European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. April 13, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 Dugan takes Safe Kirk s successor urges nato Unity by  arring Ion poke  Bureau Ramstein a West Germany pledging to maintain and enhance nato s War Fig Liting abilities. Gen. Michael j. Dugan look command of the. . Air  on wednesday replacing retiring Gen. Wiliiam l Kirk. Dugan who also will command Allied air forces Central Europe acknowledged the so called new Breeze of improved relations Between the United states and the soviet Union in Brief re Marks during a 50-Minuse ceremony. But without mentioning the soviet Union Dugan urged the nato allies 10 face into the wind and remain committed to inc nato course. V. The need for continued nato Unity in the face of the soviet Union s Chang ing political altitudes and citizen opposition in the West also was a common to Csc in remarks by other speakers including nato commander Gen. John Galvin. We must hang together As an Alliance and never allow ourselves 10 he. I divided by the winds of the times Galvin said. -., ,.further he said the potential for sires is great and the need for readiness  Gen. Michael j. Duran in bidding Farewell to Kirk who held the dual commander roles since april .1987, Galvin praised the air Force general for helping to improve coordination among Al lied forces his commitment to increasing  of life for his forces and his development of a War gaming facility for High level commanders. -.-. For Sis Wanna Mircu Cen William i Kirk Galvin no cd that Kirk had served during the most trying years of the Alli Ance and you Kirk have handled it All very well.". In handing Over command wednes Day Kirk described his successor and Dugan s wife Grace As people people and said Mike 1 envy you. Believe me i do. You re taking the reins of a com Mand full of the finest people in the world today.". On Friday. Kirk was awarded the West German Knight commander s Cross of the order of Merit by Gen. Horst Jungle truth the German air Force chief of staff during a reception at rams Cin. Kirk s term was plagued by  issues As growing citizen opposition to Low level training flights f-16 Jet fighter accidents and the August air show disaster at Ramstein that filled 70 and injured  Friday s reception Jungkurth observed in a Farewell speech to Kirk that Fate has not always been kind to  the dignitaries attending the change of command was Rudi cell Inte rior minister of the German state of Rheinland Pfalz which includes Ramstein and Many air Force bases. Saying he wanted to meet with Dugan soon to speak about All the problems we have together Ceil also said he hoped for Good cooperation Between his gov. Erna Cut and the new commander and wished Kirk a Happy  departed for the United Stales immediately after the ceremony. He will retire May i after about 38 years of serv ice a Safe spokesman said. He and wife Nancy will live in Florida. Military s policy on lesbians called Witch Hunt from Page 1 homosexuals arc found they must be removed. Is that a. Witch Hunt 1 guess it depends on who s looking Al  homosexuality no matter How one May feel about it proves disruptive to the military. Super said. There Are those who say Stone them the Homo phobos As they say. Then there lire other who conic to the defense of the homosexuals. It presents a problem for military  homosexuality interferes with the Good order and discipline of the military lifestyle said it.  Quigley a spokesman for the Navy which along with the Marine corps has come under the harshest criticism from women s groups. When any service member whether it be a Man or woman exhibits homosexual activity behaviour or tendencies then they Are processed for discharge by some  but the women s groups note that the defense department s own figures show i hot Overall women arc three times More Likely to be removed for homosexual Ity than Are men. The marines hold the worst record with women eight time1 More Likely to be discharged for being Gay. After naval investigators scoured the Marine Boot Camp at Parris Island s.c., for lesbians last year three women ended up in jail and More than a dozen were forced out of the sen ice. The women a number of whom insisted they were not homosexual told of harsh interrogations Ana charges that resulted in jail sentences ranging from sin months to a scar. One claimed she was threatened with losing custody of her baby if she did not cooperate. Another listed the names of 100 suspects in a pcs Mcraie grasp for leniency attorneys Familton with the Case said. One wrote Down 77 names in an unsuccessful Effort to escape jail. Following an investigation of to women aboard the destroyer tender Yellowstone 12 including Art offi cer admitted to homosexuality waived their rights and agreed to leave the Navy. But once ashore several said they believed their rights had been violated. The sought an administrative Board review and insufficient evidence was found against four of them. Female activists were appalled when a Marine Boardo review at Camp la Jenc n.c., concluded1 in february that Cape. Judy Mcado should receive a Jess than honorable discharge for being the Friend of a lesbian. Judy m Cade s Case typifies the absurd lengths Lite Mili tary is willing to pursue m order to persecute not Only Gay and lesbian members but non Gay  who dare to exercise constitutional freedoms of association and  said Hyde of the Gay task Force. They unreasonably expect that Judy Mcade would internalize the same level of homophobia and hatred As the Nis naval investigative service  Mcado s attorney Vaughn Taylor added i think when the level of investigation gets to the Point that they re taking Good officers for association with homosexuals and bringing them before a Board of re View you be gone beyond a Witch Hunt. I think the Salem Witch trials is a More proper analogy. If you have someone you feel is a Witch you have to give Ihm a fair  because Mcado s Case was reviewed rather than placed before a military court As she and her attorney desired Taylor could not Cross examine hostile witnesses. If they had wanted they could have found her guilty of beg a lesbian 1 he said. Marine spokesman cant. Scoll Campbell responded. Basically i think a Witch hum Conno ivies some thing different from what i observed Here at Camp la june. That Vas a very intense deliberate consider of the testimony which was obvious by the length of the deliberation Sis hours and by the nature and extent of the questions that were asked by the Board he said the review Board wanted 10 sincerely get As much information As they could to make whal was a very difficult decision for  Taylor said Mead who is still in the marines pending a final decision by the commander of Camp Lej Cunt lost her first amendment right to Freedom of association an.1he plans 10 Appeal her Case through the military Legal system and the Federal courts if necessary. Meanwhile the Gay ask Force and the National organization for women have formed a coalition. The policy of discharging people from the armed forces for their sexual preferences has got to go said the task Force s Urvashi Vaud. The Coal lion also seeks to overturn a military Law against sodomy As Well As the armed forces exclusion Rule for homosexuals. But the immediate crisis Point is this whole Issue of sexual harassment of women in the services Vaid said. Hyde  coalition s goal is a congressional hearing on women in the  least six lawmakers already have been enlisted to the cause including reps Patricia Schroeder a Colp and Ron Dellums a Ca if. R now president Molly Yard said the Meade Case makes it Clear that the. Military intends to drive women out and will look for any excuse they can find. What can we expect next will women in the military be forbidden to associate with family members if they. Happen to be lesbian or Gay there s not a person in Llie military from the Secre tary of defense on Down who does t know someone who is lesbian or Gay. Do we throw them All out this shows Jou How ludicrous and frightening this whole Witch hum Hai  military child care program Falls Short study says Washington a nearly 25,000 children in military families nationwide arc on waiting lists for child care despite department of defense efforts to expand its child care program according to a study released tuesday the Survey conducted by the general accounting office found that military child care facilities Are providing Day care for about 62,000 children an 82 percent m crease Over the end of the 1984 fiscal year two types of care Are available to fam Ilies living on air Force Navy army and Marine corps bases child development centers provided in govern ment built and subsidized facilities by trained care givers and family Day care Homes usually provided in government housing by non military spouses. The Survey of 200 military installations in the Continental United Stales found thai child development centers have the capacity to care for More than 38,500 children while 4,557 Day care Homes can handle As Many As 23,417 children. Eighty percent of the remaining 24,729 children who arc on waiting lists need full Day care. The Survey conducted by the investigative Arm of Congress had no information on nationwide spending for military child care. Worldwide however operating costs for child care centers totalled siot.6 million in fiscal 1935, including $31.4 million in federally appropriated funds the report said. By fiscal 1987, Federal spending had increased 39 per cent 10 s43.6 million but of a total Costofski 34,3 million the Survey said. If the program is to continue to grow Many child care centers need 10 be renovated or Buill the Gao said military parents child care needs Are complicated by the fact that they often work unusual hours can t rely on extended family for help and because of frequent moves Don t have the support of an established neighbourhood according to the report