European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes us. Friday september 9,1994 \ Tail Hook report ruled out As evidence by the Washington Post Washington a Pentagon report that de scribed in devastating detail the debauchery at the 1991 Tail Hook convention in t reliable enough to be used As evidence in a lawsuit a Federal judge has ruled. . District judge Philip m. Pro ruled in Las vegas that the report by the defense department s inspector general is largely conc Lesory and based upon hearsay and double hearsay indicating its Lack of  the ruling made last Friday was a setback for Paula Coughlin a former Navy lieutenant helicopter Pilot and Admiral s aide who became the most celebrated Tail Hook accuser after publicly telling her Story of being pawed and fondled by Drunken aviators.,she is suing the private Taisho do association the event s sponsor and the Las vegas Hilton for what she says was a failure to provide appropriate Security some conservatives hailed pro s ruling As evidence that the Pentagon used shoddy investigative techniques and that the report presented an exaggerated View of Tail Hook events. Worst scandal of Tail Hook was the Way the investigation was handled Elaine Donnelly of the Center for military readiness in the stars and stripes 10 years ago sept. 9,1984 defense Secre tary Caspar Weinberger ordered a crackdown on unnecessary year end spending. 20 years ago sept. 9,1974 president Ford granted Richard Nixon a full and absolute Pardon for any criminal conduct during his presidency and Nixon responded with a statement of remorse at my mistakes Over watergate.". 30 years ago sept. 9,1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater will propose a 25 percent reduction in personal and corporate income tax Over a five year period if he is elected a source said. 4q year Sago sept. 9,1954 eight nations from Southeast Asia and the West signed a collective Security pact in a warning against further communist encroachment in Southeast Asia. 50 year Sago sept. 9,1944 More ,000 . 8th air Force b-17s and b-24s, and 500 p-51 fighter escorts at tacked chemical and synthetic Oil plants at Ludwigshafen and other targets near Kassel Karlsruhe Mainz and Frankfurt in Germany. World War ii 50 years ago today sept. 9 19 44, after three Days of attacking the Palau islands the 16 aircraft carriers of the . Navy s task Force 38 launch raids on japanese airfields on Mindanao in the Philippines. . Troops Cross into Southern Netherlands near maastricht Canadian soldiers capture Bruges in Belgium. On the Eastern italian front. British and Canadian units intensify attacks on the Coriano and Gemma no Hills. Source 2194 Days of War. W. H. Smitn publishers inc the world almanac of world a War Bison books corp. 1981 there was misconduct and nobody denies it said Elaine Donnelly who runs the Center for military readiness and has often battled with liberals on issues concerning women in the military. But she said some of the reports of harassment were very much exaggerated and that the worst scandal of Tail Hook was the Way the investigation was  Donald Mancuso 4 defense department assistant inspector general said the judge s decision was not sur prising because the report was not intended to stand up m court As Legal evidence. Instead he said it was meant to be simply an overview of the events of Tail Hook 91," in response to heavy interest by Congress and others. We still stand by the report Marcuso said. The 200-Page report is filled with vivid descriptions of vulgar behaviour including men prowling the Halls with Testicles exposed wearing to shirts with the slogan women Are property and slurping shots of tequila from the navels of willing women. The report was assembled by 40 investigators who conducted interviews with about 2,900 people who at tended the convention. The report found that 117 offi cers had been implicated in one or More incidents of indecent assault indecent exposure conduct unbecoming an officer or failure to act in a proper leadershipcapacity.". The uproar Over Tail Hook resulted in the resignation of h. Lawrence Garrett Hias Navy Secretary accelerated retirement of former chief of naval operations Frank b. Kelso ii and derailed dozens of other Navy and Marine careers through administrative  it resulted in no courts martial. Photo taken off video shows the Tri service standoff attack missile being shot through a 20-foot-Squarc Hole in a Wall from approximately 100 Miles away. Dod takes wraps off missile that s under fire Washington a the Pentagon has released previously Classi fied information on a new attack mis Sile attempting to highlight the missile s strategic value even As it has come under attack by budget cutters on Capitol Hill. A video and photographs of the Tri. Service standoff attack missile Given to reporters showed it being shot through a 20-foot-Square Hole in a Wall from about 100 Miles away. Graphs showed that the 14-foot conventional missile s contractors and subcontractors Are spread through 20 states at 32 separate Sites. The weapon known by the acronym Assam is designed to provide the air Force and the Navy with a weapon that can destroy vital land based targets. Since it would be launched from air Craft or ships at some distance the mis Sile would reduce the exposure of pilots to the enemy. President Clinton s fiscal 1995 defense budget requested $606.2 million to buy 48 of the missiles and to continue research and development. But some House members citing a number of technical Short comings in the program tried to can cel plans outright. House and Senate conferees agreed to provide $305.3 million for research and development Only. That Money would buy 15 missiles for use in testing and research. The House has Given its approval and final Senate action sending the Bill to the president is expected next week. In Laws to get custody of Sirh son kids los Angeles a . Simpson is giving up custody of his two children to the parents of his slain sex wife. If he is acquitted in her slaying he can seek their return according to court papers. Simpson agreed last month to turn Over guardianship of Sydney Brooke Sirh son 8, and Justin Ryan Simpson 6, to their grandparents according to the documents obtained wednesday. William m. Walker an attorney for the parents of Nicole Bro a Simpson said the court is expected to approve the guardianship within a few Days. Simpson has pleaded innocent in the slaving deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Friend Ronald Goldman. His trial is set for sept. 26. Nicole Simpson s parents Louis h. And Juditha Brown filed a petition july 27, asking to be made Legal guardians of Sydney and Justin. Simpson filed his agreement aug. 31. Simpson is entitled to seek Termi nation of this guardianship and a re sumption of his status As a Parent having Legal and physical custody upon his re lease from incarceration said the papers signed by Simpson the Browns and their attorneys. Teen Ager arrested in sniper shooting Rockford 111. A a 15-year old boy was arrested in a sniper attack along interstate 39 that injured one trucker police said. The boy whose name was not released was charged wednesday with aggravated discharge of a firearm. He was being held in juvenile detention. Appeals court gets to seat of poisonous prank Hartford Conn. A Robert l. Preston was t fired for rubbing Poi son Ivy on a toilet seat used by his Boss. But the prank brought on by workplace frustration could still Cost him a lot of Money. The losses Stem from a lawsuit that Preston filed after he was fired As safety coordinator at Phelps Dodge Copper products  1989, the Norwich com Pany said his position was being eliminated but he claimed he was ousted in reprisal for making safety complaints a jury agreed in 1992. It awarded him $2-46,000 for Back pay and lost future wages $50,000 for emotional distress and $500,000 in punitive damages. The trial judge found the punitive damages to be excessive and awarded him a total of$449,000. The company appealed arguing that he was not entitled to lost wages because once the Poison Ivy caper was discovered he would have been fired. The state appellate court agree tuesday and Cut the damage figure. Preston s attorney Barry j. Ward said the appeals court ruling Means $203,000 of the award stands. They la fight for re instatement of the lost wages sum. According to court documents Presto was frustrated and angry Over what he saw As management s failure to act on safety violations in 1988. So he sneaked into the bathroom used by his Boss and rubbed the toilet seat with Poison Ivy. As a result the Plant manager who is highly allergic to Poison Ivy developed a severe reaction that took two months to cure judge Paul m. Foti wrote tuesday on behalf of the court. Preston s blame came to Light when a co worker whom he had warned to avoid using that bathroom stall spoke up after the firing and litigation