European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes tuesday july 2, 1991 a Gas station attendant in Frankfurt changes the sign to reflect the increased Cost of gasoline. The gasoline tax Rose 37 percent monday to help pay for the unification of Germany. See Story on Page 10. Journalists Appeal top executives of 17 news organizations Are asking the Pentagon to revise its War coverage policies because restrictions in the persian Gulf a a made it impossible for reporters and photographers to Teil the Public the full Story a. 1 a Page 4 landmark soviet Law 7. The soviet parliament overwhelmingly has approved a landmark Law hat allows the state to sell most Industry to private companies or individuals including foreigners. A Page 8 maps blame a politics five military policemen have been relieved of duty at bad Kreuz Nach Germany for Quot administrative malfeasance Quot but the men say their dismissals were punishment for their refusal to Quot play politics Quot when issuing citations. A Page 9 from head to toe to your health examines taking care of the athletes foot plus tips for buying proper sunglasses. A pages 14-15 All that does no to glitter Gold is no longer the hedge investment of Choice or lately even a very profitable one a Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 22 weather. 11 Slovenia refuses to Ljubljana Yugoslavia a insisting it will not give up control of its Borders the rebellious Republic of Slovenia threatened a yugoslav peace Accord monday by blocking Federal army troops from returning to their Barracks. Fighting Between the army and slovenian militia troops Over the Border posts drove Yugoslavia to the Brink of civil War last week after the Republic and neighbouring Croatia declared Independence. Hopes for peace Rose late sunday after leaders agreed Federal troops would move Back to their bases in Slovenia in return for the two secessionist republics putting their Independence declarations on hold. But Slovenia demanded monday that Federal troops surrender their tanks and other weapons before withdrawing a a condition unlikely to be accepted. Federal troops captured Many of the 27 International Border Crossings but Slovenia a mainly reservist militia put up unexpectedly Strong resistance to the army a attacks and held on to some of the posts. Peace also monday slovenian radio reported that air raid alarms sounded and Federal helicopters and jets flew Low passes Over some cities in the Republic. It said slovenian forces fired at some of the helicopters. The radio reports could not be confirmed. The Federal collective presidency met monday for the first time in six weeks a see related Story on Page 5 the result of peace efforts to Patch together the Only National institution with constitutional Power Over the army. However Slovenia a representative did not attend the official Tan Jug news Agency reported the meeting came after Yugoslavia a feuding leaders agreed Early monday to try to head off More hostilities by reviving the eight member presidency with the election of Croatia a Stipe Mesic to the annually rotating chairmanship. A action led by Serbia the largest yugoslav Republic had blocked Mesic a appointment and paralysed the body. F Federal Premier Ante Markovic and slovenian leaders reached the troop withdrawal agreement after mediation by a delegation from the european Community. The dec said it would hold Back nearly $1 Billioni in Aid unless the crisis was resolved peacefully. Slovenian information minister Jelko Kacin said some Federal troops tried to return to their Barracks monday but were stopped by slovenian militia. Ljubljana radio reported Federal soldiers were leaving some smaller Border posts and there were signs the army was preparing to withdraw from the Airport at Brnik. Kacin told reporters there would be no full scale troop withdrawal until a commission of the army and slovenian officials was formed to work out the details. Kacin said 782 soldiers had deserted from the army since fighting began thursday and 1,277 had been captured by slovenian forces. Warsaw pact dead after 36 years Prague Czechoslovakia apr the Warsaw pact dissolved monday after 36 years As the communist half of the East West equation that defined International military and political relations. Soviet vice president Gennady Kanayev said he hoped the North Atlantic treaty organization would Noj outlast the Warsaw pact by Long. The protocol signed by the pacts six. Remaining members cuts the final coercive link that kept the Eastern european countries in the soviet unions postwar orbit. A a bad marriage has ended and Friendship can Start a said hungarian Premier Jozsef Antall. Preside Jug at the last meeting of the Warsaw pact political committee was czechoslovak president Vaclav Havel who was a dissident playwright jailed when the Warsaw pact armies crushed his nations Prague Spring reforms in 1968. A we Are saying goodbye to the Era when Europe was divided by ideological intolerance a Havel said. Also attending were a polish president Lech Walesa the former Solidarity Union Leader a romanian president Ion Iliescu a former communist. A bulgarian president Zhenyu Zhelev. Each country a parliament must approve the formal protocol which Havel said he expects by years end. The near civil War in Yugoslavia which neighbors three of the former Warsaw pact nations poses a the first great challenges to Europe a new Security arrangements Walesa said. The Warsaw pact was signed May 14, 1955, at the height of East West ideological tension. West Germany had joined nato Days before and the soviets built the pact on fears of a third world War. Warsaw pact tanks rolled into Hungary in 1956 to crush an anti communist uprising and vast military structures were built across Eastern Europe to fend off an envisioned assault by the capitalist West. The pacts demise came less than two years after Poland created the East blocks first non communist government during the summer of 1989. With the new democracies clamouring to lift Moscow a Yoke the Warsaw pacts military structures were disbanded april 1, while the soviet led trading bloc com econ broke apart last week in Budapest. The last red army troops pulled out of Czechoslovakia and Hungary in recent weeks although they remain in Poland and Eastern Germany. East Germany had already withdrawn from the Warsaw pact with German unification last october. Breaking with Post stalinist Moscow Albania quit the pact to protest the 1968 czechoslovak invasion. The Warsaw pacts dissolution has left nato to redefine its purpose without a Clear us against them confrontation. Leaders of the Western Alliance say ethnic tension Waves of economic refugees and potential unrest in the soviet Union still raise significant Security concerns. Master sergeant demoted for sexual advances Stuttgart Germany a amps a 93rd signal brigade master sergeant was sentenced monday to demotion to the rank of e 4 for four offences involving sexual overtures toward female soldiers. Master sgt. Lee o. Easter jr., 41, assigned to he co 26th signal in in Heil Bronn was convicted of one count of committing an indecent act one count of unlawful touching and two counts of sexual harassment. Easter who is married has served in the army since 1969. In its findings at the end of a two Day trial at the Stuttgart trial Center the general court martial panel accepted the prosecutors claim that easter As the units first sergeant had threatened to change one woman a Job assignment after she had rejected his advances during a deployment in the persian Gulf. Two charges were based on allegations that easter had awakened the woman three times last Winter by entering her tent in saudi Arabia and touching her and that he had exposed himself and fondled himself sexually on occasions when the two were Riding together in military vehicles. The other charges involved Eastern a behaviour in incidents in Heilbronn a stroking the thigh and knee of a female officer whom he had offered a ride Home and making suggestive comments to a private first class. Defense lawyer Joel Cohen argued that the allegations in All four counts involved actions that Only easter and the individual victims could have witnessed. He said All three victims had other motives to impugn Eastern a integrity and the two enlisted women took no action against easter until after unfavourable personnel actions against them. The panel of two officers and three non commissioned officers did not sentence easter to any additional punishment. It also found him innocent of a third sexual harassment allegation. Salute to 50 states highlights Celebration Heidelberg Germany a 50-Cannon Salute to americans 50 states will highlight july fourth festivities at Heidelberg a Patrick Henry Village. The desert stars Celebration As it is being called to Honor those who supported the persian Gulf War Effort will begin at 2 . Thursday behind the Community Library. About 8 ., 50 soldiers will ceremoniously present and display state flags with Cannon fire following each states introduction. The . Army Europe band and chorus then will play and sing the National Anthem kicking off a concert of popular and patriotic music. When it gets dark about 10 30 ., there will be a simultaneous display of fireworks and Cannon fire As the usar eur band plays Tchaikovsky s 1812 overture. Music throughout the Day will be provided by the variety band a Aback on stage and the country Western band  hot dogs hamburgers potato chips ice Cream and beverages will be for Sale