European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Sims and stripes vol. 53, no. 138 Friday september 2,1994 d 8693  file. Air Force Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak and capt Cathy Mcginn of the air Force clothing Branch show off the new designs of the air Force uni forms last october. Mothballs Likely for air Force uniform change from staff and wire reports Washington the new air Force offi cers uniform May be doomed before it fully gets off the ground. Friends of Gen. Ronald r. Fogleman Are predicting that one of his first changes As hew air Force chief of staff later this year will be to scuttle the controversial officers uniform launched by his predecessor Gen. Merrill a. Mcpeak in 1991. The design which combines an airline style jacket and trousers with naval officers stripes on the sleeves was intended to to Fang american air Force uniforms closer to those of britons and other nato allies. But it bombed at Home where air Force veterans derided it As looking like a Bunch of Delta air lines pilots who Are working for the  As a result career officers have been slow to make the transition. Williamson Murray an. See uniform on Page 2 Dod to give out food did coupons / v. "  i overseas id by Cindy Killion Washington Bureau Washington lower income a military families jiving overseas should soon have an easier time making ends meet when the defense department starts issuing supplemental food vouchers. As part of next year s defense authorization Bill the defense department has been Given the of to give out coupons for the women infants and children food program to overseas families with Young children who meet the income guidelines. The Bill which would take effect oct. 1, has already been approved by the House. It still must be approved by the full Senate. Typically the vouchers can be exchanged at grocery stores or in this Case at the commissary for such food As Peanut butter milk cheese Cereal infant for Mula eggs and fruit juices unlike food Stamps the program targets families of pregnant women or those with toddlers. The idea i that Good prenatal nutrition and a balanced diet Early in life will help prevent future health problems. The program has always been available to military families living stateside. However like food Stamps and the earned income tax credit it was not authorized for americans living overseas. Gail Mcginn of the Pentagon s personnel support families and education office said her office does not yet have a firm plan or an estimated schedule for begin Ning the program overseas. Well still have to coordinate with the department of agriculture on How the funds and resources will be distributed she said. I Don t want to guess How Long that will  i 1 officials in Europe said it was premature to say How or when the win food program would be available there. Normally such plans Are implemented by the individual services according to a european come spokesman. Community family support representatives have been see Aid on Page 2 appeals court a asserts coming out is Legal san Francisco a the military May dismiss open Gays or lesbians Only if they say they intend to have homosexual sex not for simply coming out an appeals court ruled the 9th . Circuit court of appeals ruled 3-0 wednesday to uphold the reinstatement of Navy Petty offi cer 1st class Keith me hold who revealed his homosexuality on National television. Only a statement that shows a Concrete fixed or expressed desire to engage in homosexual acts despite their being prohibited justifies an involuntary discharge the court said. Meinhold a sonar operator was discharged under former regulation that tolerated no homosexuals in the  court said it was deciding Only Keith Meinhold the Validity of the former policy. But since it ruled that coming out in t grounds for Dis charge the ruling also had implications for the Don t ask Don t Tell Law enacted last year. That Law prohibits the military from asking about sexual orientation but allows the discharge of declared homosexuals. It gives people a Chance to stay in the service by agreeing to remain celibate. This ruling undermines both the new and the old version of the military anti Gay policy said Beatrice Dohrn Legal director of the Lambda Legal defense and Educa Tiona Uhde a Gay rights organization the court also said military officials cannot presume that Only declared  to sexual will commit acts that violate the code of conduct. No similar Assumption is made with respect to service members who Are heterosexual and who can be Dis charged for such conduct As adultery and sodomy said the opinion by judge Pamela Rymer the court rejected an attempt by a Federal judge in the Case to impose a nationwide ban on military discrimination based on sexual orientation saying it raised issues beyond the scope of Meinhold s discharge. He sued Only on his own behalf. And it said it would defer to the Navy s judgment As to whether its mis Sion would be harmed by sailors homosexual conduct or propensity to engage in such conduct. Meinhold a decorated 14-year Veteran is now an airborne sonar operator at Nas North Island in san Diego. " he said the court recognized that the government _ see Meinhold on Page 2 inside today Dunman kills today show stagehand my Clinton cuts Federal workers pay raise to 2% see Page 18 Ujj. To by