European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and. Stripes . Friday november 4,1994 retired Admiral hits Back at senator by the Washington Post Washington adm. Henry h. Mauz or. Could do no More than grit his Teeth six weeks ago when sen. Patty Mur Ray tried to Block his retirement at a full four Star rank citing questions about his handling of a sexual harassment Case. But this week just one Day into his new life As a private citizen and safely out of the Senate s reach Mauz scolded the Washington state Democrat in a let Ter tuesday. He wrote that you showed Little interest in the truth during the retirement Battle. You gave great and Public credence to allegations and Little to the you caused great anguish for my family and upset plans both for myself and my successor actors can indefinitely hold up promotions and retirements for reasons that sometimes have Little to do with actions taken by the nominees themselves. Earlier this year for example the Nomi nation of air Force undersecretary Rudy Deleon was placed on hold temporarily be cause sen. Wendell Ford d-ky., was upset about a plan to move some air Force cargo planes out of his state. In Mauz s Case after a 92-6 vote the Admiral was allowed to retire at the four Sta rank which offers More lucrative pension and other benefits than a lower rank in the stars and stripes 10 years ago nov. 4,1984 thousands of poles chanting Solidarity slogans marched through Warsaw after a funeral mass for the Rev. Jerry pople Luszko Drew More than 250,000 mourners in the biggest Public show of support for the outlawed Union. 20 years ago nov. 4,1974 Secretary of state Henry Kissinger announced that he will make a three Day tour to consult with Arab and israeli leaders on the possible next Steps toward Middle East peace. 30 years ago nov. 4t 1964 voters went to the polls in droves possibly eclipsing the forecast of a record 71 million ballots As first reports indicated president Johnson would win re election by a substantial margin. 40 year Sago nov. 4,1954 t the democrats were assured of a House margin of about 25 seats in tha new con Gress but Senate control Hung on late returns from hotly contested races in new Jersey and Oregon. 50 years ago nov. 4,1944 Germany got its heaviest Blitz of the War in october As 8th air Force and Royal air Force heavy bombers unloaded nearly 100,000 tons of High explosives and incendiaries on the third Reich. World War ii 50 years ago today nov. 4 19 44 Allied minesweepers reach the belgian port of Antwerp and begin Clearing shipping lanes most Allied supplies Are still trucked from Normandy. Germany comes under round the clock air raids 1,100 . Bombers strike in Daylight and 1,000 British planes attack at night. In Northwestern Burma British troops capture the japanese Strong Point at Kennedy Peak South of Tiddum. Source 2194 Days of War. W. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp. 1981 App. Pm. X f what re iguana do today new Book adds fuel to Conte Stibr lied during Anita Hill Case Washington a a new boo offers new but inconclusive evidence to support those who say Justice Claren Ethomas lied during his confirmation hearings when he denied having talked dirty to Anita Hill. Strange Justice the Selling of Clar ence Thomas says a preponderance of evidence suggests that Thomas lied under oath to the Senate judiciary com Mittee. But authors Jane Mayer and Jil Abramson Wall Street journal reporters who spent More than two years on Chebook also write unless a eyewitness to these private events emerges no one will Ever know with absolute certainty whether Hill or Thomas r if either of them was telling the whole the authors interviewed Many people who knew or worked with Thomas or Hill As Well As such figures As the proprietor of a video store who remembered Thomas As a regular renter of adult mov ies. The gripping confirmation hearings in1991 made on the Job sexual harassment a National Issue. Thomas adamantly de Nied Hill s accusations before the com Mittee that he made crudely sexual com ments to her while she worked As his aide at two government agencies in the 1980s. In a Best Selling Book published last year the Rea Lanita Hill the untold Story author David Brock cite government records and numerous interviews with peo ple who knew Hilltop conclude that she lied. Mayer an Abramson wrote a scathing review of Brock s Book in Thomas the new yorker Magazine. Supreme court spokeswoman ton House said Thomas would have no com ment on the new Book. But Armstrong Williams a close Friend of Thomas said the Bottom line is this has nothing to do with sexual harassment. This is about a Black Man whose life thought explodes liberals most sacred cows and threatens to free Lackstrom the Liberal Plantation. The Liberal Media can t get Over it.". One of Hill s allegations was that Dur ing a private meeting with her Thomas picked up a soda can stared at it an said who has put pubic hair on my questioned about that at the hearings Thomas agreed that such a comment would be Gross and asserted that whenever would say such a thing. The Book quotes two former official sat the equal employment Opportunity commission Marguerite Donnelly and Michael Middleton As saying they had heard stories while at the Agency about Thomas making the remark. But neither could remember having heard Thomas say also accused Thomas of talking to hereabouts a pornographic film Star of the 1980s known As Long Dong Thomas denied Ever having heard of the actor. Mayer and Abramson interviewed their
