European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Rights groups challenging panel on women in combat by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a a Senate plan to have a commission study the Issue of women in combat is being challenged by groups that say the panel would consist primarily of a older men with no real interest in expanding opportunities for women in the military. That charge was made in a position paper backed by nine civil rights and women a groups and circulated among lawmakers meeting to resolve differences in the House and Senate versions of the fiscal 1992 defense authorization Bill. A the emphasis on individuals with distinguished combat experience significantly limits the participation of women on the commission and will result in an Over representation of older men who have never served with women a wrote Shirley Sagawa senior counsel at the National women a Law Center. The paper argues that the commission is unnecessary because a extensive research on All aspects of women in the military already exists. A its Mission is too sweeping. It is to study positions currently open to women As Well As the air combat positions opened by the House and Senate defense authorization Bills. A its areas of inquiry focus almost exclusively on documenting alleged problems associated with broadening combat opportunities for women yet makes no Man see women on Page 2 Bush affirms Confidence in Thomas despite professor s sexual allegation Washington a president Bush expressed a full confidences monday in supreme court nominee Clarence Thomas but two Senate supporters called for More information on allegations by a former female aide that Thomas sexually harassed her 10 years ago. At a news conference in Norman okla., Anita Hill who made the charge said she had not acted for political purposes. She called for a an official Resolution of this. My integrity has been called into  Hill a tenured Law professor at the University of Oklahoma said she did not come to her decision lightly. A it is an unpleasant Issue. It is an ugly Issue a she said. Hill elaborated on her charges that Thomas harassed her with talk of sex and pornographic movies when she served As his assistant at the department of education in 1981 and later when he headed the equal employment Opportunity commission. She said she had sought to avoid publicity until word of her affidavit to the Senate judiciary committee leaked out Over the weekend. A there is no Way that i would do something like this for political purposes a she said. The White House called the allegations a  Bush said the eleventh hour accuse see Thomas on Page 2 a amps Jim Dorheim Diggs quits controversial Arthur Diggs resigned his Post saturday As president of the a acpt a european conference. Sec Story on Page 2. Professor Anita Hill answers questions at a news conference monday in Norman okla. Croatian president s office hit Zagreb Yugoslavia apr yugoslav air Force jets fired on the heart of Croatia a government monday rocketing the Headquarters of its president in a bid to bring the secessionist Republic to Heel. Croatian defense ministry officials said the serbian dominated yugoslav military sent two to four missiles into Zagreb a historic government Center. Witnesses heard the first loud Boom at 3 03 p.m., and then saw a column of thick smoke rising from the Northern part of this capital City of 1 million people. Croatian president Franjo Tadjman who was uninjured said the front of the two Story presidential Palace was hit. Defense ministry officials said the missiles slammed through the roof of the Structure built in 1808. Glass from broken windows and other debris were scattered around Tud Jmani a office. A this was a top class Pilot a said mate Lazic Tud Jmani a main bodyguard. A it was a very accurate hit. They were aiming for his  defense officials said two nearby houses were also damaged. There was no immediate word on casualties. The Federal army also fired four ground to ground missiles at three croatian militia bases around Zagreb the yugoslav news Agency Tan Jug reported. Croatian officials put the entire Republic on Alert. It was the second air attack on Zagreb in the fighting coming just hours after the army threatened to strike Croatia a see office on Page 2 Nunn cautions on arms cuts Washington a soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev has matched president Bush a nuclear arms cuts and raised the bet with his own sweeping disarmament plan sen. Sam Nunn said monday. But Nunn the chairman of the Senate armed services committee cautioned that despite the dramatic cutbacks a we have to be somewhat apprehensive about the Long term stability of the soviet  a we cannot behave now As if everything is going to be in the hands of this leadership from now on a the Georgia Democrat said on no cd a today show. Other arms experts agreed that the soviet presidents arms proposal goes beyond even the deep unilateral cuts that Bush announced sept. 27 to Spur the soviets to reciprocate. A More has been done in the past eight see Nunn on Page 2