Marines wait for orders as other services end gay ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
head of the Marine Corps urged
his troops to "remain on
watch" and not cpiit over the is
sue of homosexuals while three
other services ordered recruit
ers to stop asking applicants
their sexual status, officials
said Tuesday.
While the Army. Navy and
Air Force began their adjust
ment. no matter how uneasy, to
President Clinton's new policy,
the Marines said they would
wait for official instructions lie
fore issuing orders to their re
cruiters None of the changes
were publicly announced.
IjisI Friday. Clinton tempo
rarily suspended the formal
discharge of homosexuals from
the military and announced
lhot new recruits would no
longer lx* asked if they ore ho*
mosexuals. Clinton ordered the
Defense Department to produce
a draft executive order by July
15 that would formally end the
han on homosexuals.
Defense S«m rotary l-es Aspin
has not yet implemented Clin
ton's Interim policy, but
spokesman Holt Hall said Tues
day he expected Aspin to act
by the end of the week
"At this point I don't know
what will lx* In those particular
instructions," beyond telling
recruiters not to risk applicants
about their sexual stains and
ft is not
characteristic of
Marines to quit
their posts, either
under fire or when
things are not to
their liking’
Gen. Carl E Mundy.
Marine corps commandant
suspending the permanent dis
charge of troops found to be ho
mosexual. Hal,I said
Congressional Republicans
had promised to fight Clinton
by writing into law the homo
sexual twin But on Tuesday, di
visions appeared in their ranks
in the Senate.
"Codification does not seem
to he the most attractive thing."
Sen Alan Simpson of Wyo
ming, the second-ranking Re
publican in the Senate, said af
ter a policy luncheon.
The chiefs of the four armed
services, plus Gen. Colin Pow
ell. < hainnan of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, strongly oppose Clin
ton's intention to permit gays to
serve openly, but they are tak
ing the first steps to conform
with Clinton's changes.
In a message sent last Friday
night. Gen. Carl E. Mundy. the
Marino Corps commandant,
urged his forces to put their al
legiance to the corps above
their personal feelings and to
remain in the service no matter
how they feel about the homo
sexual issue.
"It is not characteristic of
Marines to quit their posts, ei
ther under fire or when things
are not to their liking." Mundy
wrote in his message for all Ma
rines. "Those of you whose
pride in the corps, sense of
duty, honor and personal moral
values run so deep are exactly
the ones needed to remain on
watch to provide a steady
hand."
Foreign Language Teadier Preparation at the
The University of Oregon's College of Education is now
accepting applications for its post-baccalaureate teaching
license program in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.
Graduates are certified to teach their language
specialization, kindergarten through twelfth grade, in
Oregon and other states. Students start the program
Summer '93 and complete it the following Spring. (Other
options may be possible.) Program coursework can be
applied toward an interdisciplinary master's degree in
foreign language teaching.
Special Education at the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon's College of Education is now
accepting applications for the 1 landicapped Learner
endorsement program, which prepares teachers to work
with children and youth with disabilities. No previous
coursework in education is necessary. Students can start
the program Summer, Fall, or Winter terms.
For further information or an application packet, please write:
University of Oregon, College of Education,
Office of Student Support Services, Box M, Eugene, OR 97403.
Or call (503) 346-3527.
Beating victim requests
task force on gay-bashing
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A gav mati who said throw Marines
Iteat him up because of President (Clinton's push to lift the ban on
homosexuals in the military is seeking a meeting with the presi
dent.
"He says he is willing to listen to American people," Crae Pridg
en said on the "Today” show this morning. "And I'm an American
person who has something to say. And I’m a victim who doesn't
want to go unheard."
Pridgen. 2H. said that he wants to fell the president about attacks
on homosexuals and that he hopes Clinton will establish a task
force on gay bashing.
Clinton has begun stops to end the military's 50-year ban on ho
mosexuals.
Pridgen said the Marines shouted. "Clinton's going to pay!" dur
ing the fight Saturday at a gay bar. Pridgen lost a tooth and suffered
a black eye. a swollen lip and a cut ear.
"I was brutally beaten because I was gay." he said. "I felt like my
civil rights had been violated "
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