European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday. September 18,1987 task Force to study reports of female harassment from Page 1 just  defending the task Force As something More than just another special panel ready to study a known problem Armor said the group will look at Why sexual harassment is a much bigger problem for the military at overseas assignments than in the United Stales and look for ways to Correct the situation. Armor guessed that one reason the problem continues overseas is because assignments Are often in Remote locations with often inadequate conditions news briefs and different cultures and morals. He said there arc some instances where houses of prostitution exist near  harassment is not a problem unique to the military Armor said. It is a social problem. Speaking As a sociologist professionally you be got to work on leadership he said. You can t change peo ple s altitudes instantly but you can establish ,.criteria for leadership that provide. For the proper respect and treatment of human  the dacoits findings resulted from a visit by panel members to the Pacific and far East. The report was similar to one prepared after the panel visited army and air Force bases in Europe in october 1986. Dacoits said the allegations made aboard the safeguard should not be sur prising considering he Navy s sup Jon for such on base activities As peso parties i which philippine women arc put to Public use in such places As the enlisted no and officers clubs noon Lime burlesque shows and dining in thai emphasize sexually oriented entertainment with the alleged participation of audience members. Dacoits also cited the Navy and Marine corps for the continued exis tence of abusive behaviour manifested in a variety of Conns from verbal abuse to overt and blatant sexual harassment. In addition to abuse with sexual Over tones the panel said it found a widely held perception particularly among Navy women that the commanders want to Force them out of the military by making promo lion opportunities for women difficult. Armor said that just As the earlier dacoits report out of Europe resulted in a statement from Weinberger that sex at harassment in the military will not be tolerated this latest report led to the establishment of the task Force. Senate votes to restrict tests for Star wars Washington a the Senate voted38-38 thursday to restrict tests of president Reagan s Star wan system to make sure the trials comply with the 1972 anti ballistic missile treaty. The vote which went generally along part lines was the first major decision As the Senate writes a Pentagon budget Bill for the fiscal year Starling oct. I. It settled a fight that had touched off a Republican filibuster and Kepi the Bill off the Senate floor Tor the past four months the decision was on a motion to table and thus kill a proposal stripping the restrictions out of the Bill meaning they remained part of the legislation. A similar prohibition is contained in a com Panion Bill passed earlier this year by the House. Hahn Pilot hospitalized after ejecting from Al 6 Hahn a Germany an air Force f-16crashed thursday afternoon Between a Unzen Hauson and Plein feed. The Pilot. Maj. Samuel e. Snider 111 of the50th tac fighter Wing ejected before the crash and was being treated at a German Hospital thursday afternoon said sgt. Johnny l. Rea. Air base spokesman. Snider 37, of Dequincy la., is a command Pilot with More than 2,200 flying hours 33 of those in the f-16, Rea said. Snider s medical condition was not available thursday afternoon. The f-16 was on a routine training Mission when the crash occurred Rea said. Tentative new contract approved by Ford Law Dearborn. Mich. A negotiators for Ford motor co. And the United Auto workers agreed thursday to a three year contract giving greater Job Protection and pay increases to 104,000 . Autoworkers the Law said. The contract must be approved by local Lead ers and the Union rank and file before going into effect. The tentative pact provides a 3 percent wage increase this year and Lump sum Bonus pay ments of 3 percent in the second and third Yean the Union said. The current cosh of iving formula would be retained and pensions health care and other insurance would be upgraded the statement said. German urges better conditions for observers at soviet exercises byjoe Mapother staff writer fallin Bostel Germany German defense minister Manfred Woermer citing services provided to East bloc observers at certain strike called for improved conditions for Western observers at Warsaw pact Maneu vers. Woerner said he was satisfied with materials provided Warsaw pact observers and the Access they have to the nato certain strike Field Man Euver. Western observers to Warsaw pact exercises Are Noi Given the same treatment Woerner said. For example they Western observers have never received the names of the participating units worm Essaid i Don t want to portray this As ill will Woermer said. But we expect More in the future As much As we  East German observers Are being allowed to watch fall exercises in Western Europe for the first time this year. Woerner spoke to the Media thursday in a brie news conference following an afternoon visit with troops of the . 2nd army div in the Man Euver area Woerner also said the German army will face serious manpower problems in the next decade due to a declining birth Rale. To counter that inc German government is revamping the Reserve component system under which civilians Are called to Active duty. While not specific about details Woermer said the new sys tem should be in place by the mid 1990s. Woerner keyed on the Maneu vers As proof that nato was not splintering into nationalist factions. He cited the participation of five nations the size and the complexity of the exercise As proof that nato coun tries remain United in their determination to oppose aggression in Europe. In addition to troops from the United slates great Britain Germany Belgium and the Netherlands France has supplied a Small contingent to the exercise. Though not a member of nato s integrated Mili tary Structure France retains its option to commit troops to a nato defense depending on a National decision. Woerner said Overall British command of the Field exercise is another positive sign for nato Unity. This year is inc first time the United kingdom has commanded the held exercise portion of inc annual autumn forge series of nato War games. Woerner did nol address recent reports out of Washington and Moscow that the . And soviet govern ments Are willing to also place Short Range nuclear weapons on the bargaining table. Woerner was a vociferous opponent of the decision no remove 72 Pershing a rockets from Germany pending an agreement on medium Range nuclear mis Siles. The nuclear warheads to the German missiles Are under . Control. Though steering Clear of protracted discussion on the arms talks Woermer said in general it proves one thing that the More we restrict nuclear weapons the More important conventional defense becomes plan from Page 1 to bring the command s 14,000 Naf employees under the plan by 1990. Jersey said the appropriated fund plan would retain grievance procedures including equal Opportunity pro visions. But supervisors and military commanders will come under closer scrutiny As pan of the project. If a supervisor is not a supervisor Well have to remove him from a supervisor s position Jersey said. We be never held people accountable. By allowing the military to rotate and not take any action we be allowed people to remain who Are incompetent. We want thai next supervisor to Grade the one who s Leav ing on Why he left that incompetent person  some of the proposed changes affecting a Propri aled fund employees require congressional action. But Jersey said some parts of the plan Wilt be implemented even if Congress fails logo along with the proposed civil service simplification act. The acl would allow for performance pay and ease restrictions on employee transfers. He said that under present statutes employees can t be moved from one office to another at the same Grade and salary. Right now you re not paid for what you door How Well you do it. We want to move to a system based on How Well you do your  the project would curb the annual and of fiscal year spending spree Jersey said instead of spending the Money managers would be rewarded with returning it with employees gelling part of the  supervisors will have wider authority to hire set budgets and evaluate employees. Although managers could slash payrolls Jersey said inc plan would nol put Large numbers of employees on the Street right now we looking to Civijian personnel offices to displace those people to other jobs where there May be shortages. We re not going 10 fire people just to get an efficient  Bork vows to protect women s rights adequately9 Washington a supreme court nominee Robert h. Bork testified thursday that women s rights would be protected As adequately As they Are now if he wins his fight for Confirma Tion 10 the High coun. Bork Fielding questions for a third Day at his Senate judiciary committee confirmation hearings said Here is rarely a rational basis for allowing men and women to be treated differently under the Law. An exception he said can be based on physical strength or something Simi Lar. It s rational to have All male com Bat he said. Bork also bristled at one Point when sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., accused him of being an advocate of unbridled presidential Power in constitutional disputes with Congress. I think those Are most unfair characterizations of my views. I Musi Start i Don t know where to Start he said As he licked off several examples that he said rebutted Kennedy s assertion. Bork also said As he did on wednes Day thai his View of Freedom of speech has expanded in the last is years. He said thai White his View might nol be As Broad As current supreme court Deci Sions i have no desire to disturb that body of  Bork s nomination has set off a ferocious lobbying struggle Between liberals opposed 10 his confirmation and conservatives who favor it. The 60-year-old appeals court judge has sought to reassure his critics that he would not try to use his tenure on the coun to Roll Back several decades of expansive supreme court rulings on individual rights and liberties even so one undecided senator said thursday he it nol yet satisfied that Bork deserves to be confirmed. I m still not Clear on the rationale that Bork would rely on in deciding sex discrimination cases As opposed to race discrimination said sen. Dennis Deconcini a Arii