European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a a a the stars and stripes sunday november 25,1990soviet general denies problems Berlin apr the commander of the soviet armed forces in Germany giving official figures for the first time said saturday that 84 soldiers had deserted the red army in recent months. However Gen. Boris Vasilievich Svetkov denied German press reports that extortion Black Market dealing and mysterious deaths were rampant among the troops in Eastern Germany. He said 36 soldiers had left the army and turned themselves in to German authorities. The other 48 Are missing he said. But he denied reports that the contingent was falling apart plagued by Low morale internal fighting and mysterious deaths. Instead he pointed to the waning Welcome for his troops on German soil. Recently German and soviet officials have expressed concern about the soviet troops still stationed in Germany. Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev spoke of a anti soviet flavor during his meeting with Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Bonn earlier this month. In an interview published saturday in the Eastern German daily Junge Welt a soviet lawyer and human rights activist was quoted As saying that there were 800 deaths among soviet troops in 1988 and that he was investigating More than 2,000 deaths in a mysterious  the lawyer Oleg Liamin was also quoted As saying soviet Barracks operate under a a regime of terror in which extortion and beatings among the troops Are common. Svetkov told a press conference that the 380,000 troops stationed in Eastern Germany a the largest red army contingent outside the soviet Union a face a a relatively tense situation in the planned pullout from Germany Over the next four years. Many germans Are anxious to see the departure of soviet troops who Are now a bitter remnant of cold War occupation. The soldiers however face an Uncertain future at Home no guarantee of housing and the loss of ties to Western affluence. Germany has promised 12 billion Marks about $8 billion to the soviet Union to help finance the withdrawal. Other reports in the German press have said that red army soldiers desperate for German Marks allegedly raid depots and Trade weapons and uniforms on the Black Market. Soviet privates Are paid the equivalent ofony$16amonth. Svetkov called the reports of Black Market Trade a a lies and said the reported number of alleged deaths among the troops m Eastern Germany was �?o10 Timi too  the actual number is around 100 a year he said a we know our stay in this country brings inconveniences to the people a he said. A but the people must understand that the Fordes must fulfil their training duties As the army of the soviet  he said anti soviet sentiment by some germans was Only making the pullout More difficult. There were 20 instances of vandalism in graveyards of soviet soldiers he said he also said Many soviet soldiers have been robbed by germans. Svetkov said the pullout of soviet forces will follow the agreed upon timetable although Kohl had expressed interest in removing the troops before the 1994 deadline. News Brief communists trounced in yugoslav election Belgrade Yugoslavia apr nationalist parties in Bosnia Herzegovina won a sweeping Victory Over the ruling communists in the re pub fir car Afao n1or>tinnr in it it ran a it. L i lies first free elections in 52 years the electoral a Rda commission announced saturday. The moslem Union of democratic action and the serbian democratic Alliance won the majority of seats in the two Chambers of the republics parliament. Bosnia Herzegovina whose 4.2 million people 1 j is in. Include serbs croats and moslem is geographically and politically at the heart of Yugoslavia a bitter ethnic rivalries. A pre election favourites the reformed league of communists and the Alliance of Reform forces of Federal Premier Ante Markovic received Only 24 of the 240 seats in the bicameral legislature in the first round of voting. A Runoff ballot will be held dec. 2 in those constituencies where no candidate won a Clear majority in last sundays voting. Fifty nine of the 240 seats will be re contested this week. Poland choosing new Leader Warsaw Poland apr Poland seeking a Leader who will hold the country together As it pursues democracy and a Market Economy is picking its first popularly elected president sunday in a contest that has split Solidarity. The last pre election poll showed Solidarity chairman Lech Walesa comfortably leading the Field of six with his former ally prime minister Tadeusz Mazo Wiecki the closest challenger. According to the state television poll taken monday and tuesday no candidate had More than 50 percent of the vote. If the poll reflects the election results there May be a Runoff vote dec. 9. The Campaign officially ended at noon Friday by order of the National election commission. Officials were told to be on the Lookout for illegal electioneering saturday including the distribution of posters and leaflets. The polls were to open at 6 . Sunday and close at 8 . About two thirds of the nations More than 27 million voters were expected to cast ballots. First partial results were expected late sunday. The television poll with an error margin of plus or minus 3 percent gave Walesa 38 percent of the votes Mazowiecki 23 percent and Stanislaw Tyminski 17 percent. Some 13 percent went to three minor candidates and 9 percent were undecided. A Tyminski a support appeared to be slipping however. The emigre businessman returned after 21 years in Peru and Canada to mount a free spending Campaign based on his claimed economic expertise. He shocked Mazowiecki a supporters by out polling the prime minister in one Survey. But since then Tyminski has faced a barrage of criticism in the press. One commentator said Poland would be a a a Laushine Stock if it elected him. A if he wins i will emigrate a Walesa declared thursday. The other candidates Are roman Bartoszcze of the polish peasants party former communist Wlodzimierz Cimosz Wicz endorsed by the social democrats and Leszek Moczulski head of the patriotic nationalist confederation for an Independent Poland. President Wojciech Jaruzelski the communist general who ordered martial Law to crush Solidarity and imprisoned Walesa and Mazowiecki in december 1981, is expected to hand Over the office to the Winner before  from Page 1 from Page 1 dorism and the six . Hostages believed to be held in Lebanon. Assad has said Syria wants iraqi forces out of Kuwait but opposes use of Force. He maintains that syrian troops were sent to saudi Arabia Only to help .-led multinational forces defend that country. The meeting capped an eight Day european and mid . R_i____-1 1die East tour by Bush seeking support for possible Mili a a he flex a a. Tary Force to liberate Kuwait. He flew Back to Washington after the meeting. Bush was spending the weekend at Camp David. Although relations Between the United states and Syria remain strained they have thawed noticeably since Assad committed troops to protect saudi Arabia from a possible attack by Iraq. The syrian government has joined other Arab nations in condemning Iraq but has distanced itself from suggestions that military action May have to be taken to end Raqu a occupation. Bush and Mubarak expressed support for possible might any Force. Mentus consumer Price Index up 6.3 percent in the same period. Five Gold rings fell in Price from $750 to $600, and the Nursery that Bradley checks every year had a half pee Sale on Pear Trees just $12.48 this year. But those nine ladies dancing and 10 lords a leaping Don t come cheap. Bradley checked with the Philadelphia dance company and found a performance by the ladies would Cost $2,417.90, up from $2,084.40. Ten leaping lords would run you $2,686.56, up from $2 316 pipe r pins Cost $42.12 More this year or ii i dimmers drumming can be had for , up $45.63. And those eight maids a milking Are still a minimum wage bargain at $30.40 for an hour s work up $3.60. Everything else held steady. Swans continue to be the 0n the credit card Kmit at $1,000 a pop or $7,000 for All seven. V the Complete list with prices one Partridge in a Pear tree $27.48. Partridge $15 Pear tree $12.48. Two Turtle doves $50. Three French hens $15. Four calling Birds $280. Five Gold rings $600. Six geese a laying $150. Seven swans a swimming $7,000. Eight maids a milking $30.40, nine ladies dancing $2,417.90. Ten lords a leaping $2,686.56. Eleven pipers piping $947.70. Twelve drummers drumming $1,026.68. 5 siberian miners killed by methane Gas Moscow up a five miners were killed w they hit an unexpected pocket of methane Gas dui drilling work at a siberian Coal mine the official so news Agency Tass said Friday. Tass said the Accident occurred thursday night at ankh Erskala Coal mine near the Western siberian Cit Kemerovo. A state commission was sent to the mine to inv Gate the Accident which apparently occurred when pocket of methane burst during drilling  from Page 1 enforcements Are needed in the persian Gulf crisis the official said. A a in be got an unprecedented deployment under Way in saudi Arabia a which requires this extreme step the official said. The marines also announced Friday that they ordered to Active duty another 2,377 reservists. Nearly All will report for duty with the 2nd Marine expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune n.c., which is scheduled to deploy to the Gulf As reinforcements for the approximately 45,000 marines already there. On aug. 22, president Bush gave Cheney the Legal authority to retain service members on duty in the Gulf who reach their retirement or re enlistment dates. However that authority was limited to those soldiers and officers who were directly involved in desert shield. In taking its action Friday the army went a step further and applied the Stop loss policy across the Board meaning everyone in the service is affected. A pts a had been using the Stop loss authority on a selective i retaining up 2>000 men and cr/011 it la otherwise would a Ficiak or "0t re Erl listed he army it was determined after Bush ordered new wave of army deployments to sauce Arabia earlier this month that a Broade policy was needed to keep personnel i place he said. In its announcement the army Sai there would be three exceptions to the mandatory extensions of service those officers who face mandatory retirement pc medical or other reasons those Soldier discharged for reasons of incompetent or other failings and hardship cases