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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 22, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 7bill would ease citizenship for children born abroad from the associated press Washington a the House passed legislation that would make it easier for children born abroad and with Only one american Parent to obtain . Citizenship. Under the changes to existing naturalization Law a child could receive . Citizenship if his or her grandparent resided in the United states for at least five years prior to the birth of the child current Law states that the child is eligible for citizenship Only if the Parent who is a citizen resides in the United states for at least five years before the birth or the Parent and the child reside permanently in the United states before the child a 18th birthday. The sections affecting children Are among Many changes outlined in the Bill which also would open up citizenship eligibility for people born before 1934 with Only one american Parent. The House and Senate passed slightly different versions of the Bill last Novemb Stathe Senate has yet to act on the Compromise version accepted by the House on tuesday. A soybean Ink promoted Washington government printers would be required to switch from Petroleum based Ink to Ink made from soybeans under new legislation. Soybean Farmers think that if they can get the government printing office which consumes nearly 1,200 tons of Ink per year to use soy Ink the rest of the nations printers will follow. The printing office said the Bill would have Little Impact on printing costs. The agriculture department and internal Revenue service already use vegetable Oil Ink. The House passed the Bill by voice vote tuesday and sent it to president Clinton for his signature. The Senate had already approved  Dies in Furnace Lima Ohio a a steel Mill worker was accidentally locked in a 250-degree Furnace and tried to claw his Way out before he died police said. Sections of insulation around the door of the machine at the the co Plant had been ripped away. A a a. A a a James Newton 43, had been in the Furnace about six hours before fellow employees found his body on sunday Shawnee township police said. The thermostat showed the temperature had risen from 160 degrees to 250. Police said that the door apparently Slid shut and locked automatically while Newton was repairing the equipment. Or cd Columbus Ohio a a billboard that tells of a lonely millionaire looking for a Bride might be too Good to be True. The billboard asks women Between the Ages of 35 and 45 to Call a number and leave personal information including religion occupation and education. But would be brides also Are asked to Send a $10 a processing feel to a local Post office Box. A a. A Quot. A if this Guy is a millionaire Why is he asking for $10?�?� said Ron Miller president of the better. Business Bureau of Central Ohio. A a it a a scam. That a not cupid working there. That a some Guy lining his  Robyn Ziegler a spokeswoman for attorney general Lee Fisher said the fee requirement does not appear to break any state Law. Postal inspectors Are investigating. The postal service wont reveal the name of the Box renter or any information about the responses received. The company that rented the billboard is keeping its clients name  shake Nevada Gardnerville Nev. A eight Days after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattled through Nevada a new swarm of aftershocks jolted residents tuesday. The series that began monday night produced a 4.5 quake tuesday morning followed just minutes later by a 4.7 Shaker entered  City. A a it a in the Ordinary aftershock sequence. They tend to have bursts in them a said Jim Brune director of the University of Nevada Reno. Seismology Laboratory. Instruments detected about one aftershock every two minutes most too slight to be  scrutiny planned for military nominees Washington a the Senate armed services committee and the Pentagon will revamp the Way they investigate military appointees following complaints that charges against a four Star Admiral were brushed Over. Adm. Henry h. Mauz jr., outgoing commander of the . Atlantic Fleet won Senate confirmation tuesday in a 92-6 vote to retire at his full four Star rank. The vote went Forward after four female senators withdrew their bid to open a new investigation in Exchange for a Promise that the Senate would More closely examine military nominees. Mauz had been accused of being unresponsive to a sexual harassment Case in his command. A i remain deeply troubled by the difficulty i experienced when trying to get straight information and straight facts from the Navy about the Mauz Case said sen. Patty Murray d-wasn., who led the move to reexamine the Mauz retirement. Murray joined by Sens. Barbara Boxer d-calif., a Carol Moseley Braun d-ijl., and Barbara Mikulski d md., wanted the Senate armed services committee to investigate the allegations against Mauz instead of relying on internal reviews by the Pentagon and Navy. The committee had voted 22-0 to recommend Mauz retire with four stars Basing its decision on responses provided by the. Navy and the Pentagon to the allegations. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., the committee chairman said Pentagon investigations answered All questions about Mauzy a performance. The Admiral had a Stellar 35-year career Nunn said and deserved Praise for his efforts to fight sexual harassment in the Navy. But Nunn conceded that a an assessment of the process by which the executive Branch and the committee review both civil and military nominations is in  Nunn said he would urge the committee and the Pentagon to propose improvements before the end of the year. A a a a. A should any legislative changes be required we will seek to have them enacted in the next Congress a he said v a \ a. Murray called the commitment by Nunn a real Progress and defended her decision to drop the bid to Block Mauzy a retirement saying that a the Best use of my time and Energy is not a single nomination but on bringing about Reform and change to the Overall  a a a a v. A a. The debate Over Mauzy a retirement marked the third time this year that the Senate scrutinized a senior Navy officers handling of sexual harassment. Adm. Frank b. Kelso ii was confirmed for four Star retirement despite criticism of his handling of the Tail Hook sexual scandal. The Navy withdrew the nomination of adm. Stanley r. Arthur to become Pacific commander amid criticism that he had mishandled a sexual harassment Case.38,000 empty pairs of shoes Mark legacy of . Violence Washington a Kathy Mcbride Hopes the 38,000 pairs of shoes ringing the Capitol reflecting Pool on tuesday will help lawmakers measure the loss of each gun death victim that the slippers boots and sneakers Are meant to represent. Mcbride who is from Trenton n.j., last year lost one of those 38,000 annual gunshot victims her 21-year-old son Kenny. A a a v Mcbride president of mothers against violence in new Jersey said tuesdays silent March organized by gun control advocates helps her believe Ner eldest child did not die in vain. A this helps you because in your heart you Haven to allowed your son or daughter to die a said Mcbride wearing a Button with her songs photograph. A you still want to feel a sense of achieving something. A a we re trying to get Congress to take notice of the Many lives we arc losing on a yearly basis a Mcbride said a a we be had enough of talk. Lets see people do what we put them Here to  Kenny Mcbride was killed at a party last year when he returned Home from College. Rally organizers said the shoes were collected since late july at churches hospitals and other locations to portray the magnitude of the slayings. They said the shoes will be donated to the homeless in Washington. Relatives of gun death victims sent some of the shoes. Folded inside Many were notes urging lawmakers to take stronger action than the ban on assault style weapons and the five Day waiting period for gun purchases that Congress recently enacted. Other shoes contained newspaper articles chronicling shooting deaths and still others had notes written in Crayon by children. A a it a not fun growing up with the feeling that someone is going to  scrawled one child who did not sign his name. A a people should Stop shooting because Maddie Foster 5, of Baton Rouge la., sits tuesday among the thou its killing people and it May be someone Sands of shoes at the reflecting Pool in Washington , the shoes that is still growing up wrote 8-year-old represented the 38,000 annual gunshot victims organizers said. Ruben Jaffe  
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