European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday Nova bars 198b the stars and stripes Page 7 prune Book a must for new adm a Suraf on Washington a in picking people to run the new president s administration transition aides can lean on suggestions in the prune Book a compilation of the 100 toughest jobs in Washington. The Book includes anecdotes from people who Nave held the powerful pol icy and management positions in Var ious agencies and lists the qualifications deemed necessary for the jobs. These jobs Are the mount Everest of anyone s career said Frank Weil a for Mer assistant Secretary of Commerce who worked with the Center for excellence in govern men to produce he Book. Here Are some things transition teams should look Al according to those who have held the positions. The assistant Secretary of Siatt for african affairs needs stamina he spends about 25 percent of his time Raveling and has a grueling social schedule wining and dining african officials. The undersecretary of slate for management needs a thick skin this is a Job where you do not make any body Happy said Ronald Spiers who s had the Obsincs 1983, the assistant Secretary of agriculture for marketing and inspection serv ices should like Reading government rules and learning Spanish is a Good idea he deals regularly with people from Central America. The Cia s general counsel should be a smart savvy lawyer who s been around one former occupant said. The Book released to coincide with the transition to a new administration was written by John Trail nor an sex state department spokesman in the Carter administration the Center which sponsored the project recruited teams of former govern ment officials who culled the lists of political positions to select the toughest 1 do jobs. Ail the positions require sen ate confirmation. The Book s title is a pay on words on the government s Plum Book which lists political jobs at the Start Ofa new administration a prune is an older Wiser Plum Weil said. The next president could have As Many As 6,000 jobs to fill in a Federal civilian bureaucracy that totals about 2.1 million. Trail nor said the next president could jeopardize his administration by selecting the wrong people for the 100 toughest jobs the people in this Small group arc the critical actors in the life of any administration he said. While government pay is not As High As that in the private sector Many jobs Are similar to those held by chief executive officers of Large corporations. Trattner said two of the most important positions in the 1990s will be he administrator of the environmental Protection Agency and undersecretary of defense for acquisition the person in charge of procurement. Both jobs involve complicated issues and intersect with private Industry and Capitol Hill he said. Since he lop pay is no higher that $89,900, Many people must take a salary Cut to enter government service. Out that does t seem to deter applicants some of whom see government service As a Star on their resume Weil said officials Al he Center also said they Don t think strict Post employment ethics guidelines will Dampen enthusiasm for government service few people have any problems on the other Side of the revolving door he said. It s a fantasy come True for 25 lotto winners Sacramento Calif. A Twenty five people each with a Story of a fantasy come True gathered tuesday to celebrate winning a share of the world s largest lotto Jackpot a s6i.9s million Bonanza. It s still a fantasy i Don t think that s Ever going to change even once i get the hot Little Check in my hot Tittle hands Rowland Cain one of the winners in a Sacramento lot Tery Pool said Al a news Confer ence. Cain was among 25 workers at a scars appliance repair Center who together won a third of the Jackpot by picking All six Correct numbers in saturday s lotto 6 49" drawing. A third of the Jackpot will go to 15 Hospital workers in a san Diego county Luttery Pool and the remaining third to Ron Smith a 45-year-old Shell Oil co production supervisor who lives in the Orange county Community of West Minster Frank Kopilas 42, of Shingle Springs who bought the si2s in lotto tickets for the Sears group said Well be financially secure for the Cit of our lives but it s nothing  each of Llic three winning tickets is Worth about $20.66 million said lottery spokesman Bob Taylor. The Money Wilt be paid Over two decades in annual payments. The lottery deducts 20 percent of winnings for Federal income taxes. Lottery officials estimated annual payments for the scars workers will total about $33.000 for the Hospital workers about $55,000 and for Smith $826,400. The lottery pays put Only to a single Winner the person who bought the ticket both the san Diego and Sacramento groups had Only a verbal agreement that they would by enl Divide any winnings from the pooled bets lottery officials said. Kopita said he had contacted a Bank to arrange annual payouts to the group members. Colleen m. Peach Van Horn a 36-year-old intensive care nurse held the winning Lirl tet for the group of 15 fall Arooji Hospital workers in san Diego county lottery officials said. The group had purchased $600 Worth of these joint ticket purchasers in Sacramento will nil $33,000 after taxes from the California lottery for 20 years. Tickets. Most of the Hospital workers arrived monday at a lottery District office in san Rico in limousines to present the winning ticket. -.-. At Fallbrook Hospital respiratory therapist and Winner Jeff Wilson declared i m about the Only working millionaire at this place today. Everybody Elscie Soltz. A / the Smiths holders of the single winning ticket did t let the multimillion Dollar pro change their Day to Day living. Smith went to work. Smith s wife an avid Bowler did t miss her usual league game monday.  about the first thing they would buy Smith joked maybe Shell buy a Bowling  the Jackpot was the world s largest lottery Prisic. According to Taylor. The previous world record Jack pot was $56 million in Spain s Al Gordo lottery in 1983. The previous North american record was a 555.16 million Jackpot in Florida lotto last month but that Prie went to a single Winner. Avyola Cadet recommend Chicago a an Roth com Mander recommended tuesday that a former College a Ludins to disappeared with his new wife  months last Spring should serve four it hrs in the army As an enlisted Man because he Vio. Lated his contract the recommendation that smolt Swan son 23, serve in the army was made by Brig. Gen. James a. Music than who. Commands the Reserve officers training corps second Region headquartered Al fort Knox by it now goes to maj Gen. Robert a Wagner at fort Monroe who will make the final decision said capt. Charles Wade an Roth spokes Man at fort Knox it s not punishment nor is it the final  Wade said tuesday night. This is All administrative procedure. It was never intended As  the Siva sons disappearance Las april Drew National attention As authorities in several slates searched for the for four months. They surfaced in san Diego saying  vanished to seek  Swanson said he would abide by the Roth decision and if he must serve in the army. I m going to be up front about it. I m going to serve  Mussulman s recommendation differs from one offered by a three member army panel thai reviewed Swanson s Case in a gust. The panel found thai Swanson had violated his Roth con tract when he and his wife Carolyn Dis appeared april 2 before he had completed his military and academic obligations. But it recommended that he be expelled from the Roth  the panel also recommended Swan son pay Back More than j16,000 he received through the Roth program for College tuition and other1 education expenses. He had been scheduled to Grad uate from Wheaton College last May Wade said the contract is Standard procedure for All candidates when they enter the advanced Kong program in i hair final two years of College the contract contains a provision stat ing that any Breech of its terms can result. In the Cadet having to repay an Kotc scholarship fulfil the contract As an army officer or in rec a term of enlist ment Wade explained. Swanson knew he options going in of it As does every Cadet Wade said