European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse 19421992 50 years of service vol. 51, no "201 350 wednesday november 4,1992 d 8893 a. A a v apr a a. Map president Bush underscores his Point at a rally in Stratford conn., on sunday while from left sen. Howard m. Bill Clinton and sen. John Glenn applaud receiving encouragement from Prescott Bush his brother in checked jacket. The democratic candidates wire Hillary after she spoke in Cleveland on makes its Choice by John King a political writer a president will be inaugurated Jan. 20, following a Campaign Battle of generations that put president Bush a re election Hopes against Bill Clinton Scall for new leadership. Change was the chorus of Clinton Ross Perot and candidates for a new Congress and in All 50 states voters decided tuesday just How much to deliver. There were 35 Senate races a a dozen too close to Call and several with pc election expanded daily coverage pages 6 and 7 in Dallas Ross Perot dances with his daughter Suzanne Mcgee male candidates. More than 100 new faces seemed certain in the House a product of retirements redistricting and anti incumbent sentiment. A be there today and tonight we will celebrate a new future for the greatest country in the history of the human race a see America on Page 2 44 44 4� or aim 8ubctoqm we rom. The stars and stripes will present full election coverage of the . Presidential race and state by state races in a 48-Page edition on thursday. The time difference Between the . And Europe prevented us from providing election results in today s paper. However. Thursday s paper will contain comprehensive coverage of the presidential outcome and results of major races m each of the 50 states and territories. Also included will be what stripes readers think about the presidential outcome. What the outcome moans to americans in Europe. How the outcome is expected to affect the Dollar combat duty for women rejected Washington a female soldiers should not be Given the option of volunteering for front line duty if men done to have the same Choice says a presidential commission considering relaxing the militants ban on women in direct combat the 15-member commission on the assignment of women in the armed forces rejected monday the notion of a so called dual Standard that would let women Volunteer for combat while men Are assigned to it involuntarily. A the services should adopt gender Neutral assignment policies providing for the possibility of involuntary assignment of any qualified personnel to any position open to them a a the panel said. But the sharply divided commission postponed until late today voting on just How much the prohibitions on women in combat should be relaxed. The Pentagon a current policy is to keep All women who make up about u percent of the uniformed services out of direct combat. A poll that the panel commissioned from the Roper organization found that 57 percent of those in the military favor continuing that policy while 42 percent oppose it. Nonetheless a narrow majority of commission see related Story on Page 2 members appeared headed toward endorsing an expanded role for women in air and sea combat missions while continuing to keep them out of ground fighting situations. Under proposals that were up for votes tuesday women would still be banned from front line infantry Armor and artillery assignments but could get combat roles As part of fixed Wing and helicopter aircraft Crews or on surface ships. Congress last year repealed Legal restrictions on assigning women to combat aircraft but it established the commission to examine the Impact of assigning them to combat roles in the air at sea and on the ground. After seven months of hearings and spending some $4 million the panel is drafting its final non binding recommendations for submission to president Bush on nov. 15. The panel monday also rejected proposals to establish military wide gender related quotas and goals for recruiting promotions and assignments. Instead it said the Secretary of defense should see women on Page 2
