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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, June 30, 1994

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday june 30,1994 at a glance if Shannon Faulkner above wants to be a member of the Citadel s All male corps of cadets she should have to look like one Crew Cut and All the College says. See Story on Page 6. . Leads in debts the United states cemented its position As the largest debtor nation last year in Hock to the rest of the world to the tune of $555.7 billion a Page 5funds spent More than 100 former members of Congress have used some $10.5 million in leftover Campaign Money for Rion election purposes since 1979, a group  Page marines near Somalia four . Navy ships carrying 2,000 marines Are moving to Waters off Somalia because of increased dangers faced by the . Diplomatic staff there. J a pages new rules on care the . Death toll from heart failure can be Cut if doctors and patients follow new treatment guidelines Federal officials say. A Page Dollar strategy Treasury Secretary Loyd Bentsen says the Clinton administration has no secret plan to devalue the Greenback. A Page 14 Index Abby Ann Landers .21 classifieds. 24-28 comics. 21-23 commentary. 17 crossword. 21 faces a no places 20 Horoscope. 27 Jumble. 27 letters. 16 Money matters. 14 sports. 29-36 to listings. Weather. 16 Soldier awol since july 20 gives himself up in Croatia by Wayne v. Hall staff writer a . Soldier absent without leave from his unit in binding in Germany for nearly a year turned himself in to . Authorities in Zagreb Croatia on Friday pvt. 2 Michael l. Gary did no to report to his units morning formation last july 19, according to a statement released by the v corps Public affairs office wednesday. He was placed on awol status the following Day july 20, when he was still absent from the unit. Thirty Days later he was dropped from the unit s roster the release stated citing army policy As the reason. A v corps spokesman maj. Thomas been assigned to he troop 1st so 1st Cav regt when he went awol. The reasons for his absence arc under investigation the statement said. The american embassy in Zagreb turned Gary Over to the joint task Force provide Promise Forward Headquarters also in Zagreb the statement said. Since returning to Germany he has been assigned to the 1st army dives 4th brigade in Hanau. After being asked for an interview Gary said through a unit representative a i done to want to do an interview. I done to want to talk to  . Navy it. Amanda Balika a Niemann confirmed that Gary a cavalry spokeswoman for the joint task Force at scout and native of Warren Ohio had Camp pics in Zagreb would not answer questions about Gary. She said she had been told by the . Army Europe pub lie affairs office in Heidelberg Germany to refer All inquiries about the incident to Usa eur Usa eur spokesman Michael Bel Dermann referred questions to v corps. The Case May come to action under the uniformed code of military Justice and v corps would be the convening authority for a general court martial said Hilde Patton a corps spokeswoman. If he is tried by a military court for having been gone for this unit for longer than 30 Days Gay could acc a maximum penalty of a dishonourable discharge and loss of All pay and allowances As Well As is months in jail according to the United states manual for  Pago 1 . States there were 850 million acres of Forest land in the late 1700s is. Only 730 million  a Limbaugh a you know the Clinton Send Chelsea to Sidwell friends private school. A recent eighth Grade class assignment required students to write a paper on a Why i feel guilty being  my source for this Story is lbs  fair lbs denied running such a Story. A Limbaugh a you better pay attention to the 1993 budget Deal because there is an increase in Beer and alcohol  fair a there were no increases in Beer and alcohol taxes in the 1993  a Limbaugh a those Gas lines were a direct result of the foreign Oil Powers playing Tough with us because they did no to fear Jimmy  fair a the first a and most serious a Gas lines occurred in late 1973-Early 1974, during the administration of Limbaugh hero Richard  a Limbaugh on Bosnia and Herzegovina a for the first time in military history . Military personnel Are not under the command of United states  fair a a a How far Back do you want to go a asked cmdr. Joe Gradisher a Pentagon spokesman. A americans served under Lafayette in the revolutionary War and under other foreign commanders in both world  from Page 1 complainants Chain of command and complainants arc protected against reprisals she said. The proposed amendment also would allow for additions and modifications to the existing army regulations by All services if approved by the defense Secretary. These changes would be based on recommendations from the defense department task Force on discrimination and sexual harassment and on previous military equal Opportunity cases. The task Force was formed recently to study complaint procedures in the various services in response to hearings held in March by the House armed services committee. Four women each from a different service Branch testified during the hearings about problems in filing sexual harassment complaints and the reprisals they said they suffered. The proposed amendment would direct the task Force to Complete and turn its study Over to the defense Secretary by oct. 1. It also would direct the Secretary of defense to Forward the task Force report to Congress by oct. 10, to submit recommendations based on the report to Congress within 45 Days of the study a completion and to implement All approved recommendations by april i 1995. The amendment is supported by the women Active in our nations defense their advocates and supporters known As Wanda said attorney Susan Graham Barnes. She is the founder of wandas fund is a nonprofit organization based in Denver that promotes the rights of military women through research Public education support networks and litigation. A companion organization wandas watch is a legislative action group. A it the proposed amendment does no to fix everything but it addresses some of the problems these women who testified at the committee hearings in March had a Barnes said. Barnes also is the civilian attorney for air Force sgt. Zenaida Martinez one of the women who testified during the committee hearings. Martinez is based at Raf Mildenhall England. Martinez was invited to Washington earlier this month to meet with air Force Secretary Sheila Widnall to discuss problems related to sexual harassment and reprisals. Martinez s proposal to Widnall a on sexual harassment and other forms of gender based discrimination a was drafted with help from wandas after the House of representatives failed to adopt a Bill addressing the concerns from the March committee hearings Barnes said. A they the women who testified Felt like thay had risked their careers and there was no action taken a Barnes said. Copies of Martinez a proposal also were distributed to a number of female senators Moseley Braun said. Her proposal sparked numerous questions from the senators who in turn began drafting the current proposed amendment. If Nunn a in consultation with committee staff accepts the amendment it automatically becomes part of the authorization legislation. In political terms the sexual harassment amendment is called a a Friendly because the senators who proposed the document feel the armed services panel will accept it. 1 Moseley Braun said indications were promising that the amendment would be accepted. However if rejected the document will be introduced on the Senate floor to try to gain enough votes for its inclusion into the legislation she said any changes to the authorization legislation including the amendment will require approval by the House before becoming part of the final Bill she  from Page 1 just As Good if they stay in Haiti a she said. The key meeting on the Issue was attended by Secretary of slate Warren Christopher National Security adviser Anthony Lake Cia director James Woolsey and other officials. Starting june 16, the haitian migrants have been taken to a . Navy Hospital ship the Comfort docked off the coast of Kingston Jamaica. In the initial Days of the operation immigration service officials were Able to handle the outflow easily but a hat changed Over the weekend. . Otic vials said one Factor contributing to the haitians flight May have been the relatively High number a almost 30 percent a who convinced immigration officials that they faced persecution if they arc repatriated. Those regarded As economic refugees Are being sent Home. The administration has been making almost daily appeals to haitians to apply for Asylum at processing centers inside Haiti where the percentage approved for refugee status is comparable to the figures on the Comfort. But most haitians intent on fleeing have ignored the . Appeals. The . Base at Guantanamo was used As a migrant processing Center in the Early months after Aristides ouster. Guantanamo was filled virtually to its capacity of 12,500 when Bush shut the operation Down in May 1992 and ordered All haitians intercepted by the coast guard returned Home without screening. Officials said tuesday night that the Guantanamo base will be used to process the o overflow froth Comfort. They said plans Are being accelerated for opening a five acre tract in the British turks and Raicos islands North of Haiti for processing the migrants. Some experts believe that if the exodus of haitians gets out of band Clinton will have Little Choice but to invade. He has said Only that military action has not been ruled out  
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