European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thetfo amp amt of Clits vol. 50, no. 329 35c monday March 9, 1992 d 8693 Abush Clinton reap win Sharkin withdrawing from race democratic officials say Patrick Buchanan draws applause from Dock workers in new Orleans. By the associated press president Bush and Democrat Bill Clinton headed toward Delegate Rich Quot super tuesday races claiming big boosts from weekend victories. The democratic Field was expected to narrow by one As Iowa sen. Tom Harkin decided to Call it quits. Harkin scheduled news conferences for today in Washington and Des Moines after a series of disappointing finishes including a 6 percent showing in South Carolina on saturday. Two Iowa democratic party officials said Harkin told them he would announce his withdrawal from the race today. Nevada democrats meanwhile held party caucuses sunday to begin the Delegate selection process. Bus swept past two Republican rivals on the right saturday night while Clinton trounced the democratic Field in the South Carolina presidential primary. The Arkansas governor added a Bonus far from Home with a caucus Victory in Wyoming. Former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas won arizonans democratic caucuses with Clinton running a Strong second. Bush said his Victory with 67 percent of George Bush. 67% Patrick Buchanan 26% David Duke 7% Democrat Bill Clinton 63% Paul Tsongas 19% Jerry Brown 6% Tom Harkin 6% Arizona caucus Democrat Paul Tsongas 34% Bill Clinton 29% Jerry Brown 27% Tom Harkin 8% uncommitted 1% Democrat Bill Clinton 28% Jerry Brown 23%uncommitted 22% Tom Harkin 14% a a w Paul Tsongas 12% a v v v r pm win Sas the South Carolina vote a will Send a very an remained wingless but vowed to take Strong signal to All the super tuesday his insurgent candidacy All the Way to the states a with eight Republican primaries gop convention in Houston in August coming up next week. Quot this Campaign. Is about More than Republican challenger Patrick Buchan see wins on Page 2epa faulted on probing Oil fire risks to gis Washington a the environmental Protection Agency is dragging its heels in developing a plan to assess the Long term health risks to . Troops exposed to kuwaiti Oil Well fires says rep. John Conyers or. The Michigan Democrat says he fears the smoke from the fires could cause problems such As those faced by Vietnam veterans exposed to the defoliant agent Orange. Quot while i understand that immediate health effects Are not severe i am deeply concerned that the Lon term effects on our troops from Short term exposure to Oil fire smoke Are still unknown much As the Impact of agent Orange years later was unknown during the Vietnam War a Conyers said. Calls to the Epa for comment were not immediately returned. Iraqi troops Defeated by Allied forces in february 1991, set 611 Oil Well fires As they withdrew from Kuwait. The last fire was put out nine months later. The fires produced a great Deal of smoke and pollutants including Fulfur dioxide Hydrogen sulfite nitrogen dioxide Ozone and Carbon monoxide. Among the Long term effects from such pollutants Are respiratory diseases and Early death. A the extent of Long term health risks to . Personnel that were exposed to the pollution remains an unanswered question a the general accounting office said in a report released by Conyers. Although the Epa is working on a plan to assess the health and ecological effects in the persian Gulf from the Oil fires and spills the Gao said it had not been approved by late last year. Once such a blueprint is adopted it would take about two years to Complete the Gao said. The Gao said the army a environmental Hygiene Agency is collecting air and soil samples to assess whether pollutants were in the areas where . Troops were located. The army also took blood and urine Larnies from a number of troops to identify changes in the Ody. The army expects to Complete its analysis in december the Gao said. 6racial distribution of enlisted recruits. 1 ,. A .,.". My. Iii Minim. Iii ii .111 i min a i a the following shows the number of non prior service recruits and the percentage of minorities in the . Armed forces for the first three months of fiscal 1991 and 1992. Numbers Given in thousands White Black other total �?T91 �?T92 91 �?T92 �?T91 �92 91 -92 army 17.6 11.9 8.4 3.5 1.6 1.0 25.6 16.4 Navy 12.9 4.5 3.3 0.8 0.8 0.2 17.1 5.5 Marine corps 6.0 6.6 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.7 8.2 8.4 air Force 6.3 5.7 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.2 7.4 6.7 Doo total 42.8 28.6 11.9 6.2 3.4 2.1 pm 3 37.0 numbers Given As percentages White Black other �?T91 �?T92 91 92 �?T91 92 army 69 73 25 21 6 6 c Navy 76 82 19 14 5 4 s Marine corps 74 78 17 14 9 8 \ air Force 85 85 12 12 3 3 Dod total 74 77 20 17 6 6 a other represents american indians. Asian and Pacific islanders. People of hispanic origin May be of any race and Are not specifically defined in this table. Source department of defense fewer minorities joining military Pentagon says Sas Susan hams by rav Rowden Washington Bureau the percentage of minorities entering the military is declining according to new statistics released by the Pentagon. The fiscal 1992 statistics also show More recruits with High school diplomas. Pete Williams chief Pentagon spokesman said at a Pentagon briefing late last week that officials do not know Why fewer minorities Are enlisting. Some analysts have said that the statistics Are a result of a shrinking military that is raising its enlistment standards. Blacks traditionally score lower than Whites on military Entrance exams. Edwin Dorn a senior staff member at the Brookings institution who has written several books about race relations in the . Military has said the draw Down is a reflection of the Gap in educational opportunities for Black and White Young people in the United states. But Williams said that higher enlistment standards Are not the Only Factor affecting the falloff in the number of minority recruits. Quot we ask Young people if they would consider joining the military a he said. A the number of minorities especially Blacks answering a yes is Down from last  in 1991, Blacks made up 20.6 percent of the military 17 percent of the recruits and about 14 percent of the . Population Williams said. Quot minority recruiting Rose steadily since about 1985 and then it started to drop Down in 1991,�?� Williams said. Quot in 1991 we got to the first year when it was 17 percent. Its varied from 18 percent to about 22 percent since 1980 Williams said the military officials will pursue efforts to increase minority recruiting. The recruiting figures for the first see military on Page 2