European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Wednesday november 24,1993 Navy settles Bias suit with 83 women. M -.-. F. Washington a a 20-year-old sex discrimination suit against the Navy ended monday with court approval of a $1.05 million settlement. The agreement came As a judge blasted the government for blatant obstructionism and deliberate delaying tactics inthe Case. The  in Back pay was divided among 83 women who sued the Navy As part of the class action discrimination lawsuit. . District judge Harold Greene held More than a decade ago that the Navy s computer operations Center had hired the women As systems analysts at activists urge unusual Swap for redwoods new York a Lii a rare linkup involving the spotted owl and junk Bonds environmental groups trying to save Northern California s redwoods Are Tak ing their Case to an unusual forum the Federal Deposit insurance corp. The groups want the Odic to Swap a potential claim against a failed Texas Thrift whose major investor is Charles , for 44,000 acres of redwoods owned by Pacific lumber co., which Hurwitz controls. They urge the Odic to pursue such an Exchange so Hurwitz roundly vilified by environmentalists won t personally profit from a proposed Federal buyout of Pacific lumber Redwood stands. The environmental groups Earth first save America s forests and native for est network held Small rallies monday i front of Odic offices in new York and Washington advocating the debt for a tur Swap. The Issue has piqued the interest of rep. Henry b. Gonzalez a Texas chair Man of the House banking  a letter released monday Gonzalez asked  Andrew c. Hove or. To evaluate the size of a claim against United financial group of Houston Par ent of the failed United savings association of Texas. The Thrift s 1988 failure is estimated to have Cost taxpayers $1.6 Bil lion. Gauging the size of. The claim is critical in Light of a potentially Large land acquisition by the government Gonzalez said. The Houston conglomerate Maxia group inc., which Hurwitz owns and which in turn owns Pacific lumber said there s no basis for the Swap because Maxsam did t control the failed Thrift or its Parent company. At the Odic spokesman Alan Whit Ney said the possible claim against United financial is under Active consider  Whitney said the Odic had t seen a proposal for a debt for nature Swap and could t comment on it. A Bill sponsored by . Rep. Dan Hamburg d-calif., proposes to buy 44,000 acres of redwoods held by Pacific lumber. The Purchase would include a4,500-acre tract of old growth redwoods a rapidly dwindling habitat for rare Birds such As the Northern spotted owl and the marbled Murrelet. The land would remade part of the six Rivers National for est. Hamburg s Bill referred to the House agriculture committee on monday would authorize Purchase of the tint Berland but does not provide the funding. The notion of a debt for nature Swap is something that certainly has a lot of  said Kate Anderton Hamburg s legislative director. But she added there Are unresolved questions about the mechanics of such a transaction. Lower pay grades than similarly qualified male applicants and promoted them More slowly. His 1981 ruling led to a series of government appeals including one to the supreme court which ordered Greene to recalculate certain statistical find Ings. A settlement of the Case was reached in september and submitted to Greene for final approval. The Money already has been paid to the women lawyers in the Case said at a hearing where he approved the settlement Greene chastised the Navy and the Justice department for needlessly contesting every conceivable Issue in the  Cour was not surprised by such scandals As the Tail Hook affair because they evidence the same implacable opposition by the Navy to fair treatment for women that has been revealed in the pre sent action Greene said referring to the sexual assault scandal that has rocked the Navy. A number of top Navy officials have been disciplined by the Pentagon for fail ure to prevent sexual assaults on women at the 1991 convention of the Tail Hook association a private organization of Navy and Marine corps aviators. Greene said that he was not aware of any other Case in which both the govern ment Agency being sued for discriminatory activities Here the Navy and its counsel the department of Justice have engaged in More blatant obstructionism and deliberate delaying  the judge said the protracted Legal a neutering was designed to Wear out the plaintiffs and take advantage of the fac the women were represented by a two Man Law firm. The delaying tactics have been deter mined and inventive to an extent that brings no credit upon the government of the United  Harley vietnamese miniature potbellied pig being trained to Root out drugs starts on a walk with his handler Ronald Cash. Harley sniffs at dog s Job but he s never disgruntled Portland Ore. A Harley is a Happy pig in a dog world. The vietnamese miniature potbellied pig is the newest Anima member of the Portland police cheerfully sniffing out drugs in a Job usually reserved for canines. Harley has his advantages. Pigs have Keener noses and Are cheaper to feed and train says his Trainer officer Ronald Cash. On the other hand pigs Aren t known for their athletic ability. Cash realizes there will be times when hell have to carry Harley. No problem says Cash who s been assigned to prepare the 40-Pound pig for the streets and take care of him at Home. I hold him close to my Chest so he can hear my heart beat and he knows that i love him said Cash a former army Ranger who works with the Bureau s gang enforcement team. You also have to Grunt with him he said. It s part of the bonding  police adopted Harley in june As a Piglet. Chief Charles Moose was looking for creative ideas to fight drugs. Cash said he Hopes to train Harley to sniff out marijuana heroin and cocaine within a year. Eventually he wants to convert half a patrol car s Back seat for Harley. Rollins accused of lying about no. Vote Story Trenton no. A a political strategist said Edward j. Rollins or. Lied under oath when he claimed that he never told her about suppressing Black voters in. The nov. 2 gubernatorial election the Philadelphia inquirer reported  Matalin Deputy manager of former president Bush s Campaign said Rollins bragged to her four Days after the election that he had paid to keep Black voters from the  Rollins who managed  Christie Whit Man s Campaign testified last week that he did not Dis cuss it with Matalin. What he was basically talking about was How Good Street game they played and How they paid off Black ministers Natahn told the inquirer. It was . He was quite full of  Rollins caused an uproar nov. 9 when he told report ers that republicans gave Money to Black ministers and democratic workers to help keep Black voters from the polls. He said the payments went directly to them or in the Case of the ministers to their favorite  on Friday he testified before democratic Law yers that he made up the Story to torment rival political strategist James Carville who managed the losing Campaign for gov. Jim  at the deposition whether he had discussed paying democratic workers with Matalin Rollins said i Promise you i did  Matalin is Camille s  columnist Rowland Evans or. Also told the inquirer that Rollins told him about influencing Black ministers. Evans said he did not recall Rollins Ever using the word suppression or discussing sums of  original claim has prompted a Federal and state probe As Well As a lawsuit by democrats who Are seeking to overturn the election which Whitman won by 26,600 votes. Meanwhile Carville told the record of Hackensack that Rollins testimony last week was a Sham. This whole exercise Friday was just a Way to coverup what happened Carville said in tuesday s editions. I know what he said under oath is not the  Citadel fights ruling letting woman attend Charleston . A trustees of the Cit Adel have voted to ask a full Federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that a woman May attend Day classes at the All male state military College. The Citadel will ask the entire 13-judge 4th .circuit court of appeals to take up last week s Deci Sion by a three judge panel that Shannon Faulkner May attend while her lawsuit proceeds. On monday Citadel attorney Dawes Cooke  discuss specifics of the College s motion for a re hearing until it is filed. . District judge c. Weston Houck ruled in a gust that Faulkner could attend classes but not participate in military programs until her lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the school s Al male admissions policy is decided. The 151-year-old school allows women in night an summer classes