European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 15, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 5 Equality by John Hart Washington Bureau chief Washington is defense Secre tary Harold Brown wednesday reaffirmed the Pentagon policy of equal Opportunity for All personnel military and civilian associated with the  is the policy of this department to utilize and judge people on the basis of their ability to do the Job and not the basis of race color sex religion or nation Al origin Brown said at National hispanic week ceremonies in the  the ceremonies Brown signed the human goals charter of the defens department. The charter has been signed by each successive Secretary of defens since 1969. For the first time the charter which states the Basic principles of humanity Miller says Strong Dollar Good for . Washington up chairman g. William Miller of the Federal Reserve Board wednesday launched another Strong defense of the Dollar. It is in the interest of the United states to have a sound and stable Dollar Miller told a tax seminar sponsored by time Magazine. Any idea that it is in the interest of the United states to have a weak Dollar. A lower Dollar. That we can gain some thing. Is false  an unstable Dollar he said creates uncertainty in world Commerce and that creates a trend toward recession not Only in the United states but in the  Miller said that the Steep decline of the Dollar overseas during the past 12 months has added one full percentage Point to the . Inflation rate. He said two economic fundamentals must be addressed to prop up the Dollar reduction of the nation s inflation rate and trimming the huge . Balance of pay ments deficit. On another matter Miller said he favors a tax Cut in the neighbourhood of $15 billion to $17 billion for individuals and business next year. He said $10 billion to $11 billion of that to Tal should be targeted to individuals to off set the effects of built in tax increases next year. Brown reaffirms Pentagon s personnel policy is based on each person s ability to do the lob under which the defense department operates was prepared both in English and Spanish. I believe in and stand behind these principles and i not Only encourage but expect All members of the department to join me stated  defense Secretary Charles w. Duncan jr., following Brown to the speaker s Rostrum said i Echo that commit ment to equal Opportunity and affirmative action for All of Dod worldwide to hear and act  Are committed to increase significantly the number of hispanics Blacks and women in the officer corps of our Mili tary services he  added that there is a commit ment to achieve higher Grade Levels of minorities in the civilian work Force of the of time sept. 15, 1948 two pilots who bailed out of their disabled c47 cargo plane have been reunited at Wiesbaden a Germany. Pilot capt. Kenneth w. Slaker said he bailed out at very Low Altitude and just walked right through the Iron  co Pilot 1st it. Clarence Steber was re turned through russian control channels. Sept. 15, 1958 . And red chinese officials have met in Warsaw to discuss the Formosa Straits crisis. Results of the nearly three hour meeting were not disclosed. The reds have attempted to drive the nationalists off the Quemoy and Matsu is lands with massive artillery barrages. Sept. 15,1968 Frederic Ellis Davison has become the third Black in american history to become a general. Davison 51, had his Star pinned on by Gen Creighton Abrams jr., . Commander in Vietnam. Entire defense  believes that the bilingual human goals charter will serve As Symbol indicating that the defense department stands firm in its resolve to address issues of concern to All minorities including the Spanish speaking  Duncan outlined the human goals performance within Dod saying that the department has established an affirmative action Board to oversee All efforts to increase the number of minorities and women in policy positions issued a Federal women s program directive to increase the number of women in mid level and executive level civilian positions doubled the number of minority offi cers including warrant officers since1971 More than doubled the number of women in the armed services since 1971 and will just about double their number again in the next five years is doubling the direct and indirect Purchase of goods and services from minority  said finally and most appropriately in our hispanic program  Oliverez has been appointed As Deputy for equal Opportunity in  Oliverez will begin his assignment monday of insuring that the defense department addresses the concerns of the hispanic Community and develops wider employment objectives for its members Duncan said. In London Ontario an audience of 4,000saw the unexpected As a member of the chinese acrobats of Taiwan took a spill acrobat Falls from a 15-foot ladder. The acrobat had balanced on the top of another Mem Ber s head before she fell. Other Mem Bers of the troupe rushed to Cushion the fall. The acrobat was uninjured and completed the act. A Acle defends Bra Ess student Portage Mich. Up a Junior High school in this Kalamazoo suburb is embroiled in a controversy Over the Stu Dent dress code specifically whether a ninth Grade girl should be required to Weara Bra. The girl whom school officials did no identify was suspended twice last Spring from Portage Central Junior High school for attending class braless. Principal Richard Tyler said the Lack of proper lingerie was distracting to other students and violated the school s dress code. Although the suspensions took place Las year the Battle Only began heating up last sunday when the Kalamazoo chapter of the american civil liberties Union decided to enter the controversy. From a civil libertarian Point of View we feel this is a Gross violation of this girl s right to privacy local Acle chairman Bruce Stein said tuesday. " certainly a school must regulate somethings relating to order and discipline he said. But in this Case no one even notice she was braless until noon and even then they had to ask  bandits Rob composer Rome a six masked bandits armed with pistols broke into the Villa of internationally acclaimed German com Poser Hans Werner Henze Here making off with $200 in Cash watches and jewels police reported. Tyler defended his action saying he hashed to counsel girls about bras every so of  Spring we get a few undresses Bare midriffs braless stuff like that he said and we make it Clear to our students that these Are distracting to the education Al process and Are prohibited. If i say Okay to a girl who feels More comfortable coming to school without a Bra what do i say to another student who wants to come in his pyjamas or bathing suit Stein said he planned to seek a change in policy at a meeting of the Portage school Board later this month. He said the Case was another example of the traditional Way women have been penalized for being