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The new Federal Professional
Association is also critical OF
the new provision.
This reporter has talked to
many members Of Congress
since the new session began
and not one member was
aware that last years pay
law contained this new "ac-
ceptable level Of compe-
tence" provision. The pro-
vision was the brain-child
Of some Civil Service Commis-
sion staff members, and the
provision was never adequately
explained to Congress, either
during hearings on the pay
legislation or on the House or
Senate floors when the bill was
passed.
The feeling Of many mem
bers Of Congress seems TO be
that II an employe Is doing
below average work he should
be fired or denoted TO a less
exacting job. But II an employe
is retained on the payroll, that
should be prima facie evidence
that he is doing a satisfactory
job and should get his regular
in-step pay increases, they feel.
Otherwise. administrative con-
fusion. endless pickering and a
sharp drop in employe morale
is bound TO result.
EMPLOYE UNION S
SLAPPED - Senator Carlson,
Republican OF Kansas, the
ranking minority member OF
the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee, is critical Of Govern
ment employe unions and the
National Civil Service League
for maintaining complete
silence on the Kennedy admin
istration's pressure on Federal
career employees 10 attend last
weeks 500 : a ticket Demo
cratic gala. He inserted into
the Congressional Record this
reporters article reporting this
fact.
Senator Carlson also served
notice that he intends 10 pur-
sue his investigation Of the
pressure exerted on career en-
! ployes.
The Kansas said II could
"jeopardize the true working
Of our merit system" Senator
Carlson and others in Congress
feel that as a result OF the
unrestrained pressure and
coercion exerted on Govern
ment careeristS-with the ap-
parent approval OF President
Kennedy-that the integrity OF
the merit system has been
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bers on the Atlantic and Gulf
Coasts.
Local issues, however, have to
be settled in the other ports to
go along with the master con-
tract worked out here.
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Dental Corps Grew

The Dental Corps provided
care to about 8 million service
men and women in World War
II, expanding from $50 dental
officers in 1889 to a peak of
$4,000.
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Total Settlement

AFL-CIO International Long,
shoremen's Association have
said here that the strike, which
has crippled shipping in ports
from Maine to Texas, will not
end until all issues have been
settled on the local level.
In Philadelphia, negotiators
for the industry and 5000
longshoremen in the city
reached agreement early today
on local issues, Federal Media
tor John r. Murray announced.
"The Philadelphia issues were
considered to be the most diff
cult Of all the ports" Mr.. Muir
ray told newsmen.
More Philadelphia longshore-
men vote on the mediation
boards peace formula later to-
day. Some there have already
accepted.
In Boston, q union OFFICIAL
announced last night that the
dockers in that port had voted
heavily in favor" of the con-
tract formula. The official, /,
John F. Moran, a vice president
Of the lila, said the 1900 Bos-
ton men probaly will be back
at work tomorrow morning.
Port Of New York longshore-
men are voting local-by-local
on the settlement formula, and
no results have been an
nounced.
Negotiators for the lila and
the New York Shipping Asso-
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Crucial Point Reached
lin Transit Strike Talks

PHILADELPHIA, JAN "a (AP)-Icy streets today added
to the problems Of half million people deprived Of buses
tros and ubways by transit strike its tenth day
Negotiations broke up after midnight the second straight
day and both sides called back into session later today
Evening star., 1963-01-24
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Proviso in New Law Bars
Many F rom In-Grode Raises

badly undermined and that no
civil service job can hence
forth be considered invulner-
able from political encroach-
ment.
DISABILITY RETIREMENTS
Representative Siler, Repub-
lican Of Kentucky, has spon-
sored a bill (HR-ll32) TO COM
pute the minimum disability
retirement annuities Of Gov
ernment workers on the basis
Of go per cent of their average
salary, instead Of the present
40 per cent computation.
sEE
RETIREMENT FUNDS-The
House Appropriations Commit
tee has started work on the
years first supplemental money
bill. which contains funds to
put into effect last years re-
tirement liberalization law.
The law raises annuities Of re-
tired Government workers by
5 per cent retroactive to Janu-
airy /. and liberates various
retirement provisions for pres
ent Federal workers retroac-
tive TO last October Il.
Approval by Congress Of the
required funds is considered
certain. with final enactment
due by the middle OF next
month.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP
Ralph Wheeler has been elected
president Of Capital Branch
142, National Association of
Letter Carriers. Also elected
were Pat Axtell, vice president.
william Tiff. secretary:
Charles F. Jenkins, financial
secretary: Thomas O. Young.
jr., treasurer: and Earl Bar
nett, sergeant-at-arms. i.
The ASTD Film festival will
be held from / 10 4:30 pm.
Tuesdays on January 20. Feb
ruary 5. ~ and 20 at the East
Auditorium second floor &,
New State Department build
ing. The program, sponsored by
the American Society OF Train
ing Directors, Is given 10 pro-
mote q greater use Of films
as training aids and 10 give
Federal training officers a
chance 10 see them for use in
their own agencies. The pro-
gram: January 90, personnel
administration; February 5. ex-
ecutive development and super
vision; February IL, communi-
cations public speaking. TV
appearances. etc.; February
26, automatic data processing.
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NEW YORK Jan. "a (AP)

NEW YORK, Jan. "a (AP).
l. Mediation machinery was
thrown into high gear today to
get more union and industry
ratifications of the formula for
settling the 33-day-old Allan
tic and Gulf Coast dock strike.
Hope was expressed along the
waterfronts that some shipping
might be resumed before the
week end. But even after the
strike is settled, it would take
a few days for such major
ports as New York to get back
to normal.
Several speedy approvals Of
the peace pact were reported
on the North Atlantic Coast,
and more appeared imminent.
A union spokesman said here
last night:
I'VE would be very much sur
prised If the membership didn't
go along with the recommended
ton Of the (union) wage scale
committee and accept the presi-
dental boards finding"
Rejected in Mobile
But In Mobile, Ala, the
longshoremen rejected the en-
tire peace pact on the basis of
q local issue. The dock union
In Mobile has insisted on a
contract provision for pay when
rain halts work.
In New Orleans, ship COM
pany and union representatives
meet again today to discuss the
contract proposal. They met for
two hours yesterday with no
report Of progress. %
The New Orleans steamship
association announced earlier
1t was willing TO go along with
the settlement formula pro-
posed here by the mediation
board appointed by President
Kennedy.
In Galveston, Tex, Federal
Mediator James o. Hubbard
put industry and union nego-
tiators on call for another
peace effort today.
The negotiations In that Gulf
Coast port were recessed last
night, and a union spokesman
said: We're right back where
we started"
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INTERPRETIVE REPORT
TaIksinMoscow Chance Pace

such a pact would serve to i'm
prove relations.
Moreover, the fate Of pre-
vious such pacts isn't viewed
as reassuring. If 1t involved
Berlin guarantees the Ameri-
can attitude might become
more positive.
But this would still leave the
West Germans TO contend with
and every noise from Bonn in
dicates not only an aversion to
a non-aggression pact in any
size. shape, or form, but les;
than a lukewarm attitude to-
wards the nuclear test bar
treaty. This is partly because
Of a fear that such a pact
might serve TO upgrade the East
German regime and partly be-
cause Of a feeling that 1t might
hamper the West German re.
armament program.
After Mr.. Gromyko present.
ed his proposal today, the
Western spokesman restatec
the position Of their govern
ments, which essentially coin
cided. Secretary Rusk declared
his hands were tied as there
hadn't yet been sufficient time
for consultation with the Unit
ed States allies. He further
indicated that any nonaggres-
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HAITI
Invaders Threaten
DuvoIier's Regime

leaders of the underground,
the brothers Clement and
Harry Barbot.
To protect his regime, DR.,
Duvalier has built up a civilian
militia of about 5000 and a
force of 5000 terrorists known
as the Topton Macoute, Creole
for bogeymen. The nations
arms have been concentrated
in the National Palace, where
an elite guard protects DR.. Du-
Waller.
He has been distrustful oil
the regular army since an at
tempted coup in July. 1859
The army strength since Their
has been cut to about $500 mer
and many of its professional
officers driven into exile. The
purge was accelerated after
an abortlve army plot in April
which touched off the crisis
that brough the invasion threat
from Dominican President
Bosch.
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interference with peaceful pro-
tests, as in Birmingham anc
elsewhere, he said.
There was no provision for
a fair employment practices
commission, he said. Sum-
ming up the major complaints
against the bill by adding, I'VE
want FEPC, the Attorney Gen.
erals right to sue on the rights
Of all individual in any man.
ner, and school desegregatior
in every school district in the
land IN 1853"
This afternoon a committee
of the N4AACP leaders we're tc
meet with about 20 Republican
and Democratic Senators. The
Republican group will be headed
by Senators Kuchel, Republi-
can of California; Case of New
Jersey and Javits of New York
Senators Hart Of Michigan anc
Douglass Of Illinois will head
the Democratic group. Thi.
evening Walter Reuther, presi-
dent Of the United Auto Work
ers, will address the delegates
Tomorrow the delegates vii
fan out on the Hill to visit
their representatives and Sen.
atcrs.
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POLICY
Dominion Origin
Of Attack Credited

did about is miles from the
border" a State Department
official said.
Dependents Returned
Last May, all women and
children dependents of Ameri-
can military men and Gov
|ernment officials were evacu-
ated in a mass airlift.
However, Raymond Thurs
ton. United States Ambassador
In Haiti who left in May,
said today he understood some
OF the wives of American civil-
ian officials have been return
ing to Port au Prince In re-
cent weeks.
All members of the naval
mission and the military adj
visory group have left the
island, he said, with the last
handful of advisers departing
Just last week.
Mr.. Thurston said American
affairs in Haiti are in the
hands of charge d'affaires
Glion Curtis.
Gen. Cantave. reported Lead
er of the invaders, Is said by
American officials to be a
competent officer and a highly
regarded friend of the United
States. He is a former chief
Of staff of the Army under the
regime Of President Paul Mag
loire, predecessor Of DR..
Duvalier.
Another leader Of the inva-
sion force, according to a
Washington source, is Roger
Rigaud. long a plotter against
the Duvalier regime. His
brother Pierre is reported to
be in Washington.
Some officials believe Gen.
Magloire, now a resident of
New York City, may be q fl
nancial hacker Of the invasion
force.
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NUcLEAR
Rusk to Push Berlin
In New Red Talks

tie Edward Heath and Sir
Humphrey Trevelyan, British
Ambassador to Moscow.
Sprouts Of Confidence
The test ban treaty-pledg-
ing to abstain from nuclear
weapon tests in the atmosphere,
outer space and under water
was signed by the foreign min
listers yesterday. Soviet Premier
Khrushchev called it the ''first
sprouts Of international confi-
denees and said his government
would do everything In its
power for these sprouts to de-
velop and gain in strength"
Mr.. Rusk and Lord Home
made similar pledges hut
neither laid any special empha-
sis on particular East West
issues remaining to be settled.
Mr.. Khrushchevyt however,
repeated his, call for an East
West nonaggreSsion pact ito
show all the peoples that the
militarily most powerful states
!. have reached agreement
among themselves with the aim
of evading thermometer war"
The talks here are not likely
to go far on the nonaggression
pact because the United States
and Britain insist on comforting
with their NATO allies before
taking UP the matter with the
Russians again,
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Ben Bella Urges
Showdown in U. N

DAKAR, Senegal, Aug. 6
(AP). Algerian Premier
Ahmed Ben Bella yesterday
urged heads Of African nations
to attend the next session OF
the United Nations assembly
and force the western powers
to choose between colonialism
and the African population.
In q, speech criticizing the
apartheid (segregation) policies
Of South Africa and the situa-
ton in Portuguese territories
in Africa, Mr., Ben Bella told q
session of the African foreign
ministers conference:
I'VE must force the western
powers to choose between
Portuguese fascism and SOUTH
eastern racism on one hand,
and the hundred million Afri-
cans on the other.
"All African chiefs Of state
should go to the general as
sembly to show that all Africa
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is determined GUST once and
for all doctrines Of apartheid
and colonialism."
The Algerian premier was
repeatedly applauded by the
delegates from 81 African ma
tons who are here to discuss
problems existing in their con-
tinent. The next U. N. session
begin September II.
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BY the Associated Press

United States officials ex-
pressed confidence today that
in due course West Germany
will sign the nuclear test-ban
treaty despite any reservations
of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
The officials spoke Of these
two factors as shaping the
German situation:
/. 1t will be in West Ger
many's interest to sign and bad
for her image abroad If she doe;
not. Refusal to sign would play
into the hands of the Com
munist propaganda tn e.
picturing Germany returning tt
the path of militarism. MOI
have the Western Allies forgot
ten that Germany was the
enemy of most of them in Worlt
Wars / and II.
Q. Some delay before Bonn
makes a public commitment ir
favor of the treaty can be ex-
pected because of West Ger
many's domestic political situa-
ton. Identification of Germany
is a declared goal Of DR.. AIDE
nauer. Therefore, he will moi
accept lightly any move sus-
pected of improving East Ger
many's status until that sus-
picion is dealt with.
West Germany announced
yesterday it was holding out
against signing the United
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all such facilities. large or
small, should be covered by the
bill"
He said there is no basis for
a dollar limitation on the pub
lie accommodations covered by
the bill, referring to a proposal
that would exempt a business
doing less 100000 q year from
the law. What barberShop
does do that much business?
What restaurant? What SWIM
ming pool2"
He told the group that even
more dangerous is another sug-
gested compromise by some
members of Congress to take
the enforcement provisions out
Of the bill and leave it as en-
tirely voluntary through con-
Citation.
School desegregation and
equal employment opportunities
measures are too moderate, he
said. On school desegregation
he added. the Attorney Gen.
eral is limited in the bill tC
bringing suits only where COM
plainants are unable to insti-
tute legal proceedings. He sale
there is no provision authoriz-
ing the Attorney General Il
bring suit, ont only in school
cases, but in all situations
where persons are denied Their
constitutional rights because oil
race. color, religion or nationa,
origin. One Of the important
provisions that an amendment
to this effect would cover /:
that it would give the Attorney
General power to enjoin STATE
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BY EDMUND STEVENS
Star Special Writer

MOSCOW, Aug. 6.-The first
round Of the East-West talks
today gave a clear indication
Of a change Of pace in the
negotiations for a further
easing Of tensions.
Henceforth, the going will be
considerably slower than dur
ing the recent talks which led
to the nuclear test ban treaty
signed yesterday.
Foreign Minister Andrei Gro
myko made a big pitch for
Russia's proposed non-aggres-
sion pact between the NATO
and Warsaw treaty powers
when he met this morning with
United States Secretary OF
State Rusk and Britain's Lord
Home.
II is clear, however, that be-
fore the United States can do
a successful selling Job TO its
)skeptical NATO allies, Ameri-
can policymakers must them
selves be more fully convinced
that such a pact would serve a
useful purpose. ...
History Not Reassuring
At the present stage, they
don't seem TO feel that the Rus
slams have indicated just how
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spring. Included are the car
riers Boxer, Intrepid and Thctis
Bay as well as destroyefs and
amphibious landing vessels.
In addition, a battalion Of
the I'd Marine Division is mold
ing training exercises at the
island Of VieQues off the Puerto
Rican coast. Navy and Marine
jet squadrons at the American
base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
are less than 10 minutes away
from Haiti.
A State Department official
said the reported landings by
Haitian exile forces on the
north coast near Fort Liberte
apparently are very serious"
II the invading forces of
Gen. Leon Cantave appear to
be making any Roadway at all,
he said. there is little doubt
that President DuValier's regu-
lar army troops in the north
would 60 over to the rebels.
He estimated the Haitian
armed forces have about 1000
troops inTthe north in the vi
cinity Of Cap Haitien, Haiti's
second largest city and target
Of the invaders.
He also estimated there are
1000 armed members of DR..
Dpvalier'S tindisciplined, blue
uniformed militia In the Cap
Haitien area. \
Last reported commander of
the regular troops in the north
was 1t. Col. Jean Belot.
American sources said there
was little doubt that the in
vaders came from the neigh
boring Dominican Republic.
f"All they would have to do
would be circle out to sea from
the Dominican Republic and
then land as they repeatedly
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sion pact OF this type would
have to incorporate guarantees
for Berlin.
Lots Of Diplomacy Needed
All Of this tends to confirm
that 1t will take lots Of diplo-
macy to maintain the rosy
glow Of amity that emanated
from yesterdays Kremlin
treaty-signing ceremony.
While Secretary Rusk and
his staff continue working, the
visiting Senator's have dis
ported themselves like regular
tourists, doing the sights OF
Moscow in addition to a round
Of banquets and receptions.
Pending any action on 9
NATO- Warsaw nonaggressior
pact, Senator Humphrey
Democrat Of Minnesota, al
last evenings Kremlin recep-
ton made his own direct ap.
proach TO the Warsaw treaty
commander in chief. Marsha,
Grechko. With his wife and o
translator in tow he sided ur
to the somewhat astonished
Grechko. introduced himself
with a hearty Minnesota
handshake, and invited the
marshal TO go hunting with
him in some indeterminate
future.
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Rusk joined the luncheon
party. Among them was Sena-
tor Fulbright, Democrat of
Arkansas, chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, who must lead tn e
campaign for Senate ratifica-
ton of the treaty. He pre-
dicted yesterday the Senate win
approve it.
The Soviet government has
already begun circulating an
invitation TO other countries
inviting them to adhere to the
treaty in a big signing cere-
mony here Thursday at 4 pm
30 Signers Ready
Although the treaty does not
become active until ratified by
the United States Senate, dec
larations of adherence can be
made by any country that
wishes to before that.
An unofficial canvass made
in Washington indicated that
about 80 nations were ready to
sign.
Before joining the State De-
partment delegation for lunch
with Mr.. Gromyko, the Sen
ators were guests of leaders OF
the Soviet Parliament.
Senator Humphrey, Demo-
crat of Minnesota, told news
men:
"We discussed our respective
systems. including budget pro-
cedures. I think it was inform.
alive and I belive we have 6
better understanding than be.
foe of their system. I woulc
say the meeting was useful"
The Senators return to
Washington tomorrow. but the
ministerial talks will continue
Mr.. Rusk is expected to fly
to the Black Sea Thursday fol
a private talk with Mr.. Khru.
shchev at his dacha at Gagra
and will have further talk
with Mr.. Gromyko Friday ir
Moscow. He will leave the mex
day for Washington.
Adlai E. Stevenson, United
States Ambassador to the
United Nations, was with Mr.
Rusk at the talks today. AlsC
on hand were william c. Eos.
ter, director of the American
Disarmament Agency; Ambas.
sador Foy D. Kohler, anC
Charles STEELE. United States
representative to the Genevs
disarmament conference.
Lord Homes delegation In
cluded Deputy Foreign Minis
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Bonn Seen Signing A-Treaty
After Suspicious Are Erased

States, British, and Russian
treaty banning all nuclear tests
except under ground.
Karl Guenther Won Hase, DR..
Adenauer's spokesman, told
newsmen his government wants
a guarantee the treaty will not
be misused to give Communist
East Germany more recogni-
ton internationally.
The East German regime Of
Walter Ulbricht is now recog-
nized only by other Communist
countries. West Germany fears
that, once East Germany signs
the treaty-as Mr.. Ulbricht says
1t WILT will become more
widely accepted.
The United States has sought
to reassure West Germany that
the treaty involves no recogni-
ton of the East German regime
Meanwhile, there was still
the question of United States
Senate ratification of the
treaty. officially signed yester-
day in Moscow with six SEN
ators--four Democrats and two
Republicans-among the wit
nesSes.
One Of those, Senator Full
bright, Democrat of Arkansas,
predicted to Soviet Premier
Khrushchev that the Senate
would ratify the treaty.
Senator Fulbright, chairman
Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, which has prime
responsibility for the treaty,
told a Kremlin reception after
the signing:
Lately the world has been
moving toward catastrophe,
The signed treaty haltS this
movement, and we are begin
ming to move away from the
catastrophe"
He said that, with 81 years
experience in the Senate, he
felt sure he could predict his
colleagues would support the
agreement.
Hartman Confident
In Washington, Undersecre-
tary Of State w. Averell Harri-
man said he is confident the
required two-thlrds vote for
Senate ratification sis assured.
The diplomat, who negotiat-
ed the pact in Moscow, was
questioned by a panel of for
eign correspondents in a radio
interview for the Voice OF
America.
Mr.. Hartman said Mr.
Khrushchev is very anxious
to get a non-aggression pact
between the Atlantic Alliance
and the Warsaw Pact nations
II think it is unlikely that