European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday april 28,1994 Boren to quit Senate head University Norman okla. Asen. David Boren said wednesday that he would re sign from the Senate at the end of the current session to become president of the University of Oklahoma. The Long anticipated announcement came at a ceremony on the University s Norman Campus after the Board of re gents voted unanimously to name him successor to Richard l. Van Horn. Boreri a Maverick Democrat from Oklahoma and Rhodes scholar who had presidential ambitions two years ago said he thought he could provide the greatest Public service by educating the next generation. A.,.--. I have come to believe that while the National government has an important role to play the revitalization of our tight Security keeps cars from dutch Airport Amsterdam Netherlands a police continued to bar All cars from approaching the main terminal at the nation s largest Airport wednesday after an apparent Security threat. Officials would not confirm a press re port that the heightened Security Mea sures at Schipholt Airport including police reinforcements came in response to the threat of an islamic militant attack on israeli egyptian or . Targets. The Interior ministry said the height ened Security measures had been in effect since the Alert began last thursday. The ministry would not say when they would end. " although taxis and private cars were detoured buses were allowed to approach the terminal and there were no reports of incidents or major delays. We got information to advise local authorities to take measures said an Interior ministry official who declined to be identified. Bid to halt caning expected to fail Singapore a the Cabinet is expected to meet today and reject pleas to Block the flogging of an 18-year-old american sentenced for Spray painting cars and other acts of vandalism. President Clinton has described the punishment As excessive and asked that Michael p. Fay of Kettering Ohio be spared. Fay who maintains his Confes Sion was coerced was convicted of vandalizing cars with other Youthful expatriates last fall. He was sentenced to six skin splitting lashes of a Rattan Cane he is also serving a four month prison term and was fined $2,230. Country will come from the grass roots through the strengthening of local communities and the rebuilding of our great institutions especially our schools and universities the Veteran senator said. Boren 53, wants to remain in the Senate through the fall term to work on reforms of Campaign care and welfare Boren financing health Boren is in his 16th year in the Senate. He served from 1975 to 1979 As governor of  resignation this fall will set the stage for a special election to fill his term which runs through 1996. The regents said Boren would make $153,000 a year. He also will receive $50,000 a year in expenses an Auto Mobile and a House his departure from the Senate seemed unthinkable two years ago when he said during the presidential primary season that he would like to be president some Day. At the time Bill Clinton s Campaign appeared to be in trouble because of adultery allegations. Boren was backing , a member of the tax writing Senate finance committee later clashed with president Clinton by leading the fight against the Broad new Energy tax inc Linton s deficit reduction plan. The gasoline tax was eventually raise instead. But Boren whose state ranks third in natural Gas production and fifth in the production of crude Oil vote against the Bill anyway. He has helped Lead democratic efforts to enact Campaign finance Reform. He also has been Active in foreign affairs and conducted the Iran Contra hearings As chairman of the Senate intelligence committee he Drew criticism for his vote in 1991 to confirm Clarence Thomas to the supreme court despite sexual harassment allegations by Anita Hill a Law professor at the University of Oklahoma. Boren later said his vote May have been a mistake. Kevorkian says he does a lot of bulldog dig bad Bubba sits on the Victory throne after being crowned the Winner of the 16th annual Drake relays Beautiful bulldog contest in Des Moines Iowa on monday. The dog is owned by Ernie Kitchen of Moline Iii. Detroit apr. Jack Kevorkian took the stand wednesday at his assisted suicide trial testifying that sip year old Thomas Hyde was unwavering in his desire to end his suffering from Lou Gehrig s disease Kevorkian said he reminded Hyde just before Hyde inhaled Carbon Mono Roe aug. 4 that he could still change his mind those were the last words i said to him Kevorkian said of Hyde who was left unable to walk talk or feed himself by the degenerative and invariably fatal disease of the nervous system. I m there to do what s Best for the patient and if that s against his will that s not Best for the patient Kevorkian said. Defense attorney Geoffrey Fieger had said As he entered court wednesday morning that he did t expect Kevorkian to testify but then called the retired pathologist to the stand late in the morn ing. -7  Kevorkian said his Mission is to end needless suffering not to hasten death. He described How he determines whether suicide is appropriate for a particular patient studying medical records and Dis cussing the decision with the relatives and friends. I determine if the patient is a Teal solid candidate Kevorkian  also tries to Contact the physician treating the person Kevorkian said. Some won t even answer the  witnesses testified tuesday that Kevorkian was Only trying to relieve Hyde s suffering when he hooked him up to canister of Carbon monoxide even though death was the inevitable result. There was no cure for this Man  Levy an internist at Sinai Hospi Tal in Detroit testified tuesday. Bod Bosses Shorter lunch Breaks vex . Secretaries by United press International this is National secretaries week in the United states a time when various organizations present information concerning the fortunes of secretaries. And this year apparently All is not Well. For example 9to5, the National association of working women issued its fifth annual National Boss contest results this week. The worst Boss that dubious Honor went to a physician in Rochester n.y., who demanded that his nurse return to the office immediately even though she had just found her children s baby Sitter dead on a Couch. Such stories according to 9to5, reveal that women s workplace experiences often Are seemingly unbelievable. For those Kinder hearted Bosses still debating what gift to give a Secretary this year the Stouffer food corp. Outside Cleveland suggests a full lunch hour. Stouffer s second annual Roper starch worldwide inc. Survey of 100 executive secretaries in Fortune 500 companies revealed those secretaries now take 30 minutes for lunch Down from 40 minutes last year a trend that if it continues could Lead to a Mere 10-minute Munch by 1996, Stouffer says. Secretarial work generally is thought of As women s work because the Field is nearly saturated with women even though the position initially was dominated by men. 9to5 s Maripat Blasenheim director of Public relations said her organization s figures show 97.8 percent of All secretaries in 1970 were women. By1988, that figure had grown to 99.1 percent and of All the 4.9 million secretaries stenographers and typists in the United states More than 98 percent Are women. But Blasenheim said that prior to world War ii nearly All secretaries in the United states were male. "i1fact that s Why we Call certain government officials Secretary of state Secretary of the Treasury etc.," she said. 9to5 also noted that secretaries earned an average weekly salary of $357 during 1991, while male clerical workers earned $459