European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday March 10, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 flight of the eagles to i i -15 eagles mils in for it Lund Ritj uti tue silk Liflet returning Frum a raining Mission. The Eluies which arc stationed by Ili Turk a Visil Germany we nor la Tow 22nd Tae fighter so. Thes Quannin recently. In the air Force s ii Uril to his in during us. Child abuse team proposed for military b j. Battman Vishin Toni Bureau Washington an expanded Mil Varv child care a Steni hat would in elude a is Jacial child abuse team was pro posed wednesday by he chairwoman of inc House armed services manpower and personnel subcommittee Mihl Arv child care is big business it s important business and it s new we have an obligation to a right said rep Beverly by ran. Did. This Isone area that we have to do carefully not the cheapest Byron plans to introduce legislation that would. Increase the amount of appropriated funds set aside Tor child care from the current s79 million to $157 s Bill also would require inc Secre tary of la establish and maintain a special child abuse team Corn pow d of med ical and other eiptrtsi0 assist parents and military communities in the event of future child abuse problems. In a study requested b 11 run the general accounting office found Lastu in that while the offence department is committed to Day cure the Sistern is inadequate to serve All military families. The number of children unable to get into he govern Cal subsidized care facilities is unknown the report said under the military program service members receive first priority with Civile Ian defense employees getting any extra space. Byron said hearings held by her sub committee last year demonstrated lint although he military has made signify Cam improvements in child earn since the Early 1980s, serious problems re main including High turnover of staff Low pay for child care employees inadequate funding and differing regulation for training child care workers fees and cure is funded through the Mili tary morale welfare and recreation Bud get and competes for scarce dollars along with Oiler Ivler programs hymn s child care hearings which will continue this month also explored he Issue abuse in military he witnesses were several parents whose children allegedly were abused in military facilities. In 1988, the army it child care facility at inc Presidio of san Francisco because of several incidents involving sexual abuse. Similar incidents also were reported that year at West e said that based on Overall child abuse figures child sexual abuse do snot appear to be any More prevalent in he military than in he civilian world. However any abuse is too much abuse and the system needs to be lighwncd.". In addition to establishing inc special child abuse least. Syron s Hill would Cre ate a hot line for reporting suspected abuse Reid fire unannounced inspections of child care centers and mandate that Saf Cli violations be fued in he Shori term or that centers be closed. Seem that Many child care censers a c safety waivers allowing them to operate almost indefinitely without actually addressing 1he problem the co Nercess woman Saij. My Bill will hold tary s feet to the fire and make sure that safely concerns Are addressed As a top priority the defense department operates by child care centers serving an average of95.000 children per Day on 408 tintary installations worldwide. In addition each of the services operates family Daj care programs in which military spouses Are licensed to provide care in their own Homes. Soviets will accept world court rungs on rights United Nat ions Al the so vice Union Sunj it will accept world court rulings in cases Molung human rights treaties a gesture Rul Vignau an end to soviet resistance to being judged by other nations. State department officials hailed the move As a major step and Laid they hoped he soviets would join the untied slates in accepting the court s Rump in All bul the Moi sensitive National Secundy cases. On wednesday the United nations Legal office released a letter that soviet foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze wrote to Secretary general Javier pdrc7.dc Cue Jar withdrawing soviet reservations on six human rights treaties. In letter suggested however that inc soviet Union would agree to the court s arbitration in All human rights cases the15-judge court deals with cases brought by states and has no authority to Deal with complaints filed by Prate individuals or organisations. Shoa Dnad a noted that soviet presi Dent Mikhail a Gorbachev proposed in his december address to the general As Sembly that All countries recognize world court jurisdiction with a specs to the interpretation and application of human rights in Geneva soviet Deputy foreign minister Anatoly l Ada Myslm said the changes Gorbachev is pursuing arc aimed at the development of a state based on the Rule of Law we want 10 build it by drawing on the Genera democratic achievements of human civilization he said a senior stale department official called the announcement a major official speaking on condition of anonymity noted that the soviets pc Mously contended the court was dominated by Western the Netherlands based tribunal formally known As the International coun of jus Tice at the Hague the Netherlands was established in 194 5 and is the Maini judicial Arm of the United nations. While in has no Powers of enforcement its rulings weigh Cha ii on world opinion. Three years ago he United s a is rejected the court s authority when Nicara Gua brought a Case charging Washington with trying 10 subvert the leftist saudi Nisla government. The United slates and the soviet Union have been holding talks however in an Coffon to gel an agreement with Britain France and China to re com a the court s authority in most treaties. A world court official in the Hague called the soviet move a declaration of the Kremlin s to give the Courta More prominent role in International Ait airs. In 1946, the United slates accepted the compulsory jurisdiction of the world court in All cases Csc Cpl those within the jurisdiction of . Courts
