European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday May 24, 1992navy Austin Texas a Likely Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot sought a discharge from the Navy in 1955, in part because he was upset by Slack morals aboard his ship according to a letter to his congressman. The Texas business tycoon a then a 25-year-old Navy lieutenant a complained of being a subjected to Drunken tales of moral emptiness passing out penicillin pills and seeing promiscuity on the part of married  Perot was denied the discharge because the Navy found that a no hardship  and a commander according to a letter written by Perot a father found the Young lieutenant a too immature for the responsibilities of leadership at sea and recommended a Transfer to administrative duties. The associated press had reported that Perot had sought an Early release from the Navy before his four year service commitment was up. Perot through his Campaign staff said last week that in 1955 he wanted to leave the Navy to work in an environment where promotions were based on Merit instead of seniority. He also said the Navy should have let him go because when he entered the . Naval Academy he made a commitment to serve two years after graduation. That hitch however was extended to four years because of the korean War he said. Since the War had ended by 1955, Perot said he Felt that he had fulfilled his service commitment. Perot also said a senior officer had directed him to carry out what he viewed As illegal acts. But Perot had additional reasons for wanting to leave the Navy according to a letter found by the associated press in the files of the late rep. Wright Patman who was Perot a congressman. The letter from the elder Perot to Patman contained two enclosures. One was a letter from his son to the Secretary of the Navy giving general reasons for his discharge request. The other was described by the father As a written explanation from the Young lieutenant of the specific reasons. A i have found the Navy to be a fairly godless organization with the exception of the naval Academy a Perot wrote in giving the specifics. A i do not enjoy the Prospect of continuing to stand on the Quarterdeck As officer of the deck in foreign ports being subjected to Drunken tales of moral emptiness passing out penicillin pills and seeing promiscuity on the part of married men. A i have observed Little in the Way of a direct Effort to improve a Man morally while he is in the Navy or even hold him at his present moral level. A i constantly hear the lords name taken in vain at All Levels. I find it unsatisfying to live work and be directed in an atmosphere where taking gods name in vain is a part of the every Day vocabulary Perot wrote. Perot also criticized Navy officers for making decisions based Only on How it would affect their careers. He also said the Navy was not a an Ideal environment in which to rear a  Perot declined Friday to answer questions about the Patman file. Perot a four years at the naval Academy from 1949 to 1953, were marked by accomplishments popularity and Promise. Less than two years after graduation though Perot sought an Early release and enlisted the Aid of Texas top elected officials. Patman asked the Navy to look at Perot a request As did Sens. Lyndon Johnson and Price Daniel. On May 18, 1955, capt. . Keeler wrote Patman saying a after a thorough review of the Case his request has been disapproved inasmuch As no hardship  Perot was honorable discharged from the Navy in 1957. Clinton says his message in t getting across new York apr democratic presidential front runner Bill Clinton had just delivered a major Campaign address when a Man who identified himself As a political Junkie politely told him that his message Isnit getting out. A Well its certainly not getting across a the Arkansas governor conceded in Cleveland while speaking to a civic club luncheon before heading to new York to Cap a week of fund raising. A part of its my fault Quot Clinton acknowledged blaming himself for being a a Lousy sound bite  a a in a working on that trying to figure out How to be better at Capsul izing what i want to  Clinton said the state by state primary process was partly to blame because voters were tuning out if an election Wasny to right in front of them. # and he said people just done to like politicians anymore. A people believe they have been let Down by both parties in Washington and they re absolutely right a said Clinton adding that because he looks to be the nominee voters View him As a just another  Clinton could also blame the emergence of Texas billionaire Ross Perot whose Likely Independent run seems to be capturing All the attention. He said his inability to get through to voters was frustrating particularly because he thought he had the most a detailed and comprehensive plan Ever uttered by a presidential candidate. A a in a going to keep on chugging and try to find other ways to give americans greater depth greater substance in the discussion of these issues a he said. A if i can convey that in be worked for More than a decade with constancy and commitment and Good Faith on these issues and i really know what we ought to do i still think in be got a Good Chance to  Clinton on Friday sought to Shore up his support among women. He told a Livingston n.j., audience that he will remain a firm supporter of abortion rights As Well As stepped up research into women a health issues and measures to crack the a Glass ceiling that keeps women from rising on the corporate ladder. Clinton walked at promising a certain number of female appointments if elected but declared that he had named a number of women to top government posts in Arkansas. A in terms of what i would do in my Cabinet i done to believe there should be any women a positions a he said. �?o1 believe women should be considered for All  a my commitment is to give you an administration that looks like America a Clinton added. A i would be astonished if my Cabinet and my administration and my staff. Is not the most fully integrated this country has Ever  a woman who identified herself As an abortion rights activist jumped up and told Clinton a a in a also a registered Republican in a willing to Cross Over and vote for a pro Choice  though Clinton devoted most of last week to fund raising he has also mixed in substantial policy events while campaigning in Oregon California and Ohio. He delivered a family values speech in Cleveland an aids address at a Gay and lesbian rights fund Raiser in los Angeles and a speech on defense conversion at a san Diego shipyard. At a new York fund Raiser thursday evening where he played the saxophone with a four piece jazz band Clinton again said he was optimistic about the election a if he could Only get through to voters. A a in a convinced that Victory is out there if we run a Campaign worthy of the american people and the challenges before us a Clinton said. A what remains for us to do is take that message to the american  he told crowds both in new York and Cleveland that he was open to suggestions. A if you be got any Bright ideas about How i can get heard better sign up a Clinton said. Bill Clinton answers questions about Liis views on worn Cne a issues during a Campaign Stop in Livingston torture suit against Argentina reinstated san Francisco a a Federal appeals court has reinstated a jewish family a lawsuit against Argentina saying its allegations paint a a horrifying portrait of government tyranny and anti semitism. T he lawsuit accuses the military Junta that seized Power in 1976 of kidnapping and torturing Jose Sider Man and confiscating the family a business because they were jewish. . District judge Robert Takasugi of los Angeles earlier had awarded Siderman $2.6 million in damages for torture. Takasugi later reversed the ruling saying Argentina was immune. A 1989 supreme court ruling restricts the right to sue foreign governments. Fridays 3-0 ruling by the 9th . Circuit court of appeals revives the lawsuit but does no to reinstate the damage award. Instead it orders Takasugi to reconsider whether the Case should go to trial. Bruno Ristau a Washington d c., lawyer who rep resents Argentina in the lawsuit declined to comment on the ruling saying neither he nor the government had seen it. The court said the family May be Able to sue Argentina in a . Court because the former military Junta took actions in the United states related to the Case. T Hose included soliciting customers for a seized hotel and demanding the return of the alleged torture victim to stand trial. The ruling included a ringing denunciation of official torture. It said the Sid ermans allegations paint a a horrifying portrait of anti semitic government sponsored  t he lawsuit claims that on the night of a March 1976 military coup 10 masked men burst into the Sidur mans Home in Tucuman province in North Central Argentina. They locked Lea Siderman in the bathroom. Thev dragged out her husband then 65, and blindfolded and shackled him. They beat and tortured him for seven Days using an electric cattle prod and shouting anti semitic epithets and dumped him in a Remote area with broken ribs the lawsuit says. The Siderman fled Argentina and joined their daughter Susana Siderman de Blake in los Angeles. The lawsuit alleges that the Argentine government used Sham proceedings to seize the Sid ermans real estate business which included a Large hotel. The government also altered documents to make it appear Siderman had sold land he did no town then filed criminal charges against him and demanded his extradition according to the lawsuit. The Siderman sued Argentina in 1982 but put the Case on hold while they sought compensation under a program established by the country a new civilian government. Their claim was rejected several years ago because it was filed too late Ristau said