European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 51, no. 211 35c saturday november 14,1992 b d 8693 a Linton from wire reports Washington president elect Clinton considering a repeal of the military a ban on homosexuals apparently is caught Between Gay rights supporters and advisers who fear such a ban would cause upheaval in the armed forces. On thursday Clinton Reaf to seek advice on Gay ban firmed a Campaign pledge to permit acknowledged homosexuals in the military but said he would a consult with a lot of people for an indefinite time a about what our options  the statement expanded on his comment wednesday when asked whether he would drop the ban on Gays. A yes i want to a he said then. Since then it has emerged that members of the joint chiefs of staff have been working behind the scenes through retired adm. William j. Crowejr. And rep. Dave Mccurdy d-okla., to convince Clinton he would face serious repercussions in the ranks if he makes the change. Army Gen. Gordon r. Sullivan and other chiefs Are urging Clinton to appoint a presidential commission a to study it for a year or two a said one official a strategically Given his background he can to afford this fight with his military establishment a the official said. A politically he just can t do it. So what you do is you study it. You say i want to get the right answer but 1 want to do what a Best for the National  that takes it off the  Crowe whose endorsement see ban on Page 2 Back on the Job Petty officer 1st class Keith Meinhold holds up his uniform As he talks to the Media on his first Day Back to work at Nas Moffett Field in California on thursday Meinhold was discharged from the Navy in August after declaring he was Gay. Egypt charges Iran inciting terrorism Cairo Egypt apr As terrorists made their 11th strike since june against foreign tourists Egypt renewed charges that Iran is arming and financing Muslim extremists to destabilize the country. Five germans and two egyptians were wounded in thursdays attack in the heart of the Southern City of Mcna. It occurred about the time that a Deputy prime minister Youssuf Waly spoke out against Iran at Aswan. A Iran Aims at undermining stability in Egypt by encouraging renegades from the extremist groups and providing them Money Ana arms a Cairo newspapers quoted Waly As saying in a speech. In october alone extremists mounted three attacks against foreign tourists. Gunmen in Southern Egypt targeted a British tour bus and a Nile cruise boat carrying German tourists and an attacker stabbed three russian tourists in the Mediterranean City of port said. A British woman was killed in the bus raid the Only fatality in the 11 attacks to Date. In his Aswan speech Waly among the closest Cabinet members to president Hosni Mubarak said Iran a has built training Camps for the extremists along Egypt a Borders with a neighbouring Arab country that he did t identify. Security forces cracked Down on suspected extremists in Assiut province on monday and tuesday after five violent incident in which six people were wounded including two extremists. More than 220 suspected militants were arrested. The attacks on tourism and open extremist threats prompted Germany Britain the United states and Australia to advise their nationals to avoid travelling to Southern trouble spots. Some Egypt Tours cancelled after recent tourist attacks Frankfurt Germany a amps the army son base travel Agency in Europe said Friday that one of its tour operators had cancelled Egypt Tours because of recent attacks against tourists. Robert a Wyatt assistant managing director for scheduled airlines travel offices a overseas said plus punkt Sci san had called off its Egypt trips through december. The action follows an attack on a tourist bus thursday in which seven people were Hurt. Wyatt said he knew of no other companies that had taken such action but a we certainly see Tours on Page 2 origin of tourists tourists visiting Egypt from Jan. To july 1992 total 1.945,070 others 135,432 East Asia 33,118 source. Egyptian ministry of tourism United states 09,005 a cart pox Continental american Cut military fares to . By Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer Continental and american airlines this week Cut their fares from Europe to the United states for service members and their families and other . Airlines indicated they Likely will follow. Kim Keeley Continental airlines military sales manager for Germany said Friday that the airline s new ticket prices called a Winter military special fares a a trim up to 14 percent off regular military discount round trip fares. They will remain in effect through March 21 but Are not valid during the Christmas season dec. 17 to Jan. 3. Military fares also apply to pod civilians and other overseas government employees. On Friday american began offering another reduced fare category dubbed a a Holiday leave  americans regular military discount round trip fare from Frankfurt Germany to Chicago is $732 midweek and $806 on weekends Friday sunday. Under the Holiday leave fare it drops to $698 midweek and $758 weekends. The program runs through feb. 28, but exempts the period of dec. 14-25. Holiday leave fares also Are available on one Way tickets said David Malholt assistant for military sales in american airlines Frankfurt office. The one Way prices Are 50 percent of the round trip Price. Malholt said he did not know whether american would fall in line with Continentals program. Continental and the other . Airlines already offer the Long established military discount fares. Fares to various stateside cities generally vary Only a few dollars among the airlines. The Winter military special fares offer additional savings. As an example Continental s regular see fares on Page 2