European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes Friday november 22,1991 at a glance ,>l�?~x<<v.va>y.<v.>9 a Salt dough sculpture by sgt. 1st class Jesus Torres of the 41st Field arty brigade was among entries in the 10th annual culinary arts show in Kaiserslautern Germany. See pages 14-15. A hospitals investigated serious medical problems at veterans hospitals have caused patients to die congressional investigators say. A Page 4 a in Mok but you re not americans think the american family is falling apart everywhere but in their own Homes according to two surveys. A Page 6 Yeltsin Kohl sign pact russian president Boris n. Yeltsin signed a cooperation pact with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl on thursday and won a pledge of Aid for the coming Winter. A Page 9 targeted for retirement the army will soon hold its most extensive series of selective Early retirement boards Ever. A Page 10 easing soviet debt the world s richest democracies agreed thursday to defer $3.6 billion in soviet debt payments to help restore the nations Economy. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. .13 crossword. 19 faces no places. 18 letters. .12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 new jobless Benefit claims soar Washington apr the number of americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits surged to a seven month High in Early november As 493,000 out of work people sought help in a one week period the government reported thursday. Jobless claims jumped by 39,000 during the week ending nov. 9, up from the previous weeks Mark of 454,000, the labor department said. It was the third straight increase in claims and followed a 33,000 spurt the week before. The 493,000 people seeking help in the first full week of november was the highest number of new claimants since the week ending april 20, when there were 500,000 people fresh to unemployment lines. A we definitely have the echoes of some pretty bad conditions that we had witnessed earlier this year a said Robert Brusca of Nikko securities. Brusca noted this latest Rise is part of a three week trend and puts the claims level close to the peaks of 500,000 that had been hit in the Spring. Since then the claims level improved Over the summer but then started to Worsen again this fall. That probably Means . Companies Are still having to Cut workers analysts said. A things Are getting worse again. This does no to look like any economic recovery that in be seen before a Brusca said. In fact today a number lends weight to the argument that the recession May have never ended he said. The four week average of claims which economists often look to for a More accurate barometer of trends was pushed up to 443,000, Brusca said far above the lows of 400,000 reached during the summer. The further deterioration in the nations jobs Market a gives you Good reason to understand Why All of the consumer Confidence reports you be been seeing Are in such Lousy shape a Brusca said. Law from Page 1 the presidential directive which was to accompany the Bill a signing was being changed to remove sections that would have ended 2-decade-old Federal hiring policies that give preferences to minorities and women. However Fitzwater refused to Rule out the possibility that Bush would later order elimination of those racial preference policies. Before signing the measure into Law Bush said the Bill a will help ensure that no american will discriminate against another this is a very Good  he called discrimination a an evil that strikes at the very heart of the american  civil rights activists who also saw the proposed directive wednesday night said it would have turned Back affirmative action and civil rights goals by blocking any government programs that give women or minorities preference in hiring or promotion or other policies. The statement was written for Bush to deliver thursday when he signed the hard fought civil rights legislation. The. White House insisted Bush had not read the draft which was prepared by White House counsel c. Boyden Gray before it was distributed to Federal agencies. Fitzwater said Bush late wednesday night ordered sections of the document rewritten because a it was being  the spokesman said the changes were substantive and would eliminate sections ordering termination of Federal programs and practices that encourage racial preferences and so called a set asides a such As government contracts for minority businesses. He declined to say however if the administration believes those programs should remain unchanged. Civil rights leaders voiced outrage at Bush a original order and waited to see the final version. A we Hope that the changes that Are being made Are More than just cosmetic changes and that the presidents signing statement will affirm that the Laws Are going to be enforced As written by con Gress and consistent with How the Laws ave been enforced for the past two decades a said Ralph Neas head of the leadership conference of civil rights. Return from Page 1 found in a physical examination unless it is specifically looked for a Fohlmeister said. During the thursday examination Sutherland told the doctor for the first time that he had suffered from the condition during his last six weeks of Captivity in Lebanon. His daughter kit said the family has been a horses about our health a and her father just did not realize he was sick. A the got used to the discomfort and thought it was part of the process. Dad just did no to think it was anything out of the Ordinary a kit Sutherland said. His family appeared upbeat despite showing up at the news conference without him. A the looks wonderful. He looks Good a said Sutherland a wife Jean who attended the news conference with two daughters kit and Joan. Sutherland is taking ulcer medication that stops the stomach from producing acids and also helps the deteriorated stomach lining recover Fohlmeister said. The former postage is on a strict fluid diet but is expected to return to a Normal diet in three Days. Fohlmeister said the Hospital food did not aggravate his condition but kit Sutherland joked a a in a sure it was the Hospital meatloaf that did  she added that she hated meatloaf. Postponing the return trip to the United states on thursday meant that the Sutherland will miss his father in Laws funeral saturday at Ames Iowa. For now the family is looking Forward to a thanksgiving dinner in san Diego at the Home of a third daughter Ann who is due to have a baby any Day. A this health is our first priority a said Jean Sutherland. A the got through 6vi years As a hostage Fine and hell get through 6vi Days  she said her husband has been sleeping very Little since he was freed. A when he came out he came out running a she said. A a he a the kind to embrace the  Shamir from Page 1 talks that were recessed three weeks ago in Madrid Spain the israeli Leader said a we did not expect much and a the gaps Are still wide the Gulf is  but he said a we shall meet again and we Hope the ice will begin to  Shamir told the jewish leaders that the arabs were pushing the palestinian Issue As part of a political War against Israel. They Hope he said to establish an Arab state in Palestine. Shamir said that a will not solve any problem a but would set jewish and Arab communities against each other. The speech could set the tone for the stand Israel will take when it resumes negotiations with palestinian arabs Syria and Jordan. Shamir told the Boston Herald on tuesday that he would prefer to meet in Cyprus but so far Israel and the arabs have not agreed on a site. Baker is expected to make that decision this weekend. The probable site is Washington with the negotiations delayed until after the thanksgiving weekend. Shamir on a Cross country speaking tour said wednesday in Boston that he would like to see a the Wall of hostility Between Israel and the arabs begin to crack. Correction because of a reporting error a Story in some editions of thursdays paper incorrectly reported the relationship of a relative to former hostage Thomas Sutherland. The relative was his father in Law. Hackers from Page 1 government knows of a motive for the intrusions. A Brock noted that although the information obtained by the hackers was not classified secret Pentagon personnel information can be used to target employees who May be willing to sell classified information. The Gao official said the defense department was Quot still unable to determine the full scope of the problem because of inadequate measures for identifying intrusions. The hackers generally gained Access to the Pentagon computer systems by travelling through several networks such As internet an unclassified network composed of More than 5,000 smaller networks nationwide and overseas and used mainly by government and academic researchers. A using commercial Long distance services such As tym net the hackers weaved their Way on the internet through University government and commercial systems often using these Sites As platforms to enter military Sites a Brock said. The hackers then exploited various Security weaknesses to gain Access into Mil itary Sites. The most common weakness was computer accounts with easily guessed passwords or no passwords Brock said. The Gao found Little evidence the hackers destroyed information in the Pentagon computers but in several instances they modified and copied military information he said. In a few cases Brock said the hackers stored this information at major . Universities which he did not identify. The Gao official said actions were taken to halt intrusions after their discovery but he added that the vulnerability problem has not been totally solved