Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-17

ton and the U. s. Treasur,
Department Beneficial Associa'
ton.
The csc expects to complete
the transfer by February l
Meanwhile, the csc caution
the employees involved to con
tinue paying their premium
direct to their associations un'
I'll they are informed that thu
records transfer has been com
pleted. Then the employees vii
pay their premiums thereafter
to the csc.
$50
PER DIEM RETROACTIVE
PAY-A House Civil Service
Subcommittee has approved Z
compromise bill 10 speed ur
future pay raises for the Gov
ernment's per diem (blue col
lar) workers.
The Senate has approved O
bill making future per diem
pay raises effective 80 work.
days after the start Of a wage
board survey. The admins
tration wanted the retroactive
provisions to be at least SO
days.
The House subcommittee
headed by Representative Davis
Democrat Of Georgia, approved
a compromise whereby the pay
raises would take effect Al
work days after the start Of Z
wage survey. Also, 1t approved
q provision whereby Fedora
agencies (mostly nonmilitaryl
who had their surveys mad,
for them by other Federal de.
partments would have to pu'
the pay raises for their PEI
diem workers into effect no
later than 20 days after re-
ceiving the survey information
EMPLOYE REPRESENTA-
TION URGED-Federal EN-,
ploye leaders want Government
employe union representation
on the proposed l5-membel
commission to study the Fed
eral pay systems. PreSiden
Eisenhower has proposed tn,
creation Of such a group h
Congress.
James A. Campbell, preslden
of the American Federation o
Government Employees, ant
Thomas Walters, operations d.
rector of the AFL-CIO Govern.
ment Employees Council, ar
among those who have asket
that Federal employees be rep,
resented on the proposed com.
mission. They point out tina
the results Of such a study
could have widespread effect,
on the future earnings Of Fed,
eral workers and that Govern.
ment employees should havl
their own representatives or
the commission.
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NEW csc PROGRAM CHIEF
Harold LEIGH, assistant direc.
tor of the Civil Service Com.
Missions Bureau Of Depart.
mental Operations. has beer
promoted to chief Of the CSC,
Program Planning Division o.
the Bureau Of Programs anc
Standards.
It's an excellent appoint.
inent. Mr.. LEIGH is one of tht
top careerists in Government
and an outstanding csc Of.
fetal.
AS SISTANT UNITE
STATES ATTORNEYS AT.
torney General Rogers has an
nounced that United States
attorneys and their assistants
will receive, a general 10 pei
cent pay raise, the same a:
was given other Federal work.
ers. The pay raises, however
will not be retroactive, nor will
they go to those appointed
since last January or those
whose salaries have been in.
creased since the first Of thi;
year.
FLANAGAN HEARINGS
The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee will call Bernard Flan-
agan back on Tuesday for fur.
ther cross-examination on the
erroneous statements he madf
on his various Government APP
plication forms. Mr.. Flanagan
who already has acknowledged
making misstatements Of fact:
on his 1851 and 1854 Govern
ment application forms. will
be quizzed on reported mis-
statements he made on his
1856 Federal application form
Mr.. Flanagan. whose future
as a member Of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission is at stake, ha:
told the committee that the
mistakes he made were honest
ones, not intended to deceive
the Government.
A#R -
CAPITAL ROUNDUP vii,
liam Whalen Of Fort BeIvoiI
has received a sustained supe.
rior performance award.
Kenneth Jacob Of Agriculture
Research Service has won tn,