European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday september 27, 1977 Alexander vows to utilize7 women by John Hart Washington Bureau chief Washington is the unite states cannot afford to under utilize its female population Secretary of the army Clifford l. Alexander jr., told the opening session of a three Day Federal women s conference monday. When women Are under utilized he said it is contrary to Law flies in the face of our economic goals and is a High for of insult to those women who Are  Alexander told the conference at the panel deals new blow to Energy plan Washington up the Senate finance committee voted 10 to 6 monday to kill another major part of president car Ter s Energy legislation the tax on crude Oil. However chairman Russell Long d la., warned the panel it would have to revive the proposal if it is to have any Energy program at All. As the committee acted opponents of natural Gas deregulation on the Senate floor were predicting Victory in the fight to keep the lid on prices. Long urged his committee to withold judgment on the crude Oil tax until after deciding How to phase it out and How to use the Money. But sen. William Roth r-del., who offered the motion to strike the tax said it would be better to decide first if the funds from the tax Are needed and then to decide whether to revive the tax. Designed to raise Price the Levy was designed to raise the Price of Price controlled Oil to the world level thereby discouraging consumption through higher prices but without giving Windfall profits to Oil companies. Carter wanted to rebate the tax to the Public but various other proposals have been made to spend the funds on increased production of Oil and other Energy sources. Tie defeat was the second major one handed to Carter by the committee. The panel voted earlier to kill his tax on Gas guzzling automobiles. On the Senate floor meanwhile opponents of natural Gas deregulation said car Ter s threat to veto proposals to lift Price controls and like minded sentiment among House leaders Means deregulation is not going  pushing a filibuster against the Price deregulation that could drag on into next week sen. James Abourezk d-s.d., said Carter s saturday announcement against deregulation gives us More votes to kill proposals for lifting the controls. The Senate set a vote on limiting debate but with deregulation opponents filing 240 amendments up 100 from saturday Progress on the measure was slowed considerably. Abourezk said the veto threat could conceivably shift the filibuster from his hands to those who favor deregulation. But i cannot see How they could realistically hold the Senate hostage to deregulation he told a reporter. This Bill is no going anywhere with deregulation. They Are essentially faced with this Choice no. Bill at All or the Carter  Abourezk said the filibuster also led by sen. Howard Metzenbaum a Ohio is the first pro consumer filibuster that has Bee carried on in years and  he and Metzenbaum feel Carter s proposals for somewhat higher prices but under continuing regulation is As generous As an natural Gas Bill should get. They oppose any lifting of Price ceilings beyond that he said. It is a High stakes Issue since natural Gas heals 55 per cent of America s Homes and also is one of the most important Industrial fuels. Pentagon that utilization of 270,000 women employed throughout the defense depart ment has improved greatly in the past few months. In his keynote address Alexander listed several reasons Why there has been inadequate utilization of women in govern ment Over the past decade managers in government gave too Little time and attention to employing and promoting women. The legitimate concerns of women their spokespersons and organizations were rarely treated by the Media with seriousness and thoroughness. The necessary tool of measuring Progress to insure employment and pro motion for women has been superficial at  said that while there has been improvement in eliminating the biases and stereotypes about women much still remains that needs to be accomplished. He said that the signs Are Good under the present administration s policies for More significant advancement for women. We do have an administration that has made quite Clear that fair treatment of women is a National Goat he said. However he warned All of us should save our applause until results Are a com  he said that significant appointments of women in government should be taken As More than acts of symbolism and serve As a direction to managers to seek out find and employ the wealth of female Talent  thankful after escape to America comedian Joey Adams and his wife Andy stand at new York s Kennedy Airport with six great grandchildren of the late ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie after their undercover journey. From left Back Row Isaac 13 Cindy and Joey Adams Samson 21 ,15. Front Row Esther 17 Rachel 19, and Meheret 18. A photo secret escape via Europe Hae great grandchildren in . New York a penniless but thankful six great grandchildren of the late ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie have reached America after a secret escape that took them through five nations. Their arrival saturday night ended an undercover journey across Europe and the Atlantic that had its roots in the political turmoil that followed the overthrow of the Selassie reign. Their Good Fortune was  father Dej Zemach Fere Mariam is imprisoned in Ethiopia his Fate Uncertain and their Mother Princess  Asfawosen died in jail last january after two years of incarceration. We cannot feel As relieved As we would like said 19-year-old Rachel in an exclusive family interview with the associated press. Our Mother is dead our father s life is in peril. There is not much  their Mother s last wish was to see the family free of Ethiopia s marxist military government which dismantled the nation s monarchy in 1974. The Princess was the granddaughter of the emperor who traced his ancestry Back to the biblical King David. Family friends helped arrange the escape last july of the three girls and three boys who Range in age from 13 to 21. The children were hidden in Sweden West Ger Many and England by an underground net work of friends and relatives while details for their arrival Here saturday night we reworked out with . Embassy officials. The children said they worried during their three continent flight to Freedom that ethiopian army officers through Intelli gence sources would find out their whereabouts and bring them Back to their Homeland. In each country they ventured out in Public As Little As possible. They were met at Kennedy Airport by comedian Joey Adams and his wife Cindy who were close friends of the Princess and visited her in Addis Ababa in 1970 As guests of the Royal family. After an overnight stay in new York a relative whisked the Chil Dren to an undisclosed location in Virginia for safekeeping. They were haunted by fear in Ethiopia said the relative who asked not to be identified. They have suffered More misery than most people endure in a life Brzezinski Giscard hold lengthy Parley Paris a Zbigniew Brzezinski president Carter s National Security adviser conferred at length monday with presi Dent Valery Giscard d Estwing of France. Brzezinski and French officials declined any comment on the subject of the discussions part of a european tour by the presidential adviser.  mrs. Adams said the children have no food or clothes. Look at them they Are still in Shock from the events in their Homeland. We Are trying to raise Money to help them Start a new  mrs. Adams said she decided to make Public the children s plight Only after shews convinced of their safety. The lanky afro haired youngsters greeted her As an old Friend. Strikingly Beautiful the girls Are named Esther 17, Meheret 18, and Rachel 19, and the boys Isaac 13, believe 15, an Samson 21. The Young people Are reluctant to reveal Many details about their journey or to talk about events in their african Homeland out of fear of reprisals against their father jailed with several Hundred others during the takeover. We were not arrested in Ethiopia but we were in danger nevertheless said Samson 21, who had been in the United states before As a student at the Choate school in Connecticut. We were constantly watched and Fol Lowed. We knew that at any time we could be picked up. You never knew How they the army officers were going to  they believe they will Ever be Able to return to Ethiopia no they Don t Harbor any illusions the relative said. They left their Home land and they can not look