European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 17, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 9british Kin of Gulf dead get . Trip London apr relatives of the 34 British service members killed in the persian Gulf left London on sunday for an All expense paid trip to the United states. The two week trip for 79 relatives will include a visit to the White House the United nations and beaches in Hawaii said Heather Capel a spokeswoman for British airways which paid for the International travel tickets. A we Are looking Forward to having a very Nice Holiday away from a lot of the worries we be had recently. It is important for me personally to create lots of Nice memories for my daughter a said Liz weeks 34, who boarded the flight to new York with her 4-year-old daughter Amy. Kevin weeks a Squadron Leader arid Tornado navigator disappeared on a fighter Mission Over Iraq on Jan. 22. His body was handed Over to the. Allies in March. Cheryl Wellington had been married 17 Days when her husband left for the Gulf. / Lance Cpl. Lee Wellington assigned to the Royal corps of transport was killed March 23 when his vehicle was forced off the Road. A i think this trip is fantastic because it has been a very hard six months since he died a said Wellington who boarded the plane at London a Heathrow Airport with her Mother Jean Simpson. Anne Lennox was travelling with her 2-year-old daughter Rachel and 5-month old son Matthew who was born after Tornado Pilot Garry Lennox disappeared on a fighter Mission in the persian Gulf War. A i was five months pregnant when his father went missing a said Lennox 35. British news reports hinted that president Bush might meet with the relatives when they tour the White House on wednesday. Patricia and Peter Atkinson s son Paul was one of nine British service members killed by Friendly fire during the War. A my message of president Bush is to let the truth come out. We Watt him to a classify the report on it the Friendly fire deaths. Everyone wants to find out the real truth. That a what i la be saying to him Quot Patricia Atkinson said. The relatives will Fly Back to Britain on sept. 30 from san Francisco the British airways spokeswoman said. Capel said the .-based american Tours International inc. Planned the itinerary for the relatives who Are accompanied by ministry of defense personnel. A it s their Way of showing appreciation for the British Effort in the War a Capel said. A ministry of defense spokesman said the group would also visit Disneyland Hollywood san Diego and san Francisco Delta air lines was providing Domestic travel tickets and a number of american hotels had donated rooms Capel said. Decorated Vietnam vet convicted of deserting unit Over Gulf Warby Thomas p. Wyman the associated press Indianapolis a a War hero who said he was haunted by memories of Vietnam was convicted of deserting his National guard unit during the persian Gulf War buildup and dismissed from the military. Capt. Daniel a. Nightingale 40, of North Manchester could have received a possible 200-Day jail term and a $200 Fine. He was convicted sunday. Nightingale failed to report for a weekend Drill in january. He had tried to resign from the military last november As units were being sent to the Gulf. His unit was not deployed. A i never said 1  kill again. I never said i  go into Battle a he said. �?o1 said 1  Lead men to their  in his resignation Nightingale cited his political opposition to . Military action in the Middle East. His resignation was rejected. Nightingale addressed the court for nearly 20 minutes before his sentencing sunday. He detailed a tortuous psychological journey from combat infantryman to scorned Vietnam Veteran to a Man who joined the Indiana guard because he still craved the military life. A the military was my fix and also my Way of running a he said. His lawyer capt. J. David Roellgen said the conviction would be appealed to gov. Evan Bayh. A a it a a matter of Pride a Nightingale said. A a in a like an honorable  Nightingale who owns a computer repair business said he was singled out for prosecution because he opposed . Military action in the Middle East. The prosecutor maj. George Thompson said the Case was not political. He argued that Nightingale abandoned his duties As a company commander. Nightingales lawyer presented a witness capt. Marjorie Courtney who said a guard Captain assigned to another battalion was allowed to resign his commission in january. Nightingales wife Rhonda testified he turned Ashen and began trembling As he watched television reports announcing the air War against Iraq had begun. A the had a look on his face of someone who had seen a ghost a she said. Nightingale said he suffered flashbacks from Vietnam for nearly two decades. Three character witnesses All fellow officers described Nightingale As a Strong Leader and a reliable officer. A in my opinion he was by far the Best commander we had in the battalion at that time Quot said maj. Jesse e. Fleming. Nightingale walked from the courtroom his eyes brimming with tears when his lawyer detailed his combat decorations including a Bronze Star and a purple heart. His unit the he co 2nd in 293rd inf brigade of the 38th inf div based in Logansport was not called to Active duty during the War. Conferring in the Sunshine Sweden to form new government after voters revolt Stockholm Sweden apr prime minister Ingvar Carlsson whose party created Sweden a welfare stale resigned monday after taxpayers revolted at the polls and handed conservatives a parliamentary Victory. Parliament speaker Thage g. Peterson responded by appointing Carlsson head of a caretaker government until conservative Leader Carl Bildt can form an administration. In elections sunday Carlsson s social democratic party suffered its worst defeat in nearly 60 years As voters rejected policies that have resulted in an income tax of 60 percent and made every third worker a Public employee. The social democrats lost 19 seats in the 349-member Riksdag or parliament while the opposition won 171 seals four Short of a majority according to unofficial final results. A we cannot continue to govern with such a loss Quot Carlsson said. The social democrats and the formerly communist left party that allowed them to Rule As a minority government since 1982, had a total of 153 seats. The socialist parties collected 42.7 percent of the 5.48 million votes to 47.1 for the no socialist Alliance. The voter turnout was estimated at 85 percent a decline of 1 percent from the 1988 election. The greens who entered parliament for the first time in 1988, were knocked out with less than 4 percent of the vote As environmental issues took a Back seat to worries Over rising unemployment Western Europe a highest annual inflation and the worlds highest tax rates. . Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii Shields his eyes from the Sun As he gazes at mountains monday with officials in Medeo Kazakhstan. Baker was winding up a fact finding trip in a rapidly changing soviet Union before his scheduled departure for Israel on monday. While in Kazakhstan he conferred with the republics president Nur Sultan Nazar Baev standing at Baker s right. Others in the photo were not  prevails in Hong Kong vote Hong Kong apr pro democracy candidates swept to Victory sunday Over chinese communist backed candidates in Llong Kong s first direct legislative election in 151 years of British colonial Rule. A a it a been pretty close to a tidal wave for democracy a said Don Mcmillan an american historian studying Hong Kong. Pro Beijing candidates lost every race. China resumes control of Hong Kong in six years after Britain s 99-year lease ends. Quot this shows that Hong Kong wants to be free a said Lee Wing Tat a 35-year-old teacher and one of the winners. A of course we wished More people voted but their Wilt is  less than 40 percent of Hong Kong a registered voters cast ballots in which Liberal candidates took 16 out of 18 seats. Hong Kong a leading democracy activist 53-year-old lawyer Martin Lee received the most votes More than 76, pm. He and his running mate Man Sai Cheong beat out a candidate backed by the communist chinese. Lee and 11 other winners Are members of Hong Kong a leading pro democracy party the United democrats of Hong Kong. Four other winners represented affiliated organizations