European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Votes to on women in combat jobs by Chuck Vinch Quot Washington Bureau Washington the a. Senate wednesday voted overwhelmingly to repeal the 43-year-old combat exclusion Laws barring women from serving As pilots in Navy and air Force combat aircraft a and then went one Radical step further. Senators also approved by a vote of 963, to temporarily waive All combat exclusion Laws and policies a even for army ground combat units a to allow an inde pendent commission to study the future role of women in the military. In what Osen. John Warner r-va., called a one of the most important moments in the history of the . Armed forces a the Senate a actions dramatically stretched the previous limits of the debate on women in combat which until now have focused almost solely on the Issue of female combat pilots. Both measures were presented As amendments to the $291 billion defense authorization Bill for fiscal 1992. Wednesdays action by the Senate to remove the Legal barriers that have kept women out of combat aircraft cockpits May have been a gesture that . Lawmakers Felt obligated to do in the aftermath of the persian Gulf War said one f-15 fighter Pilot. A but the reality is that this is not going to happen fast a said capt. Scot Brown with the 57th fighter interceptor so at Nas Kef Lavik Iceland. A a in a not particularly fond of  it wont happen fast because there Are More issues to Deal with than just removing the Legal obstacle that prevented women from that Type of work he said. A a it a nothing against women but its a Squadron of men and the Way they train and deploy  be conducive to women the 32-year-old Tyndall s.d., native said thursday. It would take a pc see Senate on Page 2bush asks republics to help Gorbachev president Bush and soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev watch wives Barbara and Raisa embrace at the Kremlin. Kiev .s.r. Apr president Bush warned the soviet unions restive republics against a the suicidal course of isolation thursday and urged them to embrace Mikhail Gorbachev a blueprint for holding together the fractured country. Venturing into the volatile heartland of soviet politics Bush struck a delicate political balance a seeking to strengthen ties with the Independence minded republics while giving an enthusiastic endorsement to Gorbachev. After two Days of Summit talks Bush called the soviet president a Leader who a inspires great  he told reporters travelling with him that it did not matter whether or not Gorbachev was a communist. Several Hundred people in Kiev a october Rcv Olu Tion Square a along the route of Bush a motorcade protested Bush a refusal to hold separate talks with pro Independence ukrainian leaders. But they were outnumbered by ukrainians welcoming Bush warmly Many waving american flags. The protesters waved Blue and yellow ukrainian flags and held banners saying a emr. Bush billions for the .s.r. Is slavery for the Ukraine and a the White House deals with communists but snubs Rush a a reference to the main ukrainian Independence group. In an address to the ukrainian legislature Bush gave a ringing endorsement to an april 23 agreement of Gorbachev and the leaders of nine republics changing the soviet Union into a unified federation. The Union treaty would bind the republics together while loosening Moscow a control Over them. Bush said the agreement a holds Forth the Hope that see Bush on Page 2 Cheney downplays homosexual Security risk by Susanne m. Schafer a military writer Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney said wednesday the military policy that considers homosexuals a Security risk is a a bit of an old service members and the ability to assign service members to places where they often must live and work in close quarters with Little privacy. Rep. Barney Frank d-mass., questioned Cheney during an appearance or she is open about the sexual Orienta Tion. Chestnuts but gave no indication hell before the House budget committee try to change the Pentagon stand. Frank an acknowledged homosexual All branches of the military ban to asked Cheney to explain How a Homo to sexual contending they pose prob sexual can be a Security risk a and pre lems for discipline morale Trust among sum ably a target for blackmail a if he involved although i must say that a a t bit of an old Chestnut a he said the t a Neysa a head a inherited a policy Cheney recently criticized the air that has been in the department now Force for mishandling the Case of a Cap a a Hahn Ninny was Tain who a taken part in a Gay rights a lifestyle is Inmom see Kra let several Days before he was sched Merriw a Compa blew quoth rail Quot a it used to to discharged. A it the Prfu Kay a a 4 the Captain received an honorable a Hen it s been generated on the Sotton dischar6e on Star or bcin6 questioned that somehow there was a Security risk see Cheney on Page 2