European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 05, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and tripes vol. 52, no. 293 500 saturday february 5,1994 r d 8693 a pen Ogon lags on new policy of Gay conduct Washington a the Pentagon says it will be a few weeks late in finalizing regulations to ban homosexual conduct in the military. The defense department blamed the delay on paper work.a"-,.the new regulations which were to go into effect today were supposed to be Given to com Nanders in the Field so they would have precise definitions of homosexual conduct and conditions that would prompt an investigation that could Lead to a Servic 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 interim 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. Active d u tyra n is might take Brunt of 95 budget a Washington a president Clinton plans to propose cutting 344,300 military personnel both civil Ian and uniformed to save $4 billion in Pentagon spending next fiscal year according to documents obtained Friday an outline of the president s defense budget plan a copy of which was obtained by the associated press shows that Active duty personnel would take the biggest hit 179,400, or a Little More than half the total Cut. The proposal would reduce the Active duty Force from just Over 1.7 million As of last fall to 1.52 million. The Clinton administration plans to reduce Active duty forces to 1.4 million Over the next several years. Selected Reserve forces would be Cut by 100,900 to 979,000. And civilian department of defense person Nel would drop by 64,000 to 873,000. The cuts in Active duty and Reserve personnel if approved by Congress would save $2.42 billion according to the administration s estimate. Civilian cuts would save $1.59 billion. Clinton unveils his defense budget monday. The Bot 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. Torn line of $264 billion in budget authority is a slight increase Over what he and the Congress agreed to spend on defense this year and a $3 billion increase Over what he had projected a year ago for the fiscal year 1995 budget. But in real terms the budget would Mark the 10th consecutive decline in defense spending since the Peak of the Reagan administration defense buildup in 1985. The administration s latest defense spending projections Over the next several years show steadily declining defense spending through fiscal 1997 followed by a slight increase near the end of the decade. Spending on department of defense programs is slated at $249,1 billion for fiscal 1995, which begin next oct. 1. For the following three fiscal years Clinton projected he would seek $242 billion $236 billion and $244 billion for the department. Those figures for the four fiscal years add up to $9.3 billion More in defense spending than Clinton projected a year ago. But virtually All of that amount is at see budget on Page 2 a act leaders to discuss report on Bias in military by Joseph Owen Heidelberg Burea Heidelberg Germany an a act delegation visiting Europe plans to meet military Leader 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 took Steps to promote equal Opportunity for minorities following a act hearings in Europe in 1992, the organization said it still receives reports that both the Mil itary and the civilian equal oppor Chavis Unity complaint systems Are unfairly administered and 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 Perry sworn in As new defense Secretary see Page 5 inside today Ukraine parliament act child abduction new efforts promote awareness and avoidance see pages 16-17