Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-20

dA4Q CllblllGCIo III ONIdQeo IIlIOu
The Civil Service Commissio
salaries for those jobs in which
personnel. Whenever this is done,
present employees in these jobs
have their salaries increased to
the new rate set by the COM
mission.
TIL. Presidents committee, an
advisory group composed Of top
Federal scientists and officials,|
recommended that the scientists
and engineers in Grades s.
through II be given the top SAL
airy steps of their grades. Most
of these employees in Grades S
and z have already been ad-
vanced to the top step of their
grades.
Committee members are
greatly concerned, in view Of
the world situation, over the in
ability Of defense and scientific
agencies to retain as well as
ATTRACT vitality needed scientific
land engineering personnel. The
Iunfavorable comparison between
Federal salaries in these fields
with those in private industry
has caused the Government to
lose many top-flight employees, as
well as prevent 1t from hiring
promising young college gradu-
ates.
The committees proposal, II
approved by the commission,
would give raises of from sew
eral hundred dollars to more
than a thousand dollars a year
to employees in the physical SCI
ence, engineering, mathematical,
statistical and physical science
administrative fields. Among
those involved are chemists, sci
entists, astronomers. metallur-
gists, all types Of engineers,
physicists and mathematicians.
The commission recently APP
proved pay increases for aero
nautical research employees. The
Presidents committee said it
feels the csc should now author
| ize raises for scientific ana en-
cheering personnel throughout
Government.
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RETIRED EMPLOYES-Frank
Wilson. president of the National
Association of Retired Civil EN-
Iployes, says his group will seek
substantial annuity increases
for retired Federal workers next
year. Mr.. Wilson said the MARE
seeks a 25 to 80 per cent raise
on the first $500 in annual
Iannuities and 10 per cent on
amounts above that. Also wild
ows' pensions would be liberal
lied, and widows of employees
who retired prior to 1913 would
receive benefits.
Mr.. Wilson said Representative
IBroyhill, Republican of Virginia,
has prepared a draft of the
INAIRE-proposed bill and has
promised to sponsor it when Con-
Igress convenes in January. =
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j SPA MEETING--Dr. Howard
IL. Bevis, recently appointed by
president Eisenhower as chair
man of the National Committee
fer the Development of Scientists
and Engineers, will address, the
first dinner meeting of the sea-
son of the Society for Personnel
Administration at $3.50 pm.
Tuesday in the Hamilton Hotel.
DR.. Bevis. president emeritus OF
Ohio State University, will dis
cuss Coping With Shortages OF
High Quality Professional Per-
sonnel."
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;, CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Burton
B. Meyer, jr., Of the Office of the
Secretary of Defense has received
a performance award for the de-
Ivelopment of the civilian execu-
tive trainee program there
The General Accounting Office
Employees Association is spon-
. soring a professional basketball
|, game on october l9-the world
champion Philadelphia Warriors
versus the Syracuse Nationals
for the benefit of its welfare or
Iganization. The game will be
, played at Uline Arena. Army
; Ordnance has presented a $500
suggestion award to Henry M
Hardy and a $500 sustained
, superior performance rating to