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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 52, no. 236 d 8693 russian military to increase links to nato allies in 94 by Rosemary Sawyer Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a despite its stance against nato enlargement Russia plans increased military contacts with Allied forces next year arid might join in a proposed program for East West training and exercises nato Secretary general Manfred Werner said thursday. A there is a Chance that Russia will participate in the partnership program of increased military cooperation Werner told a news conference after a meeting of nato defense secretaries and a breakfast with russian president Boris n. Yeltsin. Allied Heads of state Are expected to invite former Warsaw pact countries into the so called a partnership for peace program in january. They re also expected to announce natos willingness to add new Mem Bers a sore spot with Russia. Yeltsin has said that any move by the Alliance to accept new members could isolate Russia and upset members within its hard line military organization. Werner said he assured Yeltsin that nato wants a to build the new Europe a not against not without but with rus a a a a 1 a. Sia.�?�. Defense Secretary Les Aspin said he was optimistic about russian involve ment in the program. A i think its quite Likely that Russia might decide to join the partnership for peace and might allocate some of its ground forces to this exercise where they would jointly  Werner said he and Yeltsin agreed on increased nato and Russia military contacts next year but noted that those see russian on Page 2 wind plays tug of War spec. Lila Rodgers of the 104th area support group at Pioneer Cavern in Hanau Germany tries to keep her Comer of a canopy from sailing away thursday As she and other members of the unit try to put up shelters for a pre Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The Strong wind was part of a storm that swept through Germany on wednesday night and thursday. See Story on Page 5.inside today against sergeant in Fulda accused of beheading go by the stars and stripes a charge of premeditated murder has been preferred against a Fulda Germany Soldier accused of killing another Man said to be his wife a Lover. Sgt. Stephen Schap 26, of Baltimore is accused of killing spec. Gregory w. Glover 21, of Phoenix on tuesday. A preferred charge Means that the army plans to bring action against Schap. Normally that charge initiates an article 32 investigation a the army a equivalent of a grand jury investigation. Glover a headless body was found near a Telephone Booth across from the dining Hall at an army Airfield tuesday. Glover had just finished talking to Schaps wife said Harald Weiss Bol land spokesman for the German prosecutors office in Fulda. Glover was in a phone Booth at Sickels army Airfield talking to 26-Ytar-old Diane Schap Weiss Bolland said. The woman was in the Herz Jesu Hospital for pregnancy treatment just before the crime. A according to mrs. Schap Glover suddenly said to her Here comes your husband a and Hung up. She said that when that happened she thought there would be trouble Between the two men a Weiss Bolland said. The phone Booth is adjacent to a dining facility at the Airfield. According to 11th army Cav regt officials soldiers eating dinner at the facility saw the slaying. Glover a body was found Chest Down gee army on Page 2 women who leave . Military a underemployed in civilian world Ca Washington it a women in the military have More nontraditional jobs than Ever before but they have a much harder time getting comparable work As civilians than do male veterans a labor department official said wednesday a women vets Are underemployed a said Karen Nussbaum head of the women s Bureau at the department and founder of 9 to 5, a National association for working women. A despite their training in nontraditional jobs the highest proportion end up in a women a jobs and done to get those skills utilized in those new  women veterans Are also better trained and better educated than women who have never served Nussbaum said at a conference titled hire a vet 5/ic�?Ts a Good investment. A thirty one percent of female vets had managerial or professional jobs in 1991, compared to 27 percent Tor All women a Nussbaum said. Practically All women veterans have High school diplomas and 27 percent have some College while 70 percent of civilian women have High school diplomas Nussbaum said. A so you think great women vets Are pre a a re ready to go out there and really score in the civilian work force.1 and almost Inex pared Plica Bly they done to she said. The unemployment rate for women veterans is 9.4 percent compared with 7 percent or less for see women on Page 2  
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