European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stabs and stripes monday october 14, 1991 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 stories on pages 14-15.the end for Swaggart Jimmy Swaggart accompanied by a prostitute when he was stopped in Indio calif., on traffic charges May be facing the a beginning of the end Quot of his television ministry. A Page 4no free smokes California gov. Pete Wilson handed the tobacco Industry a major setback by signing a Bill to prohibit the distribution of free cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in Public places. A Page 5university Rule too Broad a Federal District judge has voided a University of Wisconsin Rule against a hate speech Quot saying it is unconstitutionally Broad. A Page 6nobel peace prize due the Nobel peace prize committee is to announce its 1991 laureate Winner today with the salvation army Topping the list of favourites. A Page 8dodds�?T summer school the military s overseas schools will begin a Long awaited summer school program next year. A Page 9economic minds agree White House economic adviser Michael a 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 Jabby Ann Landers 20 comics. 18-20 commentary.13 faces a places .10 letters .12 Money matters.17 sports.21-28 to listings.27 weather.11thomas from Page 1 Specter of taking Hills comments out of context. In an outburst toward the end of a Long and tempestuous Day Senate judiciary committee chairman Joseph r. Biden jr., d-del., glared at Thomas and criticized his a pontificating colleagues Quot for their repeated attacks on the integrity of the confirmation process and defended the fairness of the a a imperfect proceeding Over which he presided. Biden described Hill 35, As an a incredibly credible witness a and a like several other questioners a searched in vain for a Way to explain the a reconcilable accounts of the Law professor and the judge. Thomas testified under questioning that Hill appeared to have been bothered by his associations with several lighter skinned Blacks. Thomas said that a there seemed to be some tension with Hill after he began dating a woman with a Light complexion and promoted another Light skinned woman to come his chief of staff a position that Thomas has said Hill wanted but did not get. The session was to resume at noon sunday As the panel raced to finish before the scheduled full Senate vote at 6 . Tues Day. Thomas returned to the committee saturday morning doing what had seemed impossible following his indignant testimony Friday night sounding even More defiant about the a a inquisition he was forced to endure and even More explicitly charging his opponents with racism. Hill is also Black. A i Wasny to harmed by the klan a he said. A a. I Wasny to harmed by a racist group. I was harmed by this  Thomas complained that Hills accusation that he bragged about his sexual endowment and prowess a plays into the most bigoted racist stereotypes that any Black Man might  once again comparing his experience to a Lynching he said lynchings of Black men and accusations of sexual misconduct against them were linked historically. Hatch expressed amazement that a this quiet retiring woman could know of such pornographic details As the name of a Long Dong Silver a unless she in fact heard of him from Thomas. Then he produced a 1988 Federal court ruling in which a woman complaining of sexual harassment charged her alleged abuser with a among other things a leaving a photograph of a Long Dong Silver on her desk. A this is a Public opinion that a available in any Law Library a Hatch said. The White House was pleased with Thomas presentation. A judge Thomas has once again demonstrated the qualities of determination sensitivity and leadership that make him an outstanding nominee for this supreme court a the statement said. Thomas said he had no specific recollection of taking Hill out for a going away dinner when she left the equal employment Opportunity commission which he then headed although he said that would not have been an a a unusual practice on a staff where he thought of is personal assistants As family. Hill left the Leoc in 1983 to teach Law in 1983. Hill has said Thomas warned her at the dinner that if she Ever revealed his behaviour it would ruin his career a statement Thomas categorically denied making at the dinner or anyplace else. Simpson said Angela Wright a second former Thomas employee who stepped Forward to claim that he made sexually suggestive remarks to her had got a cold feet because of doubts about her credibility. Thomas testified that he a a summarily fired Wright As his press aide because of reports she a referred to another male member of my staff As a  however a democratic committee aide said Wright was still a a Likely to testify even As other staffers cautioned against expectations that Wright now an editor at the Charlotte  observer would make As Strong a witness As  from Page 1 background in logistics. A i done to have a background in logistics but i did no to just walk in the door As a gs-12.�?� he has worked As Deputy chief of Supply for combat equipment group Europe Headquarters since August 1987, said a 21st theater army area come spokesman. From december when the Branch chief left until August he also was chief of Supply. Henderson 50, said he has worked for the department of the army since he retired from the air Force in 1978. He said he holds a bachelors degree in journalism and a masters degree in human resources and management. Henderson claimed that in his Case it was acknowledged by an Leo Counselor that there was poor management practices and favouritism by his supervisor. But he said the supervisor went unpunished. The complaint ended at the informal stage which meant the Counselor the accused and the complainant talked Over the issues he said. Henderson said the Leo system is not equipped to handle the Subtle kinds of racism that he says exist in the combat equipment groups Headquarters. A if you go to Leo with Concrete evidence a a knife in your Back with fingerprints on the knife and blood dripping on the carpet then Leo can handle those kinds of things a he said. Leo Counselor Are assigned on a voluntary basis each holding a primary Job. Henderson said he attended a transition briefing in August for the groups new commander col. Ira r. Orr in which he had been informed of some managers complaints. It. Col. Robert Flocke spokesman for the 21st theater command said that since the briefing Orr told Henderson he would address the complaints. Flocke said an inspector general a sensing session team visited Mannheim beginning oct. 7 at Orris request. Flocke said Orr had requested the session a which he said is a a fairly Normal function for a new commander a before he assumed command but it was moved up because of a complaint. He would not say which complaint caused the change. Henderson said he later wrote to Arthur Fletcher chairman of the . Commission on civil rights and to Gen. Crosbie e. Saint commander of uie . Army in Europe. Usa eur spokeswoman Millie Waters said that Saint had replied promising Henderson that a every allegation will be investigated by the appropriate  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. Quot 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 environmental Protection and cleanup at overseas bases in nations that have few if 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 As Germany officials said. A Synar aide questioned Why it Lias taken More than five years to make such relatively straightforward policy changes. A a it a pretty shocking a the aide said. A these Arentt new