European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday october 23, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5orlando naval training Center probe reveals widespread rape harassment by Molly Moore the Washington Post Washington a the Navy has a serious problem the rapes sexual assaults and violations of a a fraternization rules at its sprawling training Center in Orlando fla., hut often has failed to seek appropriate punishment for the offenders according to a Pentagon investigation. In the 18 months that ended june 30, the Navy a inspector general reported there were at least six rapes of female students or recruits at the Orlando naval training Center but the Navy has not prosecuted any individuals. During the same 18 months female recruits at Orlando which includes the Navy a Only Boot Camp for men _ reported 24 rapes or sexual assaults. Navy Law enforcement officials a substantiated or resolved eight of the rape cases and five instances of sexual assault a including indecent exposure and attempted rape _ the report said. Investigators concluded that two of those who said they were raped had made false statements. Only one of the 13 cases an assault Case resulted in court martial proceedings. According to the inspector general a report which was provided to the Washington Post in response to a request the Navy a failure to take appropriate action against offenders in numerous sex related cases at the Orlando training facility has contributed to an atmosphere that makes women a feel like they Are second class members of the in at least three of the sexual assault cases the men involved were supervisors or instructors of the women who said they were attacked according to the Navy a inspector general. In another 13 cases Between january 1989 and june 1990, supervisory officers or instructors allegedly violated Navy a a fraternization rules by having social or sexual relationships with Young female recruits the investigation found. Many of the men involved in both the sexual assaults and the fraternization cases were noncommissioned of Texas songbird caged by judge san Antonio apr a Church songbird ordered by a judge to sing with the rest of the flock or not at All was arrested during mass on sunday for singing from her own repertoire of hymns. Elojia Macias was taken to the Bexar county jail and later was freed on $400 bail. She was arrested after trying to enter the altar area at our lady of sorrows Cath a die Church As a morning mass began said father Alexander Wangler. She Sang her own songs in the Sacristy As Church officials waited for police to arrive. In a lawsuit last week Wangler accused Macias of disrupting Church services by singing her own songs causing a confusion and state District judge John Specia issued an injunction thursday ordering Macias to cooperate or risk being held in contempt of court. A a we be been arguing with her for months and months a Wangler said sunday. Filers in supervisory roles the report said. The investigation found that some alleged offenders were returned to their jobs and continued working near the victims that others were transferred from Orlando or released from the Navy a avoiding prosecution a and that some victims May have been so intimidated by investigators that they did not press charges. About 11 percent of the military a 2.1 million Active duty officers and enlisted personnel Are women. The Navy in the past year has been placed under the harshest scrutiny of any service for its treatment of women because of a series of alleged rapes and incidents of sexual harassment at the naval Academy in Annapolis and two recent rapes of female service members aboard naval ships. The Navy a chief of education and training vice adm. John s. Disher characterized the problems cited at the Florida training Center As occurring a throughout the entire Navy and said a much More must be done to remedy the shortcomings. The criticism of the Orlando training Center however has been particularly embarrassing for the Navy because it assigned one of its highest ranking female officers to command the base and its schools. Disher said the training Center commander rear adm. Louise c. Wilmot a has been in the forefront. In her efforts to decrease incidents of sexual harassment abuse and assault a but he said a this report indicates that much More must be done in Orlando within the naval education and training command and presumably throughout the entire Wilmot whose command includes 14,000 staff members and advanced students and trains about 30,000 recruits annually has been ordered to give the inspector general reports every 60 Days updating her efforts to Correct the problems found at the training Center. Naval authorities Nave written that they Are satisfied with Wil Moths corrective efforts since the initial investigation was conducted in july. According to the report a some victims May have been a or victimized during the interrogation process a with the naval investigative service and a May have recanted statements to avoid further Contact with a interviews conducted with female staff members students and recruits indicate that a considerable sexual harassment a investigators agreed with Boot Camp staff members who a feel there is a serious fraternization problem and that a punishment for fraternization offences amounted to a a slap on the a a Many company commanders a male and female a use obscene and sexually graphic language in attempts to motivate recruits. A this is a form of sexual harassment is intimidating and demoralizing and sends the wrong signal to those entering the in 1989, there were 16 rapes reported at the Center according to the naval investigative service which said it closed five of them. In those five cases one accused Man was dismissed from the service rather than court Martiale charges were dismissed against two for Lack of evidence and the commanding officers at the base took no action on the other two. In one of the dismissed cases a Young female recruit said she was raped by a male Sailor while both were working in a base Kitchen. The woman identified her alleged assailant but refused to testify at a military court hearing. The morning of the hearing the woman awoke to find a condom hanging on the Knob of her Barracks door. Naval authorities did not investigate that incident at the time the report said. Subsequent inquiries by the inspector general and the Washington Post found that the victim had been warned not to testify by unidentified men who threatened to ruin her reputation. The Case has not been prosecuted. Ssi Ondof Mot s corrective Ett Orts since the initial investigation Case Nas not been proc Quieu. Ice Cream magnate Carvel Dies at 84 nuts to to a Toto xt"\7 / a t \ i let a f Minn in 11 it \ Pine Plains . A Tom Carvel the founder of the Carvel Chain of 700 ice Cream stores who was widely known for his gravel voice pitches for his product in to and radio commercials died sunday at his Home. He was 84. Carvel sold the Carvel corp. Chain for More than $80 million last year. He died about 1 30 . At his Home in Pine Plains a Rural Community about 100 Miles North of new York City said Jim Winkle of Riverdale funeral Home in new York. The cause of death was not Given. Dutchess county sheriff Frederick Scoralick said Carvel a doctor told him Carvel had a history of heart problems. Carvel founded Carvel corp. In 1938. He sold his 99 percent share to an investment Bank invest corp in november 1989. Based on annual sales Carvel is the third largest ice Cream store Chain in the country after Dairy Queen and Haagen dazs. Based in Yonkers Carvel has More than 700 stores most of them in new York Flor Tom Carvel Ida Connecticut Massachusetts new Jersey and other East coast states. The company also owned Nedick shot dogs and Dugans bakery products. Carvel was to stay on As a consultant but stopped making the commercials promoting fudge the whale and cookie puss ice Cream cakes flying saucers ice Cream sandwiches and thingy thin dietary Frozen dessert. Carvel who also had a Home in Ardsley was spending the weekend in Pine Plains where he owned a Golf course and was planning a 700-acre residential development. Born in Greece on july 14, 1906, Carvel a family emigrated to the United states when he was 4 years old and settled in new York City. In the 1920s, Carvel played Drums in a Dixieland band worked As an Auto Mechanic and drove an ice Cream truck before opening his first ice Cream store in Hartsdale in Westchester county. In the mid-1920s, Carvel developed the first machine for making soft ice Cream. Worldwide Spring weather was warmest on record Washington apr the average worldwide surface air temperature was the warmest on record last Spring a Commerce department Agency says. Temperature readings recorded at 63 Sites around the Globe during March april and May averaged More than 1.5 degrees fahrenheit above the 30-year average of 54 degrees said or. James k. Angell of the National oceanic and atmospheric administrations air resources Laboratory. The readings were about 0.5 degrees warmer than the previous highest temperature recorded in the March May period Angell said. He cautioned that his analysis should not be construed As confirming claims that global warming is occurring. During the june August period the global surface temperature was Only about 0.5 degrees above average. The most unusually warm temperatures recorded in the March May period were in the Arctic where temperatures were about 7.2 degrees above average and 4.5 degrees higher than previously observed Angell said. Angell said scientists were trying to determine whether very cold temperatures in the stratosphere might be associated with destruction of the Earth a protective Ozone layer in the the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 23, 1950 a the soviet Union and Eastern european governments called for a new declaration by the four Powers pledging to keep Germany demilitarized.30 years ago today. Oct. 23, 1960 a vice president Richard Nixon said he might agree to a fifth debate with sen. John f. Kennedy d-mass., the democratic party nominee for president if the debate could be for two hours instead of one. A i done to Rule it out a he said.20 years ago today. Oct. 23, 1970 a president Nixon talked with soviet foreign minister Andrei a. Gromyko in a meeting the White House termed a helpful for laying the basis for improved relations Between the United states and the soviet 0 years ago today. Oct 23 1980 a a member of the committee deciding the Fate of the 52 . Hostages held in Tehran since nov. 4, said the iranian parliament planned to discuss their re ease at their next open session. The timing of the release would be up to government officials
