European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 15, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7 i naval Academy criticized for incident woman midshipman resigns after being handcuffed to urinal Annapolis my. Apr a female midshipman resigned from the naval Academy after two male midshipmen handcuffed her to a urinal and taunted her As others snapped pictures a newspaper reported sunday. The culprits were punished with demerits and loss of leave time because the Academy a administration decided the incident was a Good natured Exchange that got out of hand and did no to Merit stronger punishment the capital said. The incident involving Gwen Marie Dreyer was not an isolated one according to dreyers father Gregory a 1967 Academy graduate. He and another Academy graduate Are conducting a poll of women in the military. Gwen Dreyer resigned last month dissatisfied with the investigation of the dec. 8 incident at the once Al male Academy the Annapolis newspaper said. She plans to study engineering at California state polytechnic Institute in san Luis Obispo. Gregory Dreyer said his daughter was intimidated by classmates who warned her not to testify at a formal disciplinary hearing. A she was told her life would be made miserable a he said. Midshipmen 2nd class John Hindinger and Tom Rosson were punished with demerits and loss of leave time the capital said citing records. Six other midshipmen later received written warnings for lesser roles in the incident. The Academy ruled that the assault Wasny to premeditated and therefore  be considered hazing which can Lead to dismissal. A a done to get me wrong i was bowled Over when i heard about this a said rear adm. Virgil l. Hill jr., the Academy a superintendent. A it has never happened before to my knowledge. A but this escalated from a snowball throwing incident minutes earlier a Hill said. A so what started out As Good natured Exchange got out of hand. They overstepped a  Dreyer who was pulled from her dormitory room and dragged to the bathroom by male midshipmen was eventual by freed by her roommates. They shoved their Way into the fracas and pleaded for the keys to the Handcuffs. The Encinitas calif., woman declined to comment on the incident when asked by the paper. But in her letter of resignation she said resentment expressed toward women at the Academy crushes their spirits according to the newspaper. A what disgusts me most about the Academy is to see people who once had tremendous drive and determination feel crushed and therefore satisfied with just getting by a dreyers letter said. A i understand that Steps Are now being taken to Correct some very serious human relations problems a she wrote. A however after what in be been through and have seen not Only because of what has happened to me personally i have decided to  about 3,000 midshipmen attend the historic Academy about 10 percent Are women. A there still Are Large cliques of men who want to Dreyer make it a menus school again Quot said it. Barbette Lowndes a 1980 Academy graduate polling women in the military. A they ignore you keep you isolated just let you know that you re not wanted. Its More mental  a a we be heard similar horror stories since to started looking into All this a Gregory Dreyer said. He said Academy officials would not solve the problem if they a keep sweeping things under the  a something needs to be done to change the attitudes of the Macho Guys who just done to want women at that school a he said. His assessment echoed the conclusions of a 1987 study which measured the assimilation of women into the Academy since they first were admitted in 1976. The study found that about 35 percent of the women enrolled at Annapolis eventually left compared with 22 percent for men. The Gap was the widest of any at the three major military academics. The study also found that the number of voluntary resignations by women was twice the rate for men. A it was Clear that the contributions women can make to the naval service Are not fully appreciated a said a summary of the study published in 1988. A the result is a persistent belief that women do not belong at the naval  an update of the study is being prepared by Academy faculty officers and midshipmen. Hill said attitudes take a Long time to change but said his administration has made strides toward the goal of Complete assimilation of women at the Academy. A there Are problems i wont deny that a he said. A but in the Overall the system  advises accused nazi to defy . Ban Huntsville Ala. Apr an Ohio congressman said he surging a retired Nasa rocket scientist accused of brutalizing nazi prisoners during world War ii to return to this country from West Germany in Defiance of a Justice department order. Rep. James Traficant said the return of 84-year-old Arthur Rudolph would Force the Justice departments nazi Hunting office of special investigations to prove the scientist mistreated slave labourers at a nazi rocket factory. A they May put him in jail they May put me in jail for helping him but that a what i intend to do a the Maverick Ohio Democrat said saturday at a dinner attended by about 140 supporters and for Mer colleagues of Rudolph. The $20-a-plate event was held to raise Money for a possible Legal fight by Rudolph who surrendered his american citizenship and left the United states in 1984 under an agreement with the . Government. Rudolph who lives in Hamburg West Germany has yet to say whether he will return. Office of special investigations director Neal Sher said last year that he would fight any attempt by Rudolph to return for a court hearing. This Northern Alabama City is Home to the National aeronautics and space administrations Marshall space flight Center where Rudolph and other scientists who worked on nazi rocket weapons developed rockets that put Ameri cans on the Moon. Sher has described Rudolph who said he belonged to the nazi party As a self confessed War criminal. But Traficant claims an  investigation absolved Rudolph of War crimes in 1947. The congressman said saturday that he is not defending nazi War criminals and should not be considered anti semitic. A if i thought Arthur Rudolph was a nazi War criminal i could pull the switch. Myself but that a not what he is a he said. Traficant has defended John Demjan Juk a retired Cleveland Auto worker on death Row in Israel after being convicted of nazi atrocities. The congressman has sharply criticized the office of special investigations for trying to discredit some witnesses in the Demjan Juk Case. Traficant on saturday accused a a powerful jewish lobby of trying to intimidate elected officials who might otherwise agree with his claim that the Case against Rudolph lacks Merit. A the jewish groups that support the Osi should consider that if we let this government violate the rights of an old nazi who is not a criminal they could just As easily violate the rights of jewish americans a he said. Stuart  Southeast director of the anti defamation league in Atlanta criticized the congressman. A the manner in which congressman Traficant addresses the Issue blaming a the jewish lobby belies his own denial of anti semitism a Lowengrub said. Pan am a special fare to Germany really Low Orlando Fla. Apr dozens of Central Florida newspaper readers knew they spotted a bargain when they saw the pan am and offering a one Way flight to Numberg West Germany for $ 109. Oops the advertisement should have said $409. Pan am nevertheless honoured the erroneously advertised Price for about 75 people who wanted tickets wednesday and thursday. After All the and promised a a lot of Europe for not a lot of  pan am ticket agents discovered the error wednesday morning when the first bargain Hunters appeared. A it was very embarrassing a said Fergus Kelly pan am a general manager in Orlando. A we said a that la be $409,�?T and the customer said  a the Deal on the fare made possible by the mistake of a new York printing company ended at noon thursday. Company officials said the error appeared Only in the and that ran in the Orlando Sentinel. Among the Lucky takers was Julie Mcdaniels a Secretary at a Law firm. Mcdaniels said her husband Dave called her at her office to Tell her about the fare and ask her if she wanted to go to Germany. She said she thought about it a for about two  Mcdaniels asked her Boss for the time off. Her Boss asked about the fare. A when i told him he jumped for it a she said. A my Boss is going  officials at Florida a department of agriculture and consumer affairs said the company Wasny to under any Legal obligation to Honor the lower fare since it was a typographical error. But Pamela Hanlon a spokeswoman for pan am in new York said Friday the airline decided it was Only fair to do so particularly since it wont be out any Money. A the printers. Have acknowledged it was their error and will pick up the Cost to pan am a Hanlon said. Cincinnati Bell workers strike Over health care Cincinnati apr about 3,000 Union workers for Cincinnati Bell struck Over health benefits Early sunday leaving management personnel to run operations. Talks Between locals 4400 and 4401 of the communications workers of America and Cincinnati Bell broke off after a 14-hour session saturday. The Union declared a strike at 12 40 a.m., said Mike Timmerman local 4400 area vice president. A we have at least two people picketing outside Bell garages and some offices but other than that we have no plans a Timmerman said. A was far As i know no bargaining session has been  clerical workers directory assistance operators splicers linemen installers and repair personnel Are striking Over health benefits and a plan that would require workers to pay part of their health premiums Timmerman said. Though the walkout began on mothers Day one of the busiest calling Days of the year it did no to affect Long distance Calls to mom said Bell spokeswoman Cyndi Cantoni. Cincinnati Bell Isnit a Long distance Carrier she noted. Dodie Ditmer bargaining chairwoman for the Cwa said in a news release that the Union believes Cincinnati Bell came to the bargaining table intending to cause a work stoppage. A if Cincinnati Bell thought she could get health care concessions from Cwa As a mothers Day present she has dialled a wrong number a Ditmer said. Cantoni said the company had agreed with Union bar gainers not to discuss the issues keeping both sides apart a so we can bargain in Good  a fall i know is that the Union does characterize health benefits As the main Issue a she said. She said 1,000 management workers were called in Early sunday to take Over jobs left empty by the strikers. A they will fill in some of them putting in 12-hour shifts for the duration of the strike a she said. A i done to think customers will see a big difference in most services but they can expect slower response time from repair and  the company serves More than 500,000 customers in the Cincinnati area portions of Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana