European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                50 years of service vol. 51, no. 209 thursday november 12,1992 b d 8693 . Forces will stay Strong despite cuts Clinton vows Little Rock Ark. A president elect Clinton pledged wednesday to keep the nation a the strongest in the world militarily while continuing Post cold War reductions in the armed forces and cushioning the blow for military personnel who May lose their jobs. In a veterans Day speech in the Rotunda of the Arkansas Capitol Clinton also pledged to seek a a final and full accounting for pos and mias from the Vietnam War. He also vowed a thorough overhaul of the nation s veterans health care system. It was Clinton a first speech since his election nov. 3, except for Brief remarks on the Day following his election that were designed to reassure foreign capitals and the Domestic economic markets about his incoming government. Talking to reporters later Clinton said that he planned to travel to Washington see forces on Page 2 a no mistake w end Uncertain a president elect Clinton honouring fallen comrades amp Dove Didio mat Robert link left of Headquarters 142nd Supply and service in at Mainz Kastel Germany and Gene Parmer commander of vow Post 27, Wiesbaden Ger Many place a veterans Day Wreath wednesday at the base of the pow Mia Monument at Wiesbaden a see Story on Page 3.Gay Sailor will be reinstated Pentagon says los Angeles apr the Pentagon agreed to reinstate a homosexual Sailor after a Federal judge pulled rank tuesday and demanded the military follow orders. Quot this is not a military dictatorship Quot . District judge Terry j. Hatter or. Said in demanding the Navy take Back Keith Meinhold As Hatter had ordered last week a it is not the former soviet socialist Republic. Here the Rule of Law applies to the military. Even to the commander in  later in the Day Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said Meinhold will be allowed to resume work today As a sonar Crew instructor at Nas Moffett Field near san Jose Calif. Meinhold a 30-Ycar-old Petty officer was Given an honorable discharge in August after he disclosed on National television that he is Gay. On Friday Hatter ordered Meinhold reinstated until his lawsuit challenging the military a ban on homosexuals is resolved. But the Sailor was turned away when he showed up at the base monday. On tuesday Hatter reaffirmed his order and criticized the military for defying him. The judge agreed however to a government request for a hearing monday on arguments to reconsider the injunction. �?o1 would be proud and honoured to Wear the uniform again Quot Meinhold said. A Meinhold who contends the ban violates the equal Protection clause of the Constitution said he expects the Case to help homosexuals throughout the military �?o1 certainly would not have thrown away a 12-year career unless i thought i could make a difference for a lot of people a he said. The ban took effect during world War ii. In recent see Sailor on Page 2naacp panel drills principals on racial issues by Mark Kinkade staff writer Stuttgart Germany the department of defense dependents schools minority policies fell under the scrutiny of an a act fact finding team wednesday in an open forum at Panzer Cavern near Stuttgart. Spurred by concerns of parents in the Heidelberg and Niernberg forums the panel questioned three principals from american schools in Stuttgart for nearly three hours during the first of two meetings. The panel questioned the principals about minority hiring practices education and discipline policies. A five member panel from the National association for the advancement of coloured people is on a fact finding tour of Germany this week. Panellists Are to talk with people in several communities in Germany and plan to hold informal sessions in Italy next week. A a we be had several concerns raised about the number of Black students suspended or expelled a said John Johnson a member of the panel. A it seems the number is disproportionate but Dodds records show  the bulk of the questions on discipline issues fell to Clarence Allen principal of Robinson Barracks elementary school. Allen who supervises a school of nearly 650 pupils said he believed students Are disciplined in nearly equal proportions. However he emphasized that he does no to keep records about the ethnic proportioning of those disciplined. John Brokaw principal of Patch High school told the panel he has expelled Only one student in five years and that see panel on Page 2