European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T a a a a a a a Friday August 31, 1990 the stars and stripes Pago 5 Palmdale Calif. Apr Lockheed corp. On wednesday unveiled its version of a futuristic Jet fighter proposed for the 21st Century As air Force officials cited the Middle East crisis As the need for such an aircraft. The Lockheed yf-22 prototype of the advanced tactical fighter followed mondays flight debut of a prototype by Northrop corp., the yft23. The two designs arc competing for a multimillion Dollar contract. Both planes have smooth contours to help them evade radar and Are built of advanced composite materials. The Lockheed aircraft has stubby wings while the Northrop plane is longer with a Cigar like fuselage and a wingspan that looks like a Kite. Unlike its Competition the yf-22 stayed on the ground after its Roll out and company officials would not say when it would be flown. A government contract Calls for 750 fighter planes for the air Force and approximately 500 for the Navy at a Cost of $51 million each about twice the Cost of the f-15 Eagle the front line fighter currently deployed in the Middle East. The at program faced fading prospects for approval in Congress before iraqis invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2. But the crisis has enhanced prospects for approval of major defense projects. In building the yf-22 prototype Lockheed teamed with the Boeing corp. And general dynamics corp. Northrop teamed with Mcdonnell Douglas corp. For its test version of the Jet fighter Craft. Its new Jet i Lockheed a version of the country a next generation Jet fighter the yf-22, was put on display hut did not fit. A to overcome Washington up a government employees Are looking to Congress to overhaul the 20-year-old Federal pay system that has allowed their paychecks to shrink by More than 20 percent compared with those received by workers in the private sector. Through their unions and individually Federal workers Are pressing the lawmakers to approve the legislation next month despite budget constraints and the need to Deal with other pressing issues before adjournment in Early october. Bills approved by committees in both houses would raise Federal pay automatically each year in line with pay increases of non Federal. Workers. The pay Levels would be derived from the annual employment Cost indexes of the Bureau of labor statistics. The House Bill favored by the unions would authorize annual raises that could close the Gap Between Federal and private sector pay Over the next decade. The administration opposes both Bills because they would limit the presidents authority to decide on pay raises for Federal workers. Both Bills would allow him to make Small reductions in the annual increases but the administration wants to retain full authority to set Federal pay Levels. A we have the Opportunity to close the pay Gap within this decade a Gap that has haunted us for years a Robert Tobias president of the National Treasury employees Union has told his members. The push for passage of a pay Reform Bill comes As the White House again has vetoed a big catch up pay raise recommended by a special advisory group. The advisers recommended to president Bush that pay be increased 22.32 percent for the lowest Grade Federal worker and 39.55 percent for the highest level. But under provisions of the Federal x pay comparability act of 1970, the president is not bound by the recommendations. Instead Bush decided to give flaw multiplies value of Coin me pay 9ap set to tines Federal workers a 3.5 percent increase beginning Jan. 1. In cutting Back on the recommended pay level Bush followed the examples set by former presidents Reagan and Carter who also said economic conditions prohibited hefty pay increases recommended by the advisory group during their terms in office. The chief executives did not dispute that Many Federal workers have fallen behind their private sector counterparts Only that the government or the Economy could not afford the increases. A pay raises of this magnitude Are clearly unacceptable a Bush said in notifying Congress of his decision. A they would be detrimental to our efforts to set government spending at Levels that promote non inflationary  Congress which has 30 Days to act May override the president and vote for a larger pay increase but it probably would not be much larger. The House appropriations committee has approved a 4.1 percent increase. Philadelphia apr some 1990 . Coin proof sets that sell for $11 arc Worth More than 100 times that because of a missing mint Mark on a Penny according to dealers. The $11 five Coin set contains a Penny Nickel dime Quarter and half Dollar. The Penny in 3,555 proof sets is missing the Quot so All proof coins normally hear. The sets of highly polished coins were struck and issued before the error was discovered a mint spokeswoman said. Proof coins Are made by using polished Blanks and Dies. The Flat surfaces Are Mirror like and the Relief portions look frosted. A the errors Are a prize because there Are so few of them a said Beth Peischler editor of Coin world newspaper in Sidney Ohio. Coin dealer Harry Forman of suburban Cheltenham said he paid $1,400 each last week for four sets and is now offering $ 1,700 per set. Nancy Reagan released after skin cancer surgery Rochester Minn. Apr former first lady Nancy Reagan underwent surgery wednesday at the Mayo clinic to remove a cancerous tumor near her nose a family spokesman said. She left for Home later in the Day. The basal cell carcinoma was discovered just beneath her left nostril during a routine dermatological examination at the Mayo clinic the spokesman Mark Weinberg said. A plastic surgeon removed the Small tumor at St. Marys Hospital and the reagans left a Short time later for their Home in the Bel air Section of los Angeles. Reagan 69, and her 79-year-old husband had been at the clinic since Mon Day for routine annual checkups. Weinberg said in a statement that doctors found the reagans in otherwise excellent health. Ronald Reagan was at the clinic last september when doctors performed neurosurgery to remove a Pool of blood that formed on his brain after a fall from a horse. Several years ago when he was president Reagan underwent surgery for Colon cancer and later had surgery to Correct an enlarged prostate. Or. Peter Lynch head of the University of Minnesota a dermatology department said wednesday that a basal cell carcinoma is the least dangerous Type of skin cancer and usually is caused by excessive  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 31, 1950 a North korean communist forces hammered at the key port City of Pahang from the North after outnumbered . And South korean infantrymen beat them Back on the Western outskirts.30 years ago today. Aug. 31, i960 a cuban Premier Fidel Castro branded As Quot treason a the anticommunist declaration issued by the 19 american republics meeting at san Jose Costa rica.20 ears ago . 31, 1970 a vice president Spiro t. Agnew said that Quot somewhere in excess of 50 percent of All the Viet Cong anti North vietnamese forces in Cambodia a had been eliminated and . Troops did not need to return there 0 years ago today. Aug 31, 1980 a Poland a 7-week labor uprising neared an end As jubilant strikers and government negotiators in two key port cities agreed to settlements calling for a Independent self governing Trade