European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday August 19,1994 at a glance nato paid tribute thursday to Manfred Worner the Western Alli Ance s Secretary general who died last weekend of cancer. See Story on Page 5. Release planned the White House has Given in and will release thousands of secret documents from the health Reform team that produced president Clinton s overhaul plan. Page 6 More riots feared american officials worry that fur ther rioting May occur among haitian refugees living at the . Navy base in Cuba. Page 7 Kohl urges controls German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has demanded guarantees from Russia that it would increase efforts to Stop the theft of plutonium. Page 12 no snooping allowed Many . Workers say they Don t want Bosses prying in their private lives a Survey has found. Page 15 Taylor Battles Abc Elizabeth Taylor is suing to Stop an Abc miniseries that will claim she was beaten by three of her seven husbands Page 16 Index Abby Ann Landers 22 classifieds. 30-34 comics. 22,28-29 commentary. .19 crossword. 22 faces Fri places. 16 focus .23-27 Horoscope. .33 Jumble. 33 letters. 18 Money matters. 15 sports. 35-40 to listings. .39 weather 17 democrats ignoring bid for crime Bill Deal gop says Washington a testy House leaders clashed Over president Clinton s stalled crime Bill thursday with democrats scoffing at Republican efforts to negotiate big cuts in the measure with the White House. Gop whip Newt Gingrich r-ga., said the $33 billion measure was Rife with wasteful spending. He wants to pare it by $3.5 billion and also make other changes. Gingrich said republicans were negotiating with the White House some thing Clinton invited them to do earlier this week. But he criticized House speaker Thomas Foley d-wash., and other democratic leaders for ignoring gop efforts to strike a Deal and instead trying to find just enough votes to move the Bill through the House. We have been trying to say to the speaker and to the democrats let s sit Down and try to be bipartisan and their response has been to try to break arms on their Side to try to pass the Bill with out talking Unis Gingrich said. Foley responded that Gingrich s de mands for rewriting the measure  Jessive. What or. Gingrich basically is talking about is doing the whole crime Bill Over again he said. Asked if the administration could accept Gingrich s Call for a $3.5 billion Cut attorney general Janet Reno said that based on my conversations with Many republicans we can work together to keep intact the prevention Effort without reducing it by that  the fireworks erupted a Day after three Black democrats All death penalty opponents agreed to help revive the Billon the House floor. The three reps. Cleo Fields of Louisiana Charles Rangel of new York and John Lewis of Georgia Are Clinton first announced converts among House members who used a procedural vote last week to Block consideration of the Bill. It will take at least five More turnabout touring the Bill to the House floor Assum ing no supporters Are lost. I cannot in my conscience vote for a crime Bill that has 60 different death penalties Fields said wednesday. But will give the Congress and the american people the Opportunity. To debate the crime  Lewis and Rangel who called the death penalty Barbaric and racist also said they would oppose the Bill itself. A handful of other Black democrats stood firm against any support for the measure. The division among the con Gressional Black caucus reflects the complexity of the $33 billion anti crime pack age which blends conservative an Liberal programs. Bill from Page 1 Ronald Dellums d-calif., chairman of the House armed services committee the Bill cuts too Little from defense Given the demise of the soviet Union and i too slow to respond to emerging defense challenges More could be done to reorient our selves to this new reality More quickly Dellums said. For example More emphasis on preparation for peace operations broader conversion  republicans and conservative democrats repeated their warnings that the budget further erodes military readiness. It is the 10th consecutive defense plan since the Peak of the Reagan defense buildup in 1985 that when adjusted for inflation provides less for defense than the previous year. We May not have a hollow Force today but the Clinton defense plan is heading us inextricably Down this Slippery slope that Many of us remember from the 1970s," said rep. Floyd Spence , the ranking Republican on the armed services panel. Those differing assessments mask a political deadlock on Capitol Hill Liberal democrats Are unwilling to sacrifice Domestic programs to the Pentagon while republicans and moderate democrats Are unwilling to raise taxes or increase the deficit for the Sake of the defens budget. Included in the defense Bill for fiscal 1995 is authorization for another aircraft Carrier three guided missile destroyers and six c-17 air lifters. It authorizes development funds for a new attack submarine the f-22 fighter a Marine corps v 22 tilt Rotor troop Carrier and a new reconnaissance helicopter for the army. In the Only significant Cut from Clin ton s weapons procurement request the House passed Bill reduces funding for the troubled Tri service standoff attack missile or Assam saving $298  had sought funding to buy 48 of the missiles. The House passed measure would buy 15 Tesams for research an testing purposes. The Bill stops Short of ordering Clinton to unilaterally defy the International arms embargo Over Bosnia and Herzegovina while encouraging him to do so. But in another foreign policy area it eliminates Linton s request for $300 million in Pentagon funds for . Peacekeeping operations. While Clinton asked for a 1.6 percent military pay raise the Bill passed by the House provides for 2.6 percent. That move will Cost taxpayers an additional$465 million and will add $168 to the an Nual pay of a typical army sergeant com pared with the Clinton raise and $664 Toa typical colonel s annual pay. Bias from Page 1 group the army is probing an imbalance in the chaplain s fund at the 414th base support in Chapel in Frank Furt. Again officials refused to provide details citing an ongoing investigation. A number of attempts to reach Jenkins by phone at his Hanau office thursday were unsuccessful. Chandler said she filed another complaint after she read the june 24 re port on the initial allegations filed Earl this year. In it witnesses cited negative comments about catholics that Jenkins allegedly made. After she saw the report from the Counselor that some of her suspicions were confirmed she went ahead with an other complaint said Mary Praschma who is Chandler s attorney. There Are alot of witnesses who said the Man is anti Catholic which backs up what she s said All  in the report on her claim the Leo investigator cited eight witnesses who said Jenkins made negative comments about catholics. Four witnesses Are Mili tary chaplains another is a priest contracted to perform services. The report states that Jack o Reilly principal of Hanau s Portfield Elemen tary school said Jenkins ordered him to prohibit meetings of a congregation from the non Catholic Church of Christin god after school hours. O Reilly said Jenkins told him the Church of Christ was not a sanctioned religion the re port said. O Reilly ignored Jenkins and allowed the congregation to continue meeting until it was sanctioned. The congregation subsequently moved to Pioneer Cavern in Hanau. Chandler originally filed her complain against Jenkins because he issued her a letter of reprimand for rudeness to customers in late january although Jenkins is not in her Chain of command. Chandler who is French and Catholic also alleged that Jenkins had practice age gender National origin and religious discrimination when he changed her work ing hours and referred to her As a Secre tary rather than a social services assist ant. The report on the claim cleared Jenkins of age gender and National origin discrimination in the Case. The Leo report cited an earlier undated army investigation into the claims of harassment that apparently cleared Jenkins of the charges. However the re port noted that Only Jenkins was inter viewed for the investigation. It a Mav 12 letter to Chandler the104th ask offered to Settle the claim by removing the letter of reprimand from he record and Clearing her record of any reference to the letter Chandler said. Chandler who called the Leo report humorous sad informative amazing in credible and totally awesome said she i considering Legal action for emotional damages and reprisals As a result of the first claim. 2fhx Reg sury official quits under fire Washington a Jean Han son the Treasury department general counsel resigned thursday the latest casualty of the Whitewater affair. Hanson s resignation announced by Treasury officials came just a Day after president Clinton accepted the Resig nation of Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman who had been accused of misleading Congress with his Whitewater testimony. The resignation is effective after sen ate confirmation of her successor. Hanson s resignation letter was addressed to Treasury Secretary lloy Bentsen who said he had recommended to Clinton that she be succeeded by Edward Knight Bentsen s executive Secre tary and senior adviser. In her letter Hanson said the time i have spent working for you and Roger Altman at Treasury has been a privilege. But this is the right time for me to re turn to new  Bentsen said he. Accepted the Resig nation with