Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-04

However, the House group
program be under the supervis
mission. The administration WI
the program. That Is what has /
held up the bill for nearly .
year.
The Senate. which provided |
for White House control re-
portedly is ready 10 agree. II |
and when the bill goes 70 con-
ference. 10 have the csc oper- |
ate the program. This would |
leave II Up 10 President Eisen-
hover 20 agree 10 csc super
vision or veto the bill.
The House committee feels
that csc supervision Of the
program and the fact that 1t
would be answerable 10 Con-
gress would prevent any ir-
regularities or favoritism that
might occur in the awarding of
contracts TO schools for train
ing purposes.
The legislation would au-
thorize outside training Of
promising employees to advance
their careers. The employees
would attend colleges. trade
and commercial schools, indus
trial laboratories. etc. During
their training they would re-
ceive their regular salaries.
Speaking Of the proposed
program. Senator Kennedy.
Democrat Of Massachusetts,,
recently declared:
THE enactment Of such a
program will mark a turning
point in the attitude Of the
Government toward the INTEL
lectual capacity Of its employees.
In recent years we have scoffed
at intellectuals in Government.
isolated them, refused to A.
nance their research.
I'VE drove them out Of the
career service or discouraged
them from ever entering"
Declaring we have paid
heavily for this short-sighted
policy, Senator Kennedy add
ed: To-day we need new ideas,
new techniques, statesm e n,
politicians and civil servants
willing to take the lead in new
fields. We are moving ahead
on a knife-edged path which
lrequires leadership better
equipped than any since Lin
coins day to make clear to
our people the vast spectrum
Of our challenges"
X X 4
"OPEN MINDs-Administra-
ton officials disclose that Pres
ident Eisenhower has promised
to keep an open mind" regard
ing the postal pay-rate bill now
in House-Senate conference.
Although there are provisions
in the measure that are def
nitely displeasing to the Presi-
dent, he has promised to study
the legislation from all angles
before deciding what he will
do. 49,
This is encouraging to Fed
Ieral pay sponsors who feel that
unless the House-Senate con-
ferees come up with a particu-
Flarly outrageous rate policy
statement from the administers
tons point of view, that the
President will probably sign the
measure into law.
- So
| CAREER PROGRAM - The
House Civil Service Subcommit-
tee investigating the admins
tration's new career executive
program Tuesday will question
Civil Service Commissioner
Fred Lawton, a member Of the
career executive board and the
only csc representative. On
Wednesday Arthur S. Flem-
ming, who heads the board. will
testify.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
National Federation Of Federal
Employees, which has been con-
Quoting an intensive member
ship campaign in the Wash
ington area, has announced
the chartering of a new local
composed of employees in the
Army's Adjutant Generals Of
fee. Albert Gonzales is presi-
dent of the new local. other
officers are Mrs. Martha Sui
llivan, vice president, and Mrs.
Bessie Garcia, secretary-treas-
urer. The State Department
has given commendable service
awards to Carlos Alcivar, Rob-
ert Allen, Helen Allison, DAN
liel Altman. Einar Alfred An