European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday August 2, 1991 t a glance firefighters shoot water into a Detroit apartment building trying to put out a fire that lulled five. Sec Story on Page 5. R opposition mounts the supreme court Hopes of judge Clarence Thomas took a double blow with announcements from the a act and the Al Cio that they will oppose  Page 4 at least 7 killed a bus filled with teen age girl scouts tumbled off a Mountain Road near Palm Springs calif., killing at least seven. A Page 5 Croatia bolsters forces Croatia a leaders Are calling out the reserves after its forces had to abandon a vital stronghold to serbian  Page 8 All done by computer a Mere 6,000 people made up this years caravan guard with troops Quot fighting on  Page 9 Selling its assets the troubled Mutual Benefit life insurance co. Is Selling a profitable division including the uniformed services Benefit associated to the american holding company for a dutch belgian Enterprise. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 19 comics.19-21 commentary 13 letters .12 Money matters a 17 sports22-28 to listings.27 weather .11women from Page 1 Mccain r-aritf., and Warner is not in the House Bill and will have to be discussed when House and Senate negotiators meet to reconcile differences in their respective Bills. Quot while both Camps came out swinging against each others amendments both came away in the end with what they ultimately wanted a Senate armed services committee staffer said. Quot it was an interesting debate a he said. A it started out As a either or a and then ended up As a Why not both a when you think about it there a no reason that the two measures have to be mutually  Roth a amendment would not require the services to open any fighter Pilot jobs to women but simply removes the Legal restrictions that would prevent them from doing so. A this is a very simple very narrow measure a Roth said. A it requires no action of any kind from any of the services. What a important is that it gives the military the flexibility to ensure that the Best pilots arc in the  Roth pointed out that women serve today As flight instructors for male fliers As Well As test pilots for some the military a most sophisticated aircraft. The commission envisioned by Glenn would have 15 members appointed by president Bush to study the experiences of women in combat jobs during the temporary test and would Forward recommendations to the White House no later than dec. 15,1992. Glenn said the Roth Kennedy amendment would affect Only one half of 1 percent of the 227,000 women now on Active duty. A Why limit ourselves like that a he said. A substantial More study is necessary before we decide on the future role of All women in Bur armed forces. My amendment is a very responsible approach to a very complicated  congressional sources said Glenn a de woman pilots i Here Are the total number of women i i pilots broken Down by service Branch i As of july 29, 1991. Women total. Pilots pilots air Force 924 22,475 Navy 248 12,550 army. 362 13,650 i Marine corps. 0 3,371 source department of defense a amps vision to propose a Broad test of women in All combat jobs was a move designed to Cut off criticism of earlier action by the Senate armed services committee. In drafting its version of the defense authorization Bill in Early july the committee rejected an Effort by Roth and Kennedy to get their provision included in the Bill which is Why they were forced to offer it As an amendment during floor debate. Instead the committee had approved a Glenn proposal to simply create the commission to study the Issue with no mention of a test of women in All combat jobs. That led to the unusual sight of female officers roaming the Halls of Capitol Hill for weeks drumming up support among wavering senators to override the committee decision and repeal the combat exclusion Laws for the Navy and air Force. The army is not governed by those Laws but has implemented its own policies based on the statutes that bar women from serving in ground or aviation combat units. A a a a they be been a presence in person by Telephone through the mail a the Senate armed services committee staffer said of the women. A it seems to have been a pretty effective  that Campaign has angered conservative forces who oppose repealing the ban a mainly Phyllis Schlafly head of the Eagle forum and Elaine Donnelly director of the coalition for military readiness. Donnelly in fact sent a terse letter to senators monday charging that the Pentagon is allowing these women to violate rules against political lobbying by military personnel. Maj. Doug Hart a Pentagon spokesman said defense department policy prohibits military personnel from lobbying for a particular political party candidate or cause. A but this is a non partisan Issue a Hart said. A what they re doing is Okas Long As it does no to interfere with their  Donnelly a main1 argument of late has been that lifting the ban May cause the services to relax performance standards to allow More women to qualify As combat pilots. A that whole Issue of gender forming is facetious and she knows it a said Carolyn Becraft of the women a research and education Institute. A women have been flying High performance fighter aircraft since 1975, meeting the same standards As  Becraft said Donnelly is missing the Point of the debate a promotion opportunities for women because without experience in combat jobs Wopgien Are often blocked from rising to the top military ranks the Senate committee staffer said Glenn a change of strategy Over the several weeks Between the committees drafting of the Bill and the debate by the full Senate was a very  a the and his co sponsors portray themselves As advocates of even greater equal Opportunity for women in the military than Roth and Kennedy while at the same time they get what they wanted All along a a commission to study the Issue for 18  Roth and Kennedy then made their late and ultimately successful Effort to convince their colleagues to support both amendments. Stall writer Amy Geiszler Jones contributed to Thler report Summit from Page 1 of thousands of jews massacred by nazi soldiers in that Gully. A the holocaust occurred because Good men and women averted their eyes from unprecedented evil a Bush said his voice wavering. A the nazis fell when Good men and women opened their eyes summoned their courage and Faith and fought for democracy Liberty Justice and  at an arrival ceremony Bush commented on the Beauty of the Hilltop churches he say from his plane and offered a help and Hope to a expand the scope of our  the president was greeted by Leonid Kravchuk the republics communist president who told Bush that the Ukraine has a chosen the Road to democracy Market Economy and  a few Hundred demonstrators in Kiev a october revolution Square protested Bush a refusal to meet with pro Idepence ukrainian leaders. A emr. Bush billions for the . Is slavery for the Ukraine a said one of their banners. During two Days of talks in Moscow Bush restated . Concerns about soviet Aid to communist Cuba and reiterated his support for aspirations of the three Baltic republics seeking Freedom from Kremlin control. At the Summit the two presidents signed the strategic arms reduction treaty to reduce their Long Range nuclear weapons by a third and Bush promised he would seek a lowering of tariffs on soviet exports to the United states the superpowers also agreed to increased cooperation in civilian space projects including Exchange flights on the soviet space station Mir and the . Space shuttle. Gorbachev called the treaty signing a an event of global significance that would help dismantle a the infrastructure of fear that has ruled the world since the Dawn of the atomic age. The two leaders proclaimed a new Era of cooperation on global and regional issues endorsing efforts by the european Community to find a peaceful solution to civil strife in Yugoslavia. And they announced that they intend to Convene a Middle East peace conference in october to launch negotiations Between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The two presidents stressed future economic cooperation. And although Bush promised the soviets most favored nation Trade status lifting tariffs he lectured his hosts on global Market realities. The path to International economic Aid would be easier he said if Moscow returned ownership to Japan of the Kurile islands that it occupied at the close of world War ii. Correction because of a source error the stars and stripes incorrectly reported that a 9-year-old boy who had been struck by a car was released from Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center. Joshua Gruenke whose foot was severely injured in a car and pedestrian Accident near Lan Stuhl leased housing monday is still a patient in the medical  from Page 1 _ a extraordinarily  also in attendance were defense minister Moshe Arens and foreign minister David Levy. A since its establishment Israel sought peace with its neighbors a Shamir told reporters with Baker at his Side a we have therefore expressed our readiness to enter peace negotiations in accordance with the . Proposal subject to a satisfactory solution of the Issue of palestini an Arab representation and i will recommend to our Cabinet to approve the  neither Shamir nor Baker said immediately How the dispute would be resolved. A senior . Official briefing reporters said Levy and Arens concurred with Shamir he predicted their acceptance of the . Formula would Clear the Way for full Cabinet approval. Quot the Only people who Haven to said yes Are the palestinians a he said the palestinians want to use the peace conference to demand statehood in the West Bank with Jerusalem As its capital. Yasser Abdrabbo a member of the Palestine liberation organizations decision making executive committee on wednesday welcomed the peace talks. But the endorsement comes a on the conditions that All the parties participate on an equal footing including a palestinian delegation. Designated by the Plo without outside interference a Abdrabbo said. Israel refuses to negotiate with the Plo which it regards As a terrorist organization and has rejected the idea of talks with palestinians selected by the organization. Baker will be in Tunis Tunisia Over the weekend where the Plo is headquartered. But he wont meet with members of the group said his spokeswoman. Baker travels from Israel to Jordan Morocco Tunisia and Algeria reforming Home monday night