European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Iurata november 14. 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3gay Sailor Back on Job thanks Public Media Nas Moffett Field. Calif. A a Sailor discharged because of his homosexuality thanked the Public the Media and president elect Chiton for helping him get his Job Back. Petty officer 1st class Keith Meinhold returned to his Post thursday As a sonar instructor with patrol so 31. A this is the Day i be looked Forward to a said me hold 30, of Palo Alto. A we have a Little history on our  a judge ordered the Navy to reinstate mein hold pending the outcome of his lawsuit challenging the military a nearly half Century ban on homosexuals. Mem hold a reinstatement Wasny to the first time that the military has been forced to take Back an openly Gay Soldier. Staff sgt. Perry Watkins of Tacoma wash., told the army he was Gay when he was drafted in 1967. He was booted out in 1984, but a Federal appeals court ordered him reinstated in 1989. He retired shortly afterwards. Meinhold was honorable discharged in August after saying on National television that he was Gay although he said Many of his former superiors and co workers had known of his sexual orientation for years. Meinhold said he received expressions of support from people around the country after his rage attracted National attention. He also thanked Clinton for pledging this week to keep his Campaign Promise to end the ban after he takes office. Partly because of the proximity of Clinton a inauguration Meinhold has become something of a cause celebre. Several dozen reporters surrounded him As he entered the base and he has appeared on National television shows throughout the week. The Pentagon says lifting the ban would undermine discipline and morale. The ban has led to the dismissal of an average 1,500 military personnel a year. Two of the Pentagon s most senior officers a Gen. Colin l. Powell the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and Gen. Gordon r. Sullivan the army chief of staff a have repeatedly declared their opposition to any change in the policy. Both Are expected to continue in service under Clinton. Adm. William Crowe the retired chairman of the joints chiefs of staff who endorsed Clinton before the election has said he warned the future president to move slowly. 25 witnesses Tell panel of racism sexual Bias by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau ramste1n a Germany a the kick in the rear that air Force staff sgt. Dorothy Kistler received in november 1990 was certainly no Pat on the Back. Kistler a finance officer at Ramstein a was visiting the civilian payroll office. She leaned Over to pick up some papers on a desk. What followed was what Kistler describes As a Swift kick to her Der Ricc and a formal complaint filed by her against the White female civilian employee who she says kicked her. A she confessed to doing it but instead of kicking Nic she said she flexed her foot into my rear a said Kistler who is Black. A my instinct was to kick her Back a Kistler added a but i Wear a uniform. You done to answer evil with  Kistler was one of 25 people who told a panel of a act officials thursday at Ramstein of instances of racial and sexual discrimination in the . Military in Europe throughout the Rheinland Pfalz Region from Kaiserslautern to Span Dahlem a. Officials from the National association for the advancement of coloured people have been 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 the . Air forces in Europe said during a recess that no system is perfect and that almost All of the cases arc handled in a manner above reproach. However for those 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 a the jerks of the world a 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  in Kistler Scase a commander told her that the woman a was having a bad Day and Kistler was encouraged to apologize to the woman for whatever it was that led to the kick. Kistler refused. As far As Kistler knows the woman has never been disciplined Kistler said. The major problem in holding supervisors accountable for discriminatory deeds is that the accused have the resources and connections to influence the appeals process said air Force tech sgt. Jeffrey Jurnigan of Span Dahlem a a medical technician. A the system needs to be detached from the military Jernigan told the five member panel. In a broader assessment Clarence Dyson a civilian worker in the Kaiserslautern area told the panel the equal Opportunity system is ineffective throughout Europe a especially when it comes to  Pauline Hollomon who is Black and works in the family advocacy program at Pitburg a told the panel that she has been verbally abused and intimidated by her supervisor who is White. A registered pharmacist at the Pitburg medical facility echoed Hollomond a complaints saying she has suffered sexual and racial discrimination. 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 a said capt. Verna Covington. She said that because she was the Only female and Black in the pharmacy she was Given a Busy work instead of being allowed to perform the Normal duties of a pharmacist. A there is a Strong sentiment of racism on that base a Covington said. Renee Barden a cashier at the Ramstein commissary prevented a female Active duty  from Rhein main a Germany from buying some items at an express checkout Register. The woman who had twice As Many items As the amount allowed threw a loaf of bread and a Box of disposable baby bottle liners at Barden. Her comments were laced with profanity and racial slurs Barden said. Two months after the incident Barden said she is unaware of any disciplinary action taken against the  whom she reported to air Force officials. However she was reprimanded for leaving her station unattended to pursue the woman outside to confront her. Irene Pickens Drew the ire of a few of the More than 100 people who attended thursday nights session. Pickens a White second Grade teacher at Ramstein elementary school addressed the panel and suggested that the a act consider someday changing its name to include a a humanity instead of coloured people. Discrimination is everywhere she said affecting All people at one time or another. Its time she continued to look for similarities among people. Pickens was not permitted to address the panel for very Long. Presenters typically were Given about 10 minutes to speak. Panel member William h. Penn or. Said after the hearings that Pickens comments went beyond the intent of the meeting. A hopefully there will be a Day when there is no need for the a act a panel member Dennis Hayes told Pickens. A but not today a chimed several people in the audience. A when i look oat into the classroom a Pickens said later a i done to notice who is White or Black. I see children that i love and want to  Skeleton dates Back 230 million years Washington Lap an ancient Isil Skeleton found in Argentina in 1988 from a 4l 0-Pound reptile that probably 5 the ancestor of tyrannosaurus Rex. 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Ers found almost Complete skeletons of the animal in a Valley in the Argentine Foothills of the Andes mountains. Distinctive features found in the completed Skeleton showed that the animal had already developed adaptations that later would be found in the tyrannosaurus Rex the 40-foot Hunter that ruled the final Era of the Dinosaur age. Herrer saurus lived about 230 million years ago near the very beginning of the Dinosaur age and tyrannosaurus Rex first appeared about 70 million years ago. Dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago. Sereno said adult Herrer saurus dinosaurs were 10 to 20 feet Long and weighed 300 to 450 pounds. The animal had Long powerful Hina and Short forearms that ended in a hand with three dominant fingers. It could rip apart its prey with its jaws and claws