European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes Friday november 29, 1991pearl Harbor veterans honoured Flowood miss. Apr Doris than Tan would have Given anything to see her brother personally accept a medal wednesday honouring veterans of the dec. 7,1941, attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. But 24-year-old Petty officer 3rd class George Hayward than Tan would never Wear that medal or any other the gunners mate went Down with a thousand of his shipmates when the crippled battleship Arizona Sank. A i just know that if he had time to get to his gun he would be been there defending his country a than Tan said. She was among five dozen relatives and Pearl Harbor survivors from Mississippi who received the Pearl Harbor commemorative medal in a solemn ceremony at the Mississippi air National guard base. Rep. . A a Sonny Montgomery d-miss., a world War ii Veteran presented the medals and said it was one of the largest gatherings of Pearl Harbor veterans he had seen. Congress authorized the medal in 1990. A remember Pearl Harbor is inscribed on its face along with a battleship. To the 56 survivors who accepted medals that Brief inscription was Worth a thousand words. A it was like being dumped in the Middle of hell and you done to know anything except someone is trying to kill you a said 76-year-old William Posey of Sturgis. A documentary film of the japanese Surprise attack that Drew the United states into world War ii played on the auditorium stage. Posey turned away saying a i can to watch  Broadus compere a chief Petty officer aboard a fuel ship that fateful sunday morning said it was about time the . Government authorized the medal. A this award is Long overdue a said compere 88, of Florence. A a it a important that people of the nation know this Story and done to forget  a a it a a Little late coming but better late than never a said Jack Everett 71, of do to. He saw action from aboard the battleship Nevada. Eyes moistened As some recalled bitter memories of friends lost. More than 2,300 died in the attack and 19 warships were sunk. Tim Reynolds 68, of Greenville had just finished breakfast on the battleship Maryland when the Alert sounded. He thought it was a Drill until the ship next to his Sank to the Bottom of Pearl Harbor Bay. A it happened so fast the Best Way i can explain it was that it was like a Tornado hit us a Reynolds said. Doris than Tan was one of the last to leave the crowded auditorium. Silently she sat next to a Large framed picture of her brother in his Navy Blue Crackerjack outfit. A a in a rather have him Here than anything else in the world a she said. A i have an ache in my heart. I just Hope and Pray our Young people take a lesson from this and keep us out of another  Federal workers quit so far in 91 by Dana priest the Washington Post Washington after a decade of dispiriting reports that the Federal government could not hold on to qualified employees there is finally some Good news a significantly fewer career employees Are quitting the civil service. The number of full time White Collar workers who quit the government dropped by 30 percent in the first nine months of 1991, compared with the same period in 1989, according to statistics compiled by the office of personnel management. Turnover among Federal employees in the Washington area decreased by 38 percent in the same period. In the first nine months of 1989, 42,372 full time White Collar employees voluntarily quit the government labor Force of 1,441,268. In the first nine months of 1991, just 29,505 employees quit. The recession and last years multiyear pay package for White Collar workers Are believed to be the primary forces behind the change civil service experts said. The recession offers government workers fewer options As companies and state and local governments Cut Back. At the same time the Federal pay Reform Bill passed last year has guaranteed White Collar employees higher annual raises than they previously received. As a result the Federal government apparently is becoming a More attractive employer As wages slowly catch up to those in the private sector and Job Security a at a time of National economic uncertainty a is a sought after perquisite. While it is still hard to find employees with certain highly technical skills 29 percent fewer employees among the most experienced top rung government professionals quit in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period fast year according to pm. A from our perspective the Good thing is that we re not losing Good people and we re keeping the Talent and the institutional memory a said Carol Bonosaro president of the senior executives association which represents nearly 8,000 executive employees in the top pay grades earning $87,000 to $108,000 annually. A in some areas the recession has probably been a Blessing especially in the areas where they Are having trouble filling  in the first six months of 1991, Bonosaro said the turnover rate among executive level employees dropped to 3 percent from 8.5 percent last year. Preliminary data from the department of health and human services show that last years turnover among senior executive level managers at that Agency was 10 to 12 percent said personnel director Thomas s. Mcfee. This year the turnover is about 2 percent. A anyone who a got a Job right now is going to hold onto it a said Diane s. Witiak spokeswoman for the american federation of government employees which represents 700,000 Federal workers. Although the government is losing fewer people it also is hiring fewer because of budget cuts and military  in the first nine months of 1990, the Federal government hired 104,000 full time career employees. Just 75,000 employees were hired in the first nine months of 1991. Federal employment opportunities in the Washington area have decreased As Well from about 16,600 vacancies in 1990 to 8,500 in 1991. Although the recession has scared some employees into staying advocates of the pay Bill passed by Congress last year also claim credit for convincing Many to stay. Last january White Collar employees got a 4.1 percent pay increase based on the employment Cost Index eci which is the average increase in labor costs across the country. In january they will get another 4.1 percent raise with a 3.7 percent increase due in 1993. Under the pay Bill beginning in 1994, employees will get an annual increase based on the eci minus .5 percent. Some employees will receive an additional pay increase based on comparative labor costs in local  typhoon shuts off Power in much of Guam Agana Guam apr three quarters of Guam remained without electricity thursday As civil defense and other workers tried to recover from the 24-foot Waves and 115 Mph winds of typhoon Yuri. But Guam was spared the full Brunt of Yuri whose sustained winds of 165 Mph and gusts of 200 Mph made it a super typhoon. It missed the Island by 50 Miles officials said. No deaths were reported from the storm which neared the Island wednesday night. But All 400 residents of the Southern Village of Inarajan were among More than 2,600 people evacuated. Officials hoped to restore Power to at least 40 percent of the Island by thursday said Ben Reyes of Guam civil defense. Electricity is needed to pump water to the islands nearly 135,000 residents. The typhoon dumped 4 inches of rain on the Island. By thursday morning it was entered 175 nautical Miles West Northwest of the . Territory said it. Cmdr. Robert Beard of the . Military a joint typhoon warning Center. Beard said Yuri was travelling in a Northwestern direction at 17 Mph and was packing sustained winds at its Center of 165 Mph with gusts of 200 Mph. Civil defense officials said 24-foot surf pounded the Southern coast wednesday night and travelled As far Inland As a Quarter mile. A we gave ample warning to evacuate but you know How it is with some people they get stubborn so there were some rescues during the height of the storm a Reyes  crashes into Home the fuselage of a Small plane rests amid smashed furniture in a Cremona Italy apartment shortly after it burst through the ceiling tuesday. Neither the Pilot nor the apartments occupants were Hurt. It was the second such crash in Europe this month. On nov. 8 Cessna air plane crashed into an apartment build in Darmstadt Germany killing the two aboard t plane and two people in an apartment