European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday april 21.1989 Bush promises full on requests for Iran Contra papers Washington Apt president Bush said thursday that my conscience is Clear Aboul the Iran Contra affair and promised to cooperate fully with con Gressional requests for White House documents dealing with the matter. Bush was not Clear that any documents arc still within his control adding "1 think they re in the control and custody of the he said he had no reason to believe that the Reagan administration withheld any documents. However he said i would Oft of full cooperation Tor any. Any request made of this meeting with a Small group of report ers Al the while House the president stuck by his earlier refusal to discuss his role in the Iran Contra affair Bui he declared. Everything i be said i la stand documents introduced at the trial of former White House aide Oliver North have raised new questions about Bush s involvement while vice president in the Reagan administration s secret Aid to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Bush talked about the Iran Contra affair and other matters during an informal news conference with nine reporters he chose an informal setting for the gathering meeting with the press on the colonnade outside inc Oval office on a sunny Spring Day. Bush said he might have something to say about the Iran Contra affair after the completion of North s trial which was in its final stages thursday. North is accused of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation among other charges the president has declined in recent Days to Field questions on the Iran con Ira Case saying he did t want to prejudice the North trial. However he said thursday let s Pill it this Way my con science is on other subjects Bush expressed anguish about the Shel. Ling in Lebanon saying he wished he had some dramatic plan the players could agree to. It s nol said he has not had any discussions or made any decision about offering Mil itary Aid to the non communist Resis Tance in Cambodia. Said he has not made a decision in How to modernize the nuclear Arsenal. Hush said he. Will be prepared very soon to make a decision on funding for the Star wars anti missile system and whether to continue deployment of inc my missile or fund development of a single warhead mid Gilman missile. Questions Aboul the Iran Centra affair focused on the charges thai some documents produced in North s trial were not turned Over to the congressional committees that investigated the Issue. Bush said he has seen no evidence that All pertinent documents were nol made available. Asked if he would release any documents that Congress wants to the president said Well procedures were set up to de Termine what documents were to be made available. Those procedures were agreed to by inc Congress and certainly 1 would that if any documents Are in control of this administration relevant documents that we would we would live assiduously by those guidelines. But i have no reason to believe that the previous administration the lawyers in it who worked closely with Congress did not fulfil their . Admits Bias against women in foreign service Washington a the slate department has sent cables to . Embassies around the world an posted notifications acknowledging a District court finding of discrimination against women. Serving As foreign service officers Between 1976 and 1985, an attorney involved in the Case said thursday. The Agency also has informed about 600 women working in the foreign service that they May be entitled to court ordered Relief. The actions Stem from a suit filed in 1976 by Alison Palmer a now retired foreign service officer who claimed the department discriminated against women in hiring and promotion said Monica Wagner Palmer s at Turney. Hour it. Wagner said her client will not be a direct beneficiary of the court order has retired from the foreign service. The stale department had won the Palmer lawsuit in a lower court but inc ruling was Rcv uru a three months ago by the . Court of appeals for the District of Columbia. The stale department has informed inc court it tans to Appeal that decision Palmer charged in Hor suit that the department Dis Crimin Akil against women by hiring More men giving men belter Carter assignment and More career and Vii cing Agency also announced that it has postponed the foreign service examination this i a has been challenged because men pass the general background Section at twice the rate of women. A so Chipping out new paths Marianne Mccomi. A iks by. Ink ii or i h Mol Ora flip will he used to drive control Tomlim i Ian la s Picu Uehllin Center in sunny iakcullf., turks mobiles compact disc a Lavers High definition Letevia. On u plot u Nev 32-bit Sion cellular u Leal hints had pit ice that Cumnins 42t,00 runs blurs. Tin Inch Square equipment. Lesbians in military not harassed panel says Alexandria a a the armed Force treat fairly the allegations of against female Mem. Bars. The chairman of a civilian advisory group says despite testimony that claims of lesbianism Are being used to harass women. Doing charged with anything is not harassment Connie Lee Licad of the defense advisory co Milice on women in he. Services said wednesday after a Day of testimony fro present and former service Tometi. Some of whom Aid they homosexual if someone is Chargois with this they have the Opportunity any person does in any court of Law when they arc accuse cd of something of saying. I am or i am Lee said Al the Spring meeting of the committee would nol predict what if any thing the committee would recommend in the defense Secretary As a result of the. Hearing although she said inc committee opposes harassment in any form. The committee with. J3 appointed civilians advises the on the recruitment. And retention of service worried. Four witnesses two of whom were Dis charged from the service for. Admitting their lesbianism and two of whom arc fighting allegations. Of homosexuality asked the committee wednesday to tackle of allegations for sex Ual harassment it is time to Call attention to test ii. Lional Imd sexual harassment in the form of Witch Hunts that Are out of control Mary Elizabeth Harrison,.a Navy enlisted woman said. An underlying dangerously tolerant Altitude exists through out the military Structure which places women Al a significant disadvantage in inc armed forces in All aspects from and Vance Richt to morale to Harrison had been assigned to the grapple a Salvage ship based in Little Creek va.,.when a male crewman last year accused her and another woman Sailor of. Being homosexual. Harrison. Said the Wanli Dlo file u grievance but i was Lold thai the commanding officer did nol want an investigation on his ship because of How i might appear so she. Months later Harrison said she was summoned before the naval. Investigative service and. Lold she and several other woman sailors were under incs to. Gallon for alleged homosexuality. We were Lold various lies that we would be Proi Elcied if we turned. Inc others in that the others had already confessed thai they had conclusive Chi Dence of our said. in Ali five months since Harrison said she has been reassigned to Shore duly received bad evaluations had her car vandalized in the Barracks parking lol and has become the gossip of the i am beginning to understand How. Women simply become exhausted fight ing a no win Battle and admit anything in order to leave the abuse and Humilia Tion of the military inc said. Darlene Chamberlin a former airman first class in the air Force who was Dis charged for admitting her homosexuality loan investigations panel said some Scricc women Are accused of lesbianism because they refuse advances from male personnel or Are Strong and athletic or for choosing to socialize with other females. " according to the defense department from 1985 to 1987. Women were As Likely As men to be discharged for homosexuality. Five of every 10,000 men and 16 of every 10,000 women on Active duty were discharged annually for. Suspected homosexuality inc depart ment found some witnesses touched on the Situa Tion Al the Marine Boot Camp in Parris Island s.c., where three women were jailed and More than a dozen were forced. Out of the service last year after being charged with homosexuality. ,
