European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages a a a the stars and stripes sunday november 18,1990 Leoc orders army probe of alleged racial assault by Crystal Laureano staff writer the equal employment Opportunity commission has directed the army in Europe to investigate the Case of a Black civilian employee who says he was beaten and racially Slu ire d by a White army officer. The order by the Washington based commission overrules Usa eur s decision that the year old complaint was not worthy of investigation. The incident of cuffed in october 1989, when civilian worker Mario a. Beckles sr., the chief of the furniture management Branch at Wiesbaden a Germany refused to Exchange the officers government issued German dryer for an american Model. The 12th aviation brigade Captain later came to Beckless office where the disagreement turned into a physical altercation with the Captain allegedly pushing kicking and punching Beckles. The officer frequently used such words As Quot dumb Nigger and Quot boy throughout the incident Beckles alleges. The Captain was Given an article is by the v corps commander but army officials have refused to disclose details of the punishment. The officer was reportedly fined 400 and the record of the punishment was placed in the restricted Access portion of the officers personnel file according to the european chapter of the National association for the advancement of coloured people which has assisted Beckles in the Case. Beckles dissatisfied with the punishment and with inaction by his Community commander to prevent future incidents enlisted a lawyers help and continued to push the Case. A if management can Force an employee to go out and be in a situation like this without Protection from such incidents then Peoples Basic rights and the Law Are being violated said Leodis c. Matthews Beckles Frankfurt attorney. Beckles filed a criminal complaint with the Hessen state prosecutors office. German officials investigated the assault but declined to prosecute Matthews said. At the same time Beckles tried to pursue his complaint through army equal employment Opportunity channels but officials refused to accept the complaint. The next step was to get a ruling from the employment commission in Washington on the legitimacy of usage urn a decision. The complaint asserted that the captains verbal abuse and physical assault constituted an act of discrimination Ana that the subsequent disciplinary action was not harsh enough. Although Beckles views the commissions ruling As a Victory Justice is still far from served he said. A this Guy assaulted me and Here he is still a Captain in the army. He could be somebody a company commander someday and he May do this again a Beckles said. Usa eur has until dec. 30 to report Back to the commission that it has received the ruling and has assigned an investigative officer Matthews said. Gorbachev plan would give More Power to republics Moscow apr president Mikhail Gorbachev proposed on saturday an overhaul of the government that would give the republics More influence. The shakeup could Force out prime minister Nikolai Ryzhkova who Nas resisted rapid Reform. Speaking to the supreme soviet legislature Gorbachev also said an emergency program will be drafted within two weeks to Deal with growing food shortages. He did not elaborate. Gorbachev a proposals Are designed to Calm growing discontent Over the country a collapsing Economy and increasing rebelliousness among the republics. All but one of the republics have declared their sovereignty in a move to distance themselves from the Kremlin. A i Appeal to citizens of All 15 republics to support these under payable measures Quot Gorbachev in a Short 12-minute speech. He said the separatist movement must be stopped. A we cannot break up the Union. We cannot go Down this  Gorbachev did not make it Clear whether he could implement the proposals on his own or if they needed to be ratified first by soviet lawmakers. But Anatoly Lukyanov chairman of the supreme soviet told legislators that the 2,250-member Congress of Peoples deputies which meets next month would have to approve any constitutional amendments for government restructuring. Gorbachev said he will abolish his 8-month-old presidential Council an advisory panel and give More Power to an advisory Board from the republics. He said the country should consider creating a vice presidency and announced that he would station personal representatives around the country. He also proposed creation of a National Security Council and referred to a new a Cabinet of  he did not specifically Call for abolition of the Council of ministers As the soviet Cabinet is called and it was not immediately Clear How the measures would affect it. Some including Ryzhkova who Heads the Council Bel Ieve it will be dissolved. Vladimir Ivashko Deputy general Secretary of the soviet communist party said it appeared Gorbachev was proposing the creation of a presidential Cabinet to replace the Council of ministers. A there cannot be two bodies of executive Power a he said. After Gorbachev announced his plans Ryzhkova said he had no idea what his new role would be in a restructured government. Asked if he was willing to remain in the government Ryzhkova said a i will stay As Long As the people want  politicians demonstrators and commentators have demanded Ryzhkova a resignation for at least a year because of his resistance to rapid Reform. Russian federation president Boris Yeltsin who is soviet prime minister Nikolai Ryzhkova left and president Mikhail Gorbachev at the communist party Congress in september. Defying the Central government by pushing a 500-Day Market Reform plan has said the country cannot solve its economic crisis As Long As Ryzhkova and his Cabinet Are running the government. Ryzhkova 61, was appointed Council head in september 1985. Previously he was director of the ural Ash machine building Complex in Sverdlovsk a City in the ural mountains. Lawmakers applauded several times during Gorbachev a speech. Afterwards Many deputies said they needed time to consider what Gorbachev said and criticized him for not taking decisive Steps earlier. Gorbachev a policies were harshly criticized during fridays session of the supreme soviet where he had delivered a report on the economic and political ills facing the country. He promised to reshuffle the government and military leadership but did not elaborate. Gorbachev said saturday that the federation Council the republics advisory Board created under political Reform earlier this year a should become More Active and meet More regularly to decide on major policy issues the soviet president did not say Why the federation Council should be Given More responsibility but it was clearly an attempt to resolve the political deadlock military  comptrollers receive 2 Safe awards in Ciurlik a turkeys amps a the 39th comptroller Sqq a accounting and finance Branch at inc Riik a won two Safe awards for 1990 a Safe a comptrollers special acts and significant services award was Given to the accounting and finance Branch. Customer services re. Cei Ved a Safe a accounting and finance meritorious services award. The Squadron was the Winner of the 1989 Safe inspector general a Best customer services  underway on Navy memorial Center Washington a construction has begun on the 22,000-Square-foot visitors Center of the . Navy memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue the work follows authorization in october by the Navy memorial foundations Board of directors. The Center will House sculptor Stanley Blei Feldus statue of a the Homecoming and will also include a. Navy memorial log room a ships store gift shop video areas a movie theater and a conference room. Authorized by Congress in 1980, the memorial is a tribute to men  of the past present and future Navy. Funding for the $15 million project was met through private  plans military expo along with conference Washington a the Reserve officers association of the United states has scheduled its sixth annual military exposition in conjunction with its Jan. 20-23 conference at the Washington Hilton hotel. The theme of the exposition is a free Exchange of ideas Between suppliers and Consumers. More than 50 major corporations and Many smaller companies have arranged display space. Several thousand people Are expected to attend from the United states Europe and the far East. The Roa has an Active membership of More than 115,000, representing All the armed services the Public health service and the National oceanic and atmospheric  set aside to Salute military family members Washington a Congress has designated monday As National military families recognition Day to Honor loved ones who provide a crucial element of support to . Service members. The Resolution specifically honors the patriotism support and contributions to the emotional and mental readiness of military personnel by family members around the world. World today pulling name from hat settles tied mayoral race Agios Nikolaos Greece a the my this popular vacation town on the Island of Cre elected when his name was picked out of a hat1 Day. Both candidates had tied in municipal elect a month. A a i believe Luck confirmed reality a that we we better party a said Dimitris Counenakis the new and Leader of a local leftist coalition. Counenakis and the conservative candidate g Menegakis each received 1,742 votes in october tons. A court in the City of Iraklion ruled that the Tion should be decided by lottery. The two candidates7 names were put into a j drawn by a magistrate in the nearby town of be court sources said this was the first time a towns was chosen in this Way ,