European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 3, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9senate oks $7 million for rights Agency by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington the Senate has voted to authorize a $7.16 million budget in 1992 for the . Commission on civil rights. Additionally the budget allocates $1.2 million for the relocation of the commissions Headquarters to another site in Washington d.c., and authorizes it to continue through 1994. In August the commission received a great Deal of attention in Europe when its chairman Arthur a. Fletcher toured military bases and received a hundreds of complaints of discrimination. The commission is preparing a report detailing about 180 racial discrimination complaints received from servicemen bars in Europe. The report will be forwarded to the Pentagon a inspector general a commission official said and the Agency will follow up on whatever action is taken by the defense department. The Senate Bill has allowed the commission to breathe a sigh of Relief because it appears to have More support than a House version said Barbara Brooks a commission spokeswoman. On sept. 30, the House passed a Bill that would have slashed the commissions budget to $6 million and authorized its existence through 1993. Before the vote House members took the time scheduled for discussion of the Bill to lambaste the commission on its Lack of reports and hearings Over the past two years. The commission was Able to reopen three regional offices this year in Atlanta Chicago and Denver which were closed in 1986 after the Agency a budget was slashed. Four other offices will remain closed Brooks said. Since that budget Cut the commission has trimmed 223 staff members and scaled Back its Mission to investigate civil rights violations to fit its approximate $7 million annual budget. The commission reports directly to the president. The White House requested a 10-year reauthorization of the Agency and about $11 million for the 1992 budget. Senators and House members must now meet to work out a joint Bill to present to the president for his signature. Commission officials have been assured by congressional staffers that the Senate Bill will prevail Brooks said. A a we re not really satisfied by the budget and we would like a longer reauthorization so we could attract a professional staff Over the Long term a she said. A now some Are hesitant to work for an Agency with such an Uncertain future. A was far As we know no monies have been earmarked for specific hearings although Congress wants to see those  hearings Are expensive undertakings she added with a Price tag of about $200,000 for one in the Washington d.c., area. I / in i j i in 1 4. Joking around five of the six Crew members of the shuttle Atlantis leave their quarters at Cape canaveral fla., on Friday wearing Bald wigs As a practical joke. In the front Row from left Are Frederick Gregory Story Musgrave a who is really Bald a and Terence Hendricks. In Back Are Mario Runco Thomas Hennen and James Voss. The launch of Atlantis is scheduled for nov. 19. Oesterberg group return from exercise with Danes Oesterberg a Netherlands a five f-15c/d Eagle air superiority fighter jets and nearly 70 operations and maintenance support members from the 32nd fighter group returned to Oesterberg a on Friday after a we Klong deployment to Aalborg Denmark a a Public affair in a a a air base Bucks draw Down tide with plans for a 7 0 arrivals by Lynda Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Span Dahlem a Germany a while . Military presence in Europe dwindles the air Force presence at Span Dahlem a will grow stronger in the 1990s As an influx of a-10 Thunderbolt ii aircraft joins its current Fleet of f-16 fighting Falcons and f-4gs. A everybody else is trimming Down and we re getting a new Mission and real Opportunity is coming a said col. Howard j. Fry jr., commander of the Span Dah Lem based 52nd fighter Wing. The 52nd May one Day have More aircraft than any other Wing in Europe Fry said. The unit is focusing its people equipment and responsibilities at a few Core bases. As Many As four squadrons of aircraft a two of f-16s, one of a-10s and one of f-4s a could be housed at Span Dahlem As the Wing cuts Back on f-4s and moves in the a los. The a los Mission will be to provide close air support for the army. The Wing currently uses f-4s and f-16s in a wild weasel Mission which is to pinpoint and Knock out enemy radar. But the 52nd will also put f-16s to work at the fighters More traditional Job of air to ground attack. While the wild weasel Mission proved successful during the persian Gulf War decisions Are still being made about its future in the air Force. Fry said he believes there eventually will be Only one Squadron of f-4s in the air Force to do that Mission. A was far As i know it looks like it will be Here at Span Dahlem a Fry said. Adding the a los to the Wing wont Lead to major changes in the number of people assigned to the base Fry said. The single seat a-10s require less maintenance and one fewer air Crew member a a weapons systems officer a than do the two seat f-4s. Also two army air defense artillery units based at Span Dahlem recently left he pointed out. A reason for choosing Span Dahlem As an a-10 base May have been its hardened shelters that Are big enough to accommodate the planes larger Wing Span Fry said. From Span Dahlem the a-10s also will face less flying time to army training ranges than they did from the United kingdom Fry said. And Fry is looking Forward to the trailblazing ahead. A Span Dahlem will be left on top a Fry said. A we will have the spotlight put on us a Chance to Shine. When All is said and done in a couple of years if we do it right. Span Dahlem will be where its happening. The place to  War hero protests group s plan to Honor Quayle with award Iuliu a a the deployment was part of a nato Exchange with the danish 726 so at Aalborg. Last month four danish f-16a/b fighting Falcons eight pilots and 22 ground Crew personnel deployed to Oesterberg for 10 Days. They flew mixed fighter Force operations with a Oesterberg a f-15c/ds against Canadian Cf-18 hornets on the new North sea air combat mane vering instrumentation Range. The spokesman said the Oesterberg deployment ran dissimilar air combat training escorting or engaging strike groups. The strikers consisted of a four plane formation of danish f-16 Jet fighters. First it. Coy Briant deployment projects officer said a even though we done to normally train elsewhere this kind of Exchange keeps us flexible to respond worldwide if we have  Seattle apr a world War ii hero now Active in the democratic party has quit the congressional medal of Honor society because the organization is giving vice president Dan Quayle its Patriot award. Richard Mccool who won the medal of Honor in 1945, said Quayle does no to deserve the award. He cited news reports a since discredited a that Quayle relied on family influence to get into the Indiana National guard and avoid Active duty during the Vietnam War. A for an organization that is composed of people who have All served in the armed forces a and served very Well a to give this award to someone who did everything he could to avoid military service is inappropriate Quot Mccool said. But Quayle has Long denied any string pulling in the matter and the Indiana National guard released documents in 1988 showing the unit he joined was trying to fill openings at the time. Quayle press Secretary David Beckwith repeated this Point. A they were actively recruiting members a Beckwith said in Washington referring to the Vietnam Era guard. Mccool 69, of Bainbridge Island is chairman of Kitsap county democrats. He won his medal after a japanese Kamikaze crashed into his ship off Okinawa. Leaving the 210-member society does no to mean he must give up the medal. Quayle will receive the Patriot award at a banquet saturday in Portland Ore. Also getting the award will be country Singer Lee Greenwood whose god bless the Usa became an unofficial Anthem of operation desert storm. A former society president Bob Bush of Olympia defended Quayle As a Choice. A a he a a heartbeat away from the presidency. He a the no. 2 Man in the nation. He a done a lot of things to do with patriotism a Bush said. Quayle a Vietnam War service was As a Public information specialist based in Indiana. Suggestions that Quayle used family contacts to get into the National guard dogged him after his nomination As vice president. In August 1988, the then candidate said a i got into the National guard fairly. I did not ask anyone to break the rules and so far As i know no one  Wendell c. Phillippi a retired major general in the Indiana National guard said he made one Telephone Call to one person in behalf of Quayle a 1969 enlistment. At the time Phillippi was managing editor of the Indianapolis news. The paper was founded by Quayle a Grandfather. Beckwith also noted that members of the Indiana National guard fought in Vietnam starting in 1968. Consulate to close nov. 11 Frankfurt Germany the . Consulate and the America House in Frankfurt will be closed nov. 11 in observation of veterans Day