European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and tripes 1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 196 350 Friday october 30,1992 b d 8693 a Bush Clinton race Narrows one poll shows 2-po/nf spread Between hopefuls Washington a president Bush like Michael Dukakis four years ago is closing in on his oppo nent in the polls. A few More Days will Tell whether he suffers Dukakis Fate on election Day or engineers a stunning comeback. The republicans Are starting to come Home to Bush. That s Why you see the National polls tightening up Michigan pollster de Sarpolus said wednesday. State by state Survey still show Bill Clinton the favorite. The Arkansas governor leads in More than enough states to get the 270 electoral College votes needed to win. Bush has comfortable leads i Only a handful of states. Still several polls re leased wednesday showed expanded daily coverage Mages 6 and 7 actor Bruce Willis leads cheers during a wednesday rally in Toledo Ohio As gov. George v. Voinovich catches the ear of president Bush left. The first evidence in weeks of Bush moving up and private surveys indicated a tightening race in some of the big states the president must wrest from Clinton to win. Bush projected Confidence. Believe me we arc going to win he said in  s standing is a virtual Mirror image of Dukakis see race on Page 2 germans urged to rally against racism violence Bonn Germany a the Justice minister urged germans on thursday to turn out in Masse for next month s protest in Berlin against right Wing extremism and racism. Civil courage is what s needed most at this hour said Sabine Leutheusser Schnarrenber or calling for a widespread turnout at the nov. 8 protest. Amid growing right Wing extremism attacks on foreigners and jewish memorials and the International backlash of such violence there is a see related Story on Page 8 feeling of urgency among germans to do some thing. What once were considered isolated attacks Bya few disenfranchised youths is now seen As a National threat. Even Chancellor Helmut Kohl no tone to usually sound the alarm warned at his party s annual convention this week that a National state of emergency was in the making. All citizens of our country Are urged to com Mit themselves on nov. 8 in Berlin against hate and violence and to More understanding and tolerance in our Community Leutheusser Schnar see germans on Page 2 sex harassment charges bring array probe of 2 installations by Eric Schmitt the new York times Washington after complaints from scores of women the army has started an extensive investigation into sexual harassment at two Large installations in St. Louis senior army officials  complaints were brought to the army s attention by consultants it dispatched last summer to see whether sexual harassment was widespread on bases. The consultants were sent to seven installation around the country As a result of the army s eagerness to avoid a harassment scandal like the one that had developed after the Tail Hook convention of Navy aviators last  the Tail Hook scandal the accusations at the two army installations involve Only civilian employee Sand supervisors. Army investigators Are looking into As Many As 100 accusations of verbal abuse and unwanted sexual advances by senior and Middle level civilian supervisors against female civilian employees at the army aviation and troop come and the army Reserve personnel Center. The two installations employ a total of about 6,400 uniformed and civilian workers in St.  Secretary of the army Michael . Stone or dered the investigation this month after the military consultants observed problems at the two commands during visits and interviews from aug. 10 to aug. 13. We re alarmed by the reports but i m reluctant to discuss any details until we have done a More in depth review said Robert s. Silberman the assistant Secre tary of the army for manpower and Reserve affairs who is overseeing the consultants efforts. The army inquiry comes at a time when the Penta gon s inspector general is preparing a final report on the Tail Hook scandal in which at least 26 women were assaulted by naval aviators at a september 1991 convention in Las vegas. Four admirals and the Secretary of the Navy have lost their jobs As a result of the scandal and All the armed forces Are revamping their sexual harassment sensitivity training and toughening enforcement of Reg  army for example will soon Institute a new training regimen for All personnel from privates to generals and an improved system of reporting sexual harassment  army consultants have found that senior officers and non commissioned officers Lack sensitivity to the problems of sexual harassment despite repeated warn Ings from top army officials. Some soldiers Are not Clear on what precisely sexual harassment is and what they should do about it Sil Berman said in a speech last week in Seattle to the de sense advisory committee on women in the services. In an Effort to Avert potential sexual harassment problems Stone directed three teams of army Consul Tants to assess a group of randomly selected installations around the country last july and August. One group visited fort Hood and fort Sam Houston i Texas. Another visited fort Bragg n.c., and fort Jack son . The third visited fort Leonard Wood to and the two army commands in St. Louis. While All the posts had some deficiencies senior see charges on Page 2