European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d senior Anco reassignment changes Page 2 d drones help Navy get the picture Page 3 d sunday s pro football results sports Section the stirs authorized unofficial Pili Caiiou of by Bleb Fok Cei vol 46. No 248 tuesday december 22, 1987 of it ,v-i.� d 8693 a 1,500 feared drowned in ship Tanker collision Manila Philippines a nearly 1,500 people Are missing arid feared drowned after a passenger ship packed with Christmas trawler collided with an Oil Lanker sunday und sunk in a sea or flames shipping sources said monday. The Oil Laden Lanker also caught fire and went Down after the collision Sun Day night. Eight ships including a Pas Senger vessel thai rescued 26 people and three . Air Force helicopters reported seeing no other summors in the shark in listed Waters. As of Nightfall monday Here were no reports of other survivors from whal appeared to be oni of the Century s worst maritime disasters. The 2,215-ton my Dona Paz was bound for Manila from the la Etc Island City of tac Lohan when it hit the 629-ton philippine Tanker it Victor at 10 . Sunday said Eusobio co general Man Ager of the sulpicio lines. Some survivors told reporters that both ships had lights on when the Acci sub collision on Page 26 Kile photo of it ill rated m v Duna a. H Ich bore the name sulpicio until it was remodeler and renamed a it years sign. Ray too in Cdr Bat support to women . Foi Buck by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington women in the Navy will be Able 10 serve aboard More combat logistics ships and in Shore based air reconnaissance squadrons under new guidance issued by the service. About 9,000 Billls on 27 ships and 500 billets on aircraft will be opened to women Over the nest few years. Secretary of the Navy James Webb said at a press conference monday. There arc about 5,000 billets aboard ships now open to women according to Navy statistics. The Navy has about 54,000 Webb women on Active duly representing about 9 percent of inc Force. Webb responding to increasing Gressional pressure to open More a combat support positions to i j bounced the changes based my nations contained in aug. _. Report on How women in the Navy. At the heart a Riff policy is a new definition of or Froal Mission in Navy i have a of its primary objectives is loss rout recon Noilar and engage the enemy the Navy Kludj said. Webb said thai prohibit women from serving on combat logistics ships proceeding with Battle groups. But there Are tier support ships carrying Armuni fuel that Only make shuttle attle groups and those Are the ships thaw will be open to women he said. The policy Covell dec cd ships of the Navy s combat . Including oilers ammunition Sam and stores ships As Well As Orion ep-3ktu l Craft Webb said he said the changes will take time cause inc Navy has the most Dill task among the services in Assim Jujj women into the Force because up duos and isolated Nal Urc Flany of its Miv Iii this in l Goin happen Over night he said. Jupp going to happen next the be wkly will require a turd us Roach because Virgo adjustments will inc to be Ron Board he said. Fhe Navy has been Crivici de in ther past for the Way in has denied which ships Haw a combat Mission traditionally the principal criterion for ill a ing whether women can be aug it a in those ships. Many of the ships not open 10 women specifically logistics supp ships have been perceived not to inv a combat Mission the Navy tudy stated. Webb announced the changes less Ilian a week after rep. Us Vurly a fun. D md., when chairs the House armed set ices military personnel and compensation subcommittee introduced a that would have mandated the Satin Lions by Law. Byron s Bill proposed a Bill Phi lest of opening Many functions to women Notum Luthc Navy but in All the Sevicca a calf Force would have to ally my Man to Fly strategic re Conna Isoju Moriis signs and the army workup Rio let More women take com jobs calling for duty near lines under the Hill. Jim cab s action makes Byron s Bill As far As the Navy is concerned department is conducting a liar Ger so of the role of women in the military a i wiil address the Issue As it concerns Tab my and air Force according to a pin Jjon spokesman. He could t say when a Siudy would be completed. The Navy study also Ina i Angus in the training and assignment on men. If More non irad tical jobs arc Opo a to women the a will have to take i to grow a sufficient number of Femali to my those jobs. Webb said the silly addressed a wide Range of other issues women in the Navy including frail uni Juliun sexual harassment and qua u of life. Webb said no Bujor changes regarding be Ual harassment or fraternization Are planned other than to Hase commanders pm phase a thai harassment a on l be to. Crated. We re Jjo Inu in push Ine counselling see Navy on Pago 28 a the United talks should do More to help boost the falling Dollar. Chancellor Helmut Kohl said in an interview published monday. Kohl again urged . Cigis Salors to reduce inc huge american budget deficit saying that was the Only Way the Dollar would be Able to win Back International our american friends must take greater responsibility for he Dollar Kohl was que old As saying in an interview with the conserva Tive die Well newspaper. The Chancellor also rejected predictions thai industrialized nations arc headed for a recession As some economists have warned. I have not Yel found anyone who believes such fears Are Justi the Chancellor said. West German officials have repeatedly called on the United Stales to trim Ili budget deficit to improve Long term Enomie prospects and help boost the value of the Dollar. The Dollar closed marginally her on no it Majur european by Markels monday in Light in Advance of the Chrisi table an oliday. St Cip version finished Marks up closing Swiss in Frankfurt slightly from 1.6.110, in Zurich at francs against i. .123 1. 31 5. 5 1 id francs against 5.4
