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officials have salaries of $40, 900
a year or less. Members of Con-
gress earn $22.50 year.
1 AS part of its rs per cent
classified employe pay raise bill,
the Senate has approved a
SIT 500 classified pa yceiling. In
approving an II per cent clas-
sifled pay bill. the House Civil
Service Committee provided an
$4,000 classified pay ceiling
Even these ceilings would re-
suit In top-grade classified en-
ployes in some cases making
more money than their bosses
and in many cases almost as
much.
That the administrati ton
might consequently ask for an
other round Of executive pay
raises next year was brought
out in the open recently by
Representative Gross, Republic
can Of Iowa.
Mr.. Gross, who apparently
doesn't think much of the idea,
brought the matter up recently
when the House Civil Service
COMMITTEE was holding its Fed
eral pay raise hearings.
Recalling that Federal polit-
ical executives such as cabinet
officers, agency and bureau
heads, etc., had been voted
stable pay raises several years
ago, Mr.. Gross said it appeared
that the administration was all
set to recommend another in
crease for them next year.
Administration officials testi-
flying at the time said no pres
ent proposal was in the works.
although they were non-com-
initial as to what might be rec
commended to Congress once
the classified and postal en-
ploye pay raises became law.
OFFICIAL TIME ASKED
Vaux Owen. president. National
Federation of Federal Employ
es. has asked Congress to APP
prove an amendment to the
Government employe union rec
ignition bill. He proposed CIV
ing Federal employee organi-
cations the SPECIFIC right to a
reasonable" amount of off,
cial time to collect dues and
encourage membership In their
groups.
Mr. Owen said this authority
is urgently needed since the
lack of authority to collect dues
and approach employees on Of
fetal time has seriously" i'm
peded the unionization of Gov
eminent workers. The NFFE
leader testified before the House
civil Service subcommittee
holding hearings on the union
recognition bill.
Incidentally, observers at the
hearings are unanimous in
crediting Representative Jo-
hansen. Republican of Michi-
gan, for developing and giving
greater substance to the hear
ingS thu rough his pertinent and
searching question of witnesses.
Mr.. Johansen has expressed
reservations about some fea-
lures of the bill, but declares
he wants all the facts brought
out so that workable measure
can be approved by the Con-
gresS.
END OF LAYOFFS URGED
james Campbell. president of
the American Federation of
Government Employees, and Will
liam Ryan. president. District
No. A. international Associa-
ton of Machinists. have wired
President Eisenhower asking
that all civilian layoffs in de-
Tense agencies be Cancelled.
Such layoffs would only add to
the national unemployment
problem and also would make
it impossible for these en-
ployes to get jobs in industry
they said.
Reorganization of defense
functions has led to civilian
layoffS throughout the country
including the Naval Gun Fac
tory and Indian Head Md
Power Factory in this area.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Army Engineer District, Wash
ingtOn, has presented beneficial
suggestion awards to Nicholas
Rierson. jr.. Darl Winters
Harry Miller, jr., L. E. McClung
Joe Davis and j. L. Kerrick.
Edward Odom, IT,, is the new
chief attorney Of the Veterans
Benefits Office here.
Samuel Hetrick has been ap.
pointed chief of Fort Belvoir'S
budget section in the Control.
ler's Office.
George Washington Univer.
sity is Offering a summer sem.
mar on administrations in the
Federal Government.
The Federal Communication.
Commission has named Arnold
Skrivseth as acting chief Of the
technical research division anc
Ralph Renton as associate CHIEF