European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 24, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 7 leave Somalia lawmakers say Washington a danger is so great to . Military and diplomatic personnel in Somalia that they should be withdrawn As soon As possible Senate armed services committee members told president Clinton on Friday. A danger at this stage is danger that should not be accepted sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the committee said in a Senate speech. A if we done to pull out All our personnel right now there is a tragedy waiting to a happen that will be Back on the front pages a a said sem Dirk Kempthorne  Nunn Kempthorne and 10 other democratic and Republican senators on the committee signed a letter to Clinton urging him to withdraw americans by aug. 14 or sooner. Their plea follows a committee briefing thursday by assistant Secretary of state George Moose who said efforts to reach police in Somalia Are moving at a Quot glacially slow  has escalated and the . Compound in Mogadishu has come under fire Moose told the committee. Although . Participation in the . Peacekeeping Force in Somalia ended in March some 20 american diplomats re main in Mogadishu guarded by a 5.8-Mem. Ber Marine platoon called a Fleet anti Ter. Aorist Security team or fast however the team is scheduled to do part aug. 14 and to substitute Force has been arranged. Some 400 no official americans also Are in the african country working for Relief organizations the United nations it and in other capacities. About 3,000 sail l ors and marines Are stationed offshore As part of an amphibious readiness group that would be responsible for evacuating americans in an emergency. The . Peacekeeping Force now consists of 18,000 troops from 12 countries. In their letter the senators said . And . Personnel Are a apparently being targeted a and . Forces Are not providing the necessary Security at the . Liaison office. More you earn Washington a stay in school longer and earn More Money. People with professional degrees earn s5 for every $1 in lifetime income of folks who done to finish High school the census Bureau reports. Not surprisingly the bureaus new study of education Levels found that the More time people spend in school the More they earn. A persons with More education can expect even higher lifetime earnings a observed census Bureau statistician Robert Kominski. For example someone with a professional degree can expect lifetime earnings of More than $3 million compared with $1.4 million for someone with a bachelors degree and just Over $600,000 for High school dropouts. The study said that in 1992 people with advanced degrees had average annual earnings of $48,653, while those with bachelors degrees averaged $32,629 and High school graduates managed just $18,737. In his report Kominski noted that four fifths of americans aged 25 and Over have finished High school and More than one in five has a College degree a both All time High Levels for the United states. V dollars for scholars a census Bureau study offers these lifetime earnings estimates by educational attainment did t finish High school High school graduate attended College associate degree Bachelor s degree masters degree doctorate professional degree $609,000 $821,000 $993,000 $1,062,000 $1,421,000 $1,619,000 $2,142,000 $3,013,000 source a. He also found. That Whites had the greatest share who had completed High school 82 percent compared with 70 percent for Blacks. The a a other group including asians and Pacific islanders had 79 percent High school graduates. Hispanics who can be members of any racial group recorded just 53 percent who finished High school. Turning to College degrees the a a other category was tops at 34 percent followed by Whites with 23 percent Blacks at 12 percent and hispanics at 9 percent. Reforms in skills programs urged Washington a vocational education programs must be reformed significantly to prepare american students a for careers not entry level jobs an Independent panel reported to Congress on Friday. The National assessment of vocational education found that too Many students Are leaving High school unprepared for skilled jobs or More education and that fewer than half of vocational education students find employment that requires the specific Job skills they have Learned. A vocational education must become a More Active part of broader education Reform efforts a education Secretary Richard Riley said in releasing the report. The Federal government spends More than $1.1 billion on vocational education programs with most of the funds allocated to states and local communities. The report prepared by a 17-member Independent advisory panel was requested by Congress to help with the Doriza Tion of the Perkins vocational Ftp lied technology act which Espin writ. 30, 1995. The education departments office of research oversaw its completion. Riley said vocational educators done to have to wait until the acts reauthorization to implement its recommendations. A vocational educators have a vital role to play in the Success of comprehensive school to work systems a he said. A right now is the time to be fully engaged in the critical work of  the report found that enrolment in vocational education programs is dropping and that special needs students a those who Are poor disabled or have limited English proficiency a make up a greater percentage of students in those classes. New . 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