European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 17, 1991 the stars and stripes d 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 and 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 25 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 Quot 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 atkinsons son Paul was one of nine British service members killed by Friendly fire during the War. A my message to president Bush is to let the truth come out. We want him to a classify the report on it the Friendly fire deaths. Everyone wants to find out the real truth. That a what ill be saying to him a 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 a it a 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  to form new government after voters revolt Stockholm Sweden a prime minister Ingvar Carlsson whose party created Sweden a welfare state 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 a 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 seats four Short of a majority according to unofficial final results. 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 greens who entered parliament for the first time in 1988, were knocked out with less than 4 percent of the  officer cleared of rape convicted on 2 lesser charges Rota Spain a amps a a . Navy officer was acquitted of rape but found guilty of two lesser and related charges at a general court martial last weekend at naval station Rota. While finding cmdr. Frederick l. Mallard 44, not guilty of raping the wife of a service member the six member jury convicted him of wilfully disobeying a lawful order and of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. At the end of the 13-Day-Long proceeding Mallard was sentenced sunday to six months in a Federal confinement facility forfeiture of $2,000 pay a month for one year and an official reprimand it. Dave Lee a Navy spokesman said monday. Mallard the officer in charge of the naval resale activity at Rota was found guilty of disobeying an order from capt. Henry k. Wong commander of the naval station to have no Contact with the service Mem Eros wife Lee said. The jury heard that Mallard married and a resident of Fitchburg mass., disobeyed the order by meeting with the woman several times from last october to the end of March. Mallard was convicted of the second charge Lee said because he wrongfully used his official position to maintain a relationship that included sex with the woman. The incident that led to the rape charge allegedly took place in july of last year in the woman a Home at the naval station and was reported in april of this year by a relative of the woman Lee added. Decorated Vietnam vet convicted of deserting unit Over Gulf War from wire reports Indianapolis a an Indiana National guard Captain who said he submitted his resignation rather than Lead unprepared troops into Battle during the persian Gulf War has been convicted of desertion and dismissed from the service. Capt. Daniel a. Nightingale 40, of North Manchester said he would Appeal sundays conviction. The decorated Vietnam War Veteran could have been fined $200 and sentenced to 200 Days in jail. Nightingale whose combat decorations include a Bronze Star and a purple heart refused to go to War in the persian Gulf instead resigning his commission in november. But military judge Albert Velasquez said the resignation never was accepted by the guard. When so informed Velasquez said Nightingale remained absent with no intention of returning. Velasquez said he took nightingales past combat experience and previously honorable record into account in the sentencing. Nightingale addressed the court for nearly 20 minutes before his sentencing sunday. He detailed a tortuous psychological journey from combat infantryman to scorned Vietnam War 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 who has the authority to leave the sentence intact or reduce it. A a it a a matter of Pride a Nightingale said. A a in a like an honorable  Nightingale was company commander of the logans port based he and he co 2nd in 293rd inf brigade. He said his Job was preparing raw recruits for combat survival. A and my men were not prepared for any Type of Battle a he said. Yet he apologized. A i make an apology to the Indiana National guard and especially to my men. In a sorry i let you Down a he said softly. A just the same when asked if he would do it again he said a absolutely. I did not violate my oath of office because i resigned and they should have respected that resignation in my  Nightingale said he suffered flashbacks from Vietnam for nearly two decades. His wife Rhonda testified Nightingale 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. 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 a said maj. Jesse e. Fleming. 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 unit was not called to Active duty during the  his shirt into the ring sen. Tom Harkin a Iowa holds up a provocative to shirt in Winterset Iowa on sunday As he announces his candidacy for the democratic presidential nomination. Moving to Dover n.h., on monday he told a crowd at an unemployment office that president Bush has created class warfare in America. Harkin said later in a speech that he will Call for cuts in defense spending to pay for education health care and other Domestic issues