European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Snir amp a Jin a. A. Vol. 52, no. 228 500 thursday december 2,1993 d 8693 Aon army by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau a Washington a Congress has put the brakes on army personnel cuts amid tears that the services ability to maintain readiness and meet growing worldwide commitments is in jeopardy. The fiscal 1994 defense authorization Bill bars the army from cutting personnel end strength below cutbacks 555,000 before april 30 and below 540,000 before sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. A in a report accompanying the Bill lawmakers expressed concern Quot about the future end strength of the army and the army a ability to support the spectrum of contingency operations envisioned in defense Secretary Les spins a Bottom lips review. The report augments the Bill explaining in detail nations hold by the associated press australians dimmed the lights on landmark build mrs. On the streets of Bangkok thai purses sold yellow roses to raise aids awareness a and Money for a / tints. For the first time in India a major newspaper printed a graphic sketch illustrating condom use. Commemorating world aids Day on wednesday aids activists in Paris decorated the column in the Center of the place de la concorde As a giant Pink condom. A Man dressed As a Pink condom led a group of German activists who gave away thousands of condoms to Christmas shoppers in West Berlin. Governments around the Globe marked the Day with Calls for better education and prevention to slow the spread of the disease. A the Best Means we be got to Deal with aids now is education education education a Joycelyn m. Elders the . Surgeon general said in an interview on Abc. In new York activists handed out condoms and his prevention information to students outside a High school and hundreds of children planned to sing and Plant bulbs at the Hope Garden living aids memorial in Battery Park. C the world health organization estimates 13 million people worldwide Are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus which causes aids. A 72-foot-Long condom is placed on the obelisk Uio no mint in Paris on aids Day As police watch. Activist interrupts Clinton aids speech Washington apr president Clinton accused by an aids activist of a lots of talk no action a said wednesday that lie s trying to Lead the fight against the deadly disease but Quot there a no Way l Ean now keep everybody alive who already has  speaking to researchers and doctors at Georgetown medical Center Flinton was interrupted by a Young Man who accused him of failing to live up to his promises on aids. A Slick Willie a the Man shouted. A the republicans were right. Its time to put up or shut up  the president stood motionless and listened. The outburst lasted about see speech on Page-2 More letters to Santa a see Page 5inside top almost civilian employees in Italy to regain poet allowances congressional instructions on. How the $261 billion budgets to be implemented. A the army now has about 570,000 troops. Officials arc reluctant to talk about ultimate end strength figures whue the Bottom up review has Only begun to be implemented. But army officials have mentioned num it Bers As Low As 495,000. The army was to have about see Congress on Page 2 a. T a Navy to put women on carriers soon Washington a the Navy plans to put hundreds of female sailors on aircraft carriers in 1994 in the first major deployment Ora sols Navy Secretary John h. Dalt it p n hundreds of female sailors on aircraft carriers in 1 women on combat pcs Navy Secretary John h. Dalton said wednesday. Dalton in an interview with defense writers said ians Call for putting 400 to 500 women on each of the Uge warships Over the coming year. Legislation lifting the ban on women serving aboard combat vessels was signed tuesday by president Clinton. Dalton said efforts Are being made in the Post Tail Hook Era to help sailors adjust to the influx of women. A we have been in the process of Over a Long period of time working through this Issue it Tina dealing with it in an of Lojec Tive and a a brutes signal Way continue that if1�##"a of Slacks Are now shipshape Lor Navy women a see Page 3 \ and we into the future As women go aboard combat vessels a Dalton said. He noted that it was the Navy that proposed opening combat jobs to women. Despite the poor image that has plagued the Navy since the 1991 Tail Hook scandal Dalton pledged the transition will be accomplished smoothly. A in 94, you la see women serving aboard aircraft carriers. The plan is to have 400 to 500 women aboard three aircraft carriers by the end of 94,�?� he said. A we will Benefit from the experience that we be already had about How to implement that and learning from the lessons of the past in terms of what we be already  Navy officials said the aircraft carriers Wight d. Eisenhower will take on several Hundred women in june followed by the Abraham Lincoln in september and the John a Stennis in december. Women will also be assigned to serve on destroyers and Dock Landing ships vessels that also Are expected to be involved in combat. Dalton did not specify numbers for those  see Page 2three Bohemian jewels see Stipes Magazine spas