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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sub duty for women seen As possible by Susanne m. Schafer a military writer Washington a the Navy Stop submariner says it is a certainly a possibility women could serve aboard the nations submarines. Vice adm. Roger f. Bacon the Navy a chief of naval operations for undersea warfare said thursday that he has worked with female sailors on submarines during sea trials and a women in our Navy. Can do any  women Are presently barred from serving on combat vessels including submarines. Since Congress is working on legislation that would allow female pilots in the air Force and Navy to Fly combat missions Bacon said the Navy must be ready to respond to such change. But the Admiral said he believes serving in the tight quarters of a submarine which can be deployed for months at a time without surfacing a would be very Tough on women. Despite the cramped quarters Bacon said women could be accommodated in larger submarines such As the Trident. He sidestepped saying whether he would recommend such a move. Bacon said the Navy has done no formal study of integrating women into the submarine Force and such a move would have to be studied a very  a real problem arises in the perception by sailors spouses of such a move. A i done to think that you would have a problem with the sexuality Side of it so much on the boat. Its the perception that that is going on by spouses both male and female Back on the Beach a he said. A that would be the problem wed have to fight  backs egyptian As head of . United nations apr in a move to give both arabs and africans their first . Leader the Security Council has backed Butros Ghali of Egypt to become he next Secretary general. The vote thursday for Ghali the nations 69-year-old Deputy prime minister who is fluent in arabic English and French came after months of lobbying by african diplomats who insisted it was their turn to Lead the United nations. Ghali who played a key role in the Camp David accords and is married to an egyptian jew is expected to give priority to resolving the Arab israeli conflict. If approved by the general Assembly Ghali would take Over the top . Post Jan. 1 from retiring Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru who elevated the profile of  Post during his 10 years in office. Approval was expected by the 166-nation Assembly scheduled to vote before the months end. A two thirds vote is required. A a it a quite an Honor for me for my country and for the countries of the third world. I will do my Best a said Ghali As he left a government guest House in Bonn Germany for a meeting with foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher. Ghali planned a news conference later Friday at the egyptian embassy in Bonn spokeswoman Laila Wassef see Council on Page 2scavenging for food a soviet Man clings to bread he found in a garbage Heap As a woman searches Tor food of her own thursday in the town of Khmer co near Moscow. The Price of food continues to Rise As the soviet Economy deteriorates leaving Many citizens to rummage through garbage dumps. Hie United states has pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional food Aid to help the soviet Union through the  for peace talks on Shamir Bush Agenda Washington a president Bush met Friday with Israel prime minister Yitzhak Shamir to discuss the next step in Arab israeli peace talks. Shamir is making a new Effort to shift the talks to the Middle East but the Bush administration May choose Washington anyway. A a in a very anxious to discuss this matter with the prime minister and then perhaps hell want to comment on that later on a Bush said at a picture taking session with Shamir. He was asked about reports that Arab and israeli officials would be invited to Washington dec. 4 to resume their talks. Bush declined to comment directly saying a a we re not going to take any questions even before we have a meeting. A when i see this prime minister we have a free flowing discussion. I have great respect for him. I want to be sure that  relations Are on the strongest possible path and the Way to do that is to have an open flowing discussion a earlier presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said he was a sure the prime minister wants to talk to the president about the  Shamir made his Case for moving the see peace on Page 2 i Sim i it i a y Admiral Jonathan t. Howe prepares for White House Post see Page 3waite linked to Cia iranian says from wire reports London a Terry waiters lebanese kidnappers believed he was a spy for the Central intelligence Agency Iran Stop Diplomat in Britain says. Charge do affaires Seyed Shamsuddin Khare Ghani told sky television news on thursday that Iran still believes there was a link Between the Church of England envoy and the Cia. His comments came As the controversy continued around waiters role in the release of american hostages and reports that the . Government used him perhaps without his knowledge to deflect attention from its arms for hostages Deal with Iran. Waiters Cousin said wednesday that Terry Waite wants to answer suggestions that he was used by former White House aide Oliver North As a shield for the Covert Sale of . Arms to free american hostages. But the 52-year-old envoy remained thursday at a secluded British air Force base with his family and said nothing about his missions to free the hostages. Waite was freed monday after nearly five years in Captivity along with american educator Thomas Sutherland one of the hostages Waite was hoping to free on his last Mission in january 1987 when he became a captive himself. Sutherland 60, told a news conference see Waite on Page 2  
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