European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 2, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 7 Mellon group donates 100, Pittsburgh apr a foundation is donating More than 100,000 acres of Park land wildlife refuges and historical property including a site from the Battle of Gettysburg in one of the largest gifts of land to the Federal government. The Richard King Tiellon foundation of Pittsburgh purchased the properties during the last 18 months through the conservation fund which promotes land and water conservation according to conservation fund senior associate Jack Lynn. The foundation one of the nations 15 richest paid $666,000 for 266 acres that include Gettysburg a East cavalry Field a site in the 1863 Battle. The foundation will give the site to the Interior department As an addition to Gettysburg National military Park. Tom Wilson Interior department spokesman said that no gift of land he can recall a comes close to the magnitude of this kind of gift. If it is not the biggest it is one of the  the gift includes 280 acres of Farmland near Sharps Burg md., that will be added to the Antietam National Battlefield site of the 1862 civil War Battle that resulted in More than 20,000 casualties in a single Day. The largest piece of land is a 93,000-acre tract in coastal North Carolina near the Alligator River. The property will be known As the to Cosine  Refuge and was purchased for $8.8 million at a . Bankruptcy court auction. The total gift comprises 102,714 acres and is Worth More than $21 million the foundation said. Seven of the 10 purchases Are in the densely populated East coast states of Pennsylvania Maryland North Carolina and Virginia. Two arc in the West and the other is in Maine. The foundation on tuesday will deliver deeds for the tracts to Manuel Lii Jan . Interior Secretary and William Reilly environmental Protection Agency administrator. N. The other properties Are a 130 acres near Manteo n.c., to be added to the Mackay Island National wildlife Refuge. Cost $ 1 million. A the 5,556-acre forked lightning ranch near Pecos n.m., containing More than 100 archaeological Sites. Cost $4.5 million. The foundation wants the ranch to become a new historical Park. A two tracts totalling 1,28-7 acres in Virginia a Augusta and Mason counties bordering Shenandoah National Park. Cost $950,000. A a 930-acre farm in Petersburg va., purchased As an addition to the Petersburg National Battlefield. Cost $930,000. A 135 acres near Spotsylvania va., to be added to the Spotsylvania memorial National military Park. Cost $350,000.a two tracts totalling 468 acres bordering the Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes f Ark Colo. The tracts were to have been converted into a Large housing  $1.84 million v #122 acres near Kittery Maine to be added to the Rachel Carson National wildlife Refuge at the states Southern tip. Cost $900,000. Banker and industrialist Richard King Mellon Ere a cd the Trust in 1947, and it since has Given More than $150 million to environmental causes. Seward Prosser Mellon the foundations president and Richard Mellon a son said in a statement that the decline in Federal land purchases and the threats to. Wetlands show the importance of the private sectors role in conservation. A your program will fill the Gap whenever possible a Mellon said. A we feel that this program is an Opportunity to say thank you to the Many outstanding people at the Federal and state Levels who arc engaged in land conservation and wildlife preservation and for our foundation to help protect some of these important Sites during these times of right budgets so that future generations May enjoy the outdoors As we  of hand up Paul Paget of Swan boats in the Boston tour of historic Boston. Donna was Public gardens helps Blind student among 23 members from the Carroll Donna Mccellan of Marlboro mass., Center for the Blind taken on the tour by get the feel of things before starting a the walking map Tours of Boston inc women by the Baltimore evening Sun fewer women Are dropping out of the . Naval Academy now than were three years ago though they continue to leave at greater rates than male midshipmen according to a report on the integration of women into Academy life that May be released this summer. The attrition rate for women dropped from 35.1 percent during the 1981-1987 period to 32.1 percent during the 19881990 period the Academy s women midshipmen study group has found. The seven member group which includes naval officers and midshipmen began meeting this year to update a 1987 report on female midshipmen who first came to the Annapolis md., Academy in 1976. Academy superintendent Virgil l. Hill or. Reconvened the group after a female midshipman Gwen m. Dreyer was handcuffed to a urinal taunted and photographed by male midshipmen last december. That incident prompted five As yet uncompleted investigations into sexual harassment and hazing at the Academy. A since 1987, there have been improvements but that does no to mean there a not a ways to go Quot said task Force member Jane i Good the Academy a assistant Dean for counselling and advising. The attrition rate for male midshipmen who make up about 90 percent of the 4,400-member brigade dropped Only slightly during those same Lime periods from 22.9 percent to 22.4 percent. The study group expects to make a full report on women in the Academy within a week. The report however probably will not be released to the Public immediately. Good attributed the higher retention rate for women to the greater acceptance of their role  brigade along with the better selection of applicants. A a it a possible to Reform from within a she said. A i think we be made real improvements in How women arc treated and we see increased Success in our attempts to diversify the  still integrating women fully into the Academy takes time. A i done to think change occurs overnight a she said. A the difference Between now and 1980 is incredible its  twelve years from now she predicted the treatment of women should not be an Issue because conditions should improve even More. _ statistics continue to Point to the important role that sports play in the retention of female midshipmen she said. Female athletes have a dramatically lower dropout Rale a up to 36 percentage Points lower in some instances a than female midshipmen who done to play any of the 10 varsity sports. Female athletes appear to adapt better to Academy life because their teams serve As support groups admissions Dean John w. Renard said. A if you re on a team you have another group that a supporting you a he said. Athletes also May he better at managing their time a skill developed from years of juggling schoolwork and sports practices Good said. A new scene proving troublesome for old spooks Boston apr voices were lowered and eyebrows raised saturday As about 100 former intelligence officers swapped cold War stories and agreed that there were still plenty of secrets to be kept. That revelation surfaced at the annual convention of the new England chapter of the association of former intelligence officers where Trench coals Hung off the backs of chairs and a enemy capabilities for chemical warfare was required Reading. F Quot the soviets Are much More Active than they were. Things Are easier for them now. Barriers Are dropping a said David Whipple the executive director of the 3,500-member National association. A americans done to any longer believe that to answer a direct question from a soviet is an act of treason a and with Good reason a so they Are More open a Whipple said. A a soviet people under tour cover and Trade cover a americans give them honest answers. A pm not decrying that in a not complaining Quot Whipple said. But he said a it makes it hard to Monitor the whole thing when More and More people come  for spies no longer in the Field the task at hand is less Clear. A what do you do with a former intelligence officer a asked Arthur Hulnick now with the academic affairs program of the Central intelligence Agency. A one Way to Deal with them is to Send them off to the University to become  most of the speakers made sure to give themselves credit for the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. �?o1 think we really did we won the cold War Quot said a Spry woman in a Canary yellow suit jacket. She specialized in latin America for the Central intelligence Agency before retiring in 1969, she said. Quot we forced the collapse of the soviet Union. Certainly if we had t done anything they would have overcome us a she said. But some old habits die hard. A a in la leave my  out of this a she said