European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                N lift state of emergency Baker tells s.  2 p jury acquits Hazelwood on 3 major  4 p what a happening in Caas today Page 21 p East German conservatives want Swift unification Page 28 the St stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 48, no. 340 Friday March 23, 1990 a a 25 Dally and sunday d 8693 Lithuania gets new warning on Moscow apr soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev demanded thursday that Lithuania Stop a sign up of Volunteer forces to protect the Baltic re pub ices declaration of Independence. In another move to increase pressure officials who led the Republic to declare Independence on March 11, Gorbachev told lithuanian president Vytatus Landsbergis to report Back on the matter in two Days. In a Telegram the text of which was read on the evening to news program a a Eremya a Gorbachev said that volunteers must not be signed up in Lithuania to take the place of soviet Border guards and police. He called on Landsbergis a to take urgent measures to Stop All activity aimed at creating these kinds of organizations a and called for a response in two Days. On wednesday Gorbachev ordered lithuanian citizens to turn in All their firearms and ordered a strengthened Border watch around the Republic. Gorbachev on thursday also declared invalid proposed legislation that a group of conservative National deputies says would permit Lithuania to jail citizens who speak out against Independence. He said in the Telegram that Only the a Tio rial government could pass such Laws. Lithuanian lawmakers say such legislation exists but is unlikely to pass. Meanwhile a column of soviet armoured personnel carriers and army trucks drove through the Center of the lithuanian capital of Vilnius on thurs see Lithuania on Back Page Bush declines to criticize Gorbachev on Lithuania Washington apr president Bush on thursday declined to criticize soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev a order that lithuanians surrender arms and said there Are a certain realities that govern Moscow a control Over the rebellious Republic. A i ant convinced the answer is peaceful discussion Between the parties. I believe they can talk and work out these problems a Bush said. The president at an Impromptu news conference on the South Lawn of the White House also prodded Congress to move More quickly on his proposal for $800 million in Aid for Panama and Nicaragua. Bush noting that his request appears to be bogged Down in the demo see Bush on Back Page Congress told it May lose military a Trust by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a congressional failure to Transfer $850 million to the Pentagon a personnel account will destroy service members Trust in the government the air forces top enlisted Man said thursday. James c. Binnicker chief master sergeant of the air Force outlined the potential far reaching problems during testimony to the House military construction subcommittee. Binnicker said Many service members do not vote because they Trust the government to look out for their interests. A sure we re going to deny re enlistments freeze promotions and freeze assignments. If we done to get reprogramming a he said. A but when the smoke clears from All that. The most damaging result will be that they will never Trust you  Binnicker added that regaining the Long held Trust could take a generation and have a devastating effect on morale. The Transfer Battle pits the Pentagon against con Mathew cousins wipes Seth t Hole gets after a disappointing a place finish in a spelling Bee at the agony of defeat Lakeview school in Worcester mass. Considerably happier Are classmates Ann Marie Accarino who is admiring her third place certificate and Jay Lucci holding the trophy he won As first place Winner in the spelling Bee. Gressmen led by rep. Les Aspin the Wisconsin Democrat who is chairman of the House armed services committee. The Pentagon says it needs to shift the $850 million from its weapons accounts to personnel accounts to prevent As Many As 60,000 service Mem Bers from losing their jobs this year. On thursday rep. Bill Hefner d-n.c., the subcommittee chairman said talks Between the Pentagon and Congress May produce a solution. A a it a not going to be painless a Hefner told Binnick see Congress on Back Page panel seeks to defuse Romania riots Stirgu mures Romania apr romanians and ethnic hungarians protested thursday outside City Hall where representatives of both communities met with officials trying to defuse ethnic tension that exploded into violence this week. A dozen army tanks and a cordon of troops kept rival crowds apart on the transylvanian City a Square of the roses the main Battleground in tuesday night s Street fighting that killed six and wounded 300, Hospital sources said. While a fact finding panel from Bucharest met in the town Hall on the Square about 3,000 Flag waving romanians outside chanted a a we fight we die we done to give up Transylvania a and a the motherland is crying Quot about 1,000 ethnic hungarians stood 200 Yards away at the other end of the Square. Ethnic hungarians make up about half the population of this Northwestern City of 165,000. The special inquiry commission set up by interim president Ion Iliescu discussed the conflict with representatives of the comm Munitic. The panel will present its recommendations by april 4. Calls for greater social and cultural autonomy for ethnic hungarians have been to some degree heeded by the interim government