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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1978

Page

18

Overpaid federal workers hit 11.5 percent study

A Civil Service Commission study finds 11.5 percent of 1.3 million white collar federal employees overgraded with a $436 million annual cost. Nearly half blamed on management pressures rather than errors, amid mixed reactions from unions and officials.

Washington Carter Civil Service Commission Commission Standard Commission

Perry says U S cruise missiles can outpace Soviet air defenses

Pentagon scientist Dr William J Perry warned Moscow that Russia’s air defense system valued at about 100 billion dollars would be ineffective against up to 3 000 small ground hugging cruise missiles with nuclear warheads He said the United States could outpace and outdevelop defenses and keep cruising missiles ready ahead of new Soviet systems Fairfax City votes against rejoining Metro system keeping express bus service and limiting Metro costs while staying open to a future link Fairfax citizens urged continued bus service carrying about 330 daily and costing 114 000 yearly in subsidies

William J. Perry Pentagons Washington Pentagon United States Russia U.S Perry Soviet Union Fairfax Fairfax City Washington Area Metro Metro Board of Directors Lee Wiglen Metro Defense For Research and Engineering

Police Seek Man in Skid Row Deaths

Los Angeles police pursue a muscular black man possibly named Luther in connection with eight Skid Row stabbing deaths over three weeks. Victims found in a downtown alley and a tavern parking lot near headquarters, all stabbed in the upper torso. A sketch circulated after the latest bodies were found. investigators compare the case to the 1970s Skid Row Slasher killings and note uncertainty whether a single assailant perpetrated all eight.

Los Angeles Luther Dan Cooke

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