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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, June 19, 1992

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51. No. 63 350 Friday june 19,1992 d 8693 Congress gives Yeltsin boost russian president leaves Washington for farm visit Washington a president Bush on thursday said goodbye to Boris Yeltsin at a Low key White House visit Over Tea concluding a Summit highlighted by an arms Accord and an impassioned Yeltsin speech that sparked new congressional support for the russian Economy. Yeltsin and his wife Naina visited Bush and his wife Barbara. The two presidents posed for a final Summit picture taking session before Yeltsin departed for a visit to american farm country in Kansas. A too Many accomplishments to list in a minute a Yeltsin said when asked what he had achieved during the two Day Summit. He had returned to the White House after holding talks for the first time with Bill Clinton the presumed democratic presidential candidate. Yeltsin praised the Arkansas governor As a a fighter against bureaucracy who a is in favor of Active cooperation with  Clinton emerging from the 30-Minutc Summit highlights q president Bush and russian president Boris n. Yeltsin agreed to a sweeping arms Deal that would slash Long Range nuclear arsenals to about one third current Levels by the end of the Century. Ltd Bush granted Russia most favored nation trading status. <9 Yeltsin pledged to spare no Effort in seeking out american prisoners of War missing during the cold War. Meeting at Blair House the official . Guesthouse in turn lauded Yeltsin As a Man who represents a a fundamental departure from anything we have Ever seen in Russia a a spirit of real democracy real change real grass roots commitment to Market economics. 1 think we have a very great interest in seeing that that sex see Yeltsin on Page 2 russians invite . To Check for pos russian president Boris n. Yeltsin below strikes a triumphant pose while vice president Dan Quayle and House speaker Thomas s. Foley right applaud after Yeltsin addressed a joint meeting of Congress on wednesday. From wire reports Moscow a Russia on thursday invited . Officials to a Northern prison Camp to investigate reports that the former soviet government May have held a . Pilot shot Down during the korean War. The invitation to american members of a joint .-russian commission on pos followed russian president Boris n. Yeltsin a statements this week that american servicemen might still be on russian soil. Yeltsin a spokesman Vyacheslav Kostikova said 2,800 . Citizens a found themselves on soviet soil Quot after world War i world War ii Korea Aye Vietnam. He said some could still be alive. But the co chairman of the pow Mia see pos on Pago 2 comics Mash Quayle after potato goof from wire reports it did no to take Long for jokes about vice president Dan Quayle and his misspelling of a a potato at a spelling Bee in Trenton n.j., to make late night television. Jay Leno said tuesday night on the tonight show a maybe the vice president should Stop watching Murphy Brown and Start watching sesame Street. But Quayle taught the kids a valuable lesson a if you done to study you could end up vice  on wednesday night William Figueroa the sixth grader from Trenton who out spelled Quayle helped David Letterman make the see Quayle on Page 2 women want to Fly in combat fighter pilots oppose integration but most in of favor it poll finds by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington if the air Force were run democratically women would Fly combat aircraft. But today Sall male crop of fighter pilots would oppose such a move according to a recent Survey. A Survey team from the air Force military personnel Center at Randolph fab Texas was asked to Sample opinions on the topic in december the month Congress lifted the ban on women flying aircraft in combat. So far none of the services has implemented programs for women in combat. Capt. Kathleen Simpson a Lead analyst on the team briefed the executive Board of the defense advisory committee on women in the services on the Survey monday. Simpson said 75 percent of air Force members believe the presence of women has a positive or no effect on morale and unit cohesion. She added that 65 percent expressed similar views regarding air combat performance and 51 percent supported women in ground combat. The vast majority of female fliers favored the idea of flying combat missions Simpson said. Only 5 percent of women pilots surveyed said they believed women in cockpits of combat aircraft would diminish combat performance. On the other hand 72 percent see combat on Page 2 women and air combat air Force personnel asked whether women flying in combat would enhance or diminish performance no. Responded this Way enhanced change diminished fighter too Myers special operation units other flying units non flying fighter bomber combat Only female male 10% 3% 4% 6% 2% 6% 3% 31% 3% 55% 50% 70% 68% 26% 39% 30% 64% 51% 35% 47% 26% 26% 72% 55% 67% 5% 46% a amps a r Force military personnel centers amps Susan hams  
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