European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday september 28, 1989 men throughout ranks prom at same rate As men a reports by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington women in the military generally arc being promoted at the same rate As men even though about half or All military jobs Are closed totem because of combat exclusion Laws a report by the general accounting office says. Statistics for the various pay grades showed that the percentages of eligible women who were promoted from 1986 to 1988 were about the same As those of eligible men promoted in each Grade the Kyff showed. For example 91 percent of the Menes Spote for pro motion to the rank of Captain in Thuente year period were selected compared with a percent of eligible women the report said a in the enlisted Ranji Zuj percent of eligible men were selected off while 22 percent of eligible women were up Rcd. Tic car incas done at the request of rep. Beverly ongccmd., who chairs the House armed services omit acc s military personnel and compensation by panel. She was concerned that  in career opportunities for women in it attn Flarv. The to interviewed 181 service a Falls including 82 officers and Cliste  by the Gao thought the Huu promotion and assignment poli cies Are faid00bmigs, the report said.  in Prai ton rates can be attributed High Quality of won Nelcrine the armed or to the special instructions Lento promotion boards that were designed to  disadvantages that women have due to to exclusion and other factors the report said. But the combat exclusion Laws May Hurt the ability of female  to make it into the very top enlisted and officer ranks because the kind of com Mand experience that speeds promotions to that level is most easily gained in specialities closed to women  As the combat arms Fields the report said. The career Fields where women can serve some times have fewer opportunities to be selected for com Mand it said. Lack of command experience can affect women s competitiveness and is viewed by Many of those we interviewed As an impediment to advancement. That May be one reason women generally Don t stay in the military As Long As men. Women. Arc More Likely than men to retire after a minimum of 20 years the report said. Even though the combat exclusion Laws were cited by some women As hindrances to their military careers responses were mixed on whether the Laws should be changed to allow women to serve in combat positions. About 1.1 million of the 2.2 million military positions arc closed to women who now make up about " to cent of the total Force the report said. Arifi Ilij Jhc report made no specific recommendations  submitted a response that agreed with tit . " we will continue Todd offem tet women Are provided full and equal Opportunity Tejml military careers and that no artificial rear Opportunity for women Are constructed or Toler ated said David bar Tau Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for resource management. News updates out of Hospital Greenwich Conn. A Dorothy Walker Bush the presi Dent s 88-y a old Mother has been a coca Hospital a pneumonia mrs. Bus and take Greenwich Brown a to no famil sent when m s. Bush was released and she a private nurse Brown a recovered Fri n pneumonia by sat urday mow anted her Subjec new Clrk Catholic or preach on t this we eke life Sund court ruling d from Greenwich or recovering from spokeswoman said was released monday ambulance to her orc said Michelle ital spokeswoman members were pre accompanied by her Brown said. Mrs. Bush had fully Ling but doctors o remain at Hospital for two me e Days to Complete treatment w a -. Mrs. Bus Hospital sep i antibiotics. Was admitted to the18. For priests a roman its arc being asked to rights of the unborn in the first respect since a supreme lowing some restrictions on a lion Cardinal Isch Berardin chair Man of the shops committee for pro life a Ivi tics of the United states catch c conference said the Church Shou i contribute to the de Bate started y the july 3 ruling that allows states restrict abortions. No Sig s of fusion Salt Lake City a experiments at the University of Utah s new National cold fusion Institute have shown no sign of producing fusion says the director of the research Center. If we Don t have any papers to present then this place will be closing up shop. I m not saying i will do that. I m just saying i think that is what would happen said Hugo Rossi. The Center was set up by the state after chemists b. Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announced in March that they had harnessed the Energy source that Powers the Sun by achieving fusion at room temperature in a Jar. Rossi said the Institute s More than 20 electrochemical cells have produced no excess heat and no fusion products  As neutrons or tritium. A service Mana i Sam Lac 01 at a Saia Ravia bar Tau secret a Pensato affect o spokesman for top greek party shot to death by terrorist gunmen Athens Greece a two gun communist led coalition of the left and with his wife Marika minutes after learn men fatally shot the spokesman for the Progress. The coalition is led by prime min his son in Law had been shot the party in leading political party As he entered his downtown office tuesday and a marxist terrorist organization claimed responsibility police said. Pavlos Kakoyannis a new democracy lawmaker the party spokesman and son in Law of party Leader constant inc Mit Potakis died in surgery at a nearby hos Pital about an hour after he was shot at least six times police said. The terrorist group november 17 claimed responsibility for the killing in leaflets found scattered in the Street nearby. It accused Kakoyannis 54, of being connected to a banker with whom he founded Magazine using Money allegedly embezzled from the Bank of Crete. The scandal contributed to the defeat in june elections of the socialist administration of former prime minister Andreas Papandreou. After Papandreou s defeat new democracy forged a governing Alliance with the communist be a Cal Progress Ster Tzannis Tea Nictakis a Deputy in Mit Potakis party. The 300-Mcmbcr parliament maintained a minute of silence tuesday to Honor Kakoyannis. November 17 has claimed responsibility for at least 14 killings and numerous bomb Ings in its 13 years. Its victims have include three senior . Officials diplomats industrialists and judges. The terrorist organization is named after the Day in 1973 when troops crushed a Stu Dent uprising against the 1967-74 military dictatorship. Police said Kakoyannis was shot about 8a.m. In the hallway of the building housing his office on Mirou Street. Passers by rushed him to a Hospital. Kakoyannis a former journalist and mag Azine publisher was elected to parliament for the first time in june. I Tsitakis rushed to the Hospital along wit learning i Leader was joined later by his daughter Dora Kakoyannis wife. Witnesses told police that two men had apparently been waiting for Kakoyannis As he entered the building housing his political office. One witness told police that after gunshots were heard two men casually walked out of the building and drove off in awaiting car. Police said the getaway car was found abandoned about a mile away. The murder delayed for several hours the beginning of a two Day parliamentary de Bate on evidence allegedly inking Papandreou and four of his senior Cabinet Mem Bers to the $210 million Bank of Crete embezzlement scandal. Before the debate a sobbing  the killing was a serious blow to new democracy and a terrible trial to me and my  by mileage rate increase a noun Lington service members who uset air own vehicles on official business  duty assign ments will get r tents More per mile from Uncle Sam turf general services administration has Annot effective last week the Fri age reimbursement rate increased from 22slsbts to 24 cents per mile for All Federal work an official with the defense depart ment s per diem travel and transportation allowance committee said the reimbursement is not applicable to travel on reassignments called permanent change of station moves. Personnel who made official us ton or after sept. 17 should ensue fat their local finance offices Reju pm the new higher rate the Ujj St department official said for a Gnu Nicias said this is a routine  on the Agency s annual of the costs of owning and operating a private vehicle. The last time we raised the rate was in August of 1988, and that was also one and a half cents he said. Some Rhein Moh gets affected by Hugo Rhein main a West Germany anyone holding a flight reservation through oct. 14 from Rhein main a to Charleston fab s.c., which was stated by Hurricane Hugo last should Call his local transportation Rice to reconfirm the flight s status. Scheduled Toab  will Fly Iron ghost. 14. Also pickups and deliveries Vatcky owned vehicles at Charleston have been suspended until further no Tice. Charleston representatives handling shipments can be reached at 201 823 6383 or Auto on 247-6383. For further information about Depar Tures and arrivals to West Germany Call he Rhein main passenger service at 699-7477 or 330-7477. Bomb scatters . Embassy Tad pcs Santiago Crafe a a bomb exploded Early Ujj Fhay across the Street from the . Emfs say shattering windows in the count find and several other Down town Ujj Pedings and slightly injuring an pm Unity guard authorities said. The bomb was planted in a sidewalk garbage can in front of the . Embassy and 150 Yards from the presidential pal Ace a police officer said. The narrow downtown Street is lined by shops and offices. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion. A chilean Security guar Bassy who was at the building suffered minor injuries in the blast is a spokeswoman for the embassy Sonja Sucek. The Man was taken to a Hospital treated and released she said