European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                19421992 50 years of service cd. 51, no. 209 350 thursday november 12,1992 d 8693 a so rotary of Stato speculation official dismissed Over files search Sas from wire reports Washington a a top state department aide Active in Republican politics has been dismissed the first casualty of an investigation into an apparent pre election Effort to dig up dirt on president Bush a two election opponents. Elizabeth m. Tamposi 37, who has served for three years As assistant Secretary of state for consular affairs had been Given until wednesday afternoon to vacate her office. Tamposi was ousted three weeks after acting Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagleburger or honouring fallen comrades Sas Dow Didio maj. Robert link left of Headquarters 142nd Supply and service in at Mainz Kastel Germany and Gene Farmer commander of vow Post 27, Wiesbaden Ger Many place a veterans pay Wreath wednesday at the base of the pow Mia Monument at Wiesbaden a. See Story on Page 3. Dared an investigation into efforts by state department officials to search the passport files of president elect Clinton his Mother and Ross Perot. Department spokesman Richard Boucher said results of the investigation will be announced Short. In Little Rock ark., Clinton spokesman George Steph Nopoulos said a clearly this is a matter of serious concern. There was a lot of abuse of Power during this  Tamposi had served four terms in the new see official on Page 2gay 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. A this is not a military dictatorship a . 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. A i would be proud and honoured to Wear the uniform again a Meinhold said. Meinhold who contends the ban violates the equal Protection clause of the Constitution said he expects the Case to help homosexuals throughout the military. A i 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 2equal Opportunity system not trusted a act told by Ron Jensen n urn Berg Bureau Furth Germany staff sgt. Eorge Leontyn a happiness about a per it score on the gunnery Range last Sumer ended the next Day when his weapon is lost and he was charged with neglect id inability to account for his weapon. He asked for a court martial to have a Lance to show his innocence rather an accept an article 15. By contrast he id a White Soldier lost his weapon ear Lier and a nothing happened to  a today As an e-6 in the army if i was to receive an article 15, it would Hurt my career Quot he said. Leonty a 12-year Veteran with a co 1st in of the 6th inf in Vilseck Germany said he knows of several incidents that show racial Bias in the . Military. He spoke tuesday to five officials from the National association for the advancement of coloured people on a fac finding tour of Germany this week. Panel members Are talking with people at several locations in Germany and plan to hold informal sessions in Italy next week. At two sessions in Firth on tuesday the panel heard from people who said they done to Trust the military s equal Opportunity complaint system and told of incidents they consider discriminatory Leonty said a White officer lost a communications jamming device but was not punished. Another White officer accidentally fired his weapon and almost hit bystanders he also was not punished Leonty said. But Leonty said a Black Soldier was punished for using another soldiers automatic Bank card two times. A White Soldier received a a slap on the wrist Quot for doing the same thing four times he said. And he told of White soldiers who pounded on the door of a room used by two Blacks and shouted a they niggers see a act on Page 2