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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes a . Thursday june 30,1994female must conform Citadel says Charleston . A if Shannon Faulkner wants to be the first woman to March with the citadels Ali Malc corps of cadets she should have to look like one Crew Cut and All the College told a judge. Her attorneys however said tuesday that the requirement would be punitive and inconsistent with the Way the military treats women. Both sides in the sex discrimination lawsuit submitted plans monday to . District judge c. Weston Houck for admitting Faulkner to the state supported military school. The judge will Rule next month whether she will be admitted Houck also has said he May hold a hearing to resolve the differences in the plans. The Citadel proposes that Faulkner continue As a Day student next school year and then move into a private room in the stars and stripes 10 years ago june 30,1904 a forty eight american and cuban prisoners arrived in Washington d.c., from Cuba receiving a tumultuous Welcome along with their personal escort the Rev. Jesse Jackson. 20 years ago june 30, 1974 a president Nixon and soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev failed to reach agreement on Art underground nuclear test ban then flew to a Black sea resort to continue their talks. 30 years ago june30,1964-twou.s. Air Force planes collided and crashed about three Miles off bermudas Southern coast. The air Force said. That seven of the 24 men aboard the planes had been rescued and that helicopters were searching for the missing. 40 years ago june 30,1954 a the House voted to instruct president Eisenhower to reject any no aggression pact with asian communists and enforce such a policy by withholding foreign Aid funds. 50 years ago june 30,1944 a vowing that Quot a change in administration. Will not involve any change in the military conduct of the War a gov. Thomas e. Dewey of new York accepted the Republican presidential nomination. 50 years ago today june 30 1.9.44 German resistance ends on Normandy s Cote tin Peninsula while american troops make slow Progress in attacks near  and British forces Inch ahead near Caen. A fierce. Amen can German bal la continues near Cocina Italy. On Saipan in the Marianas. . Soldiers and marines push North of mounts Typo Pale and to Potchak and Clear Quot death Valley Quot and Quot purple heart  source 2194 Days at War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of would War if Bison books corp. 1981 in the College infirmary and begin military training in the fall of 1995, Faulkner wants to be allowed in the Barracks and begin training this fall. Both plans propose safeguards to prevent sexual harassment. The College also says Faulkner would have to get a close cropped haircut a called a Knob Cut because the cadets who get them Are said to resemble doorknobs a i disagree As a matter of policy women should be required to shave their Heads Quot said lawyer Val Vojdik. A i think the citadels insistence Oil it is purely punitive Quot. She said a Many a hair would Start to grow Back in a few Days but that it might take months before a woman a hair regains its Normal length. The College said Faulkner would be allowed no makeup or jewelry but later would be allowed a regulation military haircut for women a a hair above the Collar that does no to interfere with headgear. She also would have to comply with army physical fitness standards for women and participate in Cadet activities. And her room door would be unlocked like those of other cadets. Any time another Cadet entered there would have to be three people in the room. Citadel attorney Dawes Cooke said the plan balances Faulkner s interest in getting a Citadel education against the interests of cadets who arrived before her Case expected to attend an All male College. Under Faulkner a plan she and other women would be permitted in the Barracks provided separate bathrooms be allowed to lock their rooms at night and get supervision by military training officers and other adults. The court would Monitor the Progress of women at the College for five years Faulkner had not seen a copy of the school plan tuesday and had no comment her Mother Sandy said from the family Home in ,. However Faulkner has said during interviews and in her trial deposition that she would have a Knob haircut if required. Her attorneys said they would Light such a requirement. A a it a simply inconsistent with the military treatment of women a said lawyer Bob Black. A this was never an Issue at West Point or the air Force Academy or  at the . Military Academy at West Point freshmen men receive Knob Type haircuts while women have their hair Cut no longer than the Bottom of the car. At the air Force Academy freshmen worn ends hair is Cut to Collar length said an Academy spokesman. 1 schools must teach tolerance Washington a at Harlem a Apollo theatre last March the Oscar winning film Schindler a list was shown to about 400 Black students Steven Spielberg its director was there and remembers it Well one 14-year-old asked him a Why do i need to see what the jews went through its not. My Story its their Story. It has nothing to do with  but another youngster Spielberg recounted tuesday a came Forward and summed up. The answer concisely and powerfully. He simply said a pain is  that a the Root of  because hatred is Learned schools must teach Young people tolerance Spielberg said at a hearing by the Senate judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution a hate is so ingrained. Its a Tattoo that never comes out Quot he said. The Harlem youths were among More than a million High school students in 38 states who have seen Schindler a list free of charge in special screenings. The film portray the Story of German business Man Oskar Schindler who rescued an estimated 1,200 jews from nazi extermination. Tuesdays hearing on the 1990 hate crime statistics act took place As the Fri released a report on 7,6s4 reported hate crime incidents in the United states last year. Hate crimes Are those that show evidence of prejudice based on race religion sexual orientation or ethnic origin. Fri director Louis Freeh arrived in Berlin on tuesday to expand International cooperation against Hale criminals. Berlin was the first Stop on a 10-Day trip by Freeh and other . Law enforcement officials to Germany Russia and seven other european countries. Freeh said hate crime murders Are director Steven Spielberg testifies tuesday at a Senate panel hearing on hate crimes. Probably More common in the United states where there were 20 last year than in Germany which has averaged 7.7 such killings a year since reunification in october 1990. Sen. Paul Simon d-ill., the subcommittees chairman said the data indicate a there is  problem in our country a of hate crimes. A we still have a great Deal of work to do Quot he said. Highlights of the Fri report for 1993 a racial Bias was the most frequent motivation accounting for 62 percent of the reported incidents followed by 18 percent for religious Bias and 12 percent for sexual orientation Bias virtually All of it against homosexuals. The rest involved Bias because of ethnic background or National origin. A crimes against people accounted for 70 percent of . Hate offences. Intimidation at 35 percent was the most frequent followed by vandalism and property destruction at 25 percent. A the most common racial targets were Blacks 2,476 incidents followed by Whites at 1,299 incidents. Jews were the most frequent religious targets at 1,054 incidents. Homosexuals were targets in 777 incidents. A fifty one percent of the known offenders were Whites 35 percent were Blacks. Offenders were not known in 42 percent of the incidents. Lesbian colonel allowed Back in uniform Seattle apr a judge has rejected Justice department arguments that the military would suffer irreparable harm if it allowed a lesbian colonel Back in the National guard while her Case is appealed. A indeed in this Case the Public interest is Likely promoted by permitting such an extraordinarily talented and dedicated officer to serve her country Quot . District judge Thomas Zilly wrote. Zilly ruled june 1 that the government violated. Margarethe Kammermeyer s fifth amendment rights to due process and equal Protection when it discharged her in 1992 for being a lesbian. The government appealed to the 9ih . Circuit court of appeals. It asked Zilly to stay his order until an appeals court ruling on the Kammermeyer Case or that of Keith Meinhold. A judge ordered Meinholdt a reinstatement to the Navy after he was discharged for homosexuality. Ii Lye a order was issued Friday und made Public monday. The government could Appeal it to the 9th circuit. Justice department spokesman Joe Krovit would not comment. Cammer Meyer a attorney Jeff Tilc said preparations for her re entry we begin next week. Kammermeyer is a 26-year Vete who was awarded the Bronze Star for service As an army nurse in Vietnam. She chuckled at the govern me claim that her return would Hurt the to tary. Either the military is quite fragile said or a i am extremely   
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