European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday november 30,1988 Dod plans sex harassment Survey 38,000 will receive questionnaires in december Washington a the defense department is about to launch one of the most extensive surveys Ever undertaken 10 spotlight sexual harassment in the work place. The written Survey Wilt be distributed in december to Marc than 34,000 men and women on Active duly in the armed forces plus 4,000 in the coast guard an Agency of the transportation department. Ii will ask if they have Ever been the victims of uninvited unwanted sexual  by contrast the Merit systems Protection Board which conducted a similar Survey among civilian government workers last year polled a Sample of about 13,000 full time Federal workers and received response from 8,500. The military Survey was ordered last february by defense Secretary Frank Carlucci in response to a recommendation from a special task Force. The panel concluded thai sexual harassment was a serious prob Lem for women in the armed forces and that the serv ices should open additional jobs to females. Mai. David super a Pentagon spokesman said the confidential Survey will be distributed to 8,900 enlisted personnel and officers in he army 8,900 in the air Force 8,600 in the Navy 7,700 in the Marine corps and 4,000 in the coast guard approximately 21,000 men and 17,000 women arc slated to receive the questionnaires. Researchers Hope some preliminary results will be available by april Bui a final report is not expected before june super said. The spokesman said the questions in the four part Survey arc designed to determine whether sexual harassment has been a problem in the past and Haw serious a problem it is today. Service members who have been harassed within the previous 12 months will be asked to provide details of he experience. Respondents wit be asked to offer a Frank appraisal of How their work productivity was affected by any incident of sexual harassment whether they reported the alleged harassment and requested any Type of investigation and in what Region of the country or area of the world the incident occurred. Completion of the Survey will be voluntary but the response rate is expected to be High because the Penta gon will ask military commanders around the world to encourage participation. The Survey by the Merit systems Protection Board which was released in july concluded that sexual harassment in the civilian government world was Perva Sive costly and  the Board said 42 percent of women and 14 percent of men who responded to its Survey of Federal employees said icy experienced some form of sexual harassment from May 1985 to May 1987. That figure was virtually identical to findings in the Board s 1980 sat vey. Super said the $35,000 Pentagon Survey should pro vide Basic information to defense official about How serious the problem of sexual harassment is inside the military the effectiveness of existing regulations and what changes might be helpful. Idaho property May yield 2 million ounces of Gold Seattle a a Deposit that May contain As much As 2 million ounces of Gold has been discovered in Central Idaho a precious metals company announced monday. Meridian Gold co., n subsidiary of us Ringlon resources inc. Discovered the Deposit a its a Carrack joint venture property near Salmon Iso Miles North West of Idaho Falls. Meridian said an Independent consult ing geologist estimated thai the site could contain about 2.03 million ounces of Gold. Glenn Dobbs an analyst with Neidig or Tucker Bruner in Bell Vuc wash., said the discovery is significant by North american standards. He said however it would have no effect on the world sup ply or Price of Gold. Typically he said the Gold would be mined Over Many years at rates up to 120,000 ounces or 7,500 pounds a year Meridian is the manager of the Bear track venture with a 60 percent share. Canyon resources corp. Of Golden colo., and its partners own the remain ing 40 percent. More than 100 lest holes have been drilled at the so Square mile site. Merid Ian plans additional drilling and geologic studies before deciding next year whether to develop a mine. Town meeting votes to curb use of plastic containers Amherst mass. A a town meeting monday endorsed the idea of reducing the use of Only Styrene Coffee cups and other plastic food containers but backed Down from a Complete ban on Ilie non recyclable materials. A group called foam free Amherst sponsored the proposal to ban the Sale of plastic foam food containers in the town of 35,000 people Home of Amherst College and inc univ Raity of Massachusetts. Townspeople vol cd instead on a substitute motion Catling on the town to endorse the goals of reducing the use of non recyclable plastics educate Van. Dors and users about culling Back and encourage use of alternatives. There was no discussion of inc Origi Nal motion at the town meeting. But Thomas w. Hutch son who sponsored the substitute measure said foam free Amherst supported the replacement. The motion passed by voice vote. The aim of the original proposal was to discourage the use of plastics because they take up considerable space in the town dump and create gases that deplete the Earth s Ozone layer when manufactured and bum cd according to sponsor. Cynthia Paulcyn. Foam Sweet foam wading through a foaming Avalanche of sharing Hiram Albert and Judy Unkn Berg Are $10,000 Richer us they emerge from their Home in. Louisville by. The couple won the 510,000 by fulfilling he terms of a contest Zuni Inick dreamed up by 8 Louisville radio station. The Chal Lenge colled for them la 111 their Endre House with shaving  Unken by its bought $800 Worth of the stuff 1,200 cub in All and soon had their Home totally fathered up. Juter cleaning costs they la still have a Juicy profit id put in their shavings account . Convicts japanese Man for carrying bombs Newark no. A a Federal judge tuesday found a japanese Man linked to a terrorist group guilty of transporting bombs on the new Jersey Turnpike after the Man agreed to the government s description of he  a Surprise announcement monday defense attorneys William Kunstler and Ronald Ruby said they would accept the government s claims about you Kiku Mura who has been linked to the japanese red army on he condition thai Kikumra can maintain his right to Appeal pc trial rulings in the Case. Federal prosecutors said tuesday that they would accept the condition. If the pc trial rulings Are overturned his conviction could be thrown put. . District judge Alfred j. Lech nor or. Asked i Kumura a series of questions to make sure he under stood whal he was doing in a procedure similar to that used in guilty Picas. In essence Kikumra agreed to the charges and waived his right to a jury trial. There is no contest and there is no alternative Lychner said. I find the defendant. You Kikumra guilty of each count of the  outside the courthouse . Attorney Samuel a. Lilo or. Said Kikumra had come to this country to kill people ,.-  -.  this Man is an International  sneaked into the United Stales using a skilfully forged pass port,"alitosaid."Kunstler said thai inc government had wanted to Cre ale a show trial and that the Case was indefensible if you take away the constitutional rights of you Kikumra you can Lake away the rights loft nobody Kub said.  said there were three main issues to present to an appellate court. That the slopping and searching of Kikumra s car were illegal and hence the evidence is inadmissible. Thai the charges Are repetitive because they carry. 90 years in prison. -. That the government May have had Access to privileged attorney client conversations through corrections Center phone recordings. The defense proposed its Deal monday before jury selection began and moments after it lost an argument to have the indictment dismissed. Kuby and Kunstler asked Lechner to dismiss the indictment after prosecutors disclosed thai kikuyu a s rails to defense attorneys were recorded at the metropolitan correctional Center in new York City. All inmates Calls at the institution Are recorded Asa matter of course although attorney client Calls arc no supposed to be listened to. Previously prosecutors said the lawyer Calls were not recorded. Lychner found that the defense had not shown that any evidence was tainted or that the government benefited from the taping. Federal authorities have said Kikumra 36. May be linked to the japanese red army a terrorist Organiza Tion