European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes thursday october 10, 1991 at a glance the crooked House of Mother Goose Fame really does exist. Tourists can visit the famous House in Lavenham England 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 the ship s ruptured tanks. A Page 7 burial of Marcos philippine president Corazon Aquino said the body of former president Ferdinand Marcos May be flown directly to his Home province and buried there if his widow agrees to the plan in writing. A Page 8executions 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 Inna Abby Ann Landers. 15 comics. 15-17 commentary. .13 crossword. 15 faces 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 phone t have to Clear my name. I ave to appear before the appropriate forum 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  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 judiciary committee. A what concerns me As much As die allegations themselves is the . Senate appears not to take the charge of sexual harassment seriously a said sea. 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  Page 1 of homosexuality in personnel Security a Hansen said not to the question of Gays in the uniformed military. Studds praised the reports conclusion that it is not valid to place All homosexuals in a morally suspect class. A i strongly endorse the requirement that every applicant for a Security clearance be evaluated on a Case by Case basis without regard to that persons sexual orientation a he said. �?o1 am also realistic enough to recognize that an official policy change alone will not be sufficient a he said. A Given years of societal prejudice training instruction and consistent monitoring of Security clearance investigators will be required to ensure that the Case by Case approach is truly  since the military has traditionally held that Gays Are particularly vulnerable to blackmail the draft report is based in part on Pentagon Case histories of 117 americans involved in espionage since 1945. But the report found that cases of espionage almost always revolve around Money or resentment not sexual orientation. Quot certainly in civilian contexts there is no basis for holding the belief that homosexuals As a group Are less trustworthy or less patriotic than heterosexuals a Studds quoted the report As saying. The release of the draft report follows recent comments by defense Secretary Dick Cheney who in testimony before 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. A turds said he released the draft re Fiort because a it is essential for the pubic to see 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. Itie associated press contributed to this report allies from Page 1 of scientific and Industrial activity and provide detailed lists of machinery chemicals or other materials that could be used to make weapons. It would also provide for inspections to guard against cheating by the iraqis. The plan would require Iraq to adopt Laws making it a punishable offence for any citizen to try to develop weapons of mass destruction or possess or manufacture forbidden materials. The Resolution would detail the Price that Iraq must pay in surrendering National sovereignty for its invasion of Kuwait. But it could also Lead to further confrontations Between the Security Council and Baghdad and to a threat of renewed Allied air attacks if Baghdad balks at the terms or tries to obstruct . Arms inspectors. Such a standoff developed last month when the iraqis held a . Team captive for four Days in a parking lot to prevent it from departing with information it had gathered during a nuclear inspection. But while the Security Council is planning to Monitor future military activities in Iraq . Inspectors continued to destroy its banned weapons that survived the Gulf War air raids. Tuesday ballistic experts supervised the destruction of the smaller of iraqis two a super guns a which Are huge cannons capable of hurling shells at least 400 Miles and which Iraq could have used to attack neighbouring capitals. At a Mountain site 110 Miles North of Baghdad the . Inspectors watched As iraqi workers put slits and holes in the 150-foot barrel of the 350mm gun that stood in a Well camouflaged site rendering the weapon inoperable. Iraqi officials told the . Team that they had test fired the gun at a Range of 125 to 160 Miles. That is More than twice the Range of the Cannon Germany used to Shell Paris in the first world War. On tuesday the inspectors verified the destruction of the much larger 300-foot gun which Iraq was planning to build but never assembled. The inspectors also blew up several tons of the specially imported belgian explosive that was used in the guns. Iraqis super gun project was discovered last year after British customs agents blocked shipment of sections of the British built barrels which Iraq said were piping intended for a petrochemical Plant