Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-30

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Sponsored by Senator ClI
the measure would set up an
ONCE OF Personnel In the White
House which would run Gov.
eminent personnel activities.
The bill has the backing OF
the National Civil Service
League. whose executive direc.
tor, James Watson. served a.
special consultant 10 the Senate
Civil Service Committee several
years ago In It's investigation
OF the Governments personnel
system.
But the league apparently Is
the only group favoring the
bill.
Virtually all Federal EN-.
ploye unions and professional
groups are opposed TO the meas
ure. feeling that the csc should
be given more rather than less
power. They feel that trans
ferring the Governments per-
sonnet operations to the White
House would result in political
and personal patronage on a
large scale.
F Senator Clark feels his bill
would strengthen Government
personnel operations by placing
the responsibility at the White
House level, thereby also giving
1t an Importance and prestige
they now lack in the Govern-
ment scheme Of things.
Senator Clark recently was
assigned again as a member of
the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee and probably will seek
hearings on his measure.
EEH
PAY TIME-TABLE-It could
be another week or so before
House-Senate conferees agree
on all details Of the postal pay
and rate bill. Most contro-
versial items remaining are the
policy statement and second
and third-class rates. The con-
ferees meet again today.
At yesterdays session, the
conferees agreed that the 2.5
per cent temporary postal pay
raise should be applied to the
aggregate amount resulting
from the rs per cent perma-
nent raise. instead Of being
computed on the present postal
salary scales. This was what
the sponsors OF the provision
had intended. but until yester.
day there had been some mis-
understanding as to the intent.
IN THE HOPPER-Recent
bills sponsored in Congress in
clude one TO give equal appeal
rights to the Civil Service Com
mission to all Federal employees
Representative Curtis. Repub-
lican Of Massachusetts, and
another to repeal the Federal
dual employment anlidual COM
pensation laws Representative
HoSmer, Republican OF Califof-
MAJ.
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APPROVAL SEEN-Congress
in all likelihood will approve
this year bill allowing Federal
agencies to pay the travel and
moving expenses Of new Goy-
eminent employees to their iliI
tial station. A House Govern
ment Operations Subcommittee
already has approved the bill.
which is strongly backed by the
administration.
CAPITAL OUNDUP-
Nays Bureau Of Yards and
Docks has presented superior
achievement awards TO Tom l..
Jones and Mrs. Juanita Palermo
and sustained superior per-
Torrance awards TO Roland
Latta, Harry Willis, George
Baer, Mrs. Ronda 10 Andrews
and Mrs. Marie Collins. Eugene
Collins, jr.. received a bene-
flcial suggestion award. .
The Air Force has presented
the following awards to civilian
employees: Sustained superior
performance, Emilia Bello,
Julia Bobbitt, Herbert Brent
linger. Audrey Davis, Margaret
Duplisse. Mrs. Martha Embrey,
Alvina Flasher. Mrs. Anita
Green. Robert Gregory, Leon
ard Jacobs, Paul johnson,
Irene Luisa, Arthur Mako.
WITT. Hilary Milton. Mrs. Gilda
Mullins, Mrs. Olive Parker, Mrs.
Betty Ramsdale, Arthur Rizzo.
Mrs. Linda Roberts. Mrs. Elva
Smith, Laurens Sullivan. Rolf
Thorsen, Mrs. Jeanne Turner:
special act or service. Helen