European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages r the stars and stripes . Friday. December 30,1994 study finds racial discrimination still pervades some military Sites Washington a despite the military s generally Good record on race relations overt cases of racism and Subtle forms of discrimination still pervade some facilities the House armed services committee said thursday. The findings of a one year bipartisan study of racial discrimination comprise a Complex web of Good news and bad news said the report issued by outgoing com Mittee chairman rep. , a calf. The Good news is that Many service members rate the military s equal Opportunity climate As positive. On the negative Side overt forms of racism such a racial slurs and jokes were common at four of the 19 .-based and overseas facilities surveyed. More serious the report said were minority service member perceptions that they were disciplined More severely and faced retaliation for lodging discrimination complaints. Equal Opportunity training tends to focus on sexual harassment and ignore racial issues it said ,.-. -.-. Dellums a senior member of the congressional Lack caucus and a Liberal who has pushed for defense cuts during his two years As chairman of the committee said he was deeply troubled that Many men and women in uniform believe their careers Are jeopardized by acts of  he called it a dangerous and deleterious situation that must be  the task Force which interviewed about 2,000 serv ice members reported White supremacy and skinhead activity at several facilities and said that at one Marine corps facility racial tension was so elevated particularly at the Junior enlisted ranks that unit cohesion and readiness were sometimes  More generally minorities and lower ranked Mem Bers saw discrimination problems As More serious than did Whites and officers. Minorities frequently said the had to conform to the majority norms to become one of the Good old boys to get favourable consideration for promotion the report found that the commitment of leadership to equal Opportunity was the primary Factor in deter mining the racial climate at a facility. At the Marine corps facility with racial tension the command seemed Blind to the  in the stars and stripes 10 years ago dec. 30,1984 a . Air Force cargo plane loaded with food took off from Rhein Maln a Germany bound for Sudan to help thousands of starving africans. 20 years ago dec. 30,1974 King Faisal of saudi Arabia was named As time Magazine s Man of the year for his role in the world Oil crisis. 30 years ago dec. 30,1964 a swirling Snow storm thwarted helicopter pilots at tempting to Fly food and Medicine to 500 people isolated by a flood in the mountains along the California Ore gon Border. 40 year Sago dec. 30,1954 Premier Pierre Mendes France swept aside a Des Perate last minute move to prevent or postpone the French National As Sembly s final vote on rearming West Germany. 50 years ago dec. 30,1944.allied front line dispatches reported that the Ger Man spearhead which had thrust deep into the . Lines in Belgium had been pushed Back 10 Miles and that German forces had been unable to Advance anywhere along the salient and at some Points were digging in. I world War ii. I 50 years ago today dec. 30 japanese air attacks Batter the second . Supply Convoy to reach the american beachhead on Mindoro in the Philippines three cargo ships five Landing Craft and two destroyers Are sunk. British troops take Kaduma Burma. In Belgium . Soldiers attack northward toward Houff Aslize trying to Cut the bulge German troops isolate some . Units at Villers la Bonne eau. Source 2194 Days of War. W. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp., 1981 to pileup kills 2, hurts 27 crash victims Francisco Prieto 10-year-old son Diego and year-old daughter Vicky walk away from a massive pileup wednesday near Gorman Calif. Two people died and 27 were injured two of them seriously when dozens of vehicles collided on a foggy Mountain Road North of los Angeles. Highway patrol spokesman Glen Dominguez said 30 to 40vehicles were involved in Chain reaction wrecks on the southbound Side of interstate 5. Three helicopters flew some of the injured to hospitals. The Kern Andros Angeles county fire departments took others away by ambulance. Riled Man Banks on death insurance Miami a a Man who accuses his accountant of losing his $235,000 investment Hopes to get the Money Back through a life insurance policy he s taken out on his former confidant. Harvey Rosenthal 65, says that after some prodding Donal Bunsis agreed to let Rosenthal take out the policy Nam ing Rosenthal the beneficiary i am praying for his death Rosen thai said wednesday. For three years Rosenthal said he s been paying $237.58 a month on the policy. Initially the policy was for $250,000, but Rosenthal said he reduced the Benefit to $200,000 after Bunsis repaid him $85,000 two years ago. It was 12 years ago Rosenthal says that Bunsis failed to return his Money on the bad invest ment Deal. It took me two years convincing Bunsis to get the physical Rosen thai said. He had to agree to every thing. Then he finally  could t immediately be reached for comment. In december Bunsis was charged a Federal postal agents on Jong Island new York with defrauding clients. When he was arrested i was Sohappy Rosenthal said. I was happier than i be been in 12  teen goaded into setting $1 million school fire Medina Ohio a a group of teen agers who wanted a few Days offloaded a fellow student into setting Thevil nigh school on fire police said. The Blaz caused $1 million damage and closed the school for three Days. A 17-year-old boy was charged tues Day with aggravated arson in connection with the dec. 19 fire at Buckeye High a school. The fire shut Down classes just. A win Lam to u w t before Christmas break. Classes Are to resume Jan. 3. Detective James Bigam a county arson investigator said at least five students hounded the suspected arsonist for month complaining there had been no classes cancelled because of heavy Snow this year and they needed a break. They were asking him Why he had t done i yet and saying we re still Here we re not on vacation " Bigam said. Son kills parents sister then himself Laredo Texas a the son of an elections official shot his father Mother and sister to death before turning a gun on himself authorities said. Police said they weren t sure what led to the outburst tuesday that left Webb county elections administrator Rolando Guerra and his family dead. However they said officers had responded to a Domestic disturbance at the Home earlier tuesday and several time sin the past. A crime of violence is unpredictable. It can happen on the Spur of the moment and it can happen to anybody said police chief Al. Martinez investigators said Guerra s son apparently shot his parents and a sister to death before turning a revolver on him self. The victims were identified As Guerra,60 his 60-year-old wife Felipa 32-year old daughter Ana Isabel and 36-year-old son Jesus Patrick