European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thomas awaits the test Anita Hill walks past photographers As she arrives for classes in Norman okla. Law students colleagues speak out in Hill s defense Norman okla. A Anita Hill whose allegations of sexual harassment have thrown Clarence Thomas supreme court nomination into jeopardy was described by students and colleagues As a woman of integrity and a respected Law professor. �?~1 find in All my dealings with her that she is a person of the highest integrity a said David Swank Dean of the University of Oklahoma a Law school where Hill is a professor. A a she a a Good teacher and a Good scholar. A unlike Many lawyers she works Well with staff a Swank said. Quot professor Hill treats people very  students and professors stood and see students on Page 2 Public bearing pledged after Senate delays vote Washington a Clarence Thomas will a look the american people in the Eye and deny sexual harassment allegations that suddenly threaten his supreme court nomination his chief Backer said wednesday. Meanwhile the woman accusing Thomas pledged cooperation with a new Senate investigation. A this is not going to be an easy hearing a Senate judiciary committee chairman Joseph Biden said tuesday after a Day of drama in which Thomas a totally and unequivocally denied the allegations democratic support for the nomination eroded and the Senate agreed to a one week delay of its confirmation vote. Biden r-del., pledged a Public hearing As Early As Friday. With the vote put off until next tuesday Biden said the Fri would be called to investigate and witnesses would be subpoenaed if necessary for a hearing. A it is uncomfortable for everyone but it must be done because we cannot fail to take seriously such a charge a he said. A the nominee has the right to be confronted by his accuser a Biden said. President Bush and Senate republicans rallied around Thomas a Black conservative Federal appeals judge a and sought to limit the scope of the renewed confirmation proceedings. A this is a test for Clarence Thomas a Senate gop Leader Bob Dole of Kansas said. A a it a a test of his character and 1 believe he a up to the  sen. John c. Danforth r-mo., said he hoped there would be no a fishing expedition or Chance for a people to come Forward with whatever they want to dump it is uncomfortable for everyone but it must be done because we cannot fail to take seriously such a  a Joseph Biden judiciary committee chairman on Clarence  interviewed wednesday on Abc tvs Good morning America Danforth still angry at the sudden turn of events said Thomas wished the a a torture of the delay were Over but wanted a Chance to rebut the allegations. A the will appear before the committee and testify under oath and look the members of the committee in the Eye and look the Simi said still even As he predicted Thomas would ultimately prevail Danforth said a when this is All Over the Clouds arc still going to be  As his judiciary committee began its new review Biden said a any questions about his Thomas conduct in terms of whether or not he harassed this individual or any other individual Are  he stressed that he was unaware of any see Thomas on Page 2 Cursi i ii ill l  111 Lii Eye amp Iii Iuka the american people in the Eye and say simply that this is not True Quot Danforth said. Powell vows to fight deeper cuts in military Washington a Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff on wednesday rejected Calls for deeper cuts in american military forces and said nuclear bombs will remain aboard . Aircraft in Europe. A i will fight that i will resist that a Powell said in response to demands that the end of the cold War produce a larger a peace  he said the . Military would be Cut by 500,000 people and the reserves by about 300,000. A we have a strategy. We have thought it out a he said. A what we can to do is to Wake up every monday morning with Brand new ideas about How to fiddle with the department of  Powell speaking before the Atlantic treaty organization a private group that traditionally supports a Strong Allied Force in Europe appeared also to reject a proposal by soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev to withdraw nuclear bombs carried aboard . And soviet War unilateral offer to withdraw . Tactical planes. According to the associated press the United slates has some 1,700 nuclear bombs on planes based in Britain and half dozen other european countries. The soviets have an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 of these Short Range nuclear weapons. President Bush on sept. 27 did not include this category of nuclear arms in his provide Comfort troop pullout winds Down by j. Ken Cruger Mediterranean Bureau Adana Turkey a the draw Down and redeployment of Allied ground forces assigned to operation provide Comfort ii is proceeding faster than planned said the air Force general in charge of the operation. In fact said maj. Gen. James l. Jamerson Many troops have already returned to Home bases. A the redeployment process is running ahead of schedule and that a normally what happens. You can set a plan up but when the troops get ready to Start going Home they can take things apart in no time a said Jamerson commander of task Force provide Comfort. Only a handful of american service members remained at support bases at Batman and silo i in Southeastern Turkey on wednesday and All troops except for a handful doing site reclamation work were expected to have departed the bases by today. In an interview earlier this week at his Headquarters at in Ciurlik a near Adana in Southern Turkey Jamerson had said he did not expect coalition task Force troops to vacate silo i until tuesday. When redeployment plans were announced in the last week of september the aviation support element at Batman had 477 troops All of them . Forces normally stationed in Europe. Approximately 2,000 Allied ground troops 1,183 of them american and All drawn from Europe based units were then at silo i near the Iraq Border. Seventy six . Service members flew out of in Ciurlik to Germany on wednesday. A was of today a total of 1,160 . Troops have redeployed from operation see pullout on Page 2 nuclear weapons from Europe and from american warships. Gorbachev last saturday matched the proposal and went further. He proposed that the land and sea weapons be destroyed not just withdrawn As Bush proposed. But Powell in a speech said a while we arc altering considerably the mix of theater nuclear weapons available to nato commanders in Europe we Are see Powell on Page 2 inside today s paper5k of a w a stars and a stars and stripes Magazine Paris Marais District the Harlem globetrotters