European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday october 12,1991 at a glance a paintball judge foreground monitors the action As a a weekend Warrior Quot surrenders. See Story on pages 14-16.looking for . Nasa officials Are gearing up for what they say will be the most comprehensive search Ever for evidence of intelligent life in outer space. A Page 4students Well armed nearly one fifth of the nations High school students Are arming themselves with guns knives razors or clubs for self Protection or for use in a fight a Survey shows. A Page 6child support lagging Only half of the 5 million . Women with Legal orders for child support in 1989 actually received the amount from the absent father. A Page 7honecker defends guards former East German Leader Erich Honecker said the Border guards who fatally shot people escaping to the West were just doing their duty. A Page 8banned in Pakistan proposals for Madonna and Michael Jackson to sing in Pakistan have outraged a powerful religious party. A Page 9canadians May admit Gays homosexuals would be allowed to serve in the Canadian armed forces according to legislators and internal defense ministry documents. A Page 10more Banks closed squads of Federal accountants closed More than 100 branches belonging to seven Banks in new  Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 faces a places. 18 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather. 11 Bill extending jobless benefits gets promised veto by Bush Washington a president Bush on Friday vetoed a $6.4 billion Bill that would have provided up to 20 additional weeks of unemployment benefits calling it a a poorly designed unnecessarily expensive  he said in a letter to the Senate that the Bill a violates essential elements of the budget agreement that lawmakers and the White House agreed to last year. Bush was referring to offsetting cutbacks to make up for the $6.4 billion Price tag on the benefits Extension. A i would gladly sign into Law responsible legislation that does not threaten the economic recovery and its associated Job creation a Bush said repeating his Call for an alternative less costly unemployment package. Trying to deflect democratic attacks that he is insensitive to the jobless Bush said he a is deeply concerned about the needs of the unemployed and their families. It is essential that we take responsible actions to ensure that the economic recovery continues and strengthens creating new employment  however he said the Bill he vetoed a would effectively destroy the integrity of the bipartisan budget agreement and put into place a poorly designed unnecessarily expensive program that would significantly increase the Federal  Bush vetoed the Bill in the presence of Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas House Republican Leader Bob Michel of Illinois and labor Secretary Lynn Martin. White House spokesman Marlin Fitz water said Bush invited the congressional leaders to the White House to discuss prospects of getting a less expensive measure through Congress. Dole has proposed a Bill that would extend unemployment benefits for up to 10 weeks at a Cost of about $4 billion. In the past the Senate has rejected such an approach. Currently unemployment benefits expire after 26 weeks. Although Congress passed the Extension by Large margins the Senate vote was two shy of that needed to override a residential veto. It was Bush s 23rd veto be has yet to have one overridden. Democrats have seized on the unemployment Issue As a top political  from Page 1 who had been a Yale classmate of Thomas and then an Washington acquaintance of Hill. Doggett said Hills comments to him at a party suggested she had fantasized about a relationship with him and appeared a somewhat  she testified she made no such comments barely remembered Doggett and a did not at any time have any fantasy about a Romance with  As for her allegations against Thomas she recounted a series of episodes in which she said Thomas asked her for dates bragged of his sexual prowess and told her a in the face of her obvious discomfort and objections a of a rated movies of women engaging in sex acts with animals. A i Felt that implicit in the discussion about sex acts was the offer to have sex with him a she testified. Earlier a committee dispute erupted As the panel was preparing to begin questioning Thomas. Sen. Joseph r. Biden jr., d-del., the chairman said senators could not use the statement Hill had made to Fri agents during a two Day inquiry last month because a professor Hill says that she wants to Tell her  that brought Quick objection from sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah his voice throbbing with anger. He said Thomas a has a right to face the accuser and everything that accuser says. And if he does no to then in a going to resign from this committee today. In a telling you i done to want to be on  Biden then recessed the hearing and when the senators returned he announced that Hill would then testify and Thomas return later. President Bush said he was standing by Thomas and predicted that the _ a will get his Good name  asked if Thomas might withdraw his name White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said a a there a never been any hint of  testifying first Thomas calmly but firmly denied her charges and complained of the humiliating ordeal he was experiencing. A enough is enough. I am not going to allow myself to be further humiliated to be  he said he would be comfortable remaining in his Job As a Federal appeals court judge. Specter asked Hill Why she maintained Contact with Thomas after she left Washington a if he had been so disgusting to you victimized  she said Thomas at a distance no longer posed a threat. A i was removed from the harassment at that Point. I did not feel it was necessary to Cut off All ties to bum All Bridges to treat him in a hostile  sen. Howell Heflin d-ala., asked Hill if she were a scorned woman a civil rights zealot who feared Thomas would reverse Progress for minorities a woman with a Martyr Complex or prone to fantasy. She said she was none of the people he described. A a in a not Given to fantasy a she said at another Point. She said she had no motivation a to make up something like  Hill said she told Fri agents who questioned her about the allegations that she would be willing to take a polygraph. She was not asked to do so. The full Senate delayed a vote on Thomas nomination last tuesday to allow a hearing of the charges. A vote now is scheduled tuesday. Thomas portrayed himself As a victim of unfounded charges much As Hill has portrayed herself As a victim of sexual harassment. A was excruciatingly difficult As the last two weeks have been i Welcome the Opportunity to Clear my name today a Thomas told the committee. Hill now a Law professor at the University of Oklahoma said Thomas began asking her for dates three months after she went to work for him at the education department a decade ago. She said she turned him Down believing it would be wrong to have a relationship with her supervisor. Then she said Thomas began using work situations to discuss sex. A i told him i did not want to talk about these matters a she said. A my efforts to change the subject were rarely  she said she had been embarrassed by his repeated invitations for dates but that a the conversation about sex i was much More embarrassed and humiliated  under questioning by Specter Hill acknowledged a no he did not ask me to have  she also said she had not told the Fri about All the charges she was leveling today and denied saying recently that Thomas nomination was a Good thing. Hill said she did not keep a written record about what happened but confided to two women friends sue Hoerchner and Ellen Wells and a Man she was dating John Carr about her problems with Thomas. Hill said she became a very strained on the Job by late 1982 and Early the next year began looking for another Job. She said that when she left to take a position at the University of Oklahoma Thomas told her a if i Ever told anyone of his behaviour it would ruin his career. That was his last comment about our going  the Senate has scheduled the Thomas confirmation vote for 6 . Next  from Page 1 from Virginia took questions from reporters. Arthur Thomas president of Central state University in Wilberforce Ohio did not answer questions about his participation in the assessment. He did Praise Gen. Crosbie e. Saint Usa eur commander for his support of the team. The other members of the team boarded the Jet immediately after arriving at Ramstein from Usa eur Headquarters in Heidelberg Germany. They were Jerry Newman of new York a former political consultant on higher education and civil rights h. Minton Francis of Washington a former Deputy assistant Secretary of defense and Julius Becton a retired army lieutenant general. During their assessment the group travelled in pairs and spent up to 18 hours a Day interviewing people at army communities Williamson said. The teams were free to move among units and communities and talk to anyone they wished she said. A we had the Freedom to move about without being restrained in any Way a Williamson said. The members did not develop a strategy for their interviews Garcia and Williamson said. A i did no to have a preset strategy a Garcia said. A fall i wanted was to make sure that i was Able to be flexible enough to talk to whomever i thought i needed to talk  the group reviewed records of equal Opportunity complaints transcripts of complaint interviews and were briefed on complaints presently under investigation a Usa eur spokesman said. The group was sent to Usa eur after the chairman of the . Commission on civil rights Arthur Fletcher alleged that the commands equal Opportunity programs were ineffective. Fletcher also alleged that soldiers did not Trust the system and fear that reprisals May occur if they file discrimination complaints. Fletcher a allegations resulted from the a hundreds of reports of discrimination he said he collected during a Survey of several army and air Force communities in August. He released a written report on the Issue sept. 11 to president Bush Secretary of defense Dick Cheney and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Colin Powell