European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2the stars and stripes. Tuesday May 21, 1991 at a glance l Rasli overflows containers in War a saw Poland on monday As Gar bag collectors continue striking for a 100 percent pay increase. Historic albeit late a soviet jetliner pioneering a new Pacific route linking the soviet far East and the United states West coast makes its historic first flight a but is late. A Page 4 sex hostage believes Bush an american formerly held captive. In Iran says he has accepted president Bush s denial that he did no to know of or participate in any plan to delay. The hostages release until after the 1980 election. A Page 5 seat belts praised automobile safety belts Are effective in cutting deaths and injuries by roughly half Congress investigative a Agency concludes. _ a Page 6 easing travel rules soviet lawmakers approve a Bill to lift travel restrictions that have been a a hallmark of authoritarian communist  Page 8 talks on prison standoff some inmates who seized control of a mexican prison in a deadly riot surrender their weapons As talks begin on ending the stalemate. A Page 9 troubles with transit Philadelphia a mass transit sys Tern the nation s fourth largest is running on empty. A a _ j _ a Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 19 action line. 16 commentary. A. .13 crossword. 19 letters. 12 Money matters. .17 sports. A. 22-28 to listings. .22 weather. .11 9 for missing troop movement by Effie Bathen Gigious beliefs prevented him from partic said Smith Pating in a War against fellow muslims. Ton about the her he should participate a Muslim sol he filed for conscientious objector status to a War against fellow muslims and went Nairn Harg Bureau Furth Germany Dick who refused to Board the bus when on Jan. 10. To him for advice. His unit deployed to the persian g Ulf was Smith pleaded not guilty the charge s for to Patio of a person Gulf acquitted monday of desertion. Of desertion since he had reported irn we Jed a Ean Hei and to abide there but pfc. Terrence o. Smith was con m  Arno morn Namir. Vic cd in a general court martial of a Sec Ond charge of missing movement and sentenced to nine months confinement he is a tracked vehicle repairman with the 156th Maint co at Pinder Barracks in Birndorf. Smith was one of two Niernberg Urca muslims who faced charges recently for refusing to deploy to the Gulf pfc. William h. Allen was convicted april 19 of desertion and was sentenced to a years confinement. Smith 21, reported to his units Jan 4 deployment formation although he mediately to his acting commander. At the trial the prosecution presented no evidence on the desertion charge which carried a maximum sentence of five years and Smith was acquitted of it. He pleaded guilty to the charge of missing a troop movement Smiths sentence also includes a bad in  on the witness stand Elma Gary also read passages from the Muslim holy Book the Koran. A. A. A the prosecuting attorney capt. Ann Schleppenbach argued that Smith was a hiding behind his religion to avoid combat and faced no greater dil Czipa with conduct discharge forfeiture of All pay moral or religious convictions than any and allowances and reduction to the lowest enlisted Grade. The missing movement charge carries a maximum sentence of two years. Mohammed Ali Elma Gary vice Percsi other Soldier. He left his unit a in the lurch a she said. R after his trial Smith removed his glasses and brushed away a tear when he was consoled by More than a dozen fellow muslims. Many of them did not a Dent of the German islamic Community helped fellow soldiers Load their bags he spoke on behalf of Smith during the sen speak English and had leafed through the refused to deploy because he said his re fencing portion of the trial. Elma Gary Koran during the morning trial. Coalition should have let . Lead navies in Gulf Jane s editor says by Amy Geiszler Jones . Bureau London a the reluctance of coalition leaders to put their naval forces under the command of the . Navy during the persian Gulf War could have led to a rash of a Friendly fire incidents had Iraq attacked by sea the editor of Jane a fighting ships said monday. Only two countries a Britain and the Netherlands a allowed their ships to come under the command of the . Navy and that was not until after operation desert storm began in january Richard . He maintained that command and control of the coalition forces should have been completely handed Over to the  Navy Early on in the buildup in the Gulf. The unwillingness of the participating countries to do so a could have led to an a unnecessary loss of life a by a Friendly fire a he said during a news conference to launch the 94th edition of the Book. It is an annual review that is considered the Bible of the worlds sea Power. In a press statement released before mondays news conference  that the usefulness of Many coalition naval operations in the Gulf also was a restricted by the failure of their governments to place them under the United states military command during the  a if National forces Are to form coalitions for the achievement of agreed goals the various forces must not Only have common communications and data link equipment but need to operate with Well practice procedures and under unified command he said. Sharpe noted that the navies of european nations have declined a to the Point of being Able to sustain major operations Only when in coalition with the .  still Sharpe praised the coalition sea services for their work in the Gulf noting that naval forces were the first to signal a opposition to the threatened invasion of saudi  Start returning Kaiserslautern Germany a amps a the first contingent of transporters  37th trans come returned from operation desert storm on monday morning. More than 40 soldiers from the 5.0lst trans go in Kaiserslautern were greeted by it. Gen. Williams Flynn commander of 21st theater. Army area come and the 76th army band. A 4 an additional 75 soldiers from the unit Are expected to return to Germany on tuesday said Anja Carr a spokeswoman for the 37th trans come. Nearly 300 soldiers from units of the 37th Are to arrive at Rhein main a on wednesday evening Carr said. Those soldiers Are assigned to the 207th trans det at ran Stcin a the 326th trans Del in Bremerhaven and the 109th and 377th trans companies in Mannheim. The units deployed in december and january Carr said. Even with the return of More than 400 soldiers there Are still some soldiers from the 37th trans come deployed in Southwest Asia Carr said. Their return Date has not been determined she said. Most of 1st army div Home Ansbach Germany a amps a except for a Small cleanup Crew that will stay through the summer All 1st army. Div troops who deployed to saudi Arabia have returned Home to Germany a division spokesman said monday. About 250 volunteers stayed in the dam Mam area of saudi Arabia to super ise the loading of equipment onto ships said maj. Ken Fugett a spokesman for the 17,500-Soldier division. A every adv else is Back a he said. The cleanup Crew could slay until july or August depending on cargo ship schedules fug to said. The 350-tank division was part of Vii corps Surprise armoured drive into Southeastern Iraq during the ground War. The divisions wartime task Force included brigades from Erlanger and Bamberg plus soldiers from the Nair Sherg and Ansbach areas in addition a brigade fron the 3rd inf div was temporarily attached to the division for the War. Pol ice seek i information in murder investigation Wiesbaden Germany a amps a German police Are asking the Public for help in their investigation into the strangulation of a woman who worked at the Bowling Center on Lindsey air station. The victim was identified As Rosario Benitez 38. Her body was found in Wiesbaden by a passerby at 7 3,0 . Sunday police said Benitez was last seen at 4 . Sunday in the games room of the 1 Amelia Earhart military hotel in Wiesbaden. She was alone police said. Police said they think Benitez left the hotel to walk Home. _ a we have evidence that she must have met her attacker on inc sidewalk of Saa Strasse a a police spokesman said. A we be Heve she fled through the Bushes to Grundwerg. Which runs parallel to Saa Strasse. But she was a caught by her attacker or attackers who Strain led her in the process of trying to rape  at the time Benitez was wearing a Pink jog gig suit and a Black jacket. She had Black curly shoulder length hair. Police want to hear from anybody who saw Benitez after 4 . Sunday or who May have seen anything in the area of Saa Strasse Grundwerg that might have to do with the crime. The Wiesbaden police can be contacted at 0611-345321. A Benitez