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    European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friends Back Hill Story say she told them of harassment by Thomas Washington a four friends of Anita Hill testified sunday that in the 1980s, she told them supreme court nominee Clarence Thomas Nad made unwanted sexual advances toward her. Hill said a the  take no for an answer a one recalled. Hill also quoted Thomas As saying a you know if you had witnesses you a have a perfect Case against me a Susan Hoerchner told the Senate judiciary committee which is probing Hills allegations of sexual advances and Thomas unequivocal denials. Hoerchner and three others appeared As opening witnesses on the third Day of nationally televised hearings into the sexual harassment charges. The Senate is scheduled to vote tuesday on confirming Thomas a 43-year-old Black Federal appeals judge whose nomination has turned into a drama of sex and politics unlike any other. Outside the hearing room reporters were told that Hill had taken a lie Detector test earlier in the Day. Paul minor president of a private Security firm in Virginia said he found no evidence of deception. A a it a therefore my opinion is. Hill is truthful a he said in comments certain to cause consternation in the ranks of Thomas defenders. The testimony by Hills acquaintances provided an extraordinary declaration about the nature of sexual harassment a being a Black woman you know you have to put up with a lot a Ellen m. Wells told the committee of 14 White male senators. A so you grit your Teeth and you do it a she said adding that she had been a touched in the workplace More than once. Sen. Arlen Specter r-pa., and other republicans tried with Little Success to pin witnesses Down on possible inconsistencies in Hills actions. Wells said it see Hill on Page 2wake up sleeping Beauty a amps Gus Schuettler members of the Media watch the unveiling of sleeping a 5,000-acre site at Marne la Vallec 20 Miles cast of Beauty a Castle at the euro Disneyland theme Park sat Paris. Officials say the grand opening of the $4.4 billion urday in France. The euro Disney resort is located on project a set for april 12,1992 a is on  s exit from Lebanon reported near Nicosia Cyprus apr an iranian newspaper announced sunday that a Western hostage held in Lebanon would be released soon. Officials at the United nations also said there were indications of a pending hostage release. The report by the Tehran times coincided with the return to the Region of a key . Envoy in Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellari a efforts to free All hostages and detainees in the Region. The envoy Giandominico Picco arrived in Cyprus on sunday in route to Damascus Syria. He refused to comment on his Mission. The English language Tehran times in a Story for today a edition quoted its correspondent in South Beirut As saying a Western hostage held there would be freed soon but gave no Date. A a in a More optimistic than at any time before that one Western hostage maybe an american will be freed a the Tehran times quoted its unidentified Lebanon correspondent As saying. The paper has a fairly Strong record on predicting hostage releases although a similar report two weeks ago proved false. The paper often reflects the views of iranian president Hashemi a Sfanjani who is sometimes at Odds with the iranian influenced groups in Lebanon. . Officials in new York also said a Western hostage in Lebanon was Likely to be freed soon. They said it was unlikely that it would be the longest held hostage Terry  faulted for pollution at overseas bases by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington lax hazardous waste management programs have led to hundreds of pollution problems at overseas bases that could Cost millions of dollars to clean up a recently declassified general accounting office report found. The Gao visited various bases in Europe and the Pacific Between March 1989 and last november at the request of rep. Mike Synard okla. The purpose of the visits was to review improvement efforts following a highly critical 1986 Gao review. Synar who chairs the House government operations subcommittee on environment Energy and natural resources said the report shows Little has changed. A the defense departments management of hazardous waste at overseas bases does no to seem to be improving at All a he said. A the report confirms that unsafe management practices  to compile their report Gao investigators visited seven bases representing a sampling from each service in countries with comparatively Strong and weak environmental Laws. The seven bases visited were not identified. A classified version of the report was Given to Congress in january. Synar pushed for an unclassified version which military officials finally agreed to if bases specific organizations names of officials and Host nations were not identified. A the defense department really resisted reclassifying this report with Good reason a said Synard a aide. A a they re understandably  investigators found numerous examples of leaking solvents Oil photographic chemicals fuel and other wastes that were being improperly stored or allowed to contaminate nearby water supplies. At one base a drum of hazardous see Dod on Page 2 Luguet wibl1twins, braves out front a see sports  
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