European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside strikes q travel offices May help with arc reservations Page 2 d b-1b lands safely after Landing gear problem Page 5 q giants whip cubs in no opener sports Page 21 d precautions urged against computer virus Page 28 the stars and a ripes authorized unofficial f u Lic Tion for the . Armed Force Good morning vol. 48, no. 172 Friday. October. 1989 m of is in d 8693 a Bakker convicted on All counts Charlotte . A pal. Evangelist Jim Bakker was convicted thursday of using his television show to defraud followers of $3.7 million Money the jury Foreman said corrupted a min ister who started out to do Good. He was called by god. But eventually the Money became too much for him said Foreman Ricky Hill who said during jury selection that he is a Christian. We kept looking for something from the de sense and we never saw  Bakker faces a maximum sentence of 120 years in prison and j5 million in fines. The . District court jury convicted him of All 24 counts in the indict ment which charged he oversold lifetime lodging guarantees at his heritage Usa religious Retreat. The message is you can t lie to the people and use television and the mails to get them to Send you Money said prosecutor Deborah Smith. It does t matter who you arc or How Well known you arc you simply can t do  defense lawyer George c. Davis said the verdict would be appealed. Prosecutors said Bakker diverted $3.7 million in ministry funds for personal use while knowing pal was in financial trouble. He used Money from pal for vacation Homes in California and Flor Ida a Lake front parsonage a Houseboat Rolls Royce and Mercedes ears and More Peculiar luxuries such As an air conditioned Doghouse. Bakker s wife Tammy fac said she and her husband would return to Orlan do fla., where they moved the die hard remnants of their ministry. It s not Over until it s Over added mrs. Bakker during a news conference after the verdict. Hundreds of Bakker faithful and the lunchtime curious flocked around the courthouse and mrs. Bakker serenaded them with a verse of on Christ the solid Rock i stand. All other ground is sinking  Bakker was freed later thursday on 5250,000 Bond imposed by . District court judge Robert Potter. The judge set sentencing for oct. 24, i m going to keep my Faith in god and i m going to go Sec Tammy now. I feel sad but encouraged in god Bakker said. Potter said he granted Bond reluctantly because Bakker faithful had a Jim Jones mentality and might help him flee the country. They think he could walk on water Potter said. Davis declared the reference to the1978 murder suicide of 900 followers of Jim Jones cult in Jonestown Guyana horrible absolutely uncalled  Iowa Captain three others disciplined Washington a the Captain of the battleship Iowa and three subordinates were disciplined for dereliction of duty for violating administrative procedures the Navy said wednesday. The actions against the four men ranging from administrative corrective measures to punitive letters of admonition resulted from Admiral s Mast hearings conducted earlier this week by vice adm. Joseph s. Donnell Iii com Mander of the naval surface Force on boar the Iowa in the Mediterranean. None of the men was relieved of duly. Each person was charged with a dereliction of duty under the uniform code of military Justice As a result of administrative deficiencies found in the  Iowa investigation the Navy said. Despite violations of procedure the Navy said none of the discrepancies resulted in or contributed to the explosion on april 19, in which 47 men were killed. A Navy investigation concluded that gun Ner s mate 2nd class Clayton Hartwig most Likely caused the explosion in the battleship s no. 2 gun Turret by inserting a Detonator be tween two powder bags. The report which has come under congressional scrutiny turned up numerous lax proce dures including experimentation with extra strength Gunpowder and projectile loads the Navy said. Those allegations prompted hearings for the Admiral s Mast a form of non judicial punishment for senior naval officers. As a result of the hearings capt. Fred p. Moosally commander of the battleship and his operations officer cmdr. Robert Finney were subject to administrative corrective measures the Navy said. Only Moosally was officially identified by the Navy in its report. Finney and the other two men were identified by sources. A Navy source speaking on condition of anonymity said Moosally and Finney will not have letters affecting their potential promotions placed in their files although they will be Given the letters. However the source said their annual fitness reports will reflect the problems on the Iowa and their careers Are Likely to be damaged. Stiffer disciplinary action was Given to the weapons control officer and the fire control gun see Iowa on Back Page thousands Battle to Board Freedom trains rolling to West hop West Germany a train loads of elated East germans rolled into this Border town thursday and thousands of desperate countrymen battled police in Dresden East Germany while trying to Board the Freedom trains to the West. Eight trains packed with 7,600 refugees arrived after an overnight journey from Prague Czechoslovakia where they had sought Refuge in Hopes of following other East germans who were allowed to emigrate last weekend. Out of hell finally shouted one Young Man froma window As one of the trains pulled into this Northern bavarian town shortly after Dawn thursday. Some of the refugees had spent 14 hours on Board the trains. In Poland meanwhile another 600 East germans who sought Asylum in the West German embassy i Warsaw were told thursday that they too will be Al Lowed to emigrate to West Germany  Chrobot a West German foreign ministry spokesman. When trains from Prague began arriving in Hof on thursday thousands of refugees leaned out train win Dows cheering and clapping while others burst into tears of Joy. Relief workers handed out food and clean clothing. East Germany agreed to allow the exodus from the West German embassies in Prague and Warsaw the second in five Days on tuesday. It then tried to Stop the refugee flood by closing its Border with Czechoslovakia the Only nation where East germans could freely travel. East Germany made the move to end the exodus of its Young and skilled citizens before the hard line communist country celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend. Related photo Page 3. The trains travelled from Prague Back into East Ger Many before heading into West Germany in a face saving move that allowed the East German govern see Freedom on Back Page East German refugee. Bursting into tears of Joy. Armies show heart for refugees by John Millar Wurzburg Bureau Wil Flecken cot Germany about 500 East German refugees will be sleeping a Little sounder thanks to the . And West German armies. The refugees among More than 10,000 East Ger mans guaranteed Safe passage from Czechoslovakia to the West on tuesday were to arrive at temporary quarters on a German army Cavern in  late thursday. But while the West German 355th tank and arty in had a place for the refugees to sleep the bundus Wehr was a Little Short on such basics As Beds and pillows. Responding to a request from the West German battalion s commander the . Military Community in  about a mile away delivered 240 Beds pillows and wardrobes As Well As five television sets tables and chairs and four Public address systems Wil Flecken Community spokesman Georg Wester Mann said thursday. The West German army also asked for other donations because Many of the refugees arrive in the West with Only a few bags of personal goods Wustermann said. Items the refugees need most arc diapers baby food. And things for babies because there s a lot of Young people among the refugees he said. Wustermann said the military Community also is organizing a system to donate clothes and other items for the refugees. So far the Community has come up with baby food toothbrushes and two Large canons of new clothes in addition to uncountable donations of old clothing that filled three five ton trucks