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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes thursday october 10, 1991 at a glance the crooked House of Mother Goose Fame really does exist. Tour lists can visit the famous House in Lavenham a picturesque Village filled with half timbered structures dating from medieval times. See Story in stripes  threatened two workers at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons Plant in Colorado say their Homes were shot at and they were forced to quit because they talked to the Fri about on the Job health and safety problems. A Page 4suspect pleads innocent White supremacist Byron de la Beckwith accused of killing civil rights Leader Medgar Evers 28 years ago pleaded not guilty and defense attorneys said Mississippi waited too Long to try him a third time on the charges. A Page 5tanker leaking fuel storms battered a South korean freighter grounded on the shuma Gin islands in Alaska while a coast guard team struggled to contain fuel from ships ruptured tanks. A Page 7alleged Neo nazi targeted German officials said wednesday that they Are expelling an austrian born alleged Neo nazi who advocates violence and lives in a House protected by barbed  Page 8 executions condemned the human rights group amnesty International condemned the United states for the a cruel and inhuman Quot practice of executing adults for crimes they committed As children. A Page 9 Index Abby Ann Landers. 15 comics. 15-17 commentary. 13 crossword. 15 faces a no places. 14 letters. .12 Money matters. 18 sports. 19-24 to listings. 23 weather. 11 Thomas from Page 1 other allegations of sexual harassment against Thomas. Thomas chances for confirmation in a scheduled tuesday evening vote this week evaporated in the face of concern Over the allegations by Anita Hill a University of Oklahoma Law professor. Hill has alleged that after she refused his request for a Date Thomas made sexually inappropriate comments including descriptions of pornographic movies when they worked together a decade ago. As the controversy engulfed his nomination Thomas sent the Senate a sworn affidavit saying a i totally and unequivocally deny Anita Hills allegations of  but with the Senate in political and procedural gridlock Thomas sent later word that he wanted a delay and a Chance to answer his accuser. A Clarence Thomas said to me on the Jhone a i have to Clear my name. I Lave to appear before the appropriate Orum and Clear my name a a Danforth said in one of his several emotional statements on the Senate floor. The White House issued a statement in support of Thomas. A we will work with the committee and the full Senate to bring this matter to a vote a the statement said. A judge Thomas is an outstanding individual who has demonstrated his honesty and integrity throughout his  Dole first called for a Friday vote then reluctantly agreed to the one week delay proposed by Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine. But for much of the Day the scheduled vote had been Uncertain because the Senate a cumbersome rules required unanimous agreement on a time change. Republicans who until the weekend had been assured of a majority in favor of students from Page 1 applauded the Yale educated professor when she walked into a packed classroom for a news conference concerning her claims that Thomas harassed her 10 years ago while she was his aide at the education department and at the equal employment Opportunity commission. Last month Hill 35, privately told the Senate judiciary committee that after she turned Down Thomas requests for a Date he spoke to her of sex and pornographic movies. She went Public with the allegations Over the weekend. Thomas has denied the accusations. A i personally support professor Hill and can say without reservation that i believe her a said Kathleen Parker a third year Law student and managing editor of the Oklahoma Law review. The student bar association Board of governors adopted a Resolution urging the Senate committee to reopen its investigation of Thomas saying it supported Hill without Reser vation. At the news conference Hill denied any political motivation in her charges saying she wanted the Senate to investigate the charges carefully. A i thought she handled herself wonderfully a with poise and etiquette a the Way she always handles herself in our meetings a said Joi Matlin president of the University a Black Law student association. Hill is faculty adviser to the group. Hill received an undergraduate degree in psychology from Oklahoma state University in Stillwater before obtaining her Law degree in 1980 from Yale University in new Haven Conn. She came to the Oklahoma Law school in 1986 after working at Oral Roberts University a Law school in Tulsa Oklahoma and for Thomas in Washington. Todd Cone a third year Law student said the release of the allegations on practically the eve of the vote smacked of politics. A i personally think that Clarence Thomas was the perfect picture of the american dream a said Cone who identified himself As a Republican. Confirmation initially walked at a delay. It was not until Thomas was faced with Large scale defections among his 13 democratic backers As Well As the undecided senators that republicans conceded they had no Choice but to agree to the delay. Dole said some republicans favored demanding the vote be held As scheduled. But Dole said he Felt a it was a Gamble that should not be  Hill who was Thomas assistant at the department of education and later at the equal employment Opportunity commission said in Oklahoma that she was ready to cooperate with the panel. Other senators questioned Why Hills original allegations appeared to have languished in the judicial committee. A what concerns me As much As the allegations themselves is the . Senate appears not to take the charge of sexual harassment seriously a said sen. Barbara Mikulski did. A group of outraged women members of the House tried to Barge in on a private meeting of Senate democrats to vent their anger. They settled for a meeting with Mitchell. A nothing has been said about the nominee but plenty has been said about the woman which is typical a complained rep. Louise m. Slaughter  from Page 1 not eliminating them. A the essential nuclear linkage remains in the form of our dual capable  Powell referred to the . Warplanes based in Europe that can carry either Short Range or Long Range nuclear weapons. Overall he said the Pentagon has embarked on a program to reduce weapons and troops that would produce savings. A we Are paying a peace dividend right now a the general said ticking off plans to Cut Active forces by 500,000, the Reserve by about 300,000, the Navy by about 25 percent the Marine corps about 20 percent and the air Force by about one third. A i think the department of defense has met the Challenge of turning Money Back to the american people for whatever purpose they wish to use it a he said. A what distresses me is that every monday morning we re asked to do it again. 1 can to do that. I done to know How to run a Force that Way. I done to know How to keep Young men and women proud of being in the service if every monday morning because of events in Rea Square Over the weekend people want a Brand new  from Page 1 provide Comfort ii through in Ciurlik a air Force it. Col. Jerry guess a task Force spokesman at in Ciurlik said wednesday. The last deployed members of the 6th in 502nd inf regt Berlin brigade left in Ciurlik on tuesday. Many soldiers from the following units have also returned recently 6th so 6th Cav regt from Lesheim Germany o and f troops of the 4th so 11th army Cav regt from Fulda Germany he co 6th brigade 3rd inf div from Gocbel Stadt Germany and 1 co 3rd aviation in from Kitzinger Germany. Only 30 of the More than 80 helicopters deployed for the operation remain in Turkey guess said. They Are being shipped from in Ciurlik mostly aboard air Force c-5 transports to units in Germany and Italy guess said. As part of the restructuring of coalition forces air Force full and ef-111 aircraft have arrived to bolster air Power at in Ciurlik. The Falls Are from the 48th fighter Wing at Raf Lakenheath England and the of ills Are from the 42nd electronic combat so of the 20th fighter Wing at Raf upper Heyford England. The Falls Are operating daily from in Ciurlik along with f-16 and a-10 fighter aircraft. The f-16s Are rotated regularly from Safe installations and the a-10s Are from Raf Ben Waters England guess said. He said he was prohibited from giving out the exact numbers of specific coalition fighter aircraft currently based in Turkey but said the total Jamerson number is 60, of which 40 Are american. Also participating at in Ciurlik in the Allied air Effort to protect the kurd in Northern Iraq Are British Jaguar and French Mirage photo reconnaissance aircraft. Moreover . Navy planes Are flying from the Carrier for Estalin the Eastern Mediterranean. A the Navy is a principal player in the operation although the Carrier task Force is currently participating in exercise display determination Jamerson said. A they bring a lot of combat capability in certain areas that we May not  besides photo reconnaissance the aircraft operating out of in Ciurlik Are also engaged in visual reconnaissance of Northern Iraq. Some aircraft Are especially suited to the role of visual reconnaissance. Jamerson singled out the a-10 with its ability to go Low and slow As an excellent visual reconnaissance plane. A there is value in the a-10. There is value in just the image of the a-10 when people on the ground look up and see it a Jamerson said. A a it a a big air plane. It has its own  on the other hand the speedy f-16s bring air to air capability to the mix of aircraft and help the coalition enforce the Rule that Iraq can to operate fixed Wing aircraft above the 36th parallel he said. The Falls bring night capability to the air mix. A with the kind of systems they have we can be there Over Northern Iraq at night and keep an Eye on what is going on a Jamerson said. Quot so every aircraft has something to bring to the circumstance Here. Well just have to decide As we move in time just which of those combinations we  a decision has yet to be made on the final mix of warplanes in the in Ciurlik based Allied air Armada. The decision Jamerson said will be based on the visibility and capability that each air plane brings to the Mission. A the presence of the aircraft is important Quot Jamerson said a both to the population of Iraq to see that we Are still nere and to the iraqi military to see that we Are still   
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