European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday december 15,1991 at a glance to avoid offending anybody this year Dave Barry asked readers to suggest items for his annual Holiday gift guide. For the responses see stripes Magazine. Fallout of soviet collapse the spread of nuclear weapons technology to developing countries could become a consequence of the soviet Union s collapse. A Pago 4 shaking the bugs out ambassador Robert Strauss says the chief of the soviet Kab gave him the plans and instruments used to Bug the . Embassy in Moscow. A pages . State Leader convicted the speaker of the new York state Assembly was convicted Friday of Federal fraud charges. A pages the pains of recession at a Senate committee hearing Middle class americans recounted tales of the recession from places Fike Philadelphia and Cliffside . A Page 7 Honecker offered Refuge North Korea offered temporary Refuge to former East German Leader Erich Honecker who is holed up in the chilean embassy in Moscow. J a Page 9 congratulations its a boy Daniel Luke Martone will never remember the events of dec. 10, 1991, but his parents will never forget them. A Page 10 California loses top rating citing californians Multi billion Doi Lar budget deficit a firm lowered the states credit rating from the highest possible rate. A Page 15 Iran a Abby Ann Landers. 14 commentary.13 faces n places .14 letters .12 Money matters.15 Mutual .15-17 sports.18-24 weather.11 expansion of Commonwealth May Force Gorbachev to quit Moscow apr soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev is increasingly isolated and edging closer to resignation As More republics join his rival Boris Yeltsin a new Commonwealth. But Gorbachev is expected to remain in office at least for Secretary of state James a. Baker Illus visit to Moscow this week. Baker who also plans to meet with russian president Yeltsin was to leave Washington on saturday night. The decision Friday by the leaders of the five asian republics to join the slavic troika of Russia byelorussian and the Ukraine in the Commonwealth appeared to Seal the destruction of Gorbachev a cherished Union. Gorbachev warned repeatedly in recent weeks that the breakup of the country into Independent states would be a catastrophe and could Lead to violence. But he sounded a brighter Notts Friday saying he was satisfied that the new Structure was a taking on a Broad representative character and being formed constitutionally said spokesman Andrei Grachev. Amid the threat of chaos brought on by food and fuel Short Ages Gorbachev has argued passionately for preservation of a single state with a Central government in Moscow. But Yeltsin in an interview with the newspaper trud published saturday said the Commonwealth concept was a the optimum he said the Commonwealth would feature a single economic space a single currency and coordinated economic reforms. He predicted that under a Commonwealth system the Economy could rebound within a year. The first few months will be difficult he said but a we will arrest the slump in a year. The Economy finances and the living Standard will he also said the Commonwealth will ensure that the armed forces and nuclear weapons will stay within a a single command Yeltsin and Gorbachev in separate Telephone Calls Friday both assured president Bush that the command and control system for nuclear weapons remains secure. Flier from Page 1 some changes to be made in the Wake of the persian Gulf War where women performed admirably in flying combat support missions a if it is the will of Congress to have women in combat aircraft As of Jan. 1, 1992, or some other specific Date How come the Taw does no to say that a Jehn said. The objections that have surfaced recently a a done to accurately reflect the complexities of what must be done to make such a major shift in Long standing assignment policies he said. A for example what women do we move into those units a Jehn said. A we could say that from now on women and men coming out of flight school will have an equal Chance to compete for combat Pilot slots and Start moving them in from the Bottom but that Means it would be eight or nine years before any woman achieves one problem in that scenario is ensuring women Are not put at a competitive disadvantage with men who have much More experience in combat aircraft he said. A you May have a woman who a been flying transport aircraft for eight years a very Good Pilot. But lets face it she does t have eight years of experience in an f-15,�?� Jehn said. A we have to make sure we done to set women up for failure because of unfair Competition a he said. A at the same time we have to be fair to men too. After All the number of cockpit seats in combat sues Impact on its sister sea service the marines Jehn said. A then there a the question of attack helicopters in the Marine corps and army a those Are combat aircraft too. A and All of what in be just said ignores the commission a he said. A now throw that into the soup and what should we do we done to want to prejudge the commissions work. Obviously that body is going to rely on us Here in the Pentagon for information to use in its deliberations. A what we need to do is get answers and ideas Back from the services and then together sit Down and try to decide any Type of leadership position within a Squadron and 18 or 20 years before a woman could realistically be expected to w01 we have to make sure we Don t set for failure because of unfair compete same time we have to be far to men All the number of cockpit seats in com aircraft in All aircraft is coming Down. >4 Chris attain Squadron commander status he said. A on the other hand there Are women pilots out there at All seniority Levels so we could move them in laterally a he said. A Well if we do that we confront another set of aircraft in All aircraft is coming moreover each service has its own unique concerns. Navy women for example have been flying combat aircraft As test pilots and trainers for a number of years but that has not been the Case in the air Force. The Navy also needs to examine the is what to do a Jehn said. A and through it All the overriding concern is to make sure whatever we do does no to adversely affect combat readiness. A so there Are a lot of reasons Why we can to say a As of Jan. 1, Well allow women to do this that and the other thing a he said. A a it a just not that . From Page 1 and the other half will be sent on to Yerevan Armenia. Inc., a san Francisco company engaged in soviet american Trade told the san Francisco chronicle. Garrison led an Effort in the san Francisco Bay area to collect Medicine syringes,.surgical gloves painkillers and other supplies. Cyan Armenia. Baker spoke by Telephone Friday with we ate trying to save lives to Stop the soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevard spread of infectious diseases a Jim Gam adze and Andrei a. A a the. Barri son chief executive officer of Diomedes adze and Andrei Kozarev the russian republics foreign minister. But he said he will not get involved in the political processes surrounding the soviet unions disintegration and the birth of the new Commonwealth. He said the trip is designed to make an assessment of the situation for president Bush who will play Host to an International conference in Washington in january to coordinate the flow of food Medicine fuel and shelter to the soviet people. Anderson from Page 1 a one poem said a my soul would die if 1 did the things they did a say said. Say said that she allow herself to believe Anderson 44, had been freed until she actually touched him. She broke Loose from state department officials on the Tarmac in Wiesbaden and rushed to her brother. A the first words out of his Mouth were a what Are we going to do about Christmas a a say said. A you May have noticed that i had a bouquet of Flowers. 1 hit him Over the head with it. And he said a but i made you i said a done to do me any favors a a she recalled. Anderson is learning How to Deal with life As a free Man from two Royal air Force psychologists who cared for former British hostage John Mccarthy say said. I Don t think life for Terry Anderson will be Normal again just like it wont be Normal for us again Quot she said. Andersons family is cautious about asking him about his time in cacti Vita say said. A fall of us in the family think Terry is whole and Well but he a not a she said. A in crowds he has anxiety. He had no idea How Well known he is. Its too much for him to Anderson has left for a warm weather vacation and wont be at says Home for the holidays. She said she expects him to eventually spend time at her Home on Kentucky a Lake Barkley. Anderson said he wants to write a Book with his sister. But say said she is not sure that s what she wants to do. A this was the Light at the end of our Fortel a she said of her brother s release. Our families Are close i can put my family first for a
