European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday february 26,1990 soviet rallies held without incident Moscow a More than 100,000pro-democracy demonstrators rallied peacefully sunday in the soviet capital and smaller protests occurred in other cities but activists said government intimidation held Down participation. Officials had warned All week that the soviet Union s first nationwide protest could explode in violence and Security forces were deployed in most cities where major demonstrations were scheduled. Gavriil Popov a member of the con Gress of people s deputies who helped organize the Day of demonstrations told the Moscow crowd that the communist party and government had engineered a Campaign of fear to thwart the demonstrations. Moscow s outdoor rally failed to match a huge demonstration feb. 4 that led to the Call for a nationwide show of support for democratic Reform. Thousands of uniformed police and internal Security troops guarded the authorized March route along the Broad gardening Road that encircles the City Center. Sand filled dump trucks water trucks and Snow lows sealed off All roads leading from the Garden ring Road into the downtown area where the Kremlin and red Square were guarded by police posted about every 10 Yards. In some parts of the country the warnings and official attempts to restrain demonstrations clearly held Down the turnout. Only about 8,000 demonstrators showed up at the officially authorized rally site in Leningrad the nation s Sec Ond largest City. Leaders of the people s front movement had urged followers to Boycott the event when authorities re fused them permission to demonstrate in a downtown Street. About 2,000 were said to have Gath ered in the Central siberian City of Krasnoyarsk but activists there said Many people went to the wrong places because state controlled Media refused to report on plans for the rally. Moscow organizers said they received telegrams reporting rallies in about a dozen other cities including Khabarovsk in the soviet far East the siberian towns of Irkutsk and Novosibirsk and Minsk and Stavropol in the West. The reports could not be verified. All was against us Popov told the crowd that United i i Zubowsky Square after converging from gathering Points in Gorky Park and  the soviet for eign ministry. The City Council was late in announcing the site time routes he said. Television has special entertainment shows  protesters gathered outside the Stalin Era gothic skyscraper where foreign min ister Eduard Shevardnadze has his office. Some denounced communist Rule an others held hand lettered signs defending two prosecutors who were fired and Dis barred after making charges of High level communist party corruption. A much larger group assembled in Gorky Park and marched across a Moscow River Bridge to join those marching toward them from the foreign ministry. Mai. Gen. Georgy Post Yuk of the Inte nor ministry who said he was in charge of Security at Gorky Park estimated that 100,000 people gathered there. The num Ber assembling at the foreign ministry was considerably smaller. Crowd estimates varied widely. Popo told the crowd that at least 500,000 peo ple were present. An Independent news letter quoted unidentified Interior ministry officials As putting the crowd at 300,000. No Vosti a state press Agency that had a View of the demonstration from its windows said 200,000 were pre sent at the Peak. Long lines Mark nicaraguan vote Managua Nicaragua a nicaraguans formed lines More than 100 deep sunday to cast their ballots in an election considered a referendum on president Daniel Ortega and 10 years of leftist sandinista Rule. Voting appeared orderly and peaceful in the City and there were no reports of violence or disruptions in the Countryside where  Contra rebels have for years waged their Campaign to topple the sandinista. More than 1.75 million nicaraguans 16 and older registered to vote. In addition to the presidential race Nicaragua s Vot ers also will elect 90 members of the National Assem Bly plus regional and municipal authorities. Ortega and Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Leader of an opposition coalition were the main presidential contenders in a Field of 10. More than 1,500 International observers were invited including representatives of the organization of american states and the United nations and former president Carter. Carter said the sandinista leadership had assured him the election results would be honoured. Nato from Page 1 bloc. Bush was asked to describe the enemy that necessitates military forces in Europe. The enemy is unpredictability the president said. The enemy is instability. And it is for that reason that there arc agreed Security provisions. Who out Here was smart enough. To predict the changes that have taken place Over the past year he added what we want to do in a period of Honecker diverted millions of Marks prosecutor says Berlin up the East German prosecutor s office said sunday former East German Leader Erich Honecker has been charged with diverting to his own Bank account millions of West German Marks paid to his government to Ransom political prisoners. A spokesman for prosecutor Hans Jurgen Joseph told the official East German news service adn that the 77-year-old ailing former president and communist party Leader has been accused among other things of paying into his East Berlin Bank account 75 million West German Marks last year alone. The prosecutor s office said Honecker still is being investigated and no Date has been set for a trial on the Many charges against him. Including treason for Alleg edly subverting the East German Constitution by mis use of Power. Exciting change is to have a stable Western Europe. Eastern european countries Are throwing off the Yoke of communism. The policy of nato has prevailed. But nobody can predict for certain what will come and so what we want to do is use our Good offices and our alignment with nato to help with  foreign policy Issue surfaced at sunday s news conference the elections in Nicaragua. Bush said whoever wins will find a better climate with the United states so Long As the balloting is certified As fair and the resulting govern ment maintains a democratic system. Is bookstores closed today stars and stripes bookstores will be closed today for inventory. The stars and stripes newspaper is Avail Able at alternate vending Points in local communities. Johnnie Ray Dies at age 63 los Angeles a fifties Balladeer Johnnie Ray known As the Prince of wails for his vocal histrionics on such songs As somebody stole my Gal and just Walkin in therain died saturday in Cedars Sinai medical Center of liver failure. He was 63. His family and friends were with him at the time of his death said Hospi a Tal spokesman Ron Wise. In the Early 1950s, the Slen Der Boyish Singer revolutionized popular music with his unique blend of rhythm and blues country and gospel punctuated with sobs. Some said his raw emotional style opened the door to a new Type of music that later became Rock n Roll. Ray s first hit record was cry followed by the Little White Cloud that cried please or.  brokenhearted " what s the use somebody stole my Gal who s sorry now and yes to night  cry perhaps Ray s greatest hit has sold More than 25 million copies. Victory from Page 1 slide is said Algimantas cd Solis. A member of Saju Dis 35-Pcrson executive Council. Cd Solis also said that Independence from Moscow is attainable this  saudis official rup syte aug onite said the Organiza Tion s candidates won 72 seals in the 142-Mcmber parliament while the two communist parties won Only 29. Runoffs will be held in races where no candidate won More than half the  races were to be held again because of unspecified voting  runoffs were scheduled for March 10, and the six repeated elections on april 7, aug onite said. Cd Solis said the russian population boycotted the election in one Region of Meckus outside Vil Nius where Sergei Ryzhkova a member of the Loy Alist communists was running  All of the results Are confirmed by the elec Tion commission they could give saudis outright control of the parliament and set the stage for Lithuania s move for Independence after a half Century of soviet Rule. Gao from Page 1 resulting in underpayments to about 458,000 service members. The study found that the inaccurate data often was caused by faulty collection procedures by the per diem commit tee. For example 62 percent of surveys on shopping patterns conducted at one unidentified location were from officers even though they made up just 20 per cent of the service members receiving Cost of living allowances in that area. Also the Gao found that the commit tee used incorrect and outdated . Prices that overestimated the Cost of Liv ing in the United states. That error reduced the Price differential Between the United states and overseas causing for eign Cost of living allowances to be lower. The committee s Survey locations often were not representative of an entire country. For example the Gao noted that $2.9 million could have been saved if the Pentagon had established separate Cost indexes for two locations in South Ern Italy. The study found that because of a misapplication of the regulation 33,000 personnel in West Germany received $58 a month less than they were entitled to under regulations calling for full reimbursement of Utility costs. Moving in and moving out expenses Are supposed to be calculated by Analuz ing All expenses reported by service members in an area and then dividing the average by the number of months service members typically reside in Pri vate housing. In making these calculations the committee assumed that the average time spent in rental housing was 34 months when it actually ranged from 18 to 24 months the Gao said. Using the lower estimate at each Loca Tion would have resulted in higher pay ments. For the six locations examined. The Gao estimated that service members were underpaid by $4 million. The Gao team also focused on the timeliness of currency Exchange rate adjustments to the allowances. While it found Only minor problems in that area the team recommended using computers to Speed the six month time lag Between surveys and allowance adjustments. Despite the underpayments the Gao team found that most service members were generally satisfied with the allow ances they received although they did not fully understand the allowances Pur pose or How they were computed. Enlisted personnel expressed less satisfaction than officers the Gao reported