European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Germany edition the so amp and amp Fries vol. 50, no. 67 wednesday june 19,1991 b authorized unofficial pub cation for the . Armed forces 350 d 8693 above for women in combat wins guarded Dod backing by Chuck Vinci Washington Burea Washington a the Pentagon personnel chief said tuesday that the military would be willing to change its policies if Congress repealed current combat exclusion Laws for women. But he made it Clear the Pentagon is not eager to step to the front on the Issue. A changing the Laws is More complicated than Many people realize a Christopher Jehn told the Senate armed services commit teen a manpower and personnel subcommittee. A the Laws now work pretty Well a he testified. A any. Changes must be measured against their effect on combat Jehn sidestepped questions from the subcommittees chairman sen. John Glenn a Ohio sen. John Mccain a Ariz. And other lawmakers on whether the Pentagon actively supports repealing the current Laws that have been on the books since 1947. Asked if the administration supports the View recently adopted by the House that would allow women to Fly combat aircraft Jehn replied a i would say. Only that we would accept any new policy guidance from Congress. We will implement any decisions that Congress and the american people make see women on Page 10baker pledges Aid for Eastern Europe Halle Germany apr Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii visited this impoverished City tuesday and promised More american help to economically reeling Eastern Europe. Baker said the United states has a 12-Point plan to provide such assistance. A although we Are indeed an Ocean away our hearts reach out to any people who have been striving for Freedom a Baker said in Halle. The City is the Hometown of foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher. Touring the City with Genscher Baker said he and Genscher would discuss ways to assist Yugoslavia where rival republics threaten to break apart the country. Baker plans to visit Yugoslavia on thursday. In remarks to an invited audience of 100 people in the Halle City Hall Baker alluded to the dire economic situation in Eastern Germany. The vast majority of the investment in the troubled Region has come from Western Germany. A we Are pursuing a 12-Point program to support you. We Are responding to the Appeal of Chancellor Helmut Kohl during his visit to Washington last month a Baker said. As Baker and Genscher strolled through the City they were accompanied by crowds numbering in the hundreds. Police made Little Effort to control the crowds but no problems were reported. Halle is in the heart of an area con taming the Eastern German chemical in \ citizen of Haile Germany who goes by the nickname a barrel Organ Rolf presents Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii with a see Baker on Page 10 former communist party membership card. Watching is German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher Volcano Relief efforts fall Short Aquino admits Manila Philippines api a president Corazon Aquino on tuesday acknowledged shortcomings in her governments response to mount Pinatubo a eruption which killed More than 100 people and left thousands homeless Over the past week. Also tuesday scientists said the Volcano was steadily calming. At least three Small tremors were recorded at the Volcano including one at 7 10 . Tuesday that measured 3 on the Richter scale at Clark a 10 Miles East of the Volcano. A Small eruption covered the . Base with fresh Ash. The red Cross said 146 people had died since june 9, when the 4,795-foot Volcano began spewing Ash steam and superheated rocks for the first time in 600 years. An estimated 200,000 filipinos were forced to flee their Homes. Filipinos complained that their government failed to prepare adequately. Food and clean drinking water were running Low in the Central and southwestern portions of Luzon Island. Luzon bore the Brunt of the eruptions that culminated saturday in thunderous explosions which buried thousands of Homes in Ash. A the government gave us no help a said Estrella Lacson 52, a homemaker in Angeles. Angeles near Clark was buried in nearly a foot of Ash which knocked out electricity disrupted telephones and snarled traffic. A that there will be moments when efforts will sometimes not be adequate and that some of the victims May not be reached immediately is a reality that we must face a Aquino said in a Brief statement. The office of civil defense estimated damage at $31 million. Ash forced the closure of Manila a International and Domestic airports. Officials said they would decide wednesday whether they would be reopened. The philippine daily inquirer reported tuesday that when its reporters travelled South from Zambales province to flee the eruptions scores of frightened refugees mobbed their car begging for information and instructions on what to do. A a which places Are Safe Are vehicles coming is there food people shouted at us a inquirer reporter Juliet Labog wrote. Bren Guiao governor of Sampanga province which includes Angeles said his administration faced the staggering task of feeding More than 120,000 refugees Many of them from different provinces. A we were really caught Flat footed a Guiao said. A they had not sex see Volcano on Page 10u.s. Aircraft steal the show in Paris a pages 14-16
