier Denver a Frontier airlines filed for chapter ii reorganization thursday in . Bankruptcy court ending five Days of speculation about the Fate of the grounded Carrier a subsidiary of people express inc. The filing had been expected since sunday when people express shut Down the Denver based airline putting 4,700 employees out of Vork and stranding thousands of passengers. This Marks a sad conclusion for an airline with a proud 40-year history said a Frontier statement issued by Mari Lyn Mishkin a spokeswoman. United airlines which had been the most serious bidder for the troubled car Rier on wednesday dropped its $146 million bid. On thursday United turned Down an offer by the air line pilots association to reopen negotiations. The Frontier United Deal had required that United reach agreement with United s Alpa unit and with Frontier s five unions before the Sale could go through. Negotiators for United and United s Alpa unit had gotten Hung up Over the timetable for bringing Frontier pilots up to United pilots 60 percent higher pay scale. The decision to file a bankruptcy petition was made Only after we had exhausted every other available alternative including the possible Sale of Frontier to parties other than United airlines said Donald c. Burr the chairman of people express. None of the airlines or other financially responsible entities we spoke Towas willing to make an offer for Frontier As a whole he said. With respect to United airlines we offered to take drastic reduction in Price if United would Complete its acquisition of fron tier but United was unwilling to proceed with the  airline officials said it was costing people express $1 million per Day in overhead and leases to maintain fron tier s grounded Fleet and Idle facilities. Ads for snuff chewing tobacco banned from nation s airwaves Washington a television ads inviting viewers to try a Pouch instead of a puff were banned As of thursday because Federal lawmakers said too Many youngsters were taking up the invitation and getting hooked on smokeless tobacco. Midnight marked the effective Date of a Section of a new Federal Law that prohibits All broadcast advertising of smokeless tobacco products such As snuff and Chew ing tobacco. The Bill was enacted because of mounting evidence that youngsters were turning to snuff and chewing to Bacco As alternatives to cigarettes. Studies presented to congressional committees showed Many Young people took up smokeless tobacco in the mistaken belief that the Lack of advertising restrictions and warning labels meant snuff and chewing tobacco Are not dangerous. The broadcast and prohibition was automatic. Presi Dent Reagan signed the Bill feb. 27, and the and ban was triggered six months later. Mired in More controversy is the rest of the new Law which requires conspicuous warning labels on smokeless tobacco containers print advertisements and promotional materials. Those rotating labels say snuff and chewing tobacco increase the risk of Oral cancer gum disease and tooth loss. The Federal Trade commission had planned to Issue final regulations wednesday but postponed the final Rule because of an outpouring of Public com ments about draft regulations released in july. We got a Large number of comments on the last Day of the comment period said Dee Ellison an Etc spokeswoman. The staff is busily evaluating those comments now and they la be making a recommendation to the commission absolutely As soon As they  the comments included angry protests from both the House and Senate sponsors of the smokeless Tobac co Bill in Congress who said the Etc appeared to be trying to undercut efforts to discourage youngsters from using smokeless tobacco. It appears the draft regulations Are primarily concerned with minimizing the Impact of the new warn Ings on the continued Sale and advertising of smokeless tobacco said reps. Mike Synar d-okla., and Henry Waxman d-calif., the House sponsors. They said the ftps draft regulations reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of the new Law. Sens. Orrin Hatch a Utah and Richard Lugar r ind., the Senate sponsors said the Etc s draft regulations violate the intent of Congress and of the letter of the  clearly it was not the intent of Congress for the smokeless tobacco warning labels to be smaller less noticeable and less readable than those currently on cigarettes they said. Ellison said there is no new target Date for issuing the final regulation. Up photo the american cancer society is using this and to Campaign against the use of smokeless tobacco. Inmate with aids virus gets 3 years for biting fort Lauderdale Fla. A an inmate with the aids virus was sentenced thursday to three years in state prison for biting a guard. Kelly Dobbins pleaded with circuit judge Arthur Franza that he should be allowed to go Home because lie believes he is getting sicker from acquired i deficiency syndrome. Franza agreed to retain jurisdiction Over the Case and said he will consider leniency if Dobbins condition worsens. Dobbins 26, has been diagnosed with aids related Complex or arc relatively minor illnesses and symptoms found among aids virus carriers. Researchers say 20 percent of patients with arc will develop aids within two years. He was arrested after biting Broward sheriffs Deputy Harold Bennett As the guard was trying to move Dobbins from his cell to a hearing room May i. Dobbins was acquitted of attempted murder hut found guilty of Battery on a peace officer aggravated assault and re sisting arrest with violence. Dobbins lawyer Bernard Bober asked that Dobbins be put under Community control a form of House arrest so he can die at Home. But prosecutor Robert Blackmore said that was premature. I Don t think you should speculate and pre forgive him for something that May not happen Blackmore said. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 30, 1946 Fritz Hartmann former chief of the nazi Gestapo in Luxem Bourg was captured while dining in a Small hotel near Augsburg . Army officials in Heidelberg announced. 30 years ago today aug. 30, 1956 the Fri arrested four new York men on charges conspiracy to obstruct Justice in arranging the acid attack which blinded labor columnist Victor Ritsel. 20 years ago today. Aug. 30, 1966 communist forces Sank two South vietnamese warships in a Saigon sea Channel and shot Down three . Raiders Over North Vietnam Saigon military officials said. 10 years ago today. Aug. 30. 1976 an attorney for accused cadets from West Point said a Federal court suit will be filed against the Secretary of the army to prevent him from dismiss ing any cadets convicted of Honor code violations