European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday August 3,1990coup ends at least 10 dead part of Spain. Trinidad apr coup Leader Abu Bakr and 112 militant moslem followers surrendered wednesday and freed 46 hostages they seized six Days ago in a failed hid to overthrow the government officials said. A a a a. State radio said a wounded hostage freed five Days ago died wednesday in port of Spain Hospital. That raised the death toll in the Caribbean uprising to at least 10. Another account put the death toll at 21 or higher. The attempted coup began Friday when armed rebels stormed the state television station and the parliament building taking top government officials and others captive. A Bakr had demanded the resignation Ofpria me minister Arthur . Robinson who was among those held hostage. Tie accused Robinson of corruption the prime minister was freed tuesday after offering to step Down and agreeing to Early elections. Bakr blamed Robinson for widespread poverty in. This former British Colony of 1.3 million people. Government spokes Man Gregory Shaw said he believed the militants surrender was unconditional but details of the agreement were not immediately available. Shaw said 113 rebels including Bakr took part in the coup. He said 46 hostages held at parliament and the to building one mile away were released wednes Bakr Day. Shaw and army spokesman maj. Dave Williams said All hostages and rebels had been evacuated and taken to separate army bases. State radio identified the former hostage who died wednesday As Leo Des Vignos a Junior minister h said he died of a heart attack in the Hospital after being shot in the Heel during the takeover. The rebels released him on saturday the broadcast said. _ the radio said heavy gunfire was reported wednesday evening in champs Fleurs about 10 Miles cast of port of Spain there was no official explanation but soldiers have been firing Blank bullets to scatter would be looters for several Days. The 29 captives at the to station were All station employees. The 17 hostages at the parliament building included seven Cabinet ministers. In a live broadcast state radio described the for org Gard looking captives As they filed out of the television station. Witnesses said Bakr emerged wearing a Fez a White tunic and White trousers. Like the other Rob else he dropped his gun and put his hands behind his head. Quot As far As the government is concerned its unconditional surrender a Shaw said. As victim Type by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer bad Kreuz Nach West Germany a the Molher of an 8-Ycar-old girl who doctors say was the victim of severe child abuse remembers her daughter As a a Chunky Tomboy Type Little girls who was smart for her age. Marriann Matlock gave that description wednesday during testimony in the murder trial of her former husband staff sol. Ricardo Valdez 34. Valdez is charged in the death of their daughter Michele. If convicted he could receive a life sentence. In die third Day of Valdez s general court martial Mattocks described her daughters condition in 1984, when she Iasi saw her. The couple had separated in 1982 and Ricardo Valdez was Given custody of Michele and her sister Nell Csc. When Michele was declared dead on March 28, medical authorities said she showed signs of severe malnutrition and weighed 36 pounds. Air Force paediatrician maj. Steven Boos testified wednesday on whether Michele s size could have been caused by. Malnutrition. Citing Michele a first three years of medical records As evidence of above average growth. Boos said that Only illness or nutritional deprivation could have caused her Small stature at the time of her death Valdez of he co 4th in 34th Armor in Mainz is also charged with maiming three counts of child neglect assault on a child under age 16 and larceny of military property. His German wife Christina is also expected to face child abuse related charges in a West German court. Christina Valdez declined to testify wednesday on her lawyers advice that she might incriminate herself. The court instead heard a tape recording of her pcs to Munyat the sergeants pretrial hearing. The trial was scheduled to resume at 9 . Thursday at bad Kreuz Nacho a Rose Barracks. Desertions from Pago 1. L ast German officers serving in the West German military despite their Moscow naming Bahr cited several examples of officers who served under Hitler who later helped build the West German military or bund Estehr in the Best of democratic traditions. Quot but there Are others who claim All fast German officers and maybe even non commissioned officers Are unlit for service in the bund Estehr a the spokesman for the West German defense ministry said. One concern raised by West germans is How their recruits would react to the notoriously authoritarian style of East German non commissioned officers Quot there a a lot of possibility c f conflict Here a the spokesman said. But Rainer Eppelmann the East German minister of defense and disarmament recently told the weekly Magazine Dor Spiegel that he believes that East German forces would be integrated into the bund Estehr in numbers representative of the size of his country. Quot Herr Eppelmann talks an awful lot a spokesman in Bahrs office said in response. He said there is a Rocky Road of negotiations ahead before an agreement on the future of the East German forces can be reached. Quot everybody is playing their cards close to their chests at this time and nobody is saying anything of any  1 on july 20, the 46th anniversary of the failed plot of German officers to kill Adolf Hitler in East Prussia Eppelmann had 50,000 East German soldiers swear a new oath of allegiance. It freed them from their vow to Quot defend socialism against All enemies alongside the soviet  the new oath ended with the words Quot i swear to dedicate my entire strength to the preservation of peace in the Cdr East Germany a troops from Pago 1 had been massed wednesday at the Border amid a territorial dispute. Iraq has never accepted the demarcation line of its 200-mile Southern Border with Kuwait and claims Kuwait has stolen billions of dollars Worth of Oil Isom its Border Field on july 17, Saddam Hussein accused Kuwait and the United Arab emirates of flooding the Oil Market and driving prices Down saving the move Cost Iraq >14 Bil lion in lost Oil Revenue that it needs to resurrect its Economy depleted by the 198088 persian Gulf War. Saddam also charged that the Arab Stales in the Gulf were conspiring with the United states and Israel to weaken iraqis Economy and undermine its military buildup. In Kuwait Early thursday the rattle of automatic guns sounded and explosions in rapid succession Shook local residents from their sleep and the kuwaiti Cabinet quickly assembled. Residents in downtown Kuwait reported formations of French made Mirage Jet fighters of the kuwaiti air Force taking to. The skies in the direction of the Border Region. The streets were empty and people climbed onto rooftops of their houses to watch the skies some reported hearing gun lasts growing in intensity and Speed. Kuwait is a former British Colony that gained Independence in 1961, its 1.9 million residents Are among the wealthiest in the world because of the country a vast Oil reserves Iraq has 17 million residents. It has 1 million troops according to officials while Kuwait has about 20,300-troops. . Warships on july 24 went onto a Short terms Alert 600 Miles Southeast of the Iraq Kuwait Border because of the tensions in the Region. Senate from Page 1 pain reforms or the elimination i Quot Pio Cedres that now allow senators to keep thousands of dollars in speaking fees each year could Clear several remaining hurdles including the renewed Promise of a veto by president Bush. Quot this Bill clearly will not become Law a said sen. Mitch Mcconnel Ray. Mcconnell said he was told by White House chief of staff John Sununu earlier  Llinat Bush would veto it. Father wed Esdna the Senate voted 7 7 23 to include an amendment by sen. Christopher Dodd a Conn to ban keeping Honor aria after Jan. 1, 1990, and limit any other outside earned income to 15 percent of Senate salaries. The House voted a similar ban for its members last year. House leaders said they hoped to vote 1 riday before Law makers begin a five week vacation on Campaign finance reforms. From Page 1 = leased by the Pentagon showed the army with 739,156 troops compared to its authorized limit of 744,169. The Navy is 12,000 personnel below its authorized strength for this year while the air Force is 5,000 under is limit. The House committee Bill would i red the Pentagon to take the bulk of the cuts by bringing in fewer recruits As the first major step toward a 25 percent Cut in personnel Ovir the next five years the staffer said. The Senate armed services committee earlier tried to find funds for the 4.1 percent raise proposed by the House. But it settled for fulfilling the Pentagon a 3.5 percent request an its version of the do fens authorization Bill. The Money for the higher raise in the House committee Bill was a result of the panels larger personnel Cut. A it was mostly a Trade off a a staffer said. Quot with less people on Active duty More Money would be available to fund the raise for those who  the committees pay raise provision comes in the opening rounds of what is expected to be the most intense defense budget Battle in years. The White House and congressional leaders have been meeting for several months to come up with ways to Cut the deficit. Talks have lagged in recent weeks but a congressional aide confirmed that the negotiators have contemplated limiting the size of the military pay raise or delaying its effective Date until april rather than january. In other personnel actions the committee approved a Byron proposal to provide Severance pay and other benefits for involuntarily separated service members. The plan would give Severance pay to enlisted members with six or More years of service and to officers with five or More years of service. Other highlights of the plan include up to 26 weeks of unemployment payments one year of commissary and Exchange privileges after separation and continued medical care in military facilities or under the Pentagon a health insurance plan. Service members and their families with less than six years of service would get medical care for 60 Days after separation. Those with More than six years would be covered for 120 Days. The committee also called for cutting the number of generals and admirals on Active duty by 25 percent Over the next five years. That would mean a reduction of about 270 of the current total of 1,073. The Senate committee Bill recommends a 20 percent Cut Over four years or about 210 generals and admirals. The Pentagon recently announced a self imposed Cut of 78 generals and admirals Over four Sears about 7 percent of the total