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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                50 years of service vol. 51, no. 208 wednesday november 11,1992 d 8693 economic Summit planned Linton to focus on Gravity of the situation by Susan Baer the Baltimore Sun Little Rock Ark. A after a weekend of Golf jogging and movies president elect Clinton has returned to the business of building an administration and put an economic Summit at the top of his Agenda. Quot i want to bring in some of the brightest people in set in 6 the country from a Broad Ranee of backgrounds to talk to them about the Gravity of the situation Deal with what our options Are get As Many Good ideas As i can a Clinton said after monday morning meetings at the state Capitol with his state Cabinet his lieutenant governor and his  refugees flee Sarajevo in bus Convoy although the unemployment rate had held steady and even declined slightly he said Quot underneath that manufacturing unemployment is up production is Down. There Are a lot of very troubling signs in the Economy. I think this is what the election was about. Quot i just think it would be a very Good thing for me and for the country to have two or three Days where we realty just focus on the Economy give some people the Chance to have their say to me directly and talk about what our options  Clinton spokesman George St thanopoulos said he expected the two or three Day Little Rock meeting a what he called an Quot information gathering Summit a to take place before Christmas. Clinton spent the afternoon at the governors mansion with vice president elect a1 Gore and transition director Warren Christopher. They worked on a timetable for the transition to the White House. More transition team appointments but no Cabinet announcements Are expected this week Stephanopouo los said. He added that the transition Board including see Summit on Page 2 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr a More than 1,000 people piled onto red Cross buses in Sarajevo on tuesday and headed toward safety in Croatia. They were the first of 6,000 people expected to leave the besieged capital in what would be the largest evacuation in months. The bus Convoy had been delayed since Friday when it was cancelled at the last minute by bosnian military officials fearful that potential fighters might quit the City. The delay was a blow to Sarajevo residents desperate to escape under serbian attack for months and with dwindling supplies of food and fuel As Winter approaches. Elated children waved from bus windows tuesday As see related Atory on Page 3 old the a people were helped aboard and women wept As eve bade Farewell to the men who were staying behind. To reach safety in the croatian held bosnian town of Kiseljack the 14 buses must pass through serbian checkpoints. From Kiseljack the buses will go on to the croatian port of split. The red Cross evacuation was allowed to proceed after president Alija ize Begovic signed an order saying All women boys under 18 and men Over 60 could leave. Men 18 to 60 with a military doctors certificate or permission from a government minister Are also allowed to go. Gay Sailor rejected Keith Mel hold extends a hand to guards at Nas Moffett Field near san Jose Calif despite a court order the Navy refused monday to reinstate the Petty officer who was discharged when he revealed on television that he is Gay Mel hold said m1 will never Back Down until the policy is  see Story on Page 2.Bias lives in military a act panel told by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau Heidelberg Germany a several soldiers civilians and an airman told an a act panel that they have suffered from racial Bias while working in Europe the complainants All Blacks spoke at two Public sessions tuesday before a five member fact finding panel from the National association for the advancement of coloured people. The panel convened at Patton Barracks in Heidelberg. Most of the complainants live in 26th area support group communities which include Heidelberg Sermersheim Karls Ruhe Mannheim Schwet Zingen and Worms. Staff sgt. Bobby j. Ruins of the 14th my brigade who appeared at the afternoon session said he and two White soldiers ail faced adultery and fraternization charges at the same time the command let the others stay in the unit but is trying to kick him out of the army he said. Blacks in his company usually Are treated differently than Whites Rollins said adding that he has filed an equal Opportunity complaint against his commander. Jenean a. Aubrey a former nurses assistant at the 546th general dispensary in Mannheim said she was fired july 29 after filing an equal Opportunity complaint based on alleged unfair treatment of her and other Black workers she was disciplined for wearing shorts to work she said although supervisors had not told her about a dress code or reprimanded others who wore shorts on other Days William h. Penn sr., director of a act Field services and branches reminded several people that he and fellow panel members had not come to investigate individual cases. He urged those who spoke to keep the local a act chapter informed about what happens to them. Another panel member said the remarks typified what he had been led to expect Quot i would say that we be heard complaints in this general area even the military itself is admitting that there Are utting problems in the Leo area a said a act lawyer Dennis c. Hayes the panel is visiting other military communities in Germany this week and will hold informal sessions in Italy next week. It plans to submit a report to the defense department and other government agencies in february or March see Bias on Page 2 14-16 honouring veterans for their sacrifices a see  
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