European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes . Friday february 12,1993 Many got bonuses As Bush Era ended Washington a at least five Bush Cabinet members authorized tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses for senior employees in the closing months of their tenures. Former labor Secretary Lynn Martin awarded eight bonuses totalling $22,000 for departing political appointees Between nov. 1 and inauguration Day on Jan. 20, department spokesman Bob Zachari Asiewicz said wednesday. The biggest labor department Bonus $4,000, went to Martin s chief of staff John Schall. The agriculture department gave year end bonuses of up to $12,500 to More than 50 senior employees spokesman George Morris said. Several senior employees at the department of housing and Urban development also received bonuses said a department source who spoke on condition of anonymity. In his last weeks in office former attorney general William p. Barr awarded More than $108,000 in bonuses to 37 Justice department employees including members of his Security detail his Secretary and two educator to lose Job in condom Gay dispute new York a the Board of education voted wednesday to oust Chancellor Joseph Fernandez who insisted that coloms be available in High schools and tried to teach first graders Tobe tolerant of homosexuals. But the Board could reverse if self be fore Fernandez s contract expires. Good Luck god bless you. Maybe we did t deserve you Carl h. Mccall president of the Board of education told Fernandez after the Board voted 4-3 not to renew his contract with the nation s largest school District. Fernandez sat quietly As the Board voted following nearly seven hours of comments during which elected officials and parents made impassioned speeches most on his behalf. Board member Carol Gresser consid ered the swing vote was near tears when she confirmed she would vote against extending his contract beyond june 30. Social issues and the manner in which they be been introduced to our school shave polarized the City Gresser said. Fernandez took the $195,000-a-year Job in january 1990. But his efforts in the school system with 960,000 students were dogged by seemingly endless Battles Over his proposals. Rep. Charles b. Range d-n.y., said close aides. The bonuses three to political appointees and 34 to career employees were reported tuesday in the Washington Post. They were confirmed wednes Day by a Justice department spokeswoman. That follows the disclosure that five minutes before Bill Clinton took the oath of office last month outgoing Interior Secretary Manuel Lujanjr. Proposed $170,000 in bonuses for 12 senior career officials in his depart ment. New Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt said wednes Day that he will review the department s bonuses. The practice of giving Cash bonuses to government employees is Legal and former Bush administration officials said it occurred under earlier presidencies. Political appointees get the Money without review while senior career officials must wait for a review by the Federal office of personnel management. At the Interior department five of the officials were recommended for distinguished awards of $20,000 each and the other seven were to get meritorious awards of $10,000 each said Mike Orenstein a spokes Chancellor Joseph Fernandez listens during a Public hearing wednesday before Newyork City s Board of education voted against renewing his contract to Lead the schools. Fernandez was the victim of emotional votes that have very Little to do with Edu  parents in several neighbourhoods challenged Fernandez on both the condom and homosexual fronts. You have forgotten these kids Are not yours. They Are ours said Parent Willie Alfonso. You say my boy will get a con Dom when i say no. I want to wish you Well. 1 want to wish you Well  state assemblyman Dov Hikind of Brooklyn also criticized Fernandez s re Cord. What s criminal is our children Don know How to read write and Are failing in the most Basic need for Success  they know How to do is use con Doms Hikind said. Man for the office of personnel management. The Money has not yet been paid. Lujan listed the officials names in a signed memo dated Jan. 20 at 11 55 . To Doug Brook pm s act ing director. In the memo Lujan told Brook that the 12 had been nominated for presidential rank  Babbitt said that he was not passing judgment on the merits of the proposed bonuses but that what was so outrageous about it was the Date and time of the memo. That s not my idea of what Good government is about Babbitt said. Nominations of such Merit awards normally Are made by the end of each year said Interior depart ment spokesman Jay Ziegler. But Orenstein said the deadline was Jan. 22. There was nothing inappropriate or untoward about Lujan s memo he said. The "11 55 ." notation on the Jan. 20 memo however suggests that its authors thought the deadline was imminent. Lapel buttons songs pummel big bad Bob Portland Ore. A a son about Bob Packwood tells the tale of big bad Bob Lapel buttons make fun of the . Senator and to shirts Bear graphic references to his troubles wit sexual harassment charges. Allegations that the Oregon Republican made unwanted sexual advances to women have meant inspiration for musicians and profits for some of Packwood s enterprising constituents. At least three songs have been written about Packwood. One by Willie Nicholas and his Good clean fun band of Spring Field is called big bad Bob and is set to the tune of big bad John. It goes like this a Man of Low morals has no place i command no place in the Senate not Here in this land old Bob should just take Good look inside because in the . Senate seat from Oregon sits a skirt Chas ing Guy big  Packwood spokeswoman Julia brim Edwards said her Boss is taking the musical expression in stride. To shirts lampooning Packwood have been brisk Sellers said Michael Domeni co who works at Stop making sense Novelty store in suburban Portland. The shirt his store Sells features two hand prints across the breast area Over the wording Bob Packwood was  Mark Kemp of Eugene is Selling but tons designed to be worn on a woman s Lapel. In tiny print they say if you can read this then you must fee Bob pack  men aroused by thong wars Kenosha wis. A a Mer chant has dubbed it the thong wars and some men fear they face arrest if they become sexually aroused. The Flap is Over a proposed Ordi Nance that would ban covered male genitals in a discernible turgid state and a planned amendment that would bar women from wearing thong style bathing suits. People Are saying we re persecuting their penises alderwoman Kelly Moravec said. Everybody s up i arms Here because they think if they get an erection. They re going to  the ordinance was proposed by mayor John m. Antaramian after the City received inquiries about opening nonalcoholic bars that would Cater to minors and feature nude dancing. The City wanted to prevent nude dancing in the bars but its current anti nudity ordinance applies Only to tavern licenses. Officials decided to propose one that would include All Public places she said. Moravec plans to offer an Amend ment that would ban uncovered but Tocks outlawing thong style bathing suits in Public places. That prompted Michael Biorn who owns Bjorn s clothing to hand out buttons that read Kenosha Burg pre sents thong  hamburger disease7 leads to suit for warning labels a Washington a beef proc prevention that there Are 20,000 cases of a �._.�, a Iii Ivy Miv a Kulw Huic department put warning labels on Al hamburger meat. The suit was filed wednesday by Mem Bers of the beyond beef coalition in the Wake of the outbreak of illnesses Amon people most of them children who ate undercooked hamburger at Jack in thebon. It charged that the incidence of e. Coli bacteria contamination like that linked to the fast food Chain in the Northwest is More widespread than generally acknowledged. It cited estimates by the govern ment s centers for disease control and it. 4 the hamburger disease is much More widespread in the United states than the Secretary of agriculture has acknowledged said Jerry Rifkin the coalition s president if even one More person Dies from a new outbreak of this disease the responsibility will have to lie with the new  the suit seeks injunctions prohibiting inspectors from affixing ". Inspected and passed or similar labels on meat and poultry products unless they also contain warnings about the Job Sills health effects of e. Coli bacteria