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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 185 tuesday october 15,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed Force judgment Day for Thomas tonight s Senate vote to Cap fiery hearings Washington a senators on monday began weighing contradictory testimony from three Days of spellbinding hearings into allegations of sexual harassment against supreme court nominee Clarence Thomas. The truth was still unclear when the his accuser Anita Hill. A final showdown Between the nominee and Hill was averted by Mutual agreement. With the vote scheduled for 6 . Today the focus remained on democratic senators who were undecided or who May have heard something to change their earlier support for Thomas confirmation. Sen. Joseph Lieberman d-conn., said that he was not officially withdrawing his support for Thomas but that he was in not even the experts know who a telling the truth a Page 3 decided after the weekends nationally televised hearings. A a in Mas pained and perplexed As the rest of America a Lieberman said on Abc. Quot its quite possible. That we re not Able to decide that anybody is  Public opinion polls indicate More americans Are siding with Thomas than jumping for Joy w Mike Paqliarulo left leaps on three teammates As the twins Cele Quot Xing t league championship sunday night in Toronto. See the sports Section for details. With Hill. And poll after poll shows dissatisfaction with the Senate a handling of the controversy. A Usa today Survey of 758 people sunday night found that 47 percent believed Thomas when he denied Hills allegations 24 percent believed Hill. The poll has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage Points. A los Angeles times poll conducted among 1,264 people nationwide on saturday and sunday found 51 percent supported confirmation for Thomas and 25 percent favored rejection. The poll has a margin of error of three percentage Points. The Senate judiciary committee see Thomas on Page 2 what americans think a poll 0 758 people across the United slates sunday night showed the following want Thomas confirmed men 57% a a women 53%believe Thomas men 49%believe Hill men 22%total that believe thomas47% women 45% women 26% total that believe Hill 24% source Usa today burmese dissident captures peace prize Oslo Norway a Aung san Suu Kyi the burmese opposition Leader who has been detained since 1989 for trying to non violently topple her country a military Junta won the Nobel peace prize on monday. The norwegian Nobel committee which awarded the $1 million prize commended Suu Kyi for a one of the most extraordinary examples of civil courage in Asia in recent  Suu Kyi 46, pronounced Ahn Sahn Soo Chee was placed under House arrest july 20,1989, following a 10-month Campaign in which she pressed for democracy and condemned human rights abuses by the military Junta. Her party the National league for democracy won 80 percent of the seats in May 1990 elections but the Junta ignored the election results and stepped up persecution of political opponents and ethnic minorities. The committee cited Suu Kyi a for her unflagging efforts and to show its support for the Many people throughout the world who Are striving to attain democracy human rights and ethnic conciliation Nobel peace prize 1991 Winner Aung san Suu Kyi Burma by peaceful  it was not known if Suu Kyi knew she had won peace prize. She is not allowed to receive visitors or communicate with the rest of the world. Suu Kyi is married to British professor Michael Aris now a visiting professor at Harvard University and is the Mother of two sons Alexander 18, and Kim 14. Both sons Are at school in England. Aris said monday that he called his sons from Cambridge mass., to Tell them see peace on Page 2 Saddam pushes arabs to oppose . Sanctions Nicosia Cyprus a iraqi president Saddam Hussein called on All arabs to press their leaders to lift .-authorized sanctions but added Quot Iraq can live under the siege for 20  Saddam receiving participants sunday in a conference of Friendly Arab nations in Baghdad said All Arab and islamic countries should Call for lifting the sanctions reported the official iraqi news Agency monitored in Nicosia. Sanctions were imposed after iraqis August 1990 invasion of Kuwait and have remained in effect in an Effort to push Saddam from Power. Iraq has repeatedly accused the United states of subjecting the iraqi people to starvation by pressing to keep economic sanctions in place As Long As Saddam is in Power. The United nations has authorized a one time Sale of $1.6 billion in Oil under strict supervision by the embargo committee that would Channel the funds to humanitarian needs and reparations. Iraq has so far spurned the offer. Quot let it be Clear to you. Iraq can live under the siege for 20 years without asking anything from anybody a the official iraqi news Agency quoted Saddam As saying. But he also called on All Arab and islamic people to go to their rulers and de see Saddam on Page 2  
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