European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday August 7, 1978 women at sea augus 8 l Vulcan Crew members prepare for arrive do f females on of and of ref s of est ship. To.  twill Tittl to stir nil by Robert Kaylor Norfolk a. I up the Crew of the Vulcan oldest ship in the Atlantic Fleet is getting ready to Welcome its first female members. Nobody s promising hem a Rose  will move aboard the 535-foot repair ship As a result of legislation now in final that stages of congressional approval allow their assignment to sea women will have a bunk and room. Mates deep in the engine canal caper three girls from South Portland Maine Coo off during the current heat wave by diving into the Cumberland Oxford canal at Windham up photo d Kitchen clean up duty just As Vulcan a 37-year-Oid ship thai was sailing in world War ii takes a lot of Hara and often dirty work to keep it going. It lacks some of the ships and that May make the first Transi t Ion a lot harder. To ii a the big Shock won t be when she walks us the gangplank the first Lime. So d bin Ray if Comuck. 44, a chief Petty off cer. After six weeks and the Novelty s worn off the lockers will seem to gel smaller Chow lines will seem to gel longer and living in a compartment with 60 other girls will get  Mccormick does t doubt the women will be Able to handle it but makes Plain they la get the same nighttime watches and Nasty jobs everyone else does. The Hump will be on their Back he  it Ain t Gonna be on  Vulcan is one of five Navy ships chosen As the first to get both officer and enlisted women because they will require less modifying of living quarters to give women officers will go to a total of about 20 ships and the eventual plan is to bring the female complement on support ship up to about 25 percent of the Crew As the total of women in the Navy nearly doubles men aboard the ships have shown Little opposition to a change the tradition bound Navy would have regarded As cataclysmic just a few years ago. What controversy and grumbling there has been has taken place on Shore some of it among Navy wives. Anytime you have men and women to Gether one of the first things people think about is sex said capt. Harry Spencer he Vulcan s  think thai has been overplayed. A ship is a Small contained environment heavily controlled. That problem will be of far less magnitude than you d find on the  Navy officials do anticipate prob lems of various kinds but expect them to be ironed out quickly. Women sea duty volunteers also foresee minor difficulties and some admit to being slightly nervous. We re entering an All male Domain and there will probably be a certain amount of hostility said Ensign Linda Crockett 23, who will serve on a submarine Lender. A lot of people will be watching to see if we measure up to the Job. And i think that s  sailors Are unanimous in de Claring ridiculous any ideas that bring ing women aboard ships will mean lace curtains on portholes or other rills. No Way said Spencer maintaining sensitive or political Leoc chief bans some of queries Washington i up i the head of the equal employment Opportunity commis Sion said saturday she is deeply Trou bled that her Agency charged Wilh fight ing discrimination in hiring has asked Job applicants sensitive or political questions. Elcanor Holmes Norton said she is ban Ning any further use of the questions and is ordering an investigation into the Circum stances surrounding their use on Many of about 1.500 Job applicants who were inter viewed in late july. Pekoc is hoping con Gress will fund 500 new positions at the Agency. The questions came to my attention i Friday fur the first  mrs Norton said in a  phone interview the moment 1 saw the questions 1 ordered them  said Leoc Job applicants have been asked whether they think the govern wont s defense programs should be reduced until social needs Are met. How the would have voted on the Panama canal treaties and their views of the nation criminal Justice system. Another question asks to what extent do you believe that the Media has gone beyond its justifiable role of reporting an commenting on the news in an Anonymous letter to members of Congress current Leoc employees complained about the questions. Outraged Job applicants also have complained charging the questions were politically motivated and that the Leoc has violated civil serv ice examining and recruitment rules. Leoc announced saturday that Norton has ordered a full investigation into the questions that have been characterize Das sensitive or  i am deeply troubled that anyone would have thought these questions  mrs Norton told l i i the Vulcan will not be turned thing other than the ship it is  he said the Only extras being Conston for the women s living spaces Are Adoth Al electrical outlets Lor their Hairdryer. The questions were prepared by Nathan Shinderman a retired 30-year civil serv ice Veteran who was acting As a consultant in assisting the Leoc in its interviewing procedures. Shinderman said the questions were optional for interviewers to use during an in formal session after each applicant had been asked 13 mandatory questions about his background. He defended the optional questions saying that they were aimed mainly at determining an applicant s so Cial awareness. To identify people who Are sympathetic and could support a docs Mission. He said the questions were approved i writing by an official of the civil service commission. Norton said she was sure Shinderman had no political or venal motives she said the questions will not be considered with respect to any applications that have been  Energy Bill of Likely Byrd says Washington up Senate. Cratic Leader Robert Byrd expressed Tidence saturday that Congress wid an Energy Bill before the october it ment. And that any Senate filibuster Issue will be broken. Byrd also said that the Panama treaty Issue was causing election t for some senators and that he nit unresolved questions about sex the time for ratification of the rights amendment. I am hopeful and still believe we have an Energy Bill before Condrea mourns in mid october Byrd told  believe we could vote cloture if i Buster develops when the matter i again to the Senate floor perhaps next week he said. Serious mistake the problem is not going to go Byrd said. It would be a serious i for this package to go Down the Drain Byrd said some senators might time to study the House Senate report but he doubted that a would occur. I would t anticipate anybody try to stall he said. The Senate delay its action on legislation that rom around for 14 months and that is so " by a country that is suffering from i of Trade Energy and inflation problems concerning tax cuts. Byrd sail i action should be the key word and i income people should Benefit from it some Relief from increased social Rity taxes also ought to be provi said. From the beginning it was that any tax Cut should take into the Impact of increased social taxes he said. 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