European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes saturday november1987 global go child abuse probe starts san Francisco Dpi sixteen special Pentagon investigators prompted by a rash of child abuse cases began a probe thursday thai will eventually include All of the army s 289 Day care centers on military bases around the world. The extensive investigation began at the Presidio Day care Center at 6th . Army he where a former Southern Baptist minister is accused of molesting 10 of at least 58 boys and girls believed la have been sexually abused at the base child care Center. Army maj. Greg Rixon announcing the probe Al the Pentagon said there have been charges of sexual abuse at 17 army child care centers since 1983. More than half the cases were reported within the past year. One of the centers Al West Point was the subject of a $110 million lawsuit against the army. The action was filed by ii parents who claimed their children were molested before 1984. Tiit Pentagon has sent an investigating team that includes doctors lawyers health care workers and child care specialists to inspect All of the army child care centers. Their schedule was not Dis closed. Presidio was made the lint Slop be cause of the significance of the various issues going on Here spokesman Bob Mahoney said. The san Francisco Case began last november when a 3-year-old boy de scribed sexual acts he said were per formed on him Al the Presidio Day care Center. The boy was under the care of Gary Hambright 34. A former Baptist minister from Yakima wash., who was indicted by a Federal grand jury sept. 30. Hambright who had worked at the eerie for 18 months pleaded innocent to charges of molesting id children be tween the age of 3 and 6. Hit trial was scheduled for april 4. Ripon said the primary focus of the army investigation would be on hiring practices. They will be asking who s working there How were they hired under what circumstances " he said. Ginsburg from Page 1 experimented with pot. Apparently he Limburg did and i m sorry about that contrary to Byrd s assertion that it sends a negative message to Young people Reagan said i think it s a helpful message. I think the message in sends is hat he regrets and should t have done in. Sen. Larry arcs ser a South Dakota Republican who normally supports administration nominees said he has asked the White Houte to reassess the nomination. If he did use marijuana when he was a professor at Harvard Law school i would have a very difficult time supporting his nomination he said. This administration is conducting a War on drugs. It will be very hard to explain support for a person who used marijuana while a professor  the Senate judiciary committee chairman. Sen. Joseph r. Biden jr., d-dcl., defended Ginsburg. My  he said this is nol a reason to Dis qual Ortega willing to hold indirect talks with rebels Managua Nicaragua