European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                3331 related stories and photos pages 2, 3 and 24 the Simand amp of ripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces set. It. A. A a Iff a .�?�-�?~-7 c. A Fly vol. 49, no. 194 thursday october 25, 1990 a a 25 Dally and sunday d 8693 a Secretary Dole quits kit direct red Cross Washington apr labor Secre Tail Elizabeth Dole on wednesday became the first member of president Bush a Cabinet to resign leaving after two years to direct the american red Cross. Her departure was announced by president Bush who said she had a Learned the respect of the american people and As Secretary of labor has made the workplace safer healthier and More  Dole the highest ranking woman in the Bush administration said that after 25 years in government service she is looking Forward to new challenges. A was president of the american red Cross i will have the Opportunity to work with 250 million volunteers around the world a she said As Bush stood by her Side. Dole 54, has been credited with easing hostilities Between unions and republicans during her nearly two years in office. She was praised for strengthening programs that unions Felt went neglected during the Reagan Era. She worked to toughen Job safety programs and enforcement of child labor Laws and was also praised for her efforts to Settle the bitter Pittston Coal strike in 1989. She also reviewed ways to help women Advance in their careers and crack what she called the a Glass ceiling that stopped their upward mobility. But others criticized her a flow profile within the administration and complained that she was not part of White House policy making. They cited last years debate on the minimum wage Bill in which White House chief of staff John Sununu a not Dole a took the Lead role for the administration. Asked if she was quitting because she Felt left out of the decision making process Dole said a i feel very much a part of the decisions that have involved my area see Dole on Back Page Elizabeth Dolea Afes keeping Price of gasoline up despite fall in crude Oil costs sources Esso gaffes wire reports a amps Susan Harris by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Munich Germany a world Oil prices have plunged by a third in two weeks but the record gasoline prices at cafes pumps will not change for the time being an official said wednesday. Like most gasoline suppliers cafes quickly raised pump prices after the aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait but has not been As fast to lower prices with the slump in the Market for crude Oil. A a cafes is holding steady on prices a spokesman capt. Wes Davis said noting that Esso has not lowered the Cost of gasoline the Exchange service buys. That Cost remains about $1.43 per gallon 65 cents More than in july Davis said. Cafes is reluctant to lower prices because of the weakening Dollar he said. Cafes which Sells gasoline for dollars must buy it from Esso with German Marks. A if prices stay Down or Esso Lowers its Price or if the Dollar gets stronger then Well lower our prices a Davis said. A but that might not be until  Esso which in addition to operating Gas stations also is a major wholesale supplier would not disclose the prices it charges customers such As cafes. Spokesman Karl Shult born Mann said last week that retail prices follow wholesale prices a More or  a spokesman for the German automobile club adar accused the Oil companies of having used rising crude Oil prices As an excuse to increase gasoline prices prematurely. A of course the prices must go up when crude Oil is More expensive a said adar spokesman Andreas Kippe. A but it takes weeks and even months for this Oil to get to the distilled see cafes on Back Page Senate upholds veto of civil rights Bill Washington apr the Senate wednesday narrowly sustained president Bush a veto of a major civil nights Bill the administration said would Lead to hiring quotas. T Voe on the politically charged Issue was 66-34. That was just one vote Short of the two thirds needed to override his veto. Sponsors of the Bill said it was needed to give greater Protection to victims of Job discrimination and it was e civil rights movements top priority in Congress this it was the 16th veto of Bush a presidency and the 16th time Congress has sustained him. The Senate action apparently put to rest for the year a drive to overturn six supreme court decisions on Job discrimination. Sponsors protested in vain that the measure had nothing to do with quotas. A the president has taken the Low Road on civil rights but that is no reason for the Senate to take it too a sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., the prime sponsor said shortly before the vote. A pure and simple take it from me this is still a quota Bill and it is still a litigation Bonanza for lawyers a said sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah. Bill supporters said a vote to sustain the veto could be a political liability with congressional elections two weeks away. But there was no Way to judge what Impact if any the Issue would have. Civil rights leaders said Bush a action would erode his Black support but business forces said hiring quotas remain a political red Flag for Many voters