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 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 Ana colleagues As a woman of integrity and a respected Law professor. I 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. A professor Hill treats people very students and professors stood and see students on Page 2 Public hearing 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 a viewed 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 i 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 charge 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 american people in the Eye and say simply that this is not True a Danforth 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 2dod draft report denies Gays greater risk by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a a Gay congressman released an internal defense department draft report tuesday that concludes homosexuals Are no More a Security risk than heterosexuals. Rep. Gerry e. Studds d-mass., one of two acknowledged Gay members of Congress lauded the main finding of the 39-Page report that concluded that a sexual orientation is unrelated to moral charac Ter. Both patriots and traitors Are drawn from the class a american citizens and not specifically from the class a heterosexual or the class a homosexual a a the report said. Studds said the draft report has been in the making since 1988. It has been revised More than once he said because Pentagon officials Felt its original focus was a a misdirected in that it went beyond the Issue of Gays As Security risks and into the broader question of whether Gays Are fundamentally suitable for military service. The report titled a homosexuality and personnel Security a is being prepared by the defense personnel Security and education Center in Monterey Calif. An aide to Studds would not say How the congressman obtained a copy of the draft report. Air Force it. Col. Doug Hart a Pentagon spokesman declined to comment on the report because it has still not been of allies seek stringent curbs on Iraq facially released. He could not say when it would be released. Pentagon spokeswoman Susan Hansen said the draft report was not a prelude to a change in the policy barring homosexuals from military service. Rather it addressed the question of whether Gay men and lesbians a As civilian Federal employees or outside consultants a could be entrusted with government secrets. A this Speaks Only to the singular topic see Dod on Page 2 inside today s paper from wire reports United nations a the United states and its allies Are planning to usher a new Resolution through the Security Council imposing a tight new web of Industrial and scientific restrictions meant to prevent Iraq from re acquiring weapons of mass destruction. The proposed Resolution which is expected to be approved by the Council in the next week or so would add detailed restrictions to Back the councils general order in april forbidding Iraq to keep or acquire nuclear chemical or biological weapons or ballistic missiles. That ban formally accepted by the Baghdad government was among the terms set by the United nations for a cease fire formally ending the persian Gulf War. Meanwhile the Pentagon said it had no plans to intervene in fighting in Northern Iraq Between government troops and kurdish rebels. Despite hundreds of casualties and tens of thousands of refugees from the worst such fighting since the allies pulled out three months ago Pentagon spokes Man Pete Williams said tuesday that while the fighting was a of concern to us a the coalition troops based in Turkey will not intervene. With talks on kurdish autonomy foundering in Baghdad hospitals in Northern Iraq overflowed tuesday with the wounded. In addition rebel leaders said they were probing the massacre of 60 iraqi pos by kurdish fighters in the City of Suleim Aniyah. The Security councils draft Resolution would require Iraq to report on a Range see allies on Page 2 a stars and stripes Magazine Paris Marais District the Harlem globetrotters
