European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday december 25, 1987 hews Jup Date Gas prices drop 1.os Angeles Al the it crate Pirn of Gus Olinc dropped incr a Dollar a gallon during the Lac so biweekly Lundburg Survey of Gas stations across me country Industry anal is Trilby Lundburg mid the Overall average on Dee. 18, including All grades taxes and Lypps of service was 99.39 cents a gallon Lundburg said. Temperatures Albany a Aten Lown Atlantic City Auw Balunso Sabaton Rouga Boto Absolon Carpor . Or Huff Wal Chattanooga Choy Flynne Cincinnati Avaland ,a�. Dayn Ubaudi Mph is Paul mob Montgomary wow Ortlani Haw a flux City a. Duiho Vacily noun Orlando flt Thurnh . Omm Oina. Tiara grit Flat grown by c. 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R 4b ii Toronto Huibon i 54 48 Vanc Cuvir d sup pub by Tow attn dad Pratt Goudy Rio Doudy Kigh lows 30 30 i 37 3219 27 correction an article yesterday about budget cuts for army continuing education programs incorrectly slated the annual Cost of Usa eur s Basic skills and advanced skills education programs. In fiscal 1987 the Basic skills program Cost 15.4 million and the advanced skills program 1875,000. Trial urged of using women in combat support positions by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington a House subcommittee ongoing hearings on the plight of military women have led the chairwoman of the panel to propose a test expansion of combat support positions Avail Able to females. Ill do everything in my Power to Sec that female soldiers sailors and airmen Are treated equitably and fairly rep. Beverly Byron d-md., said in introducing legislation last week. Her Bill would direct the Pentagon to conduct a two year test program under which women from All of the services would be As signed to combat support units vessels and aircraft Byron s House armed services com Mittee personnel and compensation sub committee is in the midst of hearings examining whether military women arc treated fairly. Several weeks ago the panel heard sociologists report that the United states is behind Many of its nato allies in utilizing women in the armed services. Byron s proposal is the latest of sever Al Bills to come in the Wake of recent charges that military women have been treated unfairly and harassed. Rep. William Dickinson. R-ala., and sen. William Proxmire d-wis., have called for broadening the role of military women by permitting them on Board Navy vessels hat arc officially designated As combat ships. The Pentagon has opposed such proposals. Since Many in Congress still oppose an actual combat role for women Byron was careful to Point out that her legis lation would do nothing to change poli cies that prohibit women from taking combat positions. Rather it would. Utilize women in each of the services in combat support positions currently closed to them like service on Navy combat logistics Force ships and p-3c aircraft Ana air fore strategic reconnaissance aircraft to name just a few she said. Byron said she was impressed with Tes Timony on How women arc being used by nato countries such As the nether lands. Belgium and Norway where they arc placed in virtually All categories of military jobs. If the United slates does t Experiment with new approaches at least on a trial basis Byron said How will you Ever know whether the idea is feasible that s Why i think the idea of a test pro Gram has a great Deal of As the Pool of military eligible Young men continues 10 shrink women Are an increasing to valuable manpower re source Byron said. My sense however is thai cum no policies May be work ing against israelis arrest activists Anderson sends video message to family . Bethlehem a israeli forces rounded up hundreds of palestinian activists in the occupied territories thursday and quickly brought some of them to trial on charges that would allow the government to expel them. Prime minister Yitzhak Shamir warned that two weeks of unprecedented Arab rioting must be controlled be fore peace efforts can be considered. In the occupied West Bank unusually Light israeli Security ringed Bethle hem As the town of Christ s birth pre pared Tor a tense Christmas. In Manger Square a police band played Handel s Only about 300 tourists were seen in the area thursday. A . Embassy spokesman said 500 . Sailors from the 6th Fleet had been advised to avoid Bethlehem be cause of recent unrest. We advised them that under the circumstances it would be belter not to travel to Bethlehem said the spokesman who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Roundup of suspected ringleaders is part of an Effort to quell riots in the occupied territories that began dec. S and have killed 21 palestinians and wounded 158, by israeli count. Fifty israelis have been injured. Israel captured the Gaza strip and the West Bank in the 1967 Middle East War. News released on collision Manila. Philippines up an apprentice was at the Helm of the Dona Paz while senior officers drank Beer or watched television when the ship was rammed killing nearly i goo Christmas travellers the coast guard said thurs Day. Officials recovered 133 More bodies bringing the total to 271, while other decomposing corpses have been buried in Remote coastal villages by residents anxious to be rid of the fetid odor. We have received some disturbing news from our initial investigation which shows some officers were not in their places when the Oil Tanker Victor rammed the Dona Paz amidships sparking an explosion and fire that Sank both vessels. Coast guard com mandant car lilo Cunanan said. Cunanan said a survivor reported seeing the coastal liner s skipper capt. Eugenia Nazareno. In his Cabin watch ing a videotape just minutes before the collision sunday night. Chief mate Danilo sing on and third mate Eduardo open were seen on the ship s main deck drinking Beer about the same Lime Cunanan said. Only an apprentice mate was at the navigating Bridge and in control of the ship at the Lime of the Accident. Beirut Lebanon a Terry an Derson Hie longest held american hos Tage in Lebanon appeared in a video taped message to his family friends and the . Government thursday the eve of his third Christmas in Captivity. To my government i Don t know what to say said Anderson in the tape released by his pro iranian shiite mos Lem captors. I know you be tried to get me out. It s my third Christmas As a hostage said Anderson the chief Middle East correspondent of the associated press he was kidnapped March 16, 1985, in moslem West Beirut. Anderson 40, was bearded wearing glasses and a Light Brown sweater. The tape was delivered to the Rautert news Agency office in Beirut and was made available to other agencies. Ander son s sister Peggy say was also in formed of her brother s message. To my family. 1 love you and miss you very much. I m sorry we have to be apart again this Christmas he said. I m in Good health but tired and very lonely. I think of you very much. 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