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.
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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
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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.
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