European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 50, no. 185 tuesday october 15,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces c 35c d 8693 judgment Day for Thomas tonight s Senate vote to Cap fiery hearings Washington a Clarence Thomas picked up some critical democratic support monday As senators weighed contradictory testimony from three Days of spellbinding hearings into allegations of sexual harassment against the supreme court nominee. Democratic Sens. Dennis Deconcini of Arizona and j. Bennett Johnston of Louisiana said the weekend s dramatic hearings had not altered their support of Thomas. President Bush Cut Short his Camp David weekend monday to Lead a stepped up administration Effort to save his embattled nomination. Quot i am very pleased with the Way support All across the country is holding Strong for judge Thomas a Bush said. A it is important to note that among afro americans Black americans that the support is very meanwhile Thomas accuser Anita Hill met with advisers before returning to Oklahoma. At a press conference monday afternoon at the University of Oklahoma not even the experts know who a telling the truth a Page 3 where she is a Law professor Hill told of her a a anguish Over the past few Days and said that she had Only done her a duty As a citizens and that the Only Benefit she gained was having a served my for Joy Minnesota a Mike Pagliarulo left leaps on three teammates As the twins celebrate winning the american league championship sunday night in Toronto. See the sports Section for details. The Senate was quiet after a weekend of raucous testimony that ended shortly before Dawn. The 100 senators who will decide Thomas Fate took the Columbus Day Holiday off. They were to begin their final debate at 10 30 . Edt today leading up to a 6 . Vote. Deconcini was the sole democratic member of the Senate judiciary committee to support Thomas in its 7-7 vote on the nomination and he said monday that he still supports the nominee. A there is not sufficient evidence Here a Deconcini said. A a it a inconclusive the whole process in this senators judgment to change my support so i will see Thomas on Page 2 what americans think a poll of 758 people across the United states sunday night showed the following want Thomas confirmed men 57% women53% believe Thomas men 49% women 45% believe Hill men 22% women26% total that believe Thomas 47% total that believe Hill 24% source Usa today iraqis tried to stash evidence . Says United nations a iraqi officials hid thousands of pages of documents on their nuclear weapons program hours before a raid by . Inspectors but missed the a smoking gun a evidence of their Hydrogen bomb program . Officials said monday. Meanwhile another team of inspectors from the International atomic Energy Agency is in Baghdad looking for More physical evidence of iraqis $10 billion nuclear weapons program. Spy satellites and u-2 spy planes have kept iraqis known facilities under surveillance to try to thwart any further attempts at hiding or moving evidence . Officials in new York have said. When . Inspectors searched an iraqi Central records storage House Early on the morning of sept. 23, they found that the iraqis had made a not so successful Effort to move the documents to another location said Derek Boothby of the . Special commission charged with dismantling iraqis weapons programs. A they found a note left behind by the iraqis saying that the records should be shifted away a Boothby said. The inspectors had moved on the site As quickly As possible responding to word from a Western intelligence Agency that the iraqis planned to move the evidence see iraqis on Page 2 key burmese dissident captures peace prize from wire reports Oslo Norway a burmese opposition Leader Aung san Suu Kyi was awarded the 1991 Nobel peace prize on monday for her a civilian courage and non violent opposition to her nations military rulers. It was unclear whether the 46-Ycar-old daughter of Burma a Post founding father would be Able to travel to Oslo to receive her prize dec. 10. Nobel committee spokesman Francis Sej ersted after announcing the award said All we know is that she is under very close House Sej ersted said the five Mcm bar Nobel committee sent a Telegram to Burma a rulers asking that a copy of the citation be Given to Suu Kyi. But the Junta allows Little Contact with Suu Kyi who was placed under House arrest in Rangoon on july 20, 1989. Suu Kyi was the first woman to receive the peace prize since 1982. It is Worth $900,000 and includes a Gold medal and a citation to be presented to Suu Kyi on the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel the prizes founder. Nobel peace prize 1991 Winner Aung san Suu Kyi Burma Burma a military government seized Power in september 1988 in a bloody crackdown against pro democracy demonstrators and has refused to hand Over control to the Southeast asian nations democratically elected parliament. The daughter of Gen. Aung san the hero of Burma a Independence from Britain and the founder of the burmese army Suu Kyi had been living a quiet academic life in Britain until april 1988, see prize on Page 2
