European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 19. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 stored hispanic officer sum Motif is prom is Offen san Francisco a hispanic and Black army officers have been promoted 10 to 50 percent less often than Whites Over the past 12 years says a re tired hispanic officer who has filed a$10 million lawsuit against the military. Former maj. Chris Gonzalez of san Rafael who said the statistics were de Rived from army figures filed his la suit Friday. Minority officers arc Disopra of Fiona Cly weeded out of the prop Winal pro Cess and White Oft airfare disproportionately promote Dpi Aid Gonzalez 44,who left the apr twin 1985 after 20 years and now nigh school Roth instruct Lor in oaf maj. Greg Man said the promotion signed to ensure i number of Low rank ing and ngh ranking minority officers notably due to officers leaving the inc voluntarily for a variety of Rea sons including discrimination in local communities Rixon said. The army has 94,769 commissioned officers including 1,270 hispanics or 1.34 percent and 9,916 Blacks or 10.46 percent he  of about 16,000 officers with ranks of lieutenant colonel or higher us 4.7 percent Are Black and 0.9 per cent Are hispanic. Rixon said. The 376 generals include 29 Blacks one of them Brig. Gen. Fred Gorden the newly pin cd commandant of West point3 hispanics Rixon said. A i Sebuk spokeswoman in Hei Delberg told Twig of stripes that the command has and 173 male hispanic officers an female and 1,446 male Black officers As signed to Usa eur. She said these numbers Are based on voluntary information provided by the officers Gonzalez a native of puerto Rico who received a Bronze Star for Vietnam duty in 1969-70, said he was frequently Given cruising to a new place of Nonor a so Leuband plays a Salute to the Nln Grad to its new mooring m the re Nal inc Bekiri ining of the a Tornel Cruiser Aurora sunday As it is Lowed up stored Zhdanov shipbuilding works Czar s ii a Palace during in the soviet Union s Neva River in be the Aurora fired the first shots to Sig Vik revolution. Menial Job assignments during his Ca reer such As passing out basketballs in Korea and running copying machines inthe basement of the Presidio in san Francisco. He said he wound up his career at for Campbell by. Where his Job had a Vari Ety of High sounding titles including of firm alive action officer and human re a rfcs manager but Lillic substance. La ulc said he had been promote from Capi Tomajor Only after filing suit and  behind his peer with no prospects 7wfcnccmcnt when he retired. His Law Crl a Duluc said Gonzalez was a Man Ocon Mebble ability with an in of 142. Senate group debates with soviet officials Moscow a a delegation . Senators debated arms control and Afghanistan on monday with a Rankin foreign ministry official and representatives of the supreme soviet the soviet Union s nominal parliament Tass said. The Senate group led by Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan of new York discussed prospects for soviet american arms control agreements in a meeting with Deputy foreign minister  the soviet said. News Agency they met separately with members of the supreme soviet. Accompanying Moynihan on the trip arc democrats Paul Sarbanes of Mary land and Terry Sanford of North Carolina and Republican Mitch Mcconnell of  group was invited to Moscow by the supreme  said Sanford accused the soviets of interfering in the internal affairs of Afghanistan where an estimated 115,000 soviet soldiers arc supporting the Najib government. The soviet Side stressed that questions of National reconciliation arc a matter for the afghan people to  said. As to the question of the withdrawal of the soviet limited Contin gent from that country it too would be quickly solved in the absence of outside interference including by the United  United slates supplies weapons including stinger anti aircraft missiles to afghan rebels. Law is Nof a luxury Meese tells China conferee lit limb Ai i . Attorney general Edwin Meese opium ii 8 a Tojay sine american Confer ence on economic lawmc5lkfcisaying that adherence to Law is an indispensable Lteif oltion to Commerce and Prosperity. Meese was addressing 900 americans including about 600 lawyers and 650 chinese Legal and eco nomic officials at the great Hall of the people. Law is not a luxury that a society can defer until it is prosperous enough to afford it a Csc said. Law is the indispensable precondition of development growth Commerce and  China is holding the conference on Trade i men and economic Law amid efforts to est Flash a body of Law that can promote its Ecru Jwuc reforms and open door policies. The country did t Hayes ims iry of Justice until eight years ago att Tenor acc or flouting of the Law is still a Nataja Jrade problem. American Ai our foreign businesses interested in  have complained about fuzzy Laws concerning contracts repatriation of profits and taxes. Law is the underpinning of civilization a Csc said. It subdues the human impulse to destroy and it liberates the human desire to  said economic ties. States resumed contacts in _ billion last year and 5ns have inc std rom than $1.5 billion in Nina a figure topped Only by i Meese said the remaining  Domestic protectionist pressures questions about aviation and maritime issues slow Progress on at bilateral investment treaty and a class in . Lech ology transfers to China. Many american investors in China report frustration at High costs arbitrary pricing Light foreign Exchange controls limited Access to chinese markets complicated bureaucratic procedures Short Ages of qualified personnel and unpredictable com Mercial practices Mccase Szijj he wed the Chiney a  that Ameri cans View prop is extensions of personality and  must be assured of Proich a property rights including  prop erty. Them must also be fair and regular procedure for resolving disputes he said. State councilor Zhang Yingfu expressed concern about Trade protectionism in the United states say ing that China won t be Able to pay for american imports if the United states does t buy More from China. He mentioned two particularly Sensi ivc areas textiles and technology transfers in which China Lical of . Policies. Led that in recent years the United tales Hasa cps to ease restrictions on sales of High technology of she added that the extent to which the United state tackers restrictions on technology transfers to China of Eccl the extent to which the United Stales  he importance of its economic relationship Wilh