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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside str Pefe d Navy rules now simpler if threatened shoot Page 5 d it took a lot of urn plug to keep games jumping Page 9 o . To destroy iranian mine layer Page 28 Urh Osiier in office a f Polit Tiosh Tok the u red foce vol. 46. No. 161 saturday september 26, 1987 5j.d=j,�.dv.i., d 8693 a hearings Start next week on military women by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington prompted by re cent allegations of sexual harassment inthe military a congressional panel will begin hearings Nix week an women in the armed services. Rep. Beverly Byron. A Ohio. Chairwoman of the House armed services Mili tary personnel subcommittee announced thursday hat the panel s inquiry would focus on three key issues Foremost among Ihm the treatment meted out to  the immediate concern is the Penta gon report that found sexual harassment and morally repugnant he Havior toward women serving abroad Byron said. A subcommittee staff member said the panel had been planning hearings to up Date the situation affecting women in the military for some time. It do Eidd to proceed quickly following the Pentagon re port earlier this month and allegations by officers wives at Crissom fab ind., that commanders were trying to Makei he women end their careers and devote their time to their husbands Advance ment the Slafter said. The Pentagon report was prepared byline defense advisory committee on women in the services a special watch Doe group appointed by the Secretary of defense. Dacoits chairwoman Jacquelyn Davis will he one of the witnesses Al the hearing scheduled for next Friday. The other witnesses will be Carolyn in Craft of the women s equity action league and Sidney Hickey of the notional Mili tary families association. Byron said the subcommittee also would look ,11 the Range of opportunities available to military women and the problems of military  Northern european members of nato have opened a far wider Range of jobs up to and including combat positions for women in recent  Byron . Herbert Batman r-va., the sube Omillee s ranking Republican member said women now comprise10 percent of the Active Force and Well Over half the Active Force is married. Women arc Central to the efficient functioning of All of our services. We have spent a lot of Lime assuring the i"1 satisfaction of male  1 to assure that Job satisfaction of spores and women in uniform receives the attention it  dacoits report based on a visit of the advisory Council s members to Pacific military installations criticized Navy policy in All of the areas that Byron s committee wit address. A dacoits visit to Europe in 1986 resulted in similar criticism of army and air Force policies affect ing  the women s groups Are heard next week the subcommittee plans at see women on Page 23 presidential slap shot president Reagan demonstrates that he can Wield � big stick in non Politi Cal confrontations Loo. During a Rose Garden reception thursday Tor Mem Bers if the . Olympic hockey team the president managed to get one of his three slap shots put Washington Cap Ulalh Kallender Pete peelers. Demos Fod Bill to curb Gulf policy faces veto Washington i president Reagan s chief spokesman charged Fri Day Hal legislation pending in the Senate to rein in the . Military presence in the persian Gulf would pull the Rug out from under american policy and said Reagan would veto ii. As Senate democrats and administration allies in the Senate headed toward a showdown Over a democratic backed demand for congressional review of the re digging and escorting of kuwaiti tank ers spokesman Marlin Filz water said the proposal could have the ultimate effect of achieving the Ayatollah s purposes in the War torn Gulf. He referred to iranian revolutionary Leader Ayatollah re Holth Kho Mcneil our policy there is just now begin Ning to Bear real fruit fit water told reporters. The legislation. Would pull the run out from under the United states and our friends in the persian  Senate democratic leaders made their demand late thursday As an amendment to a pending Pentagon budget Bill. Reagan already has threatened to veto the Bill because it contains arms control provisions he opposes and Fitzwater said Friday there should be no doubt Ifni Reagan would veto it the administration has the duly to come up Here and convince us and the american people that this re flagging is Good idea and t Don t think they be done that cd said sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the armed services Corn see veto on Page 38 Don t forget to turn clocks Bock 1 hour Don t forget to Lurn your clocks Back one hour before bedtime tonight. Most european coun tries go off Daylight living time sunday. Western european countries including Ger Many Belgium the Netherlands Spain. Italy Greece and Turkey gain an hour sunday and return to Middle european time. Great Britain and Ireland end Daj Lilit Savin time oct. 25 and a turn to Greenwich meantime which is one hour earlier than Middle european time. I or Buesil a o is on Greenwich mean time. Arc to close Chi Emsee hotels Campground for eight months b   Munich Bureau the two armed forces recreation Center holi k and the Campground at c Hiem Sce Germany will he closed for run ovations for Al least Eihl months. The closure includes the Southern bavarian resort area s associated recreation programs. The Center will close  Afu a the ir8 summer reason for completion of he si0.1 million construction and modernisation project. Afro spokesman Harry Connors said Friday officials expect the project to he finished by Laic summer 1989.the hotels ill Clow oct. 5 and probably partially open in june for the summer season Connors said. The "hieniset1 Campground which already is under going some re Novation is scheduled to open in May. And a limited recreation program Mil begin then for the summer the Winter recreation program1, fur i a and i9bs have been cancelled Connors said. By Dusing Bolh us Llie hotels the contractor a ill be see arc on Page 2s  
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