European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 25, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Fri has no hispanic quota court told Elpaso Texas a the Fri has no quota system to ensure hispanics Are included in a program to train agents for top positions one of the Fri s highest ranking officials testified tuesday. We re trying to recruit the Best peo ple we can for the program said John Otto executive assistant Fri director there Are no quotas at this time. But we want our very Best people to include minorities and  Otto one of three men who share the Bureau s no. 2 rank under director Wil Liam sessions testified in a discrimination lawsuit against the Fri. Attorneys for 311 hispanic agent contend in the class action suit that the Fri routinely keeps hispanics out of fast track promotion path that includes the four Day management assessment program. The plaintiffs who contend the feb discriminates against hispanics in Hir ing promotion assignments and discipline Are seeking unspecified damages and changes in Fri policies. About 400of the Bureau s 9,400 agents or 4.3 percent Are hispanic compared with8 percent of the general . Population. During the first week of testimony about 40 agents hispanic and non hispanic testified that hispanic agents Are transferred More often to undesirable locations Are Given less Glam Orous or More dangerous assignment Sand receive less recognition for their successes. Otto said the Fri s career Board which supervises the fast track promo Tion program holds an annual Retreat in Quantico va., to discuss the problems  Are no hispanics on the Board he testified. In other testimony Melvin Jeter head of the Fri s equal employment Opportunity office said All 25 discrimination complaints brought in the past by agents in the class action suit were determined to be unfounded. Asked by defense attorney Felix Baxter whether he considered himself anti hispanic Jeter said i certainly do  personally look Forward to going to conventions and recruiting hispanic  Margaret Gulotta head of the Fri linguist program said any agent who Speaks a foreign language can be required to use that skill throughout his career. Agents can serve As language specialists for three years then ask not to be requested to use the language again. But a loophole in the Rule allows supervisors to ask those agents to do undercover work listen to wiretaps and do other assignments in the language based on the needs of the Fri. The plaintiffs contend the Fri abuses that loophole keeping hispanic agents doing routine tasks such As listening to wiretaps that do not Lead to manage ment jobs. The non jury trial is scheduled to end Friday and . District judge Lucius bunion is expected to Render a decision within six months. Federal employees Are not entitled to jury trials when suing the government in discrimination cases. Final ceremonies pakistani ambassador to the United states Jamshied Marker places a Wreath by the casket of Brig. Gen. Herbert Wassom during burial ceremonies at Arlington National cemetery. Wassom was aboard the air plane of pakistani president Moham med Ziaul Haq when it crashed killing All aboard. Agency finds mrs. Meese s trip improper Washington not the office of government ethics has determined it was improper for the wife of former attorney general Edwin Meese Iii to accept a free trip to China last summer As part of her husband s delegation to an International Legal conference. While not criticizing the messes the Deputy director of the ethics office Donald Campbell said tuesday that the former attorney general received poor advice from aides in allowing a nonprofit group to cover thou Sands of dollars in travel expenses for his wife Ursula and the wife of another Justice department official. We re not suggesting that anyone did anything improper but the Bottom line is that if it is going to be an official function of the department of Justice the department of Justice should pick up the expenses Campbell said. He said aides to the former attorney general had apparently misinterpreted regulations that bar free trips and other gifts for the relatives of Federal  Justice department covered the travel expenses of Meese and other department officials. The ethics office began investigating the China trip after news reports last Spring that mrs. Meese was about to accept another free trip from the organization formed to promote understanding Between american Sand people of other countries people to people inter National this one to Japan. The office which is responsible for enforcing Federal ethics regulations found no ethical violation in Meese s decision to allow people to people to use jus Tice department stationery to invite thousands of others on this trip for a Law conference in Japan. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 25, 1948 the soviets reissued a decree prohibiting any member of their occupation forces from marrying a German and declared that any marriages contracted since the War Between russian women and German men were illegal. 30 years ago foday. Aug. 25, 1958 More than 200 nationalist forces were killed when China launched simultaneous air sea and artillery attacks against the offshore Island of que Moy. 20 years ago foday. Aug. 25, 1968 a . House subcommittee insisted that Spain should be a member of nato and said its admission was rejected by member nation which contribute the least to the  10 years ago today. Aug. 25, 1978 Twenty five nicaraguan terrorists landed in Panama bringing with them 83 political prisoners who had been obtained in Exchange for government officials held hostage by the terrorists in Man Agua. Report says to distorts picture of girls growing up in America Washington a television s portrayal often age girls obsessed with shopping grooming and dating is sending a distorted message about the reality of growing up in America a women s advocacy group said in a report published this week. Week after week viewers see teen age girls with no visible skills no favorite subjects in school no discussion about College majors or vocational plans said Sally Steen land author of the report growing up in prime  the study was sponsored by a National commission of working women seeking wider opportunities for women a non profit group seeking to improve women s status in the labor Market. These images create the impression that one can magically jump from an adolescence of dating and shopping to a Well paid professional career Steenland said in a prepared comment on the results of the study. To s teen age girls Are portrayed As poised for professional careers and productive adulthood without clues to the Steps necessary to achieve those goals the report said. After examining More than the 200 episodes of net work television programs featuring adolescent charac ters the report found girls looks Are shown to count More than their brains. Some episodes portray intelligent teen age girls As social misfits. Adolescent girls who outnumber their male counterparts on television Are More passive than male characters. Weekly plots Are lacking in serious conversation with parents teachers or Peers about school matters academic interests career goals or future plans. Ninety four percent of teen girls on television Are Middle class or wealthy. In reality More than one third of adolescent girls live in families with annual incomes under $20,000. The study said it found some episodes that did Fea Ture Well liked intelligent girls and teen agers who linked their interests to career  the report is based on examination of More than 200 episodes of 19 series an instalment of Abc s or. Belvedere was singled out for criticism. It involved a College fraternity s Bowser Ball to which pledges must invite the ugliest girls on Campus. Throughout the or. Belvedere episode the smart girl is portrayed As Clumsy homely unpopular unsure of herself and desperate for a Date