European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                X Page 2 the stars and Striper Friday september 2, 1994--. At glance John Bobbitt whose Penis was cutoff by his wife and then reattached by surgeons has been sentenced to15 Days in jail for beating his for Mer Fiancee. See Story on Page 7. U.s., Cuba talk . Officials met with a cuban delegation thursday to discuss the exodus of refugees for Orr the Island nation. A a. A. A Page 4  wary Britain has ruled out peace talks Over Northern Ireland until it is assured that the Ira s violence has stopped for Good. Comment denied an Alabama crowd grew angry after a former school principal de Nied that he called a mixed race Stu Dent a mistake As she claims. Pages cleanup criticized the Energy department is missing out on new technological opportunities to clean up nuclear waste Audi tors say. A _. A Page 9 Coffee concerns the fast food Industry is worry about a $2.9 million jury award to a new Mexico woman who suffered third degree Burns from a cup of cof fee purchased at Mcdonald s. Page 18 Index Abby Ann Landers. 25 classifieds. 28-32 comics. 25-27 commentary. 17 crossword 25 faces n places .14 focus 19-24 Horoscope. 31 Jumble 31 letters. 16 Money matters. 18 sports 34-40 to listings. 39 weather 15 Aid from Page 1 asking for the Extension of the program to Europe based troops for years said Jim Boyle a spokesman for the army i Europe s Heidelberg Germany head quarters.". Boyle said program managers would be eager to have the program take effect As quickly As possible. People at the defense commissary Agency s european regional offices at Ramstein a Germany Are familiar with the program but have made no plans to implement it because it has no been in effect overseas said Gerry Young an Agency spokeswoman. She also could not estimate when a plan could be developed. Pentagon spokesman it. Col. Doughart said the defense department looks at it As an equity Issue when a family that was getting this supplement was transferred overseas All or a sudden that source of additional food stopped Hart said. 11,000 overseas family Mem Bers could be eligible for the program. To his knowledge he added this waste first year the subject came up in the authorization debates and Congress Sidn t have any problem extending the wic program eligibility Hart said the agriculture department which sets the guidelines for the pro Gram says there must be a medical need other than just Low income to get into the program. So i m guessing that some sort of medical assessment will have to be done. But those kinds of details Are still being smoothed  a spokeswoman for the District of co Lumbia wic program who declined to be named said dually just Low income combined with pregnancy or having Young children is enough medical need since that combination is considered by health experts As a High risk category. Not Only is it stressful but it s hard tomake the food budget stretch enough to really pay attention to proper  wic rules say a family of four must have an annual income that is less than $26,548. Ydung families overseas already Haven especially Tough time financially since jobs Are scarce for spouses. Even if a jobs found the Day care costs of two Chil Dren which can Range from $75 a wee for income less than $23000 to about $95 a week for an income less than $34,000 make working outside the Home impractical. Sidney Hickey associate director of government relations for the National military families association in Alexan Dria va., said the wic expansion is Long overdue and Hopes the defense depart ment will get moving on it. We be received some reports fro Europe that local wives clubs have been using club funds to set up their own wic programs using wic guidelines because the need was so desperate she said.  ". V. But since the agriculture department is paying for this expanded program not the Dod i expect the Pentagon Roget it going and not drag their feet As they be done with other family program that it s had to fund she said. And although Hart said the Pentagon does t consider Short funded families a readiness Issue Hickey said her Organiza Tion does. We re not talking about loads an loads of families Here but there Are enough to be concerned she said. It does t take a lot of brains to figure out that if a Soldier Sailor or airman is concerned about the Well being of the preg Nant wife or his Little ones he s not going to be Able to concentrate As much on his  Battle is with the food stamp program she said. Historically the agriculture department has been against expanding food Stamps because of the Cost she said. But now that wic is in and they re paying for it we feel we havea Strong foot in the door to get the food stamp program overseas As Well Hickey described it As distressing tout it nicely that any military family has to rely on food Stamps or wic because their pay is so Low. But what s even worse is being Eligi ble for these programs but not being Al Lowed to use them just because the Mili tary says they re going to live outside the United  contributing to this report Effie bather from Heidelberg Meinhold -.-. St from Page 1 cannot assume just because i m Gay that m any different from any other  Justice department spokesman Joe Krovisky would not comment on the Rul ing. But the Clinton administration has appealed every unfavourable ruling in therase. .-,."-. "a.,. Eugene Fidell a lawyer and military Law expert in Washington d.c., said Meinhold would face an Uphill Battle in the . Supreme court if for no other reason than that there is always such pro found deference to the military on the supreme  Meinhold was discharged in august1992, three months after telling a television interviewer yes i am in fact  --. District judge Terry Hatter of los Angeles ordered his reinstatement in no vember 1992, saying there was no rational basis for excluding  because of their sexual orientation. After the Navy walked at re enlisting Meinhold Hatter broadened his ruling last september to forbid All forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation he made it Clear that his ban applied nationwide. The . Supreme court later Nar rowed Hatter s order to apply Only to Meinhold while the Case was on Appeal. Reinstatement orders in several similar cases Are pending before the 9th circuit including the Case of Margarethe Cam me Meyer a lesbian colonel who was or dered reinstated to the Washington National  uniform from Page 1 Ohio state University military history professor who has known Fogleman for years said the new Boss is Likely to drop the uniform which officers must Biry themselves Early in his term. He s very conscious of tradition Murray says and the fact is that the air Force emanated from the army no from the civilian  a spokesman for Fogleman at the air mobility come based at Scott fab 111., said he could t comment on any possible changes before Fogleman is confirmed. Air Force spokesman maj. Chris Gei Sel said the uniform underwent a comprehensive review starting in 1991. The idea was to return the uniform toils orig Inal streamlined fit that it had in the1940s. The new uniform was unveiled in Jan uary 1993 but the mandatory Wear Date in t until 1999. However in 1995 the uni form will Start being issued to Basic trainees so that s when you la really see a Lotof them being  Simpson acquitted in mock trial paper says Phoenix a the los Angeles District attorney s office conducted a mock trial of . Simpson and jurors found him innocent of killing his sex wife and her Friend the Arizona re Public reported thursday. The 17 paid jurors nine Black and eight White were chosen by Phoenix based response research using demo graphics provided by the los Angeles authorities the Arizona newspaper said. The newspaper also said that prosecutor Marcia Clark monitored the aug. 19 event from a next door room at a Phoenix hotel. Mike Botula of the los Angeles District attorney s office refused to com ment on the newspaper report. _ anything like that goes to prosecutor s strategy and tactics and we re just not commenting he said. Two of the mock jurors told the re Public that they were asked questions about Dan tests a bloody Glove found outside Simpson s Home a knife that Simpson bought weeks before the slay Ings and Simpson s attempt to flee. They asked if we could find him guilty of murder one if there was just circumstantial. Evidence said Lance Kingston a real estate agent. _ they asked if we found Dan and it was this and that could you find him guilty he said the consensus was no it would be hard for me to find him guilty from what they told me in that room Kingston said. There is no murder weapon no Eye witness nothing to really tie him to the scene another juror truck Driver Charles Scruggs told the Republic. More or less it s  no 42, Dies of apparent heart attack Augsburg Germany is an army master sergeant died tuesday of an apparent heart attack at his Home in Kaiserslautern Germany according to a release from the 66th military Intelli gence brigade. Master sgt. Kenneth a. Boyter 42, a 21 year army member died in his Home in Wei Brincken Morsbach the statement said. Boyter served with the Kaiserslautern military intelligence det 18th military intelligence in. This battalion Falls under the 66th military intelligence brigade in Augsburg. Survivors include his wife Ursula Brig Ette Boyter Bauer and his parents James w. Boyter and Algie m. Boyter of Dan Ville a. A memorial service will be held at 1 . Tuesday in the Pulaski Chapel on Pulask Barracks in Kaiserslautern. 1