European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 r the stars and stripes 1 a t a a a i at a glance sunday july 25,1993 pvt. Oddvar Andreassen a Nome Gian Soldier maintains radio Contact with base Camp from his observation Post in Quot Macedonia. See stories on duty in the former yugoslav Republic on pages 10 and 11.allegations denied rep. Dan Rostenkowski an Illinois Democrat who has been linked to allegations of wrongdoing at the House Post office asserted his innocence and said Quot these false allegations Quot would have no effect on his legislative work. A Page 4glnsburg doing Well supreme court nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears on her Way to easy confirmation. A Page Gas tax plan faces study Senate bar gainers trying to write a Compromise Bill on deficit reduction say they will consider a House offer to boost the gasoline tax by 9 cents a gallon. A pages More Aid for vets the new York governor has signed legislation that sets dec. 22, 1961, As the beginning of . Involvement in the Vietnam War making an array of state veterans benefits available to As Many As 25,000 additional state residents. A pages Ruble rumpus sending Shock Waves across the country Russia s Central Bank announced plans to withdraw billions of old rubles from circulation starting monday. A Page 19 l Index Abby Ann Landers 15 classifieds.20-23 commentary .13 faces n places. 15 Horoscope. 22 letters.12 Money matters.19 Mutual .16-18 sports .2532 weather. 14gays from Page 1 that commanded discharge for any homosexual act or admission. Quot As Long As the Gay person does no to say anything or do anything to indicate that he s a homosexual he All right Quot said sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina the committees ranking Republican. The policy of not asking recruits if they Are homosexual a the basis for the earlier Quot done task done to Tell Compromise with the White House a would continue. But the committee relegated it to a Quot sense of Congress recommendation that easily could be rescinded by a future president. Gay rights activists already angry at Clinton for his policy were incensed by the Nunn plan. Quot its a giant leap backwards a said David Smith of the Campaign for military service which has been lobbying against the military ban. Quot whatever minute Advance the Linton administration claimed in eliminating Witch Hunts Nunn has effectively gutted a Smith said Friday after reviewing the proposed legislation. Quot the next step for us is the streets and the  the Campaign for Gay rights in the military could be More difficult if the Law is enacted. Not Only would the courts be More reluctant to meddle in what previously has been Only a military Regula Tion out Congress would have to act to make any changes. Those Are the reasons Nunn has been intent on writing some otherwise. Pentagon attorneys last week testified that homosexual a statements As Long As the Gay person does t say anything or do anything to indicate that he a a homosexual he s All right a a son. Strom Thurmond . Could include wearing a Gay Pride to shirt or Reading Gay literature. The committees definition of prohibited a homosexual acts would include any show of affection Between those of the same sex including holding hands or dancing together. The former Pentagon policy contained no such prohibition Banning Only overt sexual acts. Thing into Law. The legislation that the committee approved begins with a series of Quot legislative findings a important to any court action that military life is different from civilian life that Quot unit cohesion is vital and that the presence of those Quot who demonstrate a propensity or intent to engage in homosexual acts would be an Quot unacceptable risk to the armed services. By sticking to the Tough course he has followed since the Issue developed in january Nunn has satisfied the powerful forces arrayed against a intone a plan to lift the ban and has nearly assured the Bill a passage probably before August. Pentagon generals Are left with substantially the same policy they have followed for decades though they May be More cautious in Hunting Down Gays in the ranks. There is Little reason for republicans to push for a total ban on Gays in the service since some of their most conservative colleagues have endorsed the Nunn plan in committee. Liberal members of the House armed services committee including Giarman Ronald y. Dellums d-calif., May press for a More lenient policy in their version the Bill requires the discharge of anyone who engages in or admits homosexuality unless the person can prove of the defense Bill. But few members of Congress have the stomach to oppose the joint chiefs of staff and Public opinion polls. Boy nes. From Page 1 which has custody of Many of the children at the Home because they have been abused and St. Louis county police ordered investigations. The search called off Friday several hours after darkness fell resumed saturday morning. About 20 firefighters paramedics and up clunkers focused on the Quarter mile stretch of Stream Between the Mouth of the Cave and the Mississippi. Elsewhere new downpours were causing the worst flooding in Nebraska since the deluge began and threatened again the water treatment Plant in Des Moines Iowa which reopened last week after being flooded july 11. Flood and storm warnings were up saturday in parts of Nebraska Iowa Kansas Missouri and Illinois As thunderstorms bombarded the Region yet again. As much As 5 inches of rain was forecast in the group was from St. Josephus Home for boys said Karen Wallensak a spokeswoman for the St. Louis archdiocese a Catholic charities which operates the  from Page 1 Mike lower a dispatcher for the county Parks department said the Park had been closed because of flooding from the Mississippi Anid that no one had permission to be there. Quot whoever these people Are that went Down there they went around barricades a he said. Quot they parked their cars and went around them. Some areas. The bodies of the two boys and the Counselor were found outside the Cave amid logs and debris officials said. Several hours later searchers found a fourth body inside the Cave. Police sgt. William Mcdevitt said if the floodwater had washed the missing boy into the Mississippi his body already could be More than 100 Miles downstream. The deaths boosted the toll to at least 41 killed in More than a month of flooding along the upper Mississippi and its Tributa one searcher Caver Charley Mcbride of St. Louis said the Cave is about 20 feet wide and about 6 feet tall at the Mouth but Narrows inside. Its about 3,000 feet deep. Mcbride said it did not appear the victims were experienced Cavers. Quot they had no equipment a he said. Quot we found no equipment with the bodies a just shirts to shirts and shoes and hand held flashlights a in Des Moines running water has been restored from the treatment Plant but officials said it probably  be Safe to drink for another three weeks. Sandbags were gathered at the Plant overnight to protect it from rising water from new storms. In Nebraska Mill Creek turned from a trickle to a raging River through the Middle of Louisville a Village of 1,000 people. Four people were rescued after their car was swept from a Bridge. Possession of drug related paraphernalia injection syringes a according to an investigation command report. A urine test found no traces of steroids according to the report. In an article 15 administrative action in May the Soldier was reduced one Grade in rank Given extra duty and fined it the actions were suspended on the condition that he Quot vacated the military by nov. 10. An army spokeswoman confirmed that the specialist is being discharged but gave few details. Pagonis Quot has received a no punitive administrative discharge a said Hilde Patton spokeswoman for v corps Headquarters in Frankfurt. A everything else since this is an administrative discharge is subject to the privacy act the soldiers three Star general father Quot was supportive of the investigation command s investigation and Quot clearly identified that he would remain removed from the. Investigation and had no intention of interfering a according to the report which was dated april 23. The investigation followed sworn statements by Alicia Pagonis on Jan. 26 and 27 that her husband had assaulted her and used steroids and other drugs. The couple now estranged was marked last summer. Contributing to this report staff writ Are Vince Crawley and Chuck Roberts in Darmstadt abortion from Page 1 being outlawed until the Law can be rewritten. Quot we had almost no Luck with a contractor to do Only abortions because the volume was so Low. We did have some interest in supplying a gyn gyn ecologic physician that would provide routine services and do abortions when they came along a Scotti said. But then the German court ruling intervened and the search halted. Scotti said that he was confident a doctor willing to perform abortions can be found once the ban is lifted. He said he also was sure that the sup porting staff of for example operating room nurses and Anaesthesiologist a will be found although they May not be Active duty military people. A you May not want Active duty people. If you re going to have this service available you done to want it interrupted by deployments sergeants time or temporary duties Scotti said. Quot you want it available when its necessary. This is the Ideal health care system to be civilian Zed. You done to take it to the Field and you done to mobilize it. A a Hie military office will be responsible for it but i would see it working As a civilian operation because it has no military function Quot Scotti said. The need to search for a civilian doctor came after the army a 28 gynaecologists and obstetricians refused to perform abortions citing moral or religious Rea sons. Air Force and Navy doctor sin Europe also have refused to do abortions citing similar reasons. Military regulations allow doctors to decline to perform abortions for moral or religious reasons. President Linton signed a directive in january ordering the military services to begin offering the procedure on a patient pay basis at overseas hospitals. The Universal refusal by army doctors has forced the medical command to look for alternative ways of complying with the directive. Quot As soon As the germans can put something on paper that says How you can do this without violating the Law we a get it done a Scotti said