European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes Friday october 19,1990generally speaking res take some heat Washington a even the army Stop officer is making fun of the new Field rations so scorned by . Troops in saudi Arabia. Gen. Carl e. Vuono the army chief of staff Drew roars of laughter during an address to a military conference tuesday when he jokingly said the rations called meals ready to eat or res Arentt As bad As they re made out to be. A a they re humorously maligned by a lot of people a news briefs students attack . Sailors on Shore leave in Turkey Istanbul Turkey apr University students brandishing clubs attacked a group of american sailors on thursday and burned a paper . Flag the sem official Anatolia news Agency reported. The sailors on Shore leave from the . Aircraft Carrier Saratoga and Cruiser Belknap were attacked in front of the technical University of Istanbul As they were making Calls at pay phones Anatolia said. The sailors left the area and there were no serious injuries reported the Agency added. It said the students dispersed after burning a paper . Flag. Further details were not  named As fifth spy criticizes defector s Book Paris apr a briton accused of being the a fifth Many in a soviet spy ring has characterized the allegations As false and a publicity stunt a newspaper reported wednesday. Be Monde a leading French daily said one of its reporters spoke by Telephone with the accused spy John Cairncross at his Home in Southern France. Cairncross 77, said excerpts from a Book by a Kab defector accusing him of espionage were full of errors be Monde reported. Excerpts from the unreleased Book were published this week in the times of London. A a it a nothing but a publicity Campaign a Cairncross was quoted As saying. The Book a a Kab the inside Story of its foreign operations from Lenin to Gorbachev by Christopher Andrew and Oleg Gordievsky a former Kab official now living in Britain says Cairncross worked for Moscow at the same time As spies Kim Philby Guy Burgess Donald Maclean and Anthony Blunt. Vuono said a but i want to dispel the Story that has been going around among troops in the saudi desert that even the camels wandering into army Camps can to stand the res. A one such Camel while observing one of our soldiers enjoying his delicious Are thrust his hairy face right in the soldiers Lap and grabbed his Are. A after chewing for a few seconds a so the Story goes a the Camel spit the meal out in disgust and angrily House oks rights Washington a the House gave final approval wednesday to a major civil rights Bill designed to combat Job Bias setting the stage for a veto confrontation with president Bush. Bush has said hell veto the legislation because it will Force businesses to set hiring quotas. Provisions in the Bill Range from a ban on racial harassment in the workplace to punitive damages in the most severe discrimination cases. The House passed the Bill by a comfortable margin 273-154, but fell just Short of the two thirds needed to override a veto and pass the Bill into Law Over presidential objections. The Senate approved the measure tuesday night 6234, also Short of the needed votes to override the expected veto. The Bill represents the civil rights movements top goal on Capitol Hill and would overturn six supreme court decisions on Job discrimination handed Down last year that set off protests. Chased our great trooper across the saudi desert. A now look that a the myth that a going around a Vuono said adding Tongue in Cheek that he tracked Down the Soldier and got the True Story. A yes one Camel did in fact steal that troopers Are a the general said. A but far from rejecting the meal the Camel munched the Are with great pleasure enjoyed the hot sauce. Belched contentedly and gave our Soldier a great kiss on the  As veto looms sponsors unveiled the Bill amid fanfare nine months ago vowing to redress the decisions of the conservative Reagan court. But with an expected veto and dim Hopes of an override the mood tuesday was less upbeat. Supporters spoke glumly of How they softened provisions designed to enforce women a rights in the workplace and other features in a futile four month drive for Bush administration support. A give us these measly crumbs from the table a pleaded rep. Craig Washington a Texas. A Bush his backers said wanted a civil rights Bill but sponsors failed to alleviate the quota problem. Sen. James Sensenbrenner r-wis., said sponsors chose to a drown themselves like lemmings in a sea of civil rights  the sharpest clashes Over the Bill have come Over Complex changes in court rules governing How discrimination cases Are decided. Those changes would make it easier for minorities to win discrimination lawsuits and harder for employers to defend themselves. 2 German unions reject pay offer Heidelberg Germany a two German unions have refused a pay increase offer made by Western allies during recent salary negotiations. ., belgian Canadian French and British forces offered the unions a pay raise of 135 Marks a month for october through december of this year plus a 5 percent across the Board increase for january through november. But representatives from the Deutscher Ewerks charts bund and Deutsche Ang Estelleen fewer Schaft refused the offer. They demanded that it be linked to a commitment to negotiations for better Layoff benefits the . Army Europe said in a statement released thursday evening. The nato employers responded to the demand with a request for More time to consider the Union proposal. Union officials were not available late thursday for comment. The negotiations a in their second round a were held oct. 9 and 10 in Munich Germany. The usar eur statement did not say whether a Date had been set for the next round of negotiations.  Forces employ about 65,000 local nationals. Belgium Canada France and Britain provide work for about 25,000 local nationals. The . Forces in Europe will make every Effort to preserve jobs for local nationals said Archie Grimmett chief of the Usa eur civilian personnel division. Local National workers who lose their jobs through installation closures or realignments will receive priority reassignment to vacant positions in other  from Page 1 to sea world when his Mother answered the Telephone. Most gis in operation desert shield got one of these phone Calls. They know How it goes. Hoffmann swore at the Security officer from fort Stewart ga., and said it must be some kind of joke. He remembers that the Man had the tone of voice of someone bearing bad news. The officer told Hoffmann to report Back to the 2nd so 4th Cav regt within 24 hours. No joke. He was Back in Georgia that night. Brichs returned to Germany still single and Hoffmann became one of the 200,000 american military people whose plans got changed after Iraq occupied the kingdom of Kuwait. Brichs left her scuba gear in Florida and the couple Are looking to make another try at marriage next August. If world events let  from Page 1 cent increase in the gasoline tax. The Senate voted wednesday to leave that provision intact. The Gore Mikulski amendment would have provided Only a 6-cent increase. The amendment would have been attached to a measure raising taxes and reducing Benefit programs by $250 billion Over the next five years. In addition to increasing the tax rate for the wealthiest americans the Gore Mikulski plan proposed in Stasi from Page 1 their chances of getting the soviets out he said. Many of the soviets serve As military advisers and the iraqi Arsenal is largely soviet made. Kab chairman Vladimir Kryuchkov has said his organization is willing to share intelligence about Iraq but Hasni to offered to do so because of past rebuffs from the cd. Webster said however that a your common interests in the Gulf open up an Opportunity to Deal More frankly on  soviet support for states such As Iraq and Libya which sponsor terrorism appears to have declined making some cooperation with the United states possible he said. The United states cannot expose its intelligence posing a 10 percent surtax on those with taxable incomes Over $1 million. It also raised to 25 percent the alternative minimum tax designed to snare Well to do investors who have so Many deductions that they might otherwise escape any tax. The Senate package appeared to be in considerable trouble wednesday after sen. Steven Symms a Idaho proposed stripping the 9v�-cent increase in the gasoline tax. The Issue Wasny to settled until almost 14 hours later just before Midnight when the Senate heeded pleas from democratic and Republican leaders and used a procedural vote to dispose of Symms amendment. A once again the american people Are going to have their pockets picked a Symms protested. Sources in such cooperation but it has passed along warnings to the soviet Union about threats to its officials or diplomatic facilities abroad Webster said. In several cases a it was Pivotal to their preventive actions a he said. Some of the warnings were specific others More general he explained. The soviets too have relayed information to the United states about threats to americans Webster said declining to elaborate. Iraqis president Saddam Hussein has isolated himself from his top advisers and is forming Many of his impressions Basea on news accounts Webster said. He added that Saddam enjoys Broad support among poorer iraqis and among the military ranks and that any move to unseat him would have to come from the top military echelons. Saddam believes a a sit tight Mode is his Best posture a but if he thinks the United states is planning to attack Iraq Likely would take preemptive action Webster said. A a vote for this amendment is a vote to destroy this Effort at deficit reduction a countered majority Leader George j. Mitchell a Maine. A no senator who votes for the Symms amendment should have the temerity to go anywhere and say they Are trying to reduce the  Symms amendment which was put aside on a 59-41 vote probably was the biggest Challenge facing the bipartisan proposal. In addition to raising the 9-cent gasoline tax and that 15-cent tax on diesel by 9vz cents a gallon the Bill would boost taxes on alcoholic beverages tobacco and such luxury items As expensive cars boats furs and jewelry