European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 13, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 thousands of Plum fobs up for grabs Washington a looking to earn More than $68,000 next year if so Here Are some possibilities special negotiator in the stale do Parl men s Bureau of economic and business affairs. Associate commissioner in the Dis ability office Al the department of health and human services. Director of the intergovernmental affairs office at the education depart ment. These positions and thousands More arc contained in an oversized 230-Page manual that Washington insiders Call the Plum Boole compilation of Polit ical jobs published every four years with the change of  Book formally entitled policy and supporting positions is usually abet seller. More than Soo copies of the �14 Book had sold thursday the Day after the manual was put on Sale at bookstores run by the government printing office go spokeswoman Carlyn Croul  a Norton of the office of personnel management said there arc differences Between this year s Book and the edition that came out four years  one thing fewer jobs arc listed. 0pm sought to make the Book a document thai is More realistic and did t contain a lot of extraneous positions Norton said. As a result. 8,000 jobs out Side the competitive civil service Are listed compared to 10,000 four years ago. Among the slots that were dropped judg ships that already arc filled. The Book also came out the Day after vice president George Bush was elected to the presidency. Four years ago Job seeker waited until february for the Book. Although the Book has about �,000jobs, Norton said the Bush people will. Only have about 3,000 to 4,000 full time slots open because of Laws govern ing civil service also up for grabs snare about 1,400 positions on presiden tial boards and commissions that arc generally compensated at a daily rate he said. Civil service Laws prohibit politicians from tilling All the top jobs with non career people. For instance no More than 10 per cent of the senior executive service jobs those paying Between $68,700 and 80,700 in 1989 can be filled by non Arcer people. So the Book lists Al the jobs available but Only a set num Ber May be taken by people outside civil service Norton said. Animal rights activist charged in bomb plot Norwalk Conn