European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To wednesday. January 9, 1991 5?1 a the stars  up lands units in germ medical staff forced to change plans fast by Ron Mckinney and Gary Pomeroy staff writers staff sgt., Walt Cassady was looking Forward to retiring from Rockwell International last month and heading off to Europe later this year for a summer vacation. But Cassady a plans took a sudden change when his National guard unit the 245th medical Clearing co from Oklahoma was activated for operation desert shield in november. He put his retirement plans on hold and started his european visit Early. Cassady of Tulsa okla., is among More than 2,000 reservists and guardsmen shipped to Germany to replace 7th medical come troops sent to saudi Arabia. They have been assigned to various locations throughout Germany since they began arriving dec. 18. A this is not quite the Way i planned on easing into my retirement a said the 57-year-old Cassady whose unit will transport desert shield patients from Rhein main a to various hospitals Cassady is making the most of the change. His wife Starr will Fly to Germany on feb. 4 to join her husband and a daughter and son in Law capt. Angela Williamson and maj. Paul Williamson who work at the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden. The news of Cassady Scall up jolted his family. He said his wife a was absolutely catatonic after his orders came. A she cried for four  but with the. V impending trip planned the Cassady household has settled Down. The family of spec. Daisy Anisa Bell also was racked with worry when she was called to duty with the Oklahoma unit. It a a in a daddy a girl and mamas girl and its hard to be away from them. In a a real family person a said the student in pre med and physical therapy studies at Central state University in Edmond okla. Jones Schmidt a a but when we found out i was going to Germany there was a huge Burden lifted. She grabbed me and there were tears of Joy. Her eyes just brightened up a the 21-year-old said of her Mother. The deployment to the Frankfurt army regional medical Center was welcomed by sgt 1st class Paul Schmidt of the Reserve s 328lh general Hospital from Salt Lake City. A i left Germany 17 years ago and have been trying to return Here Ever since a he said. A i did t quite think it would be under these  Schmidt has 21 years total service including 8>/ on Active duty. ,. A �?o1 can think of More horror stories As far As being stranded someplace a he said. A people think Ini crazy but in a elated to be Here.�?�. Or. It. Col Robert d. Jones like Cassady has been around the military for a Long time. In fact Jones probably could have avoided the Call to Active duty with the members of the 328th, he said his 10 years of Active duty  Navy and 10 years in the army Reserve were enough for him to push Lor retire Nve it from i 1 itans Venice. Instead he reported for duty dec. 6 w ill neatly 500 a Olive re members of the unit and now is an emergency room physician at the l ran Tuit Hospital. A i done to think we have the right to enjoy Freedom unless we Are willing to pay the Price Quot said Jones 43, from Mapleton Utah. Jones left behind his w Ife and six children. Lie also left his private practice and his  position As director of the Bureau of medical services for the Utah department of corrections. Given the Choice a a in a rather be Here taking care of people who Are defending Laws of the land than taking care of people who broke the Laws of the land a he a said. A a a Quot a a a a a a a a a. Quot. A a a a a ,.���. A a Quot if need be Jones said he would readily work at an Aid station on the front lines where tie a elite expectancy is about four   a Good life a he said. A a Hie shame is the Young people who Are out there a Cassady Isnit quite As Gung to As he mulls Over the possibility of War yith Iraq. 1 Lis attitude has changed considerably from the time he lied about his age in 194 so he could join the Oklahoma National guards 45th inf div when the korean conflict was heating up. A god 1  wait to get ,�?� he said. A now i get to thinking real a people Are giving Tir bleed real blood and  sgt. Edward Baker 22, has similar thoughts. If the 245th had deployed to saudi Arabia he. Would have liked to have seen friends . His old stomping grounds at fort Stewart ga., where he served in the army for two  got a lot of Good friends Over there in saudi Arabia a Hie Saith ,. Now tie Noble okla., native does no to want to see . A a a. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a pm Kinda hoping i done to he said a because it do its going to be on a  Dod biggest employer of americans overseas a a  i Ona the i p.<5 i f01 me  method used in. The that is their share of the overseas Washington apr More than 920,000 americans on the Federal payroll were living abroad in 1990, nearly a Quarter of them from California Texas and Florida the census Bureau said monday most of those counted were connected with the . Military said the census Bureau. The rest were with Federal agencies such As the state department and the Panama canal commission. The Bureau counted 922,819 americans living in foreign countries in 1990. There were 79,229 californians 73,295 texans and 65,436, floridians in that county 24 percent of the total. The state with the lowest overseas population was Alaska which claimed 1,904 people living abroad. / the census Bureau did not count every american abroad a just Federal employees and their families. Its harder to track Down people abroad on private business because they Arentt required to report to any embassy. There is no comparison to 1980 because the census Bureau did no to count americans abroad that year. The overseas total was included in the Overall 1990 count of 249,632,692 americans. More people Means More members of the . House so the method used in the 1990 census gives a political Edge to California Texas Florida and other states claimed by americans abroad. California  seven House members As a result of the census. Florida will add four and Texas will pick up three. Massachusetts gained a seat in the House As a result of people counted abroad. Bill of Hare director of policy studies at the population reference Bureau said the seat was gained at Washington a expense. All Southern states but three a Kentucky Maryland and Delaware a were overrepresented in the overseas count. That is their share of the overseas pop Illarion was greater than their share of the resident population. The rest of the overrepresented states were mainly in the West. The census Bureau said 901,880 defense department employees and their dependents were counted abroad. T hat s 98 percent of the total overseas Popula ton counted. The state department had 13,561 people stationed abroad followed by the Panama canal commission 2,287 transportation department 1,27.1 International development cooperation Agency 1,154 and Justice department 1,025. Die hard poll finds Chicago apr most Whites hold fast to negative stereotypes of Blacks and hispanics even while White support for racial Equality is gaining ground a Survey found. Three of four Whites believe Blacks and hispanics Are More Likely than Whites to prefer living on welfare the general social Survey by the National opinion. Research Center found. And most Whites think Blacks and hispanics Are More Likely to be Lazy violence prone less intelligent and less patriotic. Yet the. Survey also found increased support among Whites for racial Equality. White support for busing to achieve school desegregation Rose from 14 percent in 1972, the first year of the Survey to 29 percent in 1990. White disapproval of Laws against interracial marriage Rose from 48 percent to 77 percent. A with All this positive change one might have assumed there has been an equal breakdown of negative imagery a said Larry Bobo who teaches sociology at the University of California at los Angeles and helped de sign the Survey questions. A a it a ironic Given that some other forms of negative attitudes toward minorities a favouring discrimination in housing jobs education a have basically disappeared.�?�. The Center conducted face to face interviews with 1,372 adults nationwide last year. The respondents were racially representative of the . Population said Survey director Tom w. Smith. The margin of error averaged 3,5 percent to 4 percent. The general social Survey has been conducted 17 times since 1972, but 1990 was the first year it included questions on stereotypes. Respondents were asked to rate Whites Blacks hispanics asians jews and Southern Whites on a scale of one to seven on six characteristics Rich or poor hardworking or Luzy prone to violence or not intelligent or not self supporting or on welfare patriotic or not. The Survey found that among Whites a seventy eight percent thought Blacks More Likely to prefer ii Inge a on welfare and 74 percent thought hispanics More Likely to prefer welfare. A sixty two percent thought Blacks less Likely to be hard working 56 percent thought Blacks More violence prone 53 percent thought Blacks less intelligent and 51 percent thought Blacks less patriotic. A fifty six percent thought hispanics More Likely to be Lazy 50 percent thought hispanics More Likely to be violence prone 55 percent thought hispanics less Likely to be intelligent and 61. Percent thought them to be less patriotic. A racism is As american As Apple pie and Mother a said Syd Finley executive director of the Chicago chapter of the National association for the advancement of coloured people. Researchers and minority representatives said education and More Contact Between different races and ethnic groups Are the answer. A by doing this you often break Down those stereotypical beliefs that result in hard line racist attitudes a Finley said