European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 52, no. 249 500 thursday december 23,1993 Don t touch Gays warned Dod lists outlawed sex conduct Washington a the Pentagon on wednesday outlined specific regulations to enforce the new Law on Gays serving in the military saying homosexuality is not a bar to service but forbidding homosexual conduct. Outlawed sexual acts include a touch. Ing a person of your same sex or allowing such a person to touch you for the purpose of satisfying sexual desires a and gives the example of kissing holding hands or other physical Contact. The new rules Cap an agonizing year in Jackson tells of humiliation denies los Angeles a embattled pop Star Michael Jackson emerged from seclusion wednesday to take the offensive in his child molestation Case saying in a defiant televised message a a done to treat me like a  in a live to address carried worldwide Jackson spoke softly As he read a four minute message from his neverland ranch in Santa Barbara county. No reporters were present. A i am totally innocent a Jackson said describing a Complete body search by criminal investigators. A a it was the most humiliating ordeal of my  the 13-year-old boy suing Jackson gave police a detailed description of the entertainers private see Jackson on Page 2 which president Clinton faced with Strong opposition abandoned his Campaign pledge to lift the ban outright and settled for a Quot done task done to Tell done to pursue policy that differs Only slightly from the old  we Are confident that the new policy will maintain unit cohesion and will maintain the readiness of the Best trained Best equipped military in the world today a defense Secretary los see Gays on Page 2army rebuts toxic dumping accusations by de reams staff writer Grafe Wohr Germany the army rolled out some heavy artillery wednesday to counter accusations by a German environmental group that the . Military has polluted a testing Range by improperly disposing of toxic waste. Soil testing at the Grafe Wohr Range shows that Levels of dioxin a Carcinogen Are Well within acceptable Levels said maj. Timothy Thomas Deputy chief of Public affairs for the . Army Europe. Thomas supported by a panel of four experts met with German and american reporters to discuss allegations that the army had mishandled wooden ammunition crates that had been treated with toxic preservatives. When burned at Low temperatures a such As in an open fire the preservative produces dioxin. Quot the tests Quot Thomas said Quot were car see army on Page 2 for shia Borttl mat Bau Haldor Public Allars Ortico troops from Bauchot Der Germany Load sandbags to be used to help fight flooding in Kiisel Birkenfeld. They were from the 1st army dive 2nd in 68lh Armor  efforts mount by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau with floodwaters at record Levels and More rain in the forecast . Soldiers and airmen in Western and Central Germany us a muscle and machines wednesday to help some of the hardest hit Arcas \ for Many communities the flooding was the worst to More than 45 years. . Troops used boats and a helicopter to Rescue stranded children and workers in bad Kreuz Nach. There and elsewhere . Soldiers pitched in to help local residents fill and stack sandbags. The floods death toll Rose to at let St five when a 57-year-old bicycle ruler Washoe flood on Pago 3 complaints to prompt Dod checkup of health care in Europe a. _ i _ _ i a Vraim in at it Vrr Wilri i Fri a by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau a Washington the Pentagon Stop health official will travel to Europe next month to look into complaints from civilian employees and military family members who say they feel abandoned by the military s overseas medical system. Or. Edward Martin acting assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs is to arrive Jan. 4 for a 10-Day visit. He plans to meet with top health officials from the . Army Europe . Air forces in Europe and . European coma. Martin also plans to hold three open door meetings Jan. 8 in Wiesbaden Germany Jan. 10 in Vicenza Italy and Jan. 12 at Pitburg a Germany said his spokeswoman Marianne Coates. The trip was sparked by an informal Survey by the National military family association an Independent lobbying group based in Alexandria a. One of the organizations european representatives Joanna Stockton an English teacher at Gen. . Arnold High school in Wiesbaden recently questioned hundreds of people about the Quality of health care in the theater. The responses to the informal Survey have been less see care on Pago 2 inside today \ 1 an is on the Way for a m. M m. _ _ see Page 4 Russia s a Mirinovsky meets with German right Wing Leader see Page 12 Urano torcello. Venice via canal see Siwwi Magazine