European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes monday october 14,1991 at a glance staff sets. Tom Harper left and Cal Cain Lead the crowd in singing the Beer barrel polka at Prague a St. Wenceslas Square. The army a 3rd army div band appeared re cantly in Czechoslovakia. See Sto Ries on pages 1415. The end for Swaggart Jimmy Swaggart accompanied by a prostitute when he was stopped in Indio calif., on traffic charges May be facing the Quot beginning of the end Quot of his television ministry. A Page 4 fraud accusations a Federal investigation is uncovering evidence that civilian workers at the Pacific missile test Center at Point Mug calif., defrauded the government of million of dollars and took kickbacks and bribes from contractors. A Page 5 Mideast peace Hopes Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii apparently near Success in setting up a Middle East peace conference will meet in Jerusalem with soviet foreign minister Boris Pankin hoping that Moscow is ready to establish diplomatic ties with Israel. A Page 8 Dodds summer school the military a overseas schools will begin a Long awaited summer school program next year. A Page 9 economic minds agree White House economic adviser Michael j. Boskin told the nations top business leaders that the Bush administration essentially agrees with their gloomy View that a vulnerable Economy is crawling slowly out of recession. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .20 comics. 18-20 commentary. .13 faces a no places. 10 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 21-28 to listings. .27 weather a a a a a a a a a a. 11 Hill from Page 1 might seem strange that Hill moved with Thomas from one Agency to another but said a a it a just something you steel yourself to  the testimony essentially unshaken after nearly three hours led to a political broadside from sen. Edward m. Kennedy a mass. He said the panel should be Quot sensitive to the attempts of character assassination of professor Hill. They re unworthy a he added in obvious reference to Republican attempts on saturday to undermine the credibility of Thomas accuser. Far from the crowded committee room president Bush issued a fresh defense of his embattled nominee. A i believe he will make it a the president said before heading off to the Golt course. A the american people know fairness when they see it and they know that this process is ridiculous. I think its outrageous. Hill has testified that Thomas repeatedly pressed her for dates and made graphic sexual references in conversation but never touched her. Thomas has denied All her charges. Bush said he had been glued to the televised hearings and a Washington Post Abc news poll suggested the rest of the country had been As Well. Sixty eight percent of those asked said they were closely watching the events the poll found. Forty six percent of those surveyed said they found Thomas More believable and 24 percent made that statement about  committees sunday schedule included friends and acquaintances of Thomas expected to testify about his personal integrity and possibly another witness a Angela Wright a who has told investigators that Thomas frequently asked Ner out and once asked her her breast size. The opening moments sunday were notably sober As one after another Hoerchner and three other people who had known Hill in the late 19/os and 1980s testified that she confided in them about Thomas alleged advances. Each of the four said they discussed the incidents separately with Hill. None said they advised her to quit work. A in retrospect i think i would have advised her to leave her Job a said new York attorney John Carr. He said Hill had told him that Thomas had a showed from left judge Susan Hoerchner Ellen Wells John Carr and Joel Paul Are sworn in sunday prior to testifying before the Senate judiciary committee. An unwanted sexual interest in  she a did not provide exact details but she did Tell me they were sexual in nature a said Wells who met Hill in 1981 and briefly dated her. Hoerchner a workers compensation judge in California who met Hill when both were Law students at Yale said she had never known Hill to exaggerate. She recalled a Telephone conversation in the Early 1980s, when both women were working in Washington a she told me that she was being subjected to sexual harassment by her Boss to whom she referred by name. That Boss was Clarence  Hill a said that Clarence Thomas had repeatedly asked her out a Hoerchner said. A she told me that of course she had refused but he  take no for an  Hoerchner said Hill told her that Thomas repeated his entreaties saying a a in a your Type in a your kind of Man and you refuse to admit  Joel Paul a Law professor at american University in Washington testified that Hill had confided similar information in the summer of 1987 when he asked her Why she left the equal employment Opportunity commission. The witnesses were at pains to stress Hills integrity. Hoerchner read a statement extolling Hills character signed by More than 65 of their Yale Law school classmates. Hill told the committee that when she worked for Thomas at the education department and the Leoc in the Early 1980s, he pressured her to Date him described pornographic movies to her and boasted of his sexual prowess and the size of his Penis. A i Felt that implicit in the discussion about sex acts was the offer to have sex with him a she testified. Thomas emphatically denied every a legation in two Brief appearances on Friday and again in More than seven hours of testimony on saturday. Neither Hill nor Thomas was present sunday in the ornate hearing room where their credibility was being examined. Dod from Page 1 waste labelled As automotive grease was turned in for disposal. When investigators opened it they found not Only Auto grease but also hydrochloric acid photo chemicals and Calcium hypochlorite a combination that could have easily ignited and exploded. The Gao report said Host country officials Are already investigating two air Force base commanders one for using an unauthorized Landfill and the other for allowing Petroleum Oil and lubricants to contaminate base grounds. The monetary consequences Are also being Felt. As of october 1990, the army claims Center which handles All claims against . Bases had logged 18 Host country claims totalling $21.8 million that directly stemmed from the mishandling storage or disposal of hazardous waste the Gao said. Cleanup costs could go much higher. The military has identified nearly 300 other Sites at bases abroad with potential environmental pollution claims according to the Gao report. Military officials have confirmed pollution problems at 113 of the 300 Sites with estimated cleanup costs at $111 million. The report cites the following factors As contributing to pollution problems at overseas bases a confusion Over whether overseas bases should comply with . Environmental Laws when Host country Laws do not exist or Are not As stringent As in the United states. A Only three of the seven bases visited by the Gao had copies of the Host nations environmental Laws. A Only two bases both in the Pacific had any workers involved in managing hazardous waste who were familiar with Host country Laws. That reference to the Pacific bases was the Only Issue linked in the declassified version of the report to one of the two general overseas areas. A a Lack of training for workers who handle such waste also contributes to hazardous waste problems overseas. Training was also a focal Point of the 1986 Gao report. Current Law requires such training at least once a year yet some bases visited by investigators provided no training while others did so at intervals considerably longer than a year. Some bases failed to conduct any training in the Host country language even though Many of the workers who handled the waste were local nationals. Of the seven bases the Gao visited six were making limited efforts to minimize hazardous waste six used inadequate waste storage containers five had contaminated ground or water three had waste transport problems and two had faulty spill contingency plans. But defense department officials denied that they Are insensitive to environmental concerns at overseas bases. In Germany for example . Military officials meet with Host nation representatives twice a year to discuss environmental concerns Thomas Baca Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for environmental affairs said. A your approach is to be Good stewards to address compliance issues Day to Day to handle any spills or contamination As they occur a Baca said. A we try to use a preventive approach. We re into pollution prevention in a big  Deputy defense Secretary Donald Atwood signed a memorandum sept. 20 to set Baseline requirements for Environ mental Protection and cleanup at overseas bases in nations that have few it any environmental Laws of their own. The memo Calls for . Base officials in such nations to conform to the same generally recognized environmental guidelines used at military bases in the United states. The air Force has been named executive agent for developing that Baseline guidance by no later than july although officials expect the Job to be completed sooner than that. The defense department will then take up the Issue of what standards to use in nations with Laws that Are More stringent than in the United states such Germany officials said. A Synar aide questioned Why 11 11 taken More than five years to make is relatively straightforward policy change a a it a pretty shocking a the aide Saiq. A these Arentt new