European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                E stripes a times changing for cavalry  2 a doubts remain on Valdez  6 p w. Germans botched bombing probe Book says Page 8 a Mcaa basketball tourney  21 the a and Lpes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 48, no. 336 monday March 19, 1990 a a 25 Dally and sunday d 8693 a. German conservatives winning Berlin apr a conservative Alliance favouring Quick reunification with West Germany showed a Strong Lead sunday in East Germany a first free elections Early projections indicated. The vote for parliament marked the full transition to democracy since last Falls revolution that ended 40 years of Iron listed communist party Rule. Related stories and photo on Page 3. Based on exit polls West Germany Sard television network gave the three party Alliance for Germany 189 seats in the 400-seat parliament. East Germany a official news Agency adn also said it was unclear whether the Alliance would win the majority needed to run the country alone. Shortly after the polls closed however West Germany Szof television network said the Alliance would receive 53 percent of the vote. Final results were not expected until monday. A i just want to celebrate a said Lothar de Maiziere head of the alliances main Christian democratic Union. The Christian democrats were expected to win More votes than any party which could put do Maiziere in the position of be coming East Germany a first democratically elected Premier. A roaring crowd of 2,000 supporters jammed the party a Headquarters waving party banners and West German flags and drinking and dancing. A was quickly As possible unification a Dieter Schloder said. A there is no question about  the left leaning social democrats who campaigned for a More cautious approach to reunification lagged Well behind in second place according to All projections. The communists who lost their 40-year monopoly on Power in the fall revolution were projected to win no More than 15 percent of the vote. They fared badly in pre election polls despite the popularity of communist Premier Hans Modrow and intensive efforts to shed their hard line image. There were claims that former secret police agents would use false sets of identity cards to vote several times and boost the communists chances. No irregularities were reported however. Only a few weeks ago the social dem see e. German on Back Page a Wavu it i a a a a it a. / \ East berliners line up in front of a polling station Early sunday to cast their  officials unyielding on shift of funds by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a the Pentagon is refusing to say die on its request to Transfer $850 million of the defense budget and prevent thousands of Sei Vic members from losing their jobs. Los Aspin chairman of the House armed services committee All but doomed the request two weeks ago when he said his panel would not entertain the proposal to Transfer the Money from the weapons accounts to military personnel. The Transfer must be approved by the House and Senate armed services committees As Well As the House and Senate defense appropriations committees. But Aspinw a opposition Hasni to deterred the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and others Quot Are Busy trying to convey to All the players on the Hill that the Impact on the Force will be very damaging if we Arentt allowed to shift funds said a Pentagon official who requested anonymity. As Many As 60,000 service members would have to leave the service by the end of september if the request is turned Down by april 1. To Cut that Many people in such a Short time the Pentagon Likely would resort to wholesale bans on personnel trying to re enlist in crowded Job specialities. A the air Force had a big Early release in 1988 where they used this method and they were Able to separate 20,000 in two months a the official said. Disapproval of the fund Transfer could also cause the cancellation of up to 30,000 military a assignments and delayed promotions for Ansee Dod on Back Page soviet jets Buzz Lithuania As deadline approaches Moscow apr soviet military jets repeatedly streaked Over the capital of Lithuania during military Maneu vers sunday one Day before a Moscow deadline demanding that the Baltic Republic renounce its declaration of Independence. At the same time however soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev struck a conciliatory tone saying he still plans to talk with the lithuanians about returning to the soviet fold. And he said there have been no ultimatums. A we will carry on conversations a Gorbachev told reporters. He continued to insist that Lithuania a March 11 declaration was illegal and must be decided by the entire soviet Union not just the Republic. He said he would work for a new federation agreement that would satisfy everyone. The military Maneu vers surprised the lithuanian government parliamentary spokesman Vlad slovak Patumis said in a Telephone interview. But military officers told lithuanian president vytautas Landsbergis that the training had been planned in Advance Patumis said. A Westerner in the lithuanian capital of Vilnius said it was unclear whether there were Many planes Landing at a military base or whether it was just one or two jets making repeated passes Over the City. The Baltic tribunal an emigre newspaper in Copenhagen says there Are eight military bases in Lithuania including one near Vilnius. At least 1 million soviet troops arc believed to be stationed in Lithuania which is on the soviet unions front line Western Border. Another parliament spokesman quoted lithuanian Premier Kazimera Prunskiene As saying the military Maneu vers on the Border with Latvia and in Southeastern Lithuania seemed to be Ordinary and there was no cause for concern. Telephone communications Between Lithuania and see jets on Back Page Aspin faults of Over b-2 data Washington up a the air Force has failed to produce test data needed to evaluate How Well the b-2 stealth bomber hides from radar the chairman of the House armed services committee said sunday. Rep. Les Aspin d-wis., said he has asked defense Secretary Dick Cheney to Start calculating what will happen to the b-2 program if Congress cuts the proposed Purchase in 1991 of five planes to three aircraft or less. The $70 billion program to produce 132 of the bombers is in trouble in Congress because of its Cost at a time of a reduced military threat and Calls for leaner defense budgets. In a letter to air Force Secretary Donald Rice Aspin said the air Force has not Given the committee the results of Laboratory and scale Model tests on the bombers a flow Observability characteristics. Aspin said he wants the data for a closed hearing on the program March 28. He also plans an open meeting a Day later with the congressional budget office to discuss alternative b-2 buying plans and production schedules. Using the program s Fate As leverage Aspin told Rice a without this information it will be difficult a if not impossible a for the committee to consider the fiscal year 1991 request for five b-2  the Pentagon is seeking permission for the production of 10 planes in fiscal 1992. In his letter to Cheney Aspin said the general accounting office recently noted that 31 planes will have been ordered and $48 billion appropriated before the plane completes its flight test program. The Gao suggested that Congress consider a temporary break in production or continuing Low scale production for one or two More years. Aspin in addition to asking Cheney to report on stalling the program for a year or building up to three instead of five planes in 1991, asked for an estimate of the same options for fiscal years 1992 to 1994