European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The so amp and 19421992 50 years of service vol. 51, no 210 350 Friday november ,13,1992 b d 8693 a Linton says he end military s ban on Gays by the new York times Little Rock Ark. A president elect Clinton said wednesday that he plans to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military after he takes office Jan. 20. Clinton disclosed his plans after a veterans Day speech in the Arkansas Capitol marking the first time he has addressed a specific policy decision since he was elected nov. 3. As he left the Capitol a Rotunda Clinton was asked whether he intended to fulfil his Campaign Promise Tosee related stories on pages 3 and 7 lift the nearly 50-year ban on homosexuals in the uniformed services. Quot yes i want to a he answered. Quot my position is that we need everybody in America that has got a contribution to make that a witling to obey the Law and work hard and play by the rules a that a the Way i  he said sexual orientation alone should not Quot in the absence of some destructive behaviour. Disqualify  Clinton stressed that he would first consult with the armed services chiefs to determine the Best Way to go about lifting the ban As Well As the proper timing for such a move. The ban does not apply to civilian defense depart ment employees. It could be lifted by an executive order of the president and that is what Clinton is expected to do. In his speech earlier Clinton whose avoidance of the Vietnam War draft became a Campaign Issue seemed to go out of his Way to signal veterans of that War that As commander in chief he would protect their interests and ensure they Are not left Quot out in the cold after the cold War. Clinton also used his first major address As president elect to try to reassure people in the armed services that he would be As Tough on National Security affairs As any of the republicans who questioned his Mettle in the Campaign or the medal draped Arkansas veterans with whom he shared the platform wednesday. Clinton vowed his administration would not establish Normal relations with Vietnam As Long As it was suspected of withholding information about missing . Servicemen. He also said that his veterans affairs Secretary would seek to improve the health care system for veterans and that he would support initiatives to give military men and women Cut from the armed forces for budgetary reasons a Chance to earn 20-year pensions by working for local police As teachers or in other Public service jobs. Americans in Europe have mixed views on Sailor s Case by the stars and stripes the reactions of americans overseas to a Federal judges ordering the Navy a reinstatement of a homosexual Sailor varied thursday from indignation to Lack of concern. Quot personally in a not for it Quot Petty officer 1st class Sheila Williams said in Naples Italy of Keith main holds court ordered return to the Navy after he disclosed on National television that he is Gay. Williams said her objections were moral and added that Meinholdt a reinstatement was Quot not suitable to  the comments were made in reaction to a recent ruling by . District judge Terry j. Hatter or. In los Angeles. Hatter ordered Meinhold a 30-Ycar-old Petty officer reinstated until his lawsuit challenging the military a ban on homosexuals is resolved. A a what a the Navy coming to a senior chief Petty officer Tam Kennedy asked in the aftermath of the decision a first it was earrings a Kennedy said of the Navy a recent policy change to allow male sailors to Wear such jewelry when they Are off duty. Quot next it will be skirts a he added. Others in Naples expressed More of a live and let live Outlook. Quot As Long As he does no to cause any harm to other sail see Case on Page 2 Presl Dent a acct Bill Clinton Speaks wednesday at the Arkansas Capitol. He said later that sexual orientation should not disqualify people from military service a act group hears More charges of Bias by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a complaints of racial and sexual discrimination in the . Military in Europe were levelled thursday by nine people addressing a panel of a act officials conducting a hearing at Ramstein. The charges of discrimination were made against army and air Force officials stationed throughout the Rhein land Pfalz Region from Kaiserslautern to Pitburg and Span Dahlem. The major problem in terms of holding supervisors accountable for discriminatory deeds is that the accused have the resources and connections to influence the eals process said air Force tech sgt. Jeffrey Jernigan of Span Dahlem a. A the system needs to be detached from the military Jernigan told the five member panel from the National association for the advancement of coloured people. The group is on a fact finding tour of Germany this week trying to ascertain How Well the equal Opportunity system works in the military overseas. The head of social actions for . Air forces in Europe said during a recess that no system is perfect and that almost All of the cases Are handled in a manner above reproach. However for those rare cases when the system does no to work there needs to be some Agency for people to turn to such As social actions to address complaints against Quot the jerks of the world Quot said col Robert Brady. A there Are people in the world who will never get the message a Brady said. A in the air Force we can to tolerate that a Jernigan alleged an Appeal he filed questioning an average performance review had purposefully been delayed by supervisors. Jernigan is a 20-year Veteran and works As a medical lab technician. Two women from Pitburg a told the panel they were victims of sexual and racial discrimination. Pauline Hollomon who is Black and works in the family advocacy program at Pitburg told the panel that she has been verbally abused and intimidated by her supervisor who is while. A registered pharmacist at the Pitburg medical facility echoed Hollomond a complaints saying she has been discriminated against because of her sex and race. The pharmacist said a complaint she filed resulted in her reassignment to the mail room at Pitburg where she is filling mail boxes instead of prescriptions. A i think it was a retaliatory act because of the complaints i filed Quot said capt. Verne Covington. She said that because she is the Only Bee a act on Page 2the basics of Southern cooking a pages 14-15