European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes wednesday november 25, 1992 at a glance sgt. 1st class James elder says he was duped into purchasing artwork and three years later All he has to show for 1,600 Marks is a painting head never seen before that was Lell on his Doorstep about a month ago. Sec Story on pages 14-15.Clinton sets Summit president elect Clinton will Convene his economic Summit dec. 1415 in Little Rock ark., to seek advice on How to revive the Economy. A Page 4deadly potential a soviet nuclear submarine that Sank of the coast of Norway in 1909 soon could leak deadly plutonium a television report said. A Page 6weinberger plea former defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger pleaded not guilty to a false statement charge related to the Iran Contra affair. A Page 7smokers fuming a strike by Italy a tobacco monopoly has smokers lined up at the Border to buy cigarettes in Switzerland and Black Market packs Are Selling for up to $35. A Page 9british Are coming British shoppers carrying dozens of full cafes bags to waiting tour buses have become common sights at . Shopping areas overseas. A Page 18 i in0ex&Quot Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line.16 commentary.13 comics.19-21 crossword .19 faces a no places 22 letters.12 Money matters .1718 sports.23-28 commentary.27 weather a heterosexuals not Gays posed problem for army in Gulf War by Jeff Stein special to the Washington Post if presid tit Cicet Clinton decides to give More a a study to his Campaign pledge to open the military to Gays and lesbians a Good place to Start would be the police files of the . Army during the persian Gulf War. The army s criminal investigation come carried out hundreds of investigations of among other crimes homosexual activity in the ranks during operations desert shield and desert storm. The files released under the Freedom of information act along with felony records show there were Only four cases of homosexual sodomy prosecuted during the massive deployment of army troops to the Gulf from August 1990 to july 1991. Sex among Gays both male and female did not pose nearly the disciplinary problem that old fashioned sexual harassment by heterosexual men did. Army women filed at least 16 such complaints during the Gulf War besides the Many unfilled incidents that have just begun to surface. Those allegations Range from repeated unwanted sexual propositions to the analysis uninvited fondling of breasts and buttocks by enlisted men and officers. In most cases the incidents allegedly involved coercion and threats. There also were six courts martial for rape. How Many More cases went unreported not Only in the army but in air Force Navy and Marine units As Well can Only be surmised. The Navy scandal Over alleged sexual assaults at last year s Tail Hook aviation convention and the testimony of enlisted women during Colorado democratic rep. Patricia Schroeder a House armed services committee hearings last summer suggest the figures Are much higher. What is remarkable now that Pentagon and congressional traditionalists arc raising a ruckus about the Prospect that Clinton will permit Gays in the ranks is not simply the comparatively Small number of incidents of homosexual misconduct in the huge saudi deployment. What also sets those incidents apart is that three out of the four prosecutions for sodomy involved consenting adults. Jeff Stein a former army intelligence officer is the author of a murder in wartime the untold spy Story that changed the course of he War in Vietnam Gay from Page 1 has said the policy change would be accompanied by a strict code of conduct to Deal with inappropriate sexual behaviour. O Keefe said that although he personally supports greater tolerance of the homosexual lifestyle in society As a whole the same logic should not apply in the Case of Gay men and lesbians in the military where working conditions Are so Dif Ferent. A this is not a Case of trying to be belligerently discriminatory Quot he said. A a it a a circumstance where we re trying to apply. A 9-to-5 social tolerance. To an environment in which we re asking people to operate that bears no resemblance to a 9-to-5 environment at All. A what we re asking people to do is be in situations where they re deploying for extended periods of time living in very very close quarters and asking individuals to Trust each other a he said. A if the element of Trust is not there it detracts from the larger objective which is military readiness for the National  o Keefe said morale in the Navy has been Hurt by an Overall shrinking of the service since the end of the cold War and he suggested it is being compounded by the homosexual Issue. A a it a not so severe As to suggest that the Basic objective of what they re asked to go do is threatened by it a he said. A is anybody Happy out there that its being used As a Public debating society for All manner of societal issues  a. To i c Rose accused Kohl of rejecting talks i Over greater Legal Protection of Minori from Page 1 agreement and if they just go on accusing each other then Wco re not far from  the ill fated Weimar Republic preceded the 1933 nazi takeover which was the Start of a i 2-year reign of terror that claimed the lives of 6 million jews and 500,000 gypsies. Norbert Geis a leading member of parliament from Kohls Christian democratic Union called Bubisz accusations a indefensible and  in Heidelberg German Gypsy Leader Romani Rose said the latest wave of violence made holocaust survivors fear a a non Stop escalation of  Over greater Legal Protection of minorities. Romanian gypsies have been the targets of Many of the Neo nazi attacks. Sixteen people have died in More than 1,700 Radical right attacks this year. Catholic officials in Munich said a 61-year-old Deacon dressed in religious clothes was beaten by a skinhead and pushed Down a flight of stairs on nov. 17, apparently because he was walking with a companion from Africa. Although the latest wave of Neo nazi violence is 3 months old the killings of a turkish grandmother and two turkish girls shocked mainstream germans into action and vocal protests. Thousands of germans and foreigners took to the streets monday night in spontaneous demonstrations against the killings and the terror that Are threatening to spiral out of control. The demonstrations continued tuesday in several German cities including a protest March by 3,500 people in Luel and 4,000 in Linbeck both in Northern Ger Many. Cap an amur a German Relief organization said it will rebuild the two houses that were virtually destroyed in mondays fire bombings. Historian Golo Mann son of the famed novelist Thomas Mann demanded the passage of harsher Laws to Deal with Neo nazis. Mann also said germans should protect Asylum shelters from attack. Even the prestigious Goethe Institute which offers German courses in dozens of countries around the world said the extremist troubles had been scaring away potential  from Page 1 August. The group feasted on a 17-Pound Turkey Green Beans Sweet potatoes Corn and pumpkin pie. The food was cooked by Aulerich a wife Pam. The pics were baked by master sgt Dennis Stephens the units superintendent. A highly commendable a airman Der we Dodson said Between Large bites of food As he gave a thumbs up sign. The meal also featured another i thanksgiving tradition an argument about How to carve the Bird. Quot i took a correspondence course to learn a said tech. Sgt. Frank Buschbacher wielding the carving utensils. He was mildly challenged by the commander. A the legs should come off first Quot Friedlein said. The sergeant won. Police probe rash of fires set in Heidelberg Iii it a nil Iii. W by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau Heidelberg Germany a at least 18 fires have been set since Early september on or near army facilities in Heidelberg and German and . Military police have appealed for Public help in solving the cases. Two of the fires were set in vehicles and one involved a stack of wooden pallets. The rest occurred in trash dumpsters German police spokesman Heinz Gunther Fischer said. 1 he most recent dumpster fire broke out sunday night said Pete dressier spokesman for the army a 26th area support group. All the fires have occurred in the Mark Twain Village housing area or in the . Shopping Center about a Nile away he said. Army officials received a letter in june in which an Anonymous writer claimed responsibility for a fire set in the Spring but the writer did not make any demands Jav Rel it i or sgt Vear it explanation for the incident Fischer said. No letters have arrived since then. The most serious recent Blaze ruined a tank and another vehicle parked behind the local Post Exchange in september the fire was set m the larger of the two and spread to the smaller one Fischer said. A late arson attack for which a Date was not available tuesday caused about $645 Worth of damage to a .-owned Volkswagen bus parked on Tom Sawyer Strasse in the housing area he said. Police do not know if the same person or group is responsible for All the fires. Investigators regard the dumpster fires As mischief making that crops up occasionally in their jurisdiction but still is serious enough to warrant attention. Anyone with information is urged a it Call . Military police at ets 370-6400 or civilian 06221-576400, or German police at 022 3-520222