European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thes Jtj vol. 50, no. 340 35 Friday March 20,1992 d 8693 faulty Usa eur Job grades reportedly wasted millions by David Tarrant and Joseph Owen staff writers widespread overgrazing of civilian jobs in the . Army Europe since at least 1984 has led to overpayment that a based on one estimate a May exceed $100 million according to present and former civilian and military officials in Europe and a government report. Overgrazing occurs when the official rating and pay scale of a government civilian Job exceeds what regulatory standards normally permit for the position. Information from Usa eur surveys from 1985-87 As Well As a 1984 department of army Survey showed that an estimated 14 percent of Usa eur civilian positions were misclassified and most were graded too High according to a May 1991 department of defense inspector general report. The 15-Page inspector general report concluded there were still a indications of significant overgrazing of civilian positions in . Army Europe a and recommended that a during the restructuring of Usa eur civilian positions to support a reduced Force in Europe a responsible army officials should a assure that All civilian positions Are classified in accordance with established  the Usa eur Public affairs office said tuesday that a recently completed army wide audit indicates that the problem of overgrazed jobs in the command has diminished and that local and com Mand civilian personnel offices Are working to identify and Correct jobs that remain overgrazed. However the inspector general report indicated that there was still significant Over trading of jobs within the command. A when asked to give a current assessment of the extent of overgrazing of civilian positions within Usa eur program officials estimated that approximately 14-17 percent of All positions Are currently overgrazed thus resulting in an see grades on Page 4two friends on autobahn make a special delivery 848 Jim Dat efm Jennifer Griggs with Little Camron and her husband Thomas Are thank fail for neighbors Paula Grimsley standing left and Nichelle Watkins. By Kevin Robinson staff writer for nine months air Force sgt. Thomas Griggs had planned that when his wife Jennifer Rae was due the couples first child would come into the world in a Hospital delivery room surrounded by doctors and nurses. Fate threw Griggs and his wife a ringer March 6. Jennifer Griggs delivery room became the Back seat of an opel during an hour Long drive from Nieder Roden to Wiesbaden Germany along autobahn 66. Her delivery team became two of her neighbors Paula Grimsley and Nichelle Watkins. And where was the new dad Griggs 23, assigned to the 435th Aerial port so at Rhein main a Germany was frantically searching the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden for his pregnant wife not suspecting that his son 7-Pound, 5.2-ounce Camron was being born Miles away on a crowded Highway. A my husband made it to the Hospital before we did a said Jennifer Griggs 19, of Burlington . A when they wheeled me into the emergency room he said a How Are you do. A then i held up  events unfolded for her on March 6 at 4 . A three Days before one of the expected dates for Camron a birth a when the couple went to the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden. Delivery time was not far off. But Jennifer Griggs said hours of observation on the hospitals fetal Monitor did not con see friends on Page 2tsongas out of Campaign aide reports Washington apr Paul Tsongas was quitting the democratic presidential race thursday afternoon because of a shortage of Campaign funds his spokeswoman told the associated press. Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton has emerged As the front runner in the democratic Campaign for the White House and Tsongas withdrawal would leave Only former California gov. Jerry Brown in the race against Clinton. The stunning Tsongas announcement was being readied As democratic candidates were focusing on Connecticut in Advance of tuesdays primary. A it came Down to not being Able to raise enough Money to be competitive a said Tsongas spokeswoman Peggy Connolly. A he feels that has changed the Agenda of the democratic party and he leaves with his head  indeed Tsongas performance As a candidate was surprising from beginning to end. He was the first to throw his hat into the ring and by far the least known. Yet it was Tsongas who took advantage of Clinton a Winter controversies and emerged with a Victory in new Hampshire. Connolly said Tsongas was to announce his withdrawal in Boston at 3 . Thursday. The reaction from the Clinton Campaign was a surprised a what a Tsongas was attempting to place Calls to both Clinton and Brown Connolly said. The former Massachusetts senator won the new see Tsongas on Page 2 january Trade deficit decreases along with claims for jobless Aid Washington a the . Trade deficit improved slightly to $5.77 billion in january even though american Export sales fell for the third straight month the government said thursday. The Commerce department said january a deficit was the smallest in two months. It represented a 3.9 percent improvement from a revised $6 billion december deficit. In a second report thursday the labor department said the number of newly Laia off workers applying for unemployment benefits fell to 433,000 during the first week of March. A the figure represented a drop of 27,000 from the previous week. But analysts cautioned that the nations unemployment rate was still Likely to Rise from the current six year High of 7.3 percent in coming months before stronger growth begins sending the jobless level Down in the last half of the year. Although the lower Trade deficit was certain to be hailed by the Bush administration economists warned that the Good news is not Likely to last. They said they think that economic weakness in Many of americans major overseas markets will Cut into Export growth this year while an improving . Economy will boost demand for imports. Such a development would represent a threat to the modest economic rebound that is apparently under Way. The january Trade deficit the lowest since a $4.17 billion Gap in november reflected the fact that exports were Down see Trade on Page 2