European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The so Lpes vol. 50, no. 144 wednesday september 4,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35c d 8693 a Raisa Gorbachev Yeltsin lambasted Gorbachev s failure of to foresee coup reveals temporary loss of speech Moscow up a Raisa Gorbachev said she temporarily lost the ability to speak in the coupes final dramatic hours after word came that the Defeated conspirators were flying to the Crimea to confront her husband the trod newspaper reported tuesday. In the interview mrs. Gorbachev said she had experienced hypertension when the British broadcasting corp. Reported that Kab chief Vladimir Kryuchkov and defense minister Dmitri Yazoo were heading to the Dacha where president Mikhail s. Gorbachev and his family had been detained for three Days. The soviet first lady said she feared the conspirators would try to make it appear Gorbachev was indeed incapacitated and that they might even use Force a to turn see Raisa on Page 2 Moscow apr russian federation president Boris Yeltsin harshly criticized Mikhail s. Gorbachev on tuesday for failing to foresee last months coup and he urged Independence for the republics that want it. In a speech to the Congress of Peoples deputies that is weighing a sweeping plan to restructure the soviet Union Yeltsin also sought to allay fears that his huge russian Republic would try to bully other republics. A the russian state which has chosen democracy looking Down on history at a boy walking his dog casts a backward glance at the prone likeness of Kab founder Felix Dershinsky in mos cow s Gorki Park. The statue is one of Many that have been defaced or knocked Down. See Story on Page 3. And Freedom will never be an Empire or big or Little brother a Yeltsin declared in a 10-minute address drawing applause. A it will be an equal among  As the soviet president watched from the podium Yeltsin stood at the Central lectern and accused the Kremlin leadership of having acted a practically blindly a adding a it had no Clear political  he blamed Gorbachev for refusing to listen to re see Yeltsin on Page 2 soviet unrest unlikely to alter cuts Saint says by Ron Mckinney Staft writer Porz Germany a continued instability in the soviet Union could cause Allied commanders to rethink the current reduction of troops in Europe the commander in chief of the . Army Europe said tuesday. Gen. Crosbie e. Saint said he does no to think the still unstable political situation in the soviet Union will affect the current draw Down of american troops in Europe. A it could but i done to think so unless something More unusual happens Quot said Saint. A if it became More unstable if they Start fighting amongst themselves. Then i think the Powers that be would have to re Cal uate the  Saint addressed the Media briefly following a welcoming ceremony for a Small contingent of 4th inf div soldiers from fort Carson Colo. The soldiers arrived at the Bonn Cologne Airport As part of the return of forces to Germany exercise. Saint told the 81 soldiers that reformer is an a important events that demonstrates to the allies the . See Saint on Page 2 sex guards Tell of rewards for killings Berlin apr East Germany told its Border guards to spare women and children trying to escape the country but rewarded those who killed fleeing men with Cash and vacations former guards have testified. The disclosures were made by two of the four former guards on trial for the fatal shooting of a would be Escapee in february 1989. The sex soldiers went on trial monday charged with gunning Down 20-year-old Chris Gueffroy just nine months before the Berlin Wall came Down. Gueffroy is the last person known to have died in an escape attempt at the Berlin Wall. The trial is the first stemming from the deaths of East germans shot trying to flee life under communist Rule. A i was very shocked sex guard Andreas Kuhn past said on the stand As he sometimes tearfully recounted the shooting. A i really did no to know what to  Kuhn past admitted he fired his Rifle to Stop Gueffroy and a companion from fleeing shortly before Midnight on feb. 5, 1989. But he insisted he aimed to the Side of the pair. He said Gueffroy and Christian Gaudi an also 20, were ordered to Stop before the shooting began. Gaudian was seriously wounded. Kuhn past said he received three or four Days of vacation and 150 East German Marks As a Reward. At the time that amounted to $25. Co defendant Peter Schmett testified that their commanding officer told the soldiers a you did very  they were treated to a cup of Coffee and later also received awards he said. A we were told not to shoot at women and children a Schmett said. Border guards were told would be escapees were a National enemies a he said. The other defendants Are Mike Schmidt and Ingo Heinrich. All arc in their mid-20s. The four defendants face up to 15 years in prison if convicted on manslaughter charges. They say they had no Choice but to follow orders. Rolf Bossi the country Stop criminal defense lawyer told reporters during a break that a the wrong people Are in  former East German Leader Erich Hon Ecker and his cronies should be tried for issuing the shoot to kill orders he said. Honecker 79, the former communist party chief is now in the soviet Union and his extradition is being sought. However he is ailing and could be deemed unfit to stand trial. Special report Blacksea  i  %. A a. M is the guided missile Cruiser Belknap has returned from the . Navy s first visit to Bulgaria in More than 75 years. Details in a four Page report inside