European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday. February 29. 19bb . Panel May extend fers eligibility deadline military Roundup 1 . Bartman Washington Bureau Washington alter onh 1 percent of eligible Federal employees those to Transfer to 3 new act inc Vieni system at the end of 1987. A congressional panel Nui consider offering civil servants a second Chance to a Rcpt the new pension plan. I he new Federal employees retirement system was unveiled in i9s7. With More than 2 million civil serv ants participating in the existing Federal retirement system eligible to Transfer. The Mica program Lowers Emp nees contributions toward their retirement plan from 7 percent to just out i percent Hep. William Ford a Mich. Chairman of the House i Ost office and nil service committee May hold hearings to determine if Federal workers should be Given More than the ii Mai nine a Span they had to choose the highly touted new system an aide to the congressman said thursday. Sen. Dennis do Concini. I i. Who chairs the appropriations committee s general government sub committee said mail he has received indicates Federal workers do not Trust their  besides thai distrust however he said employees had Only nine Days to make a decision after Congress finally resolved some Loose ends in the new program late last year. There s an awful lot of suspicion out  said an aide to Ford. The workers who had been bashed by this administration for eight years and have been told they had the Best retirement system in the world arc now told Trie government has come up with a better  the last minute problems Congress addressed in the new program involved the removal of rules against discrimination which prevented High income employees from participating in the attractive and important Thrift savings plan. Also resolved was the revision of the Public pension offset which is applicable n retirees who draw social Security. It does not matter that Congress was aware of these questions at the beginning of i9h7." Deconcini said. It took Congress nearly 12 months to act. This left Only nine Days for Federal employees to react. This should never have occurred. If an employer promises he workers a great new retirement plan with a series of benefits and then Only gives them nine Days to decide to join the employees will begin to question the  fit for an Empress an employee of the  museum in Paris saturday Dis invt s its new acquisition he Golden Crown that int belonged to Eugenie who has the wife of Louk a Poleun and Empress of France. The ornate Cnown which has desk red in 1855 by French jeweler Gabriel la eur incr is encrusted with 56 emeralds and 288 diamonds. Ii reportedly was donated to the museum by a wealthy american Roberto Polo. 7206th group wins conservation contest Ramstein a West Germany the 72116th air base group at Hill Nikon a. Greece has won $ 150.000 As the Winner of the 1987 . Air forces in Europe Energy conservation contest. The 377th combat support Wing at k i Stein a and the 3fith tac fighter Wing at Pitburg a. West germans were selected As first and second runner up in the Competition. They received $ i of xxx and $50.000. The 36lh tac fighter Wing also won the Llast facility Energy program award and. With it. Another j100.000.under a special award category the 7241st air base group at a Mir As Turkey earned $75.000 for the most improved facility Energy program. The 7020thair base group at Raf Fairford England received $25.000 As  award Money will be used for unfunded people oriented construction  said Apt. Dan Russell of the i in Safe Energy management i Ision. Savings Bond action delayed until july Heidelberg the elimination of $50 and $75 savings Bonds from the payroll savings plan has been related until  Treasury department announced last car that the two lowest denominations would he eliminated from the payroll savings plan for new participants effective feb. I staff sol. Charlotte Sturgill of usar fur resource management  smallest denomination available through the new payroll savings plan for new participants will be the $100 Bond which costs $50. Sturgill said. The change will affect people who Purchase Bonds through the payroll savings plan beginning july i. Participants already in the plan for the $50 and $75 Bonds will not be affected. Also Over the coi inter sales of those denominations will continue. Surgill said. Service members win Ford escort its Munich four  won i98s Ford escort its valued at More than $11.000 each in promotion sponsored by Ford motor co. A frs Europe officials said. Spec. 4 Daniel s. Middleton of a Hohenfels. Stuff sol. Henry Burgfeld of Sembach. Sol. Jeff Ery m. Davis of Lanau and staff sgt. Carmelo Rivera of popping in. All in West Germany were selected Al random from entries throughout West Germany and England. Authorized cafes patrons were invited to enter the contest at Ford new ear sales offices Al cafes facilities. According to a company spokesman. The promotion was Ford s Way of showing its appreciation for the increasing patronage from the military Community. Ted Basalonc manager of affiliate military and diplomatic sales said deliveries of new cars in 1987 were up 31 percent from 1986. South Korea shuts Plant because of Wildcat strike Seoul South Korea a South Korea s largest ship engine Plant was shut Clown for a second Straightway sunday because of a Wildcat strike by 1.00 1 work ers company officials  engine and machinery co. A subsidiary of the Hyundai group one of the largest conglomerates i South Korea shut Down its Plant indefinitely saturday because of the strike thai began Friday. The company s 1.000 workers in Ulsan an Industrial town 185 Miles Southeast of Seoul went pm strike Friday protesting a company decision overriding the recent election of a militant Union Leader. Israeli Navy sinks guerrilla boat off Lebanon Jerusalem api Israel s a Sank a Small boat that was loaded with guerrillas on their Way to attack Israel. The irm said sunday. Two palestinians Wick killed and three swam to safety lebanese police said. I he attack occurred off the Southern i Cuba nose port of a re saturday night. In Jerusalem a military spokesman said there were no israeli casualties. 1 he spokesman said the attacking israeli patrol boat had spotted the guerrillas ves Sel at 9 30 . As it headed toward is Rael from Tyre which is controlled by lebanese shiite moslem militias. The guerrilla squad belonged to the popular front for the liberation of pal Estine general command which is barked by Syria and Libya the lebanese police said. The front claimed responsibility for a dec. 26 attack on an army base in North Ern Israel by a guerrilla who flew a motorized hang glider across the Border from Lebanon. Six israeli soldiers were killed and eight wounded by hand grenades and gunfire before the attacking guerrilla was shot and killed. Israel radio reported sunday that both palestinian guerrilla organi actions and anti Israel lebanese militia groups were developing Small navies to infiltrate is Rael. It said guerrillas receive their train ing in Arab Colin lies and Eastern Europe. The israeli Navy carries out routine patrols off the lebanese coast frequently stopping and searching suspicious ves  dec. 11. Guerrillas of the pro Irani an Shi Ilc Hezbollah or party of Gud. Organi action opened fire on an israeli patrol vessel killing one Soldier. The israeli boat Sank the Lle Bollash Craft and four militiamen drowned. Three years ago an israeli Navy vessel Sank a snip carrying 28 guerrillas. The Navy said the guerrillas were on their Way to attack targets inside Israel