European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The Sims an stripes vol. 52, no. 293 50c saturday february 5,1994 d 8693 a Pentagon logs on new policy of Gay conduct Washington a the Pentagon says it will be a few weeks late in dual zing regulations to ban homosexual conduct in the military. The defense department blamed the delay on paper work. The new regulations which were to go into effect today were supposed to be Given to com Manders in the Field so they would have precise definitions of homosexual conduct and conditions that would prompt an investigation that could Lead to a service member s being removed from the military. The department issued the guidelines in late december and each of the service branches was required to revise its regulations to comply. An Interino policy that barred recruiters from asking about sexual status has been in effect in the meantime. Pentagon spokesman Dennis Boxx said thurs Day that officials had underestimated the amount of work needed to make sure the new regulations Are consistent across the he said he expected the paperwork on the new regulations May be ready by the end of the month. ". " lifting of embargo -. --.-. A. V. on Vietnam greeted by cheers outcries Washington a families of missing Viet Nam Era servicemen say president Clinton s decision to resume Trade with Vietnam Breaks a Promise he made to keep the pressure on Hanoi to fully account Fornias. But . Businesses Are reveling at the Prospect of a new multimillion Dollar dropping the 19-year.Trade embargo Clinton has assured . Companies a sizable share of business expected to be generated As Vietnam modernizes its fallen Down infrastructure updates its telecommunications system and develops new consumer markets. The Bottom line is it allows us an equal footing to compete for the business in Vietnam said Robert Driscoll president of the .-Asean Council an association of about 100 . Companies. Asean stand for association of Southeast asian nations. Mark Rosenker vice president of the electronic industries association said the sanctions outlived their usefulness and renewing Trade would be key to ensuring competitiveness Over the Long in announcing his Long anticipated decision Clintono thursday insisted that it was based solely on secur ing further vietnamese cooperation to account for . Boston s favorite skater figure skater Nancy Kerrigan recovered from the As Sault linked to the former husband of rival Tonya har Ding receives an ovation at the intermission of the bos ton Bruins hockey game against the new York rangers on thursday night at the Boston Garden. See stories on pages 2 and 30. Servicemen missing in action from the Vietnam War. I wanted to make sure that the Trade questions did not enter into this decision. So. We never had a Dis Cussion about it he said. one administration official said however that White the overriding concern focused on the Issue of prison ers of War and the missing in action economic pressures also were noted. Clinton cited considerable Progress in recent ninth sin accounting for 2,238 american mias in Vietnam Laos and Cambodia. But veterans and Mia family organizations criticized Linton s decision. They had lobbied heavily in favor of maintaining the embargo As a pressure tactic to get full accounting of All the missing. I think it s a mistake. We have 2,000 people Over there who Are unaccounted for. The vietnamese will not Send us any remains now said Roy Jessee who was Selling to shirts and buttons to raise Money for vet Erans causes at the Vietnam veterans memorial. The embargo was the Only leverage that we had see embargo on Page 2 a act leaders to discuss report on Bias in military by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Bureau Heidelberg Germany an a act delegation visiting Europe plans to meet military leaders today to discuss its draft report on racial Bias in the forces Here. The civil rights organization will make its report Public Mon Day said Benjamin k Chavis jr.,executive director of the National association for the advancement of coloured people. Chavis arrived in Germany on Friday. Although the military too Steps to promote equal Opportunity for minorities following Acap hearings in Europe in 1992, the organization said it still receives reports that both the Mil itary and the civilian equal Opportunity complaint systems Are unfairly administered an that commanders Are apathetic about race and gender issues. Chavis and John Johnson the a act military affairs director also plan to meet with individuals who see a act on Page 2 Chavis Perry sworn in As new defense Secretary see Page 5 inside today Ukraine parliament child abduction new efforts promote awareness and avoidance see pages 16-17
