European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes monday August 26, 1991 at a glance sol. Steven Ray is one of thousands of Europe based gis coping with postwar anxiety troop cuts and unit moves. See Story on pages 14 and 15.officer denies guilt one of three Milwaukee police officers suspended for returning a laotian teen Ager to accused serial killer  said he and the other officers did nothing wrong. A Page 7cardinal apologizes Poland a Cardinal Jozef Glemp has apologized for suggesting that jewish protesters in 1989 wished to harm nuns at a Convent near the former nazi death Camp at Auschwitz. A Page 8kuwait grows edgy As the withdrawal of the last . Troops approaches kuwaitis Are increasingly nervous about their nations Security. A Page 10mixed signals the mix of euphoria and caution that has swept the soviet Union since the failed coup is mirrored among americans trying to do business  Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 letters. .12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 27 weather a a Ltd a a a a a a a. 11 adviser from Page 1 building is crumbling a a suicide note by Akrom Cycz said. Soviet prosecutor general Nikolai Trubin revealed the suicide note to the Komsomol Skaya pravda newspaper. Ajir Omeyer was not one of the eight self identified Junta members a seven of whom Are under arrest and one who May have committed suicide. Trubin who himself is despised for exonerating the military in the killings of unarmed lithuanian civilians in january said those under arrest had implicated Akrom Cycz. Alexander Yakovlev the architect of perestroika who had warned recently of the coming coup said that in taking his life Akrom Cycz a acted like a  but the new defense minister of the soviet Union Gen. Yevgeny Shaposhnikov who was appointed by Yeltsin said a  would have acted More bravely if he remained alive and Honor ably gave  marshal Dmitri Yazoo soviet defense minister at the time of the coup has been a a fired and put under arrest. His Deputy chief of staff Mikhail Moiseyev has also been fired. In their places Gorbachev and Yeltsin have named reformers who refused to obey orders from the committee that tried to seize Power. One committee Akrom Cycz member Interior minister Boris Pugo was found shot to death at his Home. Officials at first said Pugo s death was a suicide hut some have suggested that he was slain. On saturday Gorbachev broke from the past with which Fakhr Omeyer had been associated stunning the nation by resigning As general Secretary of the communist party. Gorbachev also a ordered its leadership to disband. A told the soviet government to take Over communist party properly. A fired his Cabinet and replaced it with a ruling committee. In one Day. Gorbachev severed his ties to the party leadership and apparatus that he served throughout his life and elevated him to president of the soviet Union. The resignation he said was necessitated by evidence that the party was involved in the coup. In Moscow crowds gathered at a downtown Square dominated by a giant statue of Vladimir i. Lenin a Leader of the bolshevik revolution in 1917. On sunday latvians toppled a statue of Lenin in Riga. The restive Baltic republics picked up More International support sunday in their Independence drive. Norway and Denmark said they were establishing diplomatic ties with Lithuania Latvia and Estonia officials said. German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher invited his Baltic counterparts to come to Bonn As Early As tuesday to discuss diplomatic recognition if they gain  from Page 1 a you could say  he declined to explain that statement. Asked whether she was receiving medical care Ignatenko said a of course there is a doctor there but one cannot speak about  he declined to elaborate. Raisa Gorbachev was last seen in Public walking off an air plane at a Moscow Airport after three Days in Captivity with Gorbachev their daughter Irina son in Law Alexander and two granddaughters. An official of the russian state defense committee Victor Samoilov said later that she a was completely healthy when she arrived Back in a Moscow after the ordeal. Abc reported saturday that the soviet presidents wife was ill. Abc also quoted russian prime minister Ivan Ilayev As saying a that when he saw mrs. Gorbachev a this was just after the coup failed a she was suffering from partial paralysis and from slurred speech. In his mind signs that she could have suffered a  Vladimir Lysenko another reformer who flew with Ilayev to the Crimea to escort the Gorbachev Back to Moscow said that Raisa Gorbachev clearly was in a state of emotional Shock. A she was As Pale As a ghost and when she was coming Down the Steps we Felt we should hold her up a Lysenko said in a televised interview. A she came up to each of us said a hello a and thanked us for having saved her. It was a touching scene and there was a feeling indeed that this woman had lived through terrible  from Page 1 Over the next five years. A you can to Rule it out a the official said. Despite the failure of the Kremlin coup top military planners and administration officials remain deeply suspicious about the prospects for True change inside the soviet Union several officials said. They All spoke on condition of anonymity. At present the Pentagon is on a budget path that will bring military spending Down to 3.6 percent of the Gross National product in 1996, a Point that the official described As a the lowest level since before world War  a senior administration official speaking in Kennebunkport Maine pointed out that Gorbachev still has to wrestle with the hard liners in the Bure Mcraey of the Kab and the military a those who have blocked his reforms in the past. Even though a threat from the right Wing May be dampened for the moment such Power cells could pose future threats the official said. And it is the red army s spotty performance in the coup that is certain to be used by both sides in the argument Over whether to Cut or Salvage the . Defense budget. . Intelligence estimates find that of the soviet Union s Iso divisions Only battalion sized elements from 15 divisions actually took part in the coup said one official. A it was a minuscule Effort Quot when placed against the military Power that could have been called upon the official said. This bolsters the argument for an Active . Defense the official said because Quot most of the soviet military was untested. They weren to asked to do  without the full Force of the soviet Navy air Force and military leadership the coup fizzled. A this was not a threat they would fight for. This coup does no to Tell you How they would respond against us against a threat to the  one top congressional adviser on military matters who also spoke privately said the fact that so few elements of the military took part in the coup a proved it is far More fractious than we Ever  a there is no reason to revise the budget cuts a the adviser argued. A they were geared not to who is in Power in the soviet Union but on the major changes in Eastern Europe on increased warning time for an attack. That has t changed a in the Short term few see a change in the Overall size of the 1992 defense budget since its $291 billion size is limited by the deficit agreement. But Given major disagreements Between the House and Senate Over funding such items As the b-2 stealth bomber and the strategic defense initiative the coup could Force shifts in spending priorities. House armed services chairman Les Aspin predicted however that the coup wont alter the essence of the budget debate. A i think that we were always looking at a reduced defense budget because of a reduced threat in the soviet Union a he  a amps bookstores to close today stars and stripes bookstores will be closed for inventory today. Customers can obtain their copy of i he stars and stripes at other vending Points within their Community. From Page 1 Cular activities. A channelled into less challenging academic pursuits. That was particularly troubling Fletcher said when right outside the schools the achievement of minorities under military training programs had shown a what Blacks and hispanics and women can  Fletcher cited an instance in which Lack students were denied the Opportunity to join a White cheer leading squad and told instead to form a separate dance team. On another occasion he said Black students wanting to join a school choir were told to form their own gospel group. And he cited one school where teach ers called Lack students who excelled Tittle chocolate  a i thought this kind of stuff went out in the 60s,&Quot Fletcher said. He also faulted the promotion proce i thought this kind of stuff went out in the 60s. A Arthur a. Fletcher chairman . Civil rights commission dures for enlisted and civilian personnel saying Blacks perceived it to be biased against them. He said there was a similar view1 of the military Justice system. And Fletcher said both civilians and enlisted personnel Felt that the system Foi filing complaints about discrimination could not be trusted. He said Man Blacks failed to complain for fear of retaliation. A they sit there and bite their fingernails and wring their hands because they re afraid to complain a Fletcher said. Fletcher who was appointed by presi Dent Bush to head the commission Las year said he would Issue a written report through the a act. Fletcher 66, made a Point of describing himself As a Veteran of the Militar when it was still racially segregated ant said he had not lost sight of the Progress it had made. A i think on a scale of 1 to 10, there i significant equal Opportunity a id a its a 6.5 or 7,&Quot he said. A but the othe three Points Are