European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes saturday september 28, 1991 it s time for Western by the stars and stripes it will take the Sale clerks in the Kauf Hof department store in Darmstadt Germany almost seven Days to catch up with the Correct time next week Quot we be got More than 100 clocks and watches that will have to be set Back when Daylight saving time ends. But it s not so bad everyone chips in a a Sale clerk said. For most people however the task of setting the clocks Back one hour As much of Western Europe says Good night to summer time a the european equivalent of Daylight saving time a is not As Tim consuming. Officially the return to Standard time begins at 2 . Sunday except in some parts of Europe. Folks in great Britain for example won t turn Back their clocks until oct 28. By j. King Cruger Medit Teranen Bureau an air Force Security policeman has been found guilty of negligent homicide in the death of his infant daughter. Staff sgt. Steven c. Baker assigned to the 40th Security police so at Aviano a in Northern Italy was found guilty tuesday of the charge at the end of a seven Day general court martial staff sgt. Austin Carter a base spokesman said Friday. Baker was sentenced wednesday at Aviano by a panel of six officers to six months confinement. He also was demoted one rank and ordered to forfeit $200 pay a month for six months Carter said. Baker assigned to Aviano since july 15, 1988, was charged with non capital second degree murder and could have received a maximum sentence of life in prison. He was accused of me Dering his daughter Stephanie by hitting her and crushing her with his hands. The 4-month-old child died in an italian Hospital on sept. 5, 1990, at the trial prosecution witnesses testified that Baker brought the infant to the Aviano base clinic on july 9 of last year for treatment of head injuries. The child was transferred to an italian Hospital and treated for a fractured Skull be Tore being returned to her parents two Days later. Carter said. Witnesses testified that the accused said his hand had slipped while changing his daughters diaper and that his fist had accidentally struck her head. Further testimony revealed that on aug. 7 of last year the accused and his wife Leticia again brought the infant feverish and having convulsions into the clinic. The child was transferred to Art italian Hospital in por Denone where it was subsequently discovered that she had a second Skull fracture and her ribs were broken in 21 places. Carter said. At the time Baker asserted that his child a condition was due to an allergic reaction to an immunization shot. The child was kept alive on a Respirator until her death nearly a month later Carter said. Baker a resident of Lenham md., elected to remain silent during the trial. The Only evidence offered by the defense according to Carter was the testimony of or. It. Col Robert Bright an air Force pathologist. Bright testified that he believed the most Likely cause of the child a death was meningitis. Bright also testified that he believed it was unlikely that the rib fractures were caused by the child having been hit or squeezed. A prosecution witness or. Maj Jac Daniel an army forensic pathologist assigned to the Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center in Germany testified that the injuries were classic signs of a battered and abused child Carter  to foil Bock other exceptions Are Bulgaria Romania the soviet Union and Cyprus which ended the summertime earlier today. The prudent among us of course Wilt perform the Light chore of resetting clocks before retiring tonight. Those who do not risk being one hour late Tor Church and other sunday appointments. The United states does not return to Standard time until oct. 27, the last Sun Day of the month. Of course not All states comply with the rules of Daylight saving time. Arizona Hawaii and parts of Indiana remain on Standard time year round. After a dark Winter most of Europe will set its clocks ahead once again at the end of March. In the United states the Long evenings of Light return the first sunday in  to Cut 23 civilian jobs by eff1e Bathen and Peggy Davidson Staft writers at least 23 civilian positions at american forces network Europe and Southern european broadcasting probably will be Cut by tuesday the Start of the new fiscal year because of budget cuts an army broadcasting official said Friday. But the effects of those cuts  be seen or heard by . Military radio and television audiences in Europe until 1993 or later said col. Bruce Eaton director of the army broadcasting service. A so far As budget reductions go programming has not yet been impacted a Eaton said. The fiscal 1991 budget for the army broadcasting service headquartered in Alexandria va., was approximately $17.5 million. The projected budget for 1992 will be a 22-23 percent reduction of last years budget and Quot that keeps changing Quot Eaton said. The operations and maintenance budget which includes civilian salaries is currently projected at $13 million but that amount is Likely to change he said. The equipment budget is slated at $5 million though Eaton said the service has requirements for $7 million for the upcoming year. Military salaries Are not considered in the broadcasting service s budget. The majority of the budget is spent on television and radio in Europe served by the american forces network an and Southern european broadcasting seb. An is aired for military communities in Germany England the Netherlands and Belgium. Seb is a separate network which broadcasts to military communities in the Mediterranean countries. Radio and television programming is paid for from a different budget through the armed forces radio and to service in los Angeles he added. At least 10 of the positions to be Cut in Europe have been vacant for several months Eaton said. Normal rotations attrition and the reduction in Force a a bump system should also minimize the number of civilian employees asked to leave informed sources said. The leaner budget eliminates two civilian broadcast station managers a one in Niernberg and one in Stuttgart. Non commissioned officers will take Over their responsibilities. High tech systems that Bounce electronic signals of satellites will take Over for some of the missing Man so Lar As budget reductions go programming has not yet been  col. Bruce Eaton director army broadcasting service Power Eaton said. Listeners and viewers though will probably be unaware that local programming will be partially controlled by electronic Cue equipment based at main broadcast stations. For example a technician in the Frankfurt station can air pre recorded radio messages set up at the Niernberg studio with an electronic command. Listeners hear what seems to be a locally transmitted program. The system has been working in Munich Niernberg  and Bremerhaven for three or four years. Besides actual air time staff members also produce spot announcements and research stories said capt. Gary Carrel hrs an Public affairs spokesman in Frankfurt. The military staff members also have regular military tasking and training they must keep current on. He added. A a there a a lot More to it being a broadcaster than being on the air a he said. Budget cuts May also mean less local production of news stories and Community announcements. The number of Quot spots Quot will decrease but the number of times that they Are aired will increase. The army broadcasting commander also noted that people should not confuse base closures driven by the conventional forces in Europe cafe agreements with changes made by these budget cuts. An will remain on the air in areas including Gar Misch and Berchtesgaden that have been served by an s Munich studio. The . Military Community facilities in Munich including the an studio Are slated to close because of the restructuring of forces in Europe he said. The Alpine communities will receive programming from the Frankfurt studio. The air Force european broadcasting so headquartered at Ramstein a Germany should not be immediately affected by the army s tighter budget officials said. Afes manages radio and television services throughout Europe Africa and the Middle East. Quot it is far far too soon to discuss any proposed reorganization of the european broadcasting Squadron Quot said Doug Moore a spokesman for the air Force in Europe. Afes is included in the air Force budget rather than the army a budget. Afes detachments Are located in the azores Portugal Torrejon and Zaragoza Abs in Spain Crete inc Riik Turkey and Oslo Norway. Said col. Ted Tilma commander of the air Force broadcasting service at Kelly fab Texas. 6th Fleet has 18 ships assigned to Eastern med by the stars and stripes the Pentagon on thursday released a list of 6th Fleet assets operating in the Mediterranean sea and the Middle East. In the Eastern Mediterranean sea the 6th Fleet has 18 ships operating including the aircraft Carrier Forrestal with its 5,500 personnel and its amphibious Battle group. The Forrestall a air Wing consists of 75 aircraft including f-14, f/a-18 and a-6 strike aircraft As Well As electronic and radar planes. The Mediterranean amphibious group also has ah-1 cobra helicopters and av-8b harrier attack aircraft. Also in the 6th Fleet Force operating in the Middle East area arc three cruisers one destroyer two frigates four amphibious ships and seven auxiliary ships. Among those ships Are the Cruiser Yorktown and the destroyer Dyo both capable of carrying the Tomahawk cruise missile. In the persian Gulf Gulf of Oman and Northern arabian sea there Are currently 25 . Ships spearheaded by the aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln and the command ship Lasalle along with three cruisers two destroyers four frigates four amphibious ships six minesweepers and six auxiliary ships. Among the ships accompanying the Lincoln the destroyers Elliot and Merrill and the cruisers Champlain and Long Beach Are capable of carrying Tomahawk cruise missiles. The Lincoln s air Wing is made up of 85 aircraft of the same types that Are deployed in the Mediterranean Force. The Navy has six ships in the red sea a five frigates and one auxiliary ship. The aircraft Carrier Eisenhower which left Norfolk va., on thursday will take about 10 Days for the Eisenhower to reach the Straits of Gibraltar. Once it links up with the Forrestal there will be a routine overlap period in which the two Battle groups will undertake joint training Maneu vers. This Quot turnover period usually lasts less than a week but can be extended if operational requirements warrant it. So within the next two weeks the United states will have at least temporarily three Carrier Battle groups in the Middle East area. The Eisenhower Battle group is the first to have served in operation desert storm to return to the area since the War. Of policeman guilty in death of daughter