European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 22, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5order targets anti Bias Job policies by the Washington Post Washington the White House late wednesday circulated to Federal agencies and departments a sweeping directive that would eliminate All policies that give preferences to women or minorities in hiring or promotion. However Many administration officials including White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater were caught off guard by the document and it was unclear whether Bush knew about it. Designed to implement the White House interpretation of civil rights legislation the president was to sign thursday the directive Rould also a a terminated the governments 13-year-old uniform guidelines on employee selection procedures. The guidelines Are used by private and Public employers to determine How to comply with Laws Banning Job discrimination. The directive orders All government agencies to review their equal employment rules saying that a any regulation Rule enforcement practice or other aspect of these programs that mandates encourages or otherwise involves the use of quotas preferences set asides or other similar devices on the basis of race color religion sex or National origin is to be terminated As soon As is legally  the White House is declaring open War on civil rights a Ralph Neas civil rights activist civil rights leaders and some administration officials agreed wednesday night that the White House statement would ban Many affirmative action programs Long in effect throughout the government. A the White House is declaring open War on civil rights Quot said Ralph Neas executive director of the leadership conference on civil rights. The directive was distributed As a a signing statement Quot to be attached to the civil rights legislation and provide the administration s interpretation of the Law. It outlines the executive acts Bush is taking to implement the new civil rights act. However critics of the directive said the administration was attempting to claim by executive Fiat what it could not accomplish in Congress. The civil rights legislation fashioned after months of Tough negotiations Between the White House and Senate sponsors will expand Job protections for women and minorities and undo a siring of controversial supreme court rulings in i9s0 that made it harder to prove Bias in the workplace. During the months of bitter negotiations. Bush argued that he would not sign a Bill that endorsed the use of hiring and promotion  Compromise finally was reached last month after the White House declared acceptable language it had previously rejected. The Bill was passed last week. The new Law sets standards for employers to avoid hiring practices that could result in unintentional discrimination on certain groups. It will also prohibit the adjustment of employment related tests to boost scores of minorities or other groups. The new Law expands the rights of victims of sexual harassment and discrimination allowing them to sue for damages. They currently can collect Only Back pay and attorney fees. But now harassment victims will be Able to collect awards As High As $59,000 to $300,000, depending on the size of the  of racial discrimination face no such  Cranston repudiates rebuke by Senate Washington a sen. Alan Cranston accepted a Senate reprimand wednesday for a improper and repugnant dealings with Charles h. Keatingjr. In a remarkable plea bargain then defied his accusers in the savings and loan influence scandal. That prompted the top Republican on the Senate ethics committee to accuse the ailing retiring California senator of smearing the Senate with unrepentant arrogance. It was a tumultuous ending to the two year a Keating five Quot investigation. After committee members presented their report on behalf of the full Senate Cranston took the floor to accept the a in the stars and stripes Tion a with deep remorse in my  but he then spent nearly an hour a in an unrepentant and contentious mood a denying he was guilty of Many of the committees accusations. The Senate in an unprecedented action took no vote on the report that accused the California Democrat of a an impermissible pattern of conduct in which fund raising and official activities were substantially  in past cases the Senate has taken a censure vote after such highly critical findings have been presented by the ethics panel. Cranston a remarks enraged the committees vice chairman Warren b. Rud Man r-n.ii., who told colleagues the californian s statement was a arrogant unrepentant and a smear on this  the committee said it found a extenuating circumstances exist Quot in Cranston s Case noting his poor health and intention to retire. While accepting its reprimand 77-year-old Cranston a who is ill with cancer and leaving the Senate next year after 24 years a made Clear he would have fought a tougher Sanction. Cranston was among the Keating five senators who received $1.3 million in political donations from Keating and associates while intervening with Thrift regulators. The committee said the linkage in Cranston Scase deserved severe punishment. The panel last february ended its Case against the four other senators with lies to Keating finding that they had used bad judgment but that the links Between the contributions and intervention were not As Strong As Cranston a. The committee concluded Iasi february that the conduct of Sens. Dennis Deconcini a Ariz and Donald w. Rie Gle jr., d-mich., Quot gave the appearance of being  it said Sens. John Mccain r-ariz., and John Glenn a Ohio Quot exercised poor judgment Quot in their Deal Ings with Keating.10 year Sago nov. 22,1981 a Wall Street was braced for hard times. Although some of the official criteria for a recession had not been met experts agreed that prospects for the . Economy were poor at Best. With unemployment rising this years Holiday shopping season was expected to be poor.20 years ago nov. 22, 1971 a William h. Rehn quist president Nixon s supreme court nominee denied being racist or a right Winger in response to accusations that he was against civil rights Laws and had belonged to a right Wing group in his Hometown of phoenix.30 years ago nov. 22,1961 a the soviet Union accepted the . And British proposal to resume the Geneva nuclear conference under conditions that gave Little Hope for an agreement on a test ban.40 year Sago nov. 22,1951 a the department of defense announced that american Battle casualties in Korea a including 16,972 dead and 10,871 missing in action a bad exceeded 100,000. They estimated communist Battle casualties at 1,050,770. Bush Quayle Campaign dinner nets $1.2 million for War Chest Washington a president Bush and vice president Dan Quayle gave a Republican gala wednesday night expected to boost their 1992 Campaign bankroll above $5 million a More than All of the democratic presidential hopefuls combined. The $ 1,000-a-Platc banquet at a Washington hotel netted $1.2 million. That brings to More than $5 million the amount Bush and Quayle have raised in just a handful of events since kicking off their fall fund raising Blitz with a $1 million Bash in Houston three weeks ago. The democrats Aren t anywhere close. The major candidate together had raised just $2.1 million through sept. 30, according to reports filed with the Federal election commission. Former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas the first major Democrat to enter the race has raised the most As of the last commission report with $767,000. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa was next with $714,000 raised through sept. 30. Nebraska sen. Boh Kerrey followed with $224,000, then Virginia gov. L. Douglas Wilder with $220,000, and Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton with $201,000, former California gov. Jerry Brown had not yet announced by sept. 30. In he Bush re election Campaign which the president has not officially established Hopes to raise $30 million by next Spring from Campaign contributions and Federal Matching funds. 1�?That is the maximum amount a candidate v an spend on the primary election Campaign. Quayle aide to remain on panel Washington a a top aide to vice president Dan Quayle will not automatically disqualify himself from working on pollution regulations even though he is an owner of a chemical company that May fall under ethics rules a Quayle spokesman said wednesday. The Indiana company half owned by Allan Hubbard. Has been operating without an environmental permit because it was Only recently Learned that its emissions probably Are of a level to require one officials said. Hubbard is the director of Quad let a Council on competitiveness a group of administration officials who Are reviewing regulations to implement the landmark clean air act which Calls for much stiffer standards for Industrial emissions. Hubbard obtained a waiver from Quayle allowing him to work on a Industry wide matters that do not affect his own specific holdings Quot said David Beckwith Quayle a press Secretary. At Issue is whether Hubbard s dealings might violate Federal ethics standards preventing officials from official decisions affecting their own financial  into Post William p. Barr was confirmed As attorney general by the Senate on wednesday after both parties praised his appointment to head the Justice department. The 41-year-old new York City lawyer who has been acting attorney general since August sailed through his hearings defending the Justice departments heavily criticized investigation of the Hank of credit and Commerce International