European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes Friday. March 4.1968 Wright lauds demo plan for Aid to Contra rebels Washington a House speaker Jim Wright said thursday Hal a democratic plan for giving purely humanitarian Aid la Nicara Gua Contra rebels represents a Chance for the United slates to Lake a positive role in its relations with Central America. It s a Battle for peace in Nicaragua and Tor a constructive role for the United states in Central America As opposed to a destructive role Democrat Wright said of the upcoming Vole i that chamber Over rival democratic and Republican Aid plans. Bui president Reagan in a letter to House republicans sent while he was attending a meet ing of Western allies in Brussels said Wright plan docs not meet the essential criteria of keeping the contras alive As a fighting Force Ca Pable of putting military pressure on the leftist sandinista government. Hostage higgins1 name Omarine promotion Lis Hecton apr la col. Willip gins the lib Marine kidnapped in u0nn two weeks ago Iro Moi selected forum Mon to the Ranko colonel. Chi guns a defense Secre tary Caspar w. Sci Nam fore assuming a temporary assignment Arlu Lipf a u. N. Observer detachment last of fir was he thursday along with 78 by a pro advancement to fans no. 28 on the list of 79 a Tould no receive the new rank for anole Crkal the est. The Marine promotion Board Warly this ear to screen a Field of 165 i women. Higgins was kidnapped on feb. 17. . Loses vote to close old s . Observer Mission United nations a the United nations wednesday Tad 143-1 for the United Stales to sub Mil to binding iteration on whether it can shut Down the Palestine lib cd a organization s observer mis Sion. The United slates Del Vole and Israel cast the Only negative vote. Israeli ambassador who said the Flo is a terrorist group trim Caa no place in the United nations stormed out of it member when the fid representative Zehdin Labib thl said Israel Vole Iho cd contempt for the world Tel and the norms of civilized behaviour. The general Assembly also voted 142-0 co lion asking the world court at the Hague i lands for a ruling on whether the untied states i panels from Page 1 that Lhi-4s where the impropriety comes in Wilson said. If the wants la see a particular officer promoted but find Cal he or she is not on the original fix. The Sec Clary Carml effect give that officer a second Chance Wilson Safe Ste i Don l have any problcmi9hanges being made to the number of officers to be Cmaj Decd for promo lion based on Force Structure Requil Rokum. But that must be done prior to the Board s emendations he said it s critical that a fill made Only if the Secretary has not yet seen the 1 on the recommendation Armor said a study group with members from his office the Dod general counsel the joint staff and the military services has been formed to study ambiguities in the defense officer personnel management act including the ways Hal service secretaries interact with promotion boards. Right to refuse arbitration. Neither Israel nor bed slates Voi Cdon the measure. The arbitration would be conduct Edih tin depend Dent three member panel Wilh theut pad slates and the United nations each appoint Rene member and the third appointed jointly. Of the resolutions Spon Sulg by the soviet Union several soviet allies nations professing on Alliance with per superpower and the Philippines say that Jung the Mission would violate the 1947 treaty a Jar which the United Stales became . Head ers. The pact provides for binding arbitration. Foo has non voting status in the general Asand exc cites considerable influence at the j nations which regard Ilas the Only legitimate present Active of la palestinian people. Panama loses steam Panama City Panama a reopened thursday and Paponja Tofle regime of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega Maend their next move As a general strike wound in. President Reagan he believes Noriega must go. George p. Shultz said economic Sanction in nil Noriega s government were being Ami rial police Rube a show of Force Early thurs Day along Calk Cunie scene of disturbances tuesday and least three truckloads of the troop ers whose Apps is called the dobermans took up intersections. " 5f the National civic crusade said they cide thursday night whether to Call off the Triu which has lasted longer than any of the. Five " is staged last year by the opposition coalition. Al assemblyman Guillermo Cochez of the democratic party said wednes Day at a it that Noriega had ordered the Early retired Nib of two colonels and two majors he suspected of web to loyally. Noriega chief0fel5,000-Slrong defense farces has run the country by 1983. He was indicted in the United Stales last mom in charges of trafficking in cocaine. In Washington . Office i in Rcd wednesday Hal they will ask . Banks freeze panamanian government assets and delay piment of Panama canal dolls to the military . Panama ii thought to have up to Hajn Lehon on Deposit in seven . Banks and its Shart Skanal fee comes to about 17 million a month. Talks from Page 1 Thatcher who have been pushing for modernization. But it also apparently met West German chancello Helmut Kohl political needs by avoiding the mention of a timetable for modernizing. At a news conference following the closing Summit ses Sion nato Secretary general lord Carington voiced concern that the modernization agreed to in 1983, has been misinterpreted in some countries As representing an escalation. What we re talking about is keeping our nuclear de1 up to Daw where and when it s necessary hop Boon would not elaborate on what the Cadjo tenant by up uate and avoided a question Onuf Mer mod Ernie Alpoim old Lake place in West go Triy where in face stiff Prawd Silion. A however Thabi Jib a she Happy with the Alliance stance on upgrading or d believed Hec Oniu Nique s wording was car. In a thinly veiled Barb aimed at Kohl that Graid. Understand there is no difference in the i Tion and up to Date in German. I that whal this communique says. Don a acne Timathe it in � statement Reagan said he icel Brussels More conf Dabhi Ever Hal the Alliance is on the right path Undler Sewill logo Down it with an info ferry behind it and the Prospect of cuts incr Ingup in May nato looks to Meelin the Obj Page of the future Reagan said. We be agreed to i Agenda and we re ready to get Down to Busi the Summit is probably the last for Reagan and lord Carrington. Corrington. Who retires this summer is due Tobe replaced by Manfred Womer the West German defense minister. Reagan ended his statement Wilh thanks far Airington i service to the Alliance and words of Welcome for Warner whose Stion hand will soon be on nato Bill from Page t i into religious or Law boning sen discrimination in federally funded Edu cation programs applies Only to specific programs or activities receiving Federal assistance and not institutions of which they Are part. The restoration act clarifies Hal entire. And government agencies Are covered if Anji or activity within them receives Federal Aid tie Broad coverage also applies 10 the private scat when the Aid goes to a corporation As a whole Ordyn the recipient principally provides education Bunh care housing. Social services or Parks and rec Effion. The Bill also says Fanner gelling crop subsidies people on food Stamps a Trother individuals receiving Federal assistance arc a required to comply Wilh the Ami . Sponsors act said Congress always intended Brun civil rights protections on the theory that Thoj who dip their hands in the Public till should/6t object if a Lille democracy Sticks to their fingers As rep. Augustus Hawkins d-calif., put it. But opponents claim the Bill goes far beyond Resto ration. Like Reagan they complained Hal it is Loo intrusive into Thoj Gani Zaions. The Wodkin of the Law in Gol Ofca bring like you con Over Irreg rep. George Gekas a a. Luse leaders provoked controversy by Brenma he Nale s version of the Bill directly 10 the wednesday bypassing committees and i amendment to one gop substitute for the entire Bill we need a voting rights act for congressmen sputtered rep. Henry Hyde r-111. Bui other members said there had been More than 40 committee hearings on the Grove City Bill sincei9b4. Hawkins chairman of the House education and labor committee and a senior member of the con Gressional Black caucus Taid 2,500 amendments had been offered Over the years. All the compromises that can possibly be made have already been made. Certainly All the ideas thai could Ever have been thought of have already been a pressed said Hawkins the time to act is the gop substitute sponsored by rep. James Sensenbrenner r-wis., would have limited the Bill s Impact on corporations and allowed More educational institutions to escape compliance with the sex discrimination ban on religious grounds. Scansen Brenner said he offered in in a spirit of reconciliation to end the four year congressional ordeal Over the Bill. Bui in was Defeated 266-146. An anti abortion amendment adopted by the Senate says nothing in the Bill or in existing Law requires institutions to perform or pay for abortions. The Amend ment invalidates i97s regulations that bar discrimination against women who have had abortions or sought them and require College health plans to treat abortions like other temporary disabilities. Feminist considered the amendment a setback but not actively oppose the civil rights Bill in the acc. The National right to life committee called a great Victory saying Hal Congress has rejected the Legal doctrine that Anli abortion macs Are a form of Sci the res Tomb act applies to the four civil rights Laws affected by a prime coun ruling title in of the 1972 education und ments barring sex discrimination in federally of flied education programs the1964 civil rights act Bhiru racial discrimination in federally assisted programltl973 rehabilitation act barring discrimination Igan babe handicapped inane program or activity Aid and in 1975 age discrimination act. Barrt employment discrimination against older people. Houk passed the restoration act in to Shilar form on vote of 375-32 in i9b4, shortly after the court decision. The Bill was bottled up in a Senate commit tee until last year
