European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes wednesday october 9, 1991 pvt. 1 Stephen Shaefor attended by fellow combat engineers gives a convincing performance As an injured Soldier during the 1991 . Army Europe sapper stakes Competition. See Story on pages 14 and 15. American Back Home an american telecommunications Engineer jailed in Iran for five years on spying charges returned Home to Georgia. A Page 4 school system criticized americans education system must change with the times if the nation is to reclaim its leadership role in the business world Lee Iacocca says. A Page 5 of Park coming financier Kirk Kerkorian broke ground for his grandest dream yet a $1 billion wizard of of theme Park and hotel for Las vegas growing family Market. A Page 6 dieting can be dangerous the diet Industry endangers the health of americans who spend billions every year on weight loss plans a group of medical experts said. A Page 7 pullout Date in doubt a soviet military commander said he cannot withdraw troops from the capitals of the Baltic states by a dec. 1 deadline. A Page 8 help for homeowners some service members and civilians who were assigned to fort Hood Texas Are eligible for the homeowners assistance  Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 19 action line.16 comics.19-21 commentary.13 crossword .19 faces a no places .22 letters .12 Money matters 17-18 sports.23-28 to listings.27 weather.11 soldiers told How to meet with touring to members by the stars and stripes soldiers who want to talk to any of the six civilians now evaluating the army a equal Opportunity programs in Europe should Contact their local commands a spokesman for the . Army in Europe said tuesday. The people appointed by the army Secretary began a tour of american military communities in Europe on tuesday. If the group is not scheduled to be in an individuals Community he or she should Contact the Usa eur equal Opportunity office in Heidelberg at ets 370-8680 or 8683. When using a civilian Telephone the number is 06221-57-8680 or 8683. The Usa eur spokesman said that messages for the group left with the office will be delivered. He could not guarantee that the group would be Able to respond to All messages. The six members of the group Are a h. Minton Francis of Washington a member of the advisory Council for new Yorkus Syracuse University school of management and a former Deputy assistant Secretary of defense. A Ernest e. Garcia of Washington vice president of source i co. And a former assistant a Secretary of defense for legislative affairs. A Jerry Newman of new York vice chairman and chief operating officer for slim fast foods and a former political consultant on matters of higher education and civil rights. A Arthur Thomas of Ohio president of Central state University in Wilberforce and former director of the Boling Black cultural resources Center in Dayton. A Julius Section of Texas president of Prairie View a amp a and a retired lieutenant general. A Myrna h. Williamson of Virginia a professional motivational speaker and retired brigadier general. One member of the group Garcia asked to have his Telephone number made available according to a Usa eur press release. Garcia can be reached at 069-5975857. The group will visit communities in v corps Vii corps and the 21st theater army area come the spokesman said. The spokesman said the groups itinerary a is flexible and subject to change at the discretion of the  the group members will meet with soldiers family members and civilians in the communities they visit according to the release. Some soldiers will be selected for interviews at random from unit rosters. The six arrived late monday and met tuesday morning with Gen. Crosbie e. Saint commander of Usa eur in Heidelberg Germany the spokesman said. The group is scheduled to leave Friday he said. Members of the group visited american military communities near the German cities of Wiesbaden Stuttgart and Bamberg on tuesday. The assessment team is expected to travel to different areas in pairs but could operate individually or in larger groups the spokesman said. Some of the group will review complaint files transcripts of complaint interviews and complaints currently under investigation. Upon their return to Washington each team member will submit a separate report to Secretary of the army Michael . Stone. The groups findings Are not expected to be made Public until after Stone receives All the reports. Baker plans 8th Mideast peace try Washington a Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii will Fly to the Middle East this weekend to try again to set up Arab israeli negotiations the state department announced. He will make stops in Israel Egypt Syria and Jordan Ana meet also with palestinian arabs spokeswoman Margaret d. Tutwiler said. It will be his eighth trip to the area since the persian Gulf War ended in february. President Bush and soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev would like to cosponsor a peace conference this month but Israel the Arab states and the palestinians have not agreed on terms for attending. Baker a Hopes to overcome the remaining issues and finalize details before the issuance of invitations and the convening of a peace conference a Tutwiler said. He will depart late saturday night and return oct. 17, the spokeswoman  from Page 1 Danforth took the Senate floor and said a it is with great pain and great anger at injustice which is being perpetrated on him that i ask for a delay. The Senate judiciary committee chairman Delaware sen. Joseph Biden said he favored a delay a reversal of his earlier position. Other democratic senators marched to the Senate floor to demand a postponement of the vote so the allegations could be investigated. A democratic supporter of Thomas sen. Richard Bryan a Nevada said if republicans forced the vote As scheduled a then this senator would regrettably vote against the  a Republican supporter of Thomas sen. Warren Rudman of new Hampshire emerged from a lunch with gop colleagues to say a a lot of us would not object to a delay As Long As we know what that means.�?�. A i think the Senate itself is on trial a said another Republican supporter sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. A the Best course of action is to bring in judge Thomas bring in is. Hill tomorrow and vote on  Thomas has been out of the Public Eye since the allegations by Hill surfaced Over the weekend. Tuesdays statement was his first direct response to the allegations. In his signed affidavit Thomas said a was i told the Federal Bureau of investigation on september 28, 1991, i totally and unequivocally deny Anita Hills allegations of misconduct of any kind toward Ner sexual or otherwise. These allegations Are  a at All times during the period she worked with me our relationship was strictly professional a Thomas said. A during that time and subsequently the relationship has been wholly  Hills allegations made Public just before the vote that was expected to Send Thomas to a lifetime seat on the nations highest court left Senate leaders grappling with How to proceed. President Bush said he was confident Thomas would be confirmed. Asked tuesday evening if he still stood by the nomination he replied a a you re dam  meanwhile the Alliance for Justice a group lobbying against the nomination said Thomas recommended in late 1980 that Federal guidelines on sexual harassment be restricted to limit employer liability. The group produced documents its said Thomas wrote while he was serving on the Reagan transition team. There is no indication Thomas Ever acted on the recommendation. Danforth also released Telephone logs he said showed Hill contacted Thomas 10 times Between january 1984 and november 1990. He characterized the Calls As inconsistent with the conduct of someone who had been sexually harassed by Thomas. Also calling for a delay was sen. Barbara Mikulski d-md., one of two women in the Senate and a Thomas opponent. She said the Senate a image was suffering because of its failure to Deal with the allegations. Another Democrat James Exon of Nebraska withdrew his support for Thomas on monday. And several other senators said they wanted to read an Fri report on the alleged improprieties said to have occurred in the Early 1980s, but did not drop their support. A Why the Rush to judgment a Exon said tuesday. A Why is it we have to vote tonight a Hill appearing on the today show questioned the Way the judiciary committee handled her allegations. A i done to believe that they were necessarily taken seriously a she said. A i can Only say that i think this is part of the frustration that i am experiencing and a lot of women Are experiencing a that these kinds of claims and statements Are not taken seriously that this is not an Issue that men can Deal with necessarily without a lot of different supporting documentation and that just does not happen in most  from Page 1 Congress called the traditional Pentagon View of Gays As Security risks a a bit of an old  but he defended the policy of discharging Gays from the service because of what he called a unique aspects of military life such As extended deployments in Remote locations and aboard ships where homosexuality could cause breakdowns in discipline and morale. Studds said he released the draft report because a it is essential for the Public to Sec it and decide for themselves whether it is sensible to continue to exclude lesbians and Gay men from the  a patriotism is not limited by someone a sexual orientation a he said. A the Opportunity to serve our country in the armed forces or in sensitive positions likewise should not  since 1982, More than 13,300 service members have been discharged from the military because they were Gay