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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, October 31, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 31,1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 of female recruit quota halted for f Chuck v1nch i Bureau Washington number of women air Force that Congress has agreed to a service req a female recruit quota Tor this fiscal year. The fiscal 1987 defense authorization act eliminated the requirement for this year but left a quota for next year intact. But next year s quota will face opposition when work begins on the fiscal 1988 defense auth lion Bill said congressional and air  \ mouse armed services commom Bil alive in the fiscal 1985 defense  directed Heair Force to enlist at Leahj fun int women in 1987 and 22 percent  make up about 17 percent of the too to 70.000 people who enlist in the air Folh each year. The House committee has pushed for the quota because of concerns about the shrinking Pool of Avail Able recruits Over the next decade. It believed thesera ices should evaluate greater use of crunch developed. Of Force Ofida Toni Quolas Selling mini recruits could require the a Kople reducing readiness. Of say a  allow Tore women to be brought in without my go we believe we should be allowed to recruit i gender specifications an air Force spokesman said. Kwe want the most qualified people regardless of whether they re male or female. The theory some people in Congress seem to Haveis that if More women Are forced into the air Force that would free up More male recruits to join the other services he said. But  defense department thaw Annaia they usually enlist in a particular Jervice if one service does t Lake them they re not Likely to run across the Street to join  a Senate armed services committee staffer said the committee also opposes the quota requirement. It May be a Good social Experiment in theory but Hal we need is the proper people properly trained to make up an armed Force be said in the respect thai tit quotas have served to focus  in service it s been Good he said. Bull Lmuth unfit Tois other than Quality and skills is not their Tow Sims about 11 Peront of air  female. Women make up about 10 percent of percent of the Navy. La Cher opens final link in Highway around London London of prime minister Margaret Thatcher on wednesday opened the final Section of he world s longest City bypass the 120-mile m2s superhighway encircling London which critics charge is already inadequate and a testimony to poor planning. Thatcher brushed aside the complaints when she Cut a White tape across the Start of an eight mile segment that completes the t billion Pound j1.4 billion rib Bon around the capital. I cannot stand those who Carp and criticize when they ought to be congratulating Britain on a magnum cell achievement it s a showpiece of British Engi Neering said the conservative party Leader. She removed a Row of portable Cone shape plastic traffic blocks before taking a spin up the six Lane High Way in her official limousine after the ceremony near the commuter District of St. Albans 15 Miles North of London. However traffic often slows to a crawl building up Long tailbacks at Peak periods on two sections of the then it Only 21 Mil postal of runs pm med of duty of res user fees friends and family Menlen at Home a be assessed a duty Dulje overseas warned w to be sex Enill from custom value of Goa pm eau received by one Day canal exceed  addressed be separately Aren t aware of the a dirty Charma is customs user fee also pay notes vary according to the m25, the Chertsey leather cad Southwest Section and the Dartford Tunnel on the East. Critics say department of transport planners badly underestimated traffic Levels through years of planning for the Highway. Construction work began 14 years ago and lie first Section waa opened three years later. At a Cost of some 100 million pounds $140 Mil lion there Are plans to Widen tic Southwest Section to eight lanes. The department of transport estimated the South West Section would carry 28,000 cars a Day by 1996. The flow now is More than 70,000 vehicles daily. You re right there Are two problems and we re tackling those transport minister John Moore told reporters As traffic sped along the new Section at mid morning wednesday. But Moore said most thought the Highway was Ade quate and recalled that through 39 Public marines inthe 60s and 70s, witnesses testified we did t even need the Motorway at   idea for an Orbital Highway around London was first introduced in parliament 80 Yean ago. Its completion link 32 radial routes and gives greatly improved Access to ports on English South coast the Access to the continent of Europe from North Ern and Central England. It also links the four Airport around London Heathrow Gatwick Sun sied and Nulod the department of transport responded sharply to the complaints in the 5-pe Glossy brochure issued to Mark the completion of the m25."the m2s is of course not perfect it said. But for All the carping at occasional congestion Ortee Lhing troubles it is a tremendous achievement. The victorians would have blown Many  generation uses the Road and if forced to slow Down temporarily to 50 Mph  authorities detain american husband or gust Moscow a an american woman and her soviet Bubba Natker detained for More than two hours tuesday we apr Leiting the authorities re. Fugal to let him go Mcread for the birth of their child. Susan Graham 31, a hive of Spokane wash., said she and Ner a Riband a mar Finkel 37, had been standing outside a Hoten Western tourists for 40 minutes and bad Nuecke Jabout 20 Signa Tures on a petition to soviet Leader Kuhail s. Gorbachev when hotel Security topped seven Security men look them inside hotel to a basement police room where they wer Ewd for almost 2vi Boon Graham said in t Delepho Graham who is seven months pregnant i Puritt clothes Man warned Finkel he could be away from Moscow if he kept on protesting i care. Finkel and Graham were married a december 1979 and applied at once for Finkel to emigrate Toj the United states. He Bas beep refused permission to  said he also has been denied a trip eel temporary Ait visa to go abroad for the Jedi of their Hist cd fact a Graham said authorities cited so by reasons tied to Fiucci s army service in the the couple want their baby Toj Fra outside tie soviet Union to avoid any even Lei Iii Enship Dis Pule. She said the couple have cd batted about 30 Signa Tures in the pail month on Jef petition to let finn  it in Mosco on a visa As a children s. Governess for a we Tufa correspondent and has worked in that cadets for other correspondents. Since her  fall of 1983. She also work Ai part time sekt Aisi Thant for lbs news in mos cow. Ann mob Gen a spokeswoman for lbs news in new Yoakum Graham it not involved in news her detention has nothing to do with Hile the wife of a jew who has been re _ Mission to emigrate said or husband and bother people were detail tuesday after Stag la protest  i wife 3toui&mim_.bld now jewish ref Iii a Bolo to Kapua fused. United us _ it was their Ord protest since 1 in each Ca vow Rby police for to Bree Henrs mrs. Rosen Weij Rogers cuffing Munich Wujen. Bernard Rogers supreme Allied commander a pipe a in fever of an agreement Between the sout Umon and United states that would reduce Jet Nae at dear and . To Emir German illustrated Magazine you reported the. M a i has. Anny general told Quickl Laton can launch its conventional Short to tales for precision hits on missile instal in Fields and Supply routes to Central Europe to said it would be better if to miscues could be rated through neac4iations, but if that is not pos ble defense again Al  Sebooh examine hew in ensue system is Neej  Eji Junt Aat Cwm a2nawi1lesdi s  
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