European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes monday november 11,1991 at a glance sexual harassment remains a hot topic weeks after Anita Hill accused supreme court Justice Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her. See Story on Page 16.�?~off to Stop the wizard hundreds of people marched through new Orleans to protest the gubernatorial candidacy of former Kun flux klan Leader David Duke. About 500 people carried signs chanted slogans and Sang a we re off to Stop the  a Page 4wilder does about face less than 12 hours after announcing an extraordinary measure closing two thirds of Public lands because of drought induced fire conditions Virginia gov. L. Douglas Wilder said weather conditions allowed him to rescind the ban. A Page 5coup plotter had codes a military Leader involved in the attempt to overthrow soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev reportedly had All three sets of codes needed to launch a nuclear  Page 7 . Civilian arrested a . Military historian who was keeping a Crocodile a Boa Constrictor and a military Arsenal in his one bedroom apartment was arrested saturday evening in Frankfurt Germany. A Page 8more interest rate cuts although official Washington cannot agree on what to do about the nations ailing Economy Many economists say the solution is relatively Clear a even deeper interest rate cuts. A Page 17 Index .v.v.v.v.v.v.v.  Abby Ann Landers. 20 comics. 18-20 commentary. 13 education. .9 faces a no places. 10 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 Naples Quality of life provision included in 1992 defense Bill by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a lawmakers finalizing the fiscal 1992 defense authorization Bill have earmarked $5 million for the Navy to use in improving the Quality of life in Naples congressional aides said. That provision is contained in the morale welfare and recreation portion of the Bill. It is the personal initiative of rep. Martin Lancaster d-n.c., chairman of the House armed services morale welfare and recreation panel. But there Are vent few other personnel and compensation provisions in the Bill. The most significant is probably the 4.2 percent pay raise for service members and civilians that will take effect Jan. 1. The Bill also authorizes two new voluntary separation pay plans a one with a Lump sum format and the other with payments stretched out Over a number of years. The Bill does no to specify How the Money designated for improving the Quality of life in Naples should be spent but an aide to Lancaster said his intent is for the funds to be used to improve facilities and support various mar programs. Lancaster visited Naples in late March and returned with a Long list of complaints from people stationed there including substandard Hospital and child care facilities and an inadequate Cost of living allowance for the area. The Only other substantial changes in the Bill that could affect service members wallets Are increases in imminent danger pay from $110 to $150 per month and in family separation allowance from $60 to $75 per month. Those increases had been made temporarily for the duration of the mobilization during the persian Gulf War and would become permanent under the defense authorization Bill. In health initiatives lawmakers authorized hospice care for military health care beneficiaries in either military or private sector facilities paid for by the civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services champs. Hospice care involves patients who have a fatal condition that is too far along to be treated said champs spokeswoman Sylvia Sullivan. A a it a basically care Given to alleviate pain and make a person As comfortable As possible a she said. Lawmakers have also included a provision to offer a supplemental dental insurance plan for family members based in the United states that would charge slightly higher premiums but cover a wider Range of dental services. The Bill would also make permanent a provision to reimburse service members and their spouses for adoption expenses of up to $2,000 for one child and a maximum of $5,000 for More than one. The defense department had run a successful test of that concept for three years but the test program ended last year. Serbs croats Battle in besieged City s streets Belgrade Yugoslavia a serbian led forces battled croatian defenders Street by Street sunday for control of besieged Vukovan. The City a powerful Symbol in Yugoslavia a civil War apparently is in danger of falling after a three month Battle. One Day after the serbian dominated Rump presidency issued a Surprise Call for . Peacekeepers in Croatia the army also rained More shells on the breakaway republics Adriatic port of Dubrovnik. A Rump is a political body that has Only a remnant of its former membership because of expulsions and hence is regarded As unrepresentative and without authority. Croatia said it would accept peacekeepers along its Borders not Between serbian and croatian communities within the Republic As the presidency suggested. A defense official in Vukovan said the two sides were fighting Street by Street in the rubble of the River City. Reports from both Serbia and Croatia on saturday said the towns defences were near collapse under the heavy weaponry trained on them by the army. Vukovan on the croatian Side of the Danube River Boundary Between the two rivals has so far blocked army efforts to seize absolute control Over a Large piece of Eastern Croatia. Further complicating Yugoslavia a tense web of antagonistic ethnic groups serbs in Bosnia Herzegovina completed voting in a referendum on secession. That could push the Central Republic a an ethnic Patchwork wedged Between archrival Croatia and Serbia a into an ugly War among muslims serbs and croats. There were no reports of violence in the balloting and no results were expected before  from Page 1 plex to set up such a shelter that not Many such arrangements have happened. It has not been a  in their recommendations to Congress the veterans groups said needs of homeless veterans have not been met despite a program under which about 18,000 veterans have been housed in a facilities and have been offered help. A we want to make the homeless Veter an independently capable of taking care of himself and contributing Back to society a said Ralph Cooper executive director of veterans benefits Clearinghouse in Roxbury mass. A this is a bigger thing than taking them off the Street and warehousing them. I done to think that a  the report to Congress was submitted by the american veterans of world War ii Korea and Vietnam the disabled american veterans the paralysed veterans of America and the veterans of foreign wars. The four veterans groups also recommended repeal of a Law passed last year that Cut off disability payments for about 11,400 incompetent veterans who have no dependent child spouse or Parent and who have estates greater than $25,000. The measure was passed to prevent windfalls to Remote heirs but veterans groups said immediate families would suffer most. Another recommendation urged restoration of allowances for headstones and markers for veterans who choose to be buried in one of the 113 a National  from Page 1 tired Down people  one of the most praised additions to res during the War was High heat stable chocolate which was developed by the army research labs. A it was a real morale enhancer a Darsch said. Commercial Candy such As charms a amp is Tootsie Rolls and caramels will join the unmet table chocolate in next years res he said. The new wet fruit packs pears or peaches will replace some dehydrated versions with a More a traditional version with syrup Quot Darsch said. Service members have been eating res since 1983, when the dehydrated meals replaced canned a rations. The latest versions of the res have been touted As the most nutritionally Complete prepackaged meals in the world. Each packet averages about 1,300 calories and contains no Mon sodium glutamate or preservatives Darsch said. The surgeon general has approved the ration As the sole source of food for up to 10 Days but food researchers know there is still room for improvement. Some taste Bud tingling changes Are due in future versions of the Field rations that earlier this year got a a Superb ratings from about 100 soldiers included in a test Darsch said. A we have a fair amount of younger Active duty and Reserve personnel who Are used to eating fast food so we developed some entrees to please them a he said. One result of that Effort is a shelf stable bread a which was sent to troops in the Middle East and recently was granted a Patent he said. The Inch thick loaves Are not dehydrated but stay fresh inside their pouches for at least three years if stored at 80 degrees. For the test the military bread was modified to produce such popular fare As cheese pizza beef burritos and a whole family of Pound cakes Darsch said. A the entree they liked Best was the Smoky link and potato Sticks which arc like French Fries a he said. A the major thrust of our research is to avoid the casserole syndrome of the past and we Are making great strides in accomplishing  despite the usual a junk food connotation of fast food Darsch said his labs managed to make the Field versions nutritionally Complete. Darsch expects the current Are menu of Chicken a la King and meatballs with Rice and Barbecue sauce to be replaced by the Smoky link and potato Sticks menu and pork Chow mein with Chow mein noodles another favorite of test groups. A a there a a whole Host of items that Are champing at the bit a Darsch said. A however from Start to finish the process takes about 18 months.�?�. Many of the foods chosen for inclusion in future res Are commercially made yet must meet stringent military requirements for nutritional value and shelf life the item must stay fresh for at least three years in its packet Darsch said